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Factbox-White House Gathers Oil Majors, Traders, Drillers on Venezuela
TotalEnergies Gets New Exploration Permit Offshore Lebanon
Moscow Says US Freed Two Russian Crew Members From Seized Oil Tanker at Its Request
Oil Gains as Market Weighs Iran, Russia Supply Risks; Dealmaking for Venezuela in Focus
Exclusive-Vitol Gets Preliminary US License to Begin Negotiations on Venezuelan Oil Imports and Exports, Four Sources Say
Date: January 8, 2026
By Arathy Somasekhar, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Shariq Khan HOUSTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Vitol, one of the world's largest commodity traders, has received a preliminary special license from the U.S....
Exclusive-Traders Vitol and Trafigura Join White House Venezuela Oil Talks
Date: January 8, 2026
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Vitol and Trafigura, two of the world's largest commodity traders, are in talks with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump about the marketing of Venezuelan oil,...
Cubans Brace for More Hardship as US Pressure on Venezuela Chokes Off Oil
Date: January 8, 2026
MATANZAS, Cuba, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Cubans braced for a deepening economic crisis after the United States seized two more Venezuela-linked oil tankers on Wednesday, a move that threatens to sever a...
UK's FTSE 100 Ends Flat as Energy, Retailers Weakness Counters Defence Gains
Date: January 8, 2026
Jan 8 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 edged lower on Thursday, pressured by weakness in oil stocks, even as defence shares surged to a record high on rising military budgets and geopolitical tensions....
Norway's Equinor Awards $10 Billion Five-Year Supplier Contracts
Date: January 8, 2026
Equinor awards $10 billion in contracts for maintenance and modifications. Key suppliers include Aibel and Aker Solutions. Learn more....
Norway's Oil and Gas Output Will Fall Towards 2030, Regulator Says
Date: January 8, 2026
OSLO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Norway's offshore oil and gas output will remain broadly steady in 2026, but investments are seen falling by 6.6%, signalling a slowdown in activity and declining production...