More Venezuelan Oil Unlikely to Reach Markets Soon Despite New Chevron License
BusinessBefore pumping crude in Venezuela, Chevron must collect debt, repair equipment and bolster its workforce while facing outages and security...
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WSJ News Exclusive | Exxon Mobil Has a Potash Problem in the Permian Basin
The Texas-based oil giant shares a chunk of New Mexico land with mining companies, which makes drilling there a challenge....
Chevron Gets U.S. License to Pump Oil in Venezuela Again
The license was granted after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government and an opposition coalition agreed to implement a humanitarian program...
U.S. Poised to Grant Chevron License to Pump Oil in Venezuela
The move would come just as Western sanctions on Russia threaten to tighten global supplies. Source link
Frackers Say Oil Production Slowing in the Shale Patch
U.S. oil-and-gas companies offer little relief for tight global market. Source link
WSJ News Exclusive | Exxon Considers Leasing, Selling Unused Office Space at Houston Campus
WSJ News ExclusiveBusinessMajor oil company uses less than half of available space at campus poised to become global headquarters next...
Exxon Hits Record Profits Again as Oil Industry Sees Banner Quarter
The world’s largest oil companies continue to reap rewards from sustained high commodity prices as Exxon XOM 2.93% Mobil Corp....
Shell, Awash With Cash, to Boost Dividend, Share Buybacks
LONDON— Shell SHEL 0.95% PLC said it plans to boost its dividend and buy back another $4 billion of its...
Biden to Sell More Oil From Strategic Reserve to Keep Gas Prices in Check
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is planning to sell more oil from the country’s strategic reserves—and is considering authorizing new sales this...
Russia Wipes Out Exxon’s Stake in Sakhalin Oil-and-Gas Project
The Kremlin has pushed Exxon XOM 1.44% Mobil Corp. out of a major Russian oil-and-gas project and transferred the Texas...
Fracking Pioneer Harold Hamm to Take Continental Resources Private
Harold Hamm, the billionaire fracking pioneer, agreed to buy the shares of Continental Resources Inc. CLR 8.68% not owned by...
Want to Get Ahead? Pick the Right Company
Retail workers at Gap Inc. GPS 3.25% are significantly more likely to become managers than at other companies in their...
Coal Miner Peabody Energy in Deal Talks With Australian Rival Coronado
ADELAIDE, Australia— Peabody Energy Corp. BTU -2.62% is in talks to combine with an Australian rival that could result in...
Exxon Improperly Fired Scientists Suspected of Sharing Information, Labor Department Finds
The Labor Department said it found Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM -1.01% illegally fired two company scientists over suspicions they shared...
OPEC+ Agrees to Biggest Oil Production Cut Since Start of Pandemic
VIENNA—The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its Russia-led allies on Wednesday agreed to slash two million barrels a...
Exxon CEO Warns Biden Administration Against Limiting Fuel Exports
Exxon Mobil Corp. is pushing back against reductions of U.S. fuel exports urged by the Biden administration in August, arguing...
WSJ News Exclusive | Chevron Sells Global Headquarters, Pares Back in California Amid Texas Expansion
The second-largest U.S. oil company closed the sale Wednesday of its Chevron Park campus in San Ramon, Calif., its global...
Hertz, BP to Provide Charging Stations for Electric Rental Cars
Hertz said it aims for one-quarter of its fleet to be electric by the end of 2024. Photo: ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS...
Germany to Nationalize Ailing Uniper After Russian Natural-Gas Cuts
BERLIN—Germany will nationalize Uniper, UN01 -29.89% seeking to save the country’s largest gas importer that was hit hard by Russian...
Private Drillers Are Hitting Their Limits
Dozens of small drillers helped fuel a resurgence in the busiest U.S. oil patch over the past two years. But...
