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Chile denies onboard care by Chinese medical ship as US pressure mounts
Chile denies Chinese ship medical services due to lack of local authorizationUS pressures Chile over ties with China amid undersea cable project concernsUS restricts visas for Chilean officials over telecom-infrastructure concernsSANTIAGO, Chile, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Chile denied permission for a Chin...Reuters
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US oil output fell in December to lowest since June 2025, EIA says
NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. oil production fell for the second consecutive month in December to its lowest level since June last year, while demand reached a multi-month high, the Energy Information Administration said on Friday.Crude oil output averaged 13.66 million barrels per day in Decemb...Reuters
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Panama officials search CK Hutchison's local office as tensions rise
Panama raids CK Hutchison unit amid US-China trade tensionsCompany says raid undermines due process, legal security for investorsPanama's President Mulino downplays potential Chinese responseMulino says 'China needs Panama - a lot' Top court ruled CK Hutchison's port contracts uncons...Reuters
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IAEA: local ceasefire will help restore power backup to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Feb 27 (Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday said it has negotiated a temporary local ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, allowing restoration for a backup power supply to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP)."The fifth local ceasefire negotiated by the ...Reuters
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US seeks ownership of oil tanker and 1.8 million barrels of Venezuelan crude
US seeks to take Skipper and its oil without compensationUS seized Skipper tanker near Venezuela in DecemberTanker one of 10 seized by US with at least two returnedBy Daphne Psaledakis and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. is seeking to take ownership of Motor Tanker Skipper...Reuters
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Oil prices up about 2% as US and Iran extend talks
US-Iran talks end with no deal but signs of progressTechnical discussions scheduled for Vienna next week Brent and WTI benchmarks trade at multi-month highs UAE, Saudi to increase output in April, sources say HOUSTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose about 2% on Friday with traders bracing for...Reuters
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PRECIOUS-Gold nears one-month high, set for seventh straight monthly rise
Gold set for a monthly gain of more than 7%China's January gold imports via Hong Kong rose 69% MoMUS producer prices increase more than expected in JanuarySilver, platinum, palladium also set for monthly rise By Anmol Choubey Feb 27 (Reuters) - Gold rose to near a one-month high on Friday and...Reuters
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Slovak PM Fico says Ukraine has no interest in resuming oil transit through Druzhba
Druzhba pipeline carrying Russian crude out since January 27Fico speaks with Zelenskiy Hungary and Slovakia accuse Ukraine of delaying resumptionKyiv says it is working as fast as it can on repairs By Anita Komuves and Jason Hovet BUDAPEST, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Slovakian Prime Minister Robert F...Reuters
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Cheniere gets $370 million 'alternative fuel' tax break from Trump's IRS
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Cheniere Energy Inc LNG.N disclosed this week that it got a $370 million tax break from the Trump administration for burning liquefied natural gas in its massive tankers, a credit critics said was meant for far smaller boats. The company said on T...Reuters
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EU wheat breaks above 200 euros on Iran conflict fears
PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Benchmark wheat futures prices on Euronext climbed on Friday above the psychological 200 euro mark for the first time since November as investor worries about the potential for U.S.-Iran conflict spurred short-covering before the weekend.Demand from importers this week, inc...Reuters
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US drillers cut oil and gas rigs for first time in six weeks, says Baker Hughes
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in six weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes BKR.O said in its closely followed report on Friday.The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of f...Reuters
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GRAINS-US wheat climbs to one-year peak as US-Iran tensions spook funds
Risk of Iran conflict spurs short coveringSoybeans still supported by demand expectationsWheat hits 1-year high, corn at 7-week topBy Karl Plume CHICAGO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat futures rallied to a one-year high on Friday as worries about a U.S.-Iran military conflict sparked short coverin...Reuters
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US drillers cut oil and gas rigs for first time in six weeks, says Baker Hughes
By Scott DiSavinoNEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in six weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes BKR.O said in its closely followed report on Friday.Reuters
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Mexico's Pemex narrows losses in last quarter of 2025
MEXICO CITY, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex narrowed losses sharply in the fourth quarter, booking a net loss of 155.23 million pesos ($8.62 million), a filing to the Mexican stock exchange showed on Friday.Over the same quarter a year earlier, it booked a net loss of 350.46 b...Reuters
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Slovak PM has "clear impression" Ukraine does not want oil transit to resume
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was refusing to allow outside inspections of damage to the Druzhba oil pipeline and that he had the "clear impression" that Kyiv had no interest in allowing oil transit to resume....Reuters
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UAE and Saudi boost oil exports as US-Iran tensions mount, sources say
UAE to export more Murban crude in April, trade sources saySaudi Arabia increases oil production amid U.S.-Iran tensionsOil prices rise as US and Iran extend talks into next weekBy Florence Tan, Yousef Saba and Seher Dareen SINGAPORE/LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - UAE oil producer Abu Dhabi is set to...Reuters
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PRECIOUS-Gold nears one-month high, set for seventh straight monthly rise
Gold set for a monthly gain of more than 7%China's January gold imports via Hong Kong rose 69% MoMUS producer prices increase more than expected in JanuarySilver, platinum, palladium also set for monthly rise By Anmol Choubey Feb 27 (Reuters) - Gold rose to near a one-month high on Friday and...Reuters
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Brazil prosecutors sue meatpacker MBRF over dozens of employees' miscarriages
By Ana ManoSAO PAULO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Brazilian labor prosecutors accuse meatpacker MBRF MBRF3.SA of failing to protect pregnant employees in a lawsuit citing dozens of miscarriages allegedly linked to risk factors such as excessive noise on its production lines, court documents show. Investigato...Reuters
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US Plains HRW Wheat-Basis bids flat in subdued trade
CHICAGO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Basis bids for hard red winter wheat were unchanged in the U.S. Plains states on Friday in a quiet trade, dealers said.Strengthening Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures may encourage farmer selling.Investor concerns about the risk of a U.S.-Iran military conflict su...Reuters
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US Cash Grains-Soybean, corn steady-higher amid contract roll
CHICAGO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans and corn were mostly flat to higher across the U.S. Midwest on Friday as merchandisers rolled positions to the May corn contract CK26 and the May soybean contract SK26 ahead of the expiration of the March contract.The corn basis rose at an Illinois...Reuters
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