Warning over $200 diesel price crisis

Spot diesel prices could surge to US$200 per barrel if supply disruptions in the Middle East worsen, placing Thailand's heavily indebted Oil Fuel Fund under greater strain and increasing the likelihood of fuel tax cuts to shield consumers from rising energy costs, note analysts.

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• KEYWORDS
• Thailand energy policy
• Diesel price crisis
• Oil fuel fund
• Global energy market
• Wattanapong kurovat
• Fuel subsidy
• Geopolitical energy impact