shortage.life · last_sync · 2026-08-18 15:50:29 UTCbuild 83e413e · node v22.22.2

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$ shortage event get caribbean-fuel-price-shock-2026-03-12
> category: ECON
> severity 4 / 5
> recorded 2026-03-12

// readout · live

BRENT     $91.84/b 
TTF       €63.73/MWh 
OPEC_ORB  $108.8/b 
SPR_US    304.8 Mb 
FAO_FFPI  130.3 
revalidate 15mUTC 00:00:00
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BRENT$91.37▼0.51%TTF€63.92▲0.30%HH$2.75▲0.36%SPR_US298.7 Mb15.3dEU_GAS61.5%18c avgOPEC_ORB$108.79● flatFAO_FFPI130.3▼0.4%WHT$6.83/bu▼0.62%BRENT$91.37▼0.51%TTF€63.92▲0.30%HH$2.75▲0.36%SPR_US298.7 Mb15.3dEU_GAS61.5%18c avgOPEC_ORB$108.79● flatFAO_FFPI130.3▼0.4%WHT$6.83/bu▼0.62%
~/events/caribbean-fuel-price-shock-2026-03-12cite · /api/v1/events/caribbean-fuel-price-shock-2026-03-12
ECONeconomic·recorded 2026-03-12·severity 4 / 5·source CARICOM Energy Unit

Iran-war fuel price shock hits Caribbean importers

[ 01 ]  $_EVENT · summary

The Iran-war oil price spike landed hard on fully import-dependent Caribbean states, raising the cost of power generation, transport and tourism across the islands.

$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/events/caribbean-fuel-price-shock-2026-03-12 | jq '.category, .severity'
> "ECON"
> 4

[ 02 ]  $_COUNTRIES · related

Jamaica / JAMregion Caribbean · stress 0.50Bahamas / BHSregion Caribbean · stress 0.44Barbados / BRBregion Caribbean · stress 0.46Dominican Republic / DOMregion Caribbean · stress 0.45Saint Lucia / LCAregion Caribbean · stress 0.50Grenada / GRDregion Caribbean · stress 0.49Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / VCTregion Caribbean · stress 0.50Antigua and Barbuda / ATGregion Caribbean · stress 0.48Dominica / DMAregion Caribbean · stress 0.50Saint Kitts and Nevis / KNAregion Caribbean · stress 0.47Belize / BLZregion Central America · stress 0.48Haiti / HTIregion Caribbean · stress 0.90

[ 03 ]  $_INCIDENTS · energy-infrastructure context

The most severe strikes and force-majeure declarations on energy infrastructure during the 2026 Iran war — 1019 incidents logged in total, alert level CRITICAL.

datezonetargetactorimpactsev
2026-08-12LibyaDrone strike cuts power near Libya Zawiya after electricity station destroyedunknowndrone damage — see source4
2026-08-11LibyaDrone strike sparks massive blaze at Libya Zawiya refineryunknowndrone damage — see source4
2026-08-11LibyaDrone strike sparks massive blaze at Libya refineryunknowndrone damage — see source4
2026-08-07Yemen17 Yemeni soldiers , officer killed in Houthi drone attackHouthiHouthi drone attack — see source4
2026-08-04unknown5 killed , 6 wounded in Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow oblastUkraineUkraine drone attack — see source4
2026-07-27IranMediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drone attacks rattle regionIranIran drone attack — see source4
2026-07-21IranU . S . soldier killed in controlled detonation of downed Iranian drone identifiedIranIran drone attack — see source4
2026-07-10RussiaDRONE WAR : Russia Says It Downed 376 Ukrainian Drones In One Of Largest Attacks Of The WarRussiaRussia drone attack — see source4

full incident log →