{"id":54849,"date":"2025-12-17T09:13:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T08:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/?p=54849"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:39:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:39:55","slug":"venezuelan-exports-stall-after-us-seizure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/da\/venezuelan-exports-stall-after-us-seizure\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuelan exports stall after US seizure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54849\" class=\"elementor elementor-54849\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58879b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58879b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4045524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4045524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W51_article_2_cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-54880\" alt=\"Venezuelan exports stall after US seizure-EMF-Maritimefinance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W51_article_2_cropped.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W51_article_2_cropped-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W51_article_2_cropped-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W51_article_2_cropped-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W51_article_2_cropped-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d685fe elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d685fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heightened sanctions enforcement disrupts Venezuelan exports as mainstream tanker demand edges higher<\/h4><div><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venezuelan crude exports have fallen sharply following the recent US seizure of a sanctioned VLCC, with tanker movements in and out of the country now reportedly close to a standstill as owners reassess enforcement risk. Shipping data indicates that around 11 million barrels of crude and fuel are currently stranded in Venezuelan waters, while Chevron remains the only operator lifting material volumes under its US licence, largely using mainstream Aframax tonnage. Exports to China, which have historically relied on shadow fleet VLCCs, have been particularly disrupted as fears of further interceptions grow.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Venezuela developments likely to support future tanker demand<\/strong><br \/>The development reinforces a broader tightening of sanctions enforcement and could have meaningful implications for tanker markets. Analysts note that reduced access to dark fleet tonnage would significantly constrain Venezuela\u2019s export capacity, with limited alternatives for sustaining flows. Beyond the immediate disruption, the action is also seen as aligning with broader US objectives of promoting domestic crude exports. Reduced Venezuelan availability could encourage greater uptake of US barrels, reinforcing long-haul Atlantic to Asia trade routes and supporting mainstream tanker demand. For mainstream tanker owners, the impact is likely incremental rather than transformational, but it adds to a supportive backdrop for crude tanker demand at a time when enforcement risk, sanctions pressure, and owner caution continue to reshape global oil trade flows.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef65d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ef65d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sources: Clarksons Research, Poten &amp; Partners, Reuters &amp; TradeWinds<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heightened sanctions enforcement disrupts Venezuelan exports as mainstream tanker demand edges higher Venezuelan crude exports have fallen sharply following the recent US seizure of a sanctioned VLCC, with tanker movements in and out of the country now reportedly close to a standstill as owners reassess enforcement risk. 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