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Shell Flags Weak Oil Trading Performance

Shell warned that a weak oil trading performance would drag on its earnings and it narrowed guidance for its liquefied natural gas production.

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Oil Rises As Traders Weigh U.S. Crude Draw, Venezuela Developments

Oil prices rise in early trading on a larger-than-expected draw in U.S. crude stockpiles and as traders monitor developments in Venezuela.

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Trump Team Works Up Sweeping Plan to Control Venezuelan Oil for Years to Come

The U.S. president believes the effort could lower oil prices to his target price of $50 a barrel.

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The U.S. Pumps More Crude Than Anyone Else. Here's Why It Wants Venezuela's Too.

While the shale drilling boom has unleashed a flood of oil from places like West Texas and North Dakota, it is often not the right kind of crude for American refiners.

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Constellation Closes Deal for Calpine, Creating Biggest Electricity Generator

The closure is a big step for Constellation, which first announced the deal almost exactly a year ago.

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ExxonMobil Forecasting Lower Fourth-Quarter Earnings on Falling Oil, Gas Prices

The company said declining prices for liquids, which accounts for both crude and condensate oil, would lower its upstream earnings by $800 million to $1.2 billion compared to the third quarter.

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U.S. Escalates Venezuela Oil Embargo With Two Tanker Seizures

American special forces boarded a vessel that had been pursued for two weeks, while the Coast Guard seized another tanker in waters off Latin America.

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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Fall More Than Expected

U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 3.8 million barrels to 419.1 million barrels in the week ended Jan. 2 and were about 3% below the five-year average for the time of year, the EIA said.

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Push for New Canadian Oil Pipeline Gets Boost From U.S. Action in Venezuela

The Trump administration's ambition of revitalizing Venezuela's oil industry has renewed calls for Canada to quickly approve a pipeline that would boost the country's crude exports and lessen its reliance on trade with the U.S.

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NRG Energy Names Robert Gaudette to Succeed Lawrence Coben as President, CEO

NRG Energy has designated 25-year veteran Robert Gaudette to succeed Lawrence Coben at the helm of the energy company later this year.

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Orsted to File Additional Legal Challenge to Trump's Offshore Wind Halt

The company said one of its projects faces substantial harm from last month's stop-work order and that it would initiate preliminary proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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U.S. to Control Venezuelan Oil Sales Indefinitely

President Trump has directed Energy Secretary Chris Wright to carry out his plan for the oil to be taken by storage ships and transported to the U.S.

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Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on crude futures, Venezuela and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.

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Trump and Oil Executives to Meet Friday to Discuss Venezuela

The president has said American oil companies are likely to pour money into the South American country.

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January 08, 2026 04:15 ET (09:15 GMT)