What is needed to steady volatile oil markets?

稳定波动油市的必要条件是什么?

World Business Report

2026-03-11

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The International Energy Agency is meeting in Paris to discuss the release of strategic oil reserves in a bid to bolster supplies and calm energy markets as the US-Israel war with Iran ends the 11th day. Sam Fenwick hears from the former head of oil industry and markets at IEA, Neil Atkinson. (Picture: A person pumps gas at a Shell gas station in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 05 October 2022. Credit: MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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  • Oil prices continue to swing.

  • What options are there to steady the prices?

  • You draw down these sanctioned barrels.

  • That buffer is the first to go and then there are non-sanctioned barrels and then you have the strategic reserves which should be held

  • as your sort of last resort.

  • Welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Sam Fenwick.

  • It's been another busy day for oil markets.

  • Prices started the day at $90 a barrel.

  • It climbed to $94 before falling to around $81 amid mixed signals from Washington.

  • And the International Energy Agency has been meeting to consider whether releasing emergency reserves could help stabilise the market.

  • So a series of events today, Tuesday, has led to big swings in the oil price.

  • There's been confusion over whether the US Navy had escorted a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz,