China, the world’s largest importer of crude oil, has been stockpiling it at a rate of close to 1 million barrels daily since the start of the year. Vortexa: 1.2 billion barrels of crude oil are currently at sea, being moved from one place to another.

This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela, Dec. 10, 2025. This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam ...

Ukraine has struck at least two oil tankers off the coasts of Turkey and West Africa in a campaign against Russia's so-called shadow fleet, months after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for Kyiv's partners to strengthen their response to the vessels ...

LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Dozens of tankers have joined the shadow fleet this year compared with hundreds in previous years as the harshest Western sanctions yet target Russia's oil exports and add to the difficulty of finding suitable vessels, shipping ...

Two Russian “shadow fleet” oil tankers burst into flames and exploded in the Black Sea after being hit by Ukrainian underwater drones in devastating blasts. The ships are part of the hundreds of vessels used by the Kremlin to export oil while evading ...

Two Washington agencies are proposing to dial the oil spill prevention rules for tankers and tank barges up a notch in the busy waterways between Skagit, Whatcom and San Juan counties. Even with the survival of the region’s iconic killer whales as a ...