The Latest Breaking News from Oil

Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and Gold: Your Critical Watchlist After the U.S.–Venezuela Oil Market Shock

Markets are reacting to what could become the largest geopolitical energy shift in decades.

Barchart · Jan 5

Trump Warns Cuba 'Ready to Fall' After Maduro Capture Cuts Vital Oil Lifeline

Trump declares Cuba 'ready to fall' after US seizes Maduro and Venezuelan oil, signaling possible regime change in Havana and rising Latin American tensions.

International Business Times UK · Jan 5

Contradictions cloud Trump team's vision for Venezuela

Washington lawmakers are waiting on the Trump administration to spell out a long-term plan for Venezuela following the U.S. military action.

Roll Call · Jan 5

Dense, sticky and heavy: why Venezuelan crude oil appeals to US refineries

South American nation’s tar-like oil is what many Gulf coast facilities were built for but ramping up production to 3m barrels a day will be a long game

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5

Machado once backed Trump’s Venezuela plan. Now the jilted Nobel laureate is frozen out

María Corina Machado called for law‑enforcement pressure and a Venezuelan‑led transition; Trump’s raid, custody of Maduro, and embrace of a regime insider have rewritten her script.

Fortune · Jan 5

Trump’s attack leaves China worried about its interests in Venezuela

Maduro had just affirmed ‘strong bonds of brotherhood’ with Beijing when US made its shocking intervention

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5

EU bets on Venezuela's democratic transition as Trump goes after oil reserves

Public statements from Washington, Brussels and European capitals since the US's raid on Caracas have revealed a chasm between the two sides of the Atlantic.

Euronews · Jan 5

Oil stocks sharply higher after US action in Venezuela

Shares of major U.S. companies in the energy sector are sharply higher after President Donald Trump announced plans to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry and said American companies would revitalize it after capturing President Nicolás Maduro

The Independent UK · Jan 5

US aircraft monitor tanker off Ireland that tried to evade Venezuela blockade

Ship changed its name and registered in Russia in apparent attempt to prevent possible US seizure near British Isles

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5

Elon Musk Backs Trump Who Vows to 'Run' Venezuela And Seize Oil Infrastructure

Elon Musk signals support for Donald Trump's shock Venezuela invasion and capture of Nicolas Maduro by updating his X profile picture to the US flag.

International Business Times UK · Jan 5