The seizure is the first of a Venezuelan oil cargo amid US sanctions that have been in force since 2019. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 - The U.S. government carried out its seizure of the M/T Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday just as a judge-signed warrant was ‍set ​to expire, according to the document which was ‍unsealed on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. government carried out its seizure of the M/T Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday just as a judge-signed warrant was set to expire,