Venezuela

In the wake of recent threats from President Donald Trump towards Cuba, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates has voiced concerns about a potential migration crisis from the island to the U.S. Gates, in a conversation with CBS News's Margaret Brennan on "Face the Nation" on Sunday,...

For more than a decade, China has been waging a quiet offensive against the U.S. dollar, and the front line has been oil. Beijing’s pitch to oil-producing countries has been simple: stop pricing your crude in U.S. dollars and start accepting Chinese yuan instead. Every barrel that trades in...

The Justice Department charged an Army soldier on Thursday with allegedly using classified details about a mission to capture Venezuela’s ousted leader, Nicolás Maduro, to profit on Polymarket. How A Solder Exploited Classified Intel Authorities said that Gannon Ken Van Dyke had a role in...

Mohamed A. El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz, the parent company of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, highlighted the growing energy challenges facing China. Beijing Loses Dual Discount Energy Lifelines El-Erian pointed out in his Tuesday X post that China, which had already lost...

Venezuela’s return to the global oil market won’t crash crude prices, according to one expert. But it could quietly reshape who wins in the next cycle. As barrels begin flowing back into global markets, fears of a supply-driven price collapse could be misplaced. The real shift isn...

If Venezuela ramps, one major sits in “pole position”. In an exclusive email interview with Benzinga, oil veteran Baron Lamarre, said Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) has the "clearest line of sight" in the recovery trade. ‘Pole Position’ In The Comeback "Chevron (CVX) – clearest...

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) isn't eyeing new rigs in Venezuela — it's eyeing a repayment plan. While rivals quietly flirt with Caracas crude, Conoco's message to Wall Street was blunt: the company's priority isn't barrels, it's billions. The playbook is simple — collect first, consider production...

Oil giant Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) could be among the first companies in the sector to comment on how big the opportunity is inside Venezuela when the company reports fourth-quarter financial results before market open on Friday. Here are the earnings estimates, analyst ratings and key items...

President Donald Trump said that a covert weapon that he called “The Discombobulator” was used in the US operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Trump said the secret weapon was a key factor in the audacious January 3 operation that led to the apprehension of Maduro...

U.S. Southern Command confirmed a deadly maritime strike against a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The operation marked the first publicly acknowledged attack since U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro earlier this month. Military officials said in a...

Oil company Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) could highlight the opportunity ahead for the sector in Venezuela when the company reports fourth-quarter financial results before market open Wednesday. Here are the earnings estimates, analyst ratings and key items to watch. • Halliburton stock is...

President Donald Trump’s intervention in Venezuela has staked the region as the U.S. sphere of influence. While the global media focused on resources like oil, Trump’s move is bigger, and it could undermine China’s ability to expand and maintain its infrastructure. Oil is not a...

Vice President J.D. Vance cast a late-night tie-breaking vote Wednesday to defeat a war powers resolution that would have forced President Donald Trump to seek Congress's approval before taking any further military action in Venezuela. Senate War Powers Showdown Goes Down To Wire The measure,...

President Donald Trump said that the U.S. is receiving massive volumes of crude oil from Venezuela following the “flawless” military operation earlier this month, which led to the capture of the country’s President, Nicolás Maduro. ’50 Million Barrels’ of Crude Oil On...

President Donald Trump's renewed push for aggressive oil production faces harsh economic realities at home and abroad, according to economist Paul Krugman, who said that the strategy collapses under basic profit-and-loss math. ‘Drill Baby, Drill’ Is Dead In his newsletter on Monday,...