The Wall Street Journal writes about it.
According to the Energy Information Administration of the US Department of Energy, the country's strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) has seen a decrease in oil volumes over the past week by 7 million barrels.
It is noted that this is the lowest level since 1984.
On September 2, the finance ministers of the G7 countries agreed to impose a ceiling on the price of oil from Russia.
In particular, the G7 will ban ship insurance for carriers of Russian oil at prices exceeding the established threshold.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen noted that limiting the price of oil from Russia will help fight inflation in the US.