"Cuban officials have denounced the US seizure of the Skipper oil tanker off Venezuela's coast on Wednesday, calling it an act of piracy and maritime terrorism, as well as a serious violation of international law that hurts the Caribbean island nation and its people."
"The tanker, which was reported now to be heading for Galveston, Texas, was believed to loaded with nearly 2m barrels of Venezuela's heavy crude, according to internal data from the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, as reported by the New York Times. The Skipper's destination was listed as the Cuban port of Matanzas, the outlet said. But two days after its departure, it off-loaded an estimated 50,000 barrels to another ship, which then headed north toward Cuba while the Skipper headed east toward Asia."
"This action is part of the US escalation aimed at hampering Venezuela's legitimate right to freely use and trade its natural resources with other nations, including the supplies of hydrocarbons to Cuba, the Cuban foreign ministry statement said. The statement added that the US's action negatively affects Cuba and intensifies the United States' policy of maximum pressure and economic suffocation."
Cuban officials denounced the US seizure of the Skipper oil tanker off Venezuela's coast, calling the action piracy, maritime terrorism and a serious violation of international law that harms the island nation and its people. The tanker was reported heading for Galveston, Texas, and was believed to carry nearly 2 million barrels of Venezuelan heavy crude according to internal PDVSA data. The Skipper had been listed as bound for Matanzas, Cuba, but two days after departure it off-loaded about 50,000 barrels to another ship that sailed north toward Cuba while the Skipper proceeded toward Asia. The Cuban foreign ministry said the seizure aims to hamper Venezuela's right to trade natural resources and to disrupt hydrocarbon supplies to Cuba.
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