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        <title><![CDATA[Rakteem Katakey - Team Leader: Energy & Commodities Middle East]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran Fires on Hormuz Ships as US Navy Intercepts Oil Tankers]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Weilun Soon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:53:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ships Come Under Gunfire Near Strait of Hormuz, UK Navy Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:14:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Tankers Start to Dash for Hormuz as Shipowners Seek Answers]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:08:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Yemen’s Houthis Could Worsen the Oil Crunch]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:42:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UAE Says Drone Attack Causes Fire in Zone That Houses Refinery]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:40:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Tanker Suffers Explosion as Risks Spread Wider Into Gulf]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-05/tanker-takes-on-water-and-has-oil-leak-after-blast-uk-navy-says</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Weilun Soon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:41:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia’s Biggest Oil Refinery Faces Another Attack]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakteem Katakey]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:04:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UAE Reports Major Fire at Fujairah Oil Hub From Drone Debris]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakteem Katakey]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:15:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tankers Attacked as Iran Conflict Cuts Hormuz Ship Traffic]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Longley]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:41:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Edges Lower After US-Iran Talks Ease Middle Eastern Tensions]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Weilun Soon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:05:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudis Cut Oil Prices to Asia Amid Emerging Market Weakness]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakteem Katakey]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:53:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[American Water Works to Buy Essential in $12 Billion Deal]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-27/american-water-to-buy-essential-utilities-in-all-stock-deal</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakteem Katakey]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:19:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Adnoc's Setbacks in M&A Hamper Quest to Expand Global Influence]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Finding the right deal and seeing it through is proving to be a challenge for Abu Dhabi’s national oil company.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-09-22/adnoc-s-stumbles-in-global-dealmaking-hinder-quest-to-expand-influence</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakteem Katakey]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:21:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UAE’s Adnoc Expands LNG Sales With 15-Year India Supply Deal]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakteem Katakey]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:05:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Drones Hit Oil Fields in Northern Iraq in Spree of Attacks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Khalid Al Ansary]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:36:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Orders Reopening of Biggest Gas Field After Ceasefire]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakteem Katakey]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:58:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Says Some Gas Supply to Egypt May Resume Thursday]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:31:26 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A gas-fired power plant near the River Nile in Cairo. Photographer: Islam Safwat/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Swings as Market Weighs Easing Trade Tensions, OPEC+ Outlook]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 23:30:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Qatar’s Big LNG Bet Comes Up Against US Ambitions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Gulf nation will start exporting from new multibillion-dollar facilities just as Trump pushes for a domestic buildup.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-05-21/qatar-s-multibillion-dollar-bet-on-lng-expansion-will-compete-with-trump-s-push</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakteem Katakey]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 11:30:44 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker on a digital screen at the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. The fifth annual Qatar Economic Forum will gather government and business leaders in Doha to discuss what’s driving the global economy. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi’s Taqa Buys British Electricity Transmission Firm]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakteem Katakey]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 04:30:22 GMT</pubDate>
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