IEA
Britishabbreviation
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Ever since the U.S. and Israel started the war, the IEA had been anticipating global oil supply to be slashed by 8 million barrels a day in March, or almost 250 million barrels in total.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
Last month, all 32 member countries of the IEA agreed to make 400 million barrels of oil from the emergency stockpile available — or roughly 20% of the overall IEA supply.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
The IEA said earlier this month that member countries would unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves to ease the impact of the Middle East war, the biggest such release ever.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Birol said these proposals were in addition to action taken by IEA member countries earlier this month, when they agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil, 20% of its emergency reserves.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
After this storm, it will be critical to rebuild America’s SPR and keep the IEA focused on the energy security mission presciently imagined by Kissinger.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
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