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Philippines moves to secure emergency access to oil in Indonesia, Thailand

Headline via Nikkei Asia · first report 14 Nov, 17:38 IST, latest 14 Nov, 20:14 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Arab News at 14 Nov, 17:38 IST; the latest is from Nikkei Asia at 14 Nov, 20:14 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report14 Nov, 17:38 IST
Latest report14 Nov, 20:14 IST
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The Philippines signed on Saturday preliminary agreements to begin exploring emergency oil access in Indonesia and Thailand, initiatives aimed at strengthening energy security against supply disruptions from the Middle East triggered by the US-Israeli war on…

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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