EU Commissioner Warns of Potential Jet Fuel Supply Issues in Longer Term
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
The European Union’s energy commissioner, Dan Jorgensen, stated on May 13 that there is currently no risk to the supply of jet fuel in the EU. However, he cautioned that shortages in the longer term cannot be ruled out, with the situation depending largely on developments in the Middle East. Jet fuel prices have risen in some markets following conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, as well as Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. This blockade has led airlines worldwide to reduce flight schedules and increase ticket prices.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: James 4:13-14 (NASB 1977)
"Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow, we shall go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit." Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away."
Commentary:
Forecasts of stable jet-fuel supply can change fast when a chokepoint like the Strait of Hormuz is threatened, and travelers feel it immediately in canceled flights and higher ticket prices. Plans are fragile. James puts sober limits on human confidence. As conflict pressure builds around Israel and Iran, the pattern Scripture describes—shifting stability and sudden disruption among nations—keeps surfacing. This turmoil is happening on land God gave to Israel, giving these events a prophetic weight Scripture treats as unique. Stay clear-eyed and ready.
Prophetic Trend:
Energy chokepoints tied to Middle East conflict are exposing how quickly global commerce can be disrupted, especially when pressure centers around Israel’s covenant land.
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Source Excerpt:
The European Union’s energy commissioner said on May 13 that while there isn’t a risk to the supply of jet fuel now, there are no guarantees the bloc won’t face shortages in the longer term. Commissioner Dan Jorgensen told reporters that the outcome depends on the situation in the Middle East. “We don’t expect a very serious security of supply issue on very short term,” Jorgensen said on the sidelines of the EU’s informal meeting of energy ministers. “But we cannot exclude that there will be security of supply issues on a longer term.” The price of jet fuel has increased in some markets since the United States and Israel launched a war on Iran and Tehran imposed an effective blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global oil shipments.......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 05-13-2026 16:59