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Sanctions

Vitol and Trafigura Push U.S.-Licensed Venezuelan Oil to Market as PetroChina Holds Back

Costly storage, backwardated pricing, rising freight, together with congressional scrutiny, squeeze margins.

Oil Edges Higher as U.S. Blocks Sanctioned Venezuelan Tankers and Mulls Fresh Russia Sanctions

Sanctions Reshape Oil Trade as Tanker Rates Hit Five-Year Highs and India Cuts Russian Crude

OPEC+ Lifts December Output Slightly, Sets Q1 2026 Pause to Head Off Oversupply

India Weighs US Sanctions on Rosneft, Lukoil as Refiners Pause Some Russian Oil Orders

Oil Pauses Decline as U.S. Tariffs on India and OPEC+ Supply Hike Reshape Market