The price of petrol and diesel in the UK fell between June and October 2024 but the margin retailers are making from each visit to the pump has surged. According to new figures from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fuel prices decreased in the period because, in part, of the changing crude oil prices and refining spreads, both of which are driven by global factors. The watchdog said that average petrol and diesel prices at the end of October were 134.4 and 139.7 pence per litre (ppl) respectively. This is a decrease of 10.0 ppl and 10.4…

El reciente desmantelamiento de la operación "No a la Navidad", una presunta trama conspirativa con el fin de desestabilizar al Gobierno bolivariano desde el estado Zulia, ha desatado un debate sobre este tipo de estrategias en el país latinoamericano. El presidente Nicolá...

Al sureste de Venezuela, en la comunidad indígena de Kamarata, en el estado Bolívar, cerca de la frontera con Brasil y Guyana, una joven modista de origen pemón emprende un proyecto personal de carácter social y educativo, para transmitir sus conocimientos a las mujeres y niñas que habitan en ...

Luego de amenazar a México y Canadá con imponer aranceles como medida para "frenar" el ingreso de la droga Fentanilo a los Estados Unidos, el presidente electo de ese país, Donald Trump, encontró respuesta a su bravuconeria. La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, solicitó al fut...

Crude oil markets faced significant volatility this week, shaped by shifting geopolitical landscapes, evolving supply-demand balances, and key policy speculation within OPEC+. The combination of these factors resulted in fluctuating prices, with a bearish tilt into Tuesday’s close. Geopolitical Developments Erode Risk Premium This week, oil markets reacted sharply to geopolitical news, particularly the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, which aimed to de-escalate the conflict involving Hezbollah. The news spurred…

Canada’s Oil Industry Roils from Trump’s Tariff Threat - Canada’s oil industry has been disconcerted and confused after US president-elect Donald Trump vowed to slap a new 25% tariff on all US imports from Mexico and Canada on January 20, 2025, his first day in office. - Canada happens to be the largest crude supplier to the US markets, with Canadian flows further boosted this year by TMX flows moving to PADD 5 refiners, climbing to 4.3 million b/d lately. - Oil and gas supplies from Canada were previously excluded from tariffs…

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire that went into place on Tuesday continued to hold at the time of writing on Thursday. The ceasefire applies only to trading fire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel continues as usual with its Gaza campaign. In the meantime, the ICC has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant (former defense minister) for their actions in Gaza. Those warrants remain questionable as Israel did not sign the ICC founding documents (France argues). Another propaganda move…

Suddenly, everything is about a tiny, unrecognized state that few will ever have heard of: Somaliland. The fate of this piece of geopolitical real estate is now tied up with everything from Israel’s war on Gaza to the Houthi attacks on the Red Sea, and quite a few geopolitical centers of activity in between the two. The fact that a UK defense minister is spreading rumors that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will officially recognize Somaliland, a strategic breakaway region of Somalia that sits on the Red Sea, is only one of many dominoes…

Este miércoles Venezuela advirtió a Estados Unidos que "el pueblo de Bolívar y Chávez jamás podrá ser doblegado (...) y que su camino triunfante hacia la consolidación de la paz y la estabilidad política, económica y social es irreversible", esto en respuesta a la más reciente "...

U.S. businessmen are quietly lobbying President-elect Donald Trump to drop the ‘maximum pressure campaign’ on Venezuela in his second term in office and strike a deal with Nicolas Maduro, the Wall Street Journal reports. A deal with Maduro would meet, the lobbyists say, two key Trump campaign priorities—reducing illegal migration and reducing energy prices for U.S. consumers. Instead of seeking a regime change in Venezuela by ratcheting up sanctions, which impoverished even more people who flee Venezuela and many end up in the…

U.S. businessmen are quietly lobbying President-elect Donald Trump to drop the ‘maximum pressure campaign’ on Venezuela in his second term in office and strike a deal with Nicolas Maduro, the Wall Street Journal reports. A deal with Maduro would meet, the lobbyists say, two key Trump campaign priorities—reducing illegal migration and reducing energy prices for U.S. consumers. Instead of seeking a regime change in Venezuela by ratcheting up sanctions, which impoverished even more people who flee Venezuela and many end up in the…

El Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Inameh), en su reporte matutino de este jueves 28 de noviembre, detalló que en el país se estima cielo poco nublado, originado por influencia de circulación anticiclónica en los niveles altos de la troposfera; donde se observan en horas de la...

Este miércoles 27 de noviembre el presidente de la República, Nicolás Maduro, desde la Base Aérea El Libertador, en el estado Aragua, anunció la creación de la condecoración Gran Victoria de Ayacucho, para distinguir a todos los funcionarios políticos, militares y policiales que fueron sancion...

28-11-24.-El precio del dólar en el Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) se cotizó este miércoles 27 de noviembre 2024 en Bs.46,85 por unidad según la última actualización en su página web oficial y redes sociales.  El euro se ...

Private Chinese refiners, who buy most of Iran’s crude, have recently scoured West Africa and the Middle East for supply unsold in previous trade cycles, as flows of Iranian crude have dropped amid higher prices and preparation for the incoming Trump Administration. China’s independent refiners, the so-called teapots, are key buyers of Iran’s sanctioned crude, and the two sides have established a trade relationship favorable for both. Iran gets to sell its crude that nearly everyone else shuns, while China’s independent…

28-11-24.- Dos de las principales organizaciones proinmigrantes en Nueva York han criticado a la gobernadora demócrata del estado, Kathy Hochul, por señalar que «sería la primera» en llamar a las autoridades de Inmigración para deportar a inmigrantes ilegales. Se Hace Camino Nueva York y la Coali...

28-11-24Un grupo de familiares de los considerados «presos políticos» en Venezuela protestó este miércoles en en las afueras de El Helicoide, Caracas, para exigir su «inmediata» liberación, así como un «trato digno» para estas personas «injustamente» detenidas, la gran mayoría luego de las eleccione...

28-11-24.-El equipo de Cotejo.info fijó su lupa periodística en la afirmación hecha por la activista de Derechos Humanos (DDHH), Ligia Bolívar, sobre el nulo cumplimiento del rol de esta institución del poder ciudadano en el país No existe evidencia pública sobre la gestión de la Defensoría del Pueb...

28-11-24.-A partir del próximo 1 de diciembre, el costo del pasaje urbano se cobrará entre 16 y 18 bolívares, tal como fue publicado en Gaceta Oficial N° 43.013, que data del 22 de noviembre de 2024. De acuerdo a esta normativa, el precio del pasaje en las operadoras de transporte público del Est...

The OPEC+ group has decided to move the meeting on its near-term oil production plans to December 5 from December 1, due to a scheduling conflict, OPEC said on Thursday. The meeting will now take place on Thursday, December 5, via video conference, as several ministers will be attending the 45th Gulf Summit in Kuwait City on December 1, OPEC added in a brief statement about the change in schedule. At the December meeting, the members of the OPEC+ alliance are expected to discuss how to proceed with the oil production cuts in the new year. OPEC+…