Factbox-White House gathers oil majors, traders, drillers on Venezuela

Factbox-White House gathers oil majors, traders, drillers on Venezuela

By Jarrett Renshaw

Jan 9 (Reuters) - The White House is convening a ​meeting on Friday with major ‌U.S. and international oil companies to discuss ‌potential investment in Venezuela's energy sector, as the administration weighs ways to revive crude output in the ⁠sanctions-hit country, ‌according to a White House official.

The companies include producers, refiners, ‍traders and oilfield services firms with past or potential exposure to Venezuela. Also ​attending are Secretary of State ‌Marco Rubio, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the White House official said.

Here is a list of companies expected to ⁠attend, according to ​a White House official.

- ​Chevron Corp

- Exxon Mobil

- ConocoPhillips

- Continental Resources

- Halliburton

- ‍Valero ⁠Energy Corp

- Marathon Petroleum Corp

- Trafigura

- Vitol Americas

- ⁠Aspect Holdings

- Tallgrass Energy

- Raisa Energy

- Hilcorp ‌Energy

(Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw; Editing ‌by Nia Williams)

 

MON SEVEN © 2015 | Distributed By My Blogger Themes | Designed By Templateism.com