Explainer - Strategic oil reserves a crisis cushion

RTE Monday 9th March 2026, 2:40PM 1 min read 11 hours ago

Many countries, especially members of the International Energy Agency (IEA), maintain strategic oil reserves to cushion the fallout from economic shocks and could draw on them if the war in the Middle East endures.

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