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Sunday, January 4, 2026
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
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Rubio Says Oil ‘Quarantine’ Gives US Leverage Over Venezuela

By Jen Judson Jan 4, 2026, 9:06 AM (Bloomberg) –Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US would use an oil “quarantine” to get what it wants

January 4, 2026
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Saturday, January 3, 2026
Chevron-chartered oil tanker Ionic Anax is seen near the Bajo Grande port in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo after loading for export
Energy

Trump Sees US Oil Producers Spending Billions In Venezuela

By Kevin Crowley, Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Lucia Kassai Jan 3, 2026 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said US oil companies will spend billions of

January 3, 2026
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A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard
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Venezuela’s Oil Exports Paralyzed Amid Political Turmoil

Jan 3 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil exports, which had fallen to a minimum amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s announced blockade of all

January 3, 2026
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Aircraft Carrier Ford Airstrike Venexuala
Defense

Venezuela’s Oil Facilities Unscathed In US Strike, Sources Say

By Marianna Parraga Jan 3 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil production and refining were operating normally on Saturday and suffered

January 3, 2026
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Visualizations of the Empire Wind offshore wind farm. Image courtesy Equinor
Offshore

Equinor Files Lawsuit to Save Empire Wind Project From Second Trump Suspension

Empire Offshore Wind LLC filed a civil suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday, challenging the Department of the Interior’s

January 2, 2026
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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
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Russia Asks U.S. to Halt Pursuit of Tanker After Crew Claims Russian Flag, NY Times Reports

Russia has formally requested that the United States cease its pursuit of an oil tanker fleeing Coast Guard vessels in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the New

January 2, 2026
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General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain.
Offshore

Ørsted Sues Trump Administration Over Halted $5B Revolution Wind Project

Denmark's Orsted said on Friday it was challenging the U.S. government's suspension of the lease for its Revolution Wind joint venture and would seek a court

January 2, 2026
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Product Tanker Loading Gasoline In Venezuela Port
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U.S. Targets Venezuela’s Shadow Fleet in Final 2025 Sanctions Blitz on Maduro Regime

The U.S. Treasury Department this week imposed sanctions on four companies and identified four oil tankers as blocked property in the latest escalation of

January 2, 2026
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
wave breaking over tanker
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Venezuela’s Shadow Fleet Tests Trump Blockade with Tanker Arrivals

 At least two oil tankers have made their way to Venezuela in recent days and others are navigating towards the country, a sign of state-run PDVSA's effort to

December 30, 2025
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Monday, December 29, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida
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Trump Claims U.S. Hit Venezuelan Drug Dock in First Known Land Attack

President Donald Trump said the US struck a facility inside Venezuela, in what would be a significant escalation in its campaign against alleged drug

December 29, 2025
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Officials Silent After Trump Teases Possible U.S. Strike in Venezuela
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Officials Silent After Trump Teases Possible U.S. Strike in Venezuela

Officials in Washington and Caracas remained silent on Monday about President Donald Trump's vague comments on a radio show last week about an apparent U.S.

December 29, 2025
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A photo of turbines as the South Fork Wind offshore wind farm
Offshore

Billions in Limbo: Offshore Wind Industry Reels as Trump Administration Halts Major Projects

The Trump administration’s abrupt decision this week to suspend construction on five major offshore wind projects has sent shockwaves through the energy

December 29, 2025
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Saturday, December 27, 2025
A missile is launched from a military vessel at an unidentified location
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After Trump Strike On Terrorists, Nigeria Says Open To More

By Ruth Olurounbi and Eric Martin Dec 26, 2025 (Bloomberg) -After the US warned that more strikes may follow its surprise Christmas Day attack on suspected

December 27, 2025
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Friday, December 26, 2025
FILE PHOTO: An oil tanker is seen on Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela's western state of Zulia
News

‘Scrapped’ Tanker Rises From the Dead: Inside Venezuela’s Expanding Zombie Fleet

A 27-year-old crude tanker that was supposedly scrapped in 2021 is due to reach Venezuela late this week, according to ship-tracking data, in the latest

December 26, 2025
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Monday, December 22, 2025
vlcc tanker u-turn
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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U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about the Navy's "Golden Fleet", as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan listen, at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach
Defense

President Trump Unveils ‘Trump-Class’ Battleships

President Donald Trump announced Monday the creation of a new battleship class for the U.S. Navy, marking an unexpected return to a vessel type that last saw

December 22, 2025
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A photo of turbines as the South Fork Wind offshore wind farm
Offshore

U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Hit With Fresh Blow as Projects Suspended

The US is suspending leases for all five wind farms under construction off the East Coast in the latest blow to a sector that’s been targeted repeatedly by

December 22, 2025
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Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
Offshore

Trump Administration Pauses Offshore Wind Projects Citing National Security Concerns

The Trump administration announced Monday an immediate pause on all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States, citing

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
News

Third Tanker Targeted as U.S. Intensifies Oil Blockade on Venezuela

The US is still in pursuit of a third oil tanker near Venezuela, according to a US official, as President Donald Trump intensifies an oil blockade on Nicolás

December 21, 2025
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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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