Biden asks global oil cartel OPEC+ to boost production as pump prices spike

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The Biden administration is calling on OPEC and its allies to pump more oil in order to counter rising gasoline prices that could crimp the global economic recovery from the pandemic.

The White House said a deal reached last month by a group of oil-producing nations known as OPEC+ to boost production is “simply not enough” during a “critical moment” in the global recovery.

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