G7 announces oil reserve release, as Trump hails Europe diesel deal

Macron says G7 will release 100 million barrels over four months; diesel release to be ‘frontloaded’.

US President Donald Trump rallies for Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton at the Peterbilt Motors Company, a diesel and electric truck manufacturer, in Denton, Texas, October 1, 2026 [Albert Pena/EPA]

Members of the Group of Seven (G7) have announced they will release up to 100 million barrels of strategic oil reserves as prices continue to soar amid the United States-Israeli war with Iran.

In a statement following a meeting chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron, the group said the release would be coordinated through the International Energy Agency (IEA) over the next four months. It added the release will include “a frontloaded substantial diesel release within the first 20 days by G7 members and partners”.

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The group said it will “convene in the context of the IEA in the coming days to discuss the possibility of additional diesel releases as necessary”.

The announcement came just moments after US President Donald Trump said in a post on his Truth Social account that Europe had “just agreed to release a massive amount of their heavily stocked Diesel Oil”.

The G7, composed of the world’s top economies, includes Canada and the US as well as several European powers, including France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. The European Union is also an observer member of the grouping.

Trump has recently pressured European countries, notably Germany and France, to release diesel stockpiles to ease soaring prices caused by constrictions on shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which many European officials have met with wariness.

High global energy prices have been a knock-on effect of the war with Iran, which Trump launched alongside Israel on February 28.

According to Eurostat’s June 2026 data, EU countries, along with the United Kingdom, hold about 52 million tonnes of gas, oil and diesel stocks. That includes nearly 38 million tonnes of emergency reserves held by EU countries.

EU rules require member states to maintain emergency oil stocks covering at least 90 days of net imports or 61 days of domestic consumption, whichever is greater.

Threats of diesel ban

Trump had previously floated banning US diesel exports if European countries did not release their stockpiles.

The EU, composed of several members that rely heavily on diesel imports, said earlier on Friday that it fully rejected that threat.

The national average for a gallon of diesel in the US was $6.37 on Friday, according to the American Automobile Association. The average hit a record high of $6.52 on September 22.

The issue has been politically damaging for Trump and his Republican Party ahead of the US midterm elections in November, with Trump’s approval on the economy plunging as the vote approaches.

Diesel is fundamental to many top US industries, including transportation, construction and agriculture.

US diesel inventories hit a record low of 107.9 million barrels as of September 11, 2026.

In March, the IEA’s 32 member countries agreed to unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves. Officials have said that the release has not yet been fully completed.

马克龙表示，七国集团将在四个月内释放1亿桶石油；柴油释放将“提前进行”。

2026年10月1日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在德克萨斯州丹顿市的彼得比尔特汽车公司（一家柴油和电动卡车制造商）为德克萨斯州共和党参议员候选人肯·帕克斯顿举行集会。[阿尔伯特·佩纳/EPA]

由于美国和以色列与伊朗之间的战争导致油价持续飙升，七国集团（G7）成员国宣布将释放多达 1 亿桶战略石油储备。

在法国总统马克龙主持的会议结束后，七国集团发表声明称，未来四个月内，将通过国际能源署（IEA）协调柴油供应。声明还补充说，此次供应将包括“七国集团成员及其合作伙伴在最初20天内大量提前释放柴油”。

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特朗普支持率跌至职业生涯新低32%，伊朗战争及高昂成本令其支持率暴跌（共3条结果，此为第2条）。

列表 3（共 3 题）：伊朗是否正在失去对霍尔木兹海峡的影响力？

该组织表示，将在未来几天内与国际能源署 (IEA) 召开会议，讨论必要时增加柴油排放量的可能性。

就在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在其 Truth Social 账户上发帖称欧洲“刚刚同意释放大量其大量储备的柴油”后不久，这一消息便传来。

七国集团由世界主要经济体组成，包括加拿大和美国，以及法国、德国、意大利和英国等几个欧洲大国。欧盟也是该集团的观察员成员。

特朗普最近向欧洲国家，特别是德国和法国施压，要求释放柴油储备，以缓解霍尔木兹海峡航运受阻导致的柴油价格飙升，但许多欧洲官员对此表示担忧。

全球能源价格高企是与伊朗开战的连锁反应，这场战争是特朗普于 2 月 28 日与以色列一起发动的。

根据欧盟统计局2026年6月的数据，欧盟国家（包括英国）拥有约5200万吨天然气、石油和柴油库存。其中包括欧盟国家持有的近3800万吨应急储备。

欧盟规定成员国必须维持紧急石油储备，储备量至少要满足 90 天的净进口量或 61 天的国内消费量，以较大者为准。

柴油禁令的威胁

特朗普此前曾提出，如果欧洲国家不释放其柴油库存，他将禁止美国柴油出口。

欧盟由几个严重依赖柴油进口的成员国组成，该组织周五早些时候表示，完全驳斥了这一威胁。

据美国汽车协会（AAA）的数据显示，周五美国柴油全国平均价格为每加仑6.37美元。9月22日，柴油平均价格曾创下每加仑6.52美元的历史新高。

在11月美国中期选举前夕，这个问题对特朗普及其共和党造成了政治损害，随着投票临近，特朗普在经济方面的支持率大幅下降。

柴油是美国许多主要产业的基础，包括交通运输、建筑和农业。

截至2026年9月11日，美国柴油库存创历史新低，为1.079亿桶。

今年3月，国际能源署32个成员国同意从其紧急储备中释放4亿桶石油。官员们表示，释放工作尚未完全完成。