Back in 2009, British oil and gas giant BP along with its then-Chinese partner China National Petroleum Corporation secured a technical services contract with Iraq’s state-owned South Oil Company to develop Iraq’s largest oil field – Rumaila – in the first such foreign exploration on the country’s energy sector in 40 years. The company’s activation earlier this month of a US$25 billion five-pronged oil and gas megadeal in the same country may prove even more historic. The 2 October activation of the deal means…

28 de octubre de 2025.- El lunes 27 de octubre, al menos 18 allanamientos fueron ejecutados de manera simultánea por la Policía Nacional en distintas regiones de Panamá, según denunció el Sindicato Único Nacional de los Trabajadores de la Industria de la Construcción y Similares (Suntracs). Las acci...

28 de octubre de 2025.- El primer ministro israelí, Benjamín Netanyahu, ha ordenado al ejército que reanude de manera inmediata los ataques “poderosos” en la Franja de Gaza. “Tras las consultas de seguridad, el primer ministro Netanyahu ordenó a los militares llevar a cabo de inmediato ataques po...

Fossil fuel dependence has long been a geopolitical liability. The crises over Middle East embargoes, pipeline disruptions, and Russia’s weaponization of gas supply have repeatedly exposed how brittle energy systems built on oil and gas can be. By contrast, renewable energy offers a fundamentally different strategic logic: once deployed, solar and wind farms are far less exposed to conventional geopolitical disruption. They are not immune from supply chain risks, but as electricity systems mature, renewables provide a pathway out of fossil…

28 de octubre de 2025.- En horas de la madrugada de este día falleció el dirigente del Partido Comunista de Venezuela Dignidad Perfecto Abreu Nieves. Abreu era el presidente de esa organización elegido por su Comité Central. El periodista Vladimir Villegas en su Instagram dijo: "Hace unos día...

Argentina’s energy market has entered a sharp re-rating phase as YPF S.A. (NYSE: YPF) extended its rally nearly 40% over the past five days, driven by foreign investment interest and renewed political stability.  The surge follows reports that XRG, the low-carbon investment arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, is in advanced discussions to join YPF’s flagship LNG export project, according to Arabian Business. The rally also coincides with President Javier Milei’s mid-term election victory and his administration’s…

Argentina’s energy market has entered a sharp re-rating phase as YPF S.A. (NYSE: YPF) extended its rally nearly 40% over the past five days, driven by foreign investment interest and renewed political stability.  The surge follows reports that XRG, the low-carbon investment arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, is in advanced discussions to join YPF’s flagship LNG export project, according to Arabian Business. The rally also coincides with President Javier Milei’s mid-term election victory and his administration’s…

Lunes, 28 de octubre de 2025.- Sobre el piso antiperonista se montó una valoración positiva de haber bajado la inflación, señaló Roberto Navarro en su editorial, analizando los resultados electorales del pasado domingo 26. Entre otras cosas, comentó Navarro, que hay un liderazgo indefinido en el...

Es 28 de octubre de 2025. Han transcurrido 301 días del año y faltan 64 días para su terminación. Hoy es martes. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conme...

Via Metal Miner Hot rolled coil prices in Europe have remained largely unchanged in the past two weeks. However, a proposal by the European Union to slash import quotas has raised concerns among market participants. Hot Rolled Coil Deliveries Surging into the EU Mills in northern Europe continue to seek €580-600 ($700) per metric ton EXW for the flat rolled product, though one trader noted that they have since moved away from the offers’ high end, instead transacting material at closer €570 ($665). Imports into Europe from Southeast…

Slovakia’s main refiner Slovnaft said Tuesday that Croatian pipeline operator JANAF had sharply reduced deliveries of non-Russian crude, threatening Central Europe’s effort to diversify away from Russian supply. The company, part of Hungary’s MOL Group, reported losing approximately 90,000 tonnes of Arab Light crude that had been contracted for October and November, according to Reuters. Slovnaft described the decision as a “breach of contract,” warning it “seriously jeopardizes the supply of non-Russian fuel…

28 de octubre de 2025.- Estados Unidos ampliará el uso de la tecnología de reconocimiento facial para rastrear a los extranjeros que entren y salgan del país, con el fin de luchar contra la estancia irregular y el fraude en los pasaportes, informó un documento gubernamental publicado el pasado viern...

Chinese automakers just unveiled a new solid-state battery that could revolutionize the electric vehicles industry. The technology boasts double the energy density of battery models currently available on the market, and could power an EV for an astonishing 800 miles without needing to be recharged. The innovation is just the latest piece of evidence pointing to China’s near-total dominance – in terms of both technology and manufacturing – of the global EV sector. Solid-state batteries have been receiving increasing attention…

28 de octubre de 2025.- La Asociación Italiana de Oncología Médica (AIOM) lanzó recientemente la campaña nacional contra los gliomas, los tumores cerebrales más frecuentes, dirigida a enfrentar con mayor efectividad los mismos, señala hoy un comunicado. Una nota divulgada en el sitio digital de l...

El gobierno de Estados Unidos firmó un acuerdo de "asociación estratégica" por 80.000 millones de dólares para aumentar la generación de energía nuclear destinada a abastecer al sector de la inteligencia artificial, anunció el martes la compañía Westinghouse. La asociación...

Saudi Arabia has awarded one wind power and four solar power projects in the country worth a total estimated investment of $2.4 billion (9 billion Saudi riyals), the official Saudi Press Agency reports. Saudi Power Procurement Company, the principal buyer of the projects, awarded the five projects with a total capacity of 4.5 gigawatts (GW), as part of the sixth phase of the Kingdom’s National Renewable Energy Program. Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude oil exporter, aims to hike the share of renewable electricity generation as…

28 de octubre de 2025.- En pleno ejercicio de la soberanía nacional fue interceptada e inmovilizada una aeronave que ingresó al espacio de la nación con el transponder apagado y sin autorización en el estado Apure, informó el comandante Estratégico Operacional de la Fuerza Armada Nacional (CEOFANB)...

Los agricultores palestinos de olivos se encuentran a punto de ver desaparecer su oficio de agricultores tradicionales debido al asedio y destrucción de olivares centenarios. Desde 1967 los israelíes han destruido más de 800.000 olivos, la mayoría de ellos con más de cien años de existencia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin received North Korea's top diplomat at the Kremlin on October 27 as Russian forces continued their push in eastern Ukraine, penetrating a key city amid fierce fighting. North Korean media said Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui discussed "many future projects to constantly strengthen and develop" the bilateral relationship while also passing on leader Kim Jong Un's "brotherly regard" to Putin. No further details were given. North Korea has become a crucial backer of Russia’s nearly four-year invasion of Ukraine,…

Oil India Limited (OIL), the state-owned oil and gas explorer, has $300 million in dividends from its stakes in Russian oilfields stuck at Russian banks and unable to withdraw, due to last week’s U.S. sanctions that hit the Rosneft-operated fields.   The U.S. sanctions on JSC Vankorneft and Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha LLC (LLC TYNGD), in each of which Rosneft holds just over 50%, have complicated fund transfers, Oil India’s chairman Ranjit Rath told Reuters on Tuesday. OIL is seeking legal options to free up the dividends, Rath…