U.S. Moves to Permanently Seize Sanctioned Tanker ‘Skipper’ and $150M Oil Cargo
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking to permanently seize the motor tanker Skipper and its roughly 1.8
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking to permanently seize the motor tanker Skipper and its roughly 1.8
Trading houses and buyers of Venezuelan oil have chartered the first very large crude carriers (VLCCs) to export from the South American country since a
U.S. refiners Phillips 66 and Citgo Petroleum are seeking to buy heavy crude directly from Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA starting in April to maximize
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday that Moscow was urging the U.S. not to impose a full naval
Valero Energy is set to import up to 6.5 million barrels of Venezuelan crude in March, potentially surpassing Chevron as the top U.S. refiner of Venezuelan oil
The U.S. eased sanctions on Venezuela's energy sector on Friday, issuing two general licenses that allow global energy companies to operate oil and gas
Three US-sanctioned tankers have arrived for demolition on India’s west coast in under a month, an unusually strong start to the year for a ship-breaking
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
(Bloomberg) — Venezuela is sending its first crude oil cargo to Israel in years as the Latin American country’s exports open up following the capture
US Gulf Coast refiners are struggling to absorb surging Venezuelan oil imports after Trump's $2B supply deal. Venezuelan exports tripled to 800K bpd but prices
(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration issued a general license expanding the ability of oil companies to operate in Venezuela, marking a significant
The United States is handing over to Venezuela a tanker that it seized this month, two U.S. officials told Reuters on
Shell SHEL.L and BP BP.L are seeking U.S. licenses to extract natural gas from fields in Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, the Caribbean country's energy
Dubai-run GMS has applied for a U.S. license to buy and scrap ships seized by the U.S. government linked to Venezuelan oil trading, the leading ship recycler's
President Donald Trump has portrayed his takeover of Venezuela’s oil sales as a victory for America, but when his administration wanted to sell several
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and David Wethe Jan 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US is in talks with Chevron Corp., other crude producers and the world’s
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – A crude tanker chartered by Trafigura departed on Sunday from Venezuela’s Jose
Two oil tankers seized this month by the U.S. in its campaign against Venezuela were near Puerto Rico on Wednesday, a Reuters witness and Tankertrackers.com
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
U.S. military forces apprehended the sanctioned motor vessel Sagitta without incident this morning in the Caribbean, marking the seventh tanker seizure in
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