U.S. imposes sanctions on four Venezuelan oil firms, four more tankers in Maduro crackdown
The U.S. on Wednesday (December 31, 2025) imposed sanctions on four firms operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers, which the U.S. accuses of being part of a shadow fleet serving Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government, as blocked property. The action is part of the Trump administration’s monthslong pressure campaign on…