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Can Venezuela’s New Hydrocarbons Law Revive Its Oil Industry?
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict It’s time for DC to evaluate whether Venezuela’s new hydrocarbons law can produce actual supply gains, and with that in mind, the U.S. energy secretary traveled to Caracas this week, touring Chevron-PDVSA joint operations. The new law allows broader private operating control and more flexible terms, a break with the past deterrents. The Trump administration is engaging, but on a results basis: sanctions relief depends on measurable production increases and contractual stability. The core issue is…
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Oil Prices Slide as Supply Swells and Demand Fears Deepen
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures are trading sharply lower this week, with nearby contracts at $62.87 as of Thursday night, down $0.68 or -1.07% for the session. The weekly range spans from a high of $65.83 to a low of $62.39, reflecting the market's struggle to balance geopolitical risk against mounting supply concerns. Wednesday's EIA Report: Massive Build, Muted Response Wednesday's Energy Information Administration (EIA) report revealed a staggering 8.5 million barrel build in U.S. crude oil inventories, far exceeding analyst…
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India Explores Gas Power Boost to Stabilize Grid During Peak Hours
India considers boosting the run rates of its gas-fired power plants during evening peak hours to support the grid amid the surge in renewable power generation, India’s Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal said on Friday. “For the last three years we have been studying whether gas plants can run for eight hours in the evening and remain shut during the rest of the day,” Agarwal said at a meeting with power plant executives, as carried by Reuters. India has reduced in recent years its gas-fired power fleet from 25 gigawatts…
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(VIDEO) Chris Wright: "Chevron puede elevar producción petrolera en Venezuela a 300.000 barriles diarios"
Este jueves 12 de febrero, la presidenta (e) Delcy Rodríguez, afirmó que «Chevron tiene más de 100 años en Venezuela y estamos haciendo un trabajo extraordinario, como socios que somos, mejorando producción, mejorando las instalaciones, la infraestructura y el mantenimiento».
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Lo que dijo el secretario de Energía de EEUU, Christopher Wright, antes de partir de Venezuela
Momentos antes de partir de Venezuela, el secretario de Energía de Estados Unidos (EEUU), Christopher Wright, declaró a la prensa que su relación con ...
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Militares destruyen campamento de grupos irregulares en frontera Venezuela-Colombia
Agentes militares de la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (Fanb) han destruido un campamento construido por grupos irregulares en la frontera entre Venezuela y Colombia. El procedimiento fue reportado en la cuenta de Telegram del general en jefe Domingo Hernández Lárez, quien lidera el Comand...
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Maduro envía un mensaje a Venezuela: "Están tomando los pasos correctos"
El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, actualmente secuestrado por EE.UU. desde el pasado 3 de enero luego de la invasión militar del Pentágono en Caracas, envió un mensaje a su país y a la dirigencia política que ha quedado a cargo debido a su retención por órdenes del mandatario estadou...
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India’s Top Private Refiner Gets U.S. License to Buy Venezuelan Oil
India’s largest private refiner, Reliance Industries, has been authorized by the United States to buy, export, and sell Venezuelan crude oil, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources with knowledge of the situation. Reliance last month applied with the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for a general license to be able buy Venezuelan crude without violating the sanctions, according to Reuters sources. The license would give India’s top private refiner, which operates the largest refining…
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INAMEH reporta lluvias y lloviznas dispersas se prevén en seis estados del país
Este viernes prevalece cielo de nubosidad parcial y despejado en buena parte del territorio nacional; sin embargo, no se descarta formación de mantos nubosos con posibles lluvias o lloviznas dispersas en el norte de la Guayana Esequiba, Delta Amacuro, este de Sucre, este de Miranda, La Guaira ...
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(VIDEO) Delcy Rodríguez visita junto al Secretario de Energía de EEUU instalaciones de Petropiar
La presidenta encargada de la República, Delcy Rodríguez, visitó este jueves junto al Secretario de Energía de EEUU Chris Wright, las instalaciones del Complejo Industrial José Antonio Anzoátegui.
La mandataria encargada realizó un recorrido en las instalaciones del Mejorador de Pet...
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Indian Scrapyards Welcome Growing Number of Dark Fleet Tankers
At least three vessels sanctioned by the United States have arrived in recent weeks at the demolition hub of Alang on India’s west coast, following a record 15 dark fleet tankers sent to these scrapyards last year, as the business rebounds despite concerns about dealing with sanctioned ships. The Woodchip, built in 1993 and sanctioned by the U.S. in 2021 under one of its previous names, is the third tanker to have arrived at Alang in less than a month, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing vessel-tracking data, agent reports, and…
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Gaceta Oficial 43.305 martes 28 de enero 2026
Gaceta Oficial 43305, martes 28 de enero de 2026.
Official Gazette 43305, Tuesday, January 28, 2026.
SUMARIO
PRESIDENCIA DE LA REPÚBLICA
Decreto 5230, que nombra a Aníbal Eduardo Coronado Millán, como Presidente de la CORPORACIÓN METROBÚS VENEZ...
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Autoridades en Falcón detienen a sacerdote por abuso sexual contra una adolescente de 16 años
13-02-26.-Funcionarios del Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (Cicpc) detuvieron a un sacerdote de 50 años en el estado Falcón. Los agentes realizaron el arresto tras recibir una denuncia sobre el presunto abuso sexual cometido contra una adolescente de 16 años de edad....
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Juez federal ordenó a Trump facilitar el regreso a EEUU de venezolanos que fueron expulsados y enviados al Cecot
13-02-26.-Un juez federal ordenó este jueves a la Administración del presidente Donald Trump facilitar a decenas de venezolanos, enviados el año pasado a una prisión de seguridad en El Salvador, el regreso a Estados Unidos para que continúen sus procesos de inmigración, si así lo desean.
La decis...
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(VIDEO) Conferencia de Seguridad de Múnich sin Trump: ¿la ruptura definitiva entre EEUU y Europa?
13-02-26.-Un Estados Unidos enfrentado como nunca en los últimos años con Europa participará a partir de este 13 de febrero en la Conferencia de
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Venezuela Oil Revenue Projected to Hit $5 Billion Under U.S. Control
Venezuela’s oil sales, under the control of the United States for five weeks now, are set to bring $5 billion over the next few months, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told NBC News in an interview. “Sales today are over a billion dollars, and in fact, we have sort of short-term agreements over the next few months that will bring in another $5 billion,” Secretary Wright said in the interview during a historic visit to Venezuela to meet with the interim President Delcy Rodríguez. The United…
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Secretario de Energía de EEUU: "Habrá elecciones en Venezuela y Delcy sabe el plan"
13-02-26.-El secretario de Energía de Estados Unidos, Chris Wright, concluyó este miércoles una visita de alto perfil al palacio presidencial de Miraflores, donde sostuvo un encuentro de casi dos horas con la presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez. Al término de la reunión, el func...
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Trump desautoriza al magnate Harry Sargeant III para actuar en Venezuela
13-02-26.-El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, publicó un mensaje este jueves, 12 de febrero, en el que reconoce el trabajo del secretario de estado, Marco Rubio, con relación a Venezuela, al tiempo que advierte que Harry Sargeant III no esta autorizado para actuar ni declarar en nom...
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Tony Blair Think Tank Calls For North Sea Oil Revival
A think tank set up by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged the Starmer government to reverse the decline in the country’s oil and gas industry, saying its revival could boost the economy by 165 billion pounds, equal to $224.42 billion. In a paper titled Why Britain Needs an Energy-Strategy Reset, senior policy advisor on climate and energy policy at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Tone Langengen called for a rearrangement of priorities in energy and a change of focus from emissions only. “This narrow focus…
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Tony Blair Think Tank Calls For North Sea Oil Revival
A think tank set up by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged the Starmer government to reverse the decline in the country’s oil and gas industry, saying its revival could boost the economy by 165 billion pounds, equal to $224.42 billion. In a paper titled Why Britain Needs an Energy-Strategy Reset, senior policy advisor on climate and energy policy at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Tone Langengen called for a rearrangement of priorities in energy and a change of focus from emissions only. “This narrow focus…
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