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Bahrain's aluminium smelter Alba shuts 19% of capacity
March 15 (Reuters) - Aluminium Bahrain ALBH.BH, known as Alba, said on Sunday it had initiated a shutdown of three aluminium smelting lines accounting for 19% of its capacity to preserve business continuity amid ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.The company, which has smelting capacity of 1...Reuters
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Egyptian foreign minister heads to Qatar to discuss regional developments
CAIRO, March 15 (Reuters) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty will travel to Qatar on Sunday as part of a Gulf tour to discuss regional developments amid the Israeli-U.S. war on Iran, the ministry said.The foreign ministry's statement did not mention which other Gulf states Abdelatty was ...Reuters
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US, China economic chiefs meet in Paris to clear path to Trump-Xi summit
Talks to focus on tariffs, rare earths, high-tech export controls, and agricultureAnalysts see little prospect for breakthrough amid shortened preparations due to Iran warNew US trade probes could lead to more tariffs on ChinaBy David Lawder PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Chinese econom...Reuters
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US-China trade talks in Paris have started, US Treasury official says
PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials launched a new round of talks in Paris on Sunday ahead of a summit between the two countries' leaders later this month, a U.S. Treasury official said.Reuters
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Oil poised for further gains as Middle East conflict threatens export facilities
Brent, WTI surge more than 40% so far this monthTrump says US struck military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, key oil export hubTrump warns of more strikes on Iran's Kharg Island, pressures allies on Strait of HormuzTrump rejects efforts to launch Iran ceasefire talks, sources sayBy Florence...Reuters
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WRAPUP 4-Trump warns of more strikes on Iran's Kharg Island, pressures allies to secure oil chokepoint
Trump wants allies' warships for Strait of Hormuz as oil prices riseUS, Iran reject talk of diplomatic solution - sourcesMissile, drone strikes continue on SundayUnprecedented oil market disruption unlikely to end soonBy Maya Gebeily, Emily Rose and Jarrett Renshaw PALM BEACH, Florida/DUBAI/J...Reuters
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Iran ready to help investigate strikes on civilian areas, foreign minister says
DUBAI, March 15 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister denied on Sunday that Iran has targeted civilian or residential areas in the Middle East and said Tehran is ready to form a committee with its neighbours to investigate the responsibility for such strikes. Gulf countries have called upon Iran t...Reuters
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Japan to release oil stocks as US says buy American
Japan depends on Middle East for some 90% of its oil supplyTokyo started reserves scheme in 1978 after Mideast shockUS calls on allies to buy more American energy By Katya Golubkova and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, March 15 (Reuters) - Japan plans to start releasing oil from its stockpiles on Monday to s...Reuters
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REFILE-South Korea will carefully review Trump's request to send warships to Hormuz
SEOUL, March 15 (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential office said on Sunday that it would carefully review U.S. President Donald Trump's calls on allies to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz. "We will communicate closely with the U.S. regarding this matter and make a decision...Reuters
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Oil loading operations at UAE's Fujairah have restarted, industry source says
DUBAI, March 15 (Reuters) - Oil loading operations at the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah emirate, a major bunkering hub and crude export terminal, have resumed following a drone attack and fire on Saturday, a Fujairah-based industry source told Reuters.Fujairah, outside the Strait of Hormuz, is ...Reuters
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Oil loadings operations at UAE's Fujairah have restarted, Bloomberg News reports
March 15 (Reuters) - Oil-loading operations at the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah emirate, a major bunkering hub and crude export terminal, have resumed following a drone attack and fire a day earlier, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Fujairah, ...Reuters
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Alaska LNG needs more offtake commitments before final investment decision, CEO says
By Yuka Obayashi and Katya GolubkovaTOKYO, March 15 (Reuters) - Energy developer Glenfarne needs to secure offtake agreements for a further 3 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas before making a final investment decision on the $44 billion Alaska LNG project, its chief executive said on Sund...Reuters
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US identifies six service members killed in plane crash over Iraq
WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense on Saturday identified the six U.S. airmen who were killed in a plane crash over Iraq.The airmen were on a KC-135 aerial refueling tanker supporting U.S. attacks on Iran. The crash involved another aircraft but was not the result of hos...Reuters
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US, China economic chiefs meet in Paris to clear path to Trump-Xi summit
Talks to focus on tariffs, rare earths, high-tech export controls, and agricultureAnalysts see little prospect for breakthrough amid shortened preparations due to Iran warNew US trade probes could lead to more tariffs on ChinaBy David Lawder PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Chinese econom...Reuters
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Drone strike halts operations at refinery in Iraq's Erbil, officials say
March 14 (Reuters) - A fire that broke out at the Lanaz refinery in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil after a drone strike was contained by authorities, but operations at the refinery remain suspended, officials at the Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Natural Resources told Reuters early on Sunday....Reuters
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Colombia says Venezuela's PDVSA plans to end pipeline contract with Ecopetrol
BOGOTA, March 14 (Reuters) - Colombia's Energy Minister Edwin Palma said Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA intends to end a contract with Colombia's Ecopetrol over the Antonio Ricaurte pipeline, saying there was insufficient investment to repair it.In a post on X on Saturday, Palma sai...Reuters
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WRAPUP 9-Trump calls for allied warships after Iran threat to retaliate for US attack
Iran vows retaliation for any attacks on energy infrastructureIran sends warning to region, urges UAE civilians to evacuateOil loading disrupted in UAE's Fujairah emirateBy Jaidaa Taha, Maya Gebeily, Emily Rose and Jarrett Renshaw DUBAI/JERUSALEM/PALM BEACH, Florida, March 14 (Reuters) - U.S....Reuters
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UAE's Fujairah stops some oil loading operations after drone attack
U.S. attacks military targets at Iran's Kharg Island oil terminalIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said US interests in UAE are legitimate targetsFujairah loads UAE Murban crude; impact on loadings not clearIran warns residents to leave Fujairah, two other UAE portsBy Sarah El ...Reuters
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