Strategic Oil Reserves on the Table as G7 Meets

strategic oil reserves — US Strategic Petroleum Reserve salt caverns Gulf of America 2026

Strategic oil reserves moved to the centre of global energy politics on March 9, 2026, as G7 finance and energy ministers held emergency talks after Brent crude surged to $119.50 per barrel. The crisis was triggered by the near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off 20 percent of the world’s daily oil supply. […]