The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has revealed plans to extend trading hours for its European gas and power futures to match the 22-hour trading cycles of the United States’ Henry Hub and JKM (Japan Korea Marker) markets. ICE aims to streamline trading flows between Europe, the United States and Asia, giving traders more ways to manage risk amid volatile gas markets. ICE is also helping traders hedge risks by pricing these contracts in USD/MMBtu.More than 103 million Dutch TTF gas contracts have changed hands on ICE in the current year,…

15 de diciembre de 2025.- El comisionado general de la Agencia de Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados de Palestina en Oriente Próximo (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, ha avisado este lunes de que la población palestina en la Franja de Gaza "se está muriendo de frío" por el temporal invernal de los últim...

The race to secure domestic supply chains for critical minerals intensified last week following the announcement of a significant geological discovery in the western United States. A Utah-based mining firm has identified a deposit that mirrors the specific geological characteristics responsible for much of China’s rare earth dominance, potentially offering the U.S. a strategic counterweight in the escalating trade war over materials vital to national defense and the energy transition. Ionic Mineral Technologies, based in Provo, Utah, reported…

Houston, Texas-based refiner Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) has increased its 2026 capital budget to $2.4 billion, including $1.3 billion for growth capital and $1.1 billion for sustaining capital. In the Midstream segment, the capital budget of $1.1 billion includes and $700 million for growth projects and $400 million for sustaining projects. These projects will organically advance the company’s integrated NGL wellhead-to-market strategy by expanding pipeline and fractionation capacity in key basins as well as increasing gas processing. A significant…

Houston, Texas-based refiner Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) has increased its 2026 capital budget to $2.4 billion, including $1.3 billion for growth capital and $1.1 billion for sustaining capital. In the Midstream segment, the capital budget of $1.1 billion includes and $700 million for growth projects and $400 million for sustaining projects. These projects will organically advance the company’s integrated NGL wellhead-to-market strategy by expanding pipeline and fractionation capacity in key basins as well as increasing gas processing. A significant…

15 de diciembre de 2025.- La República Bolivariana de Venezuela rechaza de manera categórica la política de sanciones y medidas coercitivas unilaterales impuesta por la Unión Europea (UE), catalogada como ilegítima, ilegal y contraria al derecho internacional, así como a los principios y propósito...

The global energy transition displayed a stark duality in September 2025, as a record-breaking surge in solar power generation clashed with the stubborn persistence of coal consumption across major economies.  New data released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) reveals a complex landscape where rapid renewable deployment is racing to keep pace with rising demand and shifting weather patterns, challenging the linear narrative of decarbonization. Solar Ascendant: The New Heavyweight According to the report, total net electricity generation…

15 de diciembre de 2025.- Convocados por el Partido de los Trabajadores (PT), el Frente Brasil Popular, Pueblo Sin Miedo, sindicatos y otros movimientos sociales, miles de brasileños se movilizan para rechazar lo que catalogan como una ofensiva derechista desde el Congreso de la nación. Al frente de...

Russia could extend the ban on gasoline exports by the end of February from the current end-date December 31, 2025, state news agency TASS reported on Monday, quoting sources familiar with the discussions in the government.  Currently, Russia has a ban on gasoline exports and a ban on non-producers to export diesel by the end of the year. The ban on gasoline exports is in force for all market participants, including producers and traders, but it does not apply to supplies under bilateral government agreements.   The current ban on…

Russia could extend the ban on gasoline exports by the end of February from the current end-date December 31, 2025, state news agency TASS reported on Monday, quoting sources familiar with the discussions in the government.  Currently, Russia has a ban on gasoline exports and a ban on non-producers to export diesel by the end of the year. The ban on gasoline exports is in force for all market participants, including producers and traders, but it does not apply to supplies under bilateral government agreements.   The current ban on…

Russia could extend the ban on gasoline exports by the end of February from the current end-date December 31, 2025, state news agency TASS reported on Monday, quoting sources familiar with the discussions in the government.  Currently, Russia has a ban on gasoline exports and a ban on non-producers to export diesel by the end of the year. The ban on gasoline exports is in force for all market participants, including producers and traders, but it does not apply to supplies under bilateral government agreements.   The current ban on…

15 de diciembre de 2025.- Fuerzas policiales del Arma de Carabineros de Italia realizaron hoy una amplia operación en la sureña región de Apulia, durante la cual fueron arrestados 14 miembros de la organización mafiosa Sacra Corona Unita (SCU). Un parte de la Comandancia de Carabineros de la pro...

An oil tanker carrying crude from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) unloaded its cargo at a U.S. port at the very end of last month – the first since the reopening of the critical Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) around two months ago. According to industry data, many more such cargoes are expected in the coming day, weeks, and months. Although the U.S. has a genuine use for the medium-heavy sour Iraqi Kurdish blend, these imports are about a lot more than oil and following the recent rocket attack on the KRI’s Khor Mor gas field, the timing…

15 de diciembre de 2025. El presidente Nicolás Maduro instó este domingo a los países miembros de la Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA-TCP) a enfocar sus esfuerzos en la producción agrícola y la consolidación de los sistemas de salud, durante su intervención en la XXV Cum...

The European Union on Monday slapped sanctions on nine entities and individuals for supporting Russia’s shadow fleet moving oil, as the bloc seeks to further restrict Moscow’s ability to generate revenues from energy exports.    The Council of the EU sanctioned five individuals and four entities responsible for supporting Russia’s shadow fleet and its value chain.     The designated individuals are businessmen directly or indirectly linked to Rosneft and Lukoil, which were sanctioned by the United…

15 de diciembre de 2025.- Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (Pdvsa) informa al pueblo venezolano y a la comunidad internacional, a través de un comunicado, que la empresa fue objeto de un ataque cibernético dirigido a detener operatividad. Asimismo, destacó que gracias a la pericia del talento humano ...

15 de diciembre de 2025.- La Asociación CANAÁN en su Canal YouTube: PALESTINA 11MIL AÑOS DE HISTORIA, tiene como invitado al profesor universitario, Omar Hassaan. Hassaan aborda varios aspectos en su análisis. Ese "Israel" de 1948, es una imposición colonial occidental. Guarda una génesi...

In a remarkable turnaround, the tiny South American country of Guyana, once one of the continent’s poorest nations, now ranks among the world’s top 10 wealthiest countries by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. In a mere decade, Guyana went from first discovery to be lifting nearly 900,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the prolific 6.6-million-acre Stabroek Block. This, despite the lopsided deal favoring the ExxonMobil-led consortium, which controls the oil acreage, has delivered a massive economic windfall. There are concerns…

15 de diciembre de 2025.- I Epígrafe Teórico: Mijaíl Bajtín (El Marco): "En el cronotopo artístico-literario tiene lugar la unión de los elementos espaciales y temporales en un todo inteligible y concreto. El tiempo se condensa aquí, se comprime, se convierte e...

El Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro anunció este 8 de diciembre la extensión por 60 días del estado de emergencia económica que rige en Venezuela desde abril, una medida que busca responder a la crisis interna mientras aumentan las tensiones con Estados Unidos. La prórroga quedó formaliza...