oil tankers

Malaysia seizes US$129.9 million in crude oil from tankers suspected of illegally transferring oil

The waters off Malaysia are known as a regular site for illegal ship-to-ship transfers

The US military’s Southern Command, which is overseeing nearly a dozen warships and thousands of troops in the Caribbean, said in a statement it apprehended the vessel Sagitta “without incident.”

US military seizes another Venezuela-linked tanker in the Caribbean

[WASHINGTON] The US military said it seized a Venezuela-linked tanker on Tuesday in the Caribbean, marking the seventh such apprehension since the start of US President Donald Trump’s month-long campa...

For shipowners, that means higher rates on some routes as current and future oil flows are redirected, with Washington starting to ease sanctions on Venezuela.

Oil tanker rates spike as US push into Venezuela redraws flows

The global oil industry is working through the consequences of Washington’s move earlier this month

China last year was the first destination of Venezuela’s oil with some 642,000 bpd exported.

Supertankers sailing to pick up Venezuelan oil for China make U-turns, ship data shows

[HOUSTON] Two China-flagged supertankers that were sailing to Venezuela to pick up debt-paying crude cargoes made U-turns and were headed back to Asia, LSEG shipping data showed on Monday, a sign that...

Panama's maritime authority also said the Bella-1, a Russian-flagged tanker the US seized the same day near Iceland after a two-week pursuit, was once listed on the country’s registry.

Panama says it cancelled flag of US-seized oil tanker a year ago

[PANAMA CITY] Panama’s maritime authority on Thursday said it had cancelled in January of last year the flag of the M Sophia, a Venezuela-linked oil tanker seized by the US military this week.

The operation took place after the tanker, originally known as the Bella-1 (top) slipped through a US maritime blockade of sanctioned tankers in the Caribbean and rebuffed US Coast Guard efforts to board it.

US seizes Russian-flagged tanker, another tied to Venezuela as Trump widens oil push

It appears to be the first time in recent memory that the US military has seized a Russian-flagged vessel

An oil tanker near the Bajo Grande port in Venezuela. China has criticised the US quarantine on Venezuelan ports as “unilateral bullying”.

US sanctions Chinese companies, tankers with Venezuela links

The move could be a signal to Beijing to steer clear of the stand-off between Trump and Maduro

The Panama-flagged Centuries was intercepted by the US Coast Guard on Dec 20, 2025.

Loaded supertanker returns to Venezuelan waters amid US interceptions: TankerTrackers.com

PANAMA-FLAGGED crude carrier Kelly, which had departed from Venezuela carrying oil last week, has returned to Venezuelan waters following the US interception of more tankers, monitoring service Tanker...

Brent crude futures rose 44 cents, or 0.73 per cent, to US$60.91 per barrel by 0141 GMT on Monday.

Oil up on news the US intercepted an oil tanker off Venezuela

[SINGAPORE] Oil prices rose on Monday (Dec 22) after officials said the US had intercepted an oil tanker in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, raising fresh supply uncertainty.