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  "id": 12598992,
  "title": "Vitol CEO says current Middle East flows enough to prevent $200/barrel scenario",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/vitol-ceo-says-current-middle-east-flows-enough-to-prevent-200-barrel",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T10:00:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/vitol-ceo-says-current-middle-east-flows-enough-to-prevent-200-barrel-scenario/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Middle East has exported around 12 million barrels per day of crude oil and 2 million bpd of refined products in the last 7 to 10 days, according to Vitol CEO Russell Hardy. Hardy told the Energy Intelligence Forum in London that this flow of 10 million to 14 million bpd is maintaining energy ...",
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        "published": "2026-10-07T04:56:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hellenic Shipping News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-commodities-feed-oil-stuck-between-improving-supply-and-persian",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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