Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister, Abdulaziz bin Salman warned about the actions of the United States using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to maintain price stability.
He said, the release of oil from the emergency supply may cause 'pain' in the coming months.
His remarks came shortly after the head of the International Energy Agency said its members have oil reserves available to carry out another round of emissions if necessary.
Last week, US President Joe Biden announced the sale of an additional 15 million barrels from the EC to prevent prices from rising after OPEC+ cut production.
Crude oil traded little changed in the European session, with Brent crude futures hovering at $91 a barrel while US WTI was at $84 a barrel.
The black commodity was initially hit by an unexpected increase in US crude oil inventories of 4.5 million barrels last week reported by the American Petroleum Institute (API).
