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nytimes.com - Anatoly Kurmanaev - U.S. Races to Sell Venezuelan Oil, Transforming Ties With Former Foe
U.S. Races to Sell Venezuelan Oil, Transforming Ties With Former Foe
The New York Times

The United States government is brokering the sale of millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil, which have been trapped in the country since the Trump administration started a partial blockade against tankers carrying crude from Venezuela, according…

theguardian.com - Richard Luscombe - US military seizes Venezuela oil tanker under Trump sanctions
US military seizes Venezuela oil tanker under Trump sanctions
The Guardian

The US military has seized another oil tanker at sea in support of Donald Trump 's sanctions against Venezuela, military officials announced Thursday. Veronica, a crude oil tanker that marine records suggest is sailing under a Guyanese flag, was…

cnbc.com - Blair Bao - The energy trade that excites VanEck's CEO - and it's not oil
The energy trade that excites VanEck's CEO - and it's not oil
CNBC

A major exchange-traded fund manager suggests the oil trade won't provide much upside ahead. VanEck CEO Jan van Eck isn't excited by traditional energy plays, which include the year's volatile crude trade. 'The core 'Old Energy' world is just a…

thehill.com - Dan Doyle and Luis Zerpa, opinion contributor - Why oil markets are shrugging off Trump's plans for Venezuela
Why oil markets are shrugging off Trump's plans for Venezuela
The Hill

Venezuela is a once-in-a-generation drug interdiction story, but not yet an oil wealth story. You could see it in the futures strip. Traders took two days to see through it, yet the press continues to run with the story, with an oil fever all of…

ttnews.com - Venezuela's Dark Fleet of Oil Tankers Emerges - TT
Venezuela's Dark Fleet of Oil Tankers Emerges - TT
Transport Topics

Supertanker Rene, which appeared to be in China at the end of December, re-emerged off the coast of Venezuela over the weekend. (Bloomberg) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The informal fleet of crude tankers that…

ttnews.com - Weilun Soon - Oil Tanker Rates Jump as US Push Into Venezuela Shifts Flows - TT
Oil Tanker Rates Jump as US Push Into Venezuela Shifts Flows - TT
Transport Topics

The Marlin Shikoku crude oil tanker moored off the Port of Long Beach. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The shipping market is being shaken up by Washington's intervention in Venezuela, as the…

thehill.com - Rachel Frazin - US completes first sale of Venezuelan oil
US completes first sale of Venezuelan oil
The Hill

The official also said additional sales are expected in the coming days and weeks. Semafor first reported the deal, including that revenue from it is being held in bank accounts, including one in Qatar, that are controlled by the U.S. government.

cnbc.com - Chloe Taylor - Oil markets are being pulled in every direction. Here's how market watchers are navigating it
Oil markets are being pulled in every direction. Here's how market watchers are navigating it
CNBC

Energy markets have been rocked by volatility in recent days, as investors weigh a violent crackdown on civil unrest in oil-rich Iran – and the response from Washington. The possibility of U.S. military action against Iran was only the…

investopedia.com - Peter Gratton - Why Venezuela Can't Pump Its Oil, Despite World's Largest Reserves
Why Venezuela Can't Pump Its Oil, Despite World's Largest Reserves
Investopedia

Venezuela's collapse in oil production stems from nationalizations that drove out technical expertise, sanctions that blocked investment and buyers, and having a heavy crude that's expensive to extract. Rebuilding the industry would require a…

newsweek.com - Peter Aitken - Trump administration seizes sixth oil tanker with Venezuelan ties
Trump administration seizes sixth oil tanker with Venezuelan ties
Newsweek

U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says is linked to Venezuela, marking the latest step in a broader effort to control the country's oil shipments. Homeland Security Secretary…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Imperial Oil Ltd. stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market
Imperial Oil Ltd. stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market
MarketWatch

Shares of Imperial Oil Ltd. IMO rose 3.11% to C$137.43 Wednesday, in what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE rising 0.14% to 32,916.47. Imperial Oil Ltd. closed 2.6%…

time.com - Chantelle Lee - U.S. Makes First Venezuelan Oil Sale, Valued at $500 Million
U.S. Makes First Venezuelan Oil Sale, Valued at $500 Million
Time

The Trump Administration secured its first sale of Venezuelan oil since its aggressive military operation in the South American country that led to the capture of the nation's president, Nicolás Maduro. The sale, confirmed to TIME by a Trump…

washingtonexaminer.com - Brady Knox - US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker as relations improve with Rodriguez
US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker as relations improve with Rodriguez
Washington Examiner

“The Veronica is the latest tanker operating in defiance of President Trump's established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean, proving the effectiveness of Operation Southern Spear yet again,” SOUTHCOM's X account said…

abcnews.go.com -  CHAN HO-HIM AP Business Writer - Asian shares are mostly lower and oil sinks $2 after Trump says Iran stopped killings
Asian shares are mostly lower and oil sinks $2 after Trump says Iran stopped killings
ABC News

HONG KONG -- Asian shares were mostly lower and U.S. futures also fell Thursday after Wall Street retreated, dragged down by falls in Big Tech stocks. Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was told…

bostonherald.com - Associated Press - Wall Street steadies as Big Tech bounces back and oil prices ease
Wall Street steadies as Big Tech bounces back and oil prices ease
Boston Herald

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is steadying on Thursday as tech stocks bounce back following an encouraging report from a Taiwanese chip giant and as oil prices ease sharply. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% and…

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