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Venezuela may soon have to start closing some oil wells as it runs low on storage capacity following last week’s tanker seizure and US plans to block other

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

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

By Francesca Stevens Dec 13, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The US seeks to expand and deepen its defense relationship with Vietnam, according to Washington’s

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has initiated the process for a potential mineral lease sale in federal waters off the coast of Virginia, marking only

The seizure of an enormous oil supertanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday is just the beginning of a new phase in the Trump administration’s

Editor’s Note: This is the longest piece gCaptain has ever published. 13,000 words. It’s messy in places, uneven in tone, and intentionally

The U.S. Coast Guard seized the very large oil tanker SKIPPER off Venezuela’s coast on Wednesday, culminating a three-year enforcement saga involving

The U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that raised oil prices and is likely to further

The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has conducted Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 1, generating $279.4

Austal USA marked a ceremonial milestone in the U.S. Coast Guard’s troubled Offshore Patrol Cutter program Monday with the keel authentication for

A federal judge on Monday struck down an order by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to halt all federal approvals for new wind energy projects,

The U.S. is preparing for a shipbuilding awakening. The world that awaits it is one increasingly shaped by Asia, with China and South Korea leading the way in

By Roxana Tiron and Magdalena Del Valle Dec 6, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doubled down on deadly US airstrikes against alleged

Hung Cao and the Fight to Rebuild America’s Maritime Power Before the Next War Arrives by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The first thing you notice about the

Davie Defense has completed its acquisition of Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation’s shipbuilding assets in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas,

By Josh Wingrove Nov 30, 2025 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said Sunday that people shouldn’t read much into a social media post where he

By Greg Sullivan Nov 30, 2025 (Bloomberg) –US officials are meeting with a Ukrainian delegation in south Florida as the White House continues its

Republican-led Senate and House committees say they will increase scrutiny of the Pentagon after a report said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the

An unprecedented Pentagon threat has erupted just as Washington attempts its boldest shipbuilding revival in decades, raising doubts about whether the