Middle East Conflict Exposes America's Aviation Fuel Vulnerability: XCF Global Highlights the Case for Domestic Sustainable Aviation Fuel

SAF prices reached an all‑time high as global jet fuel markets tightened due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz Domestic waste‑based SAF offers a proven, near‑term pathway to reducing aviation emissions U.S.‑sourced SAF production provides supply chain stability and emissions reductions through domestically sourced feedstocks XCF produces 38 million gallons per year of neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that can be blended to deliver up to 100 million gallons of blended SAF, depending on the blend ratio at its New Rise Reno facility HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / March 23, 2026 / XCF Global, Inc. ("XCF") (Nasdaq:SAFX) a U.S. based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer decarbonizing the aviation industry today issued a statement on the ongoing disruption to global aviation fuel markets caused by the Middle East conflict. As jet fuel and SAF prices surge to historic levels, XCF Global is sharing its perspective on what the current crisis reveals about the structural vulnerabilities of petroleum-dependent aviation fuel supply chains and the role domestic SAF can play in addressing them.