A satellite image shows the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Skipper, which British maritime risk management group Vanguard said was believed to have been seized on December 10. (Photo: Reuters)

The US will seize the oil aboard a tanker that was captured near Venezuela this week, the White House said Thursday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the oil tanker is tied to black-market oil activity and is currently undergoing a forfeiture process, which includes interviews with those on board and the seizure of relevant evidence.

Oil to be seized after legal process

“The vessel will go to a US port, and the United States does intend to seize the oil,” Leavitt said during her afternoon briefing. “However, there is a legal process for the seizure of that oil, and that legal pro

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