The US Coast Guard seized two oil tankers in back-to-back predawn operations on Wednesday Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement.This video released by Noem shows thermal vision footage of US troops boarding the M/T Sophia.

A 1,000-strong "dark fleet" of rogue oil tankers skirting sanctions has emerged as a new target for the U.S. and Ukraine, a senior maritime intelligence analyst claims. Michelle Wiese Bockmann warned the aging fleet poses geopolitical risks and threats of ...

Sources told USA TODAY that U.S. forces had interdicted a vessel amid a military build-up near Venezuela. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has alleged the U.S. wants to overthrow him and control Venezuela's oil reserves. The seizure was led by the U.S ...

China on Monday criticized the U.S.’s seizures of oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela and accused Washington of breaking international law amid reports that the U.S. Coast Guard was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea after ...

WASHINGTON -- Oil prices jumped about 3% after President Donald Trump this week threatened to blockade all sanctioned oil tankers traveling in and out of Venezuela. Venezuela, which has the largest known oil reserves in the world, exports hundreds of ...

With a massive U.S. naval fleet presence in the Caribbean, President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers going to and from Venezuela. This could be a more effective strategic move to pressure the Nicolás Maduro regime than what we ...

The United States has begun aggressively pursuing oil tankers operating near Venezuela as part of a new legal strategy aimed at confiscating vessels involved in the global trade of sanctioned oil, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing U.S ...

US tried to intercept two more ships over the weekend China and Venezuela condemn US actions as violations of international law Panama says vessel under its flag did not respect maritime rules Dec 22 (Reuters) - Tanker loading in Venezuela dwindled on ...

Russia’s oil trade survives through legal loopholes, shell companies, and intermediaries, not tankers alone— making courtrooms a more effective battlefield than risky escalation at sea. The arrest of a senior executive, Adnan Ahmadszada, at Azerbaijan ...