Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Fujairah authorities said smoke visible over an oil industry zone of the emirate on Thursday was due to an accidental fire.
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[2026-05-14 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Venezuelan government announced Wednesday that it has begun a "comprehensive and orderly process" for restructuring its enormous sovereign and state oil company debt.
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[2026-05-14 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The White House said that US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have agreed on the need for the Strait of Hormuz to remain open for the free flow of energy.
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[2026-05-14 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Electric-vehicle maker Polestar told CNBC Thursday that "range anxiety" has been replaced by "pump anxiety," amid worries around a Middle East crisis that has global energy prices soaring.
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[2026-05-14 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In a speech to lawmakers laced with all the pomp that accompanies the ceremonial opening of Parliament, the king said the U.K.'s economic, energy and national security would be tested as it deals with the fallout from the wars in Iran and Ukraine. The question is whether Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be around to implement the measures in the speech and, even if he remains in post, whether he will have the authority to push his proposals through.
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[2026-05-14 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Bakery giant Goldilocks has installed a solar power system at its Cebu production plant after partnering with renewable energy firm First Gen Group in a move aimed at reducing electricity costs and increasing reliance on clean energy. The 516-kilowatt-peak (kWp) solar photovoltaic system at the company’s commissary in Lapu-Lapu City was inaugurated on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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[2026-05-14 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina has announced her resignation amid a government crisis caused by an incident involving Ukrainian kamikaze drones hitting an oil depot near the Russian border.Silina announced the decision at a press briefing on Thursday. Just hours earlier, Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis, a member of Silina’s liberal-conservative Unity party, stated that the prime minister has no intention of leaving office.
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[2026-05-14 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina has announced her resignation amid a government crisis caused by an incident involving Ukrainian kamikaze drones hitting an oil depot near the Russian border.
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[2026-05-14 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Nord Stream pipelines have long slipped from headlines, apart from the occasional whodunnit narratives, and they have remained damaged and offline. The Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipeline bombings occurred on September 26, 2022 - but their future fate is still up in the air and being wrangled over, including by Washington.
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[2026-05-14 18:05 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Over the past decade, hundreds of millions of solar panels have been installed from Sicily to Lapland, turning what was once a niche technology into Europe’s biggest source of power during the summer months.
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[2026-05-14 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major South Korean shipyard, said Thursday it has clinched a deal worth 750.5 billion won (US$504 million) to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
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[2026-05-14 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — The experimental plane Solar Impulse 2, which completed a historic round-the-world trip in 2016 without using jet fuel, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico recently, its owner revealed.
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[2026-05-14 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two men sit in a small boat on the water as a mix of bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, April 27, 2026.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-05-14 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Battery EVs take nine of top 10 sales spots amid surging oil prices, giving local brands the edge and pushing Tesla down April charts
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[2026-05-14 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Brent crude oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Battery EVs take nine of top 10 sales spots amid surging oil prices, giving local brands the edge and pushing Tesla down April charts
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[2026-05-14 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez waves after bidding farewell to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright following their meeting at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
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[2026-05-14 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cuba has run out of oil and diesel, its energy minister said on Wednesday, as an ongoing U.S. blockade starves the island nation of fuel.
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[2026-05-14 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Honda’s Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe speaks at a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Yuta Omori/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-05-14 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia ’s maritime agency says Iranian-linked tankers are exploiting “jurisdictional gaps” to conduct ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned oil near its waters, rejecting allegations that authorities ignored a long-running trade allowing Iran to evade U.S. sanctions.
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[2026-05-14 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Essential Oil Crops
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[2026-05-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If resolution is passed governments will have legal responsibility to cut greenhouse gas emissions
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[2026-05-14 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese energy company Eneos said on May 14 that it will buy U.S. oil company Chevron's fuel products business in several Southeast Asian countries and Australia for $2.17 billion. (Photos by Mao Kawano and Yuji Ohira)
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[2026-05-14 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese energy company Eneos said on May 14 that it will buy U.S. oil company Chevron's fuel products business in several Southeast Asian countries and Australia for $2.17 billion. (Photos by Mao Kawano and Yuji Ohira)
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[2026-05-14 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Ora 5 from Great Wall Motor is displayed at the Beijing auto show on April 24. The company, which topped the list of state subsidy recipients last year, is increasingly pushing exports. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Labor has slashed billions of dollars from its ambitions for hydrogen exports and a flourishing clean manufacturing sector as the Trump administration’s anti-clean-energy agenda hits global investment and cripples the Albanese government’s green industry goals.
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[2026-05-14 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright informed lawmakers that Iran is “frighteningly close” to developing nuclear weapons during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, CNN reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A Nigerian court on Wednesday sentenced former power minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in jail for siphoning off millions of dollars from hydro-electricity projects.
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[2026-05-14 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, US President Donald Trump begins talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, with trade, Iran, energy and the Strait of Hormuz on the agenda.
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[2026-05-14 15:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Prolonged conflict in the Middle East has driven up global oil prices, significantly increasing the operating costs for gas-powered vehicles in Korea while boosting demand for electric vehicles.
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[2026-05-14 15:14 UTC+10:00] [energy efficiency] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The models tested included seven reverse-cycle air conditioners, while the rest were cooling-only units.
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[2026-05-14 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung held a phone call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on Thursday to discuss ways to enhance their countries' bilateral cooperation in energy, the economy and culture.
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[2026-05-14 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to newly establish a public-private committee to boost the efficiency of South Korea's nuclear power plant export system and promote closer cooperation between two major export firms, the industry ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's energy minister Vicente de la O Levy has said.
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[2026-05-14 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, a Democratic candidate for governor of New Mexico, greets people outside a candidate forum in Rio Rancho, N.M., on April 28, 2026, ahead of a June 2 primary election. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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[2026-05-14 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- More than 96 percent of gas stations nationwide have kept gasoline prices unchanged under the country's fuel price cap system, the industry ministry said Thursday, noting South Korea is managing fuel prices within a relatively stable range compared with other major economies.
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[2026-05-14 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Mets somehow found a way to keep the feel-good energy going Wednesday night.
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[2026-05-14 12:15 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Minister Vicente de la O Levy says ‘Cuba is open to anyone that wants to sell us fuel’ as rolling power blackouts increase
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[2026-05-14 11:59 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 14, 2026 — 11:59am
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[2026-05-14 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Cuba's Energy Minister said on Wednesday that the country has completely run out of fuel as a result of the US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-14 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil was struggling for direction Thursday as traders weighed OPEC's lower demand outlook for this year, while the International Energy Agency flagged greater volatility ahead.
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[2026-05-14 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has joined the European Union's (EU) energy initiative aimed at helping households use electricity more efficiently.
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[2026-05-14 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mexico’s goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa catches a ball next tooth head coach Javier Aguirre during a training session in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 13, 2026.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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[2026-05-14 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With global refineries working overtime to convert oil into much needed product, Japan's refinery utilization rates also surged in May, as releases from petroleum reserves and increased supply of non-Middle East crude are easing the crude supply crunch seen in March and most of April, OilPrice reported.
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[2026-05-14 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indonesia generates 140,000 metric tons of waste per day. © ANTARA
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[2026-05-14 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Costco’s famously chaotic gas lines could soon get a whole lot shorter… at one giant location.
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[2026-05-14 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Tokyo area supermarket. Japanese consumers are bracing for faster inflation. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-05-14 05:36 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-14 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran has turned to alternative trade to bypass the US blockade along the Strait of Hormuz, making use of northern sea ports, trucking through land borders and sending cargo through a rail system bound for China to sell oil and receive vital parts for its military, according to multiple reports.
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[2026-05-14 05:22 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-05-14 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends an energy investment event in capital city Brasilia on May 8. © Reuters
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