Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-18 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gas prices are surging across the US as the war with Iran continues to rattle global energy markets — with crude oil spiking 4% and American diesel topping $5 a gallon Tuesday, inflicting pain at the pump.
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[2026-03-18 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BOGOTÁ (AP) — El gobierno colombiano informó el martes que tramita con Estados Unidos una licencia de la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros para reactivar proyectos de interconexión eléctrica e importación de gas con Venezuela.
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[2026-03-18 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A general view of a pumping station at the end of the Druzhba oil pipeline in the east German refinery PCK in Schwedt, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner, File)
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[2026-03-18 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Oil prices jumped about 3% on Tuesday after renewed Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates rekindled supply fears, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining largely shut and several U.S. allies rebuffing President Trump's call to send warships to escort shipping through the vital waterway
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[2026-03-18 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blamed the United States-Israel war for disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the critical global artery through which one-fifth of the world’s oil shipments transit.
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[2026-03-17 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—Consumer advocacy group ILAW Pilipinas on Tuesday urged the government to adopt urgent measures to shield consumers from rising energy costs as the Philippines faces a surge in electricity prices.
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[2026-03-17 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Kremlin said Tuesday that Moscow remains committed to helping authorities in Havana after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed he could do “anything I want” with Cuba after a U.S.-imposed oil blockade plunged the island nation into darkness.
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[2026-03-17 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Italy, France and seven other European Union countries have warned the European Commission that a damaged Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier adrift in the Mediterranean poses a serious environmental threat, Reuters reported Monday.
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[2026-03-17 22:24 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-17 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) on Tuesday announced that the fuel surcharge for domestic and international flights will increase in April as the war in the Middle East continued to have an impact on oil prices.
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[2026-03-17 21:44 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: LNG prices have doubled to three-year highs as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped and Qatar halts shipments
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[2026-03-17 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A fresh wave of attacks on the United Arab Emirates' energy infrastructure has ramped up concerns over prolonged supply disruptions amid the Iran war.
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[2026-03-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The start-up plans to build ‘large-scale’ facilities to convert carbon dioxide into synthetic fuel, though some question its commercial feasibility
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[2026-03-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former tenants of an East Village building destroyed in a fatal 2015 gas explosion claim the new owner is stiffing them out of roughly $2 million in housing stipends, according to a new lawsuit.
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[2026-03-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Maureen Donlon of Wagga Wagga has some listening advice for DJ Albo: “History repeating itself? I draw readers’ attention to the 1979 hit The Topical Song (to the tune of Supertramp’s The Logical Song) by the Barron Knights, which dealt with the oil crisis, caused by (shock horror) trouble in Iran.
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[2026-03-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Newsletters] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-17 20:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Regulation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Five years ago, Oklahoma oil regulators took on a project with an impressive name: the Source of Truth. State officials wanted a comprehensive database capturing all vital information about the more than 11,000 wells in Oklahoma that shoot the toxic byproduct of oil production back underground.
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[2026-03-17 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has issued a circular introducing a four-day school week as part of measures to manage energy consumption amid the ongoing global fuel crisis.
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[2026-03-17 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HONG KONG, China — Oil prices surged more than five percent Tuesday as several countries pushed back against Donald Trump's demand that they help secure the key Strait of Hormuz, while Iran continued to target crude-producing neighbours.
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[2026-03-17 19:46 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Brent crude price climbs as operations suspended at Shah gasfield in UAE after Iranian strike
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[2026-03-17 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury yields edged higher Tuesday as investors weighed escalating tensions in the Middle East and rising oil prices ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision.
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[2026-03-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Energy Minister Chris Bowen has moved to assure Australians that fuel will keep flowing into the country for a month, but fears of a shortage within weeks has prompted importers to look to Africa and the US for new sources of supply.
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[2026-03-17 18:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has accused some Western allies of ingratitude after several countries rebuffed his demand to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran continues to target oil facilities in the Gulf.
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[2026-03-17 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Cuba was plunged into darkness on Monday after a nationwide power outage cut electricity to the island’s 11 million residents, highlighting the severity of its ongoing energy crisis. The Ministry of Energy and Mines reported a “complete disconnection” of the national grid, with no immediate technical failure identified, raising concerns about systemic weakness.
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[2026-03-17 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Minister of Energy, Engineer Kumara Jayakody, today (17) provided Parliament with an update on the country’s current fuel reserves. The statement was made in response to a question raised by the Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa.
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[2026-03-17 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A drone strike has sparked a fire at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as Iran continues to launch sustained attacks on Gulf countries amid the United States-Israeli joint war on its soil more than two weeks ago.
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[2026-03-17 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
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[2026-03-17 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan — The war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran has already killed more than 1,400 people, set off retaliatory attacks by Tehran targeting Gulf nations and Israel, and pushed global oil prices above $100 a barrel.
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[2026-03-17 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are set to open broadly flat on Tuesday as global markets remain volatile and oil prices continue to fluctuate.
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[2026-03-17 17:03 UTC+10:00] [Jin Zhijun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New initiative comes as Beijing's latest five-year plan doubles down on renewables and energy security amid global instability
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[2026-03-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: TAIPEI, March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Recharge Power Co., Ltd., the system-level energy storage subsidiary of J&V Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (TWSE:6869), announced a new milestone in its international expansion following the award of a large-scale solar-plus-storage EPC project in Taiwan. Five energy storage sites (each 2 MW / 8 MWh) operated by Recharge Power across the Tohoku, Chubu, and Kyushu power service areas in Japan have been progressively connected to the grid, with two sites completing performance testing and
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[2026-03-17 16:46 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-03-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Greenhouse gas emissions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts
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[2026-03-17 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walks near a stock price monitor showing Nikkei index at a security company Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-03-17 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Thailand is discussing with Russia the possibility of purchasing crude oil as supplies tighten amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, the country’s foreign minister said.
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[2026-03-17 15:34 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 17, 2026 15:34 | News
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[2026-03-17 15:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LS Eco Energy said Tuesday its Vietnamese subsidiary LSCV has secured an $8 million contract to supply bus ducts to a hyperscale data center being built in Malaysia by a global IT company.
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[2026-03-17 15:05 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Energy minister says country’s fuel supply has yet to be affected by war after meeting with suppliers and retailers
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[2026-03-17 15:02 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has flagged a shake-up of Western Australia’s fuel market as she lamented the drying-up of the spot market smaller petrol operators used to buy from.
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[2026-03-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JAKARTA, Indonesia — Price pressures fuelled by the Middle East war may push Indonesia's government to reconsider its dogged defence of energy subsidies and a costly meals scheme close to the heart of President Prabowo Subianto, analysts say.
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[2026-03-17 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, that arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
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[2026-03-17 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Events in the narrow waterway are causing chaos around the globe. The Guardian’s energy correspondent, Jillian Ambrose, explains why
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[2026-03-17 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HAVANA — Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble.
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[2026-03-17 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HAVANA, Cuba — US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "take" Cuba as the communist island plunged into darkness under a total power blackout linked to a crippling oil embargo imposed by Washington.
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[2026-03-17 13:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Gulf Arab states did not ask the US to go to war with Iran, but many are now urging it not to stop short by leaving the Islamic Republic still able to threaten the Gulf’s oil lifeline and the economies that depend on it, three Gulf sources told Reuters.
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[2026-03-17 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Missiles and drones rained on the United Arab Emirates on Monday, killing one civilian, disrupting the world's busiest airport and sparking a fire at a crucial oil hub.
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[2026-03-17 13:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, Japan — Oil climbed again in Asia on Tuesday after prices retreated a day earlier, with investors remaining focused on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-17 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung warned that the worst-case energy scenario must be considered if the Middle East conflict continues, calling for diplomatic efforts to secure stable alternative energy sources.
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[2026-03-17 13:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "take" Cuba as the communist island plunged into darkness under a total power blackout linked to a crippling oil embargo imposed by Washington.
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