WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to tap the nation's emergency oil stockpiles marks the first time in two decades that a president has used the reserve to tame energy prices instead of tackle a supply disruption.
The release also marks the first coordinated release with consuming nations outside the auspices of the West's energy watchdog, the International Energy Agency.
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