Russian refiners cut processing rates of diesel fuel. Already tight diesel supply is getting even tighter. Vitol’s chief executive Hardy: diesel supply shortage could trigger rationing in Europe Earlier this week, Vitol’s chief Russell Hardy warned that a diesel shortage could trigger fuel rationing in Europe. Now, those warnings are multiplying, with fuel rationing no longer looking like an abstract idea. Europe is risking a blow to its economic growth, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing experts. Diesel is what freight transport uses to deliver goods to consumers, but it is also what industrial transport uses for fuel. With Russian refiners cutting their processing rates in the wake of several waves of Western sanctions, already tight diesel supply is going to get a lot tighter. “Governments have a very clear understanding that there is a clear link between diesel and GDP, because almost everything that goes into and out of […]