Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-25 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices erased wartime gains on Thursday as investors bet global crude supplies would improve after tankers that had been stranded in the Persian Gulf for months began leaving the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-06-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Diana DiGangi of UtilityDive
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[2026-06-25 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under yellow alert on Thursday afternoon amid reduced generating capacity caused by outages at several power plants and rising electricity demand.
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[2026-06-25 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A little over a month ago, we explained that energy traders are "Traders Puzzled As Physical Oil Prices Tumble Amid Surging Chinese Crude Sales, Plunging Imports", and highlighted how already razor-thin independent refiner (teapot) margins had plunged to record negative as a result of the war in Iran and government policies meant to keep prices from rising.
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[2026-06-25 10:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: In the 1990s, even as they denied the reality of climate change, oil company executives were quietly funding research that favored climate fixes that would protect their businesses.
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[2026-06-25 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Several vessels have already navigated the Strait of Hormuz utilizing a fresh evacuation framework established by the United Nations' shipping agency, an official confirmed on Wednesday. More via newswires:
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[2026-06-25 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SAO PAULO (AP) — Magda Chambriand, the head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras, said the country must decide between moving away from fossil fuels and preserving tax revenue from the sector.
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[2026-06-25 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-25 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
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[2026-06-25 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tom Wdowik is relieved these days by waves of vacationers visiting cabins, restaurants and hotels along Lake Huron, despite worries that high gas and food prices this year could stall tourism.
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[2026-06-25 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An LNG tanker docks at a terminal serving a gas-fired power plant in the city of Futtsu, near Tokyo. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-06-25 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the UN's nuclear inspectors will visit Iran's enrichment sites, despite Tehran indicating that any such inspections will only take place after a final agreement is reached.
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[2026-06-25 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 25 Jun 2026 at 7:20am
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[2026-06-25 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People hold flags in front of a gas station as President Donald Trump’s motorcade passes by Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-06-25 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ksenia Smertina, senior lecturer at the HSE Institute for Media, expert at the Russian International Affairs Council on Eastern and Central Europe
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[2026-06-25 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: About 20 million barrels of crude oil have exited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said.
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[2026-06-25 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prices are displayed on a digital gas station sign in San Francisco, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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[2026-06-25 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: WTI futures briefly fell below $70 a barrel for the first time since the US-Iran conflict erupted, as tanker flows through the Strait of Hormuz are showing further signs of normalization and physical market tightness continues to ease.
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[2026-06-25 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Muntinlupa City Mayor Ruffy Biazon on Wednesday said the city government has partnered with the Department of Energy (DOE) and other local government units to support the shift toward renewable energy in public facilities.
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[2026-06-25 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-25 05:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Stocks wavered in afternoon trading on Wall Street as big technology stocks slipped and weighed on the broader market.
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[2026-06-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Renewable Energy
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[2026-06-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: June 25, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-06-25 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. military escorts of commercial ships have ended Iran's ability to close the Strait of Hormuz in the future, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-25 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Google is placing its nuclear bets through more than one channel. Elementl Power, the independent developer that received early-stage capital from Google in 2025 to prepare three US sites, has now made its first clear technology choice on at least one of them.
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[2026-06-25 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com
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[2026-06-25 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-25 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, has fallen below $75 a barrel for the first time since before the US-Israeli war on Iran began.
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[2026-06-25 02:46 UTC+10:00] [Carbon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Most EU governments say they back the switch away from fossil fuels. But when it comes to investing in Big Oil, they're not quite so green-minded.
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[2026-06-25 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Moscow's largest oil refinery is expected to remain out of service for at least six months after suffering significant damage in a series of Ukrainian drone attacks this month, according to Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter, after Zelensky earlier vowed to bring the war to Russian territory. Kiev and the West are flirty with massive Russian retaliation at this point, which is precisely what Putin has vowed.
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[2026-06-25 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The tanker Impalas departed from the Iranian oil export hub of Kharg Island and is heading toward the Strait of Hormuz. (Screenshot from MarineTraffic)
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[2026-06-25 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: At least 20 oil tankers carrying 35 million barrels have exited the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Iran agreed to open the sea lane, according to data provided by Kpler, a firm that tracks global trade flows.
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[2026-06-25 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: 1 of 19 Kate Hudson and Javier Bardem get steamy while locking lips on the set of “Hello & Paris” in NYC. GC Images 2 of 19 Chris Appleton brings Baywatch energy to the Amalfi Coast while on a yacht in Positano, Italy. BACKGRID 3 of 19 Tate McRae practices some yoga oceanside.
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[2026-06-25 01:21 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump says he instructed justice department to investigate oil firms over high gas prices amid Middle East conflict
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[2026-06-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Power prices are expected to fall from 1 July – but the savings, touted by Chris Bowen, won’t be passed on to many households and businesses
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[2026-06-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) issued a conditional commitment for $17.5 billion in American nuclear supply chain loans. The money targets long-lead time components to accelerate deployment of 10 large-scale Westinghouse AP1000 reactors across up to five projects.
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[2026-06-25 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: When Ukrainian drones struck targets in Moscow on June 16, 18 and 22, the attacks were notable not only because of the dramatic footage that they generated. Along with the attack on an oil terminal near St. Petersburg, they repeatedly exposed the Russian capital’s air defense as faulty, even as the Defense Ministry made the questionable claim that air defense systems shot down a thousand drones and the Kremlin’s spokesperson praised the response.
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[2026-06-25 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Oil prices are testing down to pre-war levels this morning as more tankers cross the Strait of Hormuz and signs of progress in US-Iran peace talks eased fears of an immediate supply crunch.
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[2026-06-25 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just over two years ago, we first penned our views on "The Next AI Trade", which looked beyond the hyperscalers and the data centers supporting the AI revolution, and instead focused on the energy and logistical needs that would be so very critical in allowing the US to dominate China in the existential race to first reach Artificial General Intelligence (which many have dubbed the next nuclear arms race due to its profound civilizational implications).
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[2026-06-25 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Brent crude fell more than 3 per cent to $74.52 a barrel, its lowest level since the Iran conflict began.
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[2026-06-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Household electricity usage is forecast to almost halve over the next 25 years due to Australia’s booming adoption of rooftop solar panels and batteries, but overall grid demand could double because of businesses’ power usage and energy-hungry data centres.
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[2026-06-24 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A major oil refinery just south of Moscow is expected to remain offline for at least six months following repeated Ukrainian drone strikes this month, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing industry sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-06-24 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump confirmed that inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the US will be allowed to enter Iran to locate enriched uranium in a phone call with Fox News’s Trey Yingst on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-24 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump said on Wednesday that he had instructed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to open an investigation into oil companies over high gasoline prices.
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[2026-06-24 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Amazon Web Services data center is visible on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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[2026-06-24 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's crude exports have traced one of the more dramatic arcs in oil markets. This week's chart maps that journey from the promise of the 2015 nuclear deal to the collapse that followed and the tentative signs of recovery now emerging in the latest data from June 2026.
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[2026-06-24 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned on Wednesday that Israel has not properly prepared for several economic risks that affect everyday life: whether the country will have enough gas to produce electricity, whether homebuyers are taking on mortgages they can afford, and whether government money is being spent under proper oversight.
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[2026-06-24 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Brent crude oil prices fell below $75 a barrel late yesterday, marking the first time the global benchmark has traded under that level since the outbreak of the Trump-initiated Iran conflict.
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[2026-06-24 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US stocks are set for a rebound with equity futures higher as Semis and Tech stage a partial recovery from yesterday’s "Chip-Wreck" as KOSPI retraced about 20% of its losses ahead of earnings from the single-biggest contributor to US outperformance this year: Micron’s third-quarter numbers are an even bigger deal than usual, following Tuesday’s shakeout of an overcrowded AI trade that’s has been priced for perfection.
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