The upstream sector is set to carry strong momentum into 2026, with high-impact wildcat drilling activity expected to remain elevated following a solid 2025. Last year, the success rate for high-impact wildcat wells rose to 38% from 23% in 2024, while total discovered volumes increased by 53% year on year to around 2.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), according to Rystad Energy’s research and analysis. Wells are designated as high-impact based on a variety of factors: the size of the potential resources, whether they could open new…

The finances of Latin America’s fourth-largest economy, Colombia, are in total disarray. Nearly four years of fiscal mismanagement by Colombia’s first elected leftist leader, President Gustavo Petro, sparked fears of a financial crisis engulfing the strife-torn Andean nation. A combination of dwindling tax revenue and excessive spending is rapidly depleting Bogota’s coffers. Even Petro’s tax hikes, which took on a worrying sense of regularity, did little to salvage government finances while sharply impacting economically…

CI.- Diversas organizaciones nacionales e internacionales propusieron al Estado colombiano la creación de una mesa amplia cuya función sea trazar una hoja de ruta para esclarecer los hechos relacionados con la muerte, la desaparición forzada y la posterior reaparición de los restos del revol...

Gold prices surged sharply on Thursday morning as energy markets jolted higher following fresh Iran-related rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump, briefly sending oil prices up by as much as 5% intraday and reigniting demand for hard-asset hedges. The move in gold came as Brent crude punched back above the $70 a barrel level earlier in the session, after Trump warned that military action against Iran remained on the table if tensions escalate further.  The remarks brought geopolitical risk back into oil markets that had recently been driven…

Gold prices surged sharply on Thursday morning as energy markets jolted higher following fresh Iran-related rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump, briefly sending oil prices up by as much as 5% intraday and reigniting demand for hard-asset hedges. The move in gold came as Brent crude punched back above the $70 a barrel level earlier in the session, after Trump warned that military action against Iran remained on the table if tensions escalate further.  The remarks brought geopolitical risk back into oil markets that had recently been driven…

El nombre de Armando Fernández Larios fue incluido en el portal "Arrested: Worst of the Worst" (Arrestado: lo peor de lo peor) del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS), una plataforma que desglosa, por países, detenciones destacadas realizadas por el ICE. Imagen tomada de https://www.dhs.g...

Aunque mantiene el respaldo del presidente Donald Trump, la secretaria de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos, Kristi Noem, enfrenta una creciente presión política tras una serie de hechos vinculados al accionar de fuerzas federales durante la represión contra inmigrantes en Minnesota &mdas...

Durante la sesión mensual del Órgano de Resolución de Diferencias de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC), la delegación de Venezuela presentó una denuncia contra el Gobierno de Estados Unidos, acusándolo de utilizar su supuesta estrategia de seguridad para fragmentar el comercio globa...

China’s secret weapon in the global race to lead AI innovation is its enormous electricity resources. While China quietly plugs away at ramping up its development and integration of large language models, Western countries are facing increasing energy security tradeoffs to keep data centers running. The increased energy demand and grid capacity required to run AI’s ever-expanding computational load are putting enormous strain on power grids in Western countries. Power grids were already in a precarious position in the United States…

Nos acompaña el reconocido historiador Alfred McCoy para analizar las amenazas del presidente Trump contra Irán, Venezuela, México, Groenlandia y otros países. McCoy señala que Estados Unidos es "un imperio en declive" que, a medida que pierde poder e influencia en el escenario mundi...

Stronger refining margins and higher throughput volumes helped U.S. refining giant Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) beat analyst estimates of fourth-quarter earnings. Valero on Thursday kicked off the earnings season for the U.S. refiners by reporting an adjusted net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $1.2 billion, or $3.82 per share, for the fourth quarter. This easily beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.27 earnings per share in The Wall Street Journal. Strong refining margins boosted the net income, as the refining margin…

India’s largest private refiner, Reliance Industries, will import about 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) of non-sanctioned Russian crude from February, as it limits intake from Russia and complies with the U.S. sanctions, a source with knowledge of the procurement plans told Bloomberg on Thursday.   Before the U.S. sanctions on Russia’s top producers Rosneft and Lukoil, Reliance Industries of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani was the biggest buyer of Russian crude oil, importing more than 500,000 bpd thanks to a long-term deal…

India’s largest private refiner, Reliance Industries, will import about 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) of non-sanctioned Russian crude from February, as it limits intake from Russia and complies with the U.S. sanctions, a source with knowledge of the procurement plans told Bloomberg on Thursday.   Before the U.S. sanctions on Russia’s top producers Rosneft and Lukoil, Reliance Industries of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani was the biggest buyer of Russian crude oil, importing more than 500,000 bpd thanks to a long-term deal…

La importancia de establecer relaciones bilaterales sinceras y productivas, fue abordada por el ministro del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores, Yván Gil, y el embajador de Noruega en Venezuela, Nils Martin Gunneng, durante una reunión sostenida en la Casa Amarilla Antonio José de Sucre,...

Jueves, 29 de enero de 2026.- Rechazo a la agresión y a la ofensiva imperialista. No a la colaboración neocolonialista del gobierno con Trump. Ofrecemos a aporreadores y aporreadoras la serie completa de las intervenciones secuenciales de los miembros pertenec...

Las declaraciones del secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, ante el Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado generaron rechazo y protesta pública, luego de que un manifestante interrumpió la sesión para denunciar la injerencia de Washington en los asuntos intern...

La Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela (SSBV) ha alcanzado un hito sin precedentes en su trayectoria a...

Alrededor de 496 millones de dólares ha costado el despliegue de tropas de la Guardia Nacional ordenado por Donald Trump, en Los Ángeles, Memphi...

Citgo Petroleum, the U.S.-based refiner formerly owned by Venezuela’s state oil firm PDVSA, has bought its first Venezuelan crude under U.S. control, anonymous sources with knowledge of the situation have told Reuters. Citgo, which is the seventh-largest refiner in the United States with a total capacity topping 800,000 barrels per day (bpd), is in the process of being acquired by an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management in a court-ordered auction to pay off PDVSA’s debt to creditors.   Citgo was one of Venezuela’s top…