Trump Venezuela Meeting Is Shaping as Who’s Who of US Oil (3)

Jan. 9, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC

Nearly 20 oil executives, including veteran wildcatter Harold Hamm, are slated to meet President Donald Trump and top officials at the White House Friday as the administration pushes them to rebuild Venezuela’s battered energy sector.

The scheduled lineup is a Who’s Who of American oil titans, with representatives from Chevron Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp., ConocoPhillips and other companies responding to Trump’s call to discuss potentially reviving Venezuela’s production, which has plummeted amid years of disrepair, fading investment and the exodus of foreign companies.

The executives attending were described by people familiar with the matter who asked not ...

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