One of the tankers, Skipper, was seized by American forces in the Caribbean last week in a sharp escalation by the Trump administration.

At least 34 U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers with a history of carrying Venezuelan oil are currently at sea in the Caribbean, according to a new analysis obtained by CNBC on Wednesday.

  • Mihies@programming.devEnglish
    122·
    1 day ago

    US shouldn’t as well, but here we are. How is Venezuela profiting with oil from invasion of Ukraine?

    • UsernameHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      22 hours ago

      The oil tankers from Venezuela were going to Russia and Iran illegallly after Russia and Iran were sanctioned for the invasion of Ukraine.

      Venezuela is trying to supply black market oil to the countries invading Ukraine.

      The US intercepted that illegal oil.

      • Mihies@programming.devEnglish
        11·
        15 hours ago

        So, if I got it right, Venezuela is supplying Russia and Iran, both huge oil producers and exporters, with unrefined oil?

        • UsernameHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          20 hours ago

          It was head to Cuba when it was captured. It had already transported oil to Iran. From the article:

          The tanker, which transported oil from Venezuela and Iran, has been sanctioned by the U.S. for years “due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations,”

          This ship was sanctioned years ago under Biden not Trump.