US President praised the release of political prisoners in Latin American country

Trump says he canceled 'second wave' of attacks on Venezuela because of Caracas' cooperation

Chevron Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Valero Energy Corporation

Oil prices rose sharply on Thursday, January 8, after two consecutive days of decline. Futures for Mark Brent rose by 4.7% to $62.7 per barrel. Exchange contracts for North American WTI added the same amount and almost reached $58.7 per barrel.

Oil prices have jumped nearly 5%. They are back to the level before Maduro's overthrow

Shell plc

The end of 2025 has become "tough" for the oil giant, says RBC

Shell predicted a deterioration in oil trading results. What does this mean for the stock?

ConocoPhillips

U.S. oil giant Chevron is in talks with the U.S. government to expand its license to produce and export oil from Venezuela after the overthrow of its leader Nicolas Maduro, sources <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chevron-talks-with-us-government-expanded-venezuela-license-sources-say-2026-01-07/">told </a>Reuters and a Bloomberg interviewer <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/chevron-in-talks-with-us-to-extend-venezuela-operating-license?sref=Y0jVLcFo">confirmed </a>.

Chevron in talks with U.S. to expand Venezuela production and exports - Reuters

BP p.l.c.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

This is the first recent case of a Russian-flagged vessel being seized by the US military, Reuters notes.

The US announced the seizure of a tanker flying the Russian flag 

Strategy Inc

NVIDIA Corporation

Sandisk Corporation

Western Digital Corporation

Seagate Technology Holdings plc

Ventyx Biosciences, Inc.

Mobileye Global Inc.

Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

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Washington insists that the new government in Caracas should cooperate in the oil sector only with the US.

Trump demanded Venezuela break ties with China and Russia — media

Venezuela's interim government will transfer 30 to 50 million barrels of "high-quality" oil to the US, which cannot be exported due to Washington's sanctions, President Donald Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689">said</a> in a post on Truth Social. For comparison, Venezuela currently <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/ssa-zahvatili-maduro-posle-udarov-po-venesuele-onlajn">supplies </a>no more than 800,000 barrels per day <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/ssa-zahvatili-maduro-posle-udarov-po-venesuele-onlajn">to </a>the world market, Bloomberg noted. The US itself produces 13.8 million barrels per day.

Venezuela to transfer up to 50 million barrels of oil to the US — Trump

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

The US and Venezuela have begun negotiations on oil supplies to American refineries — Reuters

Flotek Industries, Inc.

Core Laboratories Inc.

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.

On January 3, 2026, the US <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/ssa-zahvatili-maduro-posle-udarov-po-venesuele-onlajn">conducted</a> a military operation in Venezuela called "Absolute Resolve," during which the country's president, Nicolas Maduro, was captured. This move by Washington effectively ended months of escalation, accompanied by a naval blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers and accusations of the regime's involvement in drug trafficking.

Flotek, Core Lab, Helix: which small-cap stocks benefited after the overthrow of the Venezuelan government


The Dow Jones soared 1.5% at once, and if the rally continues until closing, the index will set its first record in 2026.

US stocks jumped after Maduro's ouster. Who will be the main beneficiary?

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

Shares of US oil companies soared in premarket trading in New York.