The phrase "avoid fuelling" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of not encouraging or intensifying a situation, often in a negative context.
Example: "To maintain a peaceful environment, it is essential to avoid fuelling any further conflict."
Alternatives: "prevent escalating" or "stop inciting".
Mourinho will continue to live in London but while he seeks new employment he will avoid high-profile matches in an attempt to avoid fuelling speculation.
The PC-games-focused site Rock Paper Shotgun recently published an editorial suggesting those involved in the industry had tried to avoid discussing the issue in order to avoid fuelling the cause of critics with "knee-jerking agendas".
The company's corporate finances have been hit and Petrobras has had to buy expensive petrol abroad only to sell it at lower prices on the domestic market to avoid fuelling inflation.
"We must avoid chaos fuelled by ambitions.
There appears to be several ways that the UHC campaign can broaden the discourse to avoid contributing to or fuelling the medicalization of global health.
This is what makes it so handy for travellers, allowing then to avoid the usual guidebook fuelled traps that populate any city.
UK government sources said David Cameron, who quit as prime minister after the referendum defeat, was anxious that his successor make sure the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland government were closely involved in the UK's Brexit negotiations to avoid increasing Scottish grievances and fuelling the case for independence.
As Crisis Group wrote in December 2014, a consensus on arrangements would offer the best chance to avoid an escalation from local incidents fuelled by political affiliations that function largely along ethnic lines.
With half the Saudi population under 25, job creation is vital if the kingdom – which has no national representative institutions – wants to avoid the social unrest that has fuelled Arab spring protests across the region.
Games maker Hasbro has claimed its controversial move to omit Star Wars: The Force Awakens hero Rey from a new Monopoly game was fuelled by a desire to avoid spoiling JJ Abrams' film.
Kubrick made films about paedophilia, military justice, atomic obliteration, urban violence and the Vietnam war; his emigration to England was partly fuelled by the desire to avoid controlling Hollywood types.
