Trump orders total blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers as the South American nation controls world's largest oil reserves with over 300 billion barrels.

French forces’ boarding of a tanker signaled a more aggressive approach to sanctioned ships that move the oil fueling ...

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The listing could make it more challenging for U.S. forces to board the ship, which an arm of the Kremlin’s maritime authority says is now flying the Russian flag. By Christiaan Triebert and Nicholas ...

The Coast Guard hasn’t boarded the Venezuela-linked oil tanker it’s been chasing for days because it doesn’t have enough ships or boarding teams nearby, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The US has been ...

Caracas has called the move 'theft and kidnapping' as tension continues to rise in the region.

France and other countries have vowed to crack down on the sanction-busting shadow fleet of oil tankers, which experts estimate numbers over 400 ships.

The U.S. has seized seven Venezuelan-linked oil tankers since Dec. 10​, 2025.