Africa’s trade finance lender has unveiled a major new funding line for Angola’s national oil company, as the country seeks to stabilize crude trading and maintain output in a basin facing structural decline and renewed scrutiny from international producers. The African Export-Import Bank has announced a $17.5 billion financing facility for Sonangol, according to a statement cited by Reuters on Wednesday. Afreximbank said the facility is designed to support Sonangol’s oil trading operations and general corporate funding needs,…

Africa’s trade finance lender has unveiled a major new funding line for Angola’s national oil company, as the country seeks to stabilize crude trading and maintain output in a basin facing structural decline and renewed scrutiny from international producers. The African Export-Import Bank has announced a $17.5 billion financing facility for Sonangol, according to a statement cited by Reuters on Wednesday. Afreximbank said the facility is designed to support Sonangol’s oil trading operations and general corporate funding needs,…

28 de enero de 2026.- El gobierno español, presidido por el socialista Pedro Sánchez, aprobó la regularización de unos 500 mil migrantes sin documentos de residencia, quienes sólo tendrán que acreditar que llegaron antes del 31 de diciembre de 2025, demostrar que han vivido en el país durante al men...

The Illusion of Randomness in Oil Markets Anyone who trades crude oil futures has seen it happen. Price sells off hard into a round number, stalls, and then snaps violently higher. Or oil grinds higher all morning, only to reverse sharply mid-session with no headline, no inventory release, no obvious catalyst. This can be especially confusing for fundamental traders and analysts who try to explain price action solely through data and headlines. To many, these moves appear random. In reality, they aren’t random at all. Many of these moves…

28 de enero de 2026.- En el marco de la "Operación Neblina 2026", la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (FANB) inutilizó y destruyó tres aeronaves que eran utilizadas para el transporte de sustancias ilícitas en el estado Amazonas, específicamente en el municipio Atabapo. El comandante de la Regi...

Next month, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is slated to overhaul the level of radiation that Americans can legally be exposed to in response to an executive order issued by Donald Trump in May of 2025. The Trump administration is seeking to loosen regulations related to the nuclear energy industry in the United States in order to jumpstart the struggling sector.  The United States generates more nuclear energy than any other country, but it won’t hold that distinction for long if current domestic and global trends…

Caracas, 28 de enero de 2026.- Con la presencia de algunos militantes y activistas, militantes y transeúntes, se llevó a cabo la actividad convocada para hoy miércoles 28 de enero por un conjunto de organizaciones de la izquierda opositora al gobierno venezolano y a la intervención imperialist...

28 de enero de 2026.- El papa León XIV condenó el genocidio contra los pueblos y pidió que la comunidad internacional actúe para evitar que en el mundo se repitan actos criminales de ese tipo. En la audiencia general iniciada a las 10:00 hora local de este miércoles, en la Sala Pablo VI de la San...

India is on track to import record-high volumes of crude oil and condensate in January as refiners boost non-Russian purchases to replace barrels lost to U.S. sanctions, energy flow tracking firm Vortexa said in a report on Wednesday India’s crude and condensate imports will likely hit 5.2 million barrels per day (bpd) this month—a new record, as deliveries of cargoes laden with non-Russian oil surged. The jump in non-Russian crude imports is set to more than offset the decline in India’s imports of Russian crude, according to…

India is on track to import record-high volumes of crude oil and condensate in January as refiners boost non-Russian purchases to replace barrels lost to U.S. sanctions, energy flow tracking firm Vortexa said in a report on Wednesday India’s crude and condensate imports will likely hit 5.2 million barrels per day (bpd) this month—a new record, as deliveries of cargoes laden with non-Russian oil surged. The jump in non-Russian crude imports is set to more than offset the decline in India’s imports of Russian crude, according to…

28 de enero de 2026.- En siete años, entre 2015 y 2022, en América Latina fueron asesinados 53 318 niños, niñas y jóvenes, evidencia de que la violencia sigue siendo una amenaza para la vida y el bienestar de millones de menores de edad, reveló un informe de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud...

Rystad Energy tracks 82 billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd) of flows from interstate pipelines in our North America Gas dashboard. We see an initial loss of about 2 Bcfd from the Bakken, Rockies and the Mid-Continent, followed by a more abrupt drop of 12 Bcfd, primarily driven by the Permian and the broader Gulf Coast region, with losses somewhat limited in Appalachia. In total, we expect the impact could potentially be closer to 20-25 Bcfd given that the Permian and Haynesville regions have more intrastate pipelines, which are not captured in the…

28 de enero de 2026.- En un gesto de profunda cohesión institucional, el vicepresidente sectorial de Defensa y Soberanía, Vladimir Padrino López ratificó el reconocimiento de la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana a la presidenta encargada Delcy Rodríguez como su comandante en jefe. El también min...

Crude oil inventories in the United States decreased by 2.3 million barrels during the week ending January 24, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The decrease brings commercial stockpiles to 423.8 million barrels according to government data, which is 3% below the five-year average for this time of year. The EIA’s data release follows API’s figures that were released a day earlier, which suggested that crude oil inventories fell by 247,000 barrels. Crude prices were trading…

UK-based supermajors Shell and BP are seeking U.S. licenses to develop gas fields that Trinidad and Tobago shares with Venezuela, the Caribbean island’s Energy Minister Roodal Moonilal said on Wednesday. BP and Shell have sought to develop two separate cross-border gas fields in Venezuelan and Trinidad and Tobago waters, but progress has been slow in recent years due to the frequent changes in U.S. policy toward allowing international firms to do business with Venezuela. In July 2024, BP, together with its partner, the National Gas Company…

UK-based supermajors Shell and BP are seeking U.S. licenses to develop gas fields that Trinidad and Tobago shares with Venezuela, the Caribbean island’s Energy Minister Roodal Moonilal said on Wednesday. BP and Shell have sought to develop two separate cross-border gas fields in Venezuelan and Trinidad and Tobago waters, but progress has been slow in recent years due to the frequent changes in U.S. policy toward allowing international firms to do business with Venezuela. In July 2024, BP, together with its partner, the National Gas Company…

UK-based supermajors Shell and BP are seeking U.S. licenses to develop gas fields that Trinidad and Tobago shares with Venezuela, the Caribbean island’s Energy Minister Roodal Moonilal said on Wednesday. BP and Shell have sought to develop two separate cross-border gas fields in Venezuelan and Trinidad and Tobago waters, but progress has been slow in recent years due to the frequent changes in U.S. policy toward allowing international firms to do business with Venezuela. In July 2024, BP, together with its partner, the National Gas Company…

El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, envió este martes un mensaje contundente a la Casa Blanca, en el que aseguró que su pueblo no cederá ante presiones externas. Durante un acto oficial, el mandatario invocó la soberanía nacional y advirtió que los colombianos nunca aceptarán ser «...

Washington planea en secreto establecer una presencia permanente en la República Bolivariana, informa CNN citando fuentes. El medio indica que la CIA trabaja en "los planes de la Administración Trump para influir en el futuro del país". Aunque Estados Unidos tiene previsto...

Muchos socios y clientes de Pdvsa, incluida la energética Chevron, han solicitado licencias individuales en las últimas semanas para ampliar la producción y las exportaciones de petróleo venezolano. Funcionarios estadounidenses están trabajando para emitir pronto una licencia genera...