US EditionHouthis Say They'll Target American Oil
The Houthis sanctioned 13 U.S. oil companies, nine executives, and two tankers for facilitating U.S. crude exports amid ongoing attacks on Gulf shipping, affecting 7% of U.S. crude imports.
- On Tuesday, the Sanaa-based Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center sanctioned 13 U.S. companies, nine executives and two vessels, targeting U.S. oil majors including ExxonMobil and Chevron.
- HOCC framed the measures as retaliation after U.S. sanctions this year despite a truce with the Trump administration and cited a May ban on U.S. oil exports amid Oman's May 6, 2025 announcement.
- The HOCC named ExxonMobil, Chevron, Phillips 66, and tankers Seaways San Saba and Seaways Brazos linked to Diamond S Shipping.
- Monday's attack on the Dutch-flagged Minervagracht left it ablaze and adrift, forcing evacuation of 19 crew members and injuring two sailors, while HOCC said designated targets `shall be dealt with in accordance with the principle of confrontation`.
- The U.S. Energy Information Administration says the campaign has had little effect on Strait of Hormuz traffic, though last year the U.S. imported about 500,000 barrels per day, about 7% of total crude.
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Houthis Threaten U.S. Oil Giants with Deadly Attacks - American Faith
The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents in Yemen have announced so-called “sanctions” against 13 major American oil companies, including ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and Marathon Petroleum. The announcement was made Tuesday through the group’s “Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center,” a front used by the militants to issue threats under the guise of diplomatic language. These so-called sanctions are widely understood to mean targeted terr…
Yemen's Houthis say they will target major U.S. oil exporters in nearby seas
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The New ArabYemen’s Houthis say they will target US oil firms with sanctions
LOS ANGELES: Yemen’s Houthis will target US oil majors including ExxonMobil and Chevron with sanctions, a body affiliated with the Iran-backed militia said on Tuesday. The Sanaa-based Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC), a body set up last year to liaise between Houthi forces and commercial shipping operators, sanctioned 13 US companies, nine executives and two
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