6 de enero de 2026.- Las autoridades de la Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV) informaron sobre el inicio de clases tras la temporada de vacaciones de diciembre. El comunicado tiene relación a los acontecimientos que se registraron en el país el pasado sábado 3 de enero y sobre el decreto de E...

Yes, Father Time has turned the page, and we will again talk to the ultimate sage and seer, The Question Man to help us fathom the complications of the world. Q. Can you give us a capsule summary in numbers of what happened in 2025? A. Sure. Start with domestic energy prices: electricity prices rose by about 7%, reflecting tight grid conditions and rising demand; natural gas prices climbed sharply, with Henry Hub approaching $4 per MMBtu; and oil prices fell roughly 18–19% over the year. But let’s add two other items. The international…

6 de enero de 2026.- El ministro para la Defensa, Vladimir Padrino López, expresó que la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (Fanb) acompaña a la presidenta encargada Delcy Rodríguez, quien asumió las riendas del país tras el secuestro del presidente Nicolás Maduro y de la primera dama Cilia Flores. ...

If 2025 felt like a year of mixed signals in energy markets, 2026 will feel like a contradiction. We are entering a year defined by divergence—a paradox in which the world has too much of what once worried us most, and not nearly enough of what we assumed would always be there. For much of the last half-century, “energy security” essentially meant oil supply. In 2025, that definition began to change. In 2026 and over the next few years, it will shift even more. The new constraint is not barrels—it is electrons. Reliable,…

Shell is making a quiet but pointed return to Angola’s offshore oil patch, signing a deal to acquire a 35% stake in two deepwater blocks from a Chevron subsidiary, as international majors circle a country trying to arrest a long production slide. The agreement gives Shell a minority interest in assets operated by Cabinda Gulf Oil Co., Chevron’s Angolan unit. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Shell said the deal has government approval and is moving through final legal steps. The farm-in follows an exclusive exploration agreement…

6 de enero de 2026.- El Fiscal General de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, hizo un llamado al juez estadounidense Alvin Hellerstein —quien lleva el caso contra el presidente constitucional de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro en Estados Unidos— para que respete la legalidad internacional y reconozca la absolu...

The Department of Energy (DOE) has finally awarded the billions of dollars for uranium enrichment announced back in 2024. The contracts span the full range of uranium enrichment from low-enriched uranium (LEU) used by the current global reactor fleet, through high-assay LEU (HALEU) which is planned to be used by multiple advanced reactor designs. Yet while three companies were chosen for huge awards, peaking at almost 900 million each, a few were notably left out. Centers Energy was awarded $900 million to support the expansion of their currently-operating…

6 de enero de 2026.- Varios muros de esta capital amanecieron hoy con murales que condenan la agresión de Estados Unidos a Venezuela y demandan la liberación del presidente Nicolás Maduro. enero 6, 2026 | 10:09 Manos solidarias dejaron grabados textos como “Fuera yanquis de América Latina”...

El reciente secuestro  del presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro y  Cilia Flores, ha revelado una inusual y estrecha coordinación entre la Casa Blanca y las principales corporaciones de noticias de Estados Unidos. El secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, agradeció públicamente a los med...

While Russia and China have vociferously condemned the US operation in Venezuela to take the country’s strongman, Nicolas Maduro, into custody, Central Asian governments are adopting a restrained approach to the latest demonstration of American gunboat diplomacy. Oil interests appear to be a factor in shaping international reactions. No Central Asian state, as of January 5, has issued an official reaction to Maduro’s capture and the apparent US intention to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry. They have little incentive to…

6 de enero de 2026.- El ministro de Igualdad de Colombia, Juan Carlos Florián, aseguró que hay "normalidad" en la frontera con Venezuela, tras el ataque de EE.UU. a Caracas en el que fue secuestrado Nicolás Maduro, y recalcó que el Gobierno prepara un decreto de emergencia económica para atender cua...

Some of the biggest international oil trading houses, including Trafigura Group, will discuss with the U.S. Administration returning to oil trade with Venezuela, the global head of Trafigura’s oil division, Ben Luckock, told Bloomberg television in an interview on Tuesday.  The capture of Nicolas Maduro opens the door to U.S. and other Western firms to consider investments in Venezuela’s industry, and to the top trading houses to seek a return to trading Venezuela’s crude and delivering fuels to the country sitting on 17%…

Some of the biggest international oil trading houses, including Trafigura Group, will discuss with the U.S. Administration returning to oil trade with Venezuela, the global head of Trafigura’s oil division, Ben Luckock, told Bloomberg television in an interview on Tuesday.  The capture of Nicolas Maduro opens the door to U.S. and other Western firms to consider investments in Venezuela’s industry, and to the top trading houses to seek a return to trading Venezuela’s crude and delivering fuels to the country sitting on 17%…

6 de enero de 2026.- El General en Jefe Gustavo Enrique González López fue designado como el nuevo Comandante de la Guardia de Honor Presidencial, según decreto emitido por la presidenta encargada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez. De acuerdo con el texto oficial fue nombr...

 luego de ser secuestrados, el pasado sábado, por Estados Unidos (EE.UU.). Asimismo, repudiaron la intervención militar perpetrada por la administración ...

¡No son tiempos de medias tintas, son tiempos de definiciones y de tomar partido frente al fascismo y la barbarie imperial! LA HABANA / CARACAS – 6 DE ENERO 2026 – En un acto histórico celebrado en la Tribuna Antimperialista José Martí bajo la cons...

Oil inches higher as traders are more focused on short term effects of the Venezuela oil blockade than longer term supply additions. Trump’s Venezuela Shock Jolts Energy Markets Awake - Trump’s ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has breathed new life into stale oil markets, particularly for US equities that are believed to benefit from cheap Venezuelan crude. - Even though less than a week has passed so far in 2026, shares of US oil major Chevron are already up 8% since the beginning of the year, with refiner Valero Energy…

La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, criticó este lunes la agresión militar que EE.UU. cometió el sábado pasado para secuestrar al presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, y a su esposa, Cilia Flores.

U.S. oil companies could be “up and running” in Venezuela’s oil sector within 18 months, U.S. President Donald Trump told NBC News days after U.S. forces extracted Nicolas Maduro out of the country holding the world’s largest proven oil reserves. “A tremendous amount of money will have to be spent, and the oil companies will spend it, and then they’ll get reimbursed by us or through revenue,” President Trump told NBC News in an interview.  Regarding the 18-month timeline during which U.S. companies…

U.S. oil companies could be “up and running” in Venezuela’s oil sector within 18 months, U.S. President Donald Trump told NBC News days after U.S. forces extracted Nicolas Maduro out of the country holding the world’s largest proven oil reserves. “A tremendous amount of money will have to be spent, and the oil companies will spend it, and then they’ll get reimbursed by us or through revenue,” President Trump told NBC News in an interview.  Regarding the 18-month timeline during which U.S. companies…