Instagram favs - The world’s superpowers store an enormous stockpile of oil in secure caverns and tanks around the world. So why can’t we use it? Here, oil reserves on the coast of Egypt, not far from Alexandria can be seen from Earthview, a project by Google Earth. The International Energy Agency (IEA) oversees the release of oil from a wide range of reserves internationally. Martin Young is head of the body’s Emergency Policy Division: “When a country signs up to the IEA there are various obligations,” he says. “One of the key obligations is to hold oil stocks equivalent to 90 days’ imports.” Read more here: http://bbc.in/1MqATLH Credit: Google Earth #satellite #imaging #Alexandria #Egypt#oil #coast #earthfromabove#earthfromspace

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