BlockBeats News, April 20th, according to Bitget market data, pre-market trading of US oil companies saw gains, with Exxon Mobil up 2%, Chevron up 1.5%, ConocoPhillips up 2.7%. Diamondback Energy rose by 2.6%, Devon Energy Corporation by 2.6%, Occidental Petroleum by 2.5%.
On the news front, the Iranian Foreign Ministry denied the possibility of a second round of negotiations, as the situation in the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.
