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Venezuela: Washington Seizes 7th Oil Tanker and Injects $300M to Stabilize the Bolivar

The United States announced the seizure of a seventh oil tanker linked to Venezuela as part of the blockade decided in December. Meanwhile, Caracas is deploying $300 million from American oil sales to halt the bolivar’s decline.

Venezuela: Washington Seizes 7th Oil Tanker and Injects $300M to Stabilize the Bolivar

CountriesRussie, États-Unis
SectorPétrole
ThemePolitique & Géopolitique

The US Southern Command announced the seizure of the oil tanker Sagitta in the Caribbean Sea. This operation, conducted without incident, marks the seventh interception since the blockade decided by Donald Trump in December against sanctioned vessels linked to Venezuela. Among the seven intercepted tankers is a vessel linked to Russia, apprehended in the North Atlantic after a pursuit lasting several weeks.

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