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StanChart Says Record SPR Withdrawals Are Tightening U.S. Oil Buffers

Back in March, the 32 member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) unanimously pledged a record-breaking release of 400 mill…

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Back in March, the 32 member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) unanimously pledged a record-breaking release of 400 million barrels of crude oil from their Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) shortly after Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz triggered oil price spikes, more than double the 182.7 million barrels released during the 2022 response to the Ukraine war. As usual, the United States shouldered the lion’s share of the release, committing to 172 million barrels. For the first batch, the Department of Energy…

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