A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Asian stocks are mostly firmer, following Friday's Wall Street rally, though European share futures are off as oil rises amid much confusion over the Strait of Hormuz. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over the weekend claimed the strait would become "irrelevant" as oil would eventually be redirected through pipelines, giving analysts the impression the White House was trying to wash its hands of the whole affair. Iran [Read more]
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Iran says Oman deal is in ‘final stages’ but US must act to open Hormuz
Iran said on Sunday that a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz was in its final stages but reiterated that the strait would only reopen once the United States met other conditions. A U.S. official told Reuters on Friday that an agreement between Iran and Oman was close and could soon reopen the waterway, which carried a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments before Iran blocked it in response to U.S. and Israeli attacks. Iranian Foreign Minister [Read more]
Iran says deal on Strait of Hormuz is close but will not open the waterway by itself
Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free up the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran had hit another ship there. A U.S. official, who declined to be identified, said on Friday that Washington anticipated an agreement soon between Iran and Oman, which sit on either side of the strait, so that normal oil traffic could resume. Agreement between the two countries over control of the strategic waterway is [Read more]
UAE says Iran attacked ADNOC vessel with missile in Strait of Hormuz
The United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned what it said was an Iranian attack on a carrier linked to its state oil company as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Tehran of "acts of piracy". State news agency WAM initially reported ADNOC as saying one of its vessels had been targeted by a missile early on Saturday and that the situation was under control. The UAE Foreign Ministry later condemned what it called "the hostile Iranian attack" on an ADNOC vessel. Neither [Read more]
Greenfire Resources Announces Terms of Upsized Rights Offering
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - August 7, 2026) - Greenfire Resources Ltd. (NYSE: GFR) (TSX: GFR) ("Greenfire" or the "Company") today filed a final short form prospectus (the "Final Prospectus") and a corresponding U.S. registration statement on Form F-10 (the "Registration Statement") in connection with its previously announced rights offering (the "Rights Offering"). The Company will use the proceeds from the Rights Offering to repay the C$575 million bridge facility and a portion of the [Read more]
Discount on Western Canada Select widens
The discount on Western Canada Select crude oil to North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate futures widened on Friday. WCS for September delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $14.75 a barrel below the U.S. benchmark WTI, according to brokerage CalRock, from $14.70 on Thursday. * The discount remains significantly wider than it was in June, after traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picked up in July and also due to the ongoing weakness in China's import appetite, which is hurting [Read more]
Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. Announces Compulsory Acquisition for the Common Shares of Burgess Creek Exploration Inc. Following Expiry of the Offer
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - August 7, 2026) - Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. (TSX: SOIL) (OTCQX: OILSF) ("Saturn" or the "Company"), a light oil-weighted producer focused on unlocking value through the development of assets in Saskatchewan and Alberta, is pleased to provide an update on the previously announced offer (the "Offer") by Saturn to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common shares (the "Common Shares") of Burgess Creek Exploration Inc. ("Burgess Creek"), a privately held, [Read more]
US official: We expect a deal soon between Iran and Oman on Strait of Hormuz
Progress is being made between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz and "we expect a deal soon," a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday. Once a deal is announced to restore commercial shipping without impediments, the United States will lift its blockade of Iranian ports, the official said. "There is progress between Oman and Iran on the Strait, and we expect a deal soon," the official said. "Once the deal is announced to restore commercial shipping without impediments, the United States [Read more]
Middle East buyers interested in LNG cargoes from Canada, Pacific Energy says
Buyers in the Middle East are looking to secure liquefied natural gas from Canada as a hedge against geopolitical turmoil, the president of the company that majority-owns Canada's Woodfibre LNG project said. Ratnesh Bedi, president of Singapore-based Pacific Energy — which owns a 70% stake in the Woodfibre project currently under construction on Canada's Pacific Coast near Squamish, B.C. — said in an interview that his company is fielding inquiries from Middle Eastern buyers even though the [Read more]
US Senate passes sweeping Russia energy sanctions, next stop US House
The U.S. Senate easily passed sweeping Russia sanctions legislation on Friday, advancing a long-delayed measure backed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham and setting the stage for consideration by the House of Representatives as soon as next month. Graham, a South Carolina Republican, was among Kyiv's most outspoken allies in Congress in its four-year-old war against Russia, and the bill aims to increase economic pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. It also includes expanded [Read more]
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