Washington, D.C. - Oil prices are surging to the largest single-day jumpsince April 2022 on news of surprise production cuts from OPEC countries. Saudi Arabia and other foreign oil producers announced they will cut production by roughly one million barrels a day, while American oil production remains well below highs achieved in 2019. In response, Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director for Power The Future issued the following statement:

“Only a few short years ago foreign governments were unable to use energy as a weapon against the United States. Then Joe Biden came along and made OPEC great again. Just last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill to put America back on the road to energy independence and it’s clear OPEC was paying attention. The Senate should pass H.R. 1 immediately and President Biden finally needs to put politics aside and unleash the power of American energy. Otherwise we are headed back to $4 dollar a gallon gasoline as the norm, among many other unpleasant factors."

OPEC’s production could push U.S. gasoline prices up by roughly 26 cents per gallon, according to energy experts.

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