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		<title>EU Forces Board Sanctioned Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ROME, Aug 2 (Reuters) &#8211; An EU naval mission led by Italy boarded a tanker from Russia&#8217;s so-called &#8220;shadow fleet&#8221; on Sunday, the second such operation in less than two weeks as Europe intensifies...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hungary Stops Nuclear Plant For First Time As Danube River Dries Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By&#160;Zoltan Simon Aug 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) &#8211;Hungary is fully shutting down its sole nuclear power plant for the first time due to the record low levels of the Danube River,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Turkey Said To Extend Iraq Oil Pipeline Deal By One Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By&#160;Firat Kozok, Patrick Sykes and Khalid Al-Ansary Aug 1, 2026 (Bloomberg) &#8211;Turkey reached an agreement with Iraq to extend an expired oil pipeline deal by one year and increase flows...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>As Seaweed Piles Up, Caribbean Bets On Boats, Barriers And Biofuel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY, July 31 (Reuters) &#8211; Hundreds of Mexican hotel workers, tractor operators and specialized Navy personnel are heading out to the beach each day at dawn to clean record masses of...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Yemen’s Houthis Deny Plans To Impose Fees On Ships Sailing Through Red Sea</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Aug 1 (Reuters) &#8211; Yemen&#8217;s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied on Saturday that it planned to impose fees on commercial ships transiting the Bab el-Mandeb strait, saying no such decision had been...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Italian Frigate Escorts Merchant Vessel Safely Through Red Sea</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Aug 1 (Reuters) &#8211; A merchant vessel safely passed through the Red Sea under the protection of the Italian frigate Bergamini, the European Union naval mission ASPIDES said on Saturday. Related Article:...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Civilian Vessel Sinks In Black Sea After Ukrainian Drone Attack</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW, Aug 1 (Reuters)&#160;&#8211;&#160;Two Ukrainian drones hit and sank a civilian vessel owned by Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom sailing in the Black Sea overnight, the company&#8217;s head, Alexei Likhachev,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>GasLog LNG Carrier Damaged Exiting Hormuz as UKMTO Reports Two New Attacks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A GasLog-operated LNG carrier sustained damage while exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Friday as maritime security authorities reported two separate security incidents near the strategic waterway, highlighting the continued...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>China Coast Guard Patrols Waters East of Taiwan, Angering Taipei</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[China's coast guard conducted patrols it described as routine law enforcement in waters east of Taiwan on Friday, angering Taipei, which condemned the move as a political operation aimed at expanding Beijing's control.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘Significant Shrinking’ in Crude Cushion In Coming Months – Vortexa</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Ann LaRocco]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[New energy data shows the crude cushion that has been built up will be shrinking in the next 2-3 months unless geopolitics improve. In a webinar, Vortexa explained, with Atlantic Basin inflows already slowing and China drawing inventories at up to ~1 mb/d, they see a high risk of significant tightening within the next 2–3 months and estimate that China’s extra crude buffer built since 2025 could be largely worked down within about four months if current draw rates persist.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Europe’s Shrinking Rivers Curb Power Output, Transport and Company Earnings</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Record low water levels in Europe's major rivers have curtailed the transport of goods, reduced electricity output and shrunk company earnings, stoking fears about the economic impact of searing heat and erratic rainfall.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oil Spill from Shadow Fleet Tanker Spreading Off Oman, Satellite Images Show</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A sanctions-hit tanker is leaking oil off the coast of Oman and the spill has spread in recent days, increasing concern about possible environmental damage to coastal areas, according to an analysis of satellite imagery and shipping specialists.]]></description>
		
		
		
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