[French Finance Minister: G7 Requests IEA to Develop Plan for Releasing Oil Reserves] Odaily Planet Daily News – The Group of Seven (G7) has requested its main energy agency to develop scenarios for releasing emergency oil reserves in response to the Middle East crisis impacting the market. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure told reporters in Paris on Tuesday that the G7 hopes to be able to utilize oil reserves if necessary and has asked the International Energy Agency (IEA) to study the scale of reserves that can be released. France currently holds the rotating presidency of the G7. He added that the IEA will discuss the relevant procedures at its council meeting later on Tuesday evening. (Jin10)