Mergers are back in fashion, especially now that the government no longer objects as much as before. Why do a merger?  Well, the merging parties always say that the merger will strengthen competition (good for the public), lower operating costs (good for shareholders), and be transformative (which we can’t translate). Cynics say the merger partners and arrangers have other motives, because the mergers produce huge fees for bankers and lawyers and bonuses for the executives,  and ongoing benefits for executives because the bigger…

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is no longer a futuristic idea or a climate scientist’s dream, it has become an unavoidable necessity for the sectors that cannot decarbonize through renewables or electrification alone. Cement, steel, refining, chemicals, these industries have one practical path to cutting emissions in the short term: capturing and storing their CO?. Yet while the United States is rapidly turning that vision into reality, Europe continues to wrestle with frameworks, regulations, and price signals that fail to deliver. The…

Nigeria will open its 2025 oil licensing round on December 1, as the Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) steps deeper into the role once dominated by the state oil company. The move signals President Bola Tinubu’s intent to boost output, court investors, and drive the economy toward his $1-trillion target. Announcing the round in London, NUPRC chief Gbenga Komolafe said it marks a fresh phase under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). He told executives from oil majors and banks that financing remains the biggest barrier to growth,…

11 de noviembre de 2025.- El movimiento Revolución Ciudadana (RC), de Ecuador, consideró hoy como una humillación la forma en que el presidente, Daniel Noboa, expuso públicamente la imagen del traslado del exvicepresidente Jorge Glas, a una nueva cárcel de máxima seguridad. “No puedes ser más mis...

While the market is finally starting to grapple with the most unpleasant question of who will plug the funding gap needed to build out all the data centers required to make the AI dream a reality, a gap which Morgan Stanley recently calculated would be as large as $2.9 trillion in capex funding needs, of which at least $1 trillion will come in the form of debt (and mostly private debt)... ... there is another, just as critical question: who will fund the energy buildout that powers these data centers?  Recall, last December Morgan Stanley…

11 de noviembre de 2025.- Este lunes, el presidente Nicolás Maduro convocó a la juramentación masiva de los 260 mil Comité Bolivarianos de Base Integral (CBBI) para este sábado 15 de noviembre. Asimismo, enfatizó que estos comités conformados por al menos unos 6 millones de hombres y mujeres debe...

Kenya’s long-stalled Turkana oil dream has a new driver. Gulf Energy Ltd., a Nairobi-based trader, plans to start producing crude from the South Lokichar Basin by the end of 2026—nearly fifteen years after Tullow Oil’s original discovery. Tullow sold its long-delayed Turkana project to Gulf Energy in April for $120 million, finally bowing out after years of trying — and failing — to get the oil out of the ground. Tullow's partners, TotalEnergies and Africa Oil, had already walked away the year before when financing…

11 de noviembre de 2025.- Este día el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Expatriados (MFAE) de la Autoridad Palestina condenó la decisión del Gobierno de ocupación israelí de desalojar a las familias Shweiki y Awdeh de su propiedad en el barrio de Batn al-Hawa, en Silwan, en Jerusalén Este ocupado, ...

The renewable energy boom has been heating up around the world, with many countries shattering their previous records for clean energy expansion year after year. But in many grids, the rapid growth of renewables has outpaced the advancement of critical supportive infrastructure, from sufficient power lines to reliable and practical energy storage options. As a result, renewable energy is facing a two-pronged and seemingly dichotomous problem – too many new clean energy projects without a grid to plug into, and too much clean energy already…

11 de noviembre de 2025.- El fiscal general de la República, Tareck William Saab, informó que una mujer fue aprehendida en Caracas, por agredir «salvajemente» a su hija de apenas 10 años, ocasionándole lesiones y daño psicológico. En la cuenta de Instagram del Ministerio Público (MP), Saab resalt...

The Russian owners of Serbia’s only refinery Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) have requested an extension of a U.S. license to operate as they negotiate to cede control of the facility to a third party, Serbian Energy Minister Dubravka Dedovic Handanovic said on Tuesday.  Gazprom Neft and Gazprom affiliates hold a majority stake in NIS, with the Serbian state owning the remaining 29.9%.  The U.S. has waived the sanctions against NIS several times since it sanctioned Russia’s oil industry in January this year. The sanctions on…

The Russian owners of Serbia’s only refinery Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) have requested an extension of a U.S. license to operate as they negotiate to cede control of the facility to a third party, Serbian Energy Minister Dubravka Dedovic Handanovic said on Tuesday.  Gazprom Neft and Gazprom affiliates hold a majority stake in NIS, with the Serbian state owning the remaining 29.9%.  The U.S. has waived the sanctions against NIS several times since it sanctioned Russia’s oil industry in January this year. The sanctions on…

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11 de noviembre de 2025.- ByHeart, un fabricante de fórmula orgánica para bebés, hizo un llamado este martes a retirar todos sus productos en Estados Unidos, días después de que algunos lotes fueron recogidos debido a un brote de botulismo infantil que se ha extendido. Según funcionarios de salud...

As momentum builds toward COP30, Rystad Energy has analyzed over 400 historical and updated NDCs to assess how well the global energy system aligns with the Paris Agreement goals. Most submissions focus on short-term decarbonization in power, energy, and transportation, setting clear targets for renewables and electric vehicle (EV) adoption, with alternative fuels and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) for hard-to-abate sectors. This year, signatory countries are submitting their commitments under NDC 3.0. While many targets seem more…

México confirmó este martes que se han presentado 30 denuncias ante la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) por violación de derechos humanos a mexicanos indocumentados en Estados Unidos. "Son 30 quejas por presuntas violaciones a derechos humanos que han sido presentadas&quot...

Dos motines consecutivos ocurridos el domingo 9 de noviembre en la cárcel de Machala, en el suroeste de Ecuador, dejó al menos 32 reclusos muertos, entre ellos dos ciudadanos venezolanos, así como decenas de heridos y ocho detenidos, incluido un agente de seguridad penitenciaria. El...

Martes, 11 de noviembre de 2025.- La tensión mundial llega a un punto crítico. El ministro de Relaciones exteriores de la Federación Rusa, Sergey Lavrov, condenó las acciones de los Estados Unidos contra Venezuela, en el Caribe, con la excusa de estar combatiendo el narcotráfico. Por su parte,...

Tres astronautas chinos siguen varados en la estación espacial Tiangong tras la detección de daños en su cápsula de reentrada. El incidente, atribuido a un posible impacto con basura espacial, ha forzado a la agencia espacial china a postergar indefinidamente su regreso. La misión Shenzhou-20,...

China is encouraging private investment in state-led major energy and infrastructure projects and could allow private investors to have more than 10% in certain projects, the government said in a landmark directive aimed at boosting investment and reinvigorating the economy. The projects open to minority private shareholding will need state approval and can be in railways infrastructure, nuclear power, hydropower, inter-provincial and inter-regional transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines, LNG import and storage facilities, and water supply projects,…