September 17, 2026 - The second test is slower. Whoever governs Venezuela next will decide whether these contracts survive. Exxon has not confirmed anything, and the terms of any return are unreported.

January 7, 2026 - "We need to have that leverage and that control of those oil sales to drive the changes that simply must happen in Venezuela," the energy secretary said. Trump will meet with oil executives at the White House on Friday, sources told CNBC's Sullivan. The CEOs of ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips as well as a representative from Chevron are expected to attend the meeting.

September 3, 2019 - CARACAS (Reuters) - U.S. law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP will be the lead counsel for Venezuela's opposition as it seeks to restructure the country's foreign debt, opposition leader Juan Guaido's overseas legal representative said on Tuesday.

September 3, 2019 - U.S. law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP will be the lead counsel for Venezuela's opposition as it seeks to restructure the country's foreign debt, opposition leader Juan Guaido's overseas legal representative said on Tuesday.

March 13, 2025 - This exploitation model encouraged massive investments by foreign companies — such as Chevron, Exxon, BP and Mitsubishi — that would operate alongside PDVSA (with very low royalties) for the first time since the nationalization of oil in 1976. This project significantly increased the production and export of Venezuelan crude oil and its derivatives.

January 30, 2026 - U.S. oil majors Exxon Mobil and Chevron offered investors a few pieces of new insight into their thinking about Venezuela on Friday, even though neither company announced long-term investment commitments despite President Donald Trump's continued push to convince American oil firms to rebuild the South American country's energy sector.

1 day ago - ExxonMobil emphasizes the need for lots of additional changes in Venezuela before making any financial plunge.

March 25, 2026 - There are short-term actions that can be taken to ​incrementally increase oil ​production, ⁠he said, but fully rebuilding Venezuela's oil industry would likely take ​a long time and cost ​hundreds ⁠of billions of dollars.

January 8, 2026 - Former President Hugo Chavez seized assets from U.S. oil majors in 2007. Chevron is the only U.S. oil major operating in Venezuela. Exxon and Conoco have billions of dollars in outstanding claims against Caracas from Chavez's nationalization.

May 21, 2026 - The U.S. oil giant is negotiating a deal to pump oil in Venezuela, ending a standoff with its socialist rulers and marking a victory for President Trump.

May 21, 2026 - U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil ​is in talks to acquire ‌rights to produce oil in Venezuela nearly two decades after it was effectively expelled from ​the country, the New York ​Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar ⁠with the ...

January 13, 2026 - Exxon Mobil is prepared to send an assessment team to Venezuela.

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2 days ago - Chevron speeds ahead in Venezuela while Exxon urges caution with a ‘little pinch of salt’ ...Middle East PressBee While Chevron is investing $7 billion...

March 3, 2026 - HOUSTON, March 3 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab aims to send ​a technical team to Venezuela in a ‌few weeks after working through logistical and security arrangements, an executive said on Tuesday.

January 10, 2026 - Jan 9 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab CEO Darren Woods said on Friday the U.S. oil major is ready to evaluate a potential return to Venezuela in what would be a stunning development after its assets in the South American country were nationalized nearly 20 years ago.

September 30, 2025 - A US court has enforced ExxonMobil’s billion-dollar ICSID award against Venezuela, dismissing arguments the tribunal erred by failing to recognise lawyers instructed by the country’s government-in-exile.

Venezuela is one of the oldest and largest producers of crude oil for export in the Americas. Texas-based Exxon is one of the oldest, most profitable, and most criticized of the large international oil companies.1 Swings from co-operation to confrontation have marked the century-long relationship ...

January 5, 2026 - ExxonMobil no longer has a presence in Venezuela, after it declined to migrate projects to joint ventures with PDVSA.