Energy agency head on the ‘largest energy crisis ever faced in history’

Cătălin Roșioru

Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday (Apr 16) in a wide-ranging Associated Press interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced in history,” stemming from the pinch-off of oil, gas and other vital