PDVSA emphasized that no aggression has affected its operational capacity.
On Wednesday, Venezuelan state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), affirmed that crude oil and refined product exports continue as normal, despite the “total blockade” ordered by the United States on oil tankers entering or leaving the country.
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PDVSA asserted that, despite recent sanctions and acts of international piracy, its oil tankers are sailing with technical support and operational guarantees. The company exercises its rights to free navigation and trade recognized by international law.
It denounced as theft the December 10th seizure by the U.S. of an oil tanker that carried Venezuelan crude. PDVSA emphasized that no aggression has affected its operational capacity or the determination of its workforce, which has the support of the Venezuelan people.
On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that Venezuela is surrounded by “the largest armada ever assembled in South America” and that there will be unrest until Venezuelans return allegedly stolen oil, land, and assets.
In his administration’s latest act of war, Donald Trump has ordered a naval blockade of Venezuela.
We must organize and mobilize to stop this blockade and prevent a wider war. No war on Venezuela!https://t.co/dR32RA7Vaw
— Party for Socialism and Liberation (@pslnational) December 17, 2025
Trump announced a “total blockade” against oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, as part of the military operation in international waters of the Caribbean Sea, initially intended to combat drug trafficking organizations operating in the region.
The U.S. president accused the Venezuelan government of using oil to “finance” narcoterrorism, human trafficking, murder, and kidnapping, and linked the work of Venezuelan oil fields to international illicit activities.
Since August, the U.S. Southern Command (SouthCom) has attacked more than 30 boats allegedly linked to drug trafficking in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific. It recently seized the Skipper oil tanker, which carried Venezuelan crude.
During the Constituent Congress of the Working Class, led by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, he emphasized that imperialism wants to colonize the #nation to steal its mineral wealth. He also stressed that peace and stability will always prevail in #Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/gEuWXLAOtO
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) December 17, 2025
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