The White House plans to move the tanker to a US port and seize the oil on board, a move Caracas has labelled as an act of "international piracy".

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Venezuela condemns the operation as an act of "international piracy", vowing never to be an "oil colony".

The US seizure of a crude oil ship is the latest in a series of escalations in the Trump administration's pressure campaign on Venezuela.

The US seized an oil tanker, a move that sent oil prices higher and escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas.

The Skipper, a tanker sanctioned by the US in 2022, is thought to have been carrying 1.1m barrels of Venezuelan oil

US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s campaign against the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, whose government…

The U.S. is preparing to seize more oil tankers off Venezuela’s coast as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, sources familiar with the matter…

WASHINGTON: An oil tanker seized by American forces off the Venezuelan coast will be brought to a port in the United States, the White House said Thursday, as fears mount of open…

Treasury Department officials sanctioned three members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's family and others for trafficking drugs, illicit oil.

The White House plans to move the tanker to a US port and seize the oil on board, a move Caracas has labelled as an act of "international piracy".

Vessels targeted by the US are supertankers that recently loaded crude oil in Venezuela.

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury imposed new sanctions Thursday against three of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s relatives as well as six companies shipping the South American…

Further ship seizures could be aimed at tightening the financial screws on Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

US President Trump imposes new sanctions on Maduro family members as he ups pressure to oust Venezuelan president.

Oil tanker movements in and out of Venezuelan waters come to near standstill after US seizes vessel and fuel cargo.