IEA
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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
Asked whether the IEA might recommend releasing more barrels from its reserves, Birol said, “we are assessing the market on a daily, if not hourly, basis, 24/7.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Meanwhile, IEA boss Fatih Birol said Monday: "The global economy is facing a major, major threat today, and I very much hope that this issue will be resolved as soon as possible."
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
IEA member countries agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil from emergency stocks, the largest reserves distribution in history.
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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