A hoard of Venezuelan crude on tankers at sea will provide a cushion for Chinese refiners — the biggest buyers — should the ...

In December 2025, the U.S. did seize an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela — just not the one shown in viral posts.

A tanker carrying Russian naphtha for Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA and at least four supertankers scheduled to pick up crude cargoes in Venezuela have made u-turns following the U.S. seizure ...

Oil tanker rates are projected to remain highly elevated through early 2026 due to rising crude supply and a shrinking fleet ...

The cost of shipping oil is likely to remain high in the first half of 2026 as the global fleet ages and a rising number of ...

A 1,000-strong "dark fleet" of rogue tankers evading sanctions has become a new target for the U.S. and Ukraine, according to ...

The FBI director said the bureau will keep enforcing U.S. sanctions and "cut off our adversaries from financial markets" and ...

Firms with ties to Cuba are getting a larger share of Venezuelan oil exports, as the island’s security agents boost President ...

Iranian judicial authorities have seized a foreign oil tanker and detained its 18 crew members in the Sea of Oman.

The Trump administration plans to hold the oil tanker it seized in waters near Venezuela at an American port in Texas but ...

The recent seizure of an oil tanker known as Skipper by the U.S. off the coast of Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation of ...

Sulphur shortages, oil surpluses, carbon costs, and the geopolitics of critical minerals and trade tariffs are all set to ...