venezuela tanker blockade


Tuesday, February 24, 2026
U.S. military helicopter crew monitors the sanctioned oil tanker Bertha in the Indian Ocean during a maritime interdiction and boarding operation targeting shadow fleet oil shipments.
Defense

U.S. Chase Ends in Indian Ocean with Boarding of Sanctioned Tanker ‘Bertha’

U.S. forces have boarded the sanctioned oil tanker Bertha in the Indian Ocean, marking the tenth vessel seized or interdicted in an intensifying campaign

4 hours ago
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Thursday, February 19, 2026
The MT Grinch pictured following its seizure by French forces in the Mediterranean Sea, January 22, 2026
News

Russia Signals Naval Shield for Shadow Fleet as Sanctions Enforcement Turns Physical

Russia has threatened to deploy its navy to protect merchant tankers linked to its oil trade, marking a sharp escalation in the battle over Western sanctions

February 19, 2026
Total Views: 832

Sunday, February 15, 2026
Aerial view of a U.S. Navy warship trailing a large oil tanker during a maritime interdiction in open ocean waters
News

U.S. Boards Shadow Fleet Tanker ‘Veronica III’ in Indian Ocean

U.S. forces have boarded the sanctioned oil tanker VERONICA III in the Indian Ocean, marking the ninth vessel seized or interdicted in an intensifying

February 15, 2026
Total Views: 3377

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
FILE PHOTO: An oil tanker is seen on Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela's western state of Zulia
Energy

EIA: Expanded U.S. Licenses Set Stage for Venezuela Oil Production Rebound

U.S. expanded licenses for Venezuelan oil exports are expected to restore PDVSA production to pre-blockade levels of 1.2M bpd by mid-2026. Vitol and Trafigura

February 10, 2026
Total Views: 1105

Monday, February 9, 2026
U.S. Navy warship escorts the sanctioned crude tanker Aquila II during a maritime interdiction operation at sea.
News

Aquila II – U.S. Seizes Shadow Fleet Tanker in Indian Ocean After 10,000-Mile Pursuit

U.S. forces have seized the sanctioned crude oil tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel more than 10,000 miles from the Caribbean,

February 9, 2026
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
FILE PHOTO: People look at the oil tanker Marinera, previously known as Bella 1, which was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard last week, as it is moored in the Moray Firth, off the coast of Scotland, Britain
News

Shadow Fleet Standoff Off Scotland Signals New Era of Sanctions Enforcement at Sea

The seizure of the oil tanker Marinera, formerly known as Bella 1, and its prolonged standoff off the coast of Scotland has become one of the most significant

January 28, 2026
Total Views: 5000

Sunday, January 25, 2026
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
Featured

Tanker Carrying Venezuelan Heavy Oil Departs To U.S.

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – A crude tanker chartered by Trafigura departed on Sunday from Venezuela’s Jose

January 25, 2026
Total Views: 19315

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
tanker underway at sea from the bridge
News

Venezuelan Oil Heads Back to Europe as Trump Administration Reopens Exports

Europe is set to receive some of its first shipments of Venezuelan oil in nearly a year after traders rolled out offers worldwide to sell cargoes at the behest

January 21, 2026
Total Views: 1526

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
A screenshot from video showing an aerial view of the MT Sagitta underway
News

U.S. Forces Seize Sanctioned Tanker ‘Sagitta’ in Caribbean, Marking Seventh Vessel Captured

U.S. military forces apprehended the sanctioned motor vessel Sagitta without incident this morning in the Caribbean, marking the seventh tanker seizure in

January 20, 2026
Total Views: 2609

Tanker
Shipping

Caribbean Becomes New Staging Ground for Venezuelan Crude

Tankers have begun discharging Venezuelan crude at Caribbean islands, publicly signaling their activity in a move that marks a new trade order after US exerted

January 20, 2026
Total Views: 1097

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Tanker
Shipping

Oil Tanker Rates Jump as US Push Into Venezuela Shifts Flows

The shipping market is being shaken up by Washington’s intervention in Venezuela, as the prospect of more oil being exported to the US boosts regional tanker

January 15, 2026
Total Views: 908

A screenshot from video posted by U.S. Southern Command showing the seizure of the MT Veronica
News

U.S. Seizes MT Veronica in Caribbean, Expanding Operation Southern Spear Against Venezuela’s Shadow Fleet

U.S. military and Coast Guard forces carried out another pre-dawn boarding in the Caribbean, seizing the sanctioned motor tanker Veronica in the

January 15, 2026
Total Views: 846

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
oil tanker
News

How Venezuela’s Ghost Fleet Is Surfacing Post-Maduro

The informal fleet of crude tankers that operated under the radar in Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela is beginning to emerge from the shadows after the

January 14, 2026
Total Views: 1815

Oil tanker Marinera, previously known as Bella 1, which was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard last week, is moored next to a U.S. Coast Guard vessel in the Moray Firth, off the coast of Scotland, Britain
Energy

Venezuelan Oil Exports to China Set to Drop as US Blockade Limits Cargoes 

China's oil imports from Venezuela are expected to slump starting from February as fewer tankers have managed to leave for Caracas' top crude buyer after the

January 14, 2026
Total Views: 1983

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard
News

Court Filings Reveal U.S. Plan to Seize Dozens More Tankers in Venezuela Oil Crackdown

The U.S. government has filed for court warrants to seize dozens more tankers linked to the Venezuelan oil trade, four sources familiar with the matter said,

January 13, 2026
Total Views: 1541

Monday, January 12, 2026
vlcc tanker u-turn
News

China-Flagged Supertankers Abort Venezuela Run as U.S. Oil Embargo Tightens

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Two China-flagged supertankers that were sailing to Venezuela to pick up debt-paying crude

January 12, 2026
Total Views: 1635

Sunday, January 11, 2026
Tanker
Shipping

Cuba Defiant After Trump Says No More Venezuelan Oil Or Money

By Dave Sherwood and Marianna Parraga HAVANA/HOUSTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money

January 11, 2026
Total Views: 3243

hellespont protector
Shipping

Vitol To Load First Diluent Cargo Under Venezuela Supply Deal

By Shariq Khan and Marianna Parraga NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Commodities trader Vitol is expected to load the first cargo of naphtha

January 11, 2026
Total Views: 1908

Saturday, January 10, 2026
Cubans brace for more hardship as US pressure on Venezuela chokes off oil
Shipping

Four Tankers That Left Venezuela In ‘Dark Mode’ Are Back In Its Waters

By Marianna Parraga Jan 10 (Reuters) – At least four tankers, most of them loaded, that had departed from Venezuela in early January in ‘dark

January 10, 2026
Total Views: 5901

Friday, January 9, 2026
Chevron-chartered oil tanker Ionic Anax is seen near the Bajo Grande port in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo after loading for export
News

Maritime Unions Push for U.S.-Flag Mandate on Venezuelan Oil to Rebuild American Shipping Fleet

America’s largest maritime labor unions are urging the Trump administration and Congress to require that any Venezuelan crude imported into the United States

January 9, 2026
Total Views: 2479