Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A tattered U.S. flag flaps in the wind over the remains of a mobile home park that was destroyed in the Palisades Fire along the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 5, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)
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[2026-05-21 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cargo ships are seen at sea in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 1, 2026.(AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
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[2026-05-21 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Engineers from across Japan have gathered at this nuclear plant in Hokkaido to prepare it to restart for the first time since 2012. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
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[2026-05-21 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Robert Wilson of UtilityDive
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[2026-05-21 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A tanker carrying crude oil from the United Arab Emirates is believed to have transited the Strait of Hormuz with its Automatic Identification System transponder turned off. © Reuters
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[2026-05-21 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. crude oil prices fell more than 4% on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said talks with Iran are in the final stages.
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[2026-05-21 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices fell about 5 per cent on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump's claimed that the Iran war would end “very quickly”.
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[2026-05-21 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy gestures while answering a question from a news reporter during a gathering of his cabinet Jan. 21, 2026, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
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[2026-05-21 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Three commercial supertankers carrying a combined 6 million barrels of Middle East crude oil have successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters.
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[2026-05-21 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Wednesday, May 20, extended the Yellow Alert of the Visayas electricity grid as some power plants continue to remain offline.
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[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Conservative media is stoking unfounded fears on reform. If Albanese wants an easy win, he should prioritise a popular tax on gas exports
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[2026-05-21 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — A South Korean oil tanker safely transited the Strait of Hormuz, the country's foreign ministry said Wednesday, marking the first passage by a South Korean vessel through the waterway since the Iran war began.
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[2026-05-21 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — Oil prices slid and stock markets advanced Wednesday as Iran said it had allowed around two dozen ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns about the apparent impasse on ending the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-21 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Oil futures are down bigly this morning following comments from President Trump that the war in Iran would be ended "very quickly," but investors remained uncertain about the potential for de-escalation.
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[2026-05-21 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, on Wednesday said a drone strike on the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi was a “dangerous escalation”.
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[2026-05-21 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At the end of April, US President Donald Trump predicted that Iran was days away from its oil fields and infrastructure "exploding", crediting a US blockade on Iranian port.
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[2026-05-21 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At the end of April, US President Donald Trump predicted that Iran was days away from its oil fields and infrastructure "exploding", crediting a US blockade on Iranian port.
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[2026-05-21 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK has rolled back some sanctions on Russian oil, allowing imports of diesel and jet fuel made from Russian crude in third countries, as households and airlines grapple with a fuel price crisis driven by conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-21 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK government has denied easing sanctions on Russia after coming under fire for issuing a temporary license allowing imports of Russian-origin diesel and jet fuel. London said the move was necessary to stabilize energy markets disrupted by the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-05-21 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin for a high-stakes summit on Wednesday, just days after wrapping up closely watched talks with Trump, which by all accounts failed to produce any Washington-Beijing breakthroughs.
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[2026-05-20 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has formally begun its review of the construction permit application for an advanced microreactor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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[2026-05-20 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE on Wednesday urged Iraq to prevent hostile acts and address threats “urgently”, days after a drone attack on Barakah nuclear power plant that was launched from Iraqi territory.
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[2026-05-20 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher led by tech as the selloff in bonds eased and traders awaited earnings from Nvidia after the close. As of 7:30am ET, S&P futures are up 0.3% while Nasdaq futs rose 0.7% showing optimism heading into the release and overlooking weakness in tech during APAC trade.
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[2026-05-20 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: UK inventories of diesel and jet fuel are set to shrink to their lowest since 2023 this month
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[2026-05-20 21:20 UTC+10:00] [UK] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: UK inventories of diesel and jet fuel are set to shrink to their lowest since 2023 this month
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[2026-05-20 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their strategic ties and growing energy trade as they met in Beijing Wednesday only days after a visit by US President Donald Trump to China.
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[2026-05-20 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A state agency will handle exports of palm oil, coal and ferroalloys to stem revenue loss and under-invoicing, the president says
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[2026-05-20 21:01 UTC+10:00] [Danantara Sumber Daya Indonesia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A state agency will handle exports of palm oil, coal and ferroalloys to stem revenue loss and under-invoicing, the president says
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[2026-05-20 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed former Palawan 1st District Representative Franz Josef George Alvarez as the new acting president and chief executive officer of the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC).
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[2026-05-20 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Kingdom government said it had eased sanctions on imports of Russian jet fuel and diesel refined in third countries, amid soaring fuel prices caused by the Iran war and prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-20 20:31 UTC+10:00] [Aviation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Keir Starmer is facing criticism from leadership rivals and opposition parties over his government’s decision to ease santions on jet fuel and diesel made with Russian crude oil.
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[2026-05-20 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers walk near coal barges in Palembang, Indonesia: Commodity producer shares fell on May 20, after the government announced new export controls. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Senior Saudi statesman Prince Turki Al Faisal once told me that energy markets bind the world together. Coming from the man whose father, King Faisal, started the 1973 oil embargo – a near cataclysmic event at the time that saw the New York Stock Exchange shed almost half its value in a year, and ushered in a decade of high inflation, unemployment and stagnant industrial productivity worldwide – that means something.
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[2026-05-20 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto gestures before delivering his address during a House of Representatives plenary session in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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[2026-05-20 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A seized suspected Russian oil taker by the French navy is photographed in the Mediterranean Sea in Fos-sur-Mer, southern France, on Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni, File)
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[2026-05-20 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The British government has relaxed sanctions on Russian energy imports, allowing it to buy jet fuel and diesel refined from Russian crude oil in third-party countries as the war in the Middle East continues to roil energy markets.
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[2026-05-20 18:41 UTC+10:00] [Bees] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vibrating flowers uses huge amounts of energy, forcing bees to choose which plants to visit and affecting which ones are pollinated
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[2026-05-20 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Lower gas and electricity bills were behind a bigger than expected drop in the UK's inflation rate, but inflation is widely expected to rise from here due to the ongoing impact of the Iran war.
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[2026-05-20 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prices are rising as demand for Russian supply spikes amid Middle East instability
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[2026-05-20 17:51 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prices are rising as demand for Russian supply spikes amid Middle East instability
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[2026-05-20 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Two Chinese oil tankers have left the Strait of Hormuz after waiting in the Gulf for more than two months, as the United States president and vice president claim a deal to end the US-Israel war on Iran is imminent.
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[2026-05-20 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – On a day when Caliraya Springs turned into a wind-swept crucible, Harmie Constantino stood tall against the elements, weathering a brutal midday heat to stand on the cusp of ending a year-long title drought.
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[2026-05-20 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Energy security and supply chains topped the summit’s formal agenda. The subtext was a fear of ‘alliance abandonment’, analysts say
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[2026-05-20 17:28 UTC+10:00] [Richard Nixon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Energy security and supply chains topped the summit’s formal agenda. The subtext was a fear of ‘alliance abandonment’, analysts say
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[2026-05-20 17:22 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump says he could strike Iran again as Tehran threatens ‘new fronts’ in war if an attack takes place
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[2026-05-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Deforestation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Need for minerals, biofuels and pulp adding to pressures from ranching, monocrops, oil and logging, analysis finds
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[2026-05-20 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers walk near coal barges in Palembang, Indonesia: Commodity producer shares fell on May 20, after the government announced new export controls. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.K. inflation eased to 2.8% in April, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-20 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Inga Simpson’s latest book comprises 11 stories and one poem: the skein that connects them all is a dedication to the natural world. Simpson has often written about the environment in her fiction: The Thinning explores extinctions and a solar eclipse; Nest is set in a subtropical hinterland, The Last Woman in the World surveys a burning world and Where the Trees Were touches on Indigenous land rights and conservation.
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