Chevron, the second largest integrated U.S. oil company, is expected to report stronger fourth-quarter earnings on dramatically higher crude oil prices and production that offset breakeven margins on refining and marketing operations as well as reduced output of products like gasoline.
As natural-gas prices plunge to their lowest level in a decade, Venezuela plans to tap one of Latin America's biggest gas fields as it seeks to boost power generation and even help revive stagnant oil production.
Chevron Corp has filed an appeal with Ecuador's Supreme Court to review a judgment that the U.S. oil company pay $18 billion in damages for polluting the Amazon jungle.
The Chevron Corp. announced Friday it has filed an appeal with Ecuador's National Court of Justice to review what the company calls an illegitimate ruling made against it this year.
Tiger Woods thinks former swing coach Hank Haney is unprofessional for writing a book about their time together. Haney's book, The Big Miss, details his six-year tenure as Woods' swing coach before their mutual parting in May 2010.
The contractors were part of a group who were drilling an exploratory well off the coast of Nigeria.
Two individuals working on an exploration well off the coast of Nigeria are still unaccounted for following a fire that took place on one of the company's rigs.
The S&P 500 closed at a five-month high for the third day on Thursday but had difficulty extending gains in the face of lackluster economic data and another European bond market test.
U.S. stocks paused on Thursday after a three-day rally, with investors concerned about weaker U.S. economic data and comments from the European Central Bank chief that painted a mixed picture of the region's debt crisis.
Wall Street retreated on Thursday following a three-day rally after weaker U.S. economic data and comments from the European Central Bank chief that painted a mixed view on the region's debt crisis.
Strong bond auctions in Europe buoyed Wall Street stocks on Thursday, but weaker-than-expected data and a profit warning from energy major Chevron weighed on sentiment.
Strong bond auctions in Europe set up Wall Street stocks for a slightly higher open on Thursday, though weaker-than-expected U.S. data could cap gains.
Stock index futures rose on Thursday after well-received European sovereign debt auctions encouraged investors ahead of job market and retail sales data expected to show the economy is steadily recovering.
Stock index futures pointed to a flat to slightly lower open on Wall Street on Thursday, with S&P 500 futures down 0.14 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.10 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.01 percent at 0925 GMT.
The top aftermarket NYSE losers on Wednesday were: Qihoo 360 Technology, Safeway, Chevron, Camden Property Trust, Genworth Financial, Tyson Foods, Mueller Water Products, Watson Pharmaceuticals and HollyFrontier Corp.
Chevron Corp warned that fourth-quarter profit would be significantly below the previous quarter, with production still falling short of prior expectations and its refining operations about breaking even.