🚨 GLOBAL OIL SHOCK | GEOPOLITICS IGNITE 🚨

⚓ U.S. seizes second tanker near Venezuela — Chinese-owned.

🛢️ Cargo: 1.8 MILLION BARRELS

🔥 Crude: Venezuela’s top-grade Merey 16

🇨🇳 Destination: China

This wasn’t just a tanker. This was a message.

⚠️ WHY IT MATTERS

Merey 16 is Venezuela’s crown-jewel crude — heavy, high-value, and crucial for refineries.

Losing 1.8M barrels = global supply-chain shock.

🔍 THE BIG PICTURE

🇺🇸 U.S. enforcement near Venezuela is tightening

🇨🇳 China continues deep engagement in sanctioned energy flows

🛢️ Oil trade is colliding with geopolitics

🌍 MARKET IMPACT

⚡ Energy sanctions are real — not just talk

🎯 China–Venezuela ties in the crosshairs

📉 Every seized barrel = tighter supply

📈 Bullish pressure on crude & volatility spikes for energy-linked assets

🔥 Energy is now a weapon, not just a commodity:

🚢 Tankers seized

🛢️ Barrels scarcer

📊 Markets jittery

👁️ WATCH:

🚢 Tankers & shipping lanes

🌊 Straits & chokepoints

💰 Crude prices

📊 Recent Movers:

$LIGHT

$FOLKS

$pippin

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