Rising diesel prices and mounting supply pressures are exposing broader vulnerabilities in global energy markets, with implications for inflation, international trade and economic activity. In an article for the Financial Times, Christof Rühl, Global Advisor at Crystol Energy, examines how geopolitical conflicts and recent policy decisions by major energy producers are reshaping diesel markets and challenging conventional assumptions about energy security.
The article also explores how growing government intervention in energy trade could weaken global market flexibility, accelerate economic fragmentation and increase vulnerability to future supply disruptions. It raises questions about the long term implications of prioritising national energy interests over international cooperation.
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