[2026-09-02 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: India’s renewable energy boom is running into a grid and storage crunch

Snippet: Workers walk through a swamp to install electric transmission towers for the Adani Renewable Energy Park near Khavda, Bhuj district, near the India-Pakistan border in the western state of Gujarat, India, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/renewable-climate-change-india-solar-wind-354a7dfbe725c5dc874aea4f03de53d1

[2026-09-02 11:20 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: DOE eyes P5.6-B 2027 budget as conventional energy, EV programs get big boost

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/department-energy-budget-2027/

[2026-09-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beyond coal: China’s installed solar power capacity crosses historic threshold

Snippet: Beijing says the transition marks a turning point but integrating the 31.5 per cent share still requires a multi-trillion-yuan push to forge a modern grid

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3365985/beyond-coal-chinas-installed-solar-power-capacity-crosses-historic-threshold?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [world] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beyond coal: China’s installed solar power capacity crosses historic threshold

Snippet: Beijing says the transition marks a turning point but integrating the 31.5 per cent share still requires a multi-trillion-yuan push to forge a modern grid

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3365985/beyond-coal-chinas-installed-solar-power-capacity-crosses-historic-threshold

[2026-09-02 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Hydrogen: Energy's Version Of Waiting For Godot

Snippet: Authored by James Varney via RealClearInvestigations,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/hydrogen-energys-version-waiting-godot

[2026-09-02 10:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul stocks open sharply lower amid escalating hostilities in Mideast

Snippet: South Korean stocks started sharply lower Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as the United States and Iran continued exchanging military attacks, which pushed up oil prices.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10859689

[2026-09-02 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Seoul stocks open sharply lower amid escalating hostilities in Mideast

Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started sharply lower Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as the United States and Iran continued exchanging military attacks, which pushed up oil prices.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260902001700320

[2026-09-02 09:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Consumer prices up 3.1% in Aug. on fuel, mobile subscription fees

Snippet: South Korea's consumer prices moved up 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier as oil prices remained elevated, along with higher mobile service subscription charges due to a low base effect from large-scale discounts offered last year following a hacking incident, data showed Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10859555

[2026-09-02 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Consumer prices up 3.1 pct in Aug. amid high oil prices

Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices moved up 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier as oil prices remained elevated, data showed Wednesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260902001200320

[2026-09-02 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Tourism to Cuba plummets this year under US energy embargo

Snippet: A man pulls a cart carrying drinking water during a power outage in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cuba-tourism-visitor-decrease-us-energy-embargo-515d283e68ce317e3de7c01daab70fd7

[2026-09-02 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US energy secretary will travel to Venezuela to unveil oil arrangement

Snippet: United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright is set to travel to Venezuela, after the South American country has approved a deal that will see the US seize effective control of a large portion of its oil reserves.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/1/us-energy-secretary-will-travel-to-venezuela-to-unveil-oil-arrangement

[2026-09-02 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: ASX likely to tumble, oil hits two-month high amid US-Iran strikes

Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/asx-markets-business-live-news/107105482

[2026-09-02 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Urgent need for access to Iranian sites, cautions UN nuclear watchdog

Snippet: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for “utmost urgency” to address the lack of access to Iran’s nuclear sites.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/1/urgent-need-for-access-to-iranian-sites-cautions-un-nuclear-watchdog

[2026-09-02 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Remarkable US oil deal puzzles analysts - and angers many Venezuelans

Snippet: US President Donald Trump and interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez have both heralded the deal as a success

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93vkgk5e1yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-02 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall near Gulf Coast natural gas hub

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/01/us-news/tropical-storm-edouard-makes-landfall-near-gulf-coast-natural-gas-hub/

[2026-09-02 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 9/1/2026

Snippet: Stocks fell on Wall Street as another round of U.S. military strikes on Iran sent oil prices higher, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-dow-nasdaq-61f03262bb5dfa1c414c4fb7be40772e

[2026-09-02 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Dow falls 450 points while rising oil prices send Treasury yields racing toward 5%, Iran fears renewed

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/01/business/dow-falls-450-points-while-rising-oil-prices-send-treasury-yields-racing-toward-5-iran-fears-renewed/

[2026-09-02 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Midnight power raid by big batteries in regulator’s crosshairs

Snippet: Collie is home to Western Australia’s biggest state-owned battery. (ABC News: Mya Kordic)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/wa-energy-watchdog-probes-battery-charging-price-rise/107104282

[2026-09-02 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Bessent says Strait of Hormuz would be 'worthless piece of water' as oil pipelines bypass it

Snippet: WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz will be "like a worthless piece of water" in two years as oil will be shipped through land-based pipelines, bypassing the crucial waterway.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260902000300315

[2026-09-02 05:47 UTC+10:00] [petróleo] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Entenda o acordo dos EUA para explorar petróleo na Venezuela

Snippet: Os Estados Unidos anunciaram na última sexta-feira (28/08) um acordo com a Venezuela que pode garantir a Washington acesso a cerca de 20% das reservas comprovadas de petróleo do país sul-americano. Apresentada pelo presidente Donald Trump como o "maior acordo petrolífero da história", a iniciativa envolve 17 campos com potencial estimado em 65 bilhões de barris e coloca no centro da operação a petroleira North American Blue Energy Partners (Nabep), controlada pelo empresário venezuelano Alejandro Betancourt.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/entenda-o-acordo-dos-eua-para-explorar-petr%C3%B3leo-na-venezuela/a-78647262

[2026-09-02 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Trump’s Venezuela oil deal gives US access to vast reserves as Iran war drives energy concerns | The National

Snippet: A sweeping new oil production agreement between the US and Venezuela is a geopolitical opportunity for Washington to secure access to oilfields that have largely been under the influence of Chinese and Russian companies, a US official said on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/01/trumps-venezuela-oil-deal-gives-us-access-to-vast-reserves-as-iran-war-drives-energy-concerns/

[2026-09-02 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Who is Alejandro Betancourt, the controversial man behind Trump’s Venezuela oil deal accused of money laundering?

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/01/business/who-is-alejandro-betancourt-the-controversial-man-behind-trumps-venezuela-oil-deal/

[2026-09-02 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX set to slump as Wall Street falls on higher oil prices, yields

Snippet: Stocks fell and oil prices continued to climb following another round of US military strikes on Iran, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-slump-as-wall-street-falls-on-higher-oil-prices-yields-20260902-p60tkw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-02 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Bessent shrugs off bond market sell-off as he touts US growth | The National

Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday played down the most recent bond-market sell-off as worries mount over rising debt levels and energy-driven inflationary pressures.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2026/09/01/bessent-shrugs-off-bond-market-sell-off-as-he-touts-us-growth/

[2026-09-02 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: UK ready to sign Gulf trade deal within weeks, says trade minister | The National

Snippet: Britain wants its trade agreement with the Gulf Co-operation Council signed within weeks as it seeks deeper economic ties with a region whose importance to global energy, investment and trade is critical amid the six-month Iran war.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/09/01/uk-ready-to-sign-gulf-trade-deal-within-weeks-says-trade-minister/

[2026-09-02 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: As Diesel Crack Explodes Higher, DNB Warns Beijing Has "Little Reason" To Rescue The West

Snippet: Bloomberg's NYMEX one-month heating-oil/crude spread, tracked on the Terminal as the HOCL1 Index, breached $100 per barrel early Tuesday before surging to nearly $106 by late morning.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/diesel-crack-explodes-higher-dnb-warns-beijing-has-little-reason-rescue-west

[2026-09-02 03:08 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Burnham’s energy chief eyes new year cost of living cut

Snippet: LONDON — Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised to give British voters “breathing space” on the cost of living.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/andy-burnham-energy-miatta-fahnbulleh-eyes-new-year-cost-of-living-cut/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-09-02 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: U.S. strikes Iran after new Hormuz Strait shipping attacks: Centcom

Snippet: The U.S. military launched new strikes against Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post, after a pair of oil tankers came under attack in the critical shipping route.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/01/us-strikes-iran-after-new-hormuz-strait-shipping-attacks-centcom.html

[2026-09-02 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Mideast oil-producing nations scramble for pipeline alternatives to Hormuz

Snippet: An Iraqi oil field. The country is working to refurbish a pipeline connection to Syria, with U.S. help. © Reuters

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/iran-tensions/iran-war/mideast-oil-producing-nations-scramble-for-pipeline-alternatives-to-hormuz

[2026-09-02 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: DA, DOE eye cheaper feedstock for bioethanol

Snippet: THE Departments of Agriculture (DA) and Energy (DOE) are exploring cheaper and more diverse feedstock to make locally produced bioethanol more competitive with imports, while protecting farmers and industries that rely on the same crops.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/02/business/top-business/da-doe-eye-cheaper-feedstock-for-bioethanol/2416437

[2026-09-02 02:03 UTC+10:00] [Climate change] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: How climate change threatens Europe’s nuclear renaissance

Snippet: PARIS — European governments are planning to fight climate change with a major expansion of nuclear power. Global warming, however, is fighting back.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/climate-change-threatens-europe-nuclear-renaissance/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-09-02 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: New York's plan to charge fossil-fuel producers for climate change damages is struck down in court

Snippet: A thick haze hangs over Manhattan in New York on July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/new-york-climate-change-donald-trump-coal-epa-kathy-hochul-9fed7c732b27435528342eb37c093c23

[2026-09-02 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: AI data center firm SB Energy, which is backed by Softbank, Nvidia and OpenAI, files for IPO

Snippet: SB Energy, the artificial intelligence power infrastructure company backed by Softbank, OpenAI and Nvidia, has filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/01/sb-energy-ipo-softbank-open-ai-nvidia.html

[2026-09-02 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan's JFE Engineering to use Nobel-winning material for carbon capture

Snippet: JFE Engineering will test its new carbon capture technology at the company's Clean Plaza Fujimi waste-to-energy facility in Tokyo. (JFE Engineering)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/japan-s-jfe-engineering-to-use-nobel-winning-material-for-carbon-capture

[2026-09-02 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Hormuz will be 'worthless' within two years, US Treasury chief Bessent says | The National

Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz will soon have no value as an oil conduit, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday, as countries develop new export pipelines.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/01/bessent-strait-of-hormuz/

[2026-09-02 00:39 UTC+10:00] [Borders] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Team up with EU on energy to combat China, Andy Burnham told

Snippet: LONDON — Britain and the European Union should coordinate efforts to wrest green supply chains away from China, a think tank with close links to the ruling Labour Party has said.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-eu-cooperation-green-supply-chains-china-energy/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-09-02 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Who is Alejandro Betancourt, ex-Chavez ally now Trump’s Venezuela oil man?

Snippet: Controversial Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, who amassed massive fortunes under former socialist President Hugo Chavez and who has faced investigations into alleged money laundering, has been tapped by the Trump administration to lead a new US-backed oil venture in the Latin American nation.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/1/who-is-alejandro-betancourt-ex-chavez-ally-now-trumps-venezuela-oil-man

[2026-09-02 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Why the Middle East Oil Shock Failed to Save Russia’s Budget

Snippet: In the early weeks of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, observers were quick to declare Russia a major beneficiary of the conflict. After all, the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupted roughly a fifth of global oil supplies, forcing countries to scramble for alternative sources and turning attention toward Russian crude.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/01/why-the-middle-east-oil-shock-failed-to-save-russias-budget-a93552

[2026-09-01 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Saudi and Omani leaders discuss regional security as Iran war escalates | The National

Snippet: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Oman’s Sultan Haitham met in Jeddah on Tuesday to discuss regional developments and efforts to maintain security, as the US-Iran war continues to threaten stability, shipping and energy supplies across the Gulf.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/09/01/saudi-and-omani-leaders-discuss-regional-security-as-iran-war-escalates/

[2026-09-01 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Futures Tumble As Global Yields Hit Multi-Year HIgh, Oil Jumps On Iran Escalation

Snippet: Stock futures are set to start the new month on the backfoot - having weathered a variety of challenges to post a gain for August - with tech lagging as a global selloff pushes yields to the highest level since 2008. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down 0.6%, while Nasdaq futures slide 1.2% following a reports of a strike by Micron’s labor unions in Taiwan, sending the stock 2% lower in pre-market.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/futures-tumble-global-yields-hit-multi-year-high-oil-jumps-iran-escalation

[2026-09-01 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Iran Will 'Immediately' Return To MoU Deal If US Does, Pezeshkian Says, After Two Supertankers Struck In Hormuz

Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday reiterated his country's willingness to return to talks with the US, but made clear that Washington must return to its prior commitments made.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/projectiles-hit-two-supertankers-exiting-hormuz-brent-tops-92-diesel-crack-breaches-100

[2026-09-01 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China demands rights guarantee as US firm secures 100-year Venezuelan oil deal

Snippet: Call follows news that Caracas authorities have granted concessions covering 17 oilfields with proven reserves of about 65 billion barrels

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365995/china-demands-rights-guarantee-us-firm-secures-100-year-venezuelan-oil-deal?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-01 22:30 UTC+10:00] [China-Venezuela cooperation] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China demands rights guarantee as US firm secures 100-year Venezuelan oil deal

Snippet: Call follows news that Caracas authorities have granted concessions covering 17 oilfields with proven reserves of about 65 billion barrels

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365995/china-demands-rights-guarantee-us-firm-secures-100-year-venezuelan-oil-deal

[2026-09-01 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Supertankers carrying Saudi oil attacked by unknown projectiles while crossing Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other while transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz late on Monday, according to shipping intelligence and tracking firms Marisks and Kpler.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-907225

[2026-09-01 20:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Two tankers carrying Saudi oil attacked in Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other while transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz late on Monday, according ‌to shipping intelligence and tracking firms Marisks and Kpler.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10859323

[2026-09-01 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Trump's Venezuela Energy Gambit A 'Major Problem' For Europe

Snippet: Submitted by Thomas Kolbe

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/us-integrates-venezuelas-oil-and-gas-reserves-its-power-strategy

[2026-09-01 19:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Euro zone inflation is back above 3%. Higher interest rates are likely to follow

Snippet: Energy price pressures drove inflation in the euro zone back above 3% in August, with hard-hit businesses now likely facing a second blow from higher interest rates.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/01/euro-zone-inflation-rate-hike.html

[2026-09-01 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Restaurants Face GLP-1 Squeeze As Adopt-Or-Die Inflection Arrives

Snippet: Bernstein's latest GLP-1 tracker has Eli Lilly's Mounjaro leading script growth, with downstream effects compounding pressure on the restaurant industry already facing weakening consumer confidence, as gas prices nationwide remain above a politically sensitive $4 a gallon in late summer.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/restaurants-face-glp-1-squeeze-adopt-or-die-inflection-arrives

[2026-09-01 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Pallas-1 sees China’s Galactic Energy join reusable launch push, closing in on SpaceX

Snippet: The orbital mission marks a key milestone for Beijing’s commercial launch sector

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3365964/pallas-1-sees-chinas-galactic-energy-join-reusable-launch-push-closing-spacex?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-01 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Liu Baiqi] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Pallas-1 sees China’s Galactic Energy join reusable launch push, closing in on SpaceX

Snippet: The orbital mission marks a key milestone for Beijing’s commercial launch sector

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3365964/pallas-1-sees-chinas-galactic-energy-join-reusable-launch-push-closing-spacex