Two U.S. intelligence officials said Venezuelan officials had discussed placing Soviet-era defense systems and armed military personnel on tankers — disguising them as civilians for defense purposes.

The U.S. is preparing to intercept a sanctioned oil tanker tied to Venezuela as it attempts to escape U.S. control at sea, reports say. The post US plans to intercept sanctioned oil tanker evading authorities: Reports appeared first on Straight Arrow News.

The oil tanker, previously named Bella 1, had not allowed the US forces to board the vessel last month and had later switched to Russian registration.

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 ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the U.S. plans to take control of the oil currently on a tanker off the coast of Venezuela that was seized by U.S. forces Wednesday. Trump "talks a lot about how he thinks the way to bring down prices for ...

Tanker loading in Venezuela dwindled on Monday, with most ships moving oil cargoes only between domestic ports following U.S. action against two more ships and as state-run energy company PDVSA struggles to recover from a cyberattack, according to tracking ...

PDVSA restarts crude deliveries at ports after suspension due to cyberattack Most oil exports on hold as US threatens blockade of oil tankers under sanctions Chevron vessels continue to load and depart to the US Tankers carrying oil byproducts set sail on ...