El Ejército israelí asesinó este miércoles al periodista del canal catarí Al Jazeera, Mohamed Wishah, en un ataque con un dron contra su vehículo en la Ciudad de Gaza, matando a un segundo pasajero, confirmó la Defensa Civil local y el propio canal de televisión. Equipos de Defensa ...

8 de abril de 2026.- Trabajadores de la industria petrolera venezolana aseguraron esta semana que la red de refinación está operando al 31% de la capacidad instalada, lo que significa una disminución respecto a febrero cuando se reportaba un uso del 35% de la capacidad de procesamiento. La inform...

Washington, 8 abr (EFE).- El secretario de Guerra de EE.UU., Pete Hegseth, dijo este miércoles que su país mantendrá su presencia militar en Oriente Medio para asegurarse de que Irán cumpla con el cese el fuego temporal alcanzado la pasada noche y advirtió de que aunque están preparados para a...

Irán ha puesto sobre la mesa de negociación con EE.UU. que el alto al fuego en el Líbano sea tomado por las fuerzas agresoras del Pentágono e Israel como "una condición clave" para desescalar el conflicto en Oriente Medio. El requisito, que se integra al plan de 1...

Irán ha puesto sobre la mesa de negociación con EE.UU. que el alto al fuego en el Líbano sea tomado por las fuerzas agresoras del Pentágono e Israel como "una condición clave" para desescalar el conflicto en Oriente Medio. El requisito, que se integra al plan de 1...

Bridger Pipeline LLC has disclosed its proposed pipeline to transport crude from the ‌U.S.-Canada border to Wyoming would cost approximately US$2 billion and have a maximum capacity of 1.13 million barrels per day (bpd). The Casper-Wyoming company has proposed a 36-inch pipeline spanning nearly 650 miles (1,050 km) from the U.S.-Canada border in Phillips County, Montana, to Guernsey, Wyoming. The pipeline will initially operate at approximately 550,000 bpd; however, Plainview Energy Analytics has noted that batching light crude oil could allow…

Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline, a critical artery bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, was reportedly hit in an Iranian drone attack on Wednesday, Reuters has reported. According to the report, a pumping station along the 1,200 km pipeline was struck by a drone early morning on Wednesday. Prior to the attack, the pipeline was pumping at its emergency capacity of 7 million barrels per day (bpd) to bypass the shuttered Strait of Hormuz. The strike occurred just hours after a U.S.-Iran ceasefire announcement, which has so far failed to halt regional…

Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline, a critical artery bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, was reportedly hit in an Iranian drone attack on Wednesday, Reuters has reported. According to the report, a pumping station along the 1,200 km pipeline was struck by a drone early morning on Wednesday. Prior to the attack, the pipeline was pumping at its emergency capacity of 7 million barrels per day (bpd) to bypass the shuttered Strait of Hormuz. The strike occurred just hours after a U.S.-Iran ceasefire announcement, which has so far failed to halt regional…

Irán ha lanzado una advertencia contundente a Israel por los intensivos ataques al Líbano horas después de un alto el fuego alcanzado entre Teherán y Washington. "Si las agresiones contra el querido Líbano no cesan de i...

Washington, 8 abr (EFE).- El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, aclaró este miércoles que tan solo hay un conjunto de puntos aceptados por su país en el alto el fuego pactado con Irán y que serán los que se discutan durante las negociaciones en las dos próximas semanas, aunque no ac...

8 de abril de 2026.- Venezuela está en una situación de tutelaje y soberanía condicionada luego de la agresión militar del pasado 3 de enero por parte de Estados Unidos, denunció el exvicepresidente de la República, Elías Jaua. Durante una entrevista que le hizo el periodista Vladim...

The latest global oil shock has created an ideal environment for Suriname’s struggling oil boom. The impoverished South American country of less than seven hundred thousand is endeavoring to launch a transformative oil boom. Poor drilling results, a high gas-to-oil ratio, and conflicting seismic data saw Suriname’s oil boom put on hold during 2022. There are, however, obvious signs that the development of offshore Block 58 is back on track. Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, will drive higher…

U.S. Oil & Gas giant Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) has signaled that surging oil and gas prices triggered by the conflict with Iran could increase its first-quarter upstream earnings by up to $2.9 billion, with the oil price boost expected to outweigh production disruptions in the Middle East. Exxon estimates that disruptions to its assets in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar will lower its global oil-equivalent production by 6% in the first quarter compared to Q4 2025, but higher commodity prices are projected to provide a profit lift between…

U.S. Oil & Gas giant Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) has signaled that surging oil and gas prices triggered by the conflict with Iran could increase its first-quarter upstream earnings by up to $2.9 billion, with the oil price boost expected to outweigh production disruptions in the Middle East. Exxon estimates that disruptions to its assets in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar will lower its global oil-equivalent production by 6% in the first quarter compared to Q4 2025, but higher commodity prices are projected to provide a profit lift between…

8 de abril de 2026.- Agentes militares intervinieron una finca ubicada en El Rosario de Perijá (Zulia) donde localizaron armas y municiones, entre otros. La información fue divulgada por la cuenta Instagram del Comando de Zona N 11 de la Guardia Nacional Bolivariana (GNB), donde refieren que la f...

8 de abril de 2026.- Los primeros buques comenzaron hoy a cruzar el estrecho de Ormuz, tras la entrada en vigor de un alto el fuego temporal entre Estados Unidos e Irán, según datos de la empresa de seguimiento marítimo MarineTraffic. De acuerdo con la fuente, el buque de carga Daytona Beach, con...

Interest in travel insurance has spiked over the last month after airline bosses warned of cancelled flights amid shortages of jet fuel due to the ongoing energy crisis. Thousands of flights have been cancelled, and more cuts are planned, as global airlines struggle with surging fuel costs and supply issues caused by the war in Iran. Ryanair chief executive, Michael O’Leary, has warned that his budget airline may need to cancel 10 per cent of its flights this summer as we enter this “unknown scenario”. Meanwhile, regional airline…

Oil prices fell below $100 per barrel while the S&P 500 and global markets surged after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire deal that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for the first time in more than a month. Brent crude for June delivery plunged 16.4% to trade at $91.37 per barrel at 8.00 am ET, while WTI crude for May delivery declined 17.9% to change hands at $92.62/bbl. On Wednesday morning, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that two ships appeared to have transited the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S.-Iran ceasefire…

8 de abril de 2026.- El Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (Seniat) activó este martes el Plan Nacional de Supervisión, Control y Gestión Institucional. El operativo se despliega de forma simultánea en todas las dependencias de tributos internos del país con el objet...

Gold prices rose after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire to finalize talks on ending the war that has upended global markets. Bullion climbed to above $4,800 an ounce, extending a 1.2% gain from the previous session. Trump said in a social media post that he had agreed to suspend bombing less than two hours before a self-imposed deadline to wipe out Iran's "whole civilization," adding that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz was a key condition for the pause. Iran said safe passage through the strait was "possible"…