Oil prices surged on Monday as the fallout from U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran rippled through global energy markets, with tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz already heavily impacted and military strikes continuing across the region. In early Asian trade, Brent futures broke the $80 mark, briefly trading at $82.37 before trimming gains slightly as markets digested volatility. Similarly, WTI futures climbed rapidly, soaring past the $72 mark in early trading before dropping back to $71 at the time of writing. The spike in oil…

In a typical Chinese rare earth processing plant, 200 workers move through a maze of massive chemical tanks, risking life and limb to produce the materials that power everything from fighter jets and missile components to cellphones. Hundreds of these facilities operate across China, and they give Beijing overwhelming control over the single most critical choke point in the modern industrial economy. But now, in Saskatchewan, Canada, a hi-tech plant of engineers and chemists is beginning to break that monopoly. The facility is built around an AI…

China's imports last year broke yet another record, despite talk of waning oil demand. Since the start of this year, the world’s biggest oil importer has continued buying crude at elevated rates, but this may be about to change as prices extend their rally. Brent crude has been hovering around $70 per barrel for over a week now, and the outlook remains rather bullish compared to forecasts from the end of 2025, which could not foresee the latest geopolitical developments and their potential implications for supply security. China, while not…

BP is betting big on the U.S. shale patch to raise its worldwide production and accelerate drilling while keeping a tight capital budget. The UK-based supermajor is doing something few other pure shale producers are doing. Shale drillers have been slowing drilling activity, or at least not spending too much on raising production, amid volatile oil prices that have dropped below the estimated break-even levels too many times to count in the past few months. For example, Diamondback Energy, one of the biggest names in the patch, plans to keep activity…

Several Middle Eastern states have introduced overarching national strategies with aims to diversify their energy mix to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, as they also seek to expand their economies beyond a dependence on oil and gas revenue. This has led countries, such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, to invest heavily in the expansion of their renewable energy and cleantech industries.  Oil and gas production has provided several Middle Eastern countries with significant revenue for many decades, allowing…

For decades, the West has been sleepwalking into dependency. While we built the world’s most advanced fighter jets, smartphones, and electric vehicles, we quietly surrendered the most important component of modern tech. Rare earth elements. Today, China controls 95% of the world’s rare earth processing capacity…a leverage point so powerful, it could cripple Western economies in a matter of months. But in the heart of Canada, the tide is finally turning. Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), Canada’s second-largest research…

The race for nuclear fusion is heating up around the world as scientific breakthroughs continue to pick up speed. For years, the joke was that the ability to unlock commercial nuclear fusion would always be 30 years away. But now it truly might be – or, with the way the timeline is picking up pace, maybe even sooner.  Already this year, researchers on opposite sides of the globe have announced critical advancements in nuclear fusion research and development. A team of scientists in Russia has reached a fusion milestone by successfully…

Many countries around the globe are rapidly ramping up their renewable energy capacity and moving away from fossil fuels in a bid to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. However, decarbonising certain sectors, such as heavy industry, is not so simple. Various companies worldwide are searching for ways to decarbonise the steel industry, with little luck to date. While some companies have adapted operations to ensure their steelmaking is cleaner than it once was, producing green steel is no easy feat, and it could take several years to make significant…

01-03-26.-Estudiantes de la Universidad Santa María (USM) han expresado su preocupación por medio de redes sociales ante el incremento de la matrícula de su casa de estudio, asegurando que a muchos se les dificulta o imposibilita continuar estudiando para culminar su carga académica. ...

01-03-26.-A pesar de la recién promulgada Ley de Amnistía en el país, más de 500 familias venezolanas continúan sin ver a sus seres queridos en libertad. Este es el caso de Daniel Romero, Fidel Brito, Ángel Rivas y Fernando Serrano: todos bolivarenses y, según denuncias, detenidos debido a su vincul...

01-03-26.-Para un científico no es fácil tragarse las espinas que ha sacado a la luz la crisis venezolana. Son las espinas de la falta de recursos, del retroceso del Estado, del éxodo de cerebros en busca de mejores condiciones. También, las de la tutela estadounidens...

01-03-26.-La agencia Reuters informó este sábado 28 de febrero, que el ministro de Defensa de Irán, Amir Nasirzadeh, y el comandante de la Guardia Revolucionaria, Mohammed Pakpour, murieron tras los ataques lanzados por Israel y Estados Unidos contra objetivos en territorio iraní. Según la agenci...

01-03-26.-La Fiscalía General y la Policía Nacional de Ecuador allanaron este sábado 28 la sede del movimiento Revolución Ciudadana (RC), liderado por expresidente Rafael Correa (2007-2017), en el marco de una investigación por lavado de dinero, al presuntamente haber financiado la campaña electoral...

01-03-26.-La televisión pública iraní confirmó en la mañana de este domingo la muerte del líder supremo iraní, el ayatolá Ali Jameneí, en los bombardeos de Estados Unidos e Israel contra la república islámica. El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, había informado previamente de la muerte del l...

01-03-26.-La Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela anunció este sábado que 31 militares fueron excarcelados bajo medidas alternativas, como parte de la implementación de la Ley de Amnistía para la Convivencia Democrática, impulsada por el gobierno interino con la intención de promover la paz y la reconcili...

01-03-36.-Irán cerró el estrecho de Ormuz, un paso clave por donde transita aproximadamente el 20% del petróleo mundial, incluyendo casi toda la producción de Irak, Kuwait y Emiratos Árabes Unidos, y gran parte de la de Arabia Saudí. La interrupción del flujo energético genera temores de un posible ...

BOSTON. 1 ero de Marzo de 2026.- – Dos ciudadanos venezolanos, presuntos miembros de la violenta organización criminal transicional Tren de Aragua, han sido acusados ​​en relación con una conspiración para robar dinero en cajeros automáticos, que incluyó robos e intentos de robo en Massa...

28 de febrero de 2026.-En el marco de su compromiso con la protección de los intereses de los suscriptores, Cantv registró resultados positivos en la mitigación de hechos irregulares y la recuperación de activos estratégicos durante el período 2023-2025, informó Comunicaciones Externas. ...

Tras los ataques conjuntos ejecutados este sábado 28 de febrero de 2026 contra objetivos estratégicos en Irán y la posterior respuesta militar regional, se ha detectado un puente aéreo de alta prioridad que contradice la narrativa oficial de "daños mínimos y ausencia de bajas". ...

28 de febrero de 2026.-Siguiendo las orientaciones del presidente Nicolás Maduro y de la presidenta encargada, Delcy Rodríguez, en perfecta articulación con la gobernadora Yulisbeth García, la fuerza trabajadora del agua en Bolívar ejecutó un plan para corrección de averías, con el objetivo de...