G7 launches emergency oil-reserve release amid surging prices

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The coordinated release, conducted with the International Energy Agency, includes crude oil and refined products and will be accompanied by efforts to avoid simultaneous refinery maintenance and increase utilization where feasible. The decision comes as governments confront escalating energy-market volatility, while conflicts and infrastructure attacks in Ukraine and the Middle East add to supply concerns. The scale and international coordination make the G7 action the most globally consequential development identified in current reporting, although implementation details and the market response remain developing.

Sources: Anadolu Agency, Xinhua, Al Jazeera