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Italy in talks with U.S., Azerbaijan, Algeria to offset loss of Qatar gas supplies
MILAN, March 20 (Reuters) - Italy is in talks with several countries, including the United States, Azerbaijan and Algeria, to secure additional gas supplies after deliveries from Qatar have stopped, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said on Friday.Pichetto also said Italy agreed with the Euro...Reuters
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Israeli refinery owner says essential infrastructure damaged in Iranian strike
JERUSALEM, March 20 (Reuters) - The owner of an Israeli oil refinery hit in an Iranian missile strike said on Friday that essential infrastructure was damaged in Thursday's attack but that most production facilities were operating and the rest were being restarted.Oil Refineries Ltd ORL.TA said ...Reuters
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Bangladesh seeks $2 billion in loans to fund fuel imports, Bloomberg News reports
March 20 (Reuters) - Bangladesh is seeking about $2 billion in loans from multilateral lenders by June in a bid to finance imports of liquefied natural gas and other fuels during the summer, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.The South Asian nation expects $1.3 bill...Reuters
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Owner of Israeli refinery hit in Iranian strike says essential infrastructure was damaged
JERUSALEM, March 20 (Reuters) - Israel's Oil Refineries ORL.TA, a refining and petrochemicals company, said on Friday that an Iranian strike on its complex in Haifa the previous day had damaged essential infrastructure, which was expected to return to operations within days. The damaged infrastr...Reuters
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In Trump's shadow, Greenland seeks more leverage from Danish vote
Greenlanders seek to use Trump interest to gain benefits from DenmarkU.S. president wants takeover of strategic Arctic islandAhead of vote, Danish PM has been a staunch supporter of GreenlandBy Tim Barsoe and Stine Jacobsen NUUK/COPENHAGEN, March 20 (Reuters) - Greenlandic candidates competing fo...Reuters
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EUROPE GAS-Prices trade sideways after Qatar LNG attack
LONDON, March 20 - Benchmark Dutch wholesale gas prices traded sideways on Friday morning, after touching their highest level since January 2023 in the previous session, as some European nations and Japan offered to join efforts to secure safe passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz.The bench...Reuters
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Australia PM Albanese has asked Treasury to model a tax on windfall gas profits, ABC reports
By Christine Chen and Helen Clark SYDNEY, March 20 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has asked Australia's Treasury to model options for a tax on the windfall profits of gas companies, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Friday, as well as to suggest reforms to the P...Reuters
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WRAPUP 5-Israel, Iran launch more attacks as crisis deepens
Israeli military says strikes launched on targets in TehranIran strikes badly damage Qatar gas outputTrump says US not told in advance of Israel's gas field strikeBahrain, Kuwait, UAE dealing with attackBy Alexander Cornwell, Jana Choukeir and Trevor Hunnicutt TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March...Reuters
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Oil retreats as US and allies look to boost supply, unchoke Strait of Hormuz
European nations, Japan willing to help secure Strait of HormuzUS weighs further SPR releaseBrent up for the week, WTI discount widensBy Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, March 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday as leading European nations and Japan offered to join efforts to secure safe passage for s...Reuters
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China's rare earth exports rise, shipments to US fall
BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - Chinese exports of rare-earth magnets rose 8.2% from a year earlier in the first two months of 2026, customs data showed on Friday, although shipments to the U.S. dipped. Exports from the world's largest producer of rare-earth magnets, which are used in every...Reuters
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PRECIOUS-Gold set for third weekly fall on hawkish US Fed, elevated dollar
US may remove sanctions on Iranian oil stranded in tankersTrump tells Israel not to repeat strikes on Iranian energyGold lost over 6% this weekBy Noel John March 20 (Reuters) - Gold prices edged up on Friday on technical buying, but were headed for a third consecutive weekly decline, pressured by...Reuters
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Serbia secures US sanctions waiver for its NIS oil firm, energy minister says
BELGRADE, March 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department has extended a sanctions waiver for Serbia's Russian-owned NIS NIIS.BEL until April 17, giving the Balkan country more time to import crude oil amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Serbia's energy minister said on Friday."The exte...Reuters
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South Korea flags uncertainty from Qatar LNG plant damage, but downplays supply concerns
QatarEnergy will have to declare force majeure on long-term LNG contractsIranian attacks on Qatar raise uncertainty about gas supplies, Seoul saysSouth Korea downplays LNG disruption, cites alternative sourcesBy Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) - South Korean authorities said on Friday that ...Reuters
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TABLE-North Sea gas maintenance schedule: Adds Barrow (North Terminal) outage
March 20 (Reuters) - The following is a schedule of maintenance work on gas infrastructure, mainly in the North Sea.The table is arranged by outage start date.Volumes are in standard million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) or gigawatt-hours per day (GWh/d) unless otherwise indicated.OPERATORLOCATIONOUT...Reuters
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PRECIOUS-Gold set for third weekly fall on hawkish US Fed, elevated dollar
US may remove sanctions on Iranian oil stranded in tankersTrump tells Israel not to repeat strikes on Iranian energyGold lost over 6% this weekBy Noel John March 20 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose on Friday on technical buying, but were headed for a third consecutive weekly decline, pressured by a f...Reuters
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Gold Set for Third Weekly Fall on Hawkish US Fed, Elevated Dollar
Gold prices rose on Friday on technical buying, but were headed for a third consecutive weekly decline, pressured by a firm U.S. dollar and as a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve dampened hopes for near-term interest rate cuts.Reuters
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Japan may stockpile US oil domestically, PM says
Japan holds joint oil stockpiles with Saudi Arabia, UAE, KuwaitHas priority right to use those in case of emergency Japan depends on Middle East for over 90% of oil suppliesAgrees with US to expand energy production in the United StatesBy Tamiyuki Kihara and Katya Golubkova TOKYO, March 20 (Reut...Reuters
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