# Can emergency reserves ease the diesel crisis?

https://mins.news/en/item/91307

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-08 11:56 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/counting-the-cost/2026/10/8/can-emergency-reserves-ease-the-diesel-crisis?traffic_source=rss

> With diesel shortages raising transport costs and squeezing household budgets, the G7 has agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from emergency stockpiles over four months—about one day of global oil demand. Supply has tightened amid disrupted Hormuz shipping, Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and reported Chinese export curbs.

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