G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels from reserves, with diesel prioritized early

🛱 G7 members have agreed to coordinate through the IEA to release around 100 million barrels of emergency reserves over four months, starting immediately. A significant share of diesel supply is expected to be front-loaded into the first 20 days to ease pressure on fuel markets.

📉 Ahead of the final agreement, US diesel futures fell about 3.25%, while European diesel dropped nearly 5.75%. G7 members also pledged not to restrict energy exports between themselves and to coordinate refinery maintenance schedules.

⚠ However, the statement does not clearly specify how much of the 100 million barrels represents genuinely new supply, as part of the volume may overlap with IEA commitments announced in March.

🔎 Near-term price pressure could ease if physical barrels reach the market quickly, but the core risk remains refinery capacity and the actual shortage of diesel supply.

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