A signing ceremony involving several smaller U.S. producers and PetrĂ³leos de Venezuela is set for Houston, according to three people familiar with the plans.
A low-profile merger of trade groups appears set to expand the influence of both a major oil and gas group and President Donald Trump's favorite oil tycoon.
The goal of changing Congress' workplace culture could hit a wall of longstanding lawmaker resistance to putting the tools in place to better police themselves.