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The United States hunts a third tanker tied to Venezuela’s shadow fleet

After two seizures in ten days, U.S. authorities are pursuing another tanker suspected of evading sanctions. Maritime tracking data and official statements point to intensified controls on crude cargoes linked to Venezuela.

The United States hunts a third tanker tied to Venezuela’s shadow fleet

CountriesSingapour
SectorPétrole
ThemePolitique & Géopolitique

U.S. authorities have launched a new operation targeting a vessel associated with sanctions-evasion mechanisms in Venezuela’s oil trade. According to a U.S. official, the action is grounded in a judicial seizure process. Authorities cite identity concealment and the use of a false flag. The episode extends a run of measures aimed at maritime crude transport linked to sanctioned entities.

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