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Oil loading in Venezuela slows, more ships make U-turns after new US interceptions

U.S. seizures and a cyberattack on PDVSA have left millions of barrels stuck, with most tankers confined to domestic moves or turning back, disrupting Venezuela’s oil exports.

  • On Monday, tanker loading in Venezuela dwindled, with most ships moving oil only between domestic ports.
  • U.S. enforcement activity this month has included the U.S. Coast Guard seizing a sanctioned supertanker and trying to intercept two more vessels over the weekend, while PDVSA is slowly restoring systems after a cyberattack last week.
  • Ship-Monitoring data indicate multiple loaded tankers remain at anchor, with PDVSA delivering a 1.9 million-barrel cargo to the Aruba-flagged sanctioned vessel Azure Voyager at Jose port.
  • Market data show immediate price gains and authorised exports while other cargoes stall, with Brent crude futures rising 2.17% to $61.78 a barrel and U.S. WTI increasing 2.2% to $57.77 on Monday after the U.S. actions.
  • Venezuelan officials and allies have protested, with Yvan Gil calling U.S. seizures `acts of piracy` and China’s Foreign Ministry condemning them as serious international law violations amid a U.S. military pressure campaign.
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Oil loading in Venezuela slows, more ships make U-turns after new US interceptions

Tanker loading in Venezuela dwindled on Monday, following U.S. action against two more ships and as state-run energy company PDVSA struggles to recover from a cyberattack.

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The cargo of tankers in Venezuela decreased on Monday, and most of the ships moved oil shipments only between national ports after the action of the United States against two more ships and while the state energy PDVSA fights to recover from a cyberattack, according to tracking data and sources.The Guardia [...] The entry Oil cargo in Venezuela slows after new interceptions of the United States was first published in Information Focus.

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The Libertarian Institute broke the news in on Monday, December 22, 2025.
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