Tag: Dark Fleet

How Trump’s Venezuelan Blockade Is Disrupting Oil Flows to China and Cuba: Impacts in 2026 for Investors and Consumers

Clark Savage8

As the world grapples with shifting geopolitical tensions, President Donald Trump\’s administration has ramped up pressure on Venezuela\’s Nicolás Maduro regime through a bold new policy: a total blockade on sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuelan ports. Announced in mid-December 2025, this move marks an escalation in U.S. \”gunboat diplomacy,\” involving military enforcement to […]

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Oil Glut and Surging Barrels at Sea Have Spooked Oil Traders and the Market, but Is This Market Dysfunction Rather Than a Glut?

Clark Savage5

In the volatile world of global energy markets, the sight of surging oil barrels floating at sea has sent shockwaves through traders and investors. As of late 2025, global crude supplies have ballooned, with an estimated 1.3 billion barrels of \”oil on water\”—the highest level since April 2020 and a staggering 30% increase from August. […]

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Has the Shadow Fleet Met Its Match? Will OPEC+ Be The Beneficiary? 

Clark Savage5

The global energy landscape has long been shadowed by the so-called \”shadow fleet\”—a network of aging, often poorly maintained tankers that evade international sanctions to transport oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from countries like Russia, Iran, Iraq, and Venezuela. These vessels, frequently operating under opaque ownership and false flags, have allowed sanctioned regimes to […]

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Dark Fleet Oil Ships Dock in Venezuela, Showing Challenge for US

Clark Savage9

In a bold display of defiance against US sanctions, two shadowy supertankers—operating under the pseudonyms \”Crag\” and \”Galaxy 3\”—have docked at Venezuela\’s Jose port to load nearly 4 million barrels of Merey 16 crude oil destined for Asia. These vessels, part of the infamous \”dark fleet\” used to evade international restrictions, highlight the ongoing cat-and-mouse […]

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Caspian Pipeline Consortium Halts Black Sea Oil Loading after Ukraine Attack – And Black Sea tankers hit

Clark Savage8

In a significant escalation of the ongoing energy warfare between Ukraine and Russia, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) has suspended oil loading operations at its Black Sea terminal in Novorossiysk following a Ukrainian naval drone attack. The incident, which occurred early on November 29, 2025, marks the latest in a series of targeted strikes on […]

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