US forces have captured a third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, with President Trump announcing the receipt of “more than 80 million barrels of oil” from Venezuela. The tanker, named Bertha, was tracked from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean and was found to be carrying 1.9 million barrels of Venezuelan crude. This comes as the Trump administration continues to expand oil extraction efforts both domestically and internationally.
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