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Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Application for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration License and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Hearing

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NOAA has received an application for a license to conduct seabed mining exploration activities that is fully compliant with the applicable information requirements of the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA or the Act) and the Act's implementing regulations. As part of the application review process, NOAA will hold one virtual public hearing on Eco Minerals, Inc.'s (Eco) application and will accept written comments on the application submitted electronically via the instructions below.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XOP STATE STREET SPDR S&P OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION ETF

    GA selected XOP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exploration. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • DAUG FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - AUGUST

    GA selected DAUG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: deep. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • DJAN FT VEST US EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - JANUARY

    GA selected DJAN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: deep. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • DJUL FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - JULY

    GA selected DJUL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: deep. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • DJUN FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - JUNE

    GA selected DJUN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: deep. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • DMAY FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - MAY

    GA selected DMAY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: deep. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XOP———————
DAUG———————
DJAN———————
DJUL———————
DJUN———————
DMAY———————

NOAA has received an application for a license to conduct seabed mining exploration activities that is fully compliant with the applicable information requirements of the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA or the Act) and the A…

Source: Federal Register

How far State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) has moved since 9 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Application for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration License and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Hearing,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is +2.70%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +4.17% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP)

Companies tied to this story

  • XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf

    State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Oct 2026 story “Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Application for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration License and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Hearing.” Reason on file: GA selected XOP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exploration. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • DAUG Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - August

    For “Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Application for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration License and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Hearing,” Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - August (DAUG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected DAUG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: deep. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • DJAN Ft Vest Us Equity Deep Buffer Etf - January

    Ft Vest Us Equity Deep Buffer Etf - January (DJAN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Oct 2026 story “Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Application for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration License and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Hearing.” Reason on file: GA selected DJAN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: deep. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • DJUL Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - July

    For “Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Application for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration License and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Hearing,” Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - July (DJUL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected DJUL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: deep. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • DJUN Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - June

    Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - June (DJUN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Oct 2026 story “Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Application for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration License and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Hearing.” Reason on file: GA selected DJUN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: deep. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • DMAY Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - May

    In “Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Application for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration License and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Hearing,” Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - May (DMAY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected DMAY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: deep. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP)

State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is the company in “Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Application for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration License and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Hearing,” the 9 Oct 2026 this story story.

The link for State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is this: GA selected XOP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exploration. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - August (DAUG) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected DAUG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: deep. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) price range

DAUG traded between 47.26 and 48.12 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 47.77. DJAN traded between 46.51 and 47.08 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 46.85. XOP traded between 177.09 and 202.25 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 199.52.

What the saved facts support for State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP)

54 out of 100

“Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Application for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration License and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Hearing” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 6 linked companies.