According to people familiar with the matter, the US has informed other member states of the International Energy Agency that the current plan to release emergency oil stocks is insufficient to curb rising fuel prices. According to people familiar with the matter, although US officials attending the International Energy Agency meeting in Paris on Thursday have yet to put forward any proposals on what measures should be taken, they have been informally lobbying for at least 100 million barrels of oil.

According to people familiar with the matter, the US has informed other member states of the International Energy Agency that the current plan to release emergency oil stocks is insufficient to curb rising fuel prices. According to people familiar with the matter, although US officials attending the International Energy Agency meeting in Paris on Thursday have yet to put forward any proposals on what measures should be taken, they have been informally lobbying for at least 100 million barrels of oil.