He noted that this is already happening in some Asian countries.
Walsh said the International Energy Agency's estimate that Europe could start to run out of fuel for planes in six weeks was “sobering”.
He called on governments to develop “carefully coordinated plans” to deal with possible fuel rationing.
Meanwhile, Brussels plans to propose “voluntary coordination” to redistribute aviation fuel across Europe to avoid regional shortages, according to Euractiv sources.
Some countries have larger reserves of jet fuel than others, but all EU countries agree that none should face shortages, the source added.
