In a bold escalation of its campaign against illicit oil trading, the United States has seized yet another vessel from the shadowy “dark fleet” — a network of aging tankers that evade international sanctions to […]
In a bold pre-dawn operation on January 9, 2026, U.S. forces from Joint Task Force Southern Spear boarded and seized the motor tanker Olina in the Caribbean Sea, marking the fifth such interception in recent […]
The seizure of the Marinera challenges the legal and practical value of Russia’s effort to shield shadow fleet vessels through rapid reflagging. U.S. actions signal a tougher, more expansive approach to enforcing oil sanctions against […]
In a bold escalation of its long-range drone campaign, Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a strike on Rosneft’s Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region. The attack, which occurred overnight on December 27, 2025, marks […]
As the world grapples with shifting geopolitical tensions, President Donald Trump’s administration has ramped up pressure on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro regime through a bold new policy: a total blockade on sanctioned oil tankers entering and […]
The global energy landscape has long been shadowed by the so-called “shadow fleet”—a network of aging, often poorly maintained tankers that evade international sanctions to transport oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from countries like […]
Venezuela, home to the world’s largest proven oil reserves, has long been a pivotal player in global energy dynamics. However, years of political turmoil, economic mismanagement, and stringent U.S. sanctions have crippled its oil industry, […]
In a bold display of defiance against US sanctions, two shadowy supertankers—operating under the pseudonyms “Crag” and “Galaxy 3″—have docked at Venezuela’s Jose port to load nearly 4 million barrels of Merey 16 crude oil […]
ENB Pub Note: This is a fantastic article from Giacomo Prandelli, and Stu Turley will be interviewing him next week on the Energy News Beat podcast. This is going to be a great interview, as […]
In a significant escalation of the ongoing energy warfare between Ukraine and Russia, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) has suspended oil loading operations at its Black Sea terminal in Novorossiysk following a Ukrainian naval drone […]
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