14 de abril de 2026.- El gobernador del estado Carabobo, Rafael Lacava, anunció que este día va a liderar una reunión con todos los alcaldes de la entidad y representantes de Corpoelec ante la situación eléctrica en la entidad. En ese sentido, compartió un video en redes sociales donde informa q...

Extreme volatility in crude futures prices has eased in recent days, although the market reacted with an 8% jump early Monday to the news of failed U.S.-Iran talks and the beginning of a U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.  Traders continue to react to any signal of how the worst-ever disruption energy market would unfold, but with uncertainty still very high, oil market participants bet on and try to predict movements. The worst of the volatility may have passed, as investors and speculators appear to have exhausted their capacity to respond…

Equinor is dialling back its exposure to renewables, offloading a significant stake in Scatec ASA in a move that underscores a sharper focus on capital discipline and shareholder returns amid heightened energy market volatility. In an announcement early Tuesday, Equinor said it sold 8.07% of Scatec ASA at NOK 125 per share, generating gross proceeds of approximately NOK 1.6 billion ($150 million). Following the transaction, Equinor retains an 8.05% stake and has agreed to a 90-day lock-up on its remaining shares. Scatec confirmed the transaction…

Equinor is dialling back its exposure to renewables, offloading a significant stake in Scatec ASA in a move that underscores a sharper focus on capital discipline and shareholder returns amid heightened energy market volatility. In an announcement early Tuesday, Equinor said it sold 8.07% of Scatec ASA at NOK 125 per share, generating gross proceeds of approximately NOK 1.6 billion ($150 million). Following the transaction, Equinor retains an 8.05% stake and has agreed to a 90-day lock-up on its remaining shares. Scatec confirmed the transaction…

14 de abril de 2026.- La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) alertó que una prolongada crisis en el estrecho de Ormuz podría convertirse en una catástrofe agroalimentaria mundial, señala hoy un comunicado. Una nota publicada por la oficina de prensa de ...

British voters want Rachel Reeves to cut taxes and reduce energy costs in order to focus on growth, as a majority of people felt the UK economy was “poor”, new research has shown. Polling by Freshwater Strategy for the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a free market think tank, suggested that the vast majority of Brits wanted the Labour government to focus on economic growth more than it currently does.  The findings back up the Labour government’s primary mission, which is to grow the UK economy.  But respondents…

China saw its lithium battery exports jump by 50% in the first quarter from a year earlier as global demand for green technologies surged amid the worst disruption to oil and gas supply due to the war in the Middle East. Exports of all green technologies manufactured in China surged in March and in the first quarter, making Chinese clean energy manufacturers winners in the war-induced oil shock. China’s exports of lithium batteries soared by 50.4% between January and March, compared to the same quarter of 2025, Wang Jun, deputy director of…

China saw its lithium battery exports jump by 50% in the first quarter from a year earlier as global demand for green technologies surged amid the worst disruption to oil and gas supply due to the war in the Middle East. Exports of all green technologies manufactured in China surged in March and in the first quarter, making Chinese clean energy manufacturers winners in the war-induced oil shock. China’s exports of lithium batteries soared by 50.4% between January and March, compared to the same quarter of 2025, Wang Jun, deputy director of…

Oil prices have dipped below $100 as weaker demand outlooks and a pause in U.S.–Iran tensions shift market focus to upcoming diplomatic talks and potential escalation risks. Calm Seas, High Stakes: Hormuz Traffic Crawls as Gulf Freight Costs Surge - The first days of the US blockade on vessels calling at Iranian ports have so far been largely uneventful as several Iran-linked tankers managed to sail through the Strait of Hormuz without any interference. - At the same time, most of tankers were moving into the Persian Gulf and so far only…

La industria venezolana se ha reactivado en un 52% de su capacidad instalada en lo que va de año, así lo informó este lunes la presidenta encargada, Delcy Rodríguez, durante la Mesa de Diálogo Nacional para los consensos laborales y sociales. Rodríguez atribuyó el deterioro ec...

El Ministerio del Poder Popular para las Comunas y Movimientos Sociales destacó la consolidación de las Organizaciones Socioproductivas como eje transversal del nuevo modelo de Estado para superar el modelo rentista que dependía exclusivamente del petróleo para el desarrollo económico de Venez...

El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) mejoró sustancialmente sus estimaciones económicas para Venezuela para este año y el próximo, en comparación los pronósticos de octubre de 2025, aunque todavía espera una inflación elevada, según se muestra en el informe Perspectiva Económicas Mundiales (...

The Philippines, one of Southeast Asia’s biggest economy which is grappling with an energy crisis due to the Middle East supply shock, has asked the United States to extend the one-month waiver on purchases of Russian oil on tankers that expired on April 11.  “We are awaiting their response, but we are very positive on getting this other window,” the Philippines Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said on Tuesday, as quoted by Reuters. Last month, when oil prices hit a four-year high of $118 per barrel, the Trump Administration…

El vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, JD Vance, presentó el lunes dos exigencias de su país para alcanzar un acuerdo «muy bueno» con Irán, en medio de la tregua temporal entre ambos países. Durante una entrevista al medio Fox News, Vance expresó que «debemos obtener...

A US naval blockade on ships entering Iranian ports and coastal areas has come into effect, following failed peace talks between US and Iranian negotiators over the weekend. And it already poses a dilemma: risk attack from Iranian assets near the Strait of Hormuz or hold back and hope to catch vessels breaking out into the open seas. The move is the latest attempt by US President Donald Trump to force Iran into making concessions, including a commitment not to seek a nuclear weapon or the means to build one. It follows more than a month of air…

La industria petrolera venezolana mostró signos de recuperación durante el mes de marzo, según los últimos datos divulgados por la Opep. Mientras las estadísticas oficiales del gobierno reflejan una producción de 1.095.000 barriles diarios (un avance del 7,25% frente a febrero), organismos ind...

El ritmo del cuatro venezolano se escuchó en Namibia a través de una actividad cultural realizada por la Embajada de Venezuela en la Escuela Primaria Fidel Castro Ruz, ubicada en Katutura, municipio de Windhoek, en la región de Khomas. Más de 400 niños participaron en el evento y di...

Los precios del petróleo probablemente alcanzarán su punto máximo en «las próximas semanas», una vez que se restablezca un flujo de buques a través del estrecho de Ormuz, declaró este lunes el secretario de Energía de EE.UU., Chris Wright, citad...

Iran may halt its own oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz for several days. Tehran is weighing a short-term pause to avoid testing the U.S. naval blockade just days before another round of ceasefire talks. The objective is to get through the next week without a maritime incident that derails negotiations before they start. Iran has been one of the only countries still moving crude through Hormuz during the conflict. Most non-Iranian shipping has already pulled back, with U.S. naval enforcement tightening the choke point. That leaves a thin…

Iran may halt its own oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz for several days. Tehran is weighing a short-term pause to avoid testing the U.S. naval blockade just days before another round of ceasefire talks. The objective is to get through the next week without a maritime incident that derails negotiations before they start. Iran has been one of the only countries still moving crude through Hormuz during the conflict. Most non-Iranian shipping has already pulled back, with U.S. naval enforcement tightening the choke point. That leaves a thin…