New podcast episode delves into IEA’s historic release of emergency oil stocks

The latest episode of the IEA’s Everything Energy podcast looks at the announcement by IEA Member countries on 11 March to release 400 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves to help stem disruptions in oil markets from the war in the Middle East.

Now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, the episode features IEA Director of Energy Markets and Security Keisuke Sadamori, who unpacks the decision, explaining how it was made and what happens now. He also puts it into historical context and highlights why this crisis has amounted to the biggest shock to global oil markets in history.

For more details on the emergency stock release, you can read our latest press release here.

The Everything Energy podcast offers perspectives on a wide range of leading global energy issues.

Previous episodes cover the vast potential of geothermal energy, nuclear energy’s comeback, energy and AI, key energy investment trends, the forces shaping oil markets, growing demand for air conditioning, efforts to expand clean cooking access, where the world’s electricity comes from, petrochemicals, Southeast Asia’s growing energy importance, Ukraine’s energy security this coming winter, major findings in the latest World Energy Outlook, the future of solar power, how to bring power to 600 million people, the shifting geography of energy demand, what’s next for the global car industry, the state of play for hydrogen, what’s driving the surge in energy jobs and the growing list of energy security risks today.