Europe Has ‘Maybe 6 Weeks’ of Jet Fuel Left, IEA Boss Says

IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol warned that possible flight cancellations could happen soon if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war.

International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol in Brussels on March 6, 2026. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images

International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol said on April 16 that Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so [of] jet fuel left,” due to supply issues caused by the ongoing U.S.–Israeli war with Iran.

Briol warned that flight cancellations could occur soon if oil flows remain stymied by the restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes.