SLB stock jumps 9% on Venezuela upheaval; traders eye White House talks and Jan. 23 earnings
New York, January 5, 2026, 18:26 EST — After-hours SLB Ltd (NYSE:SLB) shares jumped nearly 9% on Monday, riding a broad rally in energy stocks tied to fast-moving developments in Venezuela. The move matters because oilfield services companies tend to be first in line when producers start planning new drilling, well work and field repairs — the kind of spending needed to restart a long-neglected basin. Investors also latched onto the idea that U.S. policy shifts could eventually reopen a large oil province to outside capital, even if the path is messy and slow. The Trump administration plans to meet