blockade

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“The key questions are, first, how effective this blockade will be, and second, how long it will last,” said Warren Patterson, head of commodities strategy at ING.

From Barron's

Separately, oil prices rose on Monday, after the US ordered a "blockade" last week of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving the country.

From BBC

Now Venezuelan oil exports are at risk thanks to a partial blockade targeting sanctioned tankers—the kind that carry about 70% of the country’s crude.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors parked money in safe havens ahead of tomorrow’s CPI report and in reaction to a U.S. blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still, fully enforcing a quarantine or blockade is difficult and could take time to have an impact, prolonging the standoff.

From The Wall Street Journal