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Venezuelan Oil Industry Is Running on WhatsApp After Cyberattack
Jan 16 2026 // Venezuela’s oil industry is running its day-to-day operations via phone calls and handwritten reports in the month since a cyberattack on state-owned oil giant Petróleos de Venezuela SA. A Dec. 15 attack shut down...
Surging Oil Tanker Insurance Points to Growing Black Sea Chaos
Jan 15 2026 // The cost of insuring ships sailing through the Black Sea is surging again, as spiraling attacks on vessels underscore the growing risk of hauling commodities through the region. Underwriters are now charging about 1% of...
Dark Fleet Seeking Russian Protection as US Seizes Oil Tankers
Jan 15 2026 // The dark fleet of tankers shipping illicit oil around the world is rushing to seek the perceived protection of the Russian flag after the US started seizing vessels involved in the Venezuelan trade. At least 26 ships have...
Companies Work to Handle Safety Challenges of New Venezuelan Oil Exports: Sources
Jan 12 2026 // Oil companies aiming to participate in new exports of Venezuelan crude to the U.S. following the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro are in hasty discussions to find tankers and put together operations to transfer the crude...
Company Hit With $9 Million Fine for 2023 Oil Spill off Louisiana Coast
Jan 9 2026 // Pipeline safety regulators this week assessed their largest fine ever against the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of oil into the Gulf off the coast of Louisiana in 2023. But the $9.6 million fine...
US Wants Venezuelan Oil Flowing Again With Revenues in US Accounts, Wright Says
Jan 7 2026 // Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday the United States government wants to get Venezuelan oil flowing again, deposit money into U.S.-controlled accounts and create conditions for U.S. oil companies to enter the...
Oil Tankers Sail From Venezuela With no Flag or Safety Documents, Shipping Data Show
Jan 6 2026 // Tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude and fuel that left the country’s waters in recent days are sailing in international waters without a known flag or ship safety documentation in place, shipping data showed. The...
‘Trump’s EPA’ in 2025: A Fossil Fuel-Friendly Approach to Deregulation
Jan 5 2026 // The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air and water pollution and promoting fossil fuels, a metamorphosis that clashes with the...
Zombie Ship Shows US Targeting Darkest Corner of Oil Fleet
Dec 24 2025 // A 27-year-old crude tanker that was supposedly scrapped in 2021 is due to reach Venezuela late this week, according to ship-tracking data, in the latest example of how the South American country keeps its embattled oil...
Russian Oil Tankers Cleave to Turkish Coast to Cut Drone Risks
Dec 18 2025 // Oil tankers hauling Russian crude across the Black Sea are taking a roundabout route along the coastlines of Georgia and Turkey — a measure that might help them to reduce the risk of being targeted by Ukrainian sea...
Trump Orders ‘Blockade’ of Sanctioned Oil Tankers Leaving, Entering Venezuela
Dec 17 2025 // U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington’s latest move to increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro’s...
Venezuela Says Oil Export System Down After Weekend Cyberattack
Dec 16 2025 // Venezuela’s state oil company is still struggling to restore key administrative systems after what it called a cyberattack that hit over the weekend. Petroleos de Venezuela SA’s network, which manages export...
Update: EU Announces New Sanctions on Companies and Individuals Over Russian Oil
Dec 15 2025 // The European Union adopted fresh sanctions against Russian oil interests on Monday, targeting traders Murtaza Lakhani and Etibar Eyyub for helping Moscow to circumvent Western sanctions on crude exports that help to fund...
Oil Tanker Rates to Stay Strong Into 2026 as Sanctions Remove Ships for Hire
Dec 15 2025 // The cost of shipping oil is likely to remain high in the first half of 2026 as the global fleet ages and a rising number of vessels are hit with Western sanctions, shipping sources say, though rates could be capped in the...
Toxic Water From Texas Oil Production Is Set to Be Treated and Pumped Into Rivers
Dec 12 2025 // Texas is about to deploy a potential solution to the oil industry’s toxic wastewater problem — but it’s a move that carries environmental risks of its own. State regulators are working to issue permits that...
US Seizes Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela, Trump Says
Dec 11 2025 // The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between Washington and...
EU, G7 Weigh Ban on Maritime Services for Russian Oil Exports, End to Price Cap
Dec 8 2025 // The Group of Seven countries and the European Union are in talks to replace a price cap on Russian oil exports with a full maritime services ban in a bid to reduce the oil revenue that helps finance Russia’s war in...
California Resources Reports Oil Fluid Spill in Monterey County
Dec 5 2025 // A pipeline owned by California Resources Corporation subsidiary Aera Energy spilled 96 barrels of produced fluid — a mixture of oil and water — early Friday morning at an oil field in Monterey County in...
Third Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Suffers Explosions at Sea
Dec 1 2025 // An oil tanker carrying diesel suffered four external explosions near Dakar, Senegal, its manager said, the third vessel with links to Russia to have been struck over the last few days. Seawater entered the engine room of...
US Terror Label in Venezuela Deepens Risk for Oil Companies
Nov 26 2025 // The Trump administration’s latest attempt to isolate Nicolás Maduro’s government further complicates day-to-day operations for foreign oil companies in Venezuela, experts say. On Monday, the administration...
