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Strategic petroleum reserve drawdowns by major economies—particularly the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve—have historically served as policy tools to moderate oil price volatility during supply shocks, a dynamic with direct implications for GCC hydrocarbon revenues and regional fiscal planning. The IMF's focus on reserve depletion reflects structural vulnerability in global oil markets, where the Gulf's role as the world's marginal supplier means that reduced buffer stocks elevate the price impact of any disruption to Hormuz transit, the narrow chokepoint through which roughly one-third of seaborne oil passes. Lower strategic reserves constrain the policy space available to consuming nations during geopolitical or operational disruptions, tightening the relationship between regional risk
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