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Surging Fuel Costs Are Causing Demand Destruction, Says Vitol

  • ‘There’s very clear evidence of economic stress,’ says Vitol
  • Comments come after gasoline, diesel prices hit record in US
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The global surge in the cost of fuel is starting to weigh on demand, according to the world’s biggest independent oil trader.

Consumers are being hit by the run-up in gasoline, diesel and other oil products, Mike Muller, head of Asia at Vitol Group, said Sunday on a podcast produced by Dubai-based Gulf Intelligence.