IEA Releases Oil Reserves Amid Crisis

US allows 30-day purchase of sanctioned Russian oil.
IEA's 32 members release 400M barrels to ease oil supply.
Vortexa reports 7.3M barrels in floating storage and 148.6M in transit.
Waiver impacts 100M barrels of stranded Russian oil.
Europe criticizes US easing, with Zelenskyy warning of Russian support.
Fatih Birol calls coordinated releases a major market action.
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