Tag: oil tanker

• Friday, January 30th 2026 - 05:11 UTC

  US returns seized oil tanker to Venezuela amid broader energy policy shift

  

  The United States government this week returned the seized oil tanker M/T Sophia to Venezuela, reflecting a broader shift in U.S. energy policy toward Caracas amid efforts to normalize commercial ties, U.S. officials said Wednesday. The move comes after several high‑profile seizures of vessels tied to Venezuelan oil shipping.

• Monday, October 25th 2021 - 08:47 UTC

  Oil tanker captain and FO shot dead off Argentine coast

  

  A sailor with a criminal record killed the captain and first officer of a Maltese-flagged oil tanker and then turned himself into the authorities off the coast of the Argentine province of Buenos Aires.

• Monday, November 4th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Greek company denies any connection of one of its tankers with the massive oil spill in Brazilian beaches

  

  The manager of an oil tanker being probed by Brazilian authorities in connection with an oil spill off the country’s coast has found “no proof” of the vessel conducting activities that may have led to leaks on a journey between Venezuela and Malaysia.

• Monday, August 19th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  Iranian oil tanker finally leaves Gibraltar; US seizure request denied based on EU rules

  

  The Iranian ship held by Gibraltar since July on suspicion of transporting oil to Syria has left port. Marine tracking shows the tanker moving east into the Mediterranean and lists Kalamata in Greece as the destination.

• Monday, July 22nd 2019 - 09:37 UTC

  PM May last emergency meeting on Monday to address seizure of UK flagged oil tanker

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a meeting of Britain's emergencies committee on Monday to discuss Iran's seizure of a UK-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf. In one of her final important acts as prime minister before resigning on Wednesday, May will chair a meeting of Britain's COBR emergencies committee at around 10.30am (0930 GMT), her Downing Street office said.