US EditionTrump's Venezuela Move Sparks Market Uncertainty and Oil Hopes
Trump calls for billions in investment to restore Venezuela's oil sector after Maduro's capture; Venezuela holds 17% of global proven oil reserves, U.S. Energy Information Administration says.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump urged U.S. oil companies to invest billions hours after U.S. forces captured President Nicolas Maduro, saying firms would fix Venezuela's broken oil infrastructure and the administration will discuss expansion plans with executives.
- After decades of nationalization, regime change could reopen doors for U.S. firms as the U.S. embargo remains in full effect, with Chevron holding a restricted July 2025 license and Conoco and Exxon Mobil seeking billions in arbitration claims.
- Kpler data shows output collapsed from a 3.5 million bpd peak to around 800,000 bpd with exports near 140,000 bpd in Q4 2025; oil executives estimate $10 billion annually to rebuild, while Helima Croft at RBC Capital Markets links revival to security.
- On Monday, markets pushed up oil and services stocks after the capture and Trump's remarks, with Slb up over 10%, Halliburton gaining 9%, Baker Hughes adding 4%, and Chevron stressing safety and compliance.
- Analysts caution that progress depends on sanctions relief and an orderly transition, with Devin McDermott warning that easing sanctions alone won’t suffice and claims recovery is essential.
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Not even six hours had passed of the fleeting US attack that has allowed the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, when Donald Trump confirmed an evidence: that his country, the United States, will be “strongly involved” in the future of the local oil industry. There is a lot of money at stake: despite its accelerated decline in the last decade, which has dragged the economy into an unstoppable spiral of fall, an unparalleled cataclysm,…
Trump's Venezuela move sparks market uncertainty and oil hopes
Global investors are facing a fresh surge in geopolitical risk after the United States capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a move that could unlock the nation’s vast oil reserves and boost risky assets over the longer-term but prompt a flight to safety when trading resumes.
'Fatal flaw' in Trump's Venezuela move threatens to trigger horrific spiral: analysis
President Donald Trump's strike on Venezuela and his capturing of President Nicolás Maduro has a "fatal flaw," according to a political analyst. Trump's administration confirmed the capture of Maduro after military strikes Saturday. He has since been flown to the U.S. Though the attack and capture h...
President Donald Trump's call to U.S. producers to invest billions of dollars to help reactivate Venezuela's oil sector is likely to face an arduous task. After announcing the questioned capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend, Trump said that the oil companies [...] The U.S. oil companies are looking back at Trump's call to enter Venezuela was first published in Focus Information.
The big oil companies yesterday on the Stock Exchange celebrated the arrest of Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, and Donald Trump's expectations of controlling the business...
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