The Trump administration has confirmed that U.S. forces seized another oil tanker linked to Venezuela. It comes as President Trump met with the executives from more than a dozen oil and gas companies on Friday.

The U.S. seized a fifth tanker as part of its recent campaign to control the flow of oil to and from Venezuela. Meanwhile, President Trump met with American oil executives at the White House, offering them security guarantees for investing in the country.

A tanker meandering in the Caribbean near Venezuela underscores the steep hurdles to ramping up the country’s oil production following the US capture of President Nicolás Maduro.

Since the U.S. military raid to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, Trump has quickly pivoted to portraying the move as a newfound economic opportunity for the U.S.

The United States seized another oil tanker overnight in the Caribbean Sea, the fifth vessel taken in recent weeks as the Trump Administration intensifies a sweeping effort to choke off Venezuela’s oil exports and assert control over a maritime trade it says is riddled with sanctions evaders.

The US has seized another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, US Southern Command said on Friday. US troops, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, “launched from the USS Gerald R.

The pre-dawn action was carried out by Marines and Navy sailors launched from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, part of the extensive force the U.S. has built up in the Caribbean in recent months.

The United States has seized another tanker, two U.S. officials told NBC News on Friday, as it works to control the flow of oil to and from Venezuela