The national average price of gasoline in the United States has jumped to the highest level seen during either of President Donald Trump’s terms in office, per GasBuddy data, as the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz is holding back millions of barrels of crude and fuel supplies and leading to price spikes.   WTI Crude, the U.S. benchmark, jumped from $67 per barrel on February 27, just before the Iran war started, to above $84 per barrel a week later as of early Friday. Oil prices are on track for at least a 16% weekly jump…

Brent tops $90 as the Strait of Hormuz closure halts Gulf oil flows and Iraq and Kuwait begin cutting output, fueling fears of a sharper price surge. Friday, March 06, 2026 When a US President declares that there would be no deal with Iran except for ‘unconditional surrender’, the oil markets rally. Hence, there should be nothing surprising about ICE Brent jumping above $90 per barrel for the first time since April 2024, as the closure of Strait of Hormuz continues, with zero crude oil movement out of the Persian Gulf. With Iraq and…

The United States produces more crude oil than any country in history, pumping more than 13.5 million barrels per day. On paper, that suggests a high level of energy security. But energy security for different states depends on infrastructure and access. For the 39 million residents of California, independence is largely geographic fiction. If the Strait of Hormuz remains constrained, attention will focus on Asia’s large crude importers. Yet a close look at U.S. pipeline maps and refinery configurations shows that California is uniquely exposed…

El petróleo Brent aumentó a 84,01 dólares por barril y el West Texas Intermediate (WTI), marcador del mercado estadounidense, se cotizó en 77,43 dólares en las primeras jornadas de este jueves. De acuerdo con medios internacionales, el aumento es impulsado por la incertidumbre geopo...

La banca venezolana cerró 2025 con su mejor resultado financiero desde 2018, un desempeño que dominó la primera mesa de trabajo del año entre Sudeban y las instituciones del sector. Según las cifras presentadas por el viceministro de Economía Digital, Banca, Seguros y Valores y presidente del ...

La Asamblea Nacional, durante la sesión ordinaria de este jueves, aprobó seis puntos del Proyecto de Ley Orgánica para la Aceleración y Optimización de los Trámites y Procedimientos Administrativos de la Administración Pública, en segunda discusión, y acordó diferir el resto de los puntos para...

Oil prices could soar to as much as $150 per barrel within two to three weeks if the critical Strait of Hormuz remains off limits for tankers, Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times in an interview published on Friday.   That proclamation came just a few short hours before reports that Kuwait—one of the founding members of OPEC—had begun shutting in oil production at some oilfields as there just simply isn’t anywhere to store any more oil with the Strait of Hormuz still at a standstill.…

Oil prices could soar to as much as $150 per barrel within two to three weeks if the critical Strait of Hormuz remains off limits for tankers, Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times in an interview published on Friday.   That proclamation came just a few short hours before reports that Kuwait—one of the founding members of OPEC—had begun shutting in oil production at some oilfields as there just simply isn’t anywhere to store any more oil with the Strait of Hormuz still at a standstill.…

Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices were on track early on Friday for a 50% weekly jump—the biggest one-week surge since the energy crisis in the summer of 2023, as the Middle East war has cut off 20% of global LNG supply.     The implied volatility in the Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, the benchmark for Europe’s gas trading, has surged fourfold since the beginning of the year and is at the highest in nearly three years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.   Early on Friday, the April…

Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices were on track early on Friday for a 50% weekly jump—the biggest one-week surge since the energy crisis in the summer of 2023, as the Middle East war has cut off 20% of global LNG supply.     The implied volatility in the Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, the benchmark for Europe’s gas trading, has surged fourfold since the beginning of the year and is at the highest in nearly three years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.   Early on Friday, the April…

Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices were on track early on Friday for a 50% weekly jump—the biggest one-week surge since the energy crisis in the summer of 2023, as the Middle East war has cut off 20% of global LNG supply.     The implied volatility in the Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, the benchmark for Europe’s gas trading, has surged fourfold since the beginning of the year and is at the highest in nearly three years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.   Early on Friday, the April…

Los ataques de Irán se producen en el marco de la contraofensiva de Teherán tras los ataques coordinados de EE.UU. e Israel el pasado 28 de febrero que resultaron en el martirio del Líder Supremo de Irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, así como de familiares y altos mandos civiles y militares del paí...

La empresa minera canadiense Gold Reserve Ltd. anunció que la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (OFAC) del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos otorgó una licencia temporal de 30 días que permite a ciertas compañías, incluida la firma, realizar negociaciones con Venezuela.

Jatam al-Anbiya, el comando central unificado de las Fuerzas Armadas iraníes, informó del ataque contra nuevas instalaciones estadounidenses e israelíes y prometió intensificar los golpes. En part...

Autoridades del Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Inameh) confirmó que la mayor parte del territorio nacional disfrutará de condiciones atmosféricas estables debido a un sistema que favorece la nubosidad parcial y la ausencia de precipitaciones importantes.

"La Consulta Popular Nacional del próximo 8 de marzo tiene una trascendencia enorme en la manifestación del modelo democrático que hemos decidido las venezolanas y los venezolanos", así lo aseguró el vicepresidente sectorial de Planificación , Ricardo Menéndez, durante su participaci...

06-03-26.-Varios oficiales de policía junto al senador republicano Tim Sheehy de Montana rompieron el brazo del hombre que interrumpió una audiencia en el Senado para oponerse a la guerra de Estados Unidos e Israel con Irán. El manifestante era Brian McGinnis, un veterano de la Marina de EEUU que se...

06-03-26.-Las autoridades acordaron este viernes la exhumación del cuerpo del periodista Walter Jaimes, asesinado en el estado Mérida y enterrado en una fosa común, informó el Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Prensa (SNTP). La medida judicial y administrativa permitirá trasladar el cuerpo a ...

06-03-26.-El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, afirmó este jueves que un eventual colapso del régimen en Cuba sería “la guinda del pastel”, durante una entrevista concedida al medio digital Politico, en la que también señaló que su administración mantiene contactos con el Gobierno cubano. ...

06-03-26.-La Presidenta (E) de Venezuela, Delcy Eloína Rodriguez Gómez, oficializó este jueves la designación del ciudadano Enrique José Quintana Sifontes como el nuevo Director General de la Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Conatel), en sustitución de Jorge Marquez. La decisión, contenid...