U.S. officials pursue a sanctioned oil tanker near Venezuela, marking a significant escalation in sanctions enforcement efforts.

The US Coast Guard is pursuing a third oil tanker near Venezuela, part of efforts to enforce sanctions and curb illegal oil trade. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Move follows Trump’s declaration of blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan oil; seizures may affect oil prices, analysts say

The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, officials told Reuters on Sunday, in what would ‌be the second such operation this weekend and the third in less than two weeks if successful. "The United States Coast Guard is in active pursuit of a…

One day earlier, the US Coast Guard boarded the Centuries off Venezuela, a Panamanian-flagged supertanker that is not on Washingtons sanctions list. 

Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard is chasing down a third foreign oil tanker in the Caribbean, which refused to be boarded amid President Donald Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela, reports said Sunday.

The US Coast Guard was pursuing another allegedly sanctioned tanker on Sunday, a US official told AFP, as Washington ramps up its pressure campaign targeting Venezuela's vital oil sector. "The United States Coast Guard is in active pursuit of a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela's illegal sanctions evasion.