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US Energy Secretary Steven Chu during a briefing at the US Embassy in Beijing on November 17, 2010.
Thursday, Jun. 23, 2011

Open quoteWe are taking this action in response to the ongoing loss of crude oil due to supply disruptions in Libya and other countries.Close quote

  • STEVEN CHU,
  • U.S. Energy Secretary, saying the government will tap into the strategic petroleum reserve
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