Exxon and ConocoPhillips Seek Safeguards for Possible Venezuela Return
Exxon and ConocoPhillips are in active negotiations with Venezuela’s government to restart oil production. Talks involve exchanges with Venezuelan officials in Houston and US embassy contacts in Caracas. For Venezuela, renewed investment could support economic stability, but companies want deal terms that reduce losses from possible future nationalization, after ConocoPhillips received about $12 billion in arbitration compensation that remains largely unpaid.