# International Energy Agency
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Four Hundred Million Barrels and Counting: Strategic Reserves Fail to Douse the Strait of Hormuz Crisis
Attacks on merchant vessels and threats to close the Strait of Hormuz have prompted an unprecedented coordinated release of 400 million barrels of strategic oil stocks, yet markets remain volatile. The incident exposes the limits of stock releases as a remedy and highlights the deeper intertwining of energy security and geopolitics, with implications for long-term market structure and energy transition.
Biggest IEA Oil Release in History Fails to Douse Prices as Hormuz Risk Keeps a Premium on Crude
The IEA coordinated the largest emergency release of oil in its history — 400 million barrels — but Brent and US crude leapt on March 12 as markets remained worried about disruptions via the Strait of Hormuz. The move signals strong international coordination, yet traders are pricing a sustained risk premium because physical chokepoints and on‑the‑ground escalations could still significantly curtail supplies.