BESSENT: TREASURY WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK OVER 250 MILLION BARRELS ON THE WATER WITH SANCTIONS RELIEF, PRICES WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER WITHOUT THIS

The U.S. Treasury, through targeted sanctions relief, facilitated the release of over 250 million barrels of oil from floating storage, increasing near-term supply availability. This move alleviated physical market tightness by enabling dormant crude volumes to re-enter global trade flows, primarily impacting the Atlantic Basin and North Sea benchmarks. The sanction-driven supply channel directly pressured Brent and WTI futures by reducing backwardation and dampening premium bids for prompt barrels. Markets most exposed include European refined product swaps and Middle Eastern crude differentials, where floating storage drawdowns signal weaker structural deficits. Traders will watch the next EIA and IEA monthly reports for confirmation of sustained inventory builds and shifts in OPEC+ compliance levels.

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