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đ»đȘđșđž Sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers are on the run â and the U.S. Navy is closing in.
Shadow-fleet vessels loaded with ~1.8M barrels of Merey crude each are slipping out of Venezuela using fake flags, AIS spoofing, and dark transponders. The goal: reach buyers. The reality: U.S. blockade enforcement is tightening.
đ„ Whatâs happening now
Multiple sanctioned tankers intercepted or seized at sea
Ships renaming, reflagging, going dark to dodge tracking
Clear signal: Washington is squeezing Venezuelan oil revenues hard
â ïž Reality check: No confirmed report yet of a single VLCC âboxed inâ off Colombia â but active interdictions across the Caribbean & Atlantic are ongoing.
Markets are watching. Seas are heating up.
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#Venezuela #OilSanctions #ShadowFleet #USBlockade #EnergyGeopolitics đđ„