Chevron stock edges higher as $22 billion Lukoil-bid talk collides with Venezuela supply headlines
Chevron Corp shares inched up on Wednesday as investors digested a report that private equity group Quantum Energy Partners is working on a bid that could involve Chevron for the international assets of Russia’s Lukoil, even as weaker oil prices kept a lid on energy stocks more broadly. The stock was up 0.1% at $156.68 by late morning in New York, after trading between $155.19 and $159.60; Exxon Mobil was down about 1.2%, ConocoPhillips fell 1.3% and Occidental Petroleum slid 1.5%. Reuters