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Peak oil: China’s crude demand set to fall as EV bets ease Hormuz fears
China’s crude oil demand is expected to peak this year as reductions in transport fuel use offset gains in petrochemical demand. Executives from China National Petroleum Corporation cited this trend during a Hong Kong event, linking it to broader shifts in the global energy market amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
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