![[OC] Update: Global Fuel Shortage — (April 18, 2026)](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a2mxr5860wvg1-1024x466.png "[OC] Update: Global Fuel Shortage — (April 18, 2026)")
One-week update on the live global energy shortages dashboard.Current critical shortages (as of April 18):
- Strait of Hormuz still heavily restricted → ~10 Mb/d supply gap persisting
- Europe facing jet fuel crisis: only ~6 weeks of reserves left in many areas, with some countries below 20-23 days
- 25+ active fuel shortages across 28 countries, plus new aviation alerts
- EU gas storage critically low at 28% (well below seasonal norms)
- Ongoing IEA warnings and accelerated SPR draws
Posted by SashSail
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Data sources: MarineTraffic (AIS), EIA, IEA, GIE, and operator reports.
Tools used: Custom interactive web dashboard (built with modern web technologies). AI tools (Grok + Claude + Gemini) were used for coding assistance and research.
Explore the full interactive page here:
[https://global-energy-flow.com/#shortages/data](https://global-energy-flow.com/#shortages/data)
I can smell a vibe coded dash a mile away
You absolute legend OP, been looking for something like this
Is it still so critical because the ships haven’t arrived ? Looking at marinetraffic, there is tons of ships leaving the detroit, this graph will hopefully be less red in few days 🙂
As usual the US doesn’t feel the consequences of their shenanigans.
I had the same sinking feeling watching the Europe jet fuel line, 6 weeks sounds fine until you see some places under 3. really shows how tight everything is.