The oil supertanker was seized by the U.S. near Venezuela in December as part of a pressure strategy against President Nicolas Maduro, who was captured in a U.S. military operation on January 3.
It's the first complaint filed by the U.S. to start the legal process to formally take control of one of at least 10 oil tankers intercepted by American authorities since late last year.
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US moves to legally control tanker and 2M barrels of oil seized off Venezuela’s coast in December
The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 million barrels of ...
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