Nick Butler is a visiting professor at King's College London and a former senior executive at energy company BP.
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Asia should prepare for the next energy crisis
Continent-wide stockpile would prevent oil shortage when geopolitics cut off supply
Huangzeshan oil storage and transportation base, pictured on May 12: China does not seem likely to share details of its strategic stockpiles. © Imaginechina/AP
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