{
  "id": 11207110,
  "title": "Wie Trumps Energieminister die EU zur Freigabe von Dieselreserven drängt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/wie-trumps-energieminister-die-eu-zur-freigabe-von-dieselreserven",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T14:10:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/wie-trumps-energieminister-die-eu-zur-freigabe-von-dieselreserven-draengt/"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The Trump administration has urged European governments to release a significant portion of the EU's strategic diesel reserves to curb rising fuel costs, according to four EU and US government representatives. The proposal, presented by US Energy Minister Chris Wright as an alternative to President Donald Trump's threat to impose a blanket ban on US exports to Europe, suggests that EU governments should release 120 million barrels of diesel from their national strategic reserves over a period of 180 days. This would account for more than a third of the 315 million barrels of diesel held in reserve by EU countries in June. Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Poland are among the EU countries with the largest diesel stocks. The US has already contacted Berlin on this matter, according to German government sources. A senior EU government official from a major EU country said the conversation was hypothetical: \"What do you think about allowing Europe to release a portion of its reserves to lower prices and put pressure on supply?\" The US government suggested this could help avoid a further discussion on a diesel export ban, which the official said could \"seriously damage transatlantic relations.\" The British government is also reportedly engaged in \"forward-looking and open discussions\" with the US on the issue. US Energy Minister Wright opposes an export ban on US diesel, as does the American oil and gas industry. His proposal to release diesel from EU reserves is seen as an attempt to provide an alternative to the export ban. A spokesperson for the EU Commission did not confirm whether the EU had received Wright's request, but said possible releases from stockpiles would be agreed upon exclusively through the International Energy Agency (IEA). The Commission is in close contact with EU member states and Washington. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that a planned export ban on diesel was still under consideration. \"I am thinking about it,\" Trump said at an Oval Office event. \"I talk a lot with [Energy Minister] Chris [Wright] and [Interior Minister] Doug [Burgum] about it -- they somehow think it will help diesel, but it could drive up the prices of other things.\" Trump did not rule out limiting diesel supplies. \"This is something we think about every day and talk about,\" he said. \"But it seems to be the case that it would have negative effects on gasoline, so its price would go up slightly while diesel prices would go down a bit.\" Wright, who was with Trump at the White House, said the administration will announce measures soon aimed at lowering diesel prices. Europe would also announce measures to increase supply, he said. \"You will hear announcements from our partners in Europe of new diesel deliveries coming into the market that will dramatically push down diesel prices,\" Wright said.",
  "summary": "Mehrere EU-Staaten – darunter Deutschland – wurden von Chris Wright mit dem Angebot kontaktiert, entweder ihre Dieselreserven anzuzapfen, oder ein Exportverbot von US-Diesel zu riskieren.",
  "key_points": [
    "US Energy Minister Chris Wright urges EU to release 120 million barrels of diesel reserves",
    "Proposal aims to lower fuel costs and avoid diesel export ban",
    "Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland among EU countries with largest diesel stocks"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}