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Biden Likely to Tap Oil Reserve for Summer Demand, Macquarie Says
- Analyst says government will need SPR to meet gasoline demand
- Pump prices up 17%, supplies tight heading into driving season
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The Biden administration will likely need to tap oil from the country’s emergency reserves to counter a spike in gasoline prices and amid inflation fears during the summer driving season.
The release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is in the cards as motor fuel demand is expected to hit a new post-pandemic high with millions of Americans preparing to hit the roads during the summer, when demand peaks, said Vikas Dwivedi, a global oil and gas strategist for Macquarie Group.