26-07-24.-Este miércoles 24 de julio, el doctor Julio Castro, médico internista infectólogo y profesor universitario, denunció a través de la red social X que Venezuela presenta uno de los gastos de bolsillo más altos de la región, además de una de las peores inversiones en salud como porcenta...

Chinese energy and chemicals giant Sinochem Group is in discussions to sell its 40% stake in a producing oilfield offshore Brazil, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources with knowledge of the talks. Sinochem, which paid $3.07 billion for a 40% stake in the Peregrino oil and gas field in the Campos basin in 2011, is now in talks to sell the stake to independent producer Prio SA. It is not certain that the talks will lead to an agreement, while the price of a potential deal is unclear, according to Bloomberg’s sources. Norway’s…

26-07-24.-Una nueva resolución conjunta entre los ministerios de la Defensa y del Interior, Justicia y Paz aclara que sí habrá cierre de frontera, de cara a las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio. En el texto, precisa que el cierre de los pasos formales se efectuará a partir ...

26-07-24.-El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, exhortó a Nicolás Maduro a aceptar los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela del próximo 28 de julio, independientemente de si su principal contrincante, Edmundo González, resulta ganador. Al igual que el pres...

26-07-24.-Una adolescente venezolana de 14 años, que fue reportada como perdida en Colombia en enero de este 2024, la Policía Nacional de Perú dio con el paradero de la joven en un corral de pollos en el kilómetro 60 de la Panamericana Norte, en Ancón. Agentes de la División de Secuestros de la P...

Eni SpA (NYSE: E) raised its oil and gas production guidance and said it would accelerate the pace of share buybacks after reporting on Friday better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter, driven by its upstream division. The Italian energy major booked an adjusted net profit of $1.63 billion (1.5 billion euros) for the second quarter of 2024, down by 21% year-over-year but ahead of the analyst consensus estimate of $1.54 billion (1.42 billion euros). Oil and gas production rose by 6% from a year earlier, to 1.71 million barrels of oil…

26-07-24.-La Casa Blanca advirtió este jueves de que cualquier «represión política» y acto de «violencia» en las elecciones de este domingo será "inaceptable", y expresó su deseo de que los resultados de los comicios «reflejen la voluntad y las aspiraciones del pueblo venezolano». "Cualquier repr...

Exxon this week sealed its fourth carbon capture and storage deal, this time with ammonia producer CF Industries. Under the deal, Exxon will capture and store half a million tons of carbon dioxide from a CF Industries facility in Mississippi, starting in 2028. The deal will enable CF Industries to reduce emissions from the site by 50%, the supermajor said. The deal, which is the fourth CCS contract for Exxon and the second such deal with CF Industries, will bring the total amount of carbon dioxide it would be capturing and storing to 5.5 million…

26-07-24.-El Segundo Tribunal de Apelaciones de EE.UU. anuló este miércoles un fallo que favorecía las acciones de cobro de los tenedores de bonos de la refinadora CITGO, propiedad de Venezuela, en una decisión que favorece a la oposición de ese país, que mantiene el control de la misma, ya la prote...

Baker Hughes reported a 13% annual increase in second-quarter revenues and a 41% annual increase in net profits, beating analyst expectations on its strong international business. Like fellow oilfield service majors, Baker Hughes posted a strong quarter overseas and not so much at home. The company cited deals with Algeria’s Sonatrach and Brazil’s Petrobras among the largest contributors to its financial performance during the quarter, as well as Azerbaijan’s state-owned energy entity, SOCAR. Baker Hughes reported a 12% quarterly…

26-07-24.-El precio del dólar en el Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) se cotizó este jueves 25 de julio 2024 en Bs. 36,57 por unidad según la última actualización en su página web oficial y redes sociales.    &nbs...

Crude oil prices looked on track for a third weekly loss in a row, pressured by the perception of weaker-than-desired Chinese demand. Even so, oil made some gains earlier in the week, mostly on substantial inventory draws as reported by the American Petroleum Institute and the Energy Information Administration. The latest push for oil prices came from the U.S. Commerce Department, which reported GDP growth of 2.8% for the second quarter, attributing it to higher consumer spending and business investment. More U.S. economic data is due out later…

The clean energy sector is trudging through a bearish stretch with high interest rates, low power prices, and uncertainty around U.S. climate policy taking a toll on renewable energy stocks. The solar sector, in particular, is enduring a torrid season with investors shunning solar investments. Indeed, Mercom Capital Group has reported that Solar companies recorded the highest amount in debt financing in a decade during the first half of 2024, with solar companies raising $12.2 billion in debt deals, good for a 53%Y/Y increase. Solar companies…

Sitting on the world's largest oil reserves, Venezuela is mostly known as a crude producer—and a very troubled one. However, it also has significant gas reserves that it has been unable to develop fully. Venezuela needs gas investments and it needs them now. Venezuelans are voting for president this Sunday. According to Reuters, the gas supply issue will feature among the key priorities for voters as production declines and people resort to wood-burning stoves. Venezuela used to pump some 8 billion cu ft of natural gas back in 2016,…

Despite continued growth in coal-fired power generation, China reached a momentous milestone in clean energy in the first half of the year, as rising hydropower, solar, and wind output pushed down the share of coal in power generation to below 60% for the first time ever. While it is too early to toast a successful Chinese energy transition, the decline in coal's share—largely helped by soaring hydropower after two years of drought—is the latest chapter in a trend in recent years. China's share of clean power has been rising, while…

With Donald Trump back in the presidential race, many are wondering what his winning would mean for the U.S. energy sector following three yeas of strong climate policies and restrictions on new oil and gas development. Would Trump pursue greater oil and gas investment in the coming years, or would he continue the path President Biden is forging for a green transition?  During his term in government, Trump continually voiced his aims for greater energy independence. This meant approving widespread oil and gas production, aimed at enhancing…

25 de julio de 2024.- Veintiún personas murieron en 24 horas en una ciudad del centro de Marruecos por una nueva ola de calor que golpeó este país del norte de África, que enfrenta un sexto año consecutivo de sequía, anunciaron las autoridades de Salud. La Dirección General de Meteorología (DGM) ...

Via Metal Miner   Chinese geologists recently discovered two new minerals – oboniobite and scandio-fluoro-eckermannite – at Inner Mongolia’s Bayan Obo, the world’s largest rare earths mine. According to media reports, the discovery was a joint effort by the CAS Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd., Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths, and Central South University. As announced by Li Xianhua from the CAS Institute of Geology and Geophysics, the International Mineralogical…

25 de julio de 2024.- El fiscal fue contundente durante el acto en Los Próceres, en señalar que el único árbitro electoral que existe en el país es el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE). “No es solamente un ente electoral, es un poder electoral debidamente establecido (…) tal como lo señala el artí...

25 de julio de 2024.- Como apoyo a familias chiapanecas refugiadas en Cuilco, Huehuetenango, desplazadas forzadamente a raíz de los últimos conflictos entre narcotraficantes en el vecino país, el Gobierno de Guatemala les brinda asistencia humanitaria, aseguró el presidente de la República, Bernardo...