U.S. total rig count for week ending Aug. 28: 588 rigs, unchanged from the prior week.

U.S. court filings show Turkey on Aug. 8 hired Ballard Partners on a one-year, $2.4m contract to provide government-relations, strategic advice and lobbying; the team includes Brian Ballard and former Trump aide Thomas Budri. Ballard Partners previously held a $1.5m 2017 contract tied to Kharg Bank’s efforts to avoid sanctions; the DOJ dropped charges against the bank earlier this year. The new agreement lists Turkey’s defence ministry as the primary client. Ankara is seeking to re-enter the F-35 program and to take delivery of six F-35s held in the U.S.; Turkey was expelled from the programme in 2019 after buying Russia’s S-400 air-defence system. Reports say Turkey is considering selling its S-400s to a third country, possibly the UAE, as leverage to persuade Washington to lift sanctions.

沪银主力合约日内涨超2.00%，现报17024.00元/千克。