Vivakor Raises 2026 Supply & Trading Outlook to $3.5 Billion Amid Expanding Crude Oil Market Opportunities

Revised Outlook Follows Rapid Expansion of VST's Physical Crude Oil Marketing Platform

Dallas, TX, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vivakor, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIVK) ("Vivakor" or the "Company"), an integrated provider of energy transportation, storage, reuse and remediation services, today announced that it has raised its 2026 Supply & Trading outlook to $3.5 billion in annualized commercial activity, following the rapid expansion of its physical crude oil marketing platform and a growing pipeline of commercial opportunities.

The revised outlook represents the next phase of growth for VST, which has already reached approximately $2.35 billion in annualized commercial activity and 26.9 million barrels of annualized crude oil sales volume. Vivakor believes continued expansion of its commercial pipeline, together with evolving conditions across global crude oil markets, is creating additional opportunities to add recurring physical crude oil volumes and scale the platform.

The revised outlook also follows a period of heightened volatility across global crude oil markets amid geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East. Vivakor previously reported increased activity across VST as changing supply, demand and pricing dynamics created additional opportunities in key U.S. crude oil markets. The Company believes these evolving market conditions continue to support opportunities to expand recurring volumes and commercial relationships across the VST platform.

“Raising our outlook to $3.5 billion reflects the momentum we are seeing across VST and our confidence in the opportunities ahead,” said James Ballengee, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vivakor. “VST has already reached approximately $2.35 billion in annualized commercial activity, and we believe the combination of our expanding commercial pipeline, growing relationships and current market dynamics provides substantial opportunity to continue scaling the business.”

Ballengee continued, “Global crude oil markets remain dynamic, with geopolitical uncertainty and changing supply and demand patterns creating new challenges and opportunities across the physical crude oil market. Our objective is to respond to those opportunities by adding recurring volumes, expanding our commercial relationships and continuing to build VST into a larger commodities platform.”

The revised $3.5 billion outlook represents approximately $1.15 billion of additional annualized commercial activity above VST’s current $2.35 billion level. Vivakor intends to pursue this growth through additional recurring physical crude oil volumes and continued expansion of its commercial relationships.

Consistent with standard physical commodity marketing transactions, VST only recognizes a small percentage of the total contract value as gross profit, reflecting its role as an intermediary in the physical crude oil supply chain. Accordingly, the gross profit recognized by VST will represent only a portion of the estimated commercial activity described above and will vary based on market conditions, commodity pricing, transaction structure and delivered volumes.

About Vivakor, Inc.
Vivakor, Inc. is an integrated provider of sustainable energy transportation, storage, reuse, and remediation services. Its corporate mission is to develop, acquire, accumulate, and operate assets, properties, and technologies in the energy sector. Vivakor’s integrated facilities assets provide crude oil, storage, transportation, reuse, and remediation services under long-term contracts. Once operational, Vivakor's interest in oilfield waste remediation facilities will facilitate the recovery, reuse, and disposal of petroleum byproducts and oilfield waste products.

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