Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-19 11:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-05-19 11:38 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Moscow – The situation around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is reaching the “point of no return” due to increased Ukrainian attacks in the area, the head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom was quoted as saying on Monday.
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[2026-05-19 11:32 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 19, 2026 11:32 | News
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[2026-05-19 11:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to arrive in Beijing on Tuesday for a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, visiting an ally that barely had time to clear the ceremonial trappings it laid out for U.S. President Donald Trump just days earlier.
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[2026-05-19 11:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has reiterated its support for the wider adoption of solar energy, emphasizing that the company itself has embraced solar technology as part of its broader sustainability and energy efficiency efforts.
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[2026-05-19 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices fell Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would postpone a planned military strike on Iran following requests from key Middle Eastern leaders, easing fears of an imminent escalation that could disrupt global crude supplies.
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[2026-05-19 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- SK Innovation Co., South Korea's leading refiner, said Tuesday that it has begun infrastructure construction for a 3.3 trillion-won (US$2.3 billion) power plant and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project in Vietnam.
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[2026-05-19 09:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan's economy grew at an annualized 2.1% in the first quarter of 2026, surpassing analysts' expectations, government data released Tuesday showed.
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[2026-05-19 09:47 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Few had heard of the crude oil-derived chemical until recently, but shortages caused by the blockade of the strait of Hormuz have led to a spike in concern
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[2026-05-19 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open broadly higher Tuesday as oil prices, while elevated, eased slightly following news that President Donald Trump was postponing a scheduled attack on Iran.
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[2026-05-19 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Despite a near-halt in daily Hormuz traffic, Bloomberg reports that almost all large non-Iranian tankers that have entered the Persian Gulf during the war appear to have successfully exited with a cargo, underscoring the emergence of a small group of shipowners willing to risk crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-19 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The world is “sleepwalking into a global food crisis” as the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz disrupts energy supplies, fertiliser shipments and global food security, Britain’s Foreign Secretary has warned.
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[2026-05-19 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: American Electric Power’s John Amos coal-fired power plant in Winfield, W.Va., is seen across the Kanawha River from Poca, W.Va., March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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[2026-05-19 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Add Bank of America's commodities and derivatives research chief to the growing list of Wall Street strategists who see Brent crude sticking around $90 a barrel this year, as any near-term resolution to the Hormuz chokepoint crisis appears increasingly distant. The call follows Goldman's move several weeks ago to raise its year-end oil outlook to around $90.
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[2026-05-19 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in April announced $10 billion in support for Asian countries facing oil shortages. (Cabinet Office)
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[2026-05-19 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The price of oil slumped on Monday after US President Donald Trump said he was holding off a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf states.
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[2026-05-19 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil prices and stock markets worldwide kept swinging with uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war.
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[2026-05-19 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE— Central Maine Power utility lines are seen, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Pownal, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
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[2026-05-19 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing this week with a high-level delegation for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping focused on bilateral ties, trade, energy cooperation, and global affairs, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said.
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[2026-05-19 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing this week with a high-level delegation for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping focused on bilateral ties, trade, energy cooperation, and global affairs, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said.
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[2026-05-19 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At a moment the US-Iran ceasefire is officially on life support, and with the world's most critical energy chokepoint remaining blocked while the American consumer is paying the price at the pump, beltway hawks are calling for renewed major military action to 'solve' the standoff.
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[2026-05-19 05:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil prices swung after a scare where prices popped and then moderated, and the yo-yo moves kept stock markets worldwide unsettled.
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[2026-05-19 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US treasury secretary said the move would help poorer nations as China would not have the ability to ‘stockpile discounted oil’ from Russia
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[2026-05-19 04:47 UTC+10:00] [Scott Bessent] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US treasury secretary said the move would help poorer nations as China would not have the ability to ‘stockpile discounted oil’ from Russia
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[2026-05-19 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed discussed the drone strike targeting UAE's nuclear power plant with the UK Foreign Secretary in a meeting in London on Monday.
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[2026-05-19 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister’s office Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
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[2026-05-19 04:03 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Narendra Modi’s austerity appeals reveal how war, energy insecurity and dollar pressures expose the fragility of globalisation
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[2026-05-19 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States has extended a waiver allowing access to Russian oil , as it moves to ease pressure on global energy supplies following its on Iran and the resulting bloackade on the Strait of Hormouz.
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[2026-05-19 03:29 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said he will extend a temporary pause of U.S. sanctions on Russian oil exports until mid-June.
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[2026-05-19 03:25 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-19 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shake hands during their visit to Horyu-ji Temple in Nara, Japan, in January. (Pool photo)
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[2026-05-19 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shake hands during their visit to Horyu-ji Temple in Nara, Japan, in January. (Pool photo)
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[2026-05-19 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Adani, one of the world’s richest people, had been accused in 2024 of paying huge bribes to ensure the success of a solar project in India
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[2026-05-19 03:01 UTC+10:00] [US Securities and Exchange Commission] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Adani, one of the world’s richest people, had been accused in 2024 of paying huge bribes to ensure the success of a solar project in India
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[2026-05-19 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gautam Adani, Indian billionaire and chairman of Adani Group, presides over the 51st Gems and Jewelry awards function in Jaipur, India, on Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
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[2026-05-19 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Earlier today, in response to news that the number of tankers anchored at Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal had hit a post-blockade peak, we wondered if this means that Iran is running out of tankers to store oil, i.e., Trump' blockade of the blockade is working. In any case, it certainly means that Iran is no longer able to sell any of the oil, depriving it of much needed oil export revenues which it has found itself forced to shut
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[2026-05-19 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said on Monday that commercial oil inventories were depleting rapidly, with only a few weeks’ worth left due to the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
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[2026-05-19 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-19 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The spread of solar farms and other renewable energy projects in Japan is fueling demand for battery storage. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
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[2026-05-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States has signalled a degree of flexibility over Iran maintaining limited peaceful nuclear activity under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Reuters reported on Monday, citing a senior Iranian official.
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[2026-05-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says both sides will advance ties, while the Kremlin says Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to be discussed in ‘great detail’
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[2026-05-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Air Force One] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says both sides will advance ties, while the Kremlin says Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to be discussed in ‘great detail’
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[2026-05-19 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The EU will downgrade its growth forecast because of the "stagflationary shock" caused by the Iran war, the bloc's commissioner for the economy told CNBC.
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[2026-05-19 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As power demand surges on the back of data-center buildouts, with hyperscalers expected to unleash about $700 billion in capex this year to expand AI infrastructure and maintain an edge over China in the AI compute race, NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy are moving to scale up. The utilities agreed to a $67 billion all-stock merger that would create the world's largest regulated electric utility network.
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[2026-05-19 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US energy giants NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announced Monday they will combine to create the world's largest regulated electric utility and help power surging demand from artificial intelligence data centers.
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[2026-05-19 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Confirming our Sunday preview, overnight China reported growth data which slowed across the board in April with investment resuming declines, retail sales missing sales and growing at the weakest rate in 4 years while industrial production rose at the slowest pace in three years, calling into question Beijing's reluctance to add stimulus to the economy as a global energy crisis hits factories and consumers across the world.
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[2026-05-18 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DHAKA. Bangladesh — The World Bank said on Monday it has approved a $350 million loan to help Bangladesh manage rising fuel import pressures and strengthen energy security after shortages linked to the Middle East war.
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[2026-05-18 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Materiales almacenados para el proyecto de energía eólica de Dominion Energy en el Portsmouth Marine Terminal en Portsmouth, Virginia, el 22 de diciembre del 2025. (AP foto/Steve Helber)
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[2026-05-18 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Wind turbine bases, generators and blades are positioned along with support ships at The Portsmouth Marine terminal at the staging area for Dominion Energy’s wind turbine project Monday Dec. 22, 2025, in Portsmouth, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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[2026-05-18 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya early Monday has issued a bombshell if true (but still very much not officially confirmed), reporting that Iran has agreed to a long-term nuclear freeze instead of a complete dismantling. The outlet also reports that Iran has withdrawn its demand for compensation, instead demanding economic concessions.
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