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Attacks on Saudi Arabian energy facilities and U.S. commercial crude oil inventories have fallen for three consecutive weeks, causing international oil prices to continue to rise.
China National Petroleum Corporation announced that oil prices will freeze and rise next week. (Photo by reporter Lin Jinghua)
[Reporter Lin Jinghua/Taipei Report] International oil prices continue to rise sharply, China National Petroleum Corporation continues to activate the stabilization mechanism, and domestic oil prices maintain a frozen rise. China Petroleum's war has so far absorbed more than 30 billion yuan.
Taiwan's PetroChina announced on the 24th that starting from 0:00 a.m. on the 26th, gasoline and diesel prices will remain unchanged at 31.2 yuan per liter of 92 unleaded gasoline, 32.7 yuan per liter of 95 unleaded gasoline, 34.7 yuan per liter of 98 unleaded gasoline, and 29.9 yuan per liter of super diesel.
PetroChina stated that Saudi Arabia's energy facilities were attacked again, U.S. commercial crude oil inventories fell for three consecutive weeks, and international oil prices rose. However, in order to take care of domestic people's livelihood and stabilize prices, after an overall assessment, the government expanded the reduction of goods tax, and in order to maintain the lowest price in Asia and continue to implement the stabilization mechanism of the US-Iraq war project, China National Petroleum Corporation absorbed a total of 11.2 yuan and 11.4 yuan for gasoline and diesel, and domestic gasoline and diesel prices remained unchanged.
According to CNPC statistics, various measures to stabilize the project were implemented from February 28 to October 25, and the total absorption of gasoline and diesel increased by approximately 30.37 billion yuan.

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Typhoon Qiangpit hit Taiwan, causing power outages to more than 340,000 households across Taiwan, but power has been restored to nearly 310,000 households. Taipower dispatched more than 200 emergency repair elites across Taiwan to support the hardest-hit areas such as New Taipei, Yilan, and Taoyuan, and worked hard to restore power tonight.

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Typhoon Qiangpit, with strong winds and no rain, brought salt dust and hit Yunlin, which attached to power equipment obstructions, causing leakage and circuit tripping. More than 34,000 households in the county experienced power outages, and Taipower is working hard to make repairs.

Typhoon Qiangbi moved northward and brought heavy rain to northern Taiwan. As of 9 a.m. on the 24th, a total of 4,867 households had been without power, and the power restoration rate was about 70%. Taipower Chairman Tsang Wensheng went to New Taipei to inspect the progress of emergency repairs and strive to complete full power restoration before 9 o'clock tonight.