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Global energy group says it’s monitoring Middle East events and potential impact on markets

Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) gestures as he speaks at a press conference on day two of the International Summit on the Future of Energy Security at Lancaster House in London, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool)
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is actively monitoring events in the Middle East and the potential implications for global oil and gas markets and trade flows,” its director, Fatih Birol, says in a post on X.
“Markets have been well supplied to date,” he says, adding that he is in contact with ministries from major producers in the region and IEA governments about the situation.
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