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Global oil demand to plunge amid disruptions caused by war on Iran: IEA

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 697 words · By AFP; Reuters
Economic impact of war Geopolitical Conflict (US-Israel-Iran) Global Energy Security
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Global oil demand to plunge amid disruptions caused by war on Iran: IEA The IEA’s oil ‘demand destruction’ report comes after its chief said unnamed countries are hoarding stocks.

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What happened

Global oil demand to plunge amid disruptions caused by war on Iran: IEA The IEA’s oil ‘demand destruction’ report comes after its chief said unnamed countries are hoarding stocks.

Why it matters

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has sharply cut its forecasts for global oil supply and demand growth, saying both are expected to fall from last year’s levels as the United States-Israel war on Iran disrupts oil flows and weighs on the global economy.

Common ground

According to its report published on Tuesday, the IEA sees global oil demand falling by 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) this year, compared with a projected year-on-year rise of 640,000 bpd in its previous monthly report.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “IEA chief Fatih Birol on Monday told reporters that several countries were holding onto stocks and imposing export restrictions”
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Multiple web search results confirm that IEA chief Fatih Birol told reporters that several countries were holding onto stocks and imposing export restrictions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fatih Birol (born 22 March 1958) is a Turkish economist and energy expert, who has served as the executive director of the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) since 1 September 2015. During …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatih_Birol
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the global energy sect…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Energy_Agency
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A methane leak is a significant natural gas leak. The term is used for a class of methane emissions, which can come from an industrial facility or pipeline. Satellite data enables the identification …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_leak
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Claim 2: “Attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East and Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz have led to the largest oil supply disruption in history, the IEA said, with 10.1 million bpd lost in March.”
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While evidence confirms the IEA is monitoring the Strait of Hormuz and that there is a crisis, no provided source explicitly confirms the specific figure of '10.1 million bpd lost in March' as the largest disruption in history.
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web search NEUTRAL — The IEA was established to provide competitive and educational opportunities through equestrian athletics. Good horsemanship and honorable participation are priorities at every event.
https://www.rideiea.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — They have a mandate to modernize the agency on three major pillars: broadening the IEA's mandate on energy security beyond oil to include natural gas and electricity; increasing engagement in emerging…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Energy_Agency
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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2026 · The IEA is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East – including the implications for energy markets, trade and security. Our new hub offers key information on the Strait of Ho…
https://www.iea.org/
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Claim 3: “Moscow’s revenues from crude oil and refined products rose in March, rebounding from February when they fell to their lowest level since the start of the all-out war on Ukraine in 2022.”
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Claim 4: “US President Donald Trump announced a blockade on Iranian ports on Sunday, after weekend peace talks in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, between the US and Iran failed to reach a deal.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm a blockade announced by Donald Trump or peace talks in Islamabad.
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Claim 5: “Flows via the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia across Ukrainian territory have remained shut following the attacks on the pipeline infrastructure at the end of January.”
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Claim 6: “the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and IEA urged countries on Monday to avoid hoarding energy supplies and imposing export controls”
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Three independent web search results confirm that the IMF, World Bank, and IEA urged countries to avoid hoarding energy supplies and imposing export controls.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Geneva,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The world economy or global economy is the economy of all humans in the world, referring to the global economic system, which includes all economic activities conducted both within and between nations…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_economy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Turkey has an emerging free-market economy. It ranked as the 16th-largest in the world and 7th-largest in Europe by nominal GDP in 2025. It also ranked as the 11th-largest in the world and 5th-largest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Turkey
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Claim 7: “On Monday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) lowered its prediction for world oil demand in the second quarter, but kept its full-year outlook unchanged.”
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Multiple sources, including a cross-reference (Dailydispatch) and web results (CNBC TV18, Ecofin), confirm OPEC lowered its Q2 demand prediction while maintaining or adjusting the full-year outlook in the context of the 2026 reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — OPEC lowered its 2026 global oil demand growth forecast to 1.2 million barrels per day from 1.4 million barrels per day. The cartel cited weaker.
https://www.ecofinagency.com/news-industry/1605-55641-opec-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — In its latest outlook, OPEC cut its 2026 global oil demand growth estimate to 1.17 million barrels per day (bpd), down from its earlier projection of 1.38 million bpd. The cartel also lowered its fore…
https://www.cnbctv18.com/economy/opec-lowers-2026-oil-demand…
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web search NEUTRAL — OPEC lowered its forecast for world oil demand growth in 2026, joining other forecasters such as the International Energy Agency that have reduced their expectations due to the Iran war. In its monthl…
https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1905425
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Claim 8: “The International Energy Agency (IEA) has sharply cut its forecasts for global oil supply and demand growth”
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Two independent news sources (Daily Maverick and Nypost) explicitly state that the IEA lowered its forecasts for global oil supply and demand growth.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The International Energy Agency meanwhile lowered its forecasts for global oil supply and demand growth.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-15-us-iran-m…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the International Energy Agency on Tuesday sharply cut its forecasts for global oil supply and demand growth
https://nypost.com/2026/04/14/world-news/us-iran-may-resume-…
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Claim 9: “The IEA said Russia’s crude oil exports rose by 270,000 bpd last month from February to 4.6 million bpd”
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Claim 10: “a projected 1.5 million bpd drop in demand in the second quarter of this year would mark the deepest contraction since the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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The IEA Oil Market Report for April 2026 confirms that a forecast 1.5 mb/d (million barrels per day) decline in 2Q26 would be the sharpest since Covid-19.
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Claim 11: “Iran brought traffic through the strait... to a near-total halt in response to US-Israel attacks on its territory since February 28.”
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Wikipedia (2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis) and other web sources confirm shipping traffic was largely blocked by Iran starting February 28, 2026, following US-Israel air attacks.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war is a conflict that is centered on Iran and was initiated by the United States and Israel on February 28, 2026, embroiling the entire Middle East region.
https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-war
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran on February 28, an escalation that could lead to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route at the mouth of the Persian Gul…
https://www.dw.com/en/hormuz-strait-iran-israel-war-global-o…
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Claim 12: “the IEA sees global oil demand falling by 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) this year, compared with a projected year-on-year rise of 640,000 bpd in its previous monthly report.”
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The claim states a fall of 80,000 bpd compared to a rise of 640,000 bpd. However, multiple web search results state the IEA revised its forecast to a 420,000 bpd decline, and one source specifically notes this was a shift from a prior outlook of an 80,000 bpd decline, directly contradicting the numbers in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — IEA may refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is a British right-wing, free-market think tank, which is registered as a charity. Associated with the New Right, the IEA says that it seeks to "further the dis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Economic_Affairs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the global energy sect…
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Claim 13: “the deepest cuts in oil consumption have come from the Middle East and Asia Pacific so far, for naphtha, LPG and jet fuel in particular.”
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The IEA Oil Market Report for April 2026 explicitly states that the deepest cuts in oil use have come from the Middle East and Asia Pacific, specifically mentioning naphtha.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle East is a geo-political region that is generally defined as encompassing all of Egypt and all of West Asia except for the Caucasus. It roughly corresponds with what was historically referre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Asia-Pacific (APAC), also known as the Indo-Pacific, is a major geopolitical and economic region of the world adjoining the western Pacific Ocean and comprising the part of the Old World located o…
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