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IEA tracks energy policy responses to Middle East conflict
8/4/2026
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has launched a policy tracker to monitor government actions taken in response to the energy market impacts of the conflict in the Middle East.
The IEA says the tracker provides an up-to-date overview of government measures to conserve energy and protect consumers from rising prices, as governments respond to supply disruptions and increased volatility, notably in markets for crude oil, oil products and LNG.
The conflict has significantly impeded energy trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz, creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market. Global supply of LNG has also been reduced by around 20% as a result of the situation.
The tracker groups actions into two main categories: measures to conserve energy and measures to support consumers. As new policies are announced and the situation evolves, it will offer an up-to-date view of how countries are addressing the crisis, the IEA says.
The IEA has also published a menu of demand-side measures that governments, businesses and households can take to shelter consumers from oil price pressures and support energy security. In line with the IEA’s core mandate to safeguard energy security, member countries unanimously agreed on 11 March to carry out the largest-ever coordinated release of emergency oil stocks, making 400mn barrels of oil available to the market to help stabilise supply.
