LONDON (Reuters) - Global energy trader Vitol Group smashed its previous records by making more profit in the first half of this year than in the whole of last year, people familiar with the matter said.
Sources with knowledge of the results said the trading firm made close to $4.5 billion in the first six months of the year. Last year, Vitol posted a record $4.2 billion for the full year.
A spokesperson for Vitol declined to comment.
(Reporting by Julia Payne; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)
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