{"id":38064,"date":"2026-04-14T06:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T16:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:31:04","slug":"iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/","title":{"rendered":"IEA ready to further tap global oil reserves if needed, chief says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, said on Monday he hopes another oil stockpile release is not needed, but added the agency was ready to act if the energy shock from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran requires it.<br \/>The 32-member IEA agreed last month to release 400 million barrels of oil from reserves, the largest-ever coordinated release, in a bid to calm oil markets. The U.S., the world&#8217;s largest oil and gas producer, agreed to release 172 million barrels from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve.<br \/>&#8220;I hope, very much hope, we don&#8217;t need to do it, but if it is needed, we are ready to act,&#8221; Birol said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, said on Monday he hopes another oil stockpile release is not needed, but added the agency was ready to act if the energy shock from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran requires it.The 32-member IEA agreed last month to release 400 million barrels of oil from reserves, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IEA ready to further tap global oil reserves if needed, chief says - Metro Plus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IEA ready to further tap global oil reserves if needed, chief says - Metro Plus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, said on Monday he hopes another oil stockpile release is not needed, but added the agency was ready to act if the energy shock from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran requires it.The 32-member IEA agreed last month to release 400 million barrels of oil from reserves, [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Metro Plus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-13T22:53:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-14T08:31:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Metro Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Metro Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/14\\\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/14\\\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Metro Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6bbe2f487494b6f04d542440127c7895\"},\"headline\":\"IEA ready to further tap global oil reserves if needed, chief says\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-13T22:53:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-14T08:31:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/14\\\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":125,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/14\\\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/14\\\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\\\/\",\"name\":\"IEA ready to further tap global oil reserves if needed, chief says - Metro Plus\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-13T22:53:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-14T08:31:04+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/14\\\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/14\\\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/14\\\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"IEA ready to further tap global oil reserves if needed, chief says\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/\",\"name\":\"Metro Plus\",\"description\":\"Metro Plus\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Metro Plus\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/cropped-metroplus1044.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/cropped-metroplus1044.png\",\"width\":240,\"height\":169,\"caption\":\"Metro Plus\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6bbe2f487494b6f04d542440127c7895\",\"name\":\"Metro Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/406741887e2b499d9f2b2d4de7792c34f5c1bdcb01722828c2466332139b8510?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/406741887e2b499d9f2b2d4de7792c34f5c1bdcb01722828c2466332139b8510?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/406741887e2b499d9f2b2d4de7792c34f5c1bdcb01722828c2466332139b8510?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Metro Admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/multimetro.hk\\\/plus\\\/author\\\/metroadmin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"IEA ready to further tap global oil reserves if needed, chief says - Metro Plus","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"IEA ready to further tap global oil reserves if needed, chief says - Metro Plus","og_description":"The head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, said on Monday he hopes another oil stockpile release is not needed, but added the agency was ready to act if the energy shock from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran requires it.The 32-member IEA agreed last month to release 400 million barrels of oil from reserves, [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/","og_site_name":"Metro Plus","article_published_time":"2026-04-13T22:53:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-14T08:31:04+00:00","author":"Metro Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Metro Admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/"},"author":{"name":"Metro Admin","@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/#\/schema\/person\/6bbe2f487494b6f04d542440127c7895"},"headline":"IEA ready to further tap global oil reserves if needed, chief says","datePublished":"2026-04-13T22:53:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-14T08:31:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/"},"wordCount":125,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/#organization"},"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/","url":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/","name":"IEA ready to further tap global oil reserves if needed, chief says - Metro Plus","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-04-13T22:53:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-14T08:31:04+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/14\/iea-ready-to-further-tap-global-oil-reserves-if-needed-chief-says\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"IEA ready to further tap global oil reserves if needed, chief says"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/#website","url":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/","name":"Metro Plus","description":"Metro Plus","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/#organization","name":"Metro Plus","url":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cropped-metroplus1044.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cropped-metroplus1044.png","width":240,"height":169,"caption":"Metro Plus"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/#\/schema\/person\/6bbe2f487494b6f04d542440127c7895","name":"Metro Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/406741887e2b499d9f2b2d4de7792c34f5c1bdcb01722828c2466332139b8510?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/406741887e2b499d9f2b2d4de7792c34f5c1bdcb01722828c2466332139b8510?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/406741887e2b499d9f2b2d4de7792c34f5c1bdcb01722828c2466332139b8510?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Metro Admin"},"url":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/author\/metroadmin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38064\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}