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NABEP Expands Venezuela Rig Fleet to 41 Units as Output Tops 223,000 Boe/d - News and Statistics

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NABEP Expands Venezuela Rig Fleet to 41 Units as Output Tops 223,000 Boe/d - News and Statistics

NABEP is set to grow its Venezuela rig fleet to 41 units in November as part of a 60-rig plan, with production hitting 223,509 boe/d on October 19, up from about 200,000 in August, funded by reinvested oil revenue.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • OIH VanEck Oil Services ETF+2.0% 30d

    VanEck Oil Services ETF: it holds drilling and oilfield-service firms. Linked by “rig” (oilfield services) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+13.9% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • SLB Slb N.V+3.8% 30d

    Slb N.V (oil and gas field services): drillers get more work when oil companies spend more. Linked by “rig” (oilfield services) in this story.

  • HAL Halliburton+3.3% 30d

    Halliburton (oil and gas field services): drillers get more work when oil companies spend more. Linked by “rig” (oilfield services) in this story.

  • BKR Baker Hughes-4.5% 30d

    Baker Hughes (oil and gas field machinery and equipment): drillers get more work when oil companies spend more. Linked by “rig” (oilfield services) in this story.

  • NE Noble

    Noble (drilling oil and gas wells): drillers get more work when oil companies spend more. Linked by “rig” (oilfield services) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+13.4% 16d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
OIH-2.14%-0.61%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
USONo price data for this ticker———————
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
SLB-1.20%+0.04%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
HAL-2.02%-1.13%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BKR+1.46%-1.02%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
NE-2.20%-3.99%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOMNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Vaneck Vectors Etf (OIH) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Baker Hughes (BKR)three days earlier-1.02%final price
Baker Hughes (BKR)five days earlier+1.46%final price
Halliburton (HAL)three days earlier-1.13%final price
Halliburton (HAL)five days earlier-2.02%final price
Noble (NE)three days earlier-3.99%final price
Noble (NE)five days earlier-2.20%final price
Vaneck Vectors Etf (OIH)three days earlier-0.61%final price
Vaneck Vectors Etf (OIH)five days earlier-2.14%final price
Slb (SLB)three days earlier+0.04%final price
Slb (SLB)five days earlier-1.20%final price

Congressional stock trades in Vaneck Vectors Etf (OIH)

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Who gains and who loses around Vaneck Vectors Etf (OIH)

Companies carried with this story

  • OIH Vaneck Vectors Etf

    In “NABEP Expands Venezuela Rig Fleet to 41 Units as Output Tops 223,000 Boe/d - News and Statistics,” Vaneck Vectors Etf (OIH) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck Oil Services ETF: it holds drilling and oilfield-service firms. Linked by “rig” (oilfield services) in this story

  • SLB Slb

    In “NABEP Expands Venezuela Rig Fleet to 41 Units as Output Tops 223,000 Boe/d - News and Statistics,” Slb (SLB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Slb N.V (oil and gas field services): drillers get more work when oil companies spend more. Linked by “rig” (oilfield services) in this story

  • HAL Halliburton

    Halliburton (HAL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 31 Oct 2026 story “NABEP Expands Venezuela Rig Fleet to 41 Units as Output Tops 223,000 Boe/d - News and Statistics.” Reason on file: Halliburton (oil and gas field services): drillers get more work when oil companies spend more. Linked by “rig” (oilfield services) in this story

  • BKR Baker Hughes

    For “NABEP Expands Venezuela Rig Fleet to 41 Units as Output Tops 223,000 Boe/d - News and Statistics,” Baker Hughes (BKR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Baker Hughes (oil and gas field machinery and equipment): drillers get more work when oil companies spend more. Linked by “rig” (oilfield services) in this story

  • NE Noble

    For “NABEP Expands Venezuela Rig Fleet to 41 Units as Output Tops 223,000 Boe/d - News and Statistics,” Noble (NE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Noble (drilling oil and gas wells): drillers get more work when oil companies spend more. Linked by “rig” (oilfield services) in this story

Vaneck Vectors Etf (OIH)

“NABEP Expands Venezuela Rig Fleet to 41 Units as Output Tops 223,000 Boe/d - News and Statistics” (31 Oct 2026) reaches Vaneck Vectors Etf (OIH) through this story.

For Vaneck Vectors Etf (OIH), the reason on file says VanEck Oil Services ETF: it holds drilling and oilfield-service firms. Linked by “rig” (oilfield services) in this story

A second company, Slb (SLB), is listed for a different reason: Slb N.V (oil and gas field services): drillers get more work when oil companies spend more. Linked by “rig” (oilfield services) in this story

Dates and price levels for Vaneck Vectors Etf (OIH)

HAL traded between 31.41 and 36.53 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 36.18. OIH traded between 367.58 and 412.72 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 409.20. SLB traded between 47.17 and 54.38 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 53.74.

How strong the case is around Vaneck Vectors Etf (OIH)

40 out of 100

“NABEP Expands Venezuela Rig Fleet to 41 Units as Output Tops 223,000 Boe/d - News and Statistics” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.