12 de marzo de 2026.-Una sombra se cernió sobre los campos de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, donde el banano se ha considerado un símbolo de sustento y tradición durante generaciones. En 2023, el Instituto Nacional de Salud Agrícola Integral (INSAI) de la República Bolivariana de Venez...

Wall Street analysts are warning that U.S. airlines could face a painful earnings squeeze as oil prices surge amid the escalating war with Iran. Crude prices jumped over 9% on Thursday as the conflict rattled energy markets and heightened fears of disruption around the Strait of Hormuz. Many U.S. carriers largely abandoned fuel hedging in recent years, leaving them far more exposed to sudden price spikes and raising the prospect that only a handful of airlines can remain profitable at current oil prices. Airlines and oil producers typically rely…

12 de marzo de 2026.-El Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Inameh), informó que para este jueves se espera un cielo de nubosidad en buena parte del país. Durante las primeras horas del día, se prevén mantos nubosos que generarán lluvias o lloviznas en las regiones de Delta A...

When tensions around the Strait of Hormuz began rattling energy markets again, the reaction was entirely predictable. Tanker traffic slowed, insurance premiums rose, and oil and gas prices started climbing. But something else happened just as predictably. Across Europe, politicians and policy institutions began reviving familiar proposals: reopen gas fields, expand offshore drilling, reconsider domestic reserves that had previously been phased out. In the Netherlands, even the long-closed Groningen gas field has cautiously resurfaced in policy…

The Middle East war and the mother of all oil shocks—the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz—have exposed the global dependence on oil and gas as buyers scramble for cargoes and consumers once again bear the brunt of spiking energy prices. Before the war, the world had just overcome the energy system disruption from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the embargoes on Russian energy in most of the developed economies. Some thought this was the biggest energy shock this decade, and most governments placed energy security ahead of…

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned Thursday that it could ignite a wider energy crisis across the Middle East if Iran’s own oil and gas infrastructure comes under attack. In a statement carried by state broadcaster IRIB, the IRGC said any strike on Iran’s energy facilities or ports would trigger a “crushing and devastating response.” The force warned that, in such a scenario, oil and gas infrastructure across the region linked to the United States and its Western allies would be “set on fire…

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned Thursday that it could ignite a wider energy crisis across the Middle East if Iran’s own oil and gas infrastructure comes under attack. In a statement carried by state broadcaster IRIB, the IRGC said any strike on Iran’s energy facilities or ports would trigger a “crushing and devastating response.” The force warned that, in such a scenario, oil and gas infrastructure across the region linked to the United States and its Western allies would be “set on fire…

The U.S. Department of Energy is launching a $1.9 billion funding effort aimed at rapidly expanding the capacity of the nation’s power grid by upgrading existing transmission lines. This is instead of building entirely new ones. The initiative, called Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades—mercifully shortened to SPARK—will fund projects that replace existing transmission wires with higher-capacity conductors and deploy advanced grid technologies designed to squeeze…

The U.S. Department of Energy is launching a $1.9 billion funding effort aimed at rapidly expanding the capacity of the nation’s power grid by upgrading existing transmission lines. This is instead of building entirely new ones. The initiative, called Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades—mercifully shortened to SPARK—will fund projects that replace existing transmission wires with higher-capacity conductors and deploy advanced grid technologies designed to squeeze…

El canciller iraní Abbas Araghchi cuestionó públicamente el silencio de la UNESCO frente a los recientes ataques israelíes contra sitios históricos y arqueológicos en territorio iraní, algunos de ellos incluidos en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial. En un mensaje difundido en la plataforma X, el...

Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo, South America’s largest and oldest waterbody, is at risk. The lake is situated in the heart of the Maracaibo Basin, one of the continent’s richest oil-producing regions. After the Zumaque 1 wildcat well found black gold on Lake Maracaibo’s eastern shore, Venezuela’s oil industry rapidly expanded, covering the ancient waterbody with persistently leaking pipelines, storage tanks, and derricks. This triggered a devastating environmental disaster, which could worsen after the United States intervened…

La reina del salto triple, la venezolana Yulimar Rojas, regresa a un mundial de pista cubierta con la misma ambición y fuerza de siempre para conquistar otra medalla dorada en Torun Polonia, en el evento que se celebrará del 20 al 22 de marzo próximos. «Me ilusiona el hecho de...

The Trump administration is weighing a rare suspension of the century-old Jones Act, an extraordinary step that Washington has historically taken only during major national emergencies such as hurricanes or severe supply disruptions. Officials are considering a roughly 30-day waiver of the maritime law as the war in the Middle East sends oil and fuel prices sharply higher and disrupts global shipping routes. If enacted, it would allow foreign tankers to move oil, gasoline, diesel, liquefied natural gas, and fertilizer between U.S. ports, which…

Energy markets have entered an unprecedented crisis, pushing the world to look instinctively toward the largest producers: Saudi Arabia, the United States, or Russia. However, in the background, but sometimes hitting already the headlines, of today’s geopolitical turbulence, especially due to the ongoing, escalating confrontation around Iran, showing the fragility of maritime chokepoints (Hormuz), another actor has already, for years, quietly become indispensable to the current and future stability of global energy. The United Arab Emirates,…

El Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (Ivic) y la Corporación Venezolana del Café (CVC) establecieron este martes 10 de marzo una alianza de cooperación orientada a fortalecer el desarrollo nacional del sector cafetalero mediante la integración de investigación científica y ca...

Los países del golfo Pérsico redujeron su producción de petróleo en al menos 10 millones de barriles diarios (mb/d) debido a las interrupciones en el transporte a través del estrecho de Ormuz, según el informe de la Agencia Internacional de la Energía (AIE). "Con los flujos de ...

Operations at the United Arab Emirates’ key oil storage and bunkering hub in Fujairah are gradually returning to normal after attacks earlier this week disrupted loading activities at several terminals. Most storage terminals and berths at the Fujairah Oil Tanker Terminal (FOTT) are now operating again, according to trade and shipping sources. Shipping agent reports show that all berths at Oil Terminal 1 and a very large crude carrier (VLCC) jetty are functioning, while several berths at Oil Terminal 2 have also resumed accepting vessels.…

Tesla has been granted approval to supply electricity to homes and businesses across the UK, opening the door for the electric vehicle giant to enter the country’s retail energy market. Energy regulator Ofgem confirmed on Thursday that Tesla Energy Ventures Limited, a subsidiary of Musk’s company, has been granted an electricity supply licence by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority under the Electricity Act 1989. The licence allows the company to supply electricity to both domestic and non-domestic customers in England, Scotland…

Operations at the United Arab Emirates’ key oil storage and bunkering hub in Fujairah are gradually returning to normal after attacks earlier this week disrupted loading activities at several terminals. Most storage terminals and berths at the Fujairah Oil Tanker Terminal (FOTT) are now operating again, according to trade and shipping sources. Shipping agent reports show that all berths at Oil Terminal 1 and a very large crude carrier (VLCC) jetty are functioning, while several berths at Oil Terminal 2 have also resumed accepting vessels.…

12 de marzo de 2026.- Fuerte tensión sacude esta noche a San Salvador, capital de la provincia de Jujuy, cuando la infantería policial intentaba detener una manifestación de antorchas de centenares de docentes, empleados estatales y vecinos que marchaban para llegar a la casa de gob...