– This is the script of CNBC's financial news report for China's CCTV on Jan 07, 2026. According to data from commodity analytics firm Kpler, nearly a dozen oil tankers chartered by U.S. energy ...

President Trump’s attack on Venezuela exposed weaknesses in its China-backed defenses, a development that analysts say could shape Beijing’s thinking on the use of force against Taiwan. Photo: Evelyn ...

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U.S. forces boarded an oil tanker on Friday in a pre-dawn action, the U.S. Southern Command announced. "In a pre-dawn action, Marines and Sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear, in coordination ...

A mass departure by sanctioned tankers, some switching to Russian flags, has triggered a fresh effort by the United States to pursue Venezuelan oil shipments at sea. By Christiaan Triebert Riley ...

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A crude oil tanker is seen on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, on Jan. 6, 2026. Reporter The United States seized another oil tanker overnight in the Caribbean Sea, the fifth vessel taken in recent weeks as ...

The United States has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic following a dramatic weekslong chase on the high seas. The operation to seize the sanctioned vessel, which changed its ...

The first ship had eluded the Coast Guard after being stopped on its way to pick up oil in Venezuela. U.S. forces also boarded another tanker in international waters near the Caribbean. By Nicholas ...

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War Department spokesman Sean Parnell said Friday night that the War Department's blockade in the Caribbean has been effective in deterring "dark fleet" oil vessels in the past 24 hours. President ...

It’s been a whirlwind year for Venezuela, and it’s just getting started. Over the weekend, the U.S. launched an incursion into Caracas, capturing the nation’s President Nicolás Maduro and leaving the ...