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

The U.S. confirmed that it seized an oil tanker near Venezuela, the second such seizure this month. The U.S. Coast Guard led the operation, which took place in international waters. Meanwhile, the U.S.

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.

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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,

The move comes after US President Donald Trump ordered a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.

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.