In a bold move amid Venezuela\’s rapidly evolving political landscape, former Chevron executive Ali Moshiri is spearheading an initiative to raise $2 billion for investments in the country\’s beleaguered oil sector. This comes just days after U.S. forces captured ousted President Nicolás Maduro, sparking renewed interest in revitalizing what were once the world\’s largest proven […]
Continue ReadingIn a stunning early-morning announcement on January 3, 2026, President Donald Trump revealed via Truth Social that U.S. forces had executed a \”large-scale strike\” against Venezuela, resulting in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The operation, reportedly carried out by the elite U.S. Army Delta Force, marks a dramatic escalation […]
Continue ReadingAs 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 leaving Venezuelan ports. Announced in mid-December 2025, this move marks an escalation in U.S. \”gunboat diplomacy,\” involving military enforcement to […]
Continue ReadingIn a bold defiance of escalating US pressure, sanctioned tankers continue to load Venezuelan oil off the country\’s coast, even as the Trump administration ramps up its naval blockade to cut off revenue streams for President Nicolás Maduro\’s regime. Despite recent high-profile interceptions and pursuits by US forces, oil loadings have persisted at a near-normal […]
Continue ReadingIn the volatile world of global energy markets, the sight of surging oil barrels floating at sea has sent shockwaves through traders and investors. As of late 2025, global crude supplies have ballooned, with an estimated 1.3 billion barrels of \”oil on water\”—the highest level since April 2020 and a staggering 30% increase from August. […]
Continue ReadingIn a bold escalation of tensions between the United States and Venezuela, the Trump administration has intercepted a second oil tanker amid an ongoing blockade aimed at crippling the Maduro regime\’s oil exports. On December 20, 2025, the US Coast Guard seized the supertanker named Centuries in the Caribbean Sea, shortly after it departed from […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 Russia, Iran, Iraq, and Venezuela. These vessels, frequently operating under opaque ownership and false flags, have allowed sanctioned regimes to […]
Continue ReadingWhat a week in the oil and gas markets. We have Dark Fleet Tankers over the weekend rolling up on Venezuela to be filled up, and Michael Tanner and Stu Turley talk about it on the Sunday release of the Energy News Beat Stand Up. Stu points out that President Trump needs to pay attention, […]
Continue ReadingWhat a week in the oil and gas markets. We have Dark Fleet Tankers over the weekend rolling up on Venezuela to be filled up, and Michael Tanner and Stu Turley talk about it on the Sunday release of the Energy News Beat Stand Up. Stu points out that President Trump needs to pay attention, […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: This was originally published on the Hot Take of the Day Substack by David Ramsden-Wood, or as I call him, \”DRW\”. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of my podcasts with DRW, and he has been a great friend to the Energy News Beat Channel. We highly recommend subscribing to his Substack. I […]
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