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Investing.com -- The U.S. Department of Defense is negotiating a major partnership with energy investor Alejandro Betancourt to secure a direct stake in Venezuelan crude reserves, Bloomberg reported Friday. The discussions center on as many as 17 oil fields across Venezuela’s primary basins, reflecting Washington’s aggressive push to consolidate influence over the nation’s energy infrastructure. Under one framework being evaluated, the U.S. could secure a 100-year lease over assets that include

Management's own scorecard still leads with dollars, but the return measure that used to sit beside it was absent again, and that changes what a holder is actually betting on.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) and TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) are making major moves in Sub-Saharan Africa, underscored by Chevron’s August 17 announcement of a significant oil and gas condensate discovery in offshore Angola’s Block 0. The 105-4X exploration well in the Lower Congo Basin encountered over 600 meters of column with 90 meters of net pay in […]

Energy stocks were mixed late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index easing 0.1% and th

Chevron is reportedly nearing a deal to expand its footprint in Venezuela, while Halliburton is in talks to supply equipment as the U.S. pushes to rebuild the country’s oil industry.

Chemical stock Chevron has posted strong multi year returns, yet current valuation checks still point to the shares trading below an internally estimated intrinsic value based on a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model and on earnings multiples. Over the past 5 years the stock has returned 149.8%, which puts recent strength front and center as you weigh what today’s price really offers. Fresh exploration success offshore Angola and ongoing investment in areas like AI assisted exploration can...

Energy stocks were mixed Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index fractionally lower and

Executives from several oil-and-gas companies are set to sign production deals in Caracas next week, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright expected to attend

All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Friday, as market participants pars

Oil above $80 and rising Permian output could support Diamondback Energy, ExxonMobil and Chevron as Middle East tensions keep crude prices elevated.

Investing.com -- Chevron (NYSE:CVX) shares rose 0.5% and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) gained 1.7% following a Wall Street Journal report that the companies are nearing deals to invest billions of dollars in Venezuelan oil fields.

Chevron and PepsiCo both raised their dividends this year, but the forces threatening each payout could not be more different. One faces a commodity cycle, the other a slower and harder problem to fix.

The U.S. oil major is close to a deal to add two heavy-oil fields to its portfolio in Venezuela. Halliburton is also in talks.

Meta Platforms (META), Paramount Skydance (PSKY) and other companies with close ties to President Do

Venezuela is edging away from OPEC, U.S. companies are circling its vast untapped oil fields, and one American energy giant already has a foot in the door before the bidding even begins.

Even if a company is profitable, it doesn’t always mean it’s a great investment. Some struggle to maintain growth, face looming threats, or fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their future potential.

Three famous dividend names trade well below their five-year highs while their CEOs publicly draw lines in the sand around the payout. Whether the cash flow actually backs that confidence is a different question entirely.

Petrobras' Q2 earnings beat rode record production, higher exports and Brent prices, but softer crude could test how much of the gains can persist.

Three blue-chip dividend stocks, each on a different quarterly payment schedule, can fill every month of the year with income, but each one carries a distinct risk that could derail the whole ladder.

XOM's low debt load and balance sheet provide flexibility when oil and gas prices fall, supporting operations, acquisitions and shareholder rewards.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is home to the biggest and most well-known companies in the market, making it a go-to index for investors seeking stability. But not all large-cap stocks are created equal - some are struggling with slowing growth, declining margins, or increased competition.

Sticky inflation is quietly rewarding a specific group of stocks with decades of uninterrupted dividend growth, and Wall Street's top analysts say five of them are built to profit no matter how long rising prices persist.

Chevron (NYSE:CVX) is expanding its energy portfolio with new investments in nuclear fusion technology as part of Big Oil's broader push toward commercial fusion power. The company is backing multiple fusion approaches that aim to create future low carbon baseload power and potential revenue streams beyond oil and gas. Fusion projects backed by Chevron remain in development stages, with commercial timelines and financial impact still uncertain for investors as of August 27, 2026. For a...

Resistance to data center development and AI regulation is taking center stage in politics ahead of the midterm elections. Yahoo Finance Breaking Business News Reporter Jake Conley joins Market Domination's Josh Lipton to break down the growing demand for industry oversight and which state is seeing a surprise pushback against data center construction.

ExxonMobil's refining and chemical margins rest on capacity that is offline elsewhere, which makes a return to normal supply the risk worth weighing.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Wednesday ahead of key inflation data. Nvidia earnings are due after the close.

Eni is making one of Big Oil’s biggest fusion bets, backing Commonwealth Fusion Systems, committing $1+ billion to its future electricity and developing critical tritium fuel-cycle technology.

A new oil find off the coast of Angola pushed Chevron stock near record highs.

Record production protects cash flow, but Tuesday's crude reversal attacks the earnings leverage investors recently rewarded.

The U.S. just used its emergency oil buffer to blunt a major supply shock, and it worked. But the strategy left America's strategic reserve at its lowest point in over four decades, and the next disruption could arrive before a single replacement barrel goes in the ground.