Venezuela Oil
- Matias Delacroix - AP
- Updated
Vehicles drive past the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025.
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The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. Word of the pursuit comes as the Trump administration appears to be intensifying its targeting of such vessels connected to the Venezuelan government. The tanker pursuit Sunday was confirmed by a U.S. official. The official says the vessel was flying a false flag and was under a judicial seizure order. Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro Maduro says on Telegram that his country has spent months “ denouncing, challenging and defeating a campaign of aggression" being waged against it.
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Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, led by a mix of energy companies and banks. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Monday and the Nasdaq composite added 0.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2%. Crude oil prices rose after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a weekend raid. Shares of Chevron and Halliburton rose sharply after President Donald Trump floated a plan for U.S. oil companies to help rebuild Venezuela's oil industry. Banks also gained ground. Gold and silver prices jumped, and Treasury yields fell in the bond market.
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