Woodside Energy has had to switch steel suppliers in the United Arab Emirates to keep its large Louisiana LNG project on schedule after shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was disrupted. Higher oil and gas prices driven by the Middle East conflict lifted the company’s June-quarter revenue to $6 billion. The average price it received for oil and gas rose to $85 a barrel over the same period.

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) reported first-half net profit of US$6.66 billion, up 47% year on year, supported by strong performance across commodities including iron ore. The miner said it will raise its interim dividend by 43% to US$2.11 per share, with an ex-dividend date of 13 August. Shares rose more than 5% in early trade on the ASX.

Nickel Industries reported results for the June 2026 quarter, posting group adjusted EBITDA of US$120.5 million and record adjusted EBITDA of US$45.7 million at its Hengjaya Mine. The company said the Sampala project received a major nickel resource upgrade, while RKEF nickel production totaled 27,864 tonnes. It also completed US$450 million in unsecured loan facilities.

American Airlines temporarily halted all flights that had not yet departed across the United States after an IT systems outage. The Federal Aviation Administration issued an advisory on the ground stop, and the airline said a technology issue briefly affected connectivity for some systems. American said systems are coming back online and flights are departing again as operations gradually return to normal.

Liontown reported net cash flow of A$137 million for the June quarter, lifting its cash balance to A$561 million. The company produced 103,111 dmt of spodumene concentrate at an average grade of 5.0% Li2O. Underground development reached 3,316 metres, up 35% quarter on quarter, and FY26 production and cost guidance was met across all metrics. Liontown is advancing the Kathleen Valley project and is targeting a 2.8 Mtpa ore mining run rate by the end of FY27.

Woodside Energy Group (ASX: WDS) reported Q2 FY2026 operating revenue of US$4,185 million, up 28% quarter on quarter. The average realised price rose 35% to US$85 per barrel of oil equivalent, while production fell 9% to 41.3 million barrels of oil equivalent due to planned maintenance and cyclone recovery. The company said Pluto and North West Shelf LNG reliability exceeded 97%, while Sangomar and Shenzi delivered over 99%.

Atlas Arteria (ASX: ALX) reported broadly stable toll revenue in fiscal Q2 2026, with proportionate toll revenue down 0.3% year on year after excluding FX effects. The company also announced a new A$150 million corporate loan facility to materially lift liquidity. Within its portfolio, APRR Group traffic fell 3.9% and toll revenue declined 1.4%, while A79 traffic was steady and toll revenue rose 3.3% to EUR 11.1 million. The update has put the ALX share price in focus.

Pulse Seismic Inc. said on July 28, 2026 it released its second-quarter 2026 results and increased its regular quarterly dividend by 7% to $0.01875 per share. The annualized regular dividend rises from $0.07 per share to $0.075 per share. The payout totals about $951,000 based on 50,715,000 shares outstanding as of July 28, with total dividends of $6.9 million in the first half of 2026.