The House on Thursday narrowly approved the PERMIT Act, a Republican-backed measure that would roll back the authority states have used for years to block major pipeline projects under the Clean Water Act. The 221–205 vote marks the chamber’s most aggressive attempt yet to redraw the permitting map just as the U.S. enters the largest natural gas pipeline expansion cycle since the shale boom. At the center of the bill is Section 401 of the Clean Water Act — the clause Northeastern governors have repeatedly used to halt gas lines…

Impulsan campaña para la sustitución de bolsas de aire en vehículos Toyota de años 2003 al 2017 11 de diciembre de 2025.-Toyota de Venezuela (TDV), impulsa campaña de seguridad vial para la sustitución de los infladores de las bolsas de aire de algunos de sus vehícu...

On Wednesday, the United States carried out one of its most consequential maritime interventions to date. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Coast Guard, acting with support from the Department of War, seized a crude oil tanker accused of transporting sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. It was a dramatic show of force in already volatile waters and an intervention that has jolted Caracas. The operation was presented as a decisive strike against illicit oil flows. Yet within hours, Venezuela…

Washington moved aggressively back into Venezuela’s oil sector on Thursday, sanctioning Maduro family members, a longtime business ally, and six companies operating tankers that have kept PDVSA’s exports alive through opaque shipping practices. It’s the clearest sign yet that the brief thaw under Biden is over, and that the Trump administration intends to put real teeth back into the sanctions regime. At the center of the new action are three nephews of Cilia Flores, Maduro’s powerful wife. Two of them, better known in Caracas…

11 de diciembre de 2025.- Este jueves, la Asamblea Nacional (AN) sancionó por unanimidad la Ley por Palestina y la Humanidad. Ley Derogatoria del Estatuto de Roma, en su segunda discusión. Esta derogatoria permite a Venezuela dejar de ser un Estado miembro de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) po...

The global green hydrogen market is projected to undergo massive expansion over the next decade, swelling from USD 2.79 billion in 2025 to nearly $75 billion by 2032, according to a new report by MarketsAndMarkets This forecast, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 60%, highlights the sector's immense potential even as the industry faces a period of recalibration marked by project delays and stringent policy debates. While the long-term trajectory points toward rapid scaling, the immediate landscape is defined by a tension between…

11 de diciembre de 2025.- El Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (Unicef) advirtió que millones de menores de Edad en América Latina y el Caribe requerirán asistencia humanitaria el próximo año. Más de 14,1 millones de niños en América Latina y el Caribe necesitarán ayuda humanitaria en...

NATO chief Mark Rutte warned that members of the military alliance must treat the threat posed by Moscow more urgently as they may be "Russia's next target." In one of his starkest statements to date, Rutte said in a keynote address in Berlin on December 11 that NATO's 32 members need to step up defense effort to prevent a war with Russia that could be "on the scale of war our grandparents and great-grandparents endured." "We are Russia's next target. And we are already in harm's way," Rutte said, noting Russia could be ready to use military force…

11 de diciembre de 2025.- El Gobierno cubano publicó este jueves, en la Gaceta Oficial, un nuevo marco legal que autoriza y regula el uso de divisas (monedas extranjeras como el dólar o el euro) dentro de su economía. Las medidas buscan generar ingresos en moneda fuerte y estimular sectores producti...

11 de diciembre de 2025.- Lluvias empaparon los campamentos de tiendas de campaña en Gaza y las temperaturas en descenso enfriaron a los palestinos que se refugiaban en su interior el jueves, mientras una tormenta invernal descendía sobre el territorio, mostrando cómo dos meses de alto al fuego no h...

Commuting from Heathrow to central London may soon be a thing of the past. Vertical Aerospace, founded by the man behind OVO energy, has unveiled Valo, its next-generation aircraft designed for quick, zero-emission airport-to-city travel. While the British electric aviation giant’s shares have seen a 94 percent decline since its IPO back in 2021, the launch of Valo marks a significant step in the firm’s push to transform urban air mobility. The aircraft is aiming for regulatory approval in 2028, with early commercial routes planned…

Canada’s oil producer Suncor Energy expects to grow its upstream production next year as it continues to invest in in-situ projects in the oil sands patch.  Suncor Energy expects annual upstream production of between 840,000 and 870,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2026, up by more than 100,000 bpd compared to 2023 and exceeding targets outlined at the 2024 Investor Day. Suncor’s output at oil sands projects only is forecast at 785,000 bpd - 810,000 bpd, the company said in its 2026 corporate guidance. Major economic investments planned…

11 de diciembre de 2025.- Miles de pasajeros se han visto afectados como consecuencia de la suspensión de los vuelos de las aerolíneas internacionales hacia Venezuela, tras la advertencia de seguridad de la Administración Federal de Aviación de Estados Unidos del pasado 21 de noviembre sobre el espa...

A background report published by a leading transparency watchdog group in Tbilisi highlights the sketchy ownership structure of a tanker that delivered oil from Russia to Georgia, raising suspicions that the shipment was part of a sanctions-busting endeavor. The backgrounder published by Transparency International-Georgia, titled Kulevi Oil Refinery – Part of a Sanctions Evasion Scheme?, chronicles the voyage of the tanker Kayseri, which sailed out of the Russian port of Novorossiysk…

Equinor and its partners in the huge new Arctic oilfield Johan Castberg will invest $396 million (4 billion Norwegian crowns) to construct the first tie-back of another discovery to the Castberg hub that would boost oil production from the area.   The investment decision by Equinor, Vår Energi, and Petoro was made just eight months after Johan Castberg came on stream, the Norwegian energy major said on Thursday.   Equinor announced in the summer that Johan Castberg hit full capacity of 220,000 barrels per day…

11 de diciembre de 2025.- El reciente robo de un tanquero en la costa venezolana por parte del gobierno de Estados Unidos; evidencia la desesperación del país angloamericano por asegurar recursos energéticos, argumentó este jueves el analista político, José Ávila, durante una entrevista en el progra...

Offshore Eastern Canada remains a region of profound geological potential, characterized by large, under-explored sedimentary basins that could hold billions of barrels of oil and gas. Decades of production from the proven Jeanne d’Arc Basin have established a robust petroleum system, yet significant exploration upside remains in deepwater frontier areas such as the Orphan Basin and Flemish Pass. Yet, recent drilling campaigns targeting these frontier areas have faced mixed commercial results, leading to a critical industry reassessment of…

Oil prices slid nearly 2% on Thursday in a move that ran against a rare alignment of bullish signals—from OPEC’s upbeat December MOMR to a softer glut forecast from the IEA and fresh U.S. inventory draws.  Brent fell toward $61…  And WTI toward $57…  Extending a losing streak that now spans most of December. OPEC’s latest monthly report maintained a firm demand outlook for 2025–26, pointing to resilient consumption in China, India, and the Middle East while reiterating that non-OPEC supply growth…

El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia comentó este jueves la incautación de un petrolero por parte de EE.UU. en las costas de Venezuela,

Donald Trump siente presión no solo de las encuestas, las cuales muestran que los estadounidenses no respaldan una acción bélica en Venezuela, sino también de su propio partido, expresó el secretario general del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello. "A...