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Prices won't rise much more, says world's top oil trader

Vitol's forecast coincides with a similar view from Goldman Sachs

Published Tue, Jul 5, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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    OIL prices won't rise much further over the next year and a half as demand growth slows and refiners comfortably meet petrol consumption, according to the world's largest independent oil-trading house.

    "I cannot see the market really roaring ahead," said Vitol Group of Cos chief executive officer Ian Taylor. "We have a lot of oil in the system and it will take us considerable time to work that off."

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