An aerial view of the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage in Freeport, Texas. Photo: Getty Images North America/AFP
US House bans emergency oil sales to Chinese Communist Party-linked entities in rebuke to Biden policy
- Republicans argue the American leader’s decision last year to release 180 million barrels from the national reserve hurt energy security
- Bill next goes to Democratic-controlled Senate, where passage is expected to be difficult amid criticism the legislation achieves little
An aerial view of the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage in Freeport, Texas. Photo: Getty Images North America/AFP