More Venezuela-Bound Oil Ships U-Turn Amid US Blockade

Two crude oil tankers near Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela. — Two crude oil tankers near Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela.Photographer: Alejandro Paredes/AFP/Getty Images

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By Bloomberg News

January 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM UTC

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January 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM UTC

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More oil tankers are turning away from Venezuela as the US threatens to seize vessels transporting oil that helps fund the regime of President Nicolas Maduro.