{
  "id": 1481819,
  "title": "China Added 200,000 Bpd to Crude Reserves in July Despite Hormuz Crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/china-added-200-000-bpd-to-crude-reserves-in-july-despite-hormuz",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/China-Added-200000-Bpd-to-Crude-Reserves-in-July-Despite-Hormuz-Crisis.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China is estimated to have added about 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to its huge inventories in July as imports rebounded from a decade-low in June and refinery runs remained depressed. The world’s top crude oil importer, unlike other major oil consumers, started drawing down on stockpiles only in May, the third month of the Middle East crisis, as it had amassed an estimated 1.4…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}