United States oil blockade during Operation Southern Spear

When

10 Dec 2025

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

15.00° N, 75.00° W

Description

American military operation

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

As part of Operation Southern Spear, the United States enacted a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers traveling in and out of Venezuela on 17 December 2025, after placing additional sanctions affecting oil trade with the country.

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