Diesel sees historic surge: why is diesel rising much more than petrol?

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Diesel sees historic surge: why is diesel rising much more than petrol?

Petrol prices rose by about seven cents per litre this Monday, while diesel increased by 20 cents, driven by the varying impacts that the conflict in the Persian Gulf has caused on the oil market.

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