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marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Imperial Oil Ltd. stock rises Friday, still underperforms market
Imperial Oil Ltd. stock rises Friday, still underperforms market
MarketWatch

Shares of Imperial Oil Ltd. IMO inched 0.61% higher to C$190.00 Friday, in what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE rising 0.70% to 36,620.23. Imperial Oil Ltd. closed…

bbc.co.uk - Jonny Humphries - Dog warning as suspected palm oil washes up on Wirral beach
Dog warning as suspected palm oil washes up on Wirral beach
BBC

Dog owners have been put on alert after suspected palm oil washed up on a Merseyside beach. Lumps of the waxy substance were located on Egremont beach in Wirral after reports to Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team. Palm oil is widely used in the food…

newsweek.com - Hugh Cameron - Oil Firm regrets Trump-Greenland row overshadowing drilling project
Oil Firm regrets Trump-Greenland row overshadowing drilling project
Newsweek

An energy exploration company hoping to begin oil drilling in Greenland next year says U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to acquire the territory are overshadowing efforts to develop its resources. The British firm 80 Mile holds, through a…

theweek.com - The Week UK - North Sea oil and gas: Burnham's dilemma
North Sea oil and gas: Burnham's dilemma
The Week

There's no mistaking the message of this summer's wildfires, said Rebecca McQuillan in The Herald. It's that we need “to stop procrastinating and cut emissions, fast”. But is Britain ready to accept this fact of life and act on it?

yahoo.com - Tom Kool - Oil Nears $100 as Trump's 'Economic D-Day' Raises the Stakes
Oil Nears $100 as Trump's 'Economic D-Day' Raises the Stakes
Yahoo!

Hormuz traffic remains near a standstill as Trump's 'Economic D-Day' campaign pushes Brent closer to $100. Transits through the Strait of Hormuz have been in single digits the entire week, with Trump's announcement of an 'Economic D-Day' campaign…

axios.com - Erin Davis - Why oil markets are ignoring Trump's 'truths'
Why oil markets are ignoring Trump's 'truths'
Axios

Oil price changes in response to President Trump's social media posts about the Iran war have been shrinking over time, an Axios analysis shows. Why it matters: Oil price changes ripple throughout the U.S. and global economies, and the conflict has…

ttnews.com - Chan-Ho Him and Michelle Chapman - Oil prices steady on stalled talks over Strait of Hormuz - TT
Oil prices steady on stalled talks over Strait of Hormuz - TT
Transport Topics

Oil prices are essentially flat as the U.S. stepped up its economic threats toward Iran due to limited progress in talks between Washington and Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. markets pointed higher early Aug. 21 but for the first time in…

fortune.com - Joseph Hostetler - Current price of oil as of Aug. 21, 2026
Current price of oil as of Aug. 21, 2026
Fortune

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rediff.com - Rediff News - Stock markets end flat as elevated crude oil prices cap gains
Stock markets end flat as elevated crude oil prices cap gains
Rediff.com

Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat on Friday, a day after registering a rebound, as elevated crude oil prices induced by geopolitical uncertainties and a sharp fall in the US markets made investors cautious. In a largely…

yahoo.com - By Dhara Ranasinghe and Wayne Cole - Global stocks close out a tough week as bond yields, oil stay high
Global stocks close out a tough week as bond yields, oil stay high
Yahoo!

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Global stocks were headed for a mostly lower week on Friday, as strain in global bond markets showed little sign of abating and the diplomatic deadlock in the Gulf lifted oil…

bloomberg.com - Robert Tuttle - US Oil Refiners Face Import Squeeze From Biggest Foreign Seller
US Oil Refiners Face Import Squeeze From Biggest Foreign Seller
Bloomberg

US refiners are facing a looming supply drop from their biggest foreign crude supplier at a time when they need the oil the most. Canada supplies the US with more than 4 million barrels a day of crude, most produced in the oil-rich heartland of…

ttnews.com - Weilun Soon - Saudis shuttle oil north on Sinokor tankers to evade Houthis - TT
Saudis shuttle oil north on Sinokor tankers to evade Houthis - TT
Transport Topics

Tankers have been shuttling Saudi crude between Yanbu in the lower right to Ain Sukhna in the upper left, from where it is shipped through a pipeline to the Mediterranean Sea. (Bloomberg) Saudi Aramco increased crude exports via Mediterranean ports…

today.com - Ranked: The Best Dry Shampoos for Controlling Oil and Boosting Volume
Ranked: The Best Dry Shampoos for Controlling Oil and Boosting Volume
TODAY

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yahoo.com - By Siyi Liu and Chen Aizhu - Iranian oil offers to Chinese buyers fall as US blockade bites, sources say
Iranian oil offers to Chinese buyers fall as US blockade bites, sources say
Yahoo!

SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Offers of Iranian crude to Chinese buyers have declined and prices have jumped this week as the U.S. blockade has cut Tehran's shipments, according to trade sources, with the threat of more sanctions from Washington…

investors.com - VIDYA RAMAKRISHNAN - Oil Shipper Hits New High; Three Stocks Also Near Pivots
Oil Shipper Hits New High; Three Stocks Also Near Pivots
Investor's Business Daily

It is no surprise that crude oil shipper Frontline (FRO) has rallied to heady heights, with tensions over the Strait of Hormuz continuing to roil oil markets. But Investor's Business Daily's New Highs list is also springing a few surprises for…

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