Laura Sanicola

Laura Sanicola is a freelance energy journalist based in Toronto. She has covered the oil and gas industry for over five years, writing for various publications including The Globe and Mail, Reuters, S&P Global Platts and Energy Intelligence. She previously worked as an editor at S&P Global Platts, where she managed a team of reporters covering North American crude oil markets. She has also covered the Canadian power market and the U.S. natural gas sector. Laura holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ryerson University and a master's degree in energy, resources and environment from Dalhousie University.

Biography:  https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/article-oil-steady-as-demand-optimism-offsets-worries-of-iranian-supply/

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Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

100%

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Conflicts of Interest

50%

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  • The author seems to have a bias towards the oil industry and may be influenced by their interests or sources of income from this sector.

Contradictions

100%

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Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

US Crude Oil Stockpiles Rise for Fifth Week in a Row, Gasoline and Distillate Inventories Fall Due to Refinery Outages

US Crude Oil Stockpiles Rise for Fifth Week in a Row, Gasoline and Distillate Inventories Fall Due to Refinery Outages

Broke On: Wednesday, 28 February 2024 The US crude oil stockpiles rose for the fifth consecutive week, while gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week due to planned and unplanned outages at refineries. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that crude inventories increased by 4.2 million barrels in the week ending February 23, compared with analysts' expectations for a rise of only 2.7 million barrels in a Reuters poll.