A man at a petrol station in Miami, USA. File photoWASHINGTON, May 24. U.S. authorities are exploring the possibility of releasing diesel fuel from reserves to reduce prices in the fuel market, CNN reported on Monday, citing a White House spokesman.According to these data, U.S. President Joe Biden ordered to carry out the preparatory measures necessary for the subsequent release of diesel fuel from reserve stocks. «We believe that this is similar to the circumstances in which consideration of the release of (fuel) is necessary. This is what the president ordered,» the source said. At the same time, as noted, US diesel reserves are quite small, and therefore the deterrent effect of such a step will be very limited in time. In the US, a stable increase in gasoline prices has been observed for several months, which regularly update record levels in recent weeks. To date, the cost of gasoline at gas stations in the country exceeds 4.5 dollars per gallon, while a year ago this figure was at the level of three dollars. The current administration's attempts to counter rising fuel prices have so far failed to produce tangible results. for gasoline in the USA
