US-Iran war: India cheers IEA move to release emergency oil stocks, wins agency’s praise amid supply disruptions

The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday praised India after the latter welcomed the agency’s decision to release 400 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves as tensions escalate over the US and Israel’s war in Iran, reuters reported. IEA’s Executive Director Fatih Birol said he is “pleased to read India’s supportive statement for IEA’s…

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Oil prices jump over 6% despite IEA move to release 400 million barrels of crude amid US-Iran war; Brent back above $90

Crude oil prices continued to boil in Wednesday’s evening session as traders showed little regard for the International Energy Agency’s decision on 11 March to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history in an effort to counter the supply disruption caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude…

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US-Israel, Iran conflict: IEA to release 400 mn barrels of oil as Middle East war rattles global energy market

The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday (local time) announced that it will release 400 million barrels of oil from its emergency stockpile available to the market to address disruptions in the global energy markets stemming from the war in the Middle East. The 32-member organization said the decision to take this emergency action was…

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IEA eyes record oil release from strategic reserves as US‑Iran war drives prices — here’s what changes

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has proposed the largest ever release of crude oil from strategic reserves in its history, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing officials familiar with the matter. Energy officials from the IEA’s 32 member countries discussed the proposal at an emergency meeting amid the US-Israel war with Iran on…

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