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Monday, December 22, 2025
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News

U.S. Blockade Triggers Tanker U-Turns Near Venezuela

Tanker loading in Venezuela dwindled on Monday, with most ships moving oil cargoes only between domesticports following U.S. action against two more ships and

December 22, 2025
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A satellite image shows the Skipper tanker, in north of Guadeloupe
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China Says US Seizure of Ships ‘Serious Violation’ of International Law

China's foreign ministry on Monday said the United States' seizure of another country's ships was a serious violation of international law, after the U.S.

December 22, 2025
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Sunday, December 21, 2025
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, east of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea
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US Pursuing Third Oil Tanker Near Venezuela, Officials Say

 The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, officials told Reuters on Sunday, in what would be the second such

December 21, 2025
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A handout image shows the 11th carrier-vessel in the French Navy designed by Naval Group
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France To Build New Aircraft Carrier

By Florence Loeve and Tassilo Hummel PARIS, Dec 21 (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Sunday plans to build a new, larger

December 21, 2025
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Russian vessel Adler anchored off Hoganas
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Sweden Boards Sanctioned Russian Cargo Ship

STOCKHOLM, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Sweden’s customs service said on Sunday that authorities had boarded a Russian freighter that anchored in

December 21, 2025
Total Views: 6510

Saturday, December 20, 2025
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard
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U.S. Seizes Second Tanker Near Venezuela

The United States has intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed

December 20, 2025
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A gas torch is seen next to the Lukoil company sign at the Filanovskogo oil platform in the Caspian Sea, Russia October 16, 2018. Picture taken October 16, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Energy

Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Oil Rig, Patrol Ship In Caspian Sea

KYIV, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Ukraine said its drones struck a Russian oil rig belonging to Lukoil LKOH.MM in the Caspian Sea and a

December 20, 2025
Total Views: 1142

Friday, December 19, 2025
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Opinion: Surging Barrels at Sea Spook Oil Markets More Than Russia or Venezuela

By By Ron Bousso LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped below $60 a barrel this week as investors try to make sense

December 19, 2025
Total Views: 1231

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News

U.S. Senator Questions Major Tanker Operators in Expanding Cartel Fuel Smuggling Crackdown

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has contacted seven maritime shipping companies as part of an inquiry into cartel-linked fuel smuggling between the United States and

December 19, 2025
Total Views: 923

Qendil tanker in the Bosphorus
Energy

Ukraine Hits Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker In Mediterranean

Ukraine struck a Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea with aerial drones for the first time, an official said on Friday, reflecting the

December 19, 2025
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Thursday, December 18, 2025
FILE PHOTO: An oil tanker is seen on Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela's western state of Zulia
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Venezuela Sends Two Supertankers to China Despite U.S. Blockade Threat

Venezuela on Thursday authorized two very large crude carriers (VLCC) to set sail for China, according to two sources familiar with Venezuela's oil

December 18, 2025
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Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey
News

Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills Two Crew on Russian Tanker at Rostov Port

Dec 18 (Reuters) – Three people, including two crew members of a cargo vessel, were killed in overnight Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russian port of

December 18, 2025
Total Views: 1174

Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Venezuela oil tanker loading
News

Trump’s Tanker Blockade Threat Paralyzes Venezuelan Oil Exports

Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA resumed loading crude and fuel cargoes on Wednesday after suspending operations at terminals on Sunday due to a

December 17, 2025
Total Views: 1141

Chevron-chartered oil tanker Ionic Anax is seen near the Bajo Grande port in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo after loading for export, in San Francisco, Zulia State
News

‘Act of War?’ Trump’s Venezuela Tanker Blockade Sparks Legal and Political Firestorm

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington's latest move to

December 17, 2025
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Tankers are lining up at Lake Maracaibo
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Over 11 Million Barrels of Venezuelan Oil Stuck at Sea After U.S. Tanker Seizure

Venezuela's state-run company PDVSA is dealing with stuck oil cargoes, rising price discounts and demands from customers to change terms of spot contracts

December 16, 2025
Total Views: 1736

Footage released by the Security Service of Ukraine shows what it says is a strike on a Russian submarine at a port facility, in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Region, Russia, in this screengrab from video
Defense

Ukraine Says Underwater Drones Hit Submarine, but Moscow Denies Damage

Ukraine said on Monday it hit and disabled a Russian missile-carrying submarine docked at a Black Sea naval base using underwater sea drones for the first

December 16, 2025
Total Views: 1247

Final Report: Bow Collapse—Not Explosion—Sank MV Estonia in 1994
Accidents

Final Report: Bow Collapse—Not Explosion—Sank MV Estonia in 1994

The sinking of the Estonia ferry in 1994 was caused by the failure of its bow section, not an explosion or collision as claimed by some, authorities said on

December 16, 2025
Total Views: 1583

Monday, December 15, 2025
Oil tanker Kerala, chartered by Chevron, is loaded in the Bajo Grande oil terminal at Maracaibo Lake, in the municipality of San Francisco, Venezuela, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia
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Opinion: U.S. Squeeze on Venezuela Oil Won’t Create Global Crunch

The United States' tightening grip on Venezuela’s oil exports could strangle the country's crude output and cut off President Nicolas Maduro's main economic

December 15, 2025
Total Views: 567

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Tankers U-Turn After U.S. Seizure of Venezuelan Oil Cargo

A tanker carrying Russian naphtha for Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA and at least four supertankers due to pick up crude cargoes in Venezuela have made

December 15, 2025
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
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Defense

Thailand Considers Blocking Fuel Exports To Cambodia As Border Conflict Escalates

BANGKOK, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Thailand’s military said it was considering blocking fuel exports to Cambodia, as fighting between the two countries

December 14, 2025
Total Views: 890