• Trump Takes the Oil in Venezuela | 2026-08-30
  The deal recalls the famous Cuba scene in ‘The Godfather Part II.’
• Trump says US will refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve using Venezuelan oil | 2026-08-30
  The US reserve sits near a 44-year low at about 290 million barrels as a new Venezuela deal seeks to lift crude supply.
• Trump says US will refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve using Venezuelan oil | 2026-08-30
  The US reserve sits near a 44-year low at about 290 million barrels as a new Venezuela deal seeks to lift crude supply.
• Trump-promoted Freedom Fuel stations sold gas a distributor says went unpaid for | 2026-08-30
  A federal lawsuit claims that fuel distributor KRSM failed to pay for $4 million worth of fuel, some of which the company sold to the Freedom Fuel network.
• SLB (SLB) Lands Havstjerne Role As Carbon Growth Narrative Keeps Valuation In Focus | 2026-08-30
  SLB (NYSE:SLB) has been chosen as the reservoir partner for the Havstjerne carbon storage project in the Norwegian North Sea, putting the stock in focus as investors assess its role in large-scale European carbon management. SLB's recent contract wins in carbon storage, Venezuelan oil field redevelopment and Brunei production restoration have arrived alongside strong momentum in the stock, with a 1-month share price return of 15.61% and a year-to-date share price return of 42.61% against a...
• Michael Saylor Hints At Strategy’s Return To Bitcoin Buying After 10-Week Hiatus | 2026-08-30
  Strategy Inc has not disclosed a Bitcoin purchase since acquiring 520 BTC for the week of June 15 to June 21.
• Trump says US will refill its petroleum reserves using Venezuelan oil | 2026-08-30
  President Donald Trump says in a post that the 'topping out' process will ‌begin shortly.
• Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez defends ‘endless’ benefits of her oil deal with Trump | 2026-08-30
  Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her countryVenezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald Trump, insisting the South American country will maintain ownership and sovereignty over its massive oil reserves.Rodríguez, who assumed power in January after Trump ordered the abduction of the president, Nicolás Maduro, took to the airwaves on Saturday to push back against criticism of what the US president has called “the biggest oil deal in world history”. Continue reading...
• Trump Ally Says Fed Should Hold Rates Steady | 2026-08-30
  Former Trump Senior Economic adviser Stephen Moore is on Bloomberg This Weekend and says inflation remains too high for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, breaking with President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for lower borrowing costs and arguing the central bank should hold rates steady for now. Moore also warned hosts Christina Ruffini and Bailey Lipschultz that elevated oil prices and the escalating US Canada trade fight pose risks to the economy and Republicans heading into the midterm elections. (Source: Bloomberg)
• Trump says US will refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve using Venezuelan oil | 2026-08-30
  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that oil ​from a recently struck deal with Venezuela ‌will be used to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which has been drawn down sharply in recent ​years to respond to global supply ​disruptions and high fuel prices.
• Healey tax grab ‘would inflict lasting damage on North Sea’, business chiefs warn | 2026-08-30
  A fresh Labour tax raid on the North Sea would cause “lasting damage” to Britain’s oil and gas industry, bosses have warned.
• Healey tax grab ‘would inflict lasting damage on North Sea’, business chiefs warn | 2026-08-30
  A fresh Labour tax raid on the North Sea would cause “lasting damage” to Britain’s oil and gas industry, bosses have warned.
• PetroChina H1 profit jumps 22%, fuel sales fall as China demand weakens | 2026-08-30
  China's largest oil and gas company, PetroChina , , reported on Sunday a 22% jump in first-half ​net profit, as higher oil prices and ‌stronger fuel sales boosted earnings.
• Top Wall Street analysts suggest these 3 dividend stocks for consistent income | 2026-08-30
  These three dividend stocks offer steady income in turbulent markets.
• PetroChina H1 net profit jumps 22%, boosted by fuel sales, oil price spike | 2026-08-30
  China's largest oil and gas company, PetroChina , , reported on Sunday a 22% jump in first-half net profit, as higher oil prices and stronger fuel sales boosted earnings.
• PetroChina First-Half Profit Rises 22% on Higher Oil Prices | 2026-08-30
  PetroChina Co. posted a 22% increase in first-half profit as a surge in global energy prices boosted upstream revenue at China’s biggest oil and gas producer.
• Ukrainian drone strike sparks fire at major Russian oil refinery | 2026-08-30
  Investing.com -- A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at a major Russian oil refinery in Kirishi near the Baltic Sea coast, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, extending a record wave of strikes against the country’s refining infrastructure.
• US Treasury Bars Reporters From Several Outlets From G20 Meeting | 2026-08-30
  The US Treasury Department excluded journalists from several media outlets, including Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal, from coverage of this week’s Group of 20 finance ministers summit in Asheville, North Carolina, amid global market volatility and the US-Iran conflict.
• US Treasury Bars Reporters From Several Outlets From G20 Meeting | 2026-08-30
  The US Treasury Department excluded journalists from several media outlets, including Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal, from coverage of this week’s Group of 20 finance ministers summit in Asheville, North Carolina, amid global market volatility and the US-Iran conflict.
• Ukraine’s ex-defence minister touts ‘new history’ in war against Russia with planned tech fund | 2026-08-30
  Mykhailo Fedorov seeks western capital to build and manage weapons development companies he says will help Kyiv resist Moscow

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