Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 07:24 UTC+10:00] [Pacific Coast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expanding energy exports is part of PM Carney’s strategy to reduce reliance on the US under Trump
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[2026-05-16 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: India's trade deficit soared in April by more than analysts expected, as the surge in oil and gas prices hiked the Indian energy import bill.
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[2026-05-16 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Taiyo Oil tanker that arrived in Japan in March, having taken on Middle Eastern oil off the coast of Malaysia. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
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[2026-05-16 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. stock market fell from its records and joined a worldwide drop for stocks after higher oil prices sent a shiver through the bond market.
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[2026-05-16 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Wall Street’s rally hit a wall Friday as investors dumped stocks amid a sharp jump in Treasury yields, another surge in oil prices and ongoing fears about the Iran war.
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[2026-05-16 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW DELHI — India raised fuel prices by 3 rupees ($0.03) per liter Friday as the government moved to offset losses due to higher global oil prices.
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[2026-05-16 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A wind farm touted as the biggest in the southern hemisphere has been given the green light by the Victorian government, with the 219-turbine facility receiving state environmental approvals.
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[2026-05-16 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chris Gotterup lines up his ball on the 12th green during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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[2026-05-16 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE says it will double the amount of oil it can export by bypassing the Strait of Hormuz via a new pipeline set to be operational in 2027.
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[2026-05-16 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ananym Capital is urging BWXT to commercialize its reactor production capabilities. The investor is looking for BWXT to bring back one of their old small modular reactor (SMR) design, mPower, that was abandoned in 2017.
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[2026-05-16 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Investors sold American stocks on the morning of May 15 as concerns over higher oil prices and stickier inflation dampened sentiment. © Reuters
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[2026-05-16 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says strikes targeting Russia’s oil industry and military production facilities are “entirely justified” after Moscow flattened an apartment block in Kyiv, killing at least 24 people.
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[2026-05-16 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mortgage rates defied expectations by ticking down slightly this week, even as the latest inflation data revealed that surging oil prices resulting from the ongoing war in the Middle East have now bled into the costs of other goods and services.
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[2026-05-16 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates is fast-tracking the construction of a new pipeline which will double the export capacity through Fujairah, a port city in the country’s east, as Gulf nations seek to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED States President Donald Trump recently called Iran’s latest proposal on ending their war “garbage.” He said he did not even bother to finish reading it.
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED States President Donald Trump recently called Iran’s latest proposal on ending their war “garbage.” He said he did not even bother to finish reading it.
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[2026-05-16 02:04 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-16 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates and India have signed pacts on defence, energy and shipping during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf state on Friday, as both countries seek to deepen their relationship amid heightened tensions between Abu Dhabi and Tehran.
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[2026-05-16 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Investors sold American stocks on the morning of May 15 as concerns over higher oil prices and stickier inflation dampened sentiment. © Reuters
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[2026-05-16 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former Biden cabinet secretary and California gubernatorial frontrunner Xavier Becerra is facing scrutiny on two separate fronts — an anonymous complaint accusing him of violating California campaign finance laws and a fresh $500,000 boost from a major oil producer backing his run for governor.
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[2026-05-16 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Days after the U.S. bombing campaign against Iran began, we pointed out on March 3 that the conflict was likely to accelerate a major Gulf infrastructure push to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline to the Red Sea stood out as the clearest signal that regional producers needed a credible Plan B for moving crude and crude products when the Hormuz chokepoint becomes disrupted.
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[2026-05-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry deliver their verdict on the federal budget – including opposition leader Angus Taylor’s targeting of migrants in an effort to solve the housing crisis. They also discuss Pauline Hanson’s soon-to-be released energy policy and why dissatisfaction with Labor isn’t translating into more votes for the Greens
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[2026-05-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry deliver their verdict on Budget week – including the opposition leader, Angus Taylor’s focus on reducing migration numbers to solve the housing crisis. They also discuss Pauline Hanson’s soon-to-be-released energy policy and why not everyone was glued to political reporting this week.
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[2026-05-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Nuclear power] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Port Kembla residents will likely resist base due to risk of nuclear accident and potential as target for ‘military adversaries’, documents state
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[2026-05-16 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China and the United States have provided critical support to the oil market and helped ease the huge supply disruption in the Middle East and kept energy prices from surging even higher.
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[2026-05-16 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized the U.S. in a televised interview on Thursday, blaming tensions in the Strait of Hormuz on “U.S. aggression”.
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[2026-05-16 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China will ramp its crude oil imports from the United States because the world's two largest economies are natural trade partners when it comes to energy, Chris Wright told CNBC on Friday.
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[2026-05-15 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates will accelarate its construction of the West-East oil pipeline, meant to double the export capacity of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), according to a statement by the media office of the government of Abu Dhabi.
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[2026-05-15 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The governments of India and the United Arab Emirates have signed new pacts on defence and petroleum supply during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the UAE on Friday, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on X.
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[2026-05-15 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The move to award a $1.1 billion green ammonia project in Jordan to a Polish-Emirati consortium will support the country's clean energy ambitions and boost economic growth, a senior executive has said.
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[2026-05-15 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bond yields, oil and the dollar are surging this morning as US futures tumble from all-time highs, with Tech underperforming driven by a series of factors including i) surging energy prices on lack of Iran war progress, ii) elevated positioning into options expiry; iii) Central bank repricing, iv) Tech sell-off driven by higher yields, and v) strikes at Samsung Electronics.
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[2026-05-15 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Adnoc has signed two co-operation agreements with Indian energy companies amid growing bilateral collaboration in the sector.
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[2026-05-15 22:18 UTC+10:00] [Data] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Reform UK will not be able to block government-approved large-scale solar farms hated by local campaigners, the party has admitted.
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[2026-05-15 21:28 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: State oil company fast-tracks previously undisclosed project, which is expected to double export capacity
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[2026-05-15 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will make a decision over the next few days about lifting sanctions on Chinese oil companies that buy Iranian oil.
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[2026-05-15 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Eight more countries will invest in the project as they accelerate regional trade diversification in sectors ranging from AI to energy
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[2026-05-15 21:07 UTC+10:00] [Denmark] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Eight more countries will invest in the project as they accelerate regional trade diversification in sectors ranging from AI to energy
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[2026-05-15 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Traders are waking this morning in the US to some relative market mayhem and questioning what came first - the oil spike or the geopolitical angst - to trigger these moves as it appears the market finally remembered there's more going on in the world than trading 'short compute' demand to the moon...
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[2026-05-15 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Newly increased fuel prices are displayed at a petrol pump in Malvan, India, on May 15. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 20:21 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Large-scale attack on Russian regions and huge oil refinery comes after 24 were killed when missile hit flats in Kyiv
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[2026-05-15 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Egyptian smallholders have seen their lives upended by the war in Iran, with soaring fertiliser and energy prices forcing many to lay off workers and reduce the amount of land they farm.
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[2026-05-15 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices rose on Friday and were headed for a weekly gain as supply disruptions continued, with no breakthrough in sight for ending the Iran war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-15 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Abu Dhabi is accelerating construction of the new West-East pipeline to Fujairah as it looks to expand its oil export capacity and bypass the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint.
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[2026-05-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates will accelerate construction of a new oil pipeline to double its export capacity through Fujairah by 2027, the government's Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Friday, vastly expanding its ability to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Civil Rights] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Charles Mauldin remembers that his lungs felt like they were imploding when he breathed in tear gas more than 60 years ago. It was Sunday, March 7, 1965, when Mauldin, who was 17, joined hundreds of other demonstrators in a march from Selma, Alabama, to the state Capitol in Montgomery to demand voting rights for Black Americans.
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[2026-05-15 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Energy and its partners have confirmed the start of full construction on their $13 billion liquefied natural gas project in the US after announcing the final investment decision for the project.
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[2026-05-15 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Recycling and Waste Management
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[2026-05-15 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Scattered protests erupted in Havana on Thursday as residents voiced frustration over worsening shortages of food, electricity, and fuel, prompting a visible security presence. Cuban government announced the nation’s fuel reserves had been completely exhausted, following the depletion of a 100,000-tonne emergency shipment of Russian crude oil that arrived in late March.
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[2026-05-15 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE plans to complete the expansion of the West-East crude oil pipeline, which is expected to double export capacity through Fujairah by 2027.
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[2026-05-15 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. has reiterated its offer of assistance to Cuba in exchange for "fundamental changes" to its communist political regime after CIA director John Ratcliffe visited the Caribbean island nation on Thursday.
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