CORRECTED-Oil price gains after US interception of oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela over weekend
ReutersDec 22, 2025 3:38 AM
BEIJING, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Oil prices gained on Monday in early Asian trading hours after the U.S. intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters.
The U.S. is also pursuing another tanker, officials told Reuters on Sunday, in what would be the third such operation in less than two weeks if it succeeds.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was up 34 cents, or 0.6%, at $56.86 per barrel as of GMT 2323.
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