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‘The situation is very severe’: IEA chief warns fuel crisis will be ongoing

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The head of the International Energy Agency has delivered a sobering warning about the potential for dramatic international economic ructions, due to the war in the Middle East. In a speech at the National Press Club, Fatih Birol has warned Asia is at the forefront of the oil crisis.
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