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US, other countries plan to use oil reserves |
Countries that are members of the International Energy Agency (IEA) will release the largest-ever amount from their oil stockpiles to alleviate price spikes caused by the conflict in Iran. President Trump indicated that the U.S. would be among them. |
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"IEA countries have unanimously decided to launch the largest ever release of emergency oil stocks in our agency's history," IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said in a video on the organization's website. "IEA countries will be making 400 million barrels of oil available … to the market to offset the supply lost," Birol added. Meanwhile, during a visit to Ohio, Trump was asked about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve during a visit to Ohio. He told TV station Local 12, "I filled it up once, and I'll fill it up again, but right now, we'll reduce it a little bit, and that brings the prices down." After U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, shipping through the nearby Strait of Hormuz halted. The strait is a major oil shipping channel, with about a fifth of the world's oil consumption flowing through it. In the wake of the conflict, oil prices have spiked. Meanwhile, additional countries are indicating they may release oil as well. Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the country would release oil from its reserves. Germany's Economy Minister Katherina Reiche also said the country would "do our part." British Chancellor Rachel Reeves similarly said the U.K. was "willing to play its part." Read more about the IEA plan here and about Trump's remarks here. |
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Democratic senators are demanding answers after the Trump administration moved to ease sanctions on Russian oil reserves in an attempt to offset the impact of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on global oil supplies. |
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Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said Wednesday that gas prices will stay above prior levels until the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran ends. |
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The U.S. military is warning civilians to avoid ports it says are used by the Iranian regime along the Strait of Hormuz to "conduct military operations that threaten international shipping." |
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