Estados Unidos incauta un segundo buque petrolero procedente de Venezuela
La Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos encabezó el operativo en aguas internacionales, frente a las costas venezolanas, informaron medios estadounidenses
TL;DR
- The U.S. Coast Guard, supported by the U.S. military, seized a second oil tanker from Venezuela.
- This incident occurred in international waters ten days after a previous seizure of a tanker carrying Venezuelan crude.
- President Trump accused Nicolás Maduro's regime of stealing oil for illicit activities like drug trafficking and human trafficking.
- Venezuela condemned the seizures as international piracy and reported them to the UN Security Council.
- The U.S. also implemented a blockade to prevent sanctioned oil tankers from entering or leaving Venezuelan waters.
- Venezuela's Vice President announced that Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. reached a production goal of 1.2 million barrels per day.
- An oil expert stated that Venezuelan oil production does not exceed 840,000 barrels per day.
- A U.S.-sanctioned tanker, the Hyperion, reportedly bypassed the U.S. blockade and entered Venezuelan ports.