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Claim Text: China has taken advantage of weak oil prices over recent years to quietly amass record high levels of crude stocks, which are estimated to exceed 1.2bn barrels in its onshore crude stockpiles.
Simplified Text: China has amassed record high levels of crude stocks
Confidence Score: 0.900
Claim Maker: The author
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "country": "China", "strategy": "Crude stockpiling" }
Subject Tags: Economic Energy
UUID: 6bdb9989-3af7-4213-957d-48ceaa45168b
Vector Index: ✗ No vector
Created: April 24, 2026 at 4:47 AM (4 months ago)
Last Updated: April 24, 2026 at 4:47 AM (4 months ago)

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https://theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/11/how-iran-has-used-the-strait-of-hormuz-to-throttle-oil-and-gas-a-visual-guide

Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz have disrupted global oil and gas flows amid US-Israeli tensions.

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