The European Commission has stated that the EU is not facing a shortage of kerosene, which is the basis for jet fuel, despite warnings from the head of the International Energy Agency that supplies could run out within weeks amid the conflict in the Middle East, UNN reports with reference to Euractiv.
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"We are preparing for possible supply shortages," a European Commission spokesperson told reporters on Friday, before refuting the IEA head's remarks.
There are no signs of a systemic fuel shortage that would lead to mass flight cancellations
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Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, said this week that Europe had "perhaps six weeks or so" of jet fuel supplies left, as the Persian Gulf remains largely closed to shipping.
Europe could run out of jet fuel within six weeks - IEA17.04.26, 09:43