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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.

 

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January 12, 2026 16:00 ET (21:00 GMT)

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