Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-28 13:09 UTC+10:00] [North Dakota] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Judge slashed a $667m damages award to Energy Transfer over Greenpeace’s role in Dakota Access Pipeline protests
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[2026-02-28 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com,
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[2026-02-28 08:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks sank as Wall Street kept punishing companies that could become losers in the AI revolution. A surprisingly discouraging update on inflation also hurt the market Friday, while oil prices climbed along with worries about tensions between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-02-28 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Kiev has no interest in resuming the flow of Russian crude through the Druzhba (Friendship) oil pipeline, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has concluded after a phone call with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky.
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[2026-02-28 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump told reporters on Friday afternoon that the U.S. could pursue a "friendly takeover" of Cuba, a comment from the president that comes as his administration moves to secure the Western Hemisphere and intensifies pressure on the communist regime in Havana through a crude-oil blockade.
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[2026-02-28 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Here comes more of those “Hundreds of Billions”
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[2026-02-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-02-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A multibillion dollar surge in data centre proposals across Melbourne’s north-west has triggered a high-stakes stand-off over the bill for the expected power grid overhaul required to run the energy hungry developments.
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[2026-02-28 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Some of Iran's most highly enriched uranium was stored in an underground area of its nuclear site in Isfahan, according to a report from UN nuclear watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The report was sent to member states on Friday, according to Reuters.
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[2026-02-28 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SOUTHEAST Asia is entering an electricity supercycle.
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[2026-02-28 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: St. Petersburg police said Friday that they arrested a top manager at Gazprom Neft, one of Russia’s biggest oil producers, on suspicion of accepting bribes in his previous role at the company’s investment division.
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[2026-02-28 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: St. Petersburg police said Friday that they arrested a senior manager at Gazprom Neft, one of Russia’s biggest oil producers, on suspicion of accepting bribes in his previous role at the company’s investment division.
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[2026-02-28 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hungary and Slovakia have agreed to establish a joint investigation to examine damage to the Druzhba oil pipeline supplying crude from Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. The two countries have accused Ukraine of halting crude flows from Russia for political reasons.
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[2026-02-28 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
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[2026-02-28 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 million barrels of petroleum seized off the coast of Venezuela in December, another step by President Donald Trump's administration to assert power over the country's oil sector after capturing leader Nicolás Maduro.
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[2026-02-28 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The rollercoaster continues: US equity futures are in the red again, trading near session lows, and set to extend Thursday's losses with as stocks underperform after yesterday's spectacular plunge in the momentum trade as NVDA's post record-breaking earnings/guidance plunge spooked markets that nothing is resolved about where AI goes next.
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[2026-02-28 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fishermen pass an oil tanker in the Gulf of Venezuela off the shore of Punta Cardon, Venezuela, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, FIle)
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[2026-02-27 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU is desperately attempting to engineer “regime change” against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in next month’s parliamentary election, employing tactics such as poll manipulation and energy blackmail, German opposition leader Alice Weidel has claimed.
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[2026-02-27 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU is desperately attempting to engineer “regime change” against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in next month’s parliamentary election, employing tactics such as poll manipulation and energy blackmail, German opposition leader Alice Weidel has claimed.
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[2026-02-27 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese nationals warned to avoid high-risk areas after infrastructure becomes a primary target for rebels seeking to halt military junta
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[2026-02-27 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices rose on Friday but were on track to post a weekly decline after Iran and the US decided to extend their nuclear talks to next week, with focus also on the upcoming Opec+ meeting on Sunday.
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[2026-02-27 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's loading of oil onto shipping vessels rose to nearly three times its weekly average in recent days, amid ongoing tensions and peace talks with the US, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-02-27 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RIMAN, a premium Korean skincare and wellness brand, announced its ICD Dermatology Line, featuring boosters, serums, and creams, has received the iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 in the Packaging Design category. The packaging reimagines RIMAN's signature ingredient, Giant BYoungPool™ (Giant Centella Asiatica), in a minimalist and sophisticated form.
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[2026-02-27 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Venezuela's oil ministry has suspended 19 oil production-sharing contracts with private companies signed under the administration of president Nicolas Maduro, four sources with knowledge of the move told Reuters on Thursday.
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[2026-02-27 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SINGAPORE, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cynosure Lutronic, a global leader in energy-based medical aesthetic devices, announced today that Clarity II, its dual-wavelength long-pulse laser platform, has received regulatory approval in China and Japan. This marks a significant expansion of the company's clinically approved laser portfolio across two of Asia's most highly regulated aesthetic markets.
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[2026-02-27 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The government on Friday advised the Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) and the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) to settle their legal dispute over payments involving a United Arab Emirates (UAE) power plant project domestically.
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[2026-02-27 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea's leading defense systems manufacturer, has entered the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) distribution business by signing a 20-year purchase deal with a supplier in the United States, the company said Friday.
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[2026-02-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Art & design] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Above two deep coal mine shafts stands the most significant transformation of the NSW regional art landscape in more than a decade. After a four-year closure, Newcastle Art Gallery officially reopens this Saturday, its $48 million expansion more than doubling its footprint to house a world-class $145 million collection previously hidden from view.
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[2026-02-27 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Gasoline and diesel prices are projected to increase for the seventh consecutive week, as tensions between the US and Iran continue to influence global oil market prices, local oil industry sources said on Friday.
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[2026-02-27 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said the impact of the rapid expansion of data centres on the UK's efforts to lower carbon emissions to net zero is "inherently uncertain".
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[2026-02-27 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran is loading almost three times the amount of oil it normally does onto tankers in the Persian Gulf in a sign it is anticipating a US attack that could prevent its oil from hitting the market.
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[2026-02-27 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The government is looking into the possibility of producing wind turbine infrastructure in Australia. (ABC News: Jean Bell)
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[2026-02-27 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-02-27 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-02-27 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Renewable Energy
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[2026-02-27 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ukraine saw renewed overnight Russian strikes as drones and missiles hit the eastern region of Kharkiv, injuring at least 14 people, including a seven year old boy, according to regional authorities. Residential districts were targeted across several parts of the city, damaging apartment buildings and local infrastructure while emergency crews responded to fires and debris.
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[2026-02-27 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s leading environmental legal service could be stripped of Commonwealth funding as Resources Minister Madeleine King warns taxpayers deserve a “higher standard of conduct” following a second high-profile courtroom defeat against oil and gas giant Santos.
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[2026-02-27 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-02-27 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Last night’s discussion featuring Rick Rule, Bill Fleckenstein, and Erik Townsend covered the macro landscape from hard assets to energy markets and nuclear policy.
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[2026-02-27 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Energy (DOE) has added a new measure to support higher renewable energy generation.
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[2026-02-27 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE country is entering a decisive phase in its energy transition.
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[2026-02-27 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers repair the destroyed DTEK company’s power plant after a Russian missile attack on the country’s energy system in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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[2026-02-27 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English.
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[2026-02-27 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures managed to erase overnight losses and were trading flat after Nvidia and Salesforce failed to assuage fears about an overheated AI economy while traders awaited color from today's round of US / Iran talks. As of 8:00am S&P futures were unchanged and nasdaq futures were down 0.1%, with NVDA up 1% premarket but well off overnight highs after its earnings report and guidance smashed expectations while CEO Jensen Huang talked about “exponentially” growing computing demand and “skyrocketing”
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[2026-02-27 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — As Capital1 head coach Jorge de Brito sat down behind the mike for the post-game presser on Thursday, sports writers heard metallic clinking coming from under his shirt.
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[2026-02-27 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A fire which burned for more than 40 days on moorland was likely to have been caused by someone cooking using a campfire or gas burner, an investigation has found.
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[2026-02-26 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Angola's state-owned oil company Sonangol announced Wednesday it is negotiating a $4.8 billion loan with Chinese financial institutions to partially finance a new refinery in the Atlantic port of Lobito, marking the country's first such borrowing from China since 2017.
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[2026-02-26 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lawrence Kadish via The Gatestone Institute,
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[2026-02-26 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: EU officials are prepared to offer Hungary a backroom deal on Russian oil supplies in order for Budapest to lift its veto on a controversial €90 billion loan for cash-strapped Ukraine, Politico has reported.
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[2026-02-26 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Co., has secured the operations to take over the electricity distribution in the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos).
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