La vacuna se propone como un instrumento esencial para controlar la enfermedad, debido al elevado riesgo de progresión y a las escasas alternativas que brindan los tratamientos convencionales. El Ministerio de Salud ruso comunicó el miércoles que el primer paciente en Rusia fue trat...

As I will explain, the outcome that looks like losing may actually be the best path forward for the world’s remaining economies. The fighting today is with respect to which parts of the world will get which energy resources, and at what prices. Even before the current conflict, there was a shortage of jet fuel and diesel. The only reasonable outcome I can think of is that the US will only be able to tap its own energy resources, plus those of its nearby neighbors (Figure 1). Consequently, the economy will gradually reorganize in ways that…

For the first time in weeks, Donald Trump failed to cool oil markets, as escalating tensions with Iran crushed ceasefire hopes and reignited bullish momentum. Friday, April 03, 2026 For the first time in many weeks, US President Trump couldn’t contain a late-week price surge as escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran dulled market bears’ expectations of a ceasefire anytime soon. WTI soared this week and is on par with ICE Brent (even if they trade different months), physical benchmarks above $140 per barrel bring back memories…

Operations at the Habshan gas facilities, the biggest gas processing site in the United Arab Emirates, were suspended early on Friday following a fire that erupted after an attack, Abu Dhabi Media Office said. The Habshan onshore facilities are part of one of the world's largest gas processing plants, which is operated by Abu Dhabi's national oil company ADNOC. The five plants of the vast Habshan Complex have 14 processing trains and 6.1 bscfd capacity, according to the company. This is the second time operations at Habshan have been suspended…

President Donald Trump said the US military "hasn't even started" to destroy what is left of Iran after a month of devastating air attacks and he threatened to strike electrical power plants and more bridges in his latest warning to the regime in Tehran. "Our Military, the greatest and most powerful (by far!) anywhere in the World, hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran. Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants! New Regime leadership knows what has to be done, and has to be done, FAST!," Trump wrote on Truth Social late…

A sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian crude has abruptly changed destination from a port on India's west coast to an import terminal in China, in a move suggesting that India would not be imminently importing its first crude from Iran in seven years. The crude tanker Ping Shun, which the United States sanctioned last year for dealing with Iranian crude, signaled earlier this week that it was headed to the port of Vadinar on the west coast of India. However, the latest positioning of the Ping Shun, at least according to its AIS tracker, signals it…

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The Sharara pipeline was hit in Libya’s southwest, and that location explains the attack. This is not territory firmly controlled by either Khalifa Haftar or Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. Haftar’s forces are anchored in the east, Dbeibah’s authority is in and around Tripoli, and the northwest. The corridor linking Sharara to Zawiya runs through the Murzuq basin, where control is fragmented. Local militias and tribal groups handle security around the National Oil Corporation infrastructure but operate…

Trump entered office promising to avoid new wars. The U.S. is now engaged in an expanding conflict with Iran that has spiralled out of control, and the administration has not clearly defined what constitutes success or how the war ends. Further eroding confidence, late on Thursday, in the middle of a war, the U.S. Defense Secretary has forced the resignation of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George and two other senior officers, Gen. David Hodne and Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., in what is now one of the most significant wartime leadership changes…

May WTI crude oil surged sharply in the holiday-shortened week ending April 3, settling at $111.54, up $11.90 or +11.94%. The move was driven by a combination of geopolitical escalation, supply disruption risks, and growing concerns about global oil infrastructure security. Traders were forced to rapidly reprice risk, with volatility spiking across the energy complex as headlines intensified into the close. War Risk and Supply Shock Drive Breakout The dominant catalyst behind this week’s rally was the rapid escalation in tensions between…

China plans to phase out some of its outdated petrochemical plants by 2029 and upgrade others, under new directives issued by the authorities on Friday. The Chinese authorities will review which facilities will be upgraded and which will be closed, using lists of outdated petrochemical plants compiled by local governments in recent months, according to documents by the central government cited by Reuters. China and its refiners and petrochemical producers have been struggling with low margins amid overcapacity and falling demand for road transportation…

03-04-26.-Un venezolano identificado como Rubén González, quien ingresó a Estados Unidos por la frontera en 2022 y mantiene un proceso de asilo pendiente, fue detenido por agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE), luego de un accidente de tránsito ocurrido el pasado 22 de marzo...

03-04-26.-Hector Mujica, estadounidense de origen venezolano que trabajó en Google, lanzó este jueves su candidatura contra el congresista republicano Carlos Giménez, cubano que representa a Miami, donde los demócratas perciben crecientes oportunidades para las elecciones legislativas de noviembre. ...

03-04-26.-En un acto simbólico llevado a cabo la mañana de este miércoles en la Plaza Monumental tras la militarización de las adyacencias de la Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), trabajadores y gremios de la ciudad destruyeron a los “judas” laborales personificados en el memorándum 2792, el i...

The price of Canada’s synthetic crude, which has rich diesel yield for refiners, has surged by nearly 200% since March 27 as the Middle East war cripples global diesel supply and sends diesel futures, cracks, and retail prices soaring. The synthetic crude made from processing of bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands is very low sulfur and its chemical content makes it highly suitable for processing into jet fuel and diesel—the most stressed barrels amid the worst disruption to supply in the history of the oil market. Canada’s…

The price of Canada’s synthetic crude, which has rich diesel yield for refiners, has surged by nearly 200% since March 27 as the Middle East war cripples global diesel supply and sends diesel futures, cracks, and retail prices soaring. The synthetic crude made from processing of bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands is very low sulfur and its chemical content makes it highly suitable for processing into jet fuel and diesel—the most stressed barrels amid the worst disruption to supply in the history of the oil market. Canada’s…

03-04-26.-El abogado Joel García ha manifestado su preocupación respecto al actual enfoque de la Ley de Amnistía en Venezuela. Según el especialista, el texto legal carece de un elemento fundamental en el derecho moderno, "la progresividad". Mediante una publicación en su red social X, García arg...

03-04-26.-El sistema judicial venezolano procesó a una activista de derechos animales bajo cargos de terrorismo y asociación para delinquir. Pese a la ausencia de pruebas que la vinculen con actos violentos, el hecho de cuidar las mascotas de dos perseguidos políticos fue una razón para implicarla ...

03-04-26.-Por paradójico que parezca, en una ciudad rodeada de los ríos más caudalosos del país, abrir el grifo de las casas se ha convertido en un acto de incertidumbre. Más de 20 comunidades de Ciudad Guayana sufren por la falta de agua y la incapacidad de la hidrológica estatal -ahora nacional...

Oil prices could top $150 per barrel if energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain disrupted through the middle of May, according to JP Morgan. Prices are headed to $120-$130 per barrel in the very near term, the investment bank said in a note carried by Reuters. At Thursday’s close, oil prices surged, with the U.S. benchmark WTI Crude soaring past Brent Crude and settling at $111.50 per barrel. The international benchmark closed at $109 a barrel on Thursday, the last trading day of this week, as markets are closed on Good Friday. JP…

03-04-26.-La ONG Foro Penal contabilizó un total de 490 presos políticos en el país al 30 de marzo de este aó según su más reciente balance, publicado este jueves 2 de abril en su cuenta de X. ...