President Donald Trump is meeting Friday afternoon with more than a dozen oil companies at the White House to discuss plans for investment in Venezuela, less than a week after the U.S. ousted President Nicolas Maduro. The CEOs of Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Shell and a representative from Chevron are attending, sources told CNBC’s Brian Sullivan. Representatives … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks at him following a U.S. strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Saturday … Read more
British oil giant BP has appointed Woodside Energy boss Meg O’Neill as its next CEO, replacing Murray Auchincloss after less than two years in the role. Auchincloss will step down today, with Carol Howle, BP’s executive vice president for supply, trading and shipping set to serve as interim CEO until O’Neill takes over the role … Read more
This aerial picture shows the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the Atlantic Coast off Saint-Nazaire, western France on October 1st, 2025. French authorities said Wednesday they were investigating the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the Atlantic Coast and suspected of being part of Russia’s clandestine “shadow fleet”. Damien Meyer | Afp | Getty Images Oil … Read more