{"id":1702462,"date":"2022-10-19T12:03:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T16:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1702462"},"modified":"2022-10-19T13:03:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T17:03:16","slug":"biden-threatening-new-regulations-against-oil-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-threatening-new-regulations-against-oil-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Threatening New Regulations Against Oil Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-threatening-new-regulations-against-oil-industry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1702462&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Biden is planning to release another 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to drive down gas prices temporarily.<\/p>\n<p>While the release will take place in December, the announcement seems to be a clear effort to persuade voters that the administration is doing <em>something<\/em> to give them an assist at the pump.<\/p>\n<p>The Strategic Petroleum Reserve now stands at its lowest point in four decades.<\/p>\n<p>The release is little more than\u00a0the last of the 180 million barrels President Joe Biden\u00a0authorized the Energy Depart to disburse\u00a0in March.<\/p>\n<p>Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/10\/18\/biden-spr-oil-reserve-release-fuel-prices-00062269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports that White House officials<\/a> felt the need to make an announcement because \u201cit was not a given\u201d that they would have completed the release of the remaining barrels if the oil market had stabilized.<\/p>\n<p>They also note that the administration is launching an offensive to pressure the oil industry, threatening new regulations and scapegoating oil companies for the higher prices.<\/p>\n<p>It is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/10\/18\/biden-big-oil-gas-prices-00062289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign designed to<\/a> \u201ccontain the political fallout of rising fuel costs just ahead of the midterms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When Pres. Biden took office in Jan. 2021 the Strategic Petroleum Reserve contained 638 million barrels. Jan. 2022 it was still at 590 million barrels. As of Oct. 7 it is 408 million barrels and the administration is considering additional releases. This isn\u2019t sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patrick Fox (@RealCynicalFox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCynicalFox\/status\/1582532368723632128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Support Conservative Voices! <strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/saudis-claim-biden-tried-to-delay-oil-production-cut-until-after-the-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudis Claim Biden Tried to Delay Oil Production Cut Until AFTER the Election<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Saudis Claim Biden Tried to Delay Oil Production Cut Until AFTER the Election <\/p>\n<p>Officials cited in the Politico report are concerned \u201cthat fluctuating prices could cause eleventh-hour damage to Democrats\u2019 midterm chances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The news that Biden will release 15 million barrels from the oil reserves comes just one week after Saudi Arabia claimed the Biden administration, in an attempt to keep gas prices down, asked for a delay of the kingdom\u2019s oil production cut and the subsequent effects until after the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>OPEC announced earlier this month that it was slashing oil production by about two million barrels per day as gas prices remain much higher than when President Biden assumed office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Government of the Kingdom clarified through its continuous consultation with the US Administration that all economic analyses indicate that postponing the OPEC+ decision for a month, according to what has been suggested, would have had negative economic consequences,\u201d a statement by an official at the Foreign Ministry of Saudi Arabia reads.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia confirms Biden attempted to coerce them to postpone oil cuts until after the midterms, announce they have rejected his quid pro quo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MGNRbZVrRk\">pic.twitter.com\/MGNRbZVrRk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Posobiec \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1580383630433878016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/president-mocked-after-hot-mic-catches-him-declaring-no-one-fs-with-a-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Mocked After Hot Mic Catches Him Declaring \u2018No One F***s With a Biden\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> An Economic Illiterate <\/p>\n<p>Critics have suggested President Biden\u2019s tapping into the oil reserves makes the nation more vulnerable while trying to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden is planning to release another 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to drive down gas prices temporarily. 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