TotalEnergies CEO says Middle East oil mega-trades followed US Navy moves into Gulf

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By America Hernandez

- French oil major TotalEnergies TTEF.PA made the decision to buy large amounts of Middle East crude in March after its traders noticed the US Navy massing ships near the Persian Gulf in February, its CEO told French newspaper Le Figaro in an interview published on Thursday.