Es 25 de noviembre, mes 11 del 2024. Es el día número 330 del año (bisiesto) y faltan 36 días para su terminación, pues tiene 366 días. Hoy es lunes. Los años bisiestos se presentan cada cuatro años en los que se añade un día más a febrero (29 F) y el año es de 366 días. ...

25 de noviembre de 2024.- Cada día 140 mujeres y niñas en el mundo mueren a manos de su pareja o de un familiar cercano: hay una asesinada cada 10 minutos, denunciaron este lunes agencias de Naciones Unidas. Gobiernos y entidades del sector privado deberían adoptar medidas y colaborar con organiz...

Global oil demand continues to surprise on the upside, BP Plc (NYSE:BP) Chief Executive Murray Auchincloss told the Energy Intelligence forum in London on Monday, saying that oil demand kept rising on average by more or less 1% each year, with BP predicting robust oil consumption for the next 5-10 years. Commodity analysts at Standard Chartered have reported that global oil demand hit an all-time high of 103.79 million barrels per day (mb/d) in August, marking the third successive month in which a new all-time demand high has been set. According…

Global oil demand continues to surprise on the upside, BP Plc (NYSE:BP) Chief Executive Murray Auchincloss told the Energy Intelligence forum in London on Monday, saying that oil demand kept rising on average by more or less 1% each year, with BP predicting robust oil consumption for the next 5-10 years. Commodity analysts at Standard Chartered have reported that global oil demand hit an all-time high of 103.79 million barrels per day (mb/d) in August, marking the third successive month in which a new all-time demand high has been set. According…

Now that elections are over in the US, we thought it would be useful to review some of the broader policy implications of the changing administration for the electric utility industry. There are four themes we want to cover here: environment regulations, prospects for natural gas usage, power generation, new nuclear-powered generation. The incoming Trump administration has made no secret of the fact that they believe climate change is a hoax or a non-issue. As a result we should assume that the mandate of the Environmental Protection Agency will…

Global oil demand continues to surprise on the upside, BP Plc (NYSE:BP) Chief Executive Murray Auchincloss told the Energy Intelligence forum in London on Monday, saying that oil demand kept rising on average by more or less 1% each year, with BP predicting robust oil consumption for the next 5-10 years. Commodity analysts at Standard Chartered have reported that global oil demand hit an all-time high of 103.79 million barrels per day (mb/d) in August, marking the third successive month in which a new all-time demand high has been set. According…

25 de noviembre de 2024.- La Defensoría del Pueblo ha registrado desde el mes de enero a octubre de 2024, 728 denuncias, quejas y peticiones por violencia de género, siendo las más recurrentes: violencia a la integridad psicológica, acoso u hostigamiento; derecho a la integridad física y a la vida, ...

South Korea has said that in return for sending thousands of troops to assist Russia in fighting Ukraine, North Korea has received missiles from Moscow, along with other defense equipment. South Korea’s national security adviser Shin Won-sik was asked by a reporter Friday what Pyongyang stands to gain from deploying an estimated 10,000 troops to Russia, to which he responded: "It is understood that North Korea has been provided with related equipment and anti-aircraft missiles to strengthen Pyongyang's weak air defense system." Central Pyongyang,…

25 de noviembre de 2024.- El Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) mantiene el pulso para estabilizar el tipo de cambio, de manera que este día vendió 225 millones de dólares a los bancos, para alcanzar un monto mensual de intervención que, por ahora, se ubica en 678 millones, el segundo más elevado en l...

The Azerbaijani hosts had hoped at the outset of COP29 that it would go down as one of the more successful meetings in the annals of the annual UN climate conference. Instead, the early view is that COP29 will go down as one of the more disappointing COPs to date. Environmentalists are departing Baku feeling underwhelmed with the outcome, as COP29 negotiators backed away from an ambitious climate financing target and continued to bicker among themselves even over the significantly scaled back dollar goal.  On November 22, the last scheduled…