Oil Majors Brace for Dividend Drought as Sub-$70 Crude Bites

Sub-$70 oil is squeezing margins, forcing Exxon, Chevron, and BP to rethink $100 billion in annual returns. Dividends to Dry Up as Sub-$70 Crude Squeezes Supermajors - Amidst fears of oversupply and tariff-impacted demand slowdown, global oil majors are widely expected to start cutting their shareholder payouts as sub-70 oil prices loom large over the horizon. - Most majors need oil prices above $80 per barrel to sustain current levels of dividends and share buybacks, with France’s TotalEnergies alrea ...