
Chevron is taking steps to more than double its production in Venezuela, planning to invest more than $7 billion in the country over the next five years.
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Chevron is taking steps to more than double its production in Venezuela, planning to invest more than $7 billion in the country over the next five years.

Chevron has inked a deal to spend $7 billion in Venezuelan oil fields over the next five years. It adds two new undeveloped heavy oil fields to the company’s JV with state-run Petróleos de Venezuela. The expansion plan—a win for the Trump administration, which has prompted oil companies to invest there—will double Chevron’s output over five years to 600,000 barrels per day.

Sept 2 (Reuters) - Chevron said on Wednesday it had agreed with Venezuela on updated terms for its joint ventures in the country and plans to invest more than $7 billion over the next five years,

Oil giant Chevron is confirming that it will expand its operations in Venezuela, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits. Chevron said Wednesday that it has been assigned additional acreage in the Orinoco Belt, where the company has an established position. “Chevron’s history in Venezuela spans more than a century, and our expanded position reflects our confidence in the country’s deep resource potential and its ability to compete for investment within our portfolio for decades,” CEO Mike Wirth said in a prepared statement.

Chevron Corp. plans to invest $7 billion over the next five years to more than double its oil production in Venezuela, the largest financial commitment so far in a US government-led push to revive the Latin American country’s industry.

CARACAS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Venezuela's ruling party-dominated National Assembly backed the country's oil deal with the Trump administration in a vote on Tuesday, ahead of a visit to Caracas by the

Oil giant Chevron is expected to soon announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The official, who briefed reporters on the expected announcement, said that the company’s officials and Energy Secretary Chris Wright are expected to visit Venezuela on Wednesday where the new investment will be formally unveiled. The official spoke under condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House for the call.

HOUSTON/CARACAS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - U. companies Chevron and GE Vernova, India's ONGC, Italy's Eni and Colombia's GeoPark are on track to sign final agreements in Venezuela after months of negotiations to firm up energy projects in the OPEC country, five sources close to the preparations said.
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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.

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.

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Shares were mixed in Asia, while oil prices were holding steady Tuesday after jumping the day before as uncertainty persisted over when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again. U.S. futures edged higher. Brent crude oil was unchanged at $87.72 a barrel, while U.S. benchmark crude also was flat at $82.13 a barrel.
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