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Hedge Funds Eye Venezuela’s Oil Sector Amid Trump-Era Geopolitics

After the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro and Tr...

Funds are buying distressed Venezuelan bonds ...

Likely early winners include firms already op...

The trade is high-risk, hinging on legal legi...

Venezuela Oil’s U.S. Turn Sparks Energy Stock Rally—but Recovery’s Full of Hurdles

Americas Markets Oil and Gas Extraction

U.S. stocks rallied Jan. 5, 2026, with the Do...

Oil majors, refiners, and oilfield-services n...

Analysts caution Venezuela’s output is curren...

With 2026 oil markets widely expected to be i...

US Strategy for Venezuela’s Oil Sector: Key Investment Risks and Opportunities

Americas Markets Oil and Gas Extraction

The U.S. plans to control Venezuela’s oil sal...

A first deal would send 30–50 million barrels...

Refiners geared to heavy crude (Valero, Phill...

Big upside is constrained by low oil prices, ...

Oil Prices Set to Fall Through 2026 Despite U.S.-China Trade Deal Hopes

Global Forecast Oil and Gas Extraction

Oil prices rose on hopes U.S.-China trade tal...

ING expects supply growth from OPEC+ unwindin...

That imbalance points to oil market surpluses...

Key swing factors include weak China demand, ...

EU’s 9th Sanctions Package: Tightened Russia Restrictions on Mining, Exports & Assets

Europe Policy Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

The EU’s 9th Russia sanctions package (16 Dec...

It bans most new EU investment in Russia’s mi...

It expands prohibited professional services t...

It introduces time-limited derogations for di...

Canada’s Critical Minerals Tipping Point: Regulation vs Economics in Investment Hurdles

Americas Policy Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Ottawa is ramping up tax credits, infrastruct...

A B.C. review finds many EA-approved mines ar...

Industry disputes that conclusion, arguing pe...

The policy push versus perceived regulatory b...

How Place-Based Investment & Clean Energy Power Economic Turnaround in Fossil Fuel Regions

Americas Policy Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Carbon-specialized regions have seen steep fo...

Place-based federal investments like EDAs Bui...

Even with some post-2021 fossil employment re...

Success hinges on sustained, large-scale fund...

Canada GDP Growth Slows: Mining Holds Up While Manufacturing Faces Pressure

Global FYI Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Canadas real GDP rose 0.1% in March 2025 afte...

Resource extraction jumped (mining, quarrying...

Services improved with retail trade up 0.8% a...

Momentum faded in April as GDP slipped 0.1% w...

Norway Set to Pour NOK 363B into Industry in 2025: Shifting from Oil to Clean Energy

Europe Forecast Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Total investment across oil & gas, manufactur...

Oil & gas investment is forecast at a record ...

Overall investment still edges up in 2026 (ab...

Forecast uncertainty is high due to commodity...

Global Shifts in Oil, Trade & Monetary Policy: What India-US & OPEC+ Moves Mean

Global Markets Oil and Gas Extraction

Oil prices have rebounded to the mid-$60s as ...

Trump’s executive order slaps 50% tariffs on ...

OPEC+ is accelerating the unwinding of prior ...

Amid geopolitical and trade tensions, markets...