
US Tightens Noose on Venezuela’s Shadow Fleet as Sanctioned Tanker Numbers Pass 1,300
Aug 27, 2026 — The global dark fleet has swelled past 1,300 tankers as Washington blockades Venezuela’s sanctioned oil trade and seizes the tanker Marinera.
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Aug 27, 2026 — The global dark fleet has swelled past 1,300 tankers as Washington blockades Venezuela’s sanctioned oil trade and seizes the tanker Marinera.

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