IEA director says energy markets at 'critical turning point'

IEA director says energy markets at 'critical turning point' IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Thursday that global energy markets are at a "critical turning point," after his agency on Wednesday recommended a coordinated release of global reserve oil in the face of the Iran war. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz prompted the IEA's announcement, he said at an Istanbul press conference.