Houston, Texas-based refiner Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) has exceeded Wall Street estimates for the fourth quarter as U.S. refining margins posted a strong rebound from 2024 lows. Phillips posted Q4 EPS of $2.47, $0.32 above the Wall Street consensus, while fourth quarter earnings of $2.91 billion represented a big jump from third quarter earnings of $133 million, and also generated $2.8 billion of net operating cash flow. Refinery margins for the quarter, measured by the 3-2-1 crack spread, improved 45% Y/Y on average thanks to a rebound in product…

Houston, Texas-based refiner Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) has exceeded Wall Street estimates for the fourth quarter as U.S. refining margins posted a strong rebound from 2024 lows. Phillips posted Q4 EPS of $2.47, $0.32 above the Wall Street consensus, while fourth quarter earnings of $2.91 billion represented a big jump from third quarter earnings of $133 million, and also generated $2.8 billion of net operating cash flow. Refinery margins for the quarter, measured by the 3-2-1 crack spread, improved 45% Y/Y on average thanks to a rebound in product…

Miércoles, 04 de febrero de 2026.- Estamos acá presentes, diferentes organizaciones, movimientos de izquierda, sociales y activistas feministas para pronunciarnos en contra de la intervención que está teniendo la política neocolonial de Trump , en Venezuela. El tres de...

U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Qatari firm UCC Holding and Syria’s National Oil Company (NOC), the Syrian Petroleum Company, to explore for oil and gas in offshore Syria, a region lying between major gas discoveries in Israel and Egypt, Reuters has reported.  Currently, Syria gets the lion’s share of its oil production from onshore fields in the northeast, including the Al-Omar field. Syria is geographically close to the prolific Leviathan gas field, as both are located in…

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La Policía Metropolitana de Londres ha iniciado formalmente una investigación criminal contra el veterano político laborista y exministro, Peter Mandelson, por presunta mala conducta en el ejercicio de un cargo público. El anuncio, realizado este martes, surge tras la publicación de más de 3 m...

The European Union’s biggest economies – Germany, France, and Italy – will lead the bloc’s efforts to build stockpiles of critical minerals to reduce dependence on China, sources familiar with the plans told Reuters on Wednesday.   Germany will be responsible for overseeing the sourcing of the critical minerals, France will take charge of helping secure financing for the EU’s purchases, and Italy will oversee the storage of the key metals and minerals, sources who attended a meeting with EU officials in December…

The European Union’s biggest economies – Germany, France, and Italy – will lead the bloc’s efforts to build stockpiles of critical minerals to reduce dependence on China, sources familiar with the plans told Reuters on Wednesday.   Germany will be responsible for overseeing the sourcing of the critical minerals, France will take charge of helping secure financing for the EU’s purchases, and Italy will oversee the storage of the key metals and minerals, sources who attended a meeting with EU officials in December…

4 de febrero de 2026.- El político y militar venezolano Francisco José Ameliach Orta manifestó este día que la Revolución Bolivariana ha tenido grandes logros en estos 27 años y es fortalecer la conciencia histórica del pueblo, base sólida de la unidad, como se ha demostrado tras la agresión imperia...

Antonio Guerrero analiza la preparación de Cuba ante posibles agresiones y el nuevo orden global En una entrevista para Cubainformación TV desde Madrid, Antonio Guerrero Rodríguez, uno de los Cinco Héroes Cubanos, abordó la capacidad de respuesta de Cuba frente a la...

Azerbaijan’s power transmission grid operator AzerEnergy, has begun construction of Azerbaijan’s sections of a planned line that ultimately can connect Azerbaijan and Europe via the TRIPP corridor and Turkey.  The power line received a green light under the TRIPP corridor agreement signed last summer in Washington. According to AzerEnergy, work has started both on a 74-kilometer section of line inside Azerbaijan and a 105-kilometer-long section inside the country’s Nakhchivan enclave.  Both lines are rated…

4 de febrero de 2026.- Al menos 12 palestinos, incluidos cuatro niños, murieron y numerosos resultaron heridos hoy en la Franja de Gaza por una ola de ataques del Ejército israelí. La agencia oficial de noticias Wafa denunció que nueve perdieron la vida, entre ellos tres menores, como resultado ...

4 de febrero de 2026.- Este martes, el ministro de Educación, Héctor Rodríguez, emitió un llamado a todos los docentes del país en el marco de la celebración del Carnaval 2026. En su mensaje, instó a los educadores a evitar la solicitud de contribuciones económicas a los estudiantes y a no promover ...

Uniper is not concerned that Europe now gets more than half of its LNG supply from the United States, as it is the most economical solution while buyers seek to diversify imports from other global providers, according to Carsten Poppinga, the German utility giant’s chief commercial officer.  In recent weeks, EU officials, including Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen, have said that moves by the U.S. Administration such as President Donald Trump’s promise to “own” Greenland, are a “wake-up call” for Europe…

4 de febrero de 2026.- Con motivo de conmemorarse el 34° aniversario de la rebelión cívico militar que dio un giro en la historia de Venezuela el 4 de febrero de 1992, autoridades del Gobierno han recordado aquel día que estremeció a la nación. El secretario de Movilización de Calle del Partido S...

Desde este 4 de febrero, la Plataforma Patria ha comenzado la distribución del Bono Único Familiar, una asignación económica destinada a los hogares venezolanos. El monto establecido para este beneficio es de 4.800 bolívares. La entrega se realizará de manera progresiva. Los benefic...

Crude oil inventories in the United States decreased by 3.5 million barrels during the week ending January 30, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The decrease brings commercial stockpiles to 420.3 million barrels according to government data, which is 4% below the five-year average for this time of year. Analysts had expected a 2 million barrel drop in inventory. The EIA’s data release follows API’s figures that were released a day earlier, which suggested that crude oil…

The current financing model for most LNG export projects, where banks require a large part of the future volumes to be contracted in advance in long-term deals, needs to change, according to Richard Holtum, chief executive at major commodity trader Trafigura. Currently, projects in the Americas, for example, need to show the banks that 80-90% of their future annual supply is already locked in long-term contracts with buyers. “I feel sorry for LNG projects in the US,” Holtum said on a panel at the LNG2026 conference in Doha, Qatar, as…

El presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, y su homólogo chino, Xi Jinping, manifestaron hoy estar a favor de mantener el nivel alcanzado en la colaboración con Cuba y Venezuela. Tras finalizar la habitual videoconferencia de inicio de año entre los jefes de Estados, prevista para revisar ...

La empresa energética estadounidense Marathon Petroleum informó este martes, que compró 2 cargamentos de petróleo crudo venezolano a finales del mes pasado y espera que sus refinerías puedan procesar más petróleo venezolano. La directora ejecutiva Marathon Petroleum, Maryann Mannen,...