Global oil demand has been surprisingly resilient so far given the scale of the supply shock. But if that resilience persists and supply from the Middle East remains constrained, a sustained period of high fuel prices may ultimately be needed to push the market back towards balance, which could be more economically painful than has been experienced so far.
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