(COMBO) - This combination of two pictures created on April 1, 2026 and taken on March 4, 2026 (L) and on April 1, 2026 showing a person cycling past digital displays with the price of petrol at a Total petrol station in Berlin, with a rise of almost 0,40 euros within roughly one month. Leading economic institutes more than halved their growth forecast for Germany on April 1, 2026, warning that the energy shock caused by the Middle East war would hit Europe's top economy hard. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

A digital display shows the price of petrol at a Star petrol station in Berlin on April 1, 2026. Oil and natural gas prices have surged since the end of February 2026, when the United States and Israel began attacking Iran, plunging the Middle East into turmoil. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

(COMBO) - This combination of two pictures created on April 1, 2026 and taken on March 4, 2026 (L) and on April 1, 2026 showing the digital displays with the price of petrol at a Sprint petrol station in Berlin, with a rise of almost 0,40 euros within roughly one month. Leading economic institutes more than halved their growth forecast for Germany on April 1, 2026, warning that the energy shock caused by the Middle East war would hit Europe's top economy hard. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

Auto-rickshaws queue to refuel at an LPG filling station in Bengaluru on April 1, 2026. India is the world's fourth-largest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and second-largest buyer of LPG, which is used for cooking and predominantly sourced from the Middle East. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

Auto-rickshaws queue to refuel at an LPG filling station in Bengaluru on April 1, 2026. India is the world's fourth-largest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and second-largest buyer of LPG, which is used for cooking and predominantly sourced from the Middle East. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

Auto-rickshaws queue to refuel at an LPG filling station in Bengaluru on April 1, 2026. India is the world's fourth-largest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and second-largest buyer of LPG, which is used for cooking and predominantly sourced from the Middle East. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

A board displaying new prices is seen at a petrol station in central Jerusalem on April 1, 2026. In the wake of the Middle East war, Israel's energy ministry said that petrol would hit eight shekels ($2.50) a litre for the first time in two years. Israel already has some of the highest fuel prices in the world. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images)

A man walks past a board displaying new prices at a petrol station in central Jerusalem on April 1, 2026. In the wake of the Middle East war, Israel's energy ministry said that petrol would hit eight shekels ($2.50) a litre for the first time in two years. Israel already has some of the highest fuel prices in the world. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images)