Will plans for lithium refinery in Muskogee fail?
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Covered by 2 outlets: fox23.com, KTUL.
This report is about refining and lithium and batteries.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- CRAK VanEck Oil Refiners ETF
VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.5% 30d
Energy Select Sector SPDR: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.
- LIT Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF-1.2% 6d
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF: it holds lithium and battery companies. Linked by “lithium” (lithium and batteries) in this story.
- ALB Albemarle-9.6% 30d
Albemarle (plastic materials, synth resins and nonvulcan elastomers): battery-metal producers move with EV and battery demand. Linked by “lithium” (lithium and batteries) in this story.
- SQM Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A (mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels)): battery-metal producers move with EV and battery demand. Linked by “lithium” (lithium and batteries) in this story.
- VLO Valero Energy+1.2% 30d
Valero Energy (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.
- MPC Marathon Petroleum+10.2% 7d
Marathon Petroleum (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.
- PSX Phillips 66+6.4% 30d
Phillips 66 (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAKNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| XLE | -1.29% | +1.72% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| LITNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALBNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SQMNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VLO | +9.72% | +9.74% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| MPC | +4.26% | +6.82% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| PSXNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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Will plans for lithium refinery in Muskogee fail? fox23.com
Source: fox23.com
Energy
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MPC | three days earlier | +6.82% | final price |
| MPC | five days earlier | +4.26% | final price |
| VLO | three days earlier | +9.74% | final price |
| VLO | five days earlier | +9.72% | final price |
| XLE | three days earlier | +1.72% | final price |
| XLE | five days earlier | -1.29% | final price |
Congressional trades in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Albemarle (ALB) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 34 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. David J. Taylor sold Marathon Petroleum (MPC), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 22 Sep 2026. That is 37 days before publication. Filed 1 Oct 2026. View the filing.
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