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Regime change could pave the way for the return of U.S. oil companies to Venezuela , which has the largest proven crude oil reserves in the world. President Donald Trump has called for U.S. oil ...

Oil prices barely budged after the U.S. ousted Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and President Trump pledged billions to revive the country’s oil infrastructure. WSJ’s David Uberti breaks down the market ...

The oil industry is in the midst of a supply gut, producing millions of barrels per day above demand. Prices are low and major companies in the sector are contracting. According to Prof. Jeffrey ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I analyze petroleum economics and energy policy. There is a lot of debate about the potential for Venezuela to produce more oil ...

Shortly after launching a dramatic raid in which U.S. forces abducted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, President Donald Trump justified the action with a promise to revive Venezuela’s ...

TOPSHOT - Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of explosions in Caracas on January 3, 2026. The United States military was behind a series ...

WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - (This Jan 5 story has been corrected to say that Venezuela is a current, not former, OPEC member nation in paragraph 5) The administration of President Donald ...

US oil companies, including Chevron and major refiners, surged on news of potential access to Venezuelan oil. The US move could facilitate the recovery of assets seized from companies like ...

President Donald Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing President Nicolás Maduro in a raid isn't likely to have a ...

Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews. The former chief of Latin American operations at U.S. supermajor Chevron is ...