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25.12.25 - 13:54
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White House Orders Venezuelan Oil "Quarantine" As Gunboat Diplomacy Drives Dark Fleet Tanker Into Atlantic (ZeroHedge)
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White House Orders Venezuelan Oil "Quarantine" As Gunboat Diplomacy Drives Dark Fleet Tanker Into Atlantic
The Trump administration has ordered the U.S. military to enforce a two-month "quarantine" of Venezuelan oil, signaling an intensification of gunboat diplomacy aimed at fostering regime instability in Caracas, with potential spillover effects that could ripple across the Caribbean into Cuba.
"While military options still exist, the focus is to first use economic pressure by enforcing sanctions to reach the outcome the White House is looking (for)," a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday afternoon, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The U.S. Coast Guard has already intercepted two Venezuelan crude tankers this month and is prepared to seize another dark fleet tanker, but the vessel Bella-1 was chased away.
Sources familiar with the sanctioned Bella-1 told Bloomberg that the tanker retreated into the Atlantic after being pursued by U.S. Coast Guard forces.?...
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25.12.25 - 02:30
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Oil change: BP to exit Castrol India (Times of India)
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Castrol India is set for a significant ownership change as Stonepeak, a New York-based investment firm, will acquire a majority stake from BP. This global deal involves an open offer to public shareholders at Rs 194 per share. The transaction aims to reshape BP's business and strengthen Stonepeak's Indian presence....
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24.12.25 - 18:24
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Ölpreise kaum verändert (DPA-AFX)
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NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) - Die Ölpreise haben sich am Mittwoch zuletzt wenig bewegt. Ein Barrel (159 Liter) der Nordseesorte Brent zur Lieferung im Februar kostete 62,21 US-Dollar. Das waren 17 Cent weniger als am Vortag. Der Preis für ein Barrel der US-Sorte ......
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24.12.25 - 16:18
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Trump′s claims to Venezuelan oil are part of broader ′resource imperialism′, experts say (The Guardian)
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Critics compare offensive to Iraq war, citing familiar mix of regime-change rhetoric, security pretexts and oil interestsDonald Trump's recent claims that the US should keep Venezuelan oil from seized tankers are part of a broader belief in rightwing “resource imperialism”, experts say.In recent weeks, the Trump administration has escalated pressure on Venezuela, invoking drug-trafficking claims. This month, the US intercepted two tankers carrying Venezuelan oil and began pursuing a third, while intensifying its campaign against the country's president, Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading......
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