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BP Eyes Bigger U.S. Shale Footprint After Devon Deal Talks

BP has started looking seriously at U.S. shale assets again, including Devon Energy’s Eagle Ford business, as CEO Meg O’Neill pushes the company back toward oil and gas growth. BP entered the data room for Devon’s South Texas assets…

Where Is OPEC+? Riyadh and Moscow’s Silence Is Becoming Deafening

“The roar of the engines does not herald true dominance, but the absolute silence that precedes the strike." “Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt." The last decades of silence…

Chevron CEO sends a strong message on oil price and the economy

Exxon (XOM) Eyes a Return to Venezuela After Nearly Two Decades Away

Morgan Stanley Sees Shell (SHEL) Hitting New Highs

Chevron (CVX) Supercharges its Venezuela Bet with More Oil Rigs

Floodwater overwhelmed pump at Exxon Mobil’s Joliet, Illinois refinery; facility remains offline following outage

Exclusive-Shell-led LNG Canada could approve Phase 2 expansion by early October, sources say

Can Strong Oil Prices Drive ExxonMobil's Business Growth?

WTI near $100 and low-cost production in the Permian and Guyana could support XOM's earnings as drilling and AI boost output efficiency.

Exxonmobil in talks to return to Venezuela, Bloomberg reports

Global Fuel Squeeze Triggers U.S. Refiners Stocks Rally

Energy stocks have rallied this year as oil prices soared amid the Middle East conflict. The U.S. supermajors ExxonMobil and Chevron have seen their stocks gain about 40% each so far in 2026, but U.S. refiner stocks have outperformed…

Dollar Gains Ground as CPI Report Produces Higher Odds for a Fed Rate Hike

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.06%. The dollar found support as a hawkish US CPI report pushed odds of an FOMC rate hike next week up to 88% from 75% on Thursday. Also, the 10-year T-note yield on Friday rose by +0.6 bp,…

Dollar Gains Ground as CPI Report Produces Higher Odds for a Fed Rate Hike

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.06%. The dollar found support as a hawkish US CPI report pushed odds of an FOMC rate hike next week up to 88% from 75% on Thursday. Also, the 10-year T-note yield on Friday rose by +0.6 bp,…

Dollar Gains Ground as CPI Report Produces Higher Odds for a Fed Rate Hike

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.06%. The dollar found support as a hawkish US CPI report pushed odds of an FOMC rate hike next week up to 88% from 75% on Thursday. Also, the 10-year T-note yield on Friday rose by +0.6 bp,…

Notable Friday Option Activity: HPQ, CVX, PANW

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in HP Inc (Symbol: HPQ), where a total of 75,320 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 7.5 million underlying…

Dollar Eases as Crude Oil Prices Fall

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down -0.10%. The dollar is trading lower as today’s decline of more than -2% in WTI crude oil prices caused the 10-year T-note yield to fall -3.5 bp. Still, the dollar is seeing underlying support…

3 Top Dividend Aristocrats To Own Near All-Time Highs

Several Dividend Aristocrats, including Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Coca-Cola (KO), and Exxon Mobil (XOM), are trading near all-time highs, reflecting bullish momentum driven by strong results or favorable operating conditions.

OPEC Sees Oil Demand Growth Explode Sixfold in 2027

OPEC now expects global oil demand growth to jump from just 380,000 barrels per day this year to 2.36 million bpd in 2027—a more than sixfold increase in the space of a year. The cartel trimmed its 2026 demand-growth forecast in its…

Thursday's ETF Movers: ARGT, COPX

In trading on Thursday, the Global X MSCI Argentina ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Vista Energy, up about 6.7% and shares of Cresud, up…

Shell (SHEL) Signs Deal to Take Full Ownership of Tri Star and Add 320 Sites

ExxonMobil Stock at a Premium: Opportunity or Reason to Stay Cautious?

XOM's premium valuation contrasts with strong oil prices, low-cost upstream assets, a solid balance sheet and 43 years of dividend hikes.

CVX's Operations & FCF Are Improving: Why Isn't ROIC Keeping Up?

Chevron's production is up, costs are down, and FCF is strong but ROIC lags. Read on to learn what's driving the disconnect.

ExxonMobil, ANPG Notch 20th Discovery in Angola's Block 15

Chevron to Double Venezuela Rig Count in $7 Billion Oil Push

Chevron plans to double the number of drilling rigs it operates in Venezuela under a five-year expansion that targets roughly 600,000 barrels per day of production. CFO Eimear Bonner said Tuesday that Chevron will add rigs under new…

OPEC+ keeps oil output policy unchanged for October

The Iran war continues to ​disrupt oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, limiting OPEC+'s influence over prices and market ​share.

Seaport Global Initiates Coverage of ConocoPhillips (COP) at Neutral

Fintel reports that on September 3, 2026, Seaport Global initiated coverage of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) with a Neutral recommendation. This initiation of coverage occurred on a day when the stock's pre-action close on September 2,…

Rosneft CEO: China Calls The Shots in Oil Markets, Not OPEC

China and its crude oil buying behavior in the spring and summer have stabilized global oil markets as Beijing, not OPEC, is calling the shots now, according to Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russia’s biggest oil producer Rosneft.…

High Capital Requirements and Operational Challenges Weighed On Chevron Corporation (CVX)

Notable ETF Inflow Detected - VTI, GE, CVX, HD

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (Symbol: VTI) where we have detected an approximate $5.5 billion dollar…

Scott Bessent lauds $7B Chevron Venezuela deal as a salve to red-hot gas prices, but will it really work?

Chevron Bets $7 Billion on Venezuela Oil Expansion

Chevron will invest more than $7 billion in Venezuela over the next five years and more than double its oil production in the country to about 600,000 barrels per day, Reuters reported Wednesday. The investment follows new agreements…

Bp sells stakes in Brazil and Gulf of America assets to Shell

OPEC+ Set to Hold Oil Output Steady as Iran War Disrupts Supply

OPEC+ is likely to leave its oil production policy unchanged for October when seven of its core members meet on Sunday, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing three sources close to the matter. Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria,…

Shell's Tri Star Deal Deepens Its U.S. Fuel Retail Strategy

SHEL's Tri Star deal is set to take its U.S. retail ownership to 100%, adding 320 sites and supply agreements for 552 dealer-owned locations.

Chevron stock on track for record high as oil giant outlines $7 billion plan to expand in Venezuela

Chevron says it will expand its operations in Venezuela, following the Trump administration’s move for a Pentagon-backed plan to develop the country’s oil reserves.

Chevron to expand in Venezuela operations, doubling production through $7 billion investment

Chevron's move comes amid a U.S. push to increase oil production in Venezuela.

OPEC+ likely to keep oil output policy unchanged on Sunday, sources say

BP vs Shell: value, quality and relative performance compared

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Chevron, ONGC and GE Vernova Near Final Venezuela Energy Deals

Chevron, India’s ONGC, GE Vernova, Eni and GeoPark are preparing to sign final energy agreements in Venezuela, bringing new foreign investment into the country’s oilfields and power infrastructure, Reuters reported Monday, citing five…

BP Adds 80 MMcf/d to Egypt’s Gas Supply Two Years Ahead of Schedule

Roughly two years ahead of schedule, BP has started production from the Fayoum-4 well in Egypt’s West Nile Delta, adding around 80 million cubic feet per day of natural gas to a market where declining domestic production has forced…