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Lao State Fuel Enterprise and PTT (Laos) Co., Ltd. plan to import 14 million litres of diesel to stabilise the supply of fuel in Laos amid ongoing disruptions in the global oil industry.

People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut demanded that the government explain the overnight fuel price rise in the House, while Rangsiman Rome said the “shadowy mastermind” behind the crisis was the government itself, after subsidy cuts pushed diesel to 38.94 baht a litre.

USSEC targets 22 million metric tonnes in regional exports within five years, but price sensitivity and South American rivalry threaten ambitions