Valero Energy is set to restart later this week its major oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, after an explosion and a fire forced a shutdown earlier this week, sources with knowledge of the refinery’s operations told Reuters on Wednesday.   Valero on Tuesday shut down its Port Arthur refinery after an explosion late on Monday set a diesel processing unit on fire.  The refinery capable of processing 380,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude is one of the largest in the United States and the U.S. Gulf Coast.  The refinery’s…

25 de marzo de 2026.- Solo es posible proteger lo que se conoce. Con esa certeza, el Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) ponen en marcha el Estudio de Línea Base Ambiental (ELBA) del Parque Naci...

A sharp rebound in U.S. oilfield activity is colliding with a sudden geopolitical shock, as the latest Dallas Fed Energy Survey shows energy firms swinging back into expansion just as crude prices plunge roughly 4% on headlines that President Donald Trump has floated a 15-point Iran peace plan, abruptly stripping out part of the war-driven risk premium that had lifted prices more than 30% since late February.Brent crude for May delivery fell 3.9% to trade at $100.40 per barrel at 11.20 am ET while the corresponding WTI crude contract declined 3.77%…

A major fire broke out at the Ust-Luga oil port in Russia’s Leningrad region following a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack overnight on March 25, the second critical Baltic Sea export hub to be set ablaze this week following a similar strike on the nearby Primorsk port on Monday.  Ust-Luga port, one of Russia's largest multipurpose outlets on the Baltic Sea with capacity to handle approximately 700,000 barrels of oil per day, was sealed off after several oil storage reservoirs were set on fire. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed…

A major fire broke out at the Ust-Luga oil port in Russia’s Leningrad region following a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack overnight on March 25, the second critical Baltic Sea export hub to be set ablaze this week following a similar strike on the nearby Primorsk port on Monday.  Ust-Luga port, one of Russia's largest multipurpose outlets on the Baltic Sea with capacity to handle approximately 700,000 barrels of oil per day, was sealed off after several oil storage reservoirs were set on fire. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed…

A major fire broke out at the Ust-Luga oil port in Russia’s Leningrad region following a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack overnight on March 25, the second critical Baltic Sea export hub to be set ablaze this week following a similar strike on the nearby Primorsk port on Monday.  Ust-Luga port, one of Russia's largest multipurpose outlets on the Baltic Sea with capacity to handle approximately 700,000 barrels of oil per day, was sealed off after several oil storage reservoirs were set on fire. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed…

Un nuevo título deportivo arropa al país durante este 2026, justo pocos días después de lo que fue el Clásico Mundial de Beisbol. Y es que la Selección de Venezuela se impuso con autoridad en el Mundial de Beisbol Infantil, disputado en República Dominicana. Justamente, los muchachos triunfaro...

Crude oil inventories in the United States increased by 6.9 million barrels during the week ending March 20, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The increase brings commercial stockpiles to 456.2 million barrels according to government data, which is 0.1% above the five-year average for this time of year. The EIA’s data release follows API’s figures that were released a day earlier, which reported that crude oil inventories saw a build of 2.3 million barrels in the period.…

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday asked the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) to be ready for an additional release of oil stocks from reserves if it is necessary.  The IEA two weeks ago launched the biggest coordinated emergency stocks release, of over 400 million barrels, since it was created in the 1970s.  As part of this release, the U.S. has moved to release 172.2 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), and Japan early this week began preparations to start releasing crude…

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday asked the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) to be ready for an additional release of oil stocks from reserves if it is necessary.  The IEA two weeks ago launched the biggest coordinated emergency stocks release, of over 400 million barrels, since it was created in the 1970s.  As part of this release, the U.S. has moved to release 172.2 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), and Japan early this week began preparations to start releasing crude…

Entre el 15 y el 20 de abril, los rayos del Sol inciden de manera perpendicular sobre las ciudades ubicadas al norte del país, lo que incrementa la sensación térmica y los índices de radiación UV (Ultravioleta) Venezuela atraviesa uno de los períodos más cálidos del año debido a la ...

El Gobierno Nacional cumplió con su promesa de rendición de cuentas tras la reciente reestructuración política y energética del país. Esta semana, la administración de la presidenta encargada Delcy Rodríguez habilitó oficialmente la página web Transparencia Soberana, un portal diseñado para qu...

The war in Iran and the resulting energy shock could revive China’s interest in a long-stalled pipeline to import Russian gas, analysts told RFE/RL, potentially reshaping Beijing’s energy strategy. As countries are facing an energy shock after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz, halting oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows from the Gulf, Beijing is grappling with the potential loss of discounted Iranian oil and the risk of prolonged market disruption, prompting a rethink of its reliance on a chokepoint that carries roughly 40 percent…

El director de la Asociación Civil de Colombianos en Venezuela, Juan Carlos Tanus, destacó que los recientes avances entre ambos países marcan un momento de alta trascendencia. Así lo aseguró durante su participación en el espacio «Pulsando a Venezuela», que semanalmente...

El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, aseguró este martes que va a cuidar de las tierras raras y los minerales críticos "que son del pueblo brasile...

En la última fase de su decisiva operación de represalia, Irán ha atacado a puntos estratégicos del régimen de Israel en el norte de los territorios ocupados. Mediante un comunicado emitido este miércoles, el Cuerpo de Guardianes de la Revolución Islámica (CGRI) de Irán ha informado...

Este miércoles, a través de Telegram, la presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, designó a Coromoto Godoy como nueva embajadora representante permanente ante la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU). He designado a Coromoto Godoy como nueva Embajadora Representante P...

La presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, participará como oradora en el panel titulado "The New Latam Order", ya que aparece en la agenda oficial de la Cumbre Prioritaria del Foro de Inversiones Internacionales (FII) que se inaugurará este miércoles en Miami Beach, segú...

Autoridades del Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Inameh) estiman un incremento de la cobertura nubosa con lluvias, chubascos y descargas eléctricas en diversas zonas del país durante la tarde y noche de este miércoles.

El portavoz de la Cancillería Lin Jian señaló que esta situación viola los propósitos y principios de la Carta de la ONU, así como el derecho internacional y las normas básicas que rigen las relaciones en el mundo. «China se opone firmemente a ello. Apoyamos a Venezuela en la ...