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		<title>Companies Work to Handle Safety Challenges of New Venezuelan Oil Exports: Sources</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/01/12/853927.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianna Parraga]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[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 safely from vessels and &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker and Another Tied to Venezuela</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/01/07/853493.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianna Parraga]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, one sailing under Russia&#8217;s flag, as part of President Donald Trump&#8217;s aggressive push to dictate oil flows in the Americas and force Venezuela&#8217;s socialist government to become &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump Orders &#8216;Blockade&#8217; of Sanctioned Oil Tankers Leaving, Entering Venezuela</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2025/12/17/851393.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianna Parraga]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a &#8220;blockade&#8221; of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington&#8217;s latest move to increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro&#8217;s government, targeting its main source of income. It is unclear how Trump &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US Preparing to Seize More Tankers off Venezuela&#8217;s Coast After First Ship, Sources Say</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2025/12/12/850872.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianna Parraga]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, six sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The seizure was &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Over 30 Sanctioned Ships in Venezuela at Risk After US Tanker Seizure</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2025/12/11/850704.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianna Parraga]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[More than 30 U.S.-sanctioned oil vessels doing business in Venezuela could face punishment by Washington after the Coast Guard seized a supertanker carrying Venezuelan crude for export, according to shipping data. The seizure, announced by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US Seizes Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela, Trump Says</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2025/12/11/850697.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianna Parraga]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[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 Caracas. &#8220;We&#8217;ve just seized a tanker on &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Venezuela Resorts to Using Shadow Tankers to Supply Oil to Ally Cuba</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2024/06/27/781299.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianna Parraga]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 05:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[marine cargo insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marine hull insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marine insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marine liability insurance]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Venezuela&#8217;s state oil company PDVSA has begun using tankers that navigate off radar to supply its closest political ally, Cuba, as a fleet of state-owned vessels that have historically covered the route dwindles, according to documents and ship monitoring services. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Five Iran-Connected Oil Tankers Lose Their Flags Following U.S. Sanctions</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2022/11/15/695096.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianna Parraga]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Iran oil shipments]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The international ship registries of Djibouti and the Cook Islands suspended the flags on five oil tankers, following sanctions by the United States this month for having facilitated oil trade for Hezbollah and Iran&#8217;s Quds Force, nongovernment organization United Against &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s Sovcomflot Re-routes Tankers to Bahamas Amid Growing Sanctions</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2022/03/08/657249.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianna Parraga]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[At least three tankers controlled by Russian maritime powerhouse Sovcomflot that have been unable to deliver their cargoes due to Western sanctions have re-routed to the Bahamas, vessel tracking data showed on Monday. Russian state-owned Sovcomflot was blacklisted by the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Floods, Outages Stall Oil Companies&#8217; Efforts to Restart After Hurricane Ida</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2021/08/31/629505.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianna Parraga]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2021 hurricane season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy industry]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages slowed efforts on Tuesday by energy firms to assess damages at oil production facilities, ports and refineries. Nearly all of Louisiana lost electrical power on Monday after one of the most powerful &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Panama to Withdraw Flags from More Vessels that Violate Iran Sanctions: Reuters</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/07/15/532224.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianna Parraga]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 09:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[crude oil shipments]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Panama will withdraw its flag from more vessels that violate sanctions and international legislation, the country&#8217;s maritime authority told Reuters, following the removal of about 60 ships linked to Iran and Syria from the Panamanian registry in recent months. After &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Harvey Inflicts Even More Death and Destruction as Flood Waters Keep Rising</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2017/08/29/462591.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianna Parraga]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 04:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey, which has already killed at least seven people in Texas and was expected to drive tens of thousands from their homes, are likely to rise, officials warned on Monday, as heavy rain continued to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ship Hits Wall of Newly Expanded Panama Canal in 3rd Incident in a Month</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2016/07/26/421237.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianna Parraga]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 08:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A Chinese container ship hit a wall of the new lane of the Panama Canal, a Canal Authority official and a local ship agent said on Monday, the third such incident since the expanded waterway opened one month ago amid &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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