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The ‘Ghost Fleets’ Moving Oil Around the World - The Daily
Jan 27, 2026—S0
<p>Since December, the U.S. has been stopping and seizing oil tankers traveling in and out of Venezuela. They are part of what is known as a ghost fleet — tankers that try to secretly move oil around the world, funding states such as Venezuela, Iran and Russia.</p><p>Christiaan Triebert, a reporter on the Visual Investigations team, explains what these ghost fleets are and why their days might now be numbered.</p><p>Guest: Christiaan Triebert, a reporter for The New York Times working on the Visual Investigations team.</p><p>Background reading: </p>U.S. forces seized its...
