The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday tried to intercept an oil tanker linked to Venezuela that is now fleeing in the Caribbean Sea, according to three U.S. officials who spoke on the

U.S. forces on Saturday stopped a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, two American officials told The Associated Press. The tanker stopped voluntarily and allowed U.

U.S. forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

For a second time in a month, the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

The U.S. seized an oil tanker in international waters off the coast of Venezuela Saturday, according to two U.S. officials, ramping up its pressure on the government of President Nicolás Maduro. The U.

The US is still in pursuit of a third oil tanker near Venezuela, according to a US official, as President Donald Trump intensifies an oil blockade on Nicolás Maduro’s government.

Chevron, the lone U.S. company in the South American country, has weathered years of political and economic instability in Venezuela, but the latest U.S. pressure campaign could become its toughest test yet.

Chevron remains the only global oil company with access to Venezuela's immense crude reserves, placing it in a unique position to benefit from the country's oil industry. The company's strategy of staying in Venezuela despite tensions between the country and the US has carried big risks,