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    "data": {
        "id": 1609106,
        "msgid": "new-zealand-to-release-fuel-reserves-equivalent-to-six-days-supply-under-iea-coordinated-action-1773334353",
        "date": "2026-03-12 23:27:28",
        "title": "New Zealand to Release Fuel Reserves Equivalent to Six Days' Supply Under IEA Coordinated Action",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "New Zealand has announced it will release fuel reserves equivalent to approximately six days of national supply as part of a coordinated International Energy Agency (IEA) initiative to release 400 million barrels globally in response to Middle East conflict-driven price pressures. As an IEA member, New Zealand is obligated to contribute to the strategic reserve release, which will be achieved through terminating oil purchase contracts (tickets) to make crude available on the market, with minimal expected impact on citizens.",
        "content": "<p>Wellington \u2013 The New Zealand Government announced on Thursday 12\nMarch that it will release fuel supplies equivalent to approximately six\ndays as part of a coordinated measure by the International Energy Agency\n(IEA).<\/p>\n<p>The IEA has decided to release 400 million barrels of crude oil from\nglobal reserves in an effort to suppress price increases triggered by\nconflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Senior ministers convened a meeting on Wednesday 11 March evening\nlocal time to review fuel supplies and New Zealand\u2019s supply chain as\npart of the Government\u2019s response. This was the first session of the\nnewly established Economic Security and Supply Chain Ministers\u2019 Group,\nformed to coordinate cross-agency planning regarding energy security and\ntrade.<\/p>\n<p>Shane Jones, New Zealand\u2019s Deputy Energy Minister, stated that his\ncountry, as an IEA member, has an obligation to contribute to the\nrelease of strategic reserves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Zealand\u2019s contribution is equivalent to fuel supplies for\napproximately six days in the country. The contribution can be\naccomplished through measures such as terminating its reserve contracts\n(tickets) so that the oil can be made available on the market,\u201d Jones\nexplained in a press statement.<\/p>\n<p>He clarified that IEA members are required to maintain oil reserves\nfor 90 days, and New Zealand fulfils part of its reserves through oil\npurchase contracts (oil tickets).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Government will ensure that the impact on New Zealand citizens\nis minimised,\u201d Jones added, describing the contribution as \u201ca small yet\nsignificant effort\u201d to stabilise the global market.<\/p>\n<p>Fuel companies in New Zealand reported no significant supply chain\nconstraints and that fuel inventory levels remained strong, according to\nthe ministers\u2019 meeting.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/new-zealand-to-release-fuel-reserves-equivalent-to-six-days-supply-under-iea-coordinated-action-1773334353",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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