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IEA

British

abbreviation

International Energy Agency

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The IEA responded to the crisis on March 11 by announcing the largest-ever release of 400 million barrels from emergency oil stocks to help offset the losses.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

“April will be much worse than March,” Fatih Birol, the executive director of the IEA, said on an episode of Norges Bank Investment Management CEO Nicolai Tangen’s podcast.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Although the IEA is discussing further releases of oil stocks, such action wouldn’t resolve the crisis, Birol said in a conference in Australia on Monday.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Transportation accounts for 45% of global oil consumption, according to the IEA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 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

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