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Germany to Release 15 Million Barrels of Emergency Oil Reserves Under G7 Agreement
Read this in the Market Flux appGermany will release up to 15 million barrels of oil and petroleum products from its emergency reserves, implementing its share of a broader G7 agreement struck on October 2 that calls for a collective release of 100 million barrels over four months. The German Economy Ministry announced that diesel and heating oil will be drawn down first, with crude oil to follow. The minister stressed that refineries are vital to national energy security and that the entire supply chain, not just crude oil availability, must be kept in mind.
The move comes against a backdrop of fuel supply disruptions caused by the war with Iran, which has curtailed shipments from the Middle East and Asia. U.S. jet fuel exports to Europe surged by nearly 25 million barrels in the first seven months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, with the United Kingdom receiving an additional 9 million barrels and the Netherlands an additional 8 million. Belgium and France absorbed a further 3 million and 1 million extra barrels respectively, as American refineries stepped in to fill the gap left by disrupted regional supplies.
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- JKempEnergyU.S. JET FUEL exports accelerated by nearly 25 million barrels in the first seven months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. Two-thirds of the increase was shipped to the United Kingdom (+9 million barrels) and the Netherlands (+8 million). There were also substantial extra shipments to Belgium (+3 million) and France (+1 million). U.S. refineries replaced fuel normally imported from the Middle East and Asia but which was disrupted as a result of the war with Iran:
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- Osint613Germany will release up to 15 million barrels of oil and petroleum products from its emergency reserves under the G7 agreement on energy stockpiles. Diesel and heating oil go first, with crude oil to follow. Germany's economy minister called refineries critical to national energy security.