- January 25th, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump pressed top American oil executives on Friday to invest in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, but received a cautious response, with some industry leaders warning that the country remained “uninvestable”...
In a dramatic escalation of its campaign to enforce sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports, the United States early Friday carried out a pre-dawn military operation in the Caribbean Sea to seize another oil tanker, the Olina, U.S. Southern Command announced....
United States military forces conducted a targeted strike inside Venezuelan territory on January 3, 2026, using the AGM‑154C‑1 Joint Stand‑Off Weapon (JSOW) against key infrastructure amid a broader operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and...
A United States Navy MQ-4C Triton high-altitude unmanned aerial surveillance aircraft conducted a prolonged intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission over the Caribbean Sea on 8 January 2026, after departing Naval Station Mayport in Florida, according to flight-tracking data and...
The Albanese government is seeking more information from Washington following the seizure of two oil tankers in back-to-back operations by US forces overnight. Footage released by the US Department of Homeland Security showed troops boarding the Russian-flagged Marinera, which had...
Oil prices held onto recent declines on Wednesday as traders weighed fresh moves by the United States to tighten its grip over Venezuela’s future crude sales, adding another layer of uncertainty to an already well-supplied global market. West Texas Intermediate...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro spoke by phone this week, marking an unexpected diplomatic turn in a relationship that has been increasingly hostile over drug policy and regional security. “It was a Great Honor to speak...
The United States seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, sharply escalating President Donald Trump’s effort to control energy flows in the Western Hemisphere and pressure Venezuela’s socialist government into alignment with Washington. U.S....
The prospect of Venezuelan oil returning more freely to global markets could offer relief to U.S. refineries and consumers, potentially lowering fuel prices, but analysts caution that deep structural and political challenges make any rapid production rebound unlikely. Venezuela’s oil...
As the United States moves to tighten its grip on Venezuela’s oil sector and hardens its stance toward Cuba under President Donald Trump, Mexico has quietly emerged as a critical — and controversial — fuel supplier to the energy-starved Caribbean...
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