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December 18, 2025
According to two sources familiarized with Venezuela's oil-export operations, Venezuela approved on Thursday the departure of two very large crude carriers (VLCC). This would be just the second and third supertankers since last week, when a ship carrying Venezuelan oil was seized by U.S.
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December 18, 2025
The local governor confirmed that three people were killed, including two crew of a cargo ship, in overnight Ukrainian drone attacks against the Russian port Rostov on Don and the town of Bataysk, in the southern region of Rostov. On his Telegram?messaging application channel…
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December 17, 2025
Sources close to the company's operations say that Venezuelan state-run PDVSA resumed oil cargo deliveries at its terminals on Wednesday, following a cyberattack this week which affected its central administrative systems. The company was able…
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December 17, 2025
South?Korean Major?Feedmill Group?has begun buying corn at an international auction on Wednesday, with initial purchases of 136,000 metric tonnes. According to traders, the tender is for up to 210,000 tons. Therefore, more purchases are possible.
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December 17, 2025
Bloomberg News reported Wednesday that the United States is preparing to impose more sanctions on Russia's energy sector in the event President Vladimir Putin rejects a peace agreement with Ukraine. The report stated that the U.S. was 'considering' options…
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December 17, 2025
European traders reported that a South Korean flour mill group purchased an estimated 20,800 metric tonnes of?milling?wheat to be sourced by the U.S. at an international auction on Wednesday. The purchase included several different types of?wheat and all were purchased on a FOB basis.
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December 17, 2025
Major Feedmill Group in South Korea (MFG) issued a tender to purchase animal feed corn up to 210 000 metric tons, European traders reported on Wednesday. Three consignments ranging from 55,000 to 75,000 tons of corn are expected in South Korea between March and April 2026.
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December 17, 2025
European traders reported on Wednesday that Jordan's state grain buyer has issued an international tender to purchase?up? to?120,000 metric tonnes of milling wheat, which can come from any origin. The deadline for submitting 'price offers' in the tender will be December 23.
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December 16, 2025
Traders and sources claim that Venezuelan oil customers including Chinese refiners are demanding more?discounts from the state-run PDVSA following the U.S. seizing of a vessel carrying crude from the OPEC nation. The U.S. Coast Guard, as Washington…
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December 16, 2025
Traders and sources claim that Venezuela's PDVSA, the state-run oil company, is facing stuck cargoes, increasing price discounts, and customer demands to change the terms of spot contracts after the U.S. seized a ship transporting the OPEC nation's crude. The U.S.
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December 15, 2025
Venezuela's PDVSA suffered a cyberattack, which it blamed on the United States. The state-run oil firm said that none of its operations had been affected, despite four sources claiming that the systems were still down and oil cargo deliveries had been suspended. The tensions between the U.S.
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December 15, 2025
According to a EU official and its Official Journal, the 'European Union' has adopted sanctions against companies and individuals accused of operating Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers in order to circumvent Western sanctions. The sanctions are aimed at nine "enablers" of the shadow fleet.
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December 12, 2025
According to a document that was unveiled on Friday, the U.S. Government seized the M/T Skipper on Wednesday as a warrant signed by a judge was about to expire. The warrant was signed on November 26 by U.S. Magistrate Zia Faruqui, and gave the Trump Administration until December 10…
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December 12, 2025
Two sources confirmed on Friday that the oil'supertanker Skipper', which was seized this week by the U.S. near Venezuela as part of a pressure campaign against President Nicolas Maduro is headed to Houston. According to?TankerTrackers.com's analysis of satellite images…
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December 12, 2025
Data from industry sources showed that Russia's seaborne exports of oil products in November fell by 0.8% compared to October, at 7,494 million metric tons. The impact of drone strikes?on the energy infrastructure has been offset by a certain…
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December 11, 2025
European traders reported that Tunisia's grain agency purchased approximately 125,000 metric tonnes of soft wheat and about 100,000 tons durum in an international bid for the same amount on Thursday. The purchases were all made on a per ton basis, including freight.
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December 11, 2025
European traders said that Tunisia’s state grains agency allegedly purchased 125,000 metric tons of soft wheat, 100,000 tons durum, and 125,000 tons animal feed barley at an international tender on Thursday. Soft wheat?was believed to have been purchased at the lowest price of $255.77 per ton…
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December 11, 2025
Initial assessments by European traders suggest that the lowest price offered at Thursday's international tender for 125,000 metric tonnes of soft?wheat from Tunisia was $255.77 per ton, including freight and cost. They said that the lowest wheat offer…
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December 11, 2025
European traders reported that Taiwan's MFIG buying group purchased about 65,000 metric tonnes?of animal feeding corn, which was expected to come from?the United States?in an international tender?on a Thursday. They said that the yellow corn was bought at a premium estimated to be 202.79 U.S.
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December 10, 2025
Two?U.S. officials confirmed on Wednesday that the administration of U.S. president Donald Trump has seized a?oil?tanker? off the coasts of Venezuela. Officials told reporters on Wednesday. The move comes amid a massive U.S. build-up of military forces in the region.
