Dow Jones Top Energy Headlines at 12 AM ET: Oil Futures Mixed As Market Awaits U.S.-Iran Moves | Energy ...

ForkLibertarian · 2026-02-23T08:26:41+00:00

Oil futures experienced mixed results amid concerns of U.S. military actions against Iran, despite a decline in crude stocks. Geopolitical tensions and rising energy demand also influenced market movements in various sectors.

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2026-02-23 08:26:41

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Oil Futures Mixed As Market Awaits U.S.-Iran Moves

Oil futures ended mixed in rangebound trade, while posting strong weekly gains on increased concerns about potential U.S. military action against Iran.

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Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Oil States, oil futures and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.

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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Hefty Decline

Commercial crude oil stocks were down by 9 million barrels last week. Analysts expected crude stocks to rise by 1.1 million barrels.

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Crude Glut at Sea Keeps Traders Guessing as Prices Hold on Geopolitical Risk

Futures remain resilient, supported by geopolitical risk premiums, despite estimates that the market ran a surplus of roughly 1.5 million barrels a day in 2025.

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Repsol Lifts Dividend, Maintains Buyback Pace

Spanish energy company Repsol maintained the pace of its share buyback and raised its dividend for 2026.

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Rising Demand for Nuclear Power Pressures Uranium Supply

The surge in demand for data centers and nuclear power to keep them running is stressing the global uranium supply, raising concerns about a potential shortage of fuel for reactors.

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Ukraine’s Neighbors Threaten to Cut Off Energy Supplies

Halting power and diesel from Hungary and Slovakia would compound the impact of Russian attacks that have left millions of Ukrainians without power.

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Naturgy Profit Rises on Higher Energy Demand, Pricing

Gas and electricity prices remained higher on average during the year, driven by geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic uncertainty.

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The Fossil Fuel Tycoon Teaming Up With the Rockefellers to Fight Energy Poverty

EQT Chief Executive Toby Rice is starting a nonprofit to tackle a lack of access to modern energy infrastructure in poor nations.

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JLL Partners Closes Ninth Fund at $1.4 Billion

JLL Partners closed its ninth flagship fund with $1.4 billion, the midmarket private-equity firm said Wednesday.

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Quantum Capital Raises $2.3 Billion So Far for New Energy Fund and Scores an Exit

The private-equity firm is set to reap a more than twofold gross return from the $4.7 billion sale of natural-gas fired power plants backed by the new fund.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 23, 2026 00:15 ET (05:15 GMT)

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