Iran’s oil industry has been under sanctions since Donald Trump’s first term. Since then, Iran has seen its pool of buyers shrink to leave only China—but China has been a big enough buyer to not only keep Iran’s oil industry afloat, but help it grow, at least in terms of production. In terms of revenues, perhaps not so much. One big reason why Iran was able to boost its crude oil production to levels from before the first Trump administration began imposing sanctions on it, was China. China’s insatiable appetite for…

27 de enero de 2026.- Los familiares de dos hombres que murieron durante el ataque con misiles de Estados Unidos contra una ‌presunta narcolancha cerca de Venezuela presentaron este martes una demanda por homicidio culposo, al alegar que fueron asesinados en una campaña militar "manifiestamente ileg...

The recent negotiations in Brussels over the European Union’s decarbonization goals have triggered a familiar pattern of commentary: “Europe has watered down its climate ambitions. Full decarbonization by 2050 is slipping away.” Headlines like that play well to an audience already weary of policy drama. But they miss a crucial point: what has changed is not the end goal, but the path to get there. And that shift, far from representing defeat, may be the most strategically astute approach Europe has yet adopted. What opponents…

27 de enero de 2026.- El portavoz del secretario general de Naciones Unidas, Stéphane Dujarric, declaró el lunes que Cisjordania registró durante 2025 más de 37.000 palestinos desplazados, alcanzando niveles récord de desplazamiento y violencia de colonos. Durante una conferencia de prensa, el fu...

Oil prices jumped on Tuesday as the market priced in fundamentals once again, showing that when U.S. infrastructure gets punched in the face by weather, it’s more than geopolitics and vague supply forecasts that move the needle. Brent was trading around $66.90 a barrel on Tuesday late morning, up about $1.30 on the day. At the time, WTI neared $61.90. By afternoon, the gains continued, with Brent passing $67 and WTI nearing $62. The continued rise means it could be more than just a recovery from an earlier dip. It may be recalculating near-term…

Waymo is stepping up preparations for its UK rollout after its driverless vehicles were spotted on the streets of London, as the Alphabet-owned firm faces safety scrutiny in the US. The self-driving vehicle firm has confirmed it is testing its robotaxis in the capital ahead of a planned passenger launch this year, marking its second international market after Japan. This move comes as Waymo expands its paid, fully driverless ride-hailing service in the US, most recently launching in Miami. The Miami rollout makes Waymo the first operator to run…

Russian crude is piling up at sea as India’s refiners step back from purchases, leaving Moscow with millions of barrels on tankers and fewer clear outlets for its oil exports. Russia shipped an average of 3.18 million barrels per day of crude in the four weeks to January 25, according to vessel-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. That volume was little changed from the prior week but down by about 680,000 bpd from the pre-Christmas peak and the lowest level since August. The bigger issue is not how much Russia is shipping, but where those…

27 de enero de 2026.- La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, ratificó que el envío de petróleo a Cuba es una decisión soberana del Estado mexicano, orientada a mitigar los efectos del bloqueo económico impuesto por Estados Unidos. La mandataria señaló que la determinación sobre los tiempos y...

In a mere five years, Guyana went from its first major petroleum discovery to first oil. The former British colony is now pumping around 900,000 barrels per day, making it South America’s third-largest oil producer. Washington’s decision to intervene in Venezuela, snatching President Nicolas Maduro during a daring night raid, removed the only major threat to that world-class oil boom. You see, Maduro was threatening to annex the mineral-rich Essequibo, a region which not only makes up two-thirds of Guyana’s territory but contains…

27 de enero de 2026.- En aras de fortalecer la política comunicacional y las narrativas estratégicas de la nación, la presidenta encargada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez Gómez, designó a los comunicadores sociales Johan Briceño Bermúdez, Gustavo Villapol Ríos y Alberto Alv...

27 de enero de 2026.- Fuentes jurídicas informaron a la agencia de noticias EFE que la corte de garantías, en línea con el criterio de la Fiscalía, rechazó la solicitud planteada por la defensa del político catalán de levantar la orden de detención nacional, en tanto el Constitucional resuelve el re...

The United States is deploying jet fighters, air defenses, and an air carrier with thousands of troops to the Middle East, in a move that has heightened tensions with Iran and increased the likelihood of military action, experts say. US President Donald Trump threatened military strikes against Iran after the authorities killed thousands of people in a brutal crackdown on anti-government protests. Trump recently backed away, although he has not ruled out an attack on the Islamic Republic. Experts say the military buildup, along with planned US…

27 de enero de 2026.- Nasry Asfura juró como presidente constitucional de Honduras para el período 2026-2030, en ceremonia solemne de investidura efectuada en el Congreso, que marca el regreso del derechista Partido Nacional al poder. "Hago la promesa de ley de cumplir la Constitución, las leyes,...

27 de enero de 2026.- La Internacional de Servicios Públicos (ISP) celebró una reunión estratégica con líderes sindicales de la región Interamérica para analizar la situación en Venezuela y acordar acciones concretas de solidaridad El encuentro reunión representantes sindicales de V...

Winter storm Fern has slashed U.S. oil and gas production as operators curtailed output amid the big freeze. Over the weekend, the storm led to producers losing up to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil production, or about 15% of total U.S. oil output, according to estimates by analysts and traders cited by Reuters. According to estimates by Energy Aspects, the Permian alone saw production outages of around 1.5 million bpd. However, production is already recovering, and the lost output in the Permian is down to some 700,000 bpd. Output is expected…

Winter Storm Fern has eclipsed Kazakhstan’s Tengiz restart, with up to 2 million b/d of U.S. crude output curtailed—yet Brent remains pinned near $66. Arctic Fern vs. America: A Winter Brawl in the Energy Markets - Arctic Storm Fern has curbed electricity supply to millions of people across the eastern two-thirds of the United States, slashing oil supply by 2 million b/day, gas production by more than 10 bcf/day and sending power prices skyrocketing. - Day-ahead electricity prices in the PJM Interconnection area, the most impacted by…

Chinese state-owned giant PetroChina, which hasn’t bought Venezuelan crude since the U.S. imposed sanctions on Venezuela in 2019, is not too keen to start buying again after the U.S. authorized global traders to market the crude from the world’s biggest reserves holder.   PetroChina has told traders not to buy or trade Venezuela’s oil—a trade that is now under U.S. control after the capture of Nicolas Maduro, trading sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.   The Chinese oil and gas giant stopped…

Chinese state-owned giant PetroChina, which hasn’t bought Venezuelan crude since the U.S. imposed sanctions on Venezuela in 2019, is not too keen to start buying again after the U.S. authorized global traders to market the crude from the world’s biggest reserves holder.   PetroChina has told traders not to buy or trade Venezuela’s oil—a trade that is now under U.S. control after the capture of Nicolas Maduro, trading sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.   The Chinese oil and gas giant stopped…

"Nosotros tenemos tres prioridades y la primera es la liberación del presidente Nicolás Maduro y Cilia Flores y su regreso", expresó este lunes el secretario general del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello Rondón. "24 días después, nosotros ...

El embajador de Rusia en Venezuela, Serguéi Mélik-Bagdasárov, denuncia que medios occidentales han usado parte de sus declaraciones para generar falsas insinuaciones. El diplomático asegura que se utilizaron de forma fragmentada pasajes de una entrevista concedida al canal Rossiya 24. El funci...