Whats the normal stockpile? Isn't the entire US national strategic oil reserve only enough for like 1 month of US usage? 6 weeks of stockpile does not seem like a crazy number to me.

Assuming that this is in any shape or form correct, why hasn't rationing started? Six weeks at normal flight capacity is an insane amount of fuel, rationing it out for transport of critical goods and travel, will stretch it for years. If the plan is to just burn through the existing stock I'd argue that someone is acting incredibly irresponsibly.

Last week it was 3 weeks so improvement?<p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/04/10/jet-fuel-shortage-european-airports-strait-of-hormuz.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/04/10/jet-fuel-shortage-europe...</a>

One of Australia's two remaining refineries, the one that makes jet fuel, just caught on fire.

Perplexity said:<p>> If replacement cargoes are coming from the U.S. East Coast, typical sea-freight transit to North Europe is about 15 days and to South Europe about 18 days. For longer-haul routes from East Asia toward Europe, a typical voyage is about 30 days, and some general Europe-bound ocean freight can take 30 to 45 days depending on route and congestion.

Net Zero, here we come

Time to shut down some routes (but fly the planes empty so the airlines don't lose their deals for those routes)

Yep. Do "bunker fuel oil" next. Shipping is going to get squeezed just as hard.

Earlier:<p><i>KLM cancels 160 flights due to fuel shortage</i><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/klm-cancels-160-flights-coming-month-due-rising-fuel-costs-2026-04-16/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/business/klm-cancels-160-flights-com...</a><p>(<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47795872">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47795872</a>)

Thousands dead, millions displaced, Hegseth just quoted "Pulp Fiction" at a sermon, but perhaps this might make enough Europeans fed up with the US.

In the USA, the available supply of gasoline is normally 21 or 22 days. The press occasionally trumpets this number, and people react with horror. But, hey, it's just normal. IDK about Europe, but 6 weeks of jet fuel does not surprize me.

The oil crisis of 70-ies brought in the fuel efficiency standards. This time i guess we also wouldn't let good crisis go waste.

Trump said they can always buy from the Russians