Wilkinson: Biggest Global Energy Shock in 40 Years
Angela Wilkinson, Secretary General at the World Energy Council, told Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East and Africa that the world faces the biggest global energy shock in 40 years. The segment notes oil slipped as traders weigh a potential energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia while the IEA urged members to speed up pledged diesel releases, after hostilities escalated across the Middle East with strikes by Houthis on Saudi Arabia's Riyadh airport.
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Angela Wilkinson of the World Energy Council describes the current situation as the biggest global energy shock in 40 years.
“Biggest Global Energy Shock in 40 Years”
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Oil slipped as traders weigh a potential energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
“Oil slipped as traders weigh a potential energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia”
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The IEA urged members to speed up pledged diesel releases.
“the IEA urged members to speed up pledged diesel releases”
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Hostilities escalated across the Middle East, with strikes by Houthis on Saudi Arabia's Riyadh airport.
“hostilities escalated across the Middle East, with strikes by Houthis on Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport”
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