1. What are oil sanctions?

2. For what reasons has the U.S. imposed oil sanctions on Venezuela?

3. a) Why did the U.S. seize the oil tanker Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday?
b) What evidence is there that it was covertly defying sanctions? (What did the Skipper tanker use AIS spoofing to do?) Be specific.

4. a) What is the automatic identification system (AIS)?
b) Define spoofing as used in the article.

5. What is OFAC and which US government department administers it?

6. Despite the fact that the U.S. has imposed sanctions on Venezuela's oil, it is exporting about 749,000 barrels per day this year, with at least half that oil going to China, according to data from Kpler.
What is the purpose of the U.S. seizing the sanctioned oil tanker, according to Andrew Lipow, president of Lipow Oil Associates?

7. Ask a parent to read the article and give his/her opinion explaining whether he/she supports the Trump administration's seizure of the 'Spoof' oil tanker violating U.S. sanctions.