Overall Highlights

• The U.S. is actively pursuing multiple oil tankers linked to Venezuela, citing sanctions enforcement.
• Venezuelan sources view U.S. actions as aggressive and a violation of sovereignty.
• The situation is escalating tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela, with both sides accusing each other of provocations.
• Venezuela’s government is asserting its right to export oil despite U.S. sanctions.
• The U.S. maintains that its actions are necessary to enforce sanctions against Venezuela’s oil trade.

Venezuelan Perspective (Venezuelan Sources)

• U.S. forces are pursuing a Venezuelan oil tanker in the Caribbean, seen as an aggressive act.
• Venezuela is asserting its right to export oil, challenging U.S. sanctions by announcing the departure of a Chevron tanker.
• Venezuelan media highlight the strategic importance of oil and minerals in the U.S.-Venezuela conflict.
• The Venezuelan government views U.S. actions as part of a broader campaign to undermine its sovereignty and economy.

United States Perspective (United States Sources)

• The U.S. military has seized a third oil tanker near Venezuela as part of a crackdown on sanctions evasion.
• U.S. officials emphasize the need to enforce sanctions against Venezuela’s oil trade to prevent revenue from reaching the Maduro regime.
• Reports indicate that the U.S. Coast Guard is actively pursuing tankers that are helping Venezuela circumvent sanctions.
• The U.S. government frames its actions as necessary to uphold international law and protect its economic interests.

Sources

This summary is based on 20 articles from the following sources:

1. [es-VE] Fuerzas de Estados Unidos persiguen a un petrolero de Venezuela en el Caribe - Diario Libre (12/22/2025)
2. [es-VE] ¿Maduro reta a Trump? Venezuela anuncia salida de un buque de Chevron con crudo - El Financiero (12/22/2025)
3. [es-VE] Encerrona. Venezuela: petróleo y minerales estratégicos explican escalada en Estados Unidos - La Voz del Interior (12/22/2025)
4. [es-VE] Estados Unidos va detrás de otro buque petrolero ligado a Venezuela; lo persiguen por mar y aire - Pulzo (12/22/2025)
5. [es-VE] Venezuela-Estados Unidos HOY, EN VIVO: últimas noticias del conflicto entre Maduro y Trump, este domingo 21 de diciembre - Clarin.com (12/22/2025)
6. [es-VE] Estados Unidos va en “persecución activa” de un tercer petrolero cerca de Venezuela: EFE - vanguardia.com.mx (12/21/2025)
7. [es-VE] EE.UU. persigue otro buque petrolero cerca de Venezuela en medio del bloqueo de Trump - CNN en Español (12/21/2025)
8. [es-VE] Estados Unidos interceptó un tercer buque cerca de las costas de Venezuela - TN (12/21/2025)
9. [es-VE] Aumenta la tensión: EE UU persigue un buque petrolero con rumbo a Venezuela, según medios - El Nacional (12/21/2025)
10. [es-VE] Estados Unidos endurece el bloqueo petrolero a Venezuela - BAE Negocios (12/21/2025)
11. [en-US] The US military just seized a third oil tanker near Venezuela - Daily Kos (12/22/2025)
12. [en-US] U.S. pursuing third tanker off Venezuelan coast, official says - The Washington Post (12/22/2025)
13. [en-US] Coast Guard is pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, US official says - The Frederick News-Post (12/22/2025)
14. [en-US] US pursues third sanctioned oil tanker in Caribbean amid Venezuela pressure - The Sun Malaysia (12/22/2025)
15. [en-US] US pursues third oil tanker near Venezuela amid sanctions crackdown - CNA (12/22/2025)
16. [en-US] US in ‘active pursuit’ of third oil tanker off Venezuela - The Times (12/22/2025)
17. [en-US] US ‘in active pursuit’ of third oil tanker near Venezuela: media - China Daily - Global Edition (12/22/2025)
18. [en-US] US pursues third oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela - Al Jazeera (12/22/2025)
19. [en-US] Venezuela denounces 2nd oil tanker seizure - China Daily (12/22/2025)
20. [en-US] US in ‘pursuit’ of third Venezuelan oil tanker in Caribbean piracy series - Press TV (12/22/2025)