G7 Considers 400M-Barrel Release as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Sends Oil to ~$110 and Supports Market Turmoil

G7 finance ministers are considering a coordinated release of 300–400 million barrels from strategic petroleum reserves to calm rising energy prices and will hold an emergency call with IEA head Fatih Birol. Reports of the potential move briefly pushed U.S. oil down about $15 per barrel to below $104. The IEA’s 32 member countries hold roughly 1.2 billion barrels in public reserves created to stabilize markets.
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G7 countries are considering a coordinated release of 300–400 million barrels from strategic petroleum reserves; reports of the potential move briefly pushed U.S. oil down about $15 to below $104; IEA members hold roughly 1.2 billion barrels in reserves.