The crude oil tanker had been sanctioned by the United States, according to the Treasury Department, which listed it under a ...

Also known as “dark fleet” or “shadow fleet” ships, the vessels use murky tactics to transport oil in violation of sanctions.

In a move to assert control over Venezuelan oil, President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday seized a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announced plans to “selectively” re ...

The U.S. Coast Guard attempted to board the tanker, which is accused of breaking U.S. sanctions and transporting Iranian oil ...

The U.S. seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday, after pursuing it ...

The Bella 1 evaded a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers near Venezuela last month. Follow Newsweek's latest updates.

Trump's administration intends to control the distribution of Venezuela’s oil products globally following its ouster of ...

Two U.S. intelligence officials said Venezuelan officials had discussed placing Soviet-era defense systems and armed military ...

Realizing President Donald Trump's plan for a U.S.-led revival of Venezuela's beleaguered oil industry could be a yearslong ...

The ships are using deceptive tactics as part of a seemingly coordinated attempt to bypass American naval forces in the ...

Venezuela’s oil has been a core dimension of the years-long U.S. campaign against President Nicolás Maduro. Successive ...

President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after ...