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

- HKN ‍Inc.

- Valero Energy Corp

- Marathon Petroleum Corp

- Shell

- ⁠Trafigura

- Vitol Americas

- Repsol

- Eni

- Aspect Holdings

- Tallgrass Energy

- Raisa Energy

- Hilcorp Energy

(Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw; Editing by Nia Williams)

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