Confronting the ‘largest energy security threat’

The head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, discusses the challenges facing the global economy. The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) says we are facing the biggest energy crisis ever. More than seven months on, it continues with little relief in sight. The US-Israel war on Iran is driving the crisis, which has disrupted global shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas. That has sent fuel prices soaring, interrupted supply chains and raised fears of a serious energy shortage. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol says global oil stocks are declining fast. G7 countries and members of the IEA have tapped into their strategic emergency reserves.