Oil Futures Settle Higher in Choppy Trade
Crude futures rose for a third straight session with tensions in Iran keeping a bid in the market.
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China Has Been Gorging on Black-Market Oil. That's Now Getting Harder.
The official market for crude could soon start to feel disturbances as the U.S. and Europe crack down on illicit trading.
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The Speed-Obsessed Texas Wildcatter in Pole Position for Venezuela's Energy Riches
Rod Lewis isn't a big name in industry circles but has a wealth of experience in unstable locales including Mexico and Colombia.
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Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on oil futures, ExxonMobil and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.
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Trump 'Inclined' to Keep Exxon Out of Venezuela
The president said he didn't like comments from the company's CEO during a meeting Friday at the White House.
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Trump's Oil Grab Is a Big Problem for the OPEC Cartel
Bringing Venezuela's output under U.S. control has the potential to disrupt the power balance in the world market.
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Trump Presses Oil Executives to Invest in Venezuela-but Gets Lukewarm Reception
Exxon's CEO says the South American country is currently "uninvestable" and plans to send a technical team to assess the situation.
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U.S. Forces Seize Fifth Tanker in Campaign to Track Down Venezuelan Oil
The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted the sanctioned tanker Olina in waters near Venezuela.
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Meta Unveils Sweeping Nuclear-Power Plan to Fuel Its AI Ambitions
The Facebook parent will back nuclear projects with Oklo, Bill Gates-backed TerraPower, and Vistra.
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OpenAI, SoftBank to Invest $1 Billion in SB Energy
SoftBank's company is working with OpenAI to help develop its artificial-intelligence infrastructure platform Stargate.
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Trump's new prediction for 'massive wealth' from Venezuelan oil may take a while to play out
President Donald Trump called on major U.S. energy companies, traders, refiners and others who met at the White House Friday to be part of his nation-building ambitions for Venezuela, with the future of that country's major asset, crude oil, at stake.
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Trump's $50 Oil Price Goal Is Doable, but Painful
There are ways to bring down gasoline prices without punishing U.S. oil drillers.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 12, 2026 16:00 ET (21:00 GMT)
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