Mild weather gave gas market false sense of security, Vitol exec says

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LAUSANNE, March 21 (Reuters) - Head of LNG, Gas and Power at major commodities trader Vitol said that an "incredibly mild winter" in Europe and Asia created a false sense of security in the gas market. Speaking at the FT Commodities Global Summit Pablo Galante Escobar said low prices were boosting gas demand.
(Reporting by Julia Payne, writing by Ahmad Ghaddar Editing by Barbara Lewis)

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