Chevron stock price near $166 after Venezuela license talk; Leviathan gas expansion also in view
New York, Jan 18, 2026, 04:53 EST — Market closed. Chevron Corp (CVX) shares nudged up 0.1% to close at $166.26 on Friday after U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Reuters the U.S. is pushing “as fast as it can” to broaden Chevron’s Venezuela license. Wright explained the updated terms would shift payments to cash rather than crude, letting Chevron sell all the oil it produces there. Currently, the company pays royalties and taxes in oil and exports about half its output. Chevron did not immediately comment. (Reuters) U.S. stocks closed almost unchanged ahead of the long weekend, with markets