Chevron stock rises as White House pulls traders into Venezuela oil talks
Chevron shares rose 2.1% to $158.49 in early afternoon New York trading Thursday, following reports the White House invited Vitol and Trafigura chiefs to Friday talks on Venezuelan oil. Brent crude climbed 2% after the U.S. seized two Venezuela-linked tankers. Chevron remains the only U.S. oil major operating in Venezuela under a Treasury waiver.