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Skewed tendering system earns fuel importers bumper pay day

On March 18, oil prices tumbled by a quarter in the worst plunge in history linked to a fierce ego contest among an international cartel of producers.

Huge inventories of expensive fuel already in the market in the midst of an economic downturn meant the stocks would influence the subsequent pricing beyond the usual one-month window.

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