IEA unleashes historic 400-million-barrel oil stockpile to stabilize markets amid Iran war
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The IEA approved a record 400 million-barrel release from emergency oil stocks by its 32 member countries to address supply disruptions triggered by the Iran war, with releases timed to market conditions by each country; Japan also plans its own stockpile release. The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz has contributed to oil-market volatility and underscores the global supply risk.
- IEA agrees to release record 400 million barrels of oil to address Iran war supply disruption CNBC
- Iran Live Updates: Japan and Germany to Release Oil Reserves as Strait of Hormuz Attacks Escalate The New York Times
- Statement from IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol on energy markets IEA – International Energy Agency
- G7 welcomes potential record release of oil reserves as prices surge BBC
- International agency calls for historic oil release amid Iran war Axios
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