Oil companies gain as Trump says Iran deal is 'over'

APA

08/07/2026 10:02

** Shares of U.S. oil and gas companies rise in premarket trade, tracking crude oil prices O/R
** Brent crude LCOc1 rises 5.1% to $78.04/bbl and U.S. WTI rises 5.2% to $74.16/bbl
** Prices jump U.S. President Donald Trump said the memorandum of understanding to end the conflict with Iran was "over", renewing fears of disruptions to Middle East oil supplies
** Speaking ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara, Trump said the interim pact to end the U.S.-Israel war against Iran was "over", adding he didn't want to engage with Tehran
** Energy majors Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N up ~3% and 2.6%, respectively
** Shares of ConocoPhillips COP.N, APA Corp APA.O and Devon Energy DVN.N up between 2.3% and 2.9%
** Oilfield services providers: Baker Hughes BKR.O up ~1%, SLB SLB.N up 1.5% and Halliburton up 2.2% 
** Refiners Phillips 66 PSX.N and Marathon Petroleum up over 1%; Valero Energy gains 2.2%
** Separately, Exxon Mobil on Wednesday signaled higher oil prices could boost upstream profit in Q2 by about $5 billion compared to the last quarter

 (Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru)
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