Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-11 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The fire at the Aramco refinery in Jizan started Sunday morning. Yahya Saree, the Houthi military spokesman, said his forces had hit it with a drone, precisely, in retaliation for Saudi drones over Saada and Hajjah. The Saudi energy ministry confirmed the fire and said it was extinguished.
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[2026-08-11 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Singapore on Tuesday sharply lifted its annual economic growth forecast, citing a stronger-than-expected performance in the first half and boost from AI-related sectors and exports.
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[2026-08-11 12:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for large-scale strategic investments in future industries, including small modular reactors, renewable energy and aerospace, reaffirming his commitment to advancing South Korea's industrial prowess.
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[2026-08-11 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for large-scale strategic investments in future industries, including small modular reactors (SMRs), renewable energy and aerospace, reaffirming his commitment to advancing South Korea's industrial prowess.
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[2026-08-11 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-08-11 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump made sweeping new demands on Iran after Tehran reiterated requests for reparations as part of talks to wind down the conflict, dimming hopes of a quick deal that would reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz as oil prices surged once again.
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[2026-08-11 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A drone fell near a key oil tank and pipeline network at the Zawiya Oil Refining Company's oil blending plant, Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said.
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[2026-08-11 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is set to remove nuclear material from a clandestine Syrian site following an agreement made by the US, Syria, and Israel, Axios reported on Monday, citing Israeli and US officials.
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[2026-08-11 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A new University of California, Davis, study found that a shocking number of avocado oil-labeled chips at the supermarket, marketed as a healthier alternative to toxic seed-oil chips, might not be made with pure avocado oil and, in fact, contain other oils.
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[2026-08-11 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz and had swept the strategic oil waterway for Iranian mines.
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[2026-08-11 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Renewable Energy
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[2026-08-11 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. stock market slipped below its all-time high, while oil prices rose on uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again.
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[2026-08-11 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A fire, accompanied by heavy smoke, broke out on Monday in a diesel tank oil depot at Libya's Zawiya refinery after the tank was struck under circumstances whose cause remains unknown, Brega Petroleum Marketing Company said in a statement.
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[2026-08-11 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Leaking crude oil from a tanker grounded off a nature reserve in Oman has created a slick covering almost 400 square kilometres, a size six-and-a-half times the land area of Manhattan, the country's government said on Monday. The Caroline Bezengi is loaded with close to one million barrels of Russian oil bound for Asia and first reported difficulties on June 8 off Yemen, with two maritime security sources saying initial assessments indicated a blast had occurred onboard.
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[2026-08-11 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-11 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market is drifting near its all-time high, while oil prices rise on uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again.
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[2026-08-11 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Trump administration on Monday narrowed its waiver of the Jones Act while extending it for another 90 days, leaving in place fewer U.S. shipping restrictions in an effort to keep fuel flowing amid the Iran war.
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[2026-08-11 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE’s state-owned energy giant, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), said on Monday it will invest $8bn to expand its gas business, doubling down on increasing capacity after the Gulf state pulled out of the Saudi Arabian-led energy alliance, Opec.
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[2026-08-11 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: An American oil company backed by powerful associates of US President Donald Trump has shipped drilling equipment to Greenland without permission from the Danish territory’s government. Is Trump trying to annex Greenland one bite at a time?
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[2026-08-11 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: An American oil company backed by powerful associates of US President Donald Trump has shipped drilling equipment to Greenland without permission from the Danish territory’s government. Is Trump trying to annex Greenland one bite at a time?
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[2026-08-11 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Oman says it is working to contain an oil spill off its southern coast that covers almost 400 square kilometres (150 square miles) from a stricken tanker stranded for more than a month inside a protected marine area.
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[2026-08-11 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As negotiations between the US and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz go nowhere, oil prices continue to slide lower on some naive hope that a resolution to the conflict will magically emerge. Meanwhile, both commercial and strategic stocks continue to be drained at a historic pace, and one day virtually every tank bottom will be hit, sparking a historic surge in commodity prices as the market realizes that physical always wins the war with paper oil.
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[2026-08-11 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Goldman Sachs' Ashok Varadhan has a simple message for investors worried about higher interest rates, elevated oil prices and the durability of the economy: Stay invested.
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[2026-08-11 02:24 UTC+10:00] [Electricity grid] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ATHENS — Sparks from Greece’s aging electricity grid are responsible for a disproportionate share of the country’s most destructive wildfires, according to preliminary data from Greece’s Arson Crimes Investigation Directorate and evidence from recent fire investigations.
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[2026-08-11 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FUEL prices went down Tuesday, Aug. 11, as the global oil market reacted to the recent developments in the Middle East.
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[2026-08-11 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AROUND 500 engineering students from De La Salle University (DLSU) Manila joined the PowerConvos, a lecture series of Manuel Pangilinan-led Meralco Power Academy (MPA) organized to equip the next generation of energy professionals with valuable insights on career readiness and engineering excellence.
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[2026-08-11 02:04 UTC+10:00] [eclipse] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Diferentes partes da Europa se preparam para o eclipse solar total da próxima quarta-feira (12/08), um fenômeno raro que deverá oferecer aos seus espectadores um verdadeiro espetáculo astronômico.
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[2026-08-11 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Office of the Ombudsman’s decision to commence a preliminary investigation into complaints against Sen. Loren Legarda, Rep. Leandro Leviste and former energy secretary Alfonso Cusi is significant because it identifies issues serious enough to warrant formal scrutiny by one of the country’s highest anti-corruption institutions.
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[2026-08-11 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An oil spill is approaching the coast of Oman after an explosion on a sanctioned tanker linked to Russia.
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[2026-08-11 01:12 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attack hundreds of miles from border one of deadliest launched by Kyiv as it steps up campaign to weaken Moscow’s economy
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[2026-08-10 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices rose on Friday, surging back to $85 per barrel as a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remains elusive, while Houthi rebels continue to launch attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure.
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[2026-08-10 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc), the Emirate's national oil company, announced plans to construct a new gas export facility to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-10 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After President Trump said Sunday that the US is now "low-keying it" with Iran and only "semi-negotiating" following a top Iranian security official having laid out multiple stringent conditions for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, oil is edging higher on Monday.
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[2026-08-10 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures start the new week barely higher, having erased almost all of their overnight gains, yet still trading at all time highs, led by Tech with small caps starting the week in the red. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are fractionally in the green as traders look to the next big data print from the US this week in the form of CPI and PPI updates, as bets on September rate hikes tumbled after Friday's jobs debacle;
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[2026-08-10 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nizhnekamsk, a major processing and petrochemical centre, was targeted. Nasa satellite images showed heat anomalies that may indicate fire
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[2026-08-10 22:09 UTC+10:00] [ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nizhnekamsk, a major processing and petrochemical centre, was targeted. Nasa satellite images showed heat anomalies that may indicate fire
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[2026-08-10 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Smoke rises from an oil refinery in the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk. (Reuters via X)
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[2026-08-10 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-10 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Smoke billowed from the port city of Mocha, Yemen, after a Houthi attack that killed 11 people on Sunday. It followed an earlier drone attack on a Saudi oil refinery on the coast of the Red Sea
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[2026-08-10 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least 13 people, including a child, have been killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk, authorities said, as Ukraine’s military said it carried out an attack on an oil facility in the region.
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[2026-08-10 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have targeted a crucial Yemeni government-held port on the Red Sea and attacked an oil facility in Saudi Arabia. A Houthi spokesperson said that Sunday’s attacks were in response to Saudi drones breaching Yemen’s airspace.
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[2026-08-10 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE has thwarted organised cyber attacks on the aviation, energy and education sectors.
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[2026-08-10 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Iran and the US are not engaged in talks and Tehran will not start them as long as Washington breaches an interim deal signed in June, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday, adding that messages are being exchanged via intermediaries. Araqchi repeated Iran's position that an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz between Tehran and Muscat was in the "final stages" but would not reopen the strategic waterway.
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[2026-08-10 18:21 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that strikes on such facilities were directly linked with putting more pressure on Moscow
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[2026-08-10 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-08-10 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic at the Serbia Palace, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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[2026-08-10 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: On August 12, 2026, starting at 15:34 GMT, the moon’s shadow will race from the Arctic across Greenland, Iceland and Spain, blotting out the sun for as long as two minutes and 18 seconds.
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[2026-08-10 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Australia's Sunrise Energy Metals jumped as much as 29% on Monday after the rare earth miner secured a $400 million investment in long-term debt financing from the U.S. to support the development of the world's first primary mine for scandium.
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[2026-08-10 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Three weeks ago, Origin Energy told 900,000 former and current customers that their information had been exposed in a data breach.
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[2026-08-10 16:53 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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