Trump orders total Venezuela oil blockade, designates Maduro regime as foreign terrorist organization over stolen U.S. assets and criminal activities.

Russia’s oil trade survives through legal loopholes, shell companies, and intermediaries, not tankers alone— making ...

President Donald Trump last week announced a "complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela," ratcheting up the pressure on Nicolás Maduro's regime as 15,000 U.S.

The oil tanker was navigating near the coast of Guyana recently when its location transponder showed it starting to zigzag. It was a seemingly improbable maneuver and the latest digital clue that the ...

The move is an escalation of military operations and a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader. But its ...

Secret fleet of oil tankers uses fake flags, shell companies and disabled tracking to smuggle crude from Russia, Iran and Venezuela despite sanctions.

Trump orders total blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers as the South American nation controls world's largest oil reserves with ...

Seizures of more tankers could put a stranglehold on Venezuela’s economy, which is exceptionally dependent on oil to keep the government running and pay for basic necessities. Seizures of more tankers ...

FILE: Tankers at the refinery near Punto Fijo, Venezuela, Dec. 30, 2021. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, that the United States would impose a blockade on all "sanctioned ...