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    <text>Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov states that Russia can supply energy to China and other countries affected by disruptions in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war. </text>
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    <text>South Korea secures imports of 273 million barrels of crude oil (by the end of the year) and 2.1 million tons of naphtha through alternative routes that bypass the Strait of Hormuz, providing several months of supply amid disruptions linked to the Iran war. </text>
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    <text>Syria begins loading the first tanker carrying Iraqi oil at the Baniyas Refinery for export by sea under a bilateral arrangement to reroute shipments amid disruptions to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>Norway records its highest-ever crude oil export value in March, reaching 57.4 billion kroner (US$6.08 billion) for 56.6 million barrels, contributing to a trade surplus of 97.5 billion kroner ($10.3 billion) amid a global fuel crisis. </text>
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    <text>The Pakistani energy ministry announces daily power outages of about two hours during evening peak demand periods throughout the country, except in Hyderabad and Karachi, to reduce fuel costs and limit tariff increases amid higher energy prices linked to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>The parliament of South Korea approves a supplementary budget worth ₩26.2 trillion (US$17.7 billion) to address the economic effects of the war, which includes cash assistance to 35 million South Koreans. </text>
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    <text>The Iranian parliament security approves a series of measures to impose tolls on vessels that pass through the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil rises by more than five percent to US$87.65 per barrel after United States president Donald Trump escalated threats related to the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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      <text>Danish shipping firm Maersk says that it is suspending all vessel transits through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait until further notice due to the ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf. </text>
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    <text>Danish shipping firm Maersk says that it is suspending all vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz until further notice due to the ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf. </text>
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      <text>A Norwegian-owned tanker en route to Réunion, M-V &quot;Swan Atlantic&quot;, is attacked in the Red Sea with the owner of the ship saying that the ship was hit by an &quot;unidentified object&quot; that struck its port side causing a small fire but no injuries. </text>
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    <text>A Norwegian-owned tanker en route to Réunion, M-V &quot;Swan Atlantic&quot;, is attacked in the Red Sea. The owner of the ship saying that it was hit by an &quot;unidentified object&quot; that struck its port side causing a small fire but no injuries. </text>
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  <text>A South Korean tanker transports crude oil to the country via the Red Sea for the first time since disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz, as the government implements alternative supply routes to secure energy imports. </text>
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