Thai tanker owner Prima Marine has become the latest potential victim of US president Donald Trump’s sanctions campaign against Venezuela.
Bangkok-based Tipco Asphalt, which charters one of Prima's VLCCs as a floating storage unit (FSU), has been targeted by the US over its use of crude purchased from the South American country.
Tipco Asphalt said it was initially contacted by the US embassy in Thailand about its procurement of Venezuelan crude oil in December 2019.
