Topic: Energy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-23 10:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Daewoo Engineering & Construction is positioning itself to become a global leader across the nuclear power value chain, leveraging a resurgence in atomic energy driven by the push for carvon neutrality and the surging electricity demand from tech industries.
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[2026-04-23 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: That’s the MO of state and local officials who deplore oil production off the coast of California.
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[2026-04-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The government announced Thursday it will more than double fuel tax cuts on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) butane products starting next month in a bid to lower the cost burden on consumers.
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[2026-04-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the government was doing everything it could to lock in fuel supply. Source: Getty / SOPA Images
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[2026-04-23 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An employee works on a production line for solar panels at a factory of GCL System Integration Technology in Hefei, China, in May 2024. (China Daily via Reuters)
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[2026-04-23 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DETROIT (AP) — No charges will be filed in the fatal shootings of three people at a Detroit gas station after a middle-of-the-night car crash following an illegal drag racing event, authorities said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The U.S. military has intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters and is redirecting them away from their positions near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, shipping and security sources said on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-23 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers Wednesday that gas prices will start to come down once the Iran conflict concludes – and could plummet to below pre-war levels.
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[2026-04-23 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — Las autoridades mexicanas anunciaron el miércoles el desmantelamiento de una gran organización criminal dedicada al robo y distribución de gas licuado de petróleo (LP) y al lavado de dinero en un operativo en el que fueron detenidas catorce personas que presuntamente estarían vinculadas a la red.
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[2026-04-23 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Inpex president and CEO Takayuki Ueda spoke with Nikkei about the situation in the Persian Gulf. (Photo by Taiyo Suzuki)
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[2026-04-23 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's Chery Automobile announced a foray into nuclear fusion in March. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
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[2026-04-23 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California oil giant Sable Offshore Corp is seeking more than $100 million in damages from Santa Barbara County, accusing officials of “withholding” permits during a legal battle over restarting oil production in the state.
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[2026-04-23 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in a year in April, as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and high oil prices fueled concerns over inflation and broader economic impacts, the central bank said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ruth Jones is concerned about the impact of a gas project's expansion on her family's farm. (ABC Capricornia: Claudia Sullivan)
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[2026-04-23 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An energy analytics firm said it recorded 34 movements of sanctioned and Iranian-linked tankers in and out of the Gulf in the week after the US imposed a naval blockade.
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[2026-04-23 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As the country slowly limped back to normalcy following the holiday season of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year, the controversial coal tender continued to make news. This was with the resignation of Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody and his Ministry Secretary, Professor Udayanga Hemapala.
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[2026-04-23 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The good news is that Donald Trump’s misadventure in the Gulf has not caused a global LNG crisis and is unlikely to do so even if US-Iranian talks go nowhere and the region’s gas exports remain stranded for months.
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[2026-04-23 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: United States forces have detained an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil, the Pentagon says.
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[2026-04-23 05:19 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market is rising toward more records after GE Vernova, Boston Scientific and other big companies joined the list of those reporting fatter profits for the start of the year than analysts expected. But caution is still hanging over Wall Street, and oil prices are also rising on uncertainty about what will happen in the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-23 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Nick Gann fishes in Firehole Canyon, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, on the far northeastern shore of Flaming Gorge Reservoir, in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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[2026-04-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Xi Jinping finds himself in a dilemma. He cannot directly criticize Donald Trump for putting China's crude oil imports at risk without jeopardizing a summit he dearly covets. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
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[2026-04-23 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Sierra Leone is taking a new step toward unlocking its offshore energy potential with a fresh agreement involving oil giant Shell. The deal allows Shell to carry out advanced geological and geophysical surveys across more than 20,000 square kilometres of offshore territory.
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[2026-04-23 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-23 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump signed five presidential determinations under Section 303 of the Defense Production Act on Monday. All five declare critical energy capacities essential to national defense and authorize federal purchases, commitments, and financing to cut through financing shortages, permitting delays, and supply chain choke points.
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[2026-04-23 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that "many" oil-rich U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf have requested a financial backstop amid economic turbulence from the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-23 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Convenience store FamilyMart is considering fewer deliveries of fresh products to its stores. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-04-23 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com
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[2026-04-23 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An oil and gas field in the U.S. acquired by JAPEX. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
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[2026-04-23 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In South Africa, the state-owned electricity company Eskom announced on Wednesday that it does not expect power outages during the winter months in the Southern Hemisphere, from April to August. This will be the first winter without power cuts since the company has been facing difficulties.
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[2026-04-23 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Brent crude rose above $100 a barrel once more on Wednesday, pulling back from declines earlier in the day amid uncertainty over US-Iran talks and prolonged tension in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-23 02:15 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The injunction pauses policy giving senior Trump official direct sign-off on federal clean energy projects
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[2026-04-23 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Union is expected to sign off on a 90-billion-euro ($106bn) loan for Kyiv after a months-long standoff over the stalled operations of a war-damaged pipeline transporting Russian oil via Ukraine to Europe.
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[2026-04-23 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Oil prices climbed Wednesday while stocks were mixed after US President Donald Trump announced the extension of a ceasefire with Iran, prompting investors to wait and see if peace talks would resume.
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[2026-04-23 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines has long lived with a quiet but costly vulnerability: our dependence on imported fuel. When global oil prices rise, the impact is immediate and familiar: higher electricity bills, more expensive transport and tighter household budgets. What we face is not just a temporary problem, but a structural one that calls for a more thoughtful and lasting response.
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[2026-04-23 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-23 01:51 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU leaders on Thursday and Friday meet in Cyprus to discuss how to deal with the situation in Iran, and the energy crisis that it has caused, as well as broader security questions and the bloc’s next long-term budget.
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[2026-04-23 01:48 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran’s goal is to maintain chokehold on the global economy, even as some say it could run out of oil storage by Sunday
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[2026-04-23 01:19 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Agreement for urgently needed loan reached after Ukraine resumed pumping Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia
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[2026-04-23 01:10 UTC+10:00] [Infrastructure] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS ― The EU will unlock its €90 billion loan to Ukraine on Thursday if, as officials now expect, oil flows restart via the Druzhba pipeline by then, according to five EU diplomats.
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[2026-04-23 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that he has extended sanctions relief on Russian and Iranian seaborne oil for 30 days because of requests from countries that are the most vulnerable to oil shortages from the closed Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-23 00:47 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump’s conflict with Iran could speed the EU’s green revolution – if panicking governments can hold their nerve on clean energy
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[2026-04-23 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for oil exports during a phone call. (Source photos by Nikkei, Mexican presidential office)
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[2026-04-23 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Oil prices are modestly higher this morning, erasing overnight losses on Trump's 'ceasefire extension' after Iran attacked three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-23 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s ambitious household battery rollout is being threatened by a proposal to raise the cost of connecting to the electricity network, say energy experts who warn recommendations of the energy regulator could leave household solar and battery owners several thousand dollars worse off.
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[2026-04-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Manufacturers are expected to see stronger overseas orders even as price wars hurt profits at home
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[2026-04-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Manufacturers are expected to see stronger overseas orders even as price wars hurt profits at home
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[2026-04-22 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A bitter feud over an oil pipeline pitted Hungary against Ukraine's Volodymr Zelenskyy, stalling the vitally needed funds for Kyiv. (Reuters: Valentyn Ogirenko)
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[2026-04-22 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Libya has reached its highest oil production in more than a decade, approved its first unified budget in 13 years and secured one of the few growth upgrades in the IMF's latest regional outlook, making it a rare bright spot as the Iran war forces steep downgrades on economies across the Middle East.
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[2026-04-22 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS To Lam's remarks in paras 11-12)By Kim Eun-jung
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[2026-04-22 22:36 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — French utility giant Engie's Chief Executive Catherine MacGregor has lambasted the far-right National Rally party's energy platform as "bad for France."
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