{"id":98977,"date":"2026-04-04T11:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=98977"},"modified":"2026-04-04T08:55:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:55:44","slug":"eu-faces-largest-oil-supply-disruption-in-history-energy-expert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/eu-faces-largest-oil-supply-disruption-in-history-energy-expert-says\/","title":{"rendered":"EU faces &#8216;largest oil supply disruption in history&#8217;, energy expert says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k7EqnAhIMroLPiFmVsi\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nSharon Gaffney, Francesco Sassi, Assistant Professor at the University of Oslo and an expert in energy geopolitics, said the war in Iran has triggered \u201cthe largest oil supply disruption in history\u201d. 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