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‍near Venezuela this week as part of ‍an increased pressure strategy against President Nicolas Maduro, is heading to Houston, two sources said on Dec 12. The very large crude carrier – which is ...

The U.S. government has not informed the Port of Galveston that the oil tanker seized this week near Venezuela will end up in the Houston area. “Officials have not notified the Port of Galveston that ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. government carried out its seizure of the M/T Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday just as a judge-signed warrant was set to expire, according to the ...

HOUSTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The oil supertanker Skipper that was seized by the U.S. near Venezuela this week as part of an increased pressure strategy against President Nicolas Maduro, is heading to ...

A satellite image shows the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Skipper, which British maritime risk management group Vanguard said was believed to have been seized on December 10, as well as other ...

An oil tanker seized by the US off the Venezuelan coast on Wednesday spent years trying to sail the seas unnoticed. Changing names, switching flags, and vanishing from tracking systems. That all came ...

The US will seize the oil aboard a tanker that was captured near Venezuela this week, the White House said Thursday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the oil tanker is tied to ...

The ship has frequently carried oil from countries under U.S. sanctions, and its tracking data shows multiple recent trips to Iran and Venezuela. Russia Reported locations from Feb. 6 to Dec. 8 North ...

Tensions between Washington and Caracas reached an all-time high after American forces seized a sneaky sanctioned tanker carrying an estimated 1.1 million barrels of crude oil off the coast of ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Using U.S. forces to take control of a merchant ...

The Skipper, a tanker sanctioned by the US in 2022, is thought to have been carrying 1.1m barrels of Venezuelan oil The US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a ship that was ...