DOE talking with IEA in case emergency oil needed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Energy Department said on Saturday it was providing information to the International Energy Agency on the disruption in U.S. oil production and fuel supplies caused by hurricanes Ike and Gustav in case a drawdown in emergency petroleum stocks was needed.

“We have been producing analysis for the IEA that demonstrates the lost amount of production,” Kevin Kolevar, assistant secretary for electricity delivery and energy reliability, told reporters at a Federal Emergency Management Agency briefing.

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