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Fuel and energy prices rise sharply across multiple markets

The headlines report Brent crude above $94 per barrel, record diesel margins, higher refinery prices in Nigeria, and substantial increases in European, Thai and consumer fuel costs. Several reports describe gas and diesel prices as reaching unusually high or record levels.

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Sustained energy-price increases can raise transport and household costs and create broader inflationary and supply-chain pressure.

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  1. Fuel price bombshell: Diesel could rise by almost R3 a litre ↗thesouthafrican.com · Article published: Aug 18, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC
  2. Diesel prices surge as U.S. diesel market tops $100 per barrel for first time ↗fleetowner.com · Recorded source date: Aug 19, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC
  3. US Gas Prices on the Rise, Diesel Sees Higher Increase ↗theepochtimes.com · Article published: Aug 19, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC
  4. Why the steep rise in fuel prices this summer in Spain and will it soon get cheaper? ↗thelocal.es · Recorded source date: Aug 20, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC

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