SAN FRANCISCO, 5 de diciembre de 2024) -- El USGS dice que un terremoto de magnitud 7,0 azotó el norte de California en el condado de Humboldt, informó ABC7Noticias California, El epicentro se produjo frente a la costa cerca de Petrolia, en el condado de Humboldt, dijo el USGS. ...

Dropping temperatures in the United States and Europe have prompted a rally in U.S. natural gas prices. Although somewhat hesitant, this rally could help avoid a shortage in the not-too-distant future. Winter is peak demand season for natural gas as demand for readily available, baseload electricity shoots up. This year has been no exception. In Europe, Germany’s gas consumption surged by 79% in November from October—the biggest monthly increase in consumption ever recorded, Reuters’ Gavin Maguire reported. Germany, as the rest…

2024 was one of those years that will go into the books as one of great instability and upheaval. With fears of World War III looming, safe haven assets and critical minerals have seen prices soar. Central banks are rushing to buy gold, defense stocks are booming, and there’s even talk about starting a national strategic Bitcoin reserve in the U.S.First of all, gold continues to assert its status as the ultimate safe-haven asset, hitting a record price of $2790 in October amid escalating uncertainty.  Bitcoin, often dubbed "digital gold,"…

Natural gas prices are on the climb and this climb is about to intensify in the first months of the new year as seasonal demand hits its peak in the northern hemisphere. That’s bad news for struggling economies. Gas prices in Europe, Asia, and North America have made solid gains this year. Reuters’ Gavin Maguire reported this week those fall in the range between 30% and 50%--and that’s not the end of the rally. Winter is just beginning, and the weather in Europe and Asia, as well as most of North America, is about to get a lot…

5 de diciembre de 2024.-Desde la ciudad de Barquisimeto en el estado Lara, autoridades del Sistema Nacional de Gestión de Riesgo entregaron materiales y dotación a 7 cuerpos de bomberos y bomberas de los estados Bolívar, Lara, Miranda y Nueva Esparta, informó Prensa Mpprijp. La acti...

  Via Metal Miner   With the growing imperative of a global clean energy transition, many nations face deficits in reserves of mineral resources. In response to this, a significant number of them are turning their focus to the African continent, but that’s old news. For the last year or so, Saudi Arabia has taken major steps beyond its traditional oil sector, investing heavily in the exploration and development of its extensive domestic mineral resources. This effort is two-pronged. On the one hand, the country wants to develop…

In a move aimed at stabilizing European energy markets, Russian President Vladimir Putin has scrapped the requirement for natural gas payments to be processed exclusively through the sanctioned Gazprombank. European buyers can now settle payments via other banks, a significant shift that briefly calmed markets, with European gas benchmark prices dropping by 2.3%. The decision comes amid heightened tensions after the U.S. sanctioned Gazprombank last month as part of broader measures against Moscow for its ongoing war in Ukraine. The market became…

In a move aimed at stabilizing European energy markets, Russian President Vladimir Putin has scrapped the requirement for natural gas payments to be processed exclusively through the sanctioned Gazprombank. European buyers can now settle payments via other banks, a significant shift that briefly calmed markets, with European gas benchmark prices dropping by 2.3%. The decision comes amid heightened tensions after the U.S. sanctioned Gazprombank last month as part of broader measures against Moscow for its ongoing war in Ukraine. The market became…

Economic growth and added complexity sound like they would be good, but at some point, the combination gets to be too much–simplification is needed. Too much of the world’s income starts going to non-working individuals and to high-earning workers in privileged fields. Ordinary working citizens start to say, “Wait a minute, there is not enough left for my everyday expenses. The system needs to change.” Elections lead to the selection of politicians who want war, or who want to overturn the current system. The system then…

Alim Sailybaev knows how to drive change: he is literally developing Kazakhstan’s voluntary carbon credit market from seed. And he is doing it on the parched bed of the Aral Sea. When we meet at a planting site in Aralkum, one of the planet’s youngest deserts, 31 miles northwest of the fishing village of Karateren, Sailybaev is brimming with ideas: micro-nurseries for seedlings, an eco-corridor, a green e-currency and a crowdfunding platform. His salt-and-pepper hair sways as he excitedly discusses concepts ranging from green ecology,…

Oil prices were trading flat on Thursday afternoon, after OPEC+ delayed its planned output increase by three months to April 2025, and extended the full unwind of production cuts by a year until the end of 2026. Brent crude for February delivery rose a marginal 0.06% to trade at $72.35 per barrel at 14.06 ET, while WTI was trading flat at $68.54. The OPEC+ announcement comes days after commodity experts at Standard Chartered predicted that the oil ministers were likely to delay any unwinding of voluntary cuts to the end of Q1 and perhaps even further…

Oil prices were trading flat on Thursday afternoon, after OPEC+ delayed its planned output increase by three months to April 2025, and extended the full unwind of production cuts by a year until the end of 2026. Brent crude for February delivery rose a marginal 0.06% to trade at $72.35 per barrel at 14.06 ET, while WTI was trading flat at $68.54. The OPEC+ announcement comes days after commodity experts at Standard Chartered predicted that the oil ministers were likely to delay any unwinding of voluntary cuts to the end of Q1 and perhaps even further…

Oil prices were trading flat on Thursday afternoon, after OPEC+ delayed its planned output increase by three months to April 2025, and extended the full unwind of production cuts by a year until the end of 2026. Brent crude for February delivery rose a marginal 0.06% to trade at $72.35 per barrel at 14.06 ET, while WTI was trading flat at $68.54. The OPEC+ announcement comes days after commodity experts at Standard Chartered predicted that the oil ministers were likely to delay any unwinding of voluntary cuts to the end of Q1 and perhaps even further…

5 de diciembre de 2024.- El presidente de la Corte Electoral, Wilfredo Penco, abrió la sesión extraordinaria de investidura para dar la bienvenida al presidente y la vicepresidenta "electos y proclamados". Penco recordó que 2024 tuvo tres instancias electorales, las elecciones intern...

The global electricity demand is expected to grow exponentially in the coming decades, largely due to an increased demand from tech companies for new data centers to support the rollout of high-energy-consuming advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI). As governments worldwide introduce new climate policies and pump billions into alternative energy sources and clean tech, these efforts may be quashed by the increased electricity demand from data centers unless greater international regulatory action is taken to ensure that tech…

5 de diciembre de 2024.- Los diputados de la Asamblea Nacional (AN) aprobaron en segunda discusión sin modificación y en su totalidad el Proyecto de Ley de Presupuesto Para el Ejercicio Económico Financiero 2025. Durante la sesión ordinaria, los parlamentarios sancionaron este recurso que fue pre...

Crude oil supply from Russia to the Czech Republic via the Druzhba pipeline remained halted on Thursday, a spokesperson for Czech refiner Unipetrol told Reuters. Unipetrol, which is a subsidiary of Poland’s Orlen, is not aware of the reason for the interruption of supply, the spokesperson added. Czech state pipeline operator Mero said on Wednesday that it “is aware of the complications regarding the supply of crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline to the Czech Republic and is monitoring the situation.” Mero said there is no threat…

Crude oil supply from Russia to the Czech Republic via the Druzhba pipeline remained halted on Thursday, a spokesperson for Czech refiner Unipetrol told Reuters. Unipetrol, which is a subsidiary of Poland’s Orlen, is not aware of the reason for the interruption of supply, the spokesperson added. Czech state pipeline operator Mero said on Wednesday that it “is aware of the complications regarding the supply of crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline to the Czech Republic and is monitoring the situation.” Mero said there is no threat…

After toying with its fanatical fan base for much of the past 2 weeks, teasing a breach of the "nice round number" resistance several times only to fade right below it, moments ago bitcoin finally erupted higher with an aggressive buyer taking advantage of the illiquid Asian session and sending the world's first digital token above $100,000 for the first time ever... ...  rising more than 3% to $101,554 since president-elect Trump nominated a pro-crypto head of the SEC.... ...as the sell wall at $100,000 was promptly dismantled leading…

5 de diciembre de 2024.- La moción de destitución contra el mandatario será sometida a votación el próximo 7 de diciembre. La Policía de Corea del Sur inició una investigación para determinar si el presidente Yoon Suk Yeol cometió un acto de traición al declarar la ley marcial el pasado martes. ...