The United States has seized another sanctioned tanker in an effort to control the flow of oil in and out of Venezuela. The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the Olina tanker, the fifth vessel to be seized in ...
In response to the Trump administration’s targeting of Venezuelan oil exports, the U.S. Coast Guard plans to ramp up its capacity for inspecting and repairing tanker vessels it has seized at sea, ...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Wednesday sanctioned four companies operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and identified four oil tankers as blocked property, saying the move targets oil traders ...
Crew members aboard the aging, rusted oil tanker that the US has been pursuing at sea for nearly two weeks appear to have painted a crude image of a Russian flag on the ship’s hull, which American ...
Recent U.S. actions against ships near Venezuela may embolden other countries to seize or detain ships, legal experts said. By Peter Eavis President Trump’s recent actions against tankers near ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Venezuela’s National Assembly approved legislation criminalizing oil tanker seizures, imposing prison sentences of ...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posts video of the U.S. Coast Guard apprehending an oil tanker off Venezuela on Dec. 20. Photo: Kristi Noem via X The U.S.’s pursuit of oil tankers around ...
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will keep crude oil and tankers seized near Venezuela. Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela last week, as the U.S.
PANAMA CITY, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Panama's foreign minister said on Monday that a tanker recently intercepted by the U.S. that was under Panama's flag did not respect the country's maritime rules and ...
The latest vessel to be targeted by the United States in its pressure campaign on Venezuela was sending distress signals as it headed northeast from the Caribbean into the Atlantic. By Nicholas ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on ...
Following one ship, the Mikati, can demonstrate how EU sanctions disrupt operations but often fail to fully remove vessels from service. Ownership changes, flag switching, and ship-to-ship transfers ...