Last week, oil surged past the $100-a-barrel milestone, after recording its largest one-week spike since March 1983 Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice The Trump administration will tap the nation’s oil reserves in an effort to curb