Trump’s Venezuela Oil Move Sends Chevron, Refiners Jumping as Crude Holds Steady

U.S. energy shares surged in pre-market trading on Monday after President Donald Trump pledged to unlock Venezuela’s oil reserves following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Chevron was up about 7%, while Exxon Mobil and Halliburton also climbed. The Guardian

Energy · NYSE:CVX · NYSE:HAL · NYSE:MPC · NYSE:PSX · NYSE:VLO · NYSE:XOM · Oil Industry
SLB stock jumps nearly 5% as 2026 opens — OPEC+ meeting and earnings in focus

SLB stock jumps nearly 5% as 2026 opens — OPEC+ meeting and earnings in focus

SLB N.V. shares rose 4.74% to $40.20 on Friday, outpacing the broader market in the first U.S. session of 2026. The stock traded between $38.07 and $40.44 and last changed hands at $40.23 in after-hours trading. Analysts tracked by Stock Analysis rate SLB a “strong buy” with a $50.96 price target, and the company is scheduled to report results on Jan. 23. StockAnalysis
3 January 2026
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Energy Stocks Slide Today as Oil Drops Below $60: Exxon, Chevron, Refiners and Oil Services Sink (Dec. 16, 2025 — 1:45 p.m. ET Update)

Energy Stocks Slide Today as Oil Drops Below $60: Exxon, Chevron, Refiners and Oil Services Sink (Dec. 16, 2025 — 1:45 p.m. ET Update)

NEW YORK — December 16, 2025: U.S. energy stocks are under pressure in Tuesday’s session as crude oil breaks to fresh multi-year lows, dragging down the sector’s biggest names—integrated majors, shale producers, and oilfield services—while refiners also slump as fuel prices weaken.
16 December 2025
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Halliburton’s Big Comeback? Why Experts Say Oil Services Are ‘Down But Not Out’ in 2025

Halliburton’s Big Comeback? Why Experts Say Oil Services Are ‘Down But Not Out’ in 2025

Halliburton, one of the world’s top oilfield services companies, has faced a challenging environment in 2025. U.S. shale producers cut back on drilling budgets as oil prices slipped, and international projects largely stalled. This downturn hit Halliburton’s North America-centric business hard – the company even slashed its 2025–26 earnings forecasts by up to 25% earlier in the year amid the shale slowdowngurufocus.com. Industry-wide, rig counts fell and profit margins tightened, prompting talk of an extended slump for oilfield service providers.
4 November 2025
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Halliburton Stock Rockets on Q3 Earnings – Oil Sector Trends & Analyst Outlook

Halliburton Stock Rockets on Q3 Earnings – Oil Sector Trends & Analyst Outlook

Halliburton’s October 21 Q3 earnings release blew past analyst forecasts, reinvigorating the stock. The oilfield services firm earned just $0.02 per share but $0.58/share adjusted, beating the $0.50 consensusmarketbeat.com. Third-quarter revenue was $5.60 billion, slightly above Wall Street’s $5.39B estimatemarketbeat.com. CEO Jeff Miller underscored the quarter’s achievements: “We delivered total company revenue of $5.6 billion and adjusted operating margin of 13%. We also took steps that will deliver estimated savings of $100 million per quarter, reset our 2026 capital budget and idled equipment that no longer meets our return expectations,” he saidmarketscreener.com. These cost-cutting and efficiency measures were a major theme – the company has $400M in annual savings planned from streamlining.
21 October 2025
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