$ shortage event get us-spr-refill-purchase-2025-02-20 > category: ECON > severity 2 / 5 > recorded 2025-02-20
BRENT $84.27 ▲ TTF €31.50 ▼ OPEC_SP 3.8 mb/d ● SPR_US 372.4 Mb FAO_FFPI 121.4 ▲
Il Dipartimento dell'Energia ha avviato l'acquisto di greggio aggiuntivo per la Riserva Strategica di Petrolio, proseguendo un lento riempimento dopo che il prelievo record del 2022 aveva lasciato le scorte vicino ai minimi di 40 anni.
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/events/us-spr-refill-purchase-2025-02-20 | jq '.category, .severity' > "ECON" > 2
The most severe strikes and force-majeure declarations on energy infrastructure during the 2026 Iran war — 48 incidents logged in total, alert level CRITICAL.
| date | zone | target | actor | impact | sev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | Strait of Hormuz | Strait of Hormuz - maritime traffic largely halted | Iran | shutdown | 3 |
| 2026-03-18 | Qatar | Ras Laffan LNG (Qatar) - Iranian strike (one-fifth of global LNG) | Iran | major | 3 |
| 2026-02-28 | Iran | US/Israeli strikes on Iranian command and infrastructure (war begins) | USA/Israel | major | 3 |
| 2026-03-22 | Qatar | QatarEnergy declares force majeure on gas exports, halts liquefaction | Qatar gov | shutdown | 3 |
| 2026-03-18 | Iran | South Pars gas field - Israeli strike (world's largest gas field) | Israel | major | 3 |
| 2026-03-13 | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia cuts output to 8 Mbpd (de facto force majeure) | Saudi gov | shutdown | 3 |
| 2026-03-19 | Qatar | Ras Laffan LNG - second Iranian strike | Iran | shutdown | 3 |
| 2026-03-16 | UAE | UAE cuts oil output by more than 50% (Hormuz closure) | UAE gov | shutdown | 3 |