Asian nations are increasingly competing for Russian crude oil as an energy crisis mounts amid the U.S. and Israeli war in Iran, which has choked off roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply.

Manila, a long-time U.S. ally, imported Russian crude for the first time in five years — days after it declared an energy emergency.

  • 4vr@lemmy.caEnglish
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    19 days ago

    You’re missing the point. Title is written to given an impression it’s the Asian countries that consume all the oil the produced.