Crude oil price stock jumps before the open as Venezuela talks and Iran unrest lift oil-linked shares
NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 06:48 (EST) — Premarket Oil-linked shares edged up in U.S. premarket trading on Friday, putting the crude-oil theme back on traders’ screens as geopolitical tensions rekindled demand. Chevron rose 2.6% to $159.25, Exxon Mobil climbed 3.7% to $122.91 and ConocoPhillips advanced 5.1% to $98.72; the United States Oil Fund (USO) gained about 4.1% to $70.54. It matters right now because headlines tied to Venezuela have been whipping oil both ways — near-term supply looks tighter, but there’s also a chance of more barrels showing up later. That push-pull is bleeding into equities just as traders