Oil Industry News 4 January 2026

Exxon Mobil stock jumps in premarket on Venezuela headlines — what to watch before the bell

New York, January 5, 2026, 04:29 ET — Premarket Exxon Mobil Corporation shares were up 3.2% at $126.55 in premarket trading on Monday, extending a burst of buying across U.S. oil majors as investors digested fast-moving headlines tied to Venezuela.

5 January 2026

Company News·Investing·Market Analysis·Oil Industry·Stock Market

Chevron stock climbs in premarket as Venezuela shock puts its lone foothold in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 04:26 ET — Premarket Chevron shares rose 2.3% to $155.90 in premarket trading on Monday, as investors tracked fast-moving headlines out of Venezuela and what they could mean for the U.S. oil major’s long-standing presence

5 January 2026

Energy Sector·Investment·Market News·Oil Industry·Stocks

Exxon Mobil stock faces Monday test as Trump pitches Venezuela oil rebuild for U.S. giants

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 03:46 ET — Market closed Exxon Mobil (XOM) shares are in focus ahead of Monday’s session after President Donald Trump said U.S. oil companies would spend “billions of dollars” to restore Venezuela’s “badly broken” oil

5 January 2026

Energy Policy·International Relations·Oil Industry·Stock Market·U.S. Economy

Chevron stock set for spotlight on Dow Jones as Venezuela shock reshapes oil playbook

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 03:46 ET — Market closed Chevron Corp is set to draw attention ahead of Monday’s U.S. session after the White House and State Department told oil executives they would need to invest significant capital in

5 January 2026

Dow Jones·Energy Sector·Investment News·Oil Industry·Stock Market

Trump’s Venezuela Oil Takeover Push: PDVSA Cuts Output, Chevron and U.S. Refiners in Focus

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 02:44 ET — Market closed Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has started trimming crude output as a U.S. oil embargo — a government-ordered ban on trade — has choked off exports and squeezed storage capacity,

5 January 2026

Energy Markets·Oil Industry·Politics

Venezuela oil exports hit zero after U.S. strike as PDVSA cuts output; Chevron shipments stall

CARACAS, Jan 5, 2026, 02:46 ET — Market closed Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has started cutting crude production as it runs short of storage space under a sweeping U.S. oil embargo and tanker blockade that has pushed exports to

5 January 2026

Energy Markets·Oil Industry

Chevron caught in Venezuela oil clamp as PDVSA cuts output under U.S. embargo

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 15:11 ET Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has begun cutting crude output as storage fills after a U.S. export embargo — enforced through a blockade of sanctioned tankers — halted oil exports, the country’s main

4 January 2026

Energy Policy·Oil Industry

U.S. seizes Venezuela’s Maduro after strikes, setting up oil and diplomacy fallout

WASHINGTON, Jan 4, 2026, 12:38 ET Venezuela’s ruling bloc said it remained unified behind President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday, a day after the United States attacked Venezuela and took Maduro and his wife into custody. With Maduro held in a

4 January 2026

International Relations·Oil Industry

Venezuela oil exports freeze after U.S. Maduro raid: PDVSA warns of output cuts

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 12:39 ET Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has asked some joint ventures to cut crude output as exports remain frozen after U.S. forces captured President Nicolas Maduro in a raid on Saturday, three people close

4 January 2026

Energy Markets·Oil Industry

Exxon stock today: Venezuela shake-up and OPEC+ decision put XOM in focus for Monday

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 11:36 ET — Market closed Exxon Mobil Corp shares will be in focus when U.S. markets reopen on Monday after President Donald Trump said American oil companies were ready to spend billions of dollars to

4 January 2026

Energy News·Market Analysis·Oil Industry·Stocks

Valero stock (VLO) in focus after U.S. strike in Venezuela freezes oil exports

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 08:47 ET — Market closed Valero Energy Corp (VLO) shares are on watch for Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s strike in Venezuela paralyzed the country’s oil exports, with no tankers loading at the main

4 January 2026

Investing·Oil Industry·Stock Market

Exxon Mobil stock: what to watch after U.S. strike on Venezuela and Trump oil-company push

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 08:36 ET — Market closed Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) will be in focus when U.S. markets reopen on Monday after President Donald Trump said U.S. forces struck Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. Trump later said

4 January 2026

Energy Policy·Geopolitics·Oil Industry·Stock Market

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