Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-12 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese minister Ryosei Akazawa, left, and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick have held talks on Japan investing in American nuclear power. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-06-12 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces sanctions on Union Cuba-Petroleo after Havana and Beijing hold positive bilateral talks
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[2026-06-12 05:57 UTC+10:00] [Chinese Communist Party] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces sanctions on Union Cuba-Petroleo after Havana and Beijing hold positive bilateral talks
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[2026-06-12 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: North Dakota Republican Attorney General Drew Wrigley, left, listens as Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier addresses reporters at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
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[2026-06-12 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Breaking News
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[2026-06-12 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, Rothschild & Co Redburn analyst Tony Jones published a note on space propellant economics and identified an industrial-gases giant that is well positioned to dominate the market for rocket propellants and mission-critical launch gases as SpaceX's Starship launch cadence gains momentum and the broader space economy is set to double by 2035.
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[2026-06-12 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Donald Trump threatened to seize Iran’s main oil export hub, Kharg Island, on Thursday, before flip-flopping on the grounds that the American people "don't have the stomach" for what military experts say would be an invasion entailing large US casualties.
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[2026-06-12 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are climbing, and oil prices are falling after President Donald Trump called off his threat to bomb Iran.
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[2026-06-12 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – Un hombre camina frente a una gasolinería donde se ha agotado el combustible, ubicada cerca de la embajada estadounidense, que se ve al fondo, en La Habana, Cuba, el 7 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Ramon Espinosa, Archivo)
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[2026-06-12 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The US government on Thursday announced sanctions against Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company in a move expected to increase tensions between the two countries.
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[2026-06-12 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man walks past a gas station that has run out of fuel, located near the U.S Embassy, pictured in the background, in Havana, Cuba, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
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[2026-06-12 03:17 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-12 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Thursday, June 11, 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-06-12 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Commercial ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz should quickly increase if the U.S. and Iran reach a stable agreement that improves security in the strategic sea lane, the CEO of a leading oil tanker company told CNBC.
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[2026-06-12 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday brushed off concerns about consumer inflation surging to a fresh three-year high in May, on the back of soaring energy prices caused by his war on Iran.
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[2026-06-12 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi clean energy company Masdar has finalised a deal to acquire nearly half of Spain's Repsol, further scaling the former's green energy portfolio on the global level.
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[2026-06-12 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-12 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-12 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Opec has lowered its oil demand outlook for this year for the second consecutive time, while remaining confident of a “resilient” global economy amid the disruption caused by the US-Iran war.
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[2026-06-12 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said the US will be hitting Iran “very hard tonight”, adding the military will be “taking Kharg Island” and other Iranian “oil infrastructure points in the not too distant future”.
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[2026-06-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US inflation accelerated to a three-year high in May as soaring energy costs linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran pushed prices higher across the economy, according to government data. Food prices also rose sharply.
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[2026-06-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US inflation accelerated to a three-year high in May as soaring energy costs linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran pushed prices higher across the economy, according to government data. Food prices also rose sharply.
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[2026-06-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Bessent announced on X Thursday morning that Washington is moving forward on a plan to compensate America's Gulf regional allies for damage sustained during Iranian counterattacks on their energy and civic infrastructure.
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[2026-06-11 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman walks past the World Bank building in Washington on April 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)PRNTO
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[2026-06-11 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has announced that the Strait of Hormuz has been completely closed to all oil tankers and commercial ships in response to recent US strikes on the country, and stated any vessel attempting to pass would be shot at.
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[2026-06-11 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People shop in the produce section of a grocery store on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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[2026-06-11 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KASHIWAZAKI, Japan — Japan has resumed operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant to help the country meet huge electricity demands during a global oil crisis, but the reboot highlights a big problem: Japan is running out of space for spent nuclear fuel and has no viable plans for permanent disposal of the radioactive waste.
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[2026-06-11 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US military said on Thursday it had disabled a third oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman overnight, as it “violated the blockade against Iran by attempting to transport Iranian oil”.
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[2026-06-11 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. military will attack Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT," and will soon take over the country's "oil infrastructure points," President Donald Trump said Thursday morning.
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[2026-06-11 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Live on television, President Donald Trump, sitting in the Oval Office, told reporters on Wednesday that the United States has been sneaking millions of barrels of oil out of the Strait of Hormuz despite tensions defying Iran’s restrictions on transit through the waterway.
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[2026-06-11 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher led by tech and small caps, with traders buying the dip in stocks as a swift conclusion to the latest round of US strikes against Iran raised expectations that talks over a peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will get back on track.
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[2026-06-11 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The European Bank is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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[2026-06-11 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The European Central Bank announced a quarter-point rate hike on Thursday, bringing its key interest rate to 2.25% as the Iran war continues to blow inflation off target.
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[2026-06-11 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-11 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Markets expect the ECB to hike by 25bps, the first rate hike since 2023, but do not look for explicit guidance on the path ahead, with the Council likely pledging in the statement to set monetary policy in a data-dependent and meeting-by-meeting fashion. Lagarde is likely to highlight that tightening is appropriate, for example, by repeating that the energy shock requires “some measured adjustment” in the policy stance.
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[2026-06-11 21:38 UTC+10:00] [geoengenharia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: À medida que o aquecimento global se intensifica, cresce também o interesse pela geoengenharia solar, inclusive entre empresas privadas e investidores. A técnica, no entanto, continua controversa e sem regulamentação.
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[2026-06-11 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Alcoa shares in New York were hammered the most in over a year on Wednesday after CFO Molly Beerman warned investors that the company's alumina segment faces heavy losses from the energy shock and ongoing disruption at the Hormuz maritime chokepoint.
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[2026-06-11 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sourcing crude from Moscow to counter Middle East supply shocks risks drawing a backlash from the West
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[2026-06-11 20:31 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sourcing crude from Moscow to counter Middle East supply shocks risks drawing a backlash from the West
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[2026-06-11 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Gulf leaders have strongly condemned Iranian attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, warning that the assaults threaten regional stability, global trade and energy supplies. The criticism came as tensions intensified following fresh military exchanges involving Iran and the United States.
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[2026-06-11 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. has emerged as the top supplier of liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas to India in May, as shipments from the Gulf countries fell due to traffic disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-06-11 19:11 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-11 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Andrew Topf via OilPrice.com,
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[2026-06-11 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The European Union, which has been starved for cheap energy since the start of the Ukraine war, is betting that the future of its energy system lies under the North African sun. On Tuesday, the European Commission pledged €5 billion of EU money to renewables projects in North Africa and the Middle East, which could feed electricity back into Europe’s grid, Politico reported.
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[2026-06-11 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang Heping, deputy director of Shanxi provincial department of emergency management, is accused of ‘serious violations’
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[2026-06-11 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Ministry of Emergency Management] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang Heping, deputy director of Shanxi provincial department of emergency management, is accused of ‘serious violations’
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[2026-06-11 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran's State TV reported Thursday that the country's joint military command has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed "to the passage of all vessels, including oil tankers and commercial ships."
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[2026-06-11 17:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Lee Raymond, the former head of Exxon Mobil who oversaw the biggest corporate merger in the history of the oil industry and was derided as “the Darth Vader of global warming” for his scepticism toward climate change, has died. He was 87.
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[2026-06-11 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Three Indian sailors who were reported missing have been killed after the US military struck a tanker in the Gulf of Oman, a federal minister has said.
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[2026-06-11 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced a P0.1488 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) increase in electricity rates for June, reversing last month’s reduction as higher generation charges and supply pressures in the Luzon grid pushed overall costs upward.
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