Surging liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices are prompting utilities across Asia and the Middle East to burn more high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) than usual to meet increased power demand during summer, analysts and traders said. The move towards the cheaper but more polluting HSFO highlights the problems faced by developing countries which have to grapple …

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