The International Energy Agency is holding an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss releasing strategic oil reserves after the Iran war disrupted global energy supplies. The group’s more than 30 member nations will review market conditions before deciding whether emergency stockpiles should be released to stabilize prices.
IEA countries collectively hold about 1.2 billion barrels of oil in government reserves, with an additional 600 million barrels stored in industry stocks under government mandates. U.S. officials are reportedly supporting a coordinated release of 300 million to 400 million barrels to calm energy markets.
IEA countries to meet later Tuesday on release of oil reserves, but no decision made yet https://t.co/ndaWi9tcnY
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Oil prices surged close to $120 per barrel earlier this week as fighting threatened shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a key corridor that previously carried about 20 percent of global oil consumption.
Shipping through the strait has been severely disrupted, forcing Gulf producers to reduce exports. Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser warned the longer the war continues, the more damaging the consequences for global energy markets.
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