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US Seizes Two More Ships, Trump Airs NATO Doubts, More

07 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.672 - 8.123 Nathan Hager

News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Nathan Hager. The U.S. blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil remains in full effect.

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Chapter 2: What recent actions has the U.S. taken regarding Venezuelan oil shipments?

8.243 - 21.041 Nathan Hager

That in an ex-post from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the U.S. seized a Russia flagship in the North Atlantic this morning and another vessel in a pre-dawn raid in the Caribbean. We get more from Bloomberg's Mike Shepard in Washington.

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21.081 - 45.467 Mike Shepard

This would be a perhaps the fourth or more seizure of a Venezuela bound or Venezuela departing tanker by U.S. forces as a result of this blockade that the U.S. has imposed around the country, seeking to rein in any attempt to extract Venezuelan oil without U.S. permission. and somehow providing support to the regime.

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45.507 - 62.854 Nathan Hager

Bloomberg's Mike Shepard in the nation's capital. U.S. European Command says the Russia-flagged vessel Bella 1 was seized after it was tracked by the Coast Guard. U.S. Southern Command says the second ship, the Sophia, was caught conducting illicit activities in the Caribbean and is now headed to the U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the U.S.

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62.874 - 71.787 Nathan Hager

will control oil sales from Venezuela indefinitely to drive the changes he says need to happen in the country. Wright spoke at a Goldman Sachs energy conference in Miami.

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71.767 - 88.187 Chris Wright

The upside there is huge. But of course, this is development. This takes time. This takes investment. But I think we could get several hundred thousand barrels a day of additional production in a short to medium term if the conditions are there for just small capital deployments.

88.267 - 103.167 Nathan Hager

Energy Secretary Chris Wright spoke after President Trump announced up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil are headed to the U.S. to be sold at current market prices. President Trump is raising fresh doubts about NATO, with tensions on the rise over his stated desire for Greenland.

103.547 - 123.273 Nathan Hager

In a social media post, the president said Russia and China have, quote, zero fear of NATO without the United States. He says he doubts NATO would be there for us if we really needed them. Danish Deputy Parliament Speaker Lars Christian Brask says Denmark and Greenland want to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to clear up what President Trump has had to say about its territory.

123.414 - 138.493 Lars Christian Brask

The U.S. is... A partner is an ally and you don't go blue on blue. And, you know, one NATO country doesn't go and require territory of another NATO country.

138.573 - 145.181 Nathan Hager

And former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin says a U.S. attack on Greenland would be a red line for Europe.

Chapter 3: What did Energy Secretary Chris Wright say about controlling Venezuelan oil sales?

243.605 - 267.38 Nathan Hager

President Trump said last month he would allow sales of that lower-end processor in China. Boeing shares are higher by 1%. Alaska Airlines says it's ordering a record 110 Boeing models as it lays the groundwork for a global network. Right now, Alaska shares are down 1.5%. Warner Bros. Discovery is up four-tenths of 1%. The studio's board rejected an amended offer from Paramount Skydance.

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267.76 - 288.141 Nathan Hager

It's urging shareholders to stick with the existing deal with Netflix. And Ventix Biosciences is soaring by 37%. The Wall Street Journal reports Eli Lilly's close to a deal to buy the maker of Crohn's and rheumatoid arthritis treatments for a billion dollars. That's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Nathan Hager. This is Bloomberg.

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