Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-21 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Fuel prices are estimated to increase once more next week, as tensions in the Middle East continue to influence the global market, local oil industry sources said on Friday.
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[2026-08-21 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Origin Energy experienced a data breach in July. (ABC News: Darryl Torpy)
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[2026-08-21 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Enerbility Co., a South Korean plant builder under Doosan Group, said Friday it has secured a 930 billion-won (US$671.3 million) deal to build a combined-cycle gas power plant in Oman.
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[2026-08-21 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Submitted By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com
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[2026-08-21 10:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares opened lower Friday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street as US Treasury yields again rose and higher oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.
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[2026-08-21 10:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's producer prices fell for the first time in 11 months in July, driven by lower global crude oil prices despite a sharp rise in prices of agricultural products amid a heat wave, central bank data showed Friday.
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[2026-08-21 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened lower Friday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street as U.S. Treasury yields again rose and higher oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.
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[2026-08-21 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: CloseGet news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later
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[2026-08-21 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan's headline inflation rate hit its highest level this year, coming in at 1.9% for July as prices continued to climb due to energy prices.
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[2026-08-21 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Submitted by Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com
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[2026-08-21 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A wild and highly dangerous intercept incident happened in the Black Sea on Thursday. A pair of Romanian F-16s were dispatched to track and intercept a sea drone in the vicinity the huge Neptun Deep gas platform.
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[2026-08-21 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mitsui says its synthetic-methanol plant in Denmark is the world's first commercial-scale facility of its kind. (Mitsui & Co.)
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[2026-08-21 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's producer prices fell for the first time in 11 months in July, driven by lower global crude oil prices despite a sharp rise in prices of agricultural products amid a heat wave, central bank data showed Friday.
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[2026-08-21 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The relief that swept the bond market just a day earlier disappeared as oil prices, worries about high inflation and the U.S. government’s debt kept rising.
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[2026-08-21 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged China to “get with the programme” over proposed sanctions on Iran, saying Beijing would benefit from the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and lower energy prices.
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[2026-08-21 05:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A rise in oil prices is sending worries about inflation and yields in the bond market higher, erasing some of the relief the US Treasury Department created the day before. The higher yields and a big drop for Walmart helped drag the US stock market lower.
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[2026-08-21 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US will impose "the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said on Thursday, vowing to ramp up economic pressure on the Islamic Republic even as the economic toll of the war builds.
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[2026-08-21 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Art & design] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Mike Hewson transformed the subterranean, repurposed oil tank at the Art Gallery of NSW into a wildly inventive art park, he anticipated a few thousand curious kids and a fair amount of critical pushback.
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[2026-08-21 04:02 UTC+10:00] [Drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A Romanian F-16 fighter jet blew up a sea drone near the Neptun Deep gas platform in the Black Sea this morning, with the country’s president blaming the incident on Russia.
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[2026-08-21 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Submitted by Tsvetana Paraskova Of OilPrice.com
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[2026-08-21 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US Energy Department announced on Thursday that it is backing seven critical minerals companies with $500 million in grants, the latest in a series of investments as President Donald Trump's administration looks to strengthen the country's domestic supply chain.
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[2026-08-21 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE government can prohibit or reduce the recovery of system loss costs, but completely shifting the burden to distribution utilities could put financially vulnerable electric cooperatives at risk, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said on Thursday.
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[2026-08-21 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: European natural gas prices surged to levels last seen during the energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when severe supply disruptions sent global markets into turmoil.
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[2026-08-21 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-21 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The deal for PCI Energy Solutions is set to become the largest acquisition in Mitsubishi Electric's history. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-08-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [New Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Administration’s plan to scrap drilling-free buffer zone around New Mexico site prompts scrutiny from Unesco
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[2026-08-20 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices surged nearly 3 per cent on Thursday, extending a five-day rally as the expiry of a US-Iran memorandum of understanding and renewed pressure from Washington raised fears of further supply disruptions.
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[2026-08-20 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A mine operated by Serra Verde Mining digs for rare earth elements including neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium, which are essential for the production of permanent magnets, in Minacu, Goias state, Brazil, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
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[2026-08-20 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The world is increasingly turning to Brazil to explore for rare earth minerals that are crucial for technology and renewable energy. The country’s large reserves are second only to China. (AP Video by Lucas Dumphreys. Produced by Teresa de Miguel)
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[2026-08-20 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Purchases from the Gulf accounted for 27.6 per cent of China’s total crude imports in July, up over 10 percentage points from the month before
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[2026-08-20 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Chim Lee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Purchases from the Gulf accounted for 27.6 per cent of China’s total crude imports in July, up over 10 percentage points from the month before
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[2026-08-20 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures slide and are trading at session lows, as bond yields surge after yesterday’s Treasury announcement, having now erased the entire post buyback-boost move; yields are 4-5bps higher as the curve bear steepens sharply with the 10Y yield now at 4.69%, above where it was before the Treasury's press release yesterday, driven by a surge in Brent above $94 after Trump vowed to unleash an "Economic D-Day" on Iran's economy.
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[2026-08-20 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The leaf sheep, a neon green solar-powered slug, has inspired at least one Pokémon character and triumphs in global ballot
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[2026-08-20 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: CloseGet news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later
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[2026-08-20 19:50 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A renewable energy company chaired by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull plans to build a large-scale battery on bushfire-prone land in Melbourne’s green wedges, alarming nearby residents who lived through the devastating Black Saturday fires of 2009.
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[2026-08-20 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi arrived in the Gulf this week for talks with Saudi Arabia and Oman, as disruption around two of the region's crucial shipping routes place maritime security and the resilience of energy flows high on the agenda.
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[2026-08-20 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran is currently exporting no oil, the country’s central bank chief has said, warning of tighter access to foreign exchange reserves that he said had been blocked by the US.
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[2026-08-20 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: At least 33 people were wounded, according to Ukraine’s Emergency Service, while the air-raid alert remained in force into the early hours. The strikes hit 12 locations in the Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution. Fires broke out at warehouses, vehicles and other non-residential sites, adding to the pressure on emergency crews working across the city.
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[2026-08-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhou thought she’d be an ‘investment banking queen’ – instead, she found herself quitting KPMG to run Mama Yu, partnering with the BBC and Ford
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[2026-08-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Mama Yu Chilli Oil] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhou thought she’d be an ‘investment banking queen’ – instead, she found herself quitting KPMG to run Mama Yu, partnering with the BBC and Ford
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[2026-08-20 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia has become an international outlier by allowing fuel made from Russian crude oil to enter the country, a parliament inquiry has found, urging the federal government to close loopholes that allow Moscow to profit from imports through third countries.
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[2026-08-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Elon Musk] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It’s simple, says the SpaceX boss – according to something called the ‘Kardashev scale’, we just have to move energy production ‘off-planet’
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[2026-08-20 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun plans to hold separate talks with his Mexican and Kuwaiti counterparts next week to discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in areas ranging from the economy to energy security, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-08-20 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tehran is moving from retaliation to a more proactive strategy to break the deadlock and force US concessions over the naval blockade and energy trade
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[2026-08-20 14:58 UTC+10:00] [J.D. Vance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tehran is moving from retaliation to a more proactive strategy to break the deadlock and force US concessions over the naval blockade and energy trade
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[2026-08-20 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Supertanker owners are getting paid $510,000 per day to bring crude oil from the Gulf to Asia, in a sign of high demand for vessels to transit the waterway as fighting rages in the region and alternative routes take supply from the market.
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[2026-08-20 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Local Government
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[2026-08-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vehicles are parked for export at a Yokohama port, near Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2025. (Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News via AP, File)
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[2026-08-20 12:32 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Chinese businessman who disguised $20,000 cash in a gift box of breakfast tea in a bid to speed up his solar company’s applications before Australia’s Clean Energy Council was heard saying he knew it was “against the law”.
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