Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-19 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-03-19 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz is a small strip of water connecting the Persian Gulf to the world’s oceans. On a typical day, ships carrying about a fifth of the world’s oil sail out of the Gulf through the narrow passageway, but the war with Iran means it’s effectively closed, hemming in more than 90% of that crude and refined products.
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[2026-03-19 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s interior ministry said civil defence crews have fully contained all fires at the Ras Laffan Industrial Area, adding that no injuries were reported. Authorities said the situation is now under control following attacks that led to multiple incidents of fire at the energy complex.
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[2026-03-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Increased output from wind generation and batteries, and falling electricity contract prices, are expected to deliver lower energy bills
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[2026-03-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Donald Trump has distanced himself from an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, while also issuing fresh threats, as tit-for-tat strikes on energy infrastructure escalate the Middle East conflict and propel oil prices even higher.
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[2026-03-19 15:55 UTC+10:00] [Asean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Energy Minister Keo Rottanak says ‘an Asean power grid is the way to go’ as Vietnam and China restrict exports to Phnom Penh
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[2026-03-19 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE - A partially constructed gas refinery at the South Pars gas field is seen on the northern coast of Persian Gulf in Asalouyeh, Iran, on Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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[2026-03-19 15:43 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Households could start to feel relief from rising electricity bills within months as authorities move to cut prices on the eastern seaboard by as much as 10 per cent, potentially wiping off hundreds of dollars a year for some customers.
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[2026-03-19 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Shortly after the United States and Israel first attacked Iran on February 28, analysts warned that war could drive oil prices above $100 a barrel.
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[2026-03-19 15:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 19, 2026 — 3:30pm
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[2026-03-19 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HONG KONG, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Battery Show Asia 2026, co-located with Energy Storage Asia and Mobility Tech Asia, successfully wrapped up its three-day event from March 10 to 12 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. The event brought together over 200 exhibitors and showcased more than 1,000 cutting-edge technologies and products, solidifying its position as a premier global platform for energy, technology, and innovation.
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[2026-03-19 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Thursday America had 'no idea' of Israel's attack on facilities linked to Iran's oil industry in South Pars and Asaluyeh, warning of severe military consequences if Tehran launches more attacks on Qatar's energy infrastructure, as tensions across the Gulf escalated following strikes on major liquefied natural gas facilities.
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[2026-03-19 14:43 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says Israel will not launch another attack on the giant gasfield shared by Iran and Qatar, but promises to destroy it if Tehran retaliates
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[2026-03-19 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with members of the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) to discuss measures to mitigate the impact of oil price fluctuations on the air transport sector, Malacañang said Thursday.
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[2026-03-19 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that if Iran continued targeting Qatar's energy facilities, America would "massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field."
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[2026-03-19 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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[2026-03-19 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Qatar’s state oil giant QatarEnergy said on Wednesday that Iranian missile attacks on Ras Laffan, the site of the country’s core LNG processing operations, caused “extensive damage”, while the UAE shut gas facilities after intercepting missiles early on Thursday. The attacks came hours after Iran issued evacuation warnings for several oil facilities across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, as it prepared retaliation following strikes on its own energy infrastructure in South Pars and Asaluyeh.
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[2026-03-19 13:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The ruling Democratic Party and the government agreed Thursday on the need to provide support for small and medium-sized enterprises and micro business owners to cushion them from rising oil prices due to an intensifying war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-19 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s interior ministry said civil defence teams have brought two fires in the Ras Laffan Industrial Area under control, adding that no injuries were reported.
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[2026-03-19 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: An Iranian security officer at a South Pars gas field unit in Asaluyeh Seaport in November 2015. (FILE: Raheb Homavandi/TIMA via Reuters)
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[2026-03-19 13:04 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hang Seng Index falls after Fed says Middle East hostilities complicate inflation outlook as oil prices remain elevated
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[2026-03-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel killed Iran's intelligence minister as it kept up its campaign against the Islamic Republic’s top leadership and reportedly attacked an Iranian offshore natural gas field Wednesday, as the war escalated pressure on the region’s economic lifeblood: energy.
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[2026-03-19 12:55 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vessel with 730,000 barrels of crude set to reach Cuba on 23 March, according to maritime data, after Donald Trump said he expects to have ‘honour of taking’ country
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[2026-03-19 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A U.S. Appeals court temporarily paused efforts by investors to identify Argentina’s assets in the United States in order to collect on a $16 billion judgment in a case about the 2012 nationalization of the South American country’s largest energy company.
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[2026-03-19 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
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[2026-03-19 12:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on Australians to stop hoarding petrol, insisting the country's fuel supply is at a healthy level.Speaking after a meeting of the National Cabinet to coordinate Australia's response to the rising price of oil and petrol caused by the Middle East conflict.The Prime Minister was adamant the country does not have an issue with the amount of fuel available, and said Australians who were panic-buying petrol were causing more problems than solutions.READ MORE: Australia and
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[2026-03-19 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — After rolling out the P5,000 fuel support program to public transport drivers, the government will soon be handing out gas assistance to farmers and fishermen as part of the government's response to the effects of surging oil costs, Malacañang announced Thursday.
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[2026-03-19 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The government introduced legislation potentially reducing Griffin Coal's responsibility for rehabilitating its mine near Collie. (ABC News: Hugh Sando)
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[2026-03-19 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Tehran — Iran targeted energy facilities across the Gulf and threatened further destructive attacks after a key gas field was hit, raising fears Thursday of a wider assault on fuel supplies that could jolt already rattled global markets.
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[2026-03-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean currency fell markedly past the 1,500-won level against the US dollar Thursday as global oil prices surged amid intensifying tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-19 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Marine tracking data indicates Iranian-linked oil tankers are using fake location information to move through the Strait of Hormuz. (ABC NEWS Verify)
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[2026-03-19 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s foreign ministry condemned what it described as Iranian attacks on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, saying the strikes have “crossed all red lines.”
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[2026-03-19 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices extended gains as Middle East remains on the boil with strikes on energy infrastructure in the region fanning fears of a supply crunch.
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[2026-03-19 11:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean shares kicked off sharply lower Thursday after the Middle East's critical energy facilities were attacked during the US and Israel-led war against Iran, and the US Federal Reserve's decision to keep its interest rates unchanged.
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[2026-03-19 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi condemned the Iranian strike on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, calling it a “dangerous aggression” and a violation of international law.
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[2026-03-19 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Energy regulator chair Clare Savage said lower default market offers reflected easing electricity costs. Source: Getty / FreshSplash/Getty Images
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[2026-03-19 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average touch a new closing low for the year.
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[2026-03-19 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The ACCC will probe the conduct of major players - Ampol, BP, Mobil and Viva Energy. (ABC News: Chris Gillette)
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[2026-03-19 10:33 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-03-19 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An aggressive plan to suspend multiple gas taxes and fees to save California drivers more than $1 a gallon is already dead, as a vote deadlocked Wednesday in a Democratic-led committee on the environment.
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[2026-03-19 10:11 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: In a speech that would offer little comfort to Australians, US Vice President JD Vance has told an audience other countries were "suffering" on petrol prices worse than America.Petrol prices have shot up worldwide in the wake of the US war on Iran. Here in Australia, the average cost of unleaded petrol is now $2.29/litre and diesel up to $2.71/litre.But things are worse "overseas", Vance said at a rally in Detroit.READ MORE: Trump berates allies as he finds himself alone
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[2026-03-19 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Transport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The government has a roadmap to electrify transport and support alternative fuels by 2050, but the war in Iran and soaring prices means a plan is needed in weeks, not decades
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[2026-03-19 09:36 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-19 09:36 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-19 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Habshan gas facilities in Abu Dhabi were shut down after debris fell from intercepted missiles, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said.
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[2026-03-19 09:16 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The energy shock from the Iran war has policymakers around the globe rethinking ways to reduce long-term dependence on oil and gas imports, with proposals to expand nuclear energy and renewables, grow strategic stockpiles and domestic production, and diversify foreign sources of supply.
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[2026-03-19 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran launched ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia's capital as senior Muslim and Arab diplomats were meeting in Riyadh, and damaged a natural gas facility in Qatar on Wednesday, in a sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is spiralling into a no-holds-barred conflict.
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[2026-03-19 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s National Iranian Gas Company said parts of refining units were damaged in today’s attack on gas facilities in southern Iran.
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[2026-03-19 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran launched a fierce attack on Persian Gulf oil and gas facilities Wednesday — hours after its gas field complex, the largest in the world, was hit by an Israeli airstrike.
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[2026-03-19 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Qatar said Wednesday that Iranian missiles caused "extensive damage" at Ras Laffan Industrial City, home to the largest liquefied natural gas, or LNG, export facility in the world.
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