IEA says oil from emergency stocks to flow immediately in Asia

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has announced the immediate release of oil from emergency stockpiles to Asian buyers following supply disruptions linked to Middle East conflict. Asian buyers are urgently seeking replacement barrels as war-related disruptions cut off supplies. The move signals heightened energy market stress tied to geopolitical instability.

Buyers in Asia are clamouring to replace barrels lost to war-related disruptions in the Middle East.