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Iraq Warns: Oil could Hit $300 amid Iran-Israel Escalation

On Saturday, Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein warned that global oil prices could surge to $300 per barrel if military tensions between Iran and Israel continue to escalate. The warning came during a phone call with his German counterpart, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, as the two discussed rising instability in …

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China’s LNG Imports Set for Rare Decline in 2025

This year’s milder winter, weak industrial demand, and higher gas pipeline imports are set to result in the first decline in China’s LNG imports since 2022, according to estimates by research firms compiled by Reuters. Last year, China imported a total of 76.65 million metric tons of LNG. This year, …

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Bulgaria Set to Join Eurozone in 2026

The European Commission has given Bulgaria the go-ahead to join the eurozone single currency region as of January 1, 2026, the country’s second major step in just one year on its path to full integration into the European Union. The commission, which met on June 4 to convey its decision …

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EU Set to Allow more Flexible Natural Gas Storage Targets

Negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU member states have provisionally agreed to ease the bloc’s natural gas storage targets by allowing a 10 percentage point deviation in the 90% full storage goal, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing a draft document it has seen. The greater flexibility comes in …

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