Washington seizes oil tanker linked to Maduro and tightens sanctions on Caracas
The United States intercepted an oil tanker loaded with Venezuelan crude and imposed new sanctions on maritime entities, increasing pressure on Nicolas Maduro’s regime and its commercial networks in the Caribbean.
| Sector | Pétrole |
|---|---|
| Theme | Politique & Géopolitique, Sanctions |
U.S. authorities seized an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast, marking a new escalation in their sanctions policy against the government of Nicolas Maduro. The vessel, Skipper, carrying 1,900,000 barrels of oil, was heading to Cuba when it was intercepted in international waters by U.S. forces, according to multiple officials in Washington.
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