WTI, Brent Crude Oil Futures Turn Up. About a Dozen Loaded Oil Tankers Left Venezuela in Dark Mode, Tankertrackers.com Says
Reuters01-05
(Reuters) - About a dozen tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude and fuel departed in recent days from the country's waters in dark mode, breaking a strict blockade imposed by the U.S. amid intense pressure that mounted until the capture of deposed President Nicolas Maduro, monitoring service TankerTrackers.com said.
All the vessels identified as departed are under U.S. sanctions. A separate group of ships, also under sanctions, left the country in recent days empty after discharging imports or completing domestic transportation trips.
Brent crude futures were up 6 cents, or 0.1% to $60.81 a barrel, after an initial decline of over 1%; while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 0.14% to $57.4 a barrel.
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