IEA Chief Warns Iran Conflict Triggers Global Energy Crisis Rivaling 1970s Shocks
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IEA chief Fatih Birol warns that the Iran war, Hormuz Strait closures, and spillover from the Ukraine conflict have created a global energy crisis as severe as the 1970s oil shocks, threatening oil and gas supplies and cascading into petrochemicals and fertilisers. He notes significant damage to Gulf energy assets, the potential for further emergency oil releases, and stresses the need for coordinated, global demand- and supply-side measures rather than national stockpiling.
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