With a massive U.S. naval fleet presence in the Caribbean, President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers going to and from Venezuela. This could be a more effective strategic ...

WASHINGTON -- Oil prices jumped about 3% after President Donald Trump this week threatened to blockade all sanctioned oil tankers traveling in and out of Venezuela. Venezuela, which has the ...

President Trump ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all oil tankers heading to and leaving Venezuela while labeling the country a “foreign terrorist organization” and demanding the regime ...

WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump ordered the blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers from entering and leaving Venezuela, escalating U.S. tensions with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Trump ...

The blockade would affect tankers that the U.S. has sanctioned, Trump said. President Donald Trump last week announced a "complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of ...

A 1,000-strong "dark fleet" of rogue oil tankers skirting sanctions has emerged as a new target for the U.S. and Ukraine, a senior maritime intelligence analyst claims. Michelle Wiese Bockmann ...

President Donald Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec. 16, 2025. President Donald Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the White House in ...

Ukraine has publicly acknowledged attacks on Russian shadow fleet oil tankers for the first time, reporting that four vessels were struck by drones in the Black and Mediterranean Seas, reports The ...

The president’s Energy and Interior secretaries are joining the effort to cajole the petroleum businesses to invest in the country’s shattered oil fields ...