IEA Report: Oil Prices Falling - Largest Oil Reserves Opening Proposed
Oil prices fell further on Wednesday as the International Energy Agency proposed the largest ever opening of oil reserves, due to potential supply disruptions from the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. The proposal rattled markets, with Brent futures trading 88 cents lower, or 1%, at $86.92 a barrel. U.S. crude also fell. Prices had fallen a day earlier, the biggest percentage drop since 2022, when Trump declared a quick end to the war.
The reserve opening proposed by the International Energy Agency exceeds 182 million barrels of oil for member countries to release to the market, an amount higher than that of 2022, when Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.
A reserve opening of this size would offset 12 days of disruption to Gulf exports of 15.4 million barrels per day, Goldman Sachs analysts said.
G7 officials have held an online meeting to discuss this opening of emergency oil reserves to cushion the blow to the market.
French President Macron will hold a video conference with other leaders of the G7 countries this Wednesday to discuss the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on energy and the measures that need to be taken.
Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi's state-owned oil giant, ADNOC, shut down its refinery after a fire in a structure inside the complex caused by a drone attack.
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, has increased oil supplies through the Red Sea, although the quantities are far below the levels needed to compensate for the decline in flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
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