U.S. forces have seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News.
U.S. crude oil
was up 10 cents, or 0.17%, at $58.35 per barrel. Brent
rose 15 cents, or 0.24%, to $62.09 a barrel.
President Donald Trump has escalated pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in recent weeks.











