https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exxon-signs-preliminary-agreement-with-venezuela-to-assess-oil-opportunitiesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exxon-signs-preliminary-agreement-with-venezuela-to-assess-oil-opportunitieshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exxon-signs-preliminary-agreement-with-venezuela-to-assess-oil-opportunities#u200377Sat, 14 Nov 2026 11:01:08 +0000ExxonMobil has signed a preliminary agreement and memorandum of understanding with Venezuela to assess oil opportunities, marking a potential first step toward returning to the country nearly two decades after its assets were expropriated. The deal gives the energy giant a year to evaluate oil areas, including its former Orinoco project. Previously, the company had called the South American nation uninvestable following the nationalization of its holdings under the late President Hugo Chavez. Global financial markets reacted to shifting commodity dynamics as stock markets fell amid higher oil