PARIS, May 28 - French oil major TotalEnergies 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. (Reporting by America Hernandez in Paris; Editing by Makini Brice and)
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