Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other leaders from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are attending a two-day summit in China where Xi Jinping will aim to hone his vision of an alternative world order. More than 20 leaders are gathering in the northern port city of Tianjin on August 31 to September 1 as China hosts the bloc’s annual summit to discuss regional security and trade issues against the backdrop of rising tensions with the West. The summit is also an opportunity for China to portray…

Los ministros de Relaciones Exteriores de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (Celac) pidieron este lunes mantener a la región "como una tierra de paz", tras una reunión virtual de urgencia para analizar el despliegue naval de Estados Unidos en el Caribe, cerca de Ve...

Guyana is holding general elections today that will determine who governs one of the world’s fastest-growing oil economies as ExxonMobil, Hess, and China’s CNOOC continue rapid development of the Stabroek block, which has transformed Guyana into a top emerging offshore producer. The election pits the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) against the opposition coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), with both parties pledging to maintain oil investment, but differing over revenue management and transparency. Policy…

Guyana is holding general elections today that will determine who governs one of the world’s fastest-growing oil economies as ExxonMobil, Hess, and China’s CNOOC continue rapid development of the Stabroek block, which has transformed Guyana into a top emerging offshore producer. The election pits the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) against the opposition coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), with both parties pledging to maintain oil investment, but differing over revenue management and transparency. Policy…

El sacerdote colombiano, Ramiro Arango, envía un mensaje de solidaridad a la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, al enterarse de los buques de guerra que envía como el define a Donald Trump, la "Bestia del Norte"  de Estados Unidos, un psicópata, narco terrorista internacional y...

The Trump administration’s decision to ease sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector by granting Chevron a specific OFAC license to expand operations represents a cautious recalibration of US policy. Unlike past general licenses, this narrower authorization signals a more tailored approach that could eventually open pathways for other companies such as Eni, Repsol, or Reliance. At the same time, the White House is pursuing a dual strategy: loosening restrictions on oil flows while intensifying pressure on Venezuela’s President Nicolás…

1 de septiembre de 2025.- “Venezuela está enfrentando la más grande amenaza que se ha visto en nuestro continente en los últimos 100 años”, denunció este lunes el presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, tras destacar que el despliegue militar de Estados Unidos en el mar ...

1 de septiembre de 2025.- El número de víctimas por el terremoto de magnitud 6.0 que sacudió el este de Afganistán el pasado domingo 31 de agosto se elevó a 800 muertos y más 2.500 heridos en Kunar este lunes 1 de septiembre, según el balance más reciente de fuentes oficiales. De acuerdo con el p...

As flagged several times by OilPrice.com in recent weeks, most recently at the end of July, the U.K., France, and Germany (the ‘E3’) last week started the process of triggering the ‘snapback’ mechanism of restoring sanctions on Iran. These are the broad and deep range of sanctions that were in place before the Joint Comprehensives Plan of Action (JCPOA, or colloquially ‘the nuclear deal’) was agreed between Iran and the P5+1 group of nations (the U.S., U.K., France, Russia, and China, ‘plus’ Germany)…

1 de septiembre de 2025.- El 80 por ciento de los edificios de la ciudad de Gaza, en el norte de la Franja, fueron destruidos por el Ejército israelí tras 23 meses de guerra, afirmó hoy el Canal 12. Más de 36 mil fueron derribados por los sistemáticos ataques castrenses, explicó al medio noticios...

La música tradicional venezolana se encuentra de duelo al despedir a una de sus más grandes figuras. Ayer 31 de agosto dejó de existir a los 101 años, uno de sus más grandes poetas, gran intérprete y cantor del pueblo, José Elías Villarroel, pero para todo el mundo el querido "Chelías&quo...

A Trump administration emissary is making an extended visit to Uzbekistan with the apparent aim of advancing the US critical minerals agenda. Paolo Zampolli, the White House’s Special Envoy for Global Partnerships, arrived in Tashkent on August 28 with a stated goal of building “enduring ties that sustain the strength and vitality of US diplomacy,” according to a statement issued by the US Embassy in Tashkent. The Trump administration's foreign policy toward Central Asia has placed heavy emphasis on expanding trade and…

The European Union is considering a 10-year exemption from energy taxes on aviation and shipping fuels, according to a draft proposal obtained by Reuters. The move would postpone taxation until 2035 and extend the long-standing tax breaks enjoyed by these sectors. The draft, prepared under Denmark’s rotating EU presidency, would only impose minimum taxation before 2035 on small aircraft with up to 19 seats and on private pleasure boats. Larger airlines and shipping companies would remain exempt during the decade-long transition. Negotiators…

Es 1 de septiembre de 2025. Han transcurrido 242 días del año y faltan 123 días para su terminación. Hoy es lunes. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conmemoraciones significativas para un área del conocimiento, la cultura y las artes, la historia o la cien...

1 de septiembre de 2025.- El sábado 23 de agosto, en una reunión del Comité Autónomo Independiente de Trabajadores (as) CAIT, se realizó una primera discusión sobre el anuncio del presidente Nicolás Maduro de convocar una constituyente sindical. Según el jefe del Estado, esto tiene como objetivo sup...

As the global energy system adds more intermittent renewables, one fact is becoming increasingly clear: Affordable, large-scale energy storage remains the enabling holy grail for these clean energy sources.  Solar and wind are providing exponentially growing amounts of zero-carbon electricity, but they are still beholden to the weather and the rotation of the Earth. The sun sets and the wind dies down, but the grid must still hum along at perfect balance. That’s where grid-scale battery storage steps in. The reality is that power must…

Civil war-torn Sudan has shut down its Heglig oil facilities after a series of drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), raising fears for South Sudan’s crude exports that rely on the site for transit. The Energy and Petroleum Ministry confirmed the shutdown in a letter to Juba dated August 30, citing repeated attacks as making operations impossible in good faith, according to Al Arabiya. Heglig is a critical hub on the Greater Nile Oil Pipeline, where South Sudanese Nile Blend crude is measured and transferred before…

Civil war-torn Sudan has shut down its Heglig oil facilities after a series of drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), raising fears for South Sudan’s crude exports that rely on the site for transit. The Energy and Petroleum Ministry confirmed the shutdown in a letter to Juba dated August 30, citing repeated attacks as making operations impossible in good faith, according to Al Arabiya. Heglig is a critical hub on the Greater Nile Oil Pipeline, where South Sudanese Nile Blend crude is measured and transferred before…

Este domingo, a las 8:10 p. m., se reportó un accidente vial en la carretera Maracay-Choroní, estado Aragua, específicamente en el kilómetro 6, en la conocida curva de La Danta, que dejó el lamentable saldo de dos personas fallecidas y al menos 34 heridos. Las víctimas fatales fuero...

1 de septiembre de 2025.- El comandante de la Zona Operativa de Defensa Integral (ZODI) Zulia, Zona de Paz N° 1, G/D Javier Magallanes, informó que se encuentran desplegados para realizar diferentes labores de patrullaje donde se logró la destrucción de un laboratorio para la fabricación de explosiv...