

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
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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)