POLITICO: ‘Top Brussels official urges Europeans to work from home & drive less’ – Iran war could bring lengthy upheaval ‘reminiscent of the Covid pandemic’
https://www.politico.eu/article/europeans-urged-to-work-from-home-and-drive-less-as-eu-warns-of-long-crisis/ BY JAMES FERNYHOUGH, ELENA GIORDANO, BEN MUNSTER AND BEN MAKUCH BRUSSELS — The European Commission has urged people to work from home, drive and fly less, and for EU countries to urgently roll out renewables, as it warned of a prolonged energy crisis as a result of the conflict in the Gulf. In a […]
Prepare for ‘Energy Lockdowns’ – The ghost of the 2020 COVID-19 crisis is beginning to reappear in the corridors of the EU
Prepare for ‘Energy Lockdowns’… Just in Case By Javier Villamor Excerpt: What if the next major restriction does not come from a virus but from a lack of energy? In Brussels, nobody wants to utter the term yet. The European Commission avoids any official comparison with the pandemic and rejects talk of “energy lockdowns.” But […]
American Energy Alliance: A far cry from the 70s: The days of Americans waiting in Middle East-induced lines at the pump are over.
https://mailchi.mp/americanenergyalliance.org/a-far-cry-from-the-70s?e=02e2394a9b Reuters (4/1/26) reports: “U.S. refined products exports hit a record high in March as the Iran war left Europe, Asia and Africa scrambling to fill supply shortfalls created by the near-complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has been disrupting shipping in the strait, through which oil and fuel exports flow that represent a […]