--- title: "The International Energy Agency states that the global energy market may face a \"Black April,\" and HBP has hit the daily limit" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/281845385.md" description: "The International Energy Agency warns that the global energy market may face a \"Black April,\" stating that the current energy crisis is more severe than those in 1973, 1979, and 2022 combined. Oil and gas stocks fluctuated and strengthened on April 7, with HBP hitting the limit up, and WTI crude oil briefly surpassing $116 per barrel. Birol predicts that if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, the shortage of crude oil and refined products will be twice that of March. He emphasized that the world will accelerate its transition to renewable energy" datetime: "2026-04-07T05:29:16.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/281845385.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281845385.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/281845385.md) --- # The International Energy Agency states that the global energy market may face a "Black April," and HBP has hit the daily limit On April 7th, afternoon oil and gas stocks fluctuated and strengthened, with **HBP (002554.SZ)** hitting the daily limit, and **Guanghui Energy (600256.SH)**, **Baomo Co., Ltd. (002476.SZ)**, **Shouhua Gas (300483.SZ)**, **Hongtong Gas (605169.SH)**, **Tongyuan Petroleum (300164.SZ)**, and others following suit. In terms of news, on that day, WTI crude oil briefly surpassed $116 per barrel, rising 2.51% as of the time of writing. Brent crude oil broke through $111 per barrel. According to CCTV News, Fatih Birol, the director of the International Energy Agency, stated that the current global energy crisis is "more severe than the combined crises of 1973, 1979, and 2022." He predicts that the crisis will accelerate the development of renewable energy, nuclear energy, and electric vehicles. According to reports from France on the 7th, Birol mentioned in an interview that countries should "conserve energy as cautiously as possible" in the short term, **because the global energy market may face a "black April."** "If the Strait remains closed throughout April, the shortage of crude oil and refined oil will be twice that of March." On February 28th, the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran, prompting a counterattack from Iran, which severely obstructed the energy transport route of the Strait of Hormuz, leading to skyrocketing fuel prices. Birol predicts, "We will soon turn to renewable energy, perhaps within a few months." He stated that the pace of technological advancement in the clean energy sector will far exceed that of other sectors, and the deployment of renewable energy such as solar and wind power may be particularly rapid. "The global energy system architecture is changing," he said. "This (process of change) will take years. It is not a solution to the current crisis, but the geopolitical landscape of energy will be profoundly altered." ### Related Stocks - [002554.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/002554.CN.md) - [BP.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BP.UK.md) - [603353.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/603353.CN.md) - [OXY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/OXY.US.md) - [IEO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IEO.US.md) - [IEZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IEZ.US.md) - [OIH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/OIH.US.md) - [CRAK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CRAK.US.md) - [BNO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BNO.US.md) - [XES.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XES.US.md) - [159189.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/159189.CN.md) - [IXC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IXC.US.md) - [UCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UCO.US.md) - [159697.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/159697.CN.md) - [XOP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XOP.US.md) - [USO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/USO.US.md) - [VDE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VDE.US.md) - [XLE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XLE.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [IEA chief Birol: commercial oil inventories depleting rapidly, only weeks left](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286746172.md) - [US Cash Crude-Grades ease on first full day of volatile cash roll trading period](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287128260.md) - [Record oil draw from US emergency reserve drives total volumes to two-year low](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286821970.md) - [LIVE MARKETS-One billion barrels lost, but it could have been worse](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286239314.md) - [ROI-ENERGY WATCH: Alarms and clocks](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286796437.md)