Oil Majors' Shareholder Payouts Under Pressure Oil majors continue to publish their Q4 2025 results, with UK-based energy giant Shell joining the ranks of those that missed fourth-quarter expectations by reporting an 11% decline in profits (at $3.3 billion).  Whilst Norway’s state oil firm Equinor cut its buyback programme by 70% and cut 2026 capital expenditures, more investor-exposed majors prefer to keep their shareholder payouts unchanged.   Shell has bought back a quarter of its stock over the past four years, totalling…

Estas conversaciones forman parte de un proceso reanudado en marzo de 2025, tras una carta enviada por el presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, al líder supremo iraní, Alí Jameneí, en la que proponía un nuevo entendimiento nuclear y advertía sobre posibles consecuencias militares si fracasa...

El Club de Prisioneros Palestinos destacó que del total hay tres mil 358 detenidos administrativos, una polémica normativa rechazada por grupos de derechos humanos porque permite no presentar pruebas contra ellos mientras permanecen encerrados durante largos períodos sin ser acusados, juzgados...

A consortium comprising Chevron and a group led by an investment bank continues negotiations with Lukoil and U.S. officials to buy the Russian firm’s international assets, even as Lukoil has signed a preliminary non-exclusive deal with Carlyle, multiple sources with knowledge of the ongoing talks tell Reuters.  Last week, Lukoil announced it had agreed to sell most of its international assets to private equity giant Carlyle.    The agreement is not exclusive and is subject to conditions such as the procurement of necessary…

En un esfuerzo coordinado entre el Ejecutivo nacional y la Gobernación del estado Mérida, el gobernador Arnaldo Sánchez anunció el inicio formal de los trabajos de rehabilitación integral en el sector Guaruríes, tras las afectaciones causadas por las recientes precipitaciones en la entidad.

WTI crude oil futures are wrapping up a volatile week with the market trading at $62.99, down $2.22 or -3.40%. With one day left before the week ends, the primary driver of the choppy trade has been the reduction of the risk premium after reports on Thursday said the United States and Iran were talking. Monday's Plunge Sets the Tone The week started with a sharp selloff on Monday after President Trump said over the weekend that Washington and Tehran were in discussions. The news caught the market off guard and triggered immediate profit-taking…

Chevron has signed an MoU with Syria’s state oil company and a Qatari partner to evaluate offshore oil and gas potential in Syrian territorial waters in an agreement that covers data access and early-stage technical assessment only. It includes no drilling commitment, no development plan, and no production timeline. It does not alter Syria’s current oil output. It’s a tantalizing prospect. Syria’s coastline sits within the Levant Basin, the same petroleum system that delivered Tamar, Leviathan, and Karish offshore Israel.…

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Iran seized two foreign-crewed oil tankers in the Persian Gulf this week, taking the crews into custody and accusing the vessels of carrying smuggled fuel. The operation was carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps near Farsi Island, an area Iran routinely uses to assert control over shipping lanes. The seizures came just before U.S. and Iranian officials are due to meet in Oman on Friday, for talks that remain loosely defined. On the water, Iran is reminding everyone that it can raise costs and…

Tankers carrying a total of up to 12 million barrels of crude oil are either en route or close to China in East Asian waters, waiting for buyers in the world’s top crude importer, as India is pulling back.    Five of these tankers signal ‘for orders’ or ‘China for orders’ as their status, per data intelligence firm Kpler cited by Bloomberg on Friday.   ‘For orders’ typically means the cargo doesn’t have a destination port or buyer. Six other vessels are en route to offshore Singapore…

La petrolera india Reliance Industries compró 2 millones de barriles de petróleo venezolano mediante la comercializadora Vitol, según información que le proporcionaron fuentes comerciales a la agencia Reuters. Esta es la primera transacción d...

Una coalición de defensores de migrantes en EEUU advirtió a los aficionados latinoamericanos sobre los riesgos de viajar al Mundial de Fútbol 2026. Señalaron «

La presidenta encargada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez tras el encuentro sostenido este miércoles con representantes de la energética española Repsol y la petrolera francesa Maurel & Prom, aseveró que este fue el pu...

El reporte meteorológico nacional publicado en el canal de Telegram, del Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Inameh), prevé para las próximas horas cielo parcialmente nublado con zonas despejadas en la mayor parte del país, aunque estima la formación de mantos nubosos que generará...

El presidente de los Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, afirmó este jueves 5 de febrero, que su administración mantiene una relación de alta sintonía con el gobierno liderado por la presidenta encargada, Delcy Rodríguez. Presidente Donald Trump afirma que "se está llevando de maravi...

Russian oil exports to India fell to less than 25% of the country’s total imports in December, from 34% in November, hitting the lowest in 38 months, The Hindu reported, citing data from the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Russian oil purchases in December were worth $2.71 billion, down from $3.72 billion a month earlier, and from a high of $5.87 billion in May 2024. In volume terms, India imported 5.8 million tons of Russian crude in December, or about 1.39 million barrels daily. This was the lowest monthly total since February…

Russian oil exports to India fell to less than 25% of the country’s total imports in December, from 34% in November, hitting the lowest in 38 months, The Hindu reported, citing data from the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Russian oil purchases in December were worth $2.71 billion, down from $3.72 billion a month earlier, and from a high of $5.87 billion in May 2024. In volume terms, India imported 5.8 million tons of Russian crude in December, or about 1.39 million barrels daily. This was the lowest monthly total since February…

La empresa energética Shell estaría considerando ejecutar inversiones en en el área de gas natural costa afuera en Venezuela que implican inversiones por valor de varios miles de millones de dólares, dijo este jueves 5 de febrero su presidente ejecutivo Wael Sawan durante una entrevista con CN...

Ahead of the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks on Friday, Tehran signaled that the negotiations will likely be a long process, dashing hopes of a quick and more sustainable de-escalation of tensions in the key oil-producing Middle Eastern regions.   Oil prices initially rose early on Friday in Asian trade on the news, with Brent climbing to $68 per barrel and WTI Crude prices trading at $64 a barrel, before both fell back later in the day.  Investors and speculators seemed to interpret the signals from Iran to mean the initial round of discussions…

La Asamblea Nacional (AN) aprobó este jueves, en primera discusión, el Proyecto de Ley de Amnistía para la Convivencia Democrática. Esta iniciativa legal fue presentada originalmente por la presidenta encargada de la República, Delcy Rodríguez. El diputado Jorge Arreaza fue el encar...

India’s largest private refiner, Reliance Industries, is buying Venezuelan crude again, securing the first Indian purchase of oil from the world’s top reserves holder since the U.S. took control of Venezuela’s oil sales early last month. Reliance Industries has purchased a cargo of around 2 million barrels, an anonymous source with knowledge of the deal told Bloomberg on Friday. Reliance Industries last bought crude from Venezuela in the middle of 2025, under a special waiver from the U.S. Administration from mid-2024. Last month,…