claim: tapping the strategic petroleum reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices
author: jeff merkley
evidence_1: jul 13, 2018 ... the trump administration is actively considering tapping into the ... as the  strategic petroleum reserve, but options under review range from a ... it may not  translate into lower gasoline prices, but it would immediately bring ...
evidence_2: jul 25, 2018 ... oil prices that spike too quickly have caused past economic recessions, ... if  trump were to tap the strategic petroleum reserve — the world's ... the impact of  sanctions and reduce gas prices in the united states, it isn't likely to work. ... and  trump would need to release an unprecedented amount of oil, 1 to ...
evidence_3: jun 29, 2018 ... oil prices surged to their highest level in more than three years on thursday, ...  decides to tap the strategic petroleum reserve (spr) to tamp down oil prices ...  ramp up output to about 11 mb/d in july, up from less than 10 mb/d in may. ... “we  think that wti would not have to advance much further before the ...
evidence_4: feb 23, 2012 ... president obama should tap the strategic petroleum reserve to lower  gasoline prices ... bloomberg reports that prices could continue to rise: ...  because most people cannot quickly and significantly reduce the amount they ...
evidence_5: feb 23, 2012 ... is the strategic petroleum reserve the answer to all our gas woes? ... right now,  and whether a release would actually tamp down gasoline prices. ... crowd last  spring: “so here's the bottom line: there are no quick fixes.