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Image for Europe's smelters need long-term price protection, Trafigura CEO says
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Europe's smelters need long-term price protection, Trafigura CEO says

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - European smelters need "life support" such as long-term...

20th May, 2026

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Oil prices ease after Trump says US will end Iran war 'very quickly'

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald...

20th May, 2026

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Factbox-What is Russia's Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline to China?

By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson May 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China and...

19th May, 2026

Image for Oil edges up ahead of Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing
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Oil edges up ahead of Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing

By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, May 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Thursday as investors...

14th May, 2026

Image for Oil prices rise as fragile US-Iran talks sustain supply worries
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Oil prices rise as fragile US-Iran talks sustain supply worries

By Anmol Choubey May 12 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Tuesday as negotiations...

12th May, 2026

Image for Water levels on Rhine river in Germany rising after rain, may normalise this week
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Water levels on Rhine river in Germany rising after rain, may normalise this week

HAMBURG, May 11 (Reuters) - Rain has increased water levels on the river Rhine in Germany enabling c...

11th May, 2026

Image for US oil prices jump on US-Iran hostilities
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US oil prices jump on US-Iran hostilities

BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures rose as much as 3% in early trading on Friday after re...

7th May, 2026

Image for Exclusive-Oil-price bets ahead of Iran war news totalled $7 billion, reporting shows
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Exclusive-Oil-price bets ahead of Iran war news totalled $7 billion, reporting shows

By Amanda Cooper and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - A series of well-timed market bets...

7th May, 2026

Image for ConocoPhillips gets Norway's nod to restart fields, boost Europe gas supply
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ConocoPhillips gets Norway's nod to restart fields, boost Europe gas supply

May 7 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips said on Thursday that Norway's energy ministry has approved develop...

7th May, 2026

Image for Iran war lifts Asia-Pacific interest for Norwegian petroleum products, LNG, Equinor says
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Iran war lifts Asia-Pacific interest for Norwegian petroleum products, LNG, Equinor says

By Nora Buli OSLO, May 6 (Reuters) - Equinor has seen a surge in interest for energy exports out of...

6th May, 2026

Image for Lynas CEO says US, Europe rules sway buyers from Chinese rare earths
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Lynas CEO says US, Europe rules sway buyers from Chinese rare earths

MELBOURNE, May 6 (Reuters) - New government regulations in the U.S. and Europe are helping to push c...

6th May, 2026

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Oil prices little changed as ceasefire holds and US crude stocks fall

By Helen Clark MELBOURNE, May 6 (Reuters) - Oil was little changed at open on Wednesday morning afte...

5th May, 2026