Europe Has 5 Months Supply of Jet Fuel, Dutch Government Says

The Dutch government said it is ‘explicitly considering a further deterioration of the situation and is preparing for it.’
Europe Has 5 Months Supply of Jet Fuel, Dutch Government Says
File photo showing an aircraft operated by Dutch company KLM, which has halted operations in Ukraine, landing at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Oct. 30, 2020. Koen Van Weel/AFP/Getty Images
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The Dutch government on April 20 estimated that the European Union could supply enough kerosene ​to the EU’s economy to last about five months.

In a letter to parliament, it said the available supply of kerosene, used as jet fuel, is currently about 78 percent of normal levels, reflecting a roughly 22 percent disruption after imports were cut off due to supply issues caused by the ongoing U.S.–Israeli war with Iran.

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