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US Fuel Export Policy Shift and G7 Strategic Reserve Release

The US reversed course on a threatened fuel export ban after the G7 agreed to release 100 million barrels from strategic reserves, a move Trump praised as European nations released diesel stocks.

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The US backed down from a threatened fuel export ban as the G7 agreed to release 100 million barrels of fuel, with Donald Trump calling the decision by European nations to release diesel from strategic reserves a "great thing" (FT, October 2). This coordinated release signals an effort to ease energy market pressures and reflects ongoing strain tied to geopolitical disruptions, including Gulf-region conflict and Arctic shipping shifts.