Officials are in damage-control mode in Georgia after the supposed unauthorized publication of a late 2025 state decree showing that the government’s reliance on Russian natural gas imports is growing and Tbilisi is now paying more for Russian imports than it has in the past. Earlier in January, Russia’s state-owned Gazprom announced it supplied 40.4 percent more gas to Georgia in 2025 than in the previous year. This surge can be seen within a broader Russian strategy to increase energy exports southward to partially offset…

26 de enero de 2026.- El Servicio Administrativo de Identificación, Migración y Extranjería (Saime) extiende a partir de este lunes 26 hasta el viernes 30 de enero la jornada de renovación de cédula sin cita previa para mayores de 18 años en todas sus oficinas del país. El operativo funcionará en...

A joint venture operated by U.S. supermajor Chevron has made an oil and gas discovery offshore Nigeria as international majors bolster exploration amid the top African producer’s efforts to boost hydrocarbon output and offer more favorable terms for investments.   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Monday commended Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the NNPC Ltd/CNL joint venture, on the successful completion of the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration well located in the shallow offshore western Niger…

At present, Europe is still telling itself a very comforting story. The main theme is that the Russian gas shock has been absorbed, storage is full, and prices are manageable. At the same time, politicians keep stating that diversification has delivered “energy independence.” While repeating this with confidence doesn’t, however, make it true. Behind all these political slogans, Europe’s gas strategy is increasingly showing that it has been built on a fallacy. The latter is clear and steadily unravelling. At present, a new,…

A joint venture operated by U.S. supermajor Chevron has made an oil and gas discovery offshore Nigeria as international majors bolster exploration amid the top African producer’s efforts to boost hydrocarbon output and offer more favorable terms for investments.   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Monday commended Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the NNPC Ltd/CNL joint venture, on the successful completion of the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration well located in the shallow offshore western Niger…

OPEC+ is expected to hold oil production flat in March and reiterate the first-quarter pause in supply hikes when the group meets on February 1 to discuss output levels, four delegates from the alliance told Bloomberg on Monday.   The group has not yet held discussions ahead of next Sunday’s online meeting, but it does not see any need of changing the policy despite the expected oversupply and the geopolitical developments that could influence supply from OPEC members Iran and Venezuela. Early this month, the eight OPEC+ members…

El secuestro del presidente venezolano fue efectuado "con una grave violación de muchas disposiciones del Derecho Internacional", reiteró para medios rusos el viceministro de Exteriores de Rusia, Serguéi Riabkov. De conformidad con el ordenamiento internacional, un jefe de...

Este domingo se lleva a cabo la elección nacional de los Consejos Campesinos, proceso que definirá a los voceros de la Unión Nacional Campesina Ezequiel Zamora, considerada la principal fuerza orgánica del sector productivo primario del país. El evento marca el cierre de un ciclo el...

Lunes, 26 de enero de 2026.- Los Estados Unidos me amenazó de muerte, junto con Diosdado y mi hermano Jorge para que cooperáramos tras la captura de Nicolás Maduro, declaró la presidenta encargada, Delcy Rodríguez, según el diario inglés The Guardian, que rebeló un audio con sus palabras, dond...

Russia and China seem unfazed by the U.S. and European sanctions on Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project as deliveries continue into the new year. The Chinese Beihai LNG terminal has welcomed the first cargo of 2026 from the Russian project, Reuters reported on Monday, citing data from LSEG. The Buran LNG carrier loaded LNG from a floating storage unit near Murmansk on December 25 and has traveled via the Suez Canal route to China, according to the LSEG data. The Arctic LNG 2 operator, Russia’s Novatek, has started using the Suez Canal route…

U.S. natural gas prices on Monday extended their remarkable 70% rally from last week as the big freeze pushes heating and power demand to winter records. Early on Monday, the front-month U.S. natural gas benchmark price had jumped by 14% to above the threshold of $6 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) as gas demand surged to very high levels. This was the first time since 2022 that the price of U.S. natural gas has soared above $6 per MMBtu, and nearly double the price at the start of last week. The major storm also led to shut-ins of about…

U.S. natural gas prices on Monday extended their remarkable 70% rally from last week as the big freeze pushes heating and power demand to winter records. Early on Monday, the front-month U.S. natural gas benchmark price had jumped by 14% to above the threshold of $6 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) as gas demand surged to very high levels. This was the first time since 2022 that the price of U.S. natural gas has soared above $6 per MMBtu, and nearly double the price at the start of last week. The major storm also led to shut-ins of about…

U.S. natural gas prices on Monday extended their remarkable 70% rally from last week as the big freeze pushes heating and power demand to winter records. Early on Monday, the front-month U.S. natural gas benchmark price had jumped by 14% to above the threshold of $6 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) as gas demand surged to very high levels. This was the first time since 2022 that the price of U.S. natural gas has soared above $6 per MMBtu, and nearly double the price at the start of last week. The major storm also led to shut-ins of about…

Ukraine, Russia, and the United States are set to resume negotiations in Abu Dhabi next week after two days of what officials described as “constructive” peace talks, even as the war shows no signs of easing. On January 23-24, "the United States coordinated a trilateral meeting alongside Ukraine and Russia, graciously hosted by the United Arab Emirates," White House envoy Steve Witkoff wrote on X. "Talks were very constructive, and plans were made to continue conversations next week in Abu Dhabi. President [Donald] Trump and his entire…

26 de enero de 2026.- La Asociación CANAÁN en su Canal YouTube: PALESTINA 11MIL AÑOS DE HISTORIA, tiene como invitado al sociólogo, investigador y diplomático venezolano de familia de confesión religiosa judía, Michel Mujica. Mujica como estudioso del sionismo sostiene que el sionismo es coloni...

Un buque petrolero fletado por la empresa Trafigura zarpó, este domingo 25 de enero, desde el puerto de Jose en Venezuela hacia el Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP), mostraron datos de envío de LSEG y documentos, siendo la primera carga que va directamente a Estados Unidos como parte de un ac...

Una jornada de movilización política en la capital brasileña terminó en tragedia este domingo cuando un rayo impactó cerca de una multitud de simpatizantes del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro. Según el reporte oficial del Cuerpo de Bomberos, el incidente dejó un saldo de 89 personas heridas, de la...

La información sobre un posible bloqueo de Cuba por parte de Estados Unidos genera preocupación. Así lo

El presidente Donald Trump amenazó el sábado con imponer «aranceles del 100%» a las importaciones canadienses a Estados Unidos si se concreta un acuerdo comercial entre Canadá y China, luego de una asociación entre ambos países anunciada la semana pasada. Si el primer mi...

Rusia insiste en la liberación del presidente Nicolás Maduro, quien fue capturado y trasladado de Venezuela a Estados Unidos junto a la primera dama, Cilia Flores, declaró el viceministro de Asuntos Exteriores, Serguéi Ryabkov, a TASS en una entrevista.