TOKYO -- The coordinated release of petroleum reserves by major oil consumers including the U.S., China, Japan and India crosses a line that may signal a breakdown in what had been a mostly amicable relationship between the two sides of the market.
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An oil field in Saudi Arabia. Riyadh has in recent years worked to help manage oil prices to mutually acceptable levels. © Reuters
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