Beginning in 2027, the Pentagon will prohibit the use of Chinese-origin rare earth magnet materials in U.S. military platforms. That mandate cuts through the American defense industrial base, compelling manufacturers to verify the origin of the rare earth metal inside their systems–all the way back to the beginning of the processing chain. Defense giants like Lockheed Martin are overhauling their magnet supply chains to avoid non-compliance in 2027, warning that rare earth sourcing restrictions require traceability down to the mining level…

06-03-26.-La Asamblea Nacional (AN) de Venezuela inició el proceso para recibir solicitudes de amnistía de políticos exiliados, según informó este jueves el presidente del Parlamento, Jorge Rodríguez. La medida se enmarca en la Ley de Amnistía aprobada en febrero, destinada a casos de presos polític...

06-02-26.-El gobierno de Estados Unidos, a través de la gestión del secretario del Interior Doug Burgum, facilitó un contrato comercial que permitirá la llegada de oro venezolano a refinerías estadounidenses por primera vez en años, según revelaron fuentes cercanas a la negociación al medio 

Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped from an average of 138 ships a day to just two in the 24 hours to Thursday, the Joint Maritime Information Center has reported. The center noted that neither of the two vessels that passed the strait were tankers. “This represents a near-total temporary pause in routine commercial traffic, resulting from ongoing regional conflict dynamics involving Iran, including warnings against transits by U.S., Israeli, European, and allied vessels,” the JMIC noted in its report. The agency…

06-03-26.-El gobierno de la presidenta encargada, Delcy Rodríguez, confirmó este jueves el restablecimiento formal de las relaciones diplomáticas y consulares con Estados Unidos, anunciado por el Departamento de Estado. «El Gobierno Bolivariano reafirma su disposición de avanzar en una nueva etap...

06-03-26.-El precio del dólar en el Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) se cotizó este jueves 05 de marzo 2026 en Bs.431,01 por unidad según la última actualización en su página web oficial y redes sociales. El eur...

Táchira, 6 de marzo de 2026.- Durante un encuentro con voceras y voceros del circuito comunal que hace vida en las adyacencias del vivero institucional de la Unidad Territorial Ecosocialista (UTEC), en la localidad Rubio, estado Táchira, el ministro del Poder Popular para el E...

QatarEnergy declared force majeure on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports on Wednesday, following disruptions at its Ras Laffan industrial city facilities caused by the Middle East conflict.  This legal declaration effectively releases the state-owned company from contractual delivery obligations due to extraordinary circumstances beyond its control. The shutdown was triggered by a near-complete halt of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz due to the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. Qatar accounts for 20% of global LNG exports, primarily serving…

06/03/2026. - REDACCIÓN Aporrea – En una reciente resolución fech...

5 de febrero de 2026.-Como parte de las acciones permanentes de prevención integral, el equipo multidisciplinario de la Fundación Venezolana para la Prevención y Tratamiento del Consumo de Drogas (Fundapret), desarrolló una jornada formativa en la U.E.N. “Fray Pedro de Agreda”, ubi...

The U.S. shale patch cannot and will not come to the rescue of a potentially catastrophic loss of crude supply from the Middle East as the war in Iran set fire to the world’s most important oil-producing region. The escalating war and the de facto closing of the Strait of Hormuz is threatening to hold back more than 15 million barrels per day of oil supply for weeks and forcing Gulf producers to begin shutting down output as storage fills up. The International Energy Agency, which was created in the 1970s to coordinate actions during the…

5 de febrero de 2026.-La Gobernación del Estado Bolivariano de Mérida, mediante la Secretaría para la Transformación Económica y la Secretaría para el Desarrollo Productivo y Semaca, impulsa la Primera Transformación (1T) enfocada en la eficiencia económica nacional, informó Prensa Gobern...

The first signs of gas supply problems have emerged in Europe, with Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region warning of short supply. Chances are the situation will deteriorate further unless Middle Eastern LNG flows resume soon—at the moment, a highly unlikely scenario. Transnistria, also called Transdniestria and Pridnestrovie, is a pro-Russian region of Moldova that broke away from the former Soviet republic in the early 1990s. The Russian-speaking region, until recently, received natural gas from Russia essentially for free—and…

Jueves, 05 de marzo de 2026.-- Juez federal pide un cambio en el caso Maduro, Trump queda contra las cuerda Un tribunal federal estadounidense acaba de dar un giro inesperado al caso contra Nicolás Maduro, abriendo una grieta en la estrategia más dura de Washington en política exterior. En una ...

Natural gas prices have reacted strongly to QatarEnergy’s decision to cease LNG production and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating conflict in the Middle East escalate. Still, despite a more than 52% surge at Europe’s benchmark Title Transfer Facility (TTF) on 2 March, Rystad Energy expects the current supply shock to have a limited long-term impact on global gas and liquefied natural gas markets. This outlook is based on the expectation that the disruption will be temporary and manageable in terms of volumes. “With…

Colombia’s state-controlled oil giant Ecopetrol may increase spending and boost output if elevated oil prices persist amid the escalating Middle East conflict, the company’s chief executive said Thursday. Benchmark Brent crude has surged to its highest level in more than a year following U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran and disruptions to exports from the Persian Gulf. Brent climbed to more than $85 per barrel this week, up from roughly $70 before the conflict erupted on February 28. Ecopetrol CEO Ricardo Roa told analysts during the company’s…

AI is a double-edged sword for the energy sector. The rapid integration of large language models into everything from your email account to your toothbrush – no, really – has driven the energy demand of data centers through the roof. Public and private interests are scrambling to plan enough energy production additions to keep up with skyrocketing projections, often at the expense of climate goals. But AI could also provide critical solutions to making all kinds of processes and industries more energy efficient, as well as become a…

Colombia’s state-controlled oil giant Ecopetrol may increase spending and boost output if elevated oil prices persist amid the escalating Middle East conflict, the company’s chief executive said Thursday. Benchmark Brent crude has surged to its highest level in more than a year following U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran and disruptions to exports from the Persian Gulf. Brent climbed to more than $85 per barrel this week, up from roughly $70 before the conflict erupted on February 28. Ecopetrol CEO Ricardo Roa told analysts during the company’s…

El presidente Donald Trump anunció el jueves en redes sociales la destitución de la secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kristi Noem, Trump decide expulsar a Noem tras aumentar la frustración entre funcionarios de la Casa Blanca y legisladores republicanos, anunciando el nombramiento del senador ...

El gobierno de Venezuela firmó nuevos acuerdos petroleros con la multinacional Shell, según informó la televisión estatal venezolana, en un acto encabezado por la presidenta encargada Delcy Rodríguez. Las autoridades no ofrecieron detalles sobre el contenido o alcance de los convenios.