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China Begins Tapping Oil Stockpiles as Middle East Crisis Drags On
China began tapping its huge oil reserves in May, three months after the Middle East conflict wiped out about a tenth of global supply, in a sign that Beijing is still refraining from paying top-dollar for prompt crude deliveries. Over the next few months, China is expected to draw an average of ab...
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China Begins Tapping Oil Stockpiles as Middle East Crisis Drags On
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China began tapping its huge oil reserves in May, three months after the Middle East conflict wiped out about a tenth of global supply, in a sign that Beijing is still refraining from payin...
The Middle East Crisis Proves the Case for U. S. LNG
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Anne Bradbury, RCEnergy There is a persistent and politically convenient claim floating around Washington and the media: that exporting natural gas drives up prices for American families....
