Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-03 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Very Large Crude Carrier linked to National Iranian Tanker Company has evaded the United States naval blockade and reached the Asia Pacific carrying more than 1.9 million barrels of crude oil, according to TankerTrackers.com.
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[2026-05-03 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Premier David Crisafulli has announced a plan to increase the state's oil production and storage. (ABC News: Charlie McLean)
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[2026-05-03 12:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A second South Korean-flagged vessel carrying crude oil has safely passed through the Red Sea and is now en route to the country, authorities said Sunday, marking another successful detour following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-03 11:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Rio's famed Copacabana beach was sizzling with energy Saturday, ahead of a free performance by Latin pop queen Shakira that will likely be her biggest concert to date.
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[2026-05-03 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-03 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi discusses energy cooperation with Asia-Pacific leaders on April 15. Her POWERR Asia initiative is centered on financial support and the establishment of an oil stockpiling system. (Cabinet Public Affairs Office)
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[2026-05-03 09:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years.
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[2026-05-03 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Donald Trump is set to travel to Beijing in mid-May for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first U.S. presidential visit to China in eight years, and a meeting already delayed once by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-03 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Stewart Cink increased his lead to three strokes Saturday in tricky wind conditions at the Regions Tradition in his bid to win consecutive senior major titles.
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[2026-05-03 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Residents of the eastern German city of Schwedt have told the Ruptly video agency they fear being thrown back “to the 19th century” if oil supplies to the local refinery are disrupted. Their comments come after Russia announced it can no longer deliver oil from Kazakhstan directly to Germany via the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline.
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[2026-05-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait recorded zero crude oil exports in April for the first time since the end of the Gulf War, according to shipping monitor TankerTrackers.com.
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[2026-05-03 06:36 UTC+10:00] [The West Report] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: by Michael West | May 3, 2026 | The West Report
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[2026-05-03 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australian governments, and taxpayers, often take on a lot of risk to get major resource projects up and running. (ABC News: Charlie Mclean)
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[2026-05-03 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Yemen’s Coast Guard has said that it is attempting to recover an oil tanker that was hijacked off the coast and is now heading towards Somalia.
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[2026-05-03 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq’s deputy oil minister Basim Mohammed says the country can quickly restore oil production and exports once the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz subsides.
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[2026-05-03 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-03 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gasoline prices are displayed at a Mobil gas station on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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[2026-05-02 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russia's Tuapse on the Black Sea can't catch a break as it has been hit by Ukrainian drones for the fourth time within only a month, after a series of devastating attacks in April which unleashed large fires.
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[2026-05-02 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yemen’s coast guard said on Saturday that the M/T EUREKA oil tanker had been hijacked off the coast of Shabwa province by unidentified armed men who boarded the vessel, seized control, and steered it towards the Gulf of Aden in the direction of Somali waters.
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[2026-05-02 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s coast guard said on Saturday that the M/T EUREKA oil tanker had been hijacked off the coast of Shabwa province by unidentified armed men who boarded the vessel, seized control and steered it towards the Gulf of Aden in the direction of Somali waters.
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[2026-05-02 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Japan is set to receive its first shipment of Russian crude oil since the conflict in the Middle East disrupted global energy supplies, Japanese media reported Saturday, citing the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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[2026-05-02 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out a fire a building following a Russian drone attack in Odesa region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
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[2026-05-02 20:37 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says ‘we took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business’
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[2026-05-02 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says the country will boost ties with Vietnam, with a focus on energy and critical minerals.
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[2026-05-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Courts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: For many months, conservative lawmakers and political operatives have been targeting the scientists and lawyers behind the Climate Judiciary Project, a program meant to educate the courts about climate science, alleging that their effort constitutes a conspiracy to influence federal judges and persuade them to rule against the oil industry.
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[2026-05-02 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From energy, inflation and trade to slowing global growth and investment uncertainty, these mini-crises have the makings of a massive crisis
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[2026-05-02 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From energy, inflation and trade to slowing global growth and investment uncertainty, these mini-crises have the makings of a massive crisis
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[2026-05-02 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Low-cost US carrier Spirit Airlines has said that all of its flights have been cancelled as it started an “orderly wind-down of operations,” after a potential White House bailout fell through.
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[2026-05-02 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Biofuel firm's Vietnam foothold sets stage for sustainable aviation fuel opportunity
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[2026-05-02 16:37 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Company had struggled to increase post-pandemic demand before war in Iran pushed up jet fuel costs
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[2026-05-02 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US Navy was acting “like pirates” in seizing Iranian ships and cargo near the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-02 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilities, sending up plumes of smoke that can be seen from space and bringing toxic rain to tourist destinations on the Black Sea.
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[2026-05-02 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Department of Defense estimates that Iran has lost nearly five billion dollars in oil revenue as a result of the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported early Saturday morning.
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[2026-05-02 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom walked into friendly territory — and still got hammered.
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[2026-05-02 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — The US stock market set more records Friday after Apple, Estee Lauder and others joined the list of companies delivering fatter profits for the start of the year than analysts expected. Easing oil prices also helped steady the stock markets around the world that were still open on the May Day holiday.
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[2026-05-02 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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[2026-05-02 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A telecommunications tower stands in Kajiado, Kenya, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
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[2026-05-02 13:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The cost of petrol and diesel is set to climb again in coming weeks after Australia’s regional oil prices hit a new wartime high, piling pressure on the federal government to extend its 26¢ cut to the fuel excise beyond the June 30 deadline.
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[2026-05-02 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both sides are expected to discuss cooperation in areas such as energy and artificial intelligence
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[2026-05-02 13:24 UTC+10:00] [East China Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both sides are expected to discuss cooperation in areas such as energy and artificial intelligence
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[2026-05-02 12:50 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukrainian drone attacks on refinery in Black Sea port cause toxic clouds and oil slicks on resort’s coastline; Kyiv to reform army. What we know on day 1,529
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[2026-05-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ismat Awan is Sydney-based multimedia culinary creative who blends her cultural heritage with modern cooking techniques. She works across a number of food publications and brands. She's on Instagram as @MadeByIsmat
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[2026-05-02 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Germany’s finance minister, Lars Klingbeil, said oil companies must pass on the benefits of a government fuel tax cut to consumers, as Berlin moves to cushion the impact of rising energy costs.
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[2026-05-02 11:34 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US sanctions target people operating in broad sections of Cuban economy, including energy, defence and mining
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[2026-05-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Department of State said it has imposed sanctions on multiple entities, an individual and a vessel involved in the trade of Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical products.
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[2026-05-02 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Russia has become Syria's leading supplier of oil since the collapse of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s government and the rise to power of former Al-Qaeda chief Ahmad al-Sharaa, according to Reuters.
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[2026-05-02 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A tale of two gas stations drives home a point: It’s Sacramento policy –– and not the Iran war –– that make fuel costs so onerous in California.
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[2026-05-02 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Sylvia Xu, Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-02 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has announced its withdrawal from OPEC and the OPEC+ format effective May 1, 2026, ending nearly six decades of membership. This marks the largest institutional disruption to the oil production coordination system since the establishment of the expanded OPEC+ format in 2016 and is perceived by the market as a step towards weakening the group’s ability to influence global oil prices.
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[2026-05-02 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Russia has emerged as the main supplier of oil to Syria, Reuters reporting shows, despite the new government's alignment with the West and widespread distrust of Moscow over its military support for fallen leader Bashar al-Assad.
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