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The impact of Iran protests on global oil markets

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CNBC's Pippa Stevens reports on the impact of civil unrest in Iran on oil.

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Will take decades for Venezuela to produce millions of oil barrels daily: Rapidan's McNally

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CNBC's "Power Lunch" team discusses President Trump's meeting with oil executives, what may be next for Venezuela's oil production and more with Helima Croft of RBC Capital Markets and Bob …

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Oil rises 3% this week — and not just because of Venezuela

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Control over Venezuela's oil has been in the spotlight all week, but developments in Iran are key to crude's latest rise.

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If there was an oil supply glut, prices would be collapsing: Carlyle's Currie

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CNBC's "The Exchange" team discusses commodities, including gold and oil, as well as President Trump's meeting with oil companies about Venezuela with Jeffrey Currie of the Carlyle Group.

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Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Tests New Highs Amid Concerns About Venezuelan Supply

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Protests in Iran provide additional support to oil markets.

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Crude Oil Rises Sharply; US Consumer Sentiment Edges Higher In January

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U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 150 points on Friday.

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White House oil meeting on Venezuela includes independents, and strong links to Denver

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The White House is summoning oil executives to discuss potential investment in Venezuela on Friday, and while a preliminary list of attendees features the big names of American oil - …

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Behind the scenes of who is attending Trump's oil executive meeting after Maduro operation

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President Donald Trump meets with major oil companies after successful military operation captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores on narcotics charges.

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Chevron competes with rivals for Venezuelan oil sales, sources say

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U.S. oil major Chevron , global trading house Vitol and other oil traders, producers and refiners are competing to win deals for exports of Venezuelan crude as part of their …

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Exclusive: Trump supporter and oil magnate Harry Sargeant advising US on Venezuela, sources say

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Billionaire energy entrepreneur and Republican donor Harry Sargeant III and his team are advising the Trump administration on how the U.S. can engineer a return of some American oil companies …

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Embassies in Venezuela plan visits for American, European oil firms, sources say

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Foreign embassies in Venezuela are beginning to arrange visits for next week that will include representatives for American and European oil companies, two sources told Reuters, following the U.S. announcement …

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Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Rebounds As Traders Focus On Supply Risks

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U.S. hunt for Venezuela-linked tankers and unrest in Iran raise supply worries.

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Trump wants oil at $50. He thinks Venezuela can help — but oil drillers might not go along.

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The president seeks to provide some relief at the nation's gas pumps, but some consider crude prices at $50 a barrel as too low for U.S. drillers.

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U.S. Push Into Venezuela Oil Patch Raises Questions About OPEC Dynamic

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The prospect of increased U.S. influence over Venezuela's oil industry is raising questions about Washington's potential future role in OPEC, the cartel of global oil producers that President Trump has …

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The Economics of Taking Venezuela's Oil: Low Risk, Low Reward

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The world has changed, and controlling the country's oil now has only modest and uncertain benefits.

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Exclusive: Vitol gets preliminary US license to begin negotiations on Venezuelan oil imports and exports, four sources say

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Vitol, one of the world's largest commodity traders, has received a preliminary special license from the U.S. government to begin negotiations to import and export oil from Venezuela for 18 …

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Venezuela's PDVSA says oil supply negotiations with US progressing

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Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA said on Wednesday it is progressing in negotiations with the United States for oil sales, as a board member for the company told Reuters the …

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Tracking the sanctioned oil tanker's attempt to escape seizure by the US

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For more than two weeks, Sky News' Data and Forensics team has plotted the movements of the US-sanctioned oil tanker Marinera.

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Trump reserves right to use military force to secure oil interests in Venezuela, White House says

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President Donald Trump reserves the right to use military force to protect U.S. oil workers in Venezuela, the White House said. Trump prefers diplomacy but he will do what is …

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What's at stake for investors when Trump meets oil bosses about Venezuela

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Oil companies will need assurances that outlast Trump's time in White House.

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‘PRETTY CLOSE': GOP rep warns Cuba is nearing collapse without Venezuelan oil

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Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., joins ‘Varney & Co.' to discuss mounting unrest in Venezuela, President Donald Trump's strategy to pressure the Maduro regime and growing signs of collapse in communist …

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Trump Says Venezuela Will Send Up to 50 Million Barrels of Oil to US

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President Donald Trump said Venezuela would relinquish as much as 50 million barrels of oil to the US, worth roughly $2.8 billion at the current market price, announcing the cargoes …

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Sheinbaum says Mexico has not increased oil shipments to Cuba amid Venezuela situation

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that Mexico is not sending more oil to Cuba than it has historically, but amid recent events in Venezuela, Mexico has turned into …

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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Fall More Than Expected

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U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 3.8 million barrels to 419.1 million barrels in the week ended Jan. 2 and were about 3% below the five-year average for the time …

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Will Maduro's removal lead to a Venezuelan oil revival?

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Venezuela is sitting on, by some measures, the biggest oil reserves in the world. And yet in the immediate wake of Nicolás Maduro's capture by US forces, the actual price …

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Trump to meet with oil executives about Venezuela on Friday

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President Donald Trump is set to host executives from leading U.S. oil companies at the White House on Friday following the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

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Warren Buffett's Chevron bet stands to gain if the US delivers a Venezuelan oil boom

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The Trump administration has captured Venezuela's leader and said it will revive its oil industry. Chevron stands to gain as it's the only US major still operating in Venezuela.

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Crude Oil Price Outlook – Crude Bounces After Dropping Early

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Crude oil continues to test support on Wednesday, as the Venezuela situation continues to evolve. With 50 million barrels sent to the US, the reality is that it was less …

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U.S. Intercepts Venezuela-Linked Oil Tanker, Reports Say

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This is a developing story and will be updated.

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What we know about US seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela

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The US has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker with links to Venezuela.

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About United States Oil Fund LP USO

USO invests primarily in futures contracts for light, sweet crude oil, other types of crude oil, diesel-heating oil, gasoline, natural gas, and other petroleum-based fuels.