The EU will accelerate the release of 42.6 million barrels from its strategic oil reserves in the coming months to stabilise the diesel market before winter, with about half of that being diesel. EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said the bloc expects a difficult winter due to high gas and oil prices amid the situation in the Middle East, though there is no direct threat of an energy shortage. EU member states may temporarily use targeted subsidies to support consumers facing high energy prices. Euronews reported that the EU's monthly spending on imported oil rose by 9.9 billion euros in the second quarter of 2026 to 27.6 billion euros, 55.8% higher than a year earlier, compared with an estimated 17.7 billion euros per month in 2025.
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Original headline: EU tăng tốc xả 42,6 triệu thùng dầu chiến lược trước mùa Đông
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