G7 agrees to release up to 100 million barrels of oil reserves after Trump pressure on Europe

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The Group of Seven leading industrial nations, the G7, agreed today (Oct. 2) not to impose measures halting oil exports to allied countries and to release diesel and crude oil from their reserves into the market in order to control surging fuel prices. A G7 statement said this reserve release would total up to 100 million barrels over a period of four months, with a large volume of diesel to be released within the first 20 days. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the decision and said the European Union supports the reserve release because it will help strengthen energy security. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Europe had agreed to release diesel from its reserves and that the process would begin immediately. Reuters reported, citing sources, that EU member states discussed today a French proposal calling on European countries to release 50 million barrels of diesel and for members of the International Energy Agency, the IEA, to release another 50 million barrels of crude, as part of the G7's overall target of releasing up to 100 million barrels of reserves. Earlier, IEA member countries approved the release of 400 million barrels of crude from reserves in March, the largest reserve release in history, and IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said member countries have already released about two-thirds of the total volume agreed.

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⛏Brent Crude Oil Futures
BRENT
▼ NegativeSupplyrelevance

Coordinated G7 reserve release of up to 100 million barrels boosts global crude supply, weighing on Brent.

⛏Crude Oil WTI Futures
WTI
▼ NegativeSupplyrelevance

G7/IEA releasing up to 100 million barrels of crude and diesel reserves adds supply, pressuring WTI prices.

⛏Heating Oil Futures
HEATOIL
▼ NegativeSupplyrelevance

Large volume of diesel to be released within the first 20 days increases distillate supply, pressuring heating oil.

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