https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/03/31/biden-plans-to-tap-strategic-oil-reserves-for-6-months/

By Zeke Miller and Josh Boak | Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months, the White House said Thursday, in a bid to control energy prices that have spiked after the United States and allies imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.