Oil industry winners from Maduro capture

Published January 5, 2026 5:16pm ET



Several American companies working in fields related to oil production saw major stock price gains Monday as traders reacted to the capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro by the United States. 

President Donald Trump has touted the operation from the weekend as an opportunity to revitalize Venezuela’s oil industry and return U.S. producers to the region. Doing so would be a steep challenge, costing tens of billions of dollars and several years to build new infrastructure. 

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