US to release 172m barrels of oil from strategic petroleum reserve - The Guardian
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The U.S. government will release 172 million barrels of oil from its strategic petroleum reserve.
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The US will release 172 million barrels of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The release represents one of the largest drawdowns from the emergency stockpile in recent years.
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