An employee carries out a general check at an oil storage site in Changzhi, Shanxi province, May 23, 2008. Oil stood near $132 a barrel on Friday, recovering a little from a strong bout of profit-taking in the previous session that pulled prices back more than 3 percent from the record high above $135 a barrel. REUTERS/Stringer(CHINA). CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.