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World Oil War: Inside Ukraine's Expanded Campaign and the Huge U.S. Seizure - William Spaniel
Over the past few weeks, a pair of new campaigns against oil exports began. Ukraine has started to target oil tankers, oil terminals, and oil production facilities. This represents a new phase of Ukraine's broader strategy to target Russian energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, the United States seized a tanker near Venezuela. Today's video looks into the plan each state has and how the two campaigns will inevitably interact with one another.
0:00 A Pair of Oil Campaigns
1:38 Ukraine's Early Campaign
4:26 Ukraine's Shift to Tankers, Terminals, and Production
10:03 The United States Seizes a Tanker Near Venezuela
17:16 Connections Between the Campaigns