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# Dow Jones Top Energy Headlines at 4 PM ET: 'Piece of Garbage': Trump's Response to Iran's Counteroffer Sends Oil Prices Higher | Aramco ...

'Piece of Garbage': Trump's Response to Iran's Counteroffer Sends Oil Prices Higher

He added that "the cease-fire is on massive life support." 

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Aramco Sees Oil Market Losing 100 Million Barrels a Week if Hormuz Remains Closed 

Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser added that the market has already lost about 1 billion barrels of oil supply during the crisis. 

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Trump Says He Supports Suspending the Federal Gas Tax 

Gasoline prices have surged as a result of the war in Iran, putting pressure on consumers. 

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Constellation Energy Beats Earnings Estimates. Its Outlook Pulls the Stock Lower. 

The energy producer reaffirms its full-year outlook range, with the midpoint slightly below analysts' expectations. 

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Think $6 Gas Is Bad? It's About to Get Even Worse in California 

The Golden State depends more on crude-oil shipments from the Middle East than any other U.S. state. 

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Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk 

Gain insight on oil futures, BP's management and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities. 

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Saudi Aramco Profit Jumps Despite War Disrupting Shipping Routes 

The oil giant ramped up exports via its East-West pipeline, which bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. 

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What Happens to Air Travel When 20% of the World's Exported Jet Fuel Vanishes 

Watch why the U.S., Europe and Asia are hit so differently by the jet-fuel crisis. 

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Venezuela's State Oil Company Taps White & Case Ahead of Restructuring Talks 

PdVSA has retained the law firm to protect its interests in the Citgo sale after U.S. Treasury granted Venezuela permission to hire advisers on Tuesday. 

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U.S. Sanctions Iraqi Official Over Allegedly Aiding Iranian Oil Sales 

The Treasury Department accused Iraq's deputy oil minister of helping Tehran to violate an international embargo. 

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Shell CEO on Oil Market: 'Volatility Has Created Opportunities' 

The energy major's traders took advantage of whipsawing oil prices sparked by the Iran war to power the company to its best earnings quarter in two years. 

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Frackers Are Finally Ready to Drill. Trump Won't See a Return of the Go-Go Days. 

Shale companies are cautiously dialing up output and hinting at a prolonged period of high oil prices. 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 11, 2026 16:15 ET (20:15 GMT)

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