Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

World Service,16 Apr 2026,9 mins

Could Europe have ‘maybe six weeks of jet fuel left’?

World Business Express

Available for over a year

The International Energy Agency boss Fatih Birol has warned Europe has ‘maybe just six weeks of jet fuel left’ as the Middle East conflict continues to disrupt energy supplies. So what could that mean for airlines and travel? Plus, how did China’s economy grow by 5%, faster than expected despite the Iran war? And Australia’s fuel supplies face added pressure after a major fire at one of the country’s two oil refineries.

Programme Website
More episodes