New York, Feb 9, 2026, 19:15 EST — After-hours
- Chevron shares stuck close to their session peaks as oil closed up over 1%.
- Chevron’s Tengiz operation in Kazakhstan is back running at roughly 60% of peak output, according to a report.
- Next up, traders are eyeing U.S. inventory data due out later this week for direction on crude.
Chevron (CVX) picked up around 0.9% in after-hours action Monday, changing hands at $182.60 after a stronger close during the day. Shares moved between $179.98 and $182.81, with volume landing near 12 million shares.
Timing’s key here: Chevron once again riding crude’s slipstream. Shipping stories, surprise outages—they’re pushing the tape around. Investors are tracking a major overseas asset restart from the company, watching developments unfold day by day.
Oil climbed more than 1% after the U.S. Department of Transportation warned American-flagged ships to keep maximum distance from Iranian waters during trips through the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman. “Extremely difficult to judge,” UBS oil analyst Giovanni Staunovo said, as traders weighed the next developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations. 1
The Tengiz oilfield in Kazakhstan, operated by Chevron, has bounced back to approximately 60% of its usual output, according to two industry sources who spoke to Reuters. Production hit about 550,000 barrels per day on Feb. 8, and the field is targeting a return to full capacity—around 950,000 barrels per day—by Feb. 23, the sources said. The recent disruption has put pressure on Kazakhstan’s exports through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s Black Sea route. 2
Chevron traded similarly to its peers. Exxon Mobil advanced around 1.4%, ConocoPhillips picked up about 1%, while BP edged up roughly 0.5% as late trading continued.
It’s still all about crude for investors here. Chevron sees its cash flow move almost in lockstep with oil and gas prices. The focus lately? Whether geopolitical tension is tacking a new “risk premium” onto crude—traders’ shorthand for the price bump tied to possible supply breaks.
Another date to watch: Chevron’s ex-dividend lands on Feb. 17, with the $1.78 per share payout set for March 10. Investors picking up shares on or after that ex-dividend day will miss the distribution. 3
Macro tailwinds could disappear quickly here. Should tensions in the Middle East ease, crude prices might retreat and energy stocks tend to move with them. Field restarts—particularly after power issues—almost never go smoothly from start to finish.
All eyes shift to Wednesday, Feb. 11, as the U.S. Energy Information Administration drops its weekly petroleum status report—a key update on crude and fuel inventories that tends to move oil prices and can ripple through majors like Chevron. 4
