EU Commission in contact with USA for possible release of oil stocks
Quick Look
The European Commission is liaising with Member States and the US administration about a possible release of oil and diesel stocks to avoid a US export ban, ahead of a key meeting of the International Energy Agency.
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Why It Matters
The European Commission is monitoring the international energy situation and maintaining contacts with the United States regarding possible releases of strategic oil and diesel stocks.
The EU Commission is in "contact with member states and the US administration" on a possible release of oil stocks. A spokeswoman for the European executive said this at the press briefing on possible contacts with the USA to urge the release of US diesel stocks to avoid an export ban by the USA.
"Tomorrow there will be an important meeting of the governing council of the International Energy Agency" to evaluate the hypothesis. "We are maintaining high-level contacts with the US administration. So there are a lot of meetings and contacts going on."
Open Questions
- What is the actual probability of a US diesel export ban?
- What quantities of inventory could be released in the event of a deal?
- What is the position of the EU member states on this initiative?
