# Oil slumps 7% as U.S. plans record crude reserve release | Reuters

> Brent crude futures for May delivery expired lower, closing down $5.54, or 4.8%, at $107.91 a barrel. The more active June contract fell 5.6% to $105.16 after dropping as much as $7 earlier in the session. The decline followed the US announcing a record release of crude from its strategic reserve.

- Date: 2022-03-31 · published 2022-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42429-oil-slumps-7-as-u-s-plans-record-crude-reserve-release-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A record emergency stock release adds near-term supply and eases energy costs, which lowers feed-processing and freight expenses and weighs on energy-linked agricultural prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2022-04-06 | [Oil slumps to three-week low after Fed minutes, big IEA reserve release announcement \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41761-oil-slumps-to-three-week-low-after-fed-minutes-big-iea-reserve-release.md) | -2.0% | +3.5% |
| BRENT | 2022-03-31 | [Opec+ sticks to output rise plans for May as US announces release of record oil reserves \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42176-opec-sticks-to-output-rise-plans-for-may-as-us-announces-release-of-record-oil.md) | -11.9% | -6.8% |
| BRENT | 2021-11-24 | [Oil prices drop as coordinated reserve release eases some supply fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4776-oil-prices-drop-as-coordinated-reserve-release-eases-some-supply-fears.md) | -14.7% | -11.4% |
| BRENT | 2021-04-27 | [OPEC+ sticks to plan to ease oil output cuts from May 1 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47504-opec-sticks-to-plan-to-ease-oil-output-cuts-from-may-1-reuters.md) | +3.2% | +4.5% |
| BRENT | 2024-06-03 | [U.S. crude oil falls more than 3% as OPEC+ plans phasing out production cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29656-u-s-crude-oil-falls-more-than-3-as-opec-plans-phasing-out-production-cuts.md) | -2.0% | +7.9% |
| WTI | 2022-04-06 | [Oil slumps to three-week low after Fed minutes, big IEA reserve release announcement \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41761-oil-slumps-to-three-week-low-after-fed-minutes-big-iea-reserve-release.md) | -1.4% | +5.7% |
| WTI | 2022-03-31 | [Opec+ sticks to output rise plans for May as US announces release of record oil reserves \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42176-opec-sticks-to-output-rise-plans-for-may-as-us-announces-release-of-record-oil.md) | -10.6% | -2.2% |
| WTI | 2021-11-24 | [Oil prices drop as coordinated reserve release eases some supply fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4776-oil-prices-drop-as-coordinated-reserve-release-eases-some-supply-fears.md) | -16.5% | -7.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-tumble-more-than-5-barrel-biden-weighs-massive-reserves-release-2022-03-31/

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