crude
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The US president has said the US will keep or sell the crude oil contained on tankers it has seized, as well as the vessels themselves.
From BBC
Oil prices rose for a fifth consecutive session from recent lows, with Brent crude, the international benchmark, settling at $62.38 a barrel.
The Bella 1 is the third tanker to be targeted after the U.S. took control of two other very large crude carriers, the Skipper and the Centuries.
Companies from the United States, now the world's leading oil producer, have pumped Venezuelan crude from the first discoveries there in the 1920s.
From Barron's
Escalating U.S. military actions in Venezuela have led to a modest increase in oil prices, with Brent crude up 2.4% to $61.93.
From Barron's
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