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Crude Futures Fall in Early U.S. Trading

Crude oil futures were giving back some of the previous day’s gains after the U.S. launched strikes against Iranian targets overnight.

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Shell Turns Refineries Up to 11 During Oil-Price Surge

The energy giant’s strategy to run refineries at full tilt has helped drive a surge in profits.

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Valero Profit Soars on Major Revenue Gains

Valero Energy said its earnings surged in the second quarter, thanks to sturdy fuel demand.

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Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Shell, Woodside Energy, Dialog and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.

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Oil Jumps as Fresh Middle East Strikes Threaten Fragile Diplomacy

Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude futures surged more than 7% after a fresh round of fighting disrupted flows through two of the world’s most critical oil-shipping routes.

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Brookfield, NextEra to Develop $100 Billion Data Center Campus in Kentucky

A partnership of energy, infrastructure and utility companies plan to develop a data center campus on the Energy Department’s Paducah site in western Kentucky, repurposing the land as part of a privately-funded project.

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How China Went From Dream Customer to a Nightmare for Big Oil

The country’s need for crude is much more flexible than the market thought.

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Eni Hikes Share Buyback Again After Conflict Gives Earnings Boost

The Italian oil major raised its full-year share buyback as second-quarter production growth coincided with higher oil and gas prices triggered by the Middle East conflict.

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Saudi Arabia has a new, and pricier, workaround to export its oil

Loadings at a Mediterranean port have picked up as Saudi Arabia races to offer its oil to buyers through a lengthier – and more expensive – backdoor.

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Big Oil Is Raking In Billions From the Iran War. Can It Avoid Trump’s Fury?

The industry is contending with one of its toughest challenges yet under the Republican administration.

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Bloom Energy Boosts Outlook as Profit, Sales Climb

The provider of fuel-cell technology raised its fiscal 2026 revenue and adjusted earnings per share guidance, as it posted a profit of $196.3 million.

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An Underground Nuclear Reactor Is Coming to This Kansas Town-and Dividing Locals

No one has tried operating a commercial one a mile down-until now in Parsons. “It’s great that it’s here. It’s kind of bad that we’re the guinea pigs,” says one local leader.

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Eni to Partner With TotalEnergies on Cyprus Gas Field in Boost for European Energy

The companies said Tuesday that they have taken the final investment decision on the deep-water offshore project in the Cronos field.

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July 30, 2026 11:15 ET (15:15 GMT)

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