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  1. What Will Happen to the US If Israel Attacks Iran?

    Mon, 5 Mar 2012

    The result, said Clarke, "would be a huge crisis in energy." President Obama would tap the U.S.'s strategic petroleum reserve , alleviating some of the price rise. The spike in prices "might not last long if the U.S. and its allies

  2. Morning Business Memo

    Mon, 27 Feb 2012

    month to $109 now. President Obama is facing pressure from some Democrats to consider releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve . But energy analysts say that while this move might bring down gas prices for several weeks, it will have

  3. The Presidential Planner - Obama Defends Energy Policy

    Thu, 23 Feb 2012

    immediately bring down gas prices and has declined to say whether the president would consider tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve . After his speech, the president will spend the evening raising campaign cash at three fundraisers in Miami

  4. Obama to Promote Energy Policy as Gas Prices Rise

    Tue, 21 Feb 2012

    to immediately bring down gas prices and declined to say whether the president would consider tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve . The president's Thursday speech will kick off a series of events in the coming weeks focused on American

  5. Gas Prices and the Keystone Pipeline - Today's Qs for O's WH - 2/21/2012

    Tue, 21 Feb 2012

    haven't said that you'll be tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve , but you have said it's on the table pipeline in order for him to be able to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve . And I'm wondering if you have a reaction

  6. News analysis: Libya endgame may vindicate Obama's strategy

    Tue, 23 Aug 2011

    needed congressional approval. The decline in Libya's oil exports even led Obama to tap into the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve for 30 million gallons to help reduce gas prices. And the challenges won't end even as Gadhafi's days in power

News

  1. Newt Gingrich Hits Obama on SPR , Likens Obama's Energy Policy to Martian vehicle

    Fri, 24 Jun 2011

    release 30 million barrels of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve , calling it a shortsighted strategy, which a technical part of the development of the strategic petroleum reserve actually designed to stop politicians from capriciously

  2. The Note's Must-Reads for Friday, June 24, 2011

    Fri, 24 Jun 2011

    House Dems Applaud Obama for Tapping Strategic Petroleum Reserve , Boehner Says Move Threatens National Security million barrels of oil from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve , House Democrats applauded the president

  3. Gas Prices Expected to Drop to $3.40 a Gallon By July 4 weekend

    Thu, 23 Jun 2011

    barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve , is aimed at cutting crude Democrat who has pushed for oil reserve sales since rising gas prices Boehner, R-Ohio. "The SPR was created to mitigate releasing just 4% of the petroleum reserve , not enough to dent emergency

  4. House Dems Applaud Obama for Tapping Strategic Petroleum Reserve , Boehner Says Move Threatens National Security

    Thu, 23 Jun 2011

    nation’s strategic petroleum reserve , House Democrats said. “The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the one season, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the one weapon by tapping the SPR , “the president

  5. House Natural Resources Chairman: Obama’s Move on Strategic Reserves May Backfire

    Thu, 23 Jun 2011

    reports: Republicans are reacting skeptically to President Obama’s surprise decision to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve , arguing that it won’t have a major impact on gas prices -- and could be a move that the president regrets if

  6. Obama Taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve ; Will Release More If Necessary

    Thu, 23 Jun 2011

    million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve into the global oil markets president has tapped into the SPR , which was created to avert The U.S. maintains the Strategic Petroleum Reserve precisely for this purpose

  7. ABC News Exclusive: Obama on Your Top Questions and If He Is 'Poisoning Wells'

    Thu, 14 Apr 2011

    fund' it's pouring out! Give us a break.” “We are monitoring the situation very closely. But the strategic petroleum reserve was designed for when oil actually shuts off. It wasn’t supposed to be there...to monitor prices. Having

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Videos

  1. Is Releasing Oil Reserves a Political Move?

    Thu, 23 Jun 2011

    absolutely Pacific. So that's the big news from the White House today the president has decided to tap into the strategic petroleum reserve couldn't. I don't think it's a very good move because for for a couple of reasons first They donate

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    the White House today the president has decided to tap into the strategic petroleum reserve couldn't. I don't think it's a very good move because for for a couple of reasons first -- They donate supplies of
  2. U.S. Economy Needs a Long-Term Boost

    Fri, 24 Jun 2011

    began with announced by the White House that the president along with twenty other nations are gonna tap the strategic petroleum reserve that's all designed to bring down gas price. That's right has caught everybody by surprise on the third

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    that the president along with twenty other nations are gonna tap the strategic petroleum reserve that's all designed to bring down gas price. That's right has caught everybody by surprise on the third time we've seen --
  3. Wall Street Hopes to Rebound

    Mon, 27 Jun 2011

    know the jitters are are being felt for example. Oil prices continue to follow obviously we had that the strategic . Petroleum reserve released last week and that helped bring down prices but. Another reason that we keep seeing prices come

    Strategic Petroleum Reserve Petroleum Reserve found at 3:19

    for example. Oil prices continue to follow obviously we had that the strategic . Petroleum reserve released last week and that helped bring down prices but. Another reason that we keep seeing prices come down is because of
  4. Gas Prices: Political Problem for Obama

    Thu, 23 Feb 2012

    table as an option opening up some of the strategic petroleum reserve as the president did last summer. Driving keep in mind when President Obama did the strategic petroleum reserve . Last summer releasing about thirty million

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    much. On the table as an option opening up some of the strategic petroleum reserve as the president did last summer. Driving supply up. But the president took issue with proposals from his opponent. Its senses an
    complicated than that keep in mind when President Obama did -- the strategic petroleum reserve Last summer releasing about thirty million barrels of oil price is only went down about ten cents a gallon.
  5. Gas Prices Leading to Inflation

    Fri, 16 Mar 2012

    yesterday was a report that so far has been denied and refuted that the president was gonna release oil from the strategic petroleum reserve which is supposed to be used in times of war and disaster like when the Katrina hurricanes had done basically

    Strategic Petroleum Reserve Petroleum Reserve found at 6:28

    denied and refuted that the president was gonna release oil from the strategic petroleum reserve which is supposed to be used in times of war and disaster like when the Katrina hurricanes had done basically every oil
  6. If Israel Attacks Iran

    Sun, 4 Mar 2012

    mines. Being laid in the gulf and if that starts to happen we're gonna see President Obama open up the strategic petroleum reserve . They would be a huge crisis in energy. It might not last long if the United States and its allies are able

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    that starts to happen we're gonna see President Obama open up the strategic petroleum reserve They would be a huge crisis in energy. It might not last long if the United States and its allies are able
  7. Gas Prices Rising: What Can White House Do?

    Tue, 21 Feb 2012

    rising gas prices. Short term George is very little a president can't do other than. Releasing gas from the strategic petroleum reserve you write call last summer President Obama did that released thirty million gallons during the Libya military

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    very little a president can't do other than. Releasing gas from the strategic petroleum reserve you write -- call last summer President Obama did that released thirty million gallons during the Libya -- military conflict in which
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Photos

  1. PHOTO: Field operator Greg Buckley inspects the pipelines at the Federal Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility.

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