Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-08 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Pakistan on Tuesday cast doubt on US-Iran peace prospects, saying attacks on its ally Saudi Arabia could derail the process.
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[2026-04-08 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Saudi Aramco's May premium for Asian oil shipments is the highest in data going back to February 2010. © Reuters
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[2026-04-08 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ahead of Friday's CPI report, inflation fears are already rising, with the NY Fed's latest monthly survey of consumer expectations reporting that Inflation expectations at the one-year horizon were higher at 3.42% in March from the previous month’s 3.00%, matching the highest since April '25. Inflation expectations also increased by 0.1% to 3.1% at the three-year-ahead horizon, and were unchanged at 3.0% at the five-year-ahead horizon in March.
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[2026-04-08 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BACOLOD CITY — Negros Oriental and this city on Negros Island are implementing austerity measures and resource reallocation strategies to mitigate the impact of rising fuel costs on their constituents and the local economies.
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[2026-04-08 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Shortages have been worsening at filling stations across France, with around 18% of them having run out of at least one type of fuel, Energy Minister Delegate Maud Bregeon has said. Demand has risen amid capped prices, as Middle East war disruptions have pushed global energy costs up.
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[2026-04-08 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Shortages have been worsening at filling stations across France, with around 18% of them having run out of at least one type of fuel, Energy Minister Delegate Maud Bregeon has said. Demand has risen amid capped prices, as Middle East war disruptions have pushed global energy costs up.
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[2026-04-08 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: RECENT events driven by the war in Iran and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz has put a choke on the flow of around 20 percent of the world’s oil, plunging most of Southeast Asia into a looming energy crisis. The Philippines sources around 98 percent of its crude oil from the Middle East.
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[2026-04-08 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The price of Urals crude jumped to more than $116 per barrel last week, its highest level since 2013, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
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[2026-04-08 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s planned press conference on Tuesday was abruptly canceled without explanation hours in advance, as the US began striking Kharg Island, where roughly 90% of Iran’s oil is handled.
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[2026-04-08 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Egypt and Italian energy giant ENI announced on Tuesday a "significant" natural gas discovery off Egypt's Mediterranean coast, as the North African country struggles to secure its energy needs due to the US and Israel's war with Iran.
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[2026-04-08 01:02 UTC+10:00] [Oil spills] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Shahid Bagheri leaking fuel towards Hara mangrove forest, home to migrating birds and endangered turtles
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[2026-04-08 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: India’s most advanced nuclear reactor has reached a self-sustaining stage that marks a major leap for the country’s atomic energy programme, and takes it a step closer to cutting dependance on uranium.
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[2026-04-08 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US stocks fell Tuesday morning and oil prices rose as President Trump’s 8 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz quickly neared – and investors feared a deal would not be reached in time.
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[2026-04-08 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Nasa has released the first photographs taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their fly-by of the Moon.
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[2026-04-07 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Marcos filed Senate Bill No. 2007, which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 8479, or the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998.
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[2026-04-07 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran has attacked Saudi Arabia's Jubail petrochemical complex, the heart of the kingdom's downstream energy sector and home to multi-billion-dollar joint ventures, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-07 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: On April 5, US President Donald Trump issued an expletive-laden threat to Iran: open the Strait of Hormuz, whose near closure has spiked oil prices globally, or else bridges and power plants would be bombed.
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[2026-04-07 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Italy’s Eni has made a gas and condensate discovery in Egypt that could meet the growing power demand in the Arab world’s most populous nation.
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[2026-04-07 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures reversed earlier gains and oil advanced following reports that Iran's Kharg island was targeted earlier on Tuesday, while the market was largely paralyzed ahead of Trump’s 8pm ET deadline for Iran to agree to a ceasefire or face escalation. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down 0.4%, and Nasdaq futures slide 0.6%.
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[2026-04-07 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US reportedly unleashed targeted strikes on Iran’s critical Kharg Island on Tuesday — just as the regime threatened that “restraint is over” if America crossed red lines.
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[2026-04-07 22:14 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-07 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The resumption of Israeli natural gas exports to Egypt has offered some respite in an energy crunch rippling through the country's economy and into people’s homes.
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[2026-04-07 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey's government is likely to reject a proposal by Kyiv to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Ukraine through Istanbul's Bosphorus, citing security concerns and the long-term implications, a senior Turkish official told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-04-07 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, speaking at a news conference in Tokyo on April 7, emphasized that Japan has sufficient oil stocks and is making steady progress in securing alternative supply routes, (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
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[2026-04-07 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move signals Tehran’s use of access to Hormuz as leverage, analysts say, while drawing scrutiny over Malaysia’s oil transfers
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[2026-04-07 21:52 UTC+10:00] [Ocean Thunder] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move signals Tehran’s use of access to Hormuz as leverage, analysts say, while drawing scrutiny over Malaysia’s oil transfers
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[2026-04-07 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The phrase “Orphan Pearl” was coined in the 1960s by an Iranian author, referring to Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, which is a heavily fortified Iranian oil terminal. It was called the “orphan of the pearl” because of its solitary location. Today, it stands as the heart of Iran’s oil industry.
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[2026-04-07 21:33 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-07 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have warned they could disrupt oil and gas supplies to the United States and its allies if Washington crosses Tehran’s “red lines”.
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[2026-04-07 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol was interviewed by the French newspaper Le Figaro earlier on Tuesday and warned that the Gulf energy shock "is more severe than those of 1973, 1979, and 2022 combined" because it is affecting oil, gas, food, fertilizers, petrochemicals, helium, and global trade all at once.
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[2026-04-07 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s army says it has continued drone attacks targeting what it described as the “Zionist regime's petrochemical industries”, in response to strikes on its own energy and infrastructure sites.
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[2026-04-07 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, rescue workers evacuate injured people from a bus attacked by a Russian drone in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
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[2026-04-07 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing will build the world’s highest-altitude parabolic trough solar thermal facility on the Tibet Plateau to diversify power sources
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[2026-04-07 20:58 UTC+10:00] [Jiangsu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing will build the world’s highest-altitude parabolic trough solar thermal facility on the Tibet Plateau to diversify power sources
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[2026-04-07 20:50 UTC+10:00] [Visayas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-07 20:31 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-07 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Among the measures, the government announced an increase of US$155 to a cost-of-living cash payment to eligible Singaporeans
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[2026-04-07 20:20 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Among the measures, the government announced an increase of US$155 to a cost-of-living cash payment to eligible Singaporeans
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[2026-04-07 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As energy shocks from the Iran war underscore India's fossil‑fuel vulnerability, its companies are turning to China to explore tie-ups in the electric vehicle charging, battery solutions, and renewable energy space.
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[2026-04-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Fossil fuels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Eighty-five countries have sought a roadmap to phasing out fossil fuels. A conference this month offers hope they could unite
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[2026-04-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese and Ukrainian officials sign a protocol in Kyiv on inspection, quarantine and sanitary requirements for exports
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[2026-04-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [wheat flour] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese and Ukrainian officials sign a protocol in Kyiv on inspection, quarantine and sanitary requirements for exports
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[2026-04-07 19:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung congratulated Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on his reelection and agreed to closely cooperate to address uncertainties in the global energy supply chain during a phone call Tuesday, Cheong Wa Dae said.
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[2026-04-07 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung congratulated Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on his reelection and agreed to closely cooperate to address uncertainties in the global energy supply chain during a phone call Tuesday, Cheong Wa Dae said.
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[2026-04-07 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Presidential Communications Office (PCO), led by Acting Secretary Dave Gomez, files charges before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on April 7, 2026 against those proliferating ‘falsified news’ online, particularly on social media sites. Gomez cited misleading information posted by Facebook page Malasakit News Pilipinas regarding the country’s energy emergency such as an impending energy lockdown and the shortage of oil supply, causing undue concern to the public.
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[2026-04-07 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mixed stock market reaction to president’s comments, while IMF chief warns of inflation and slower growth
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[2026-04-07 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY — Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday he will fly to Singapore to help secure petroleum imports as oil prices surge during war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-07 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that an interest rate hike could be appropriate if inflation remains persistently above the central bank's 2% target, the latest sign that some policymakers are moving away from a bias toward reducing borrowing costs.
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[2026-04-07 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Jeepney drivers protest in Pasay City on April 7, 2026 to demand the repeal of the Oil Deregulation Law as diesel prices surge to an average of ₱147.60 per liter, with some premium pumps breaching the ₱170 mark following a massive ₱19.80 hike today. According to the transport group Manibela, the relentless weekly increases triggered by the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war have forced approximately 20 percent of jeepney drivers nationwide, roughly 30,000 units in Metro Manila alone, to stop operating entirely
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[2026-04-07 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Across the country, Republican-led state legislatures are passing a slate of laws that effectively shield oil and gas companies from legal claims that they are responsible for the destruction and mounting toll caused by climate change. Fifteen laws have either been passed or are currently being debated in 11 states.
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