NYSE:PTR 30 August 2025

Shanghai Stock Exchange Weekly Wrap: 10-Year High Fades as Iran Risk, Muted China Policy Signals Hit Stocks

Shanghai’s rally fizzled. After touching a decade peak on Monday, the Shanghai Composite retreated, closing Friday at 4,124.19—down 0.9% from last week’s 4,162.88—amid renewed geopolitical jitters.

7 March 2026

China Economy·NYSE:CEO·NYSE:PTR·NYSE:SNP·Stock Market

Venezuela oil barrels return: Vitol, Trafigura court India and China as Trump export plan takes shape

Vitol and Trafigura have begun talks with refiners in India and China to buy Venezuelan crude for March delivery, according to trade sources on Monday. These discussions mark some of the first serious moves by major traders to secure cargoes as Venezuela gears up to resume exports under a U.S.-supported program. One trader saw an offer pricing a cargo at an $8 to $8.50 per barrel discount to ICE Brent, the global benchmark, with delivery into Asia. The companies have reached out to Indian Oil and Hindustan Petroleum, and also contacted China’s PetroChina. Another source added that Vitol has already shipped a naphtha cargo expected to arrive at Venezuela’s Jose terminal on Jan. 28—a crucial step since this lighter fuel is used to dilute Venezuela’s heavy crude.

12 January 2026

Energy Policy·HKG:0857·NSE:IOC·NYSE:PTR·NYSE:UBS

PetroChina A shares in focus after Bernstein upgrade as oil jolts on Iran, Venezuela risks

PetroChina Co., Ltd. Class A shares are in focus ahead of Monday’s open after Bernstein upgraded the stock, even as crude prices swing on fast-moving supply headlines.

11 January 2026

Energy·NYSE:PTR·Oil Industry·Stock Market

Maduro captured in U.S. strike: what happens next for Venezuela’s oil, politics and markets

Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has asked several joint ventures to curb crude production as exports grind to a halt under a U.S. tanker blockade, three people close to the decision said on Sunday. The move adds pressure to an interim administration in Caracas after U.S. forces captured President Nicolas Maduro and flew him to New York to face drug charges, U.S. officials said. Reuters

4 January 2026

NYSE:CVX·NYSE:PTR

Crypto Whirlwind: Markets Dip, Regulators Pivot, NFTs Sag as Institutions Double Down (Aug 29–30, 2025)

Bitcoin and Ether Retreat: Late August saw notable profit-taking in crypto markets. Bitcoin tumbled to about $108,400 – its lowest level since early July – after soaring to a record $124,000 on Aug. 13 cryptonews.com. This ~10% pullback from the all-time high extended BTC’s weekly losses to nearly 8% coindesk.com, a comedown partly attributed to the old adage of “buy the rumor, sell the news” around major crypto events. Ether followed suit, dipping under a key bullish trendline as it fell below ~$4,400 coindesk.com. The risk-off sentiment was broad, hitting large-cap altcoins as well – e.g. Stellar sank 8% amid institutional outflows coindesk.com and Dogecoin slid ~5% as technicals signaled a downtrend coindesk.com.

30 August 2025

Cryptocurrency·NYSE:PTR