Venezuela is increasingly viewed as a strategic U.S. asset due to its combination of energy resources, minerals, water, and financial leverage. The country holds the largest proven oil reserves in the ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks to supporters as he ...

A Venezuela-linked oil tanker seized by the US has been spotted off the coast of Moray in Scotland a week after it was intercepted. The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella-1, ...

A shadow fleet of oil tankers is forging closer ties between Russia, Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. WSJ explains how oil-rich nations in the Middle East are facilitating Russia’s oil trade despite ...

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Lloyd’s List analysis suggests 40 suspicious vessels joined Russian registry last year, with 17 reflagged last month Two oil tankers under US sanctions sailing through Channel towards Russia Forty ...

This is the first time in recent years that US has seized a Russian-flagged vessel. The oil tanker now known as Marinera was seized by the United States on Wednesday in the North Atlantic after a ...

Recently, the U.S. has escalated its push against shadow fleets, a mode of oil transport increasingly used by heavily sanctioned countries to skirt restrictions. Over the past few weeks, American ...

Two sanctioned oil tankers shut off their transponders earlier this month and powered to a meetup point, drawing alongside each other in the Sea of Japan. The crew of one of the vessels, known as the ...

The phrase “shadow fleet” refers to ageing oil tankers that operate under false flags to bypass Western sanctions on Russian, Iranian, and Venezuelan crude, a practice Russia has reportedly invested ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella-1, was witnessed being escorted to an undisclosed location ...