IEA countries will accelerate efforts to release pledged oil reserves International Energy Agency (IEA) countries will accelerate the release of the 100 million barrels of oil and petroleum products previously pledged from their strategic reserves, and will soon release 20 million barrels of diesel, the organization said in a statement after a meeting of the IEA's Board of Governors. "An agreement was reached to accelerate the release of the remaining volumes.

IEA countries will accelerate efforts to release pledged oil reserves International Energy Agency (IEA) countries will accelerate the release of the 100 million barrels of oil and petroleum products previously pledged from their strategic reserves, and will soon release 20 million barrels of diesel, the organization said in a statement after a meeting of the IEA's Board of Governors. "An agreement was reached to accelerate the release of the remaining volumes.