Chevron stock jumps as Trump targets Venezuela oil; refiners, drillers gain before the bell
New York, Jan 5, 2026, 09:23 EST — Premarket Chevron shares rose in premarket trading on Monday as U.S. energy stocks reacted to President Donald Trump’s latest comments on Venezuela, raising expectations that American companies could gain access to the country’s vast crude reserves. The move matters because Venezuela holds the world’s largest oil reserves, yet years of mismanagement, underinvestment…