US EditionSeized tanker will go to U.S. port, Trump administration intends ‘to seize the oil’
The seized tanker, linked to a sanctioned smuggling network funding terrorist groups, carries 1.1 million barrels of oil and is undergoing a U.S. legal forfeiture process.
- On Dec. 10, 2025, U.S. forces abseiled onto an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast during a raid, and President Donald Trump said, `Well, we keep it, I guess.`
- Attorney General Pam Bondi said the vessel had long been sanctioned for illicit shipping, citing its involvement in an illicit oil‑shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations, while the Department of Justice secured a warrant as it was a sanctioned shadow vessel.
- Analysts say the tanker Skipper carried 1.1 million barrels and appeared bound for Cuba, but Guyana Maritime Administration Department said Wednesday it was not registered there.
- Bob McNally said `there's a civil asset forfeiture process` and expects it to be followed in this case, referencing the 2024 sale of seized Iranian oil generating $47 million.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Dec. 11 the tanker is under forfeiture and evidence is being collected, while Bondi wrote, "Our investigation alongside the Department of Homeland Security to prevent the transport of sanctioned oil continues.
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US bringing seized tanker to port as Venezuela war fears build
An oil tanker seized by American forces off the Venezuelan coast will be brought to a port in the United States, the White House said Thursday, as fears mount of open conflict between the two countries.
With the seizure of a tanker and new sanctions, the conflict between the US and Venezuela is intensifying. Even Republicans are now warning the US president of a further escalation.
The conflict between the US and Venezuela continues. The Americans want to bring the seized oil tanker "Skipper" to one of their ports. And they have imposed sanctions on three nephews of President Maduro.
US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast after first ship taken, sources say
HOUSTON/LONDON/WASHINGTON, Dec 11 - 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. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Americans seized the tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday.
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