American President Donald Trump recently demanded that Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban allow the U.S. to take back Bagram Airfield, the military airfield near the capital city, Kabul. He declared, "BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN" if Afghanistan does not return the base to the U.S.  The Taliban promptly rejected Trump’s demand, though it said it seeks political and economic ties with Washington. Why would Trump want U.S. forces to return to Bagram? Trump is concerned that China may move into the airfield, and he recognizes it has a…

Angola’s state oil company, Sonangol, is preparing to list up to 30% of its shares in an initial public offering (IPO) sometime in the next 24 months in what would be a milestone that could reshape not only the company itself but the country’s broader economic trajectory. For decades, Sonangol has been more than a petroleum producer, acting also as Angola’s financial engine and a political tool as well as a national symbol. The decision to partially privatize the company is, therefore, far more than a market exercise, it is a…

29 de septiembre de 2025.- Lufthansa recortará 4.000 empleos administrativos de aquí a 2030 y fijará objetivos de rentabilidad más elevados, anunció el lunes el grupo de aerolíneas alemán, que busca impulsar la eficiencia a través de la digitalización y la automatización. Las acciones de la compa...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during his recent meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, called on the Kremlin to “take meaningful steps toward a durable resolution of the Russia-Ukraine war.” Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, during a September 24 appearance at Columbia University’s Harriman Institute, said no one should be holding their breath waiting for Russia to make sincere moves to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine. The war, he suggested, acts as the glue that keeps Vladimir Putin’s regime…

29 de septiembre de 2025.- El ministro para Industrias y Producción Nacional, Alex Saab, informó que se dio inicio a la modernización y reactivación de la planta de cauchos ubicada en Valencia, estado Carabobo, antigua Goodyear. Durante una visita de inspección, Saab explicó que el proyecto conte...

Es 29 de septiembre de 2025. Han transcurrido 272 días del año y faltan 93 días para su terminación. Hoy es lunes. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conmemoraciones significativas para un área del conocimiento, la cultura y las artes, la historia o la cien...

Russia expects to sell natural gas to China at significantly lower prices than it charges in Europe and Turkey, according to a draft outlook from the Economy Ministry tied to the 2026 budget. The document, seen by Bloomberg, projects that Chinese deliveries will be priced at least 27 percent below European and Turkish levels over the next three years, with the gap widening to 38 percent in 2025. The numbers lay bare the price Moscow is paying for its eastward pivot. With Europe largely off the table, Russia has funneled volumes into the Power of…

Russia expects to sell natural gas to China at significantly lower prices than it charges in Europe and Turkey, according to a draft outlook from the Economy Ministry tied to the 2026 budget. The document, seen by Bloomberg, projects that Chinese deliveries will be priced at least 27 percent below European and Turkish levels over the next three years, with the gap widening to 38 percent in 2025. The numbers lay bare the price Moscow is paying for its eastward pivot. With Europe largely off the table, Russia has funneled volumes into the Power of…

The northern European countries are currently embroiled in a Russian hybrid warfare attempt, a situation that demands immediate and decisive attention. Denmark, a member of both the EU and NATO, is set to host a European Union Summit in Copenhagen this week, with the primary focus on Russian aggression in Ukraine and its hybrid warfare tactics. The Danish transportation ministry has already taken steps to ban all civilian drone flights in Danish airspace, underscoring the urgency of the security situation. Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, and other…

Russia expects to sell natural gas to China at significantly lower prices than it charges in Europe and Turkey, according to a draft outlook from the Economy Ministry tied to the 2026 budget. The document, seen by Bloomberg, projects that Chinese deliveries will be priced at least 27 percent below European and Turkish levels over the next three years, with the gap widening to 38 percent in 2025. The numbers lay bare the price Moscow is paying for its eastward pivot. With Europe largely off the table, Russia has funneled volumes into the Power of…

29 de septiembre de 2025.- La Flotilla Global Sumud (GSF, por sus siglas en inglés) recibió este lunes, 29 de septiembre, suministros humanitarios de la Media Luna Roja, transferidos con el apoyo logístico de la Marina turca, mientras se acerca a la Franja de Gaza a pesar de las amenazas militares y...

Via Metal Miner The copper market recently experienced a significant development that could have big implications for global supply. Metals and mining multinational Anglo American has finalized an agreement with National Copper Corporation of Chile (Codelco) to merge operations at their respective Los Bronces and Andina copper mines, putting them among the top 5 largest sites in the world. According to a September 16 announcement, the agreement will unlock up to $5 billion in value from the adjacent sites. “The joint mine plan has been developed…

29 de septiembre de 2025.- El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, ha anunciado este lunes que impondrá un arancel del 100 % a todas las películas que se produzcan fuera del territorio de su país. "Nuestro negocio cinematográfico ha sido robado de EE.UU. por otros países, como si le robaran un car...

Pacific Gas and Electric has unveiled a $73-billion spending program through 2030 to overhaul California’s grid as electricity demand from artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure explodes, Reuters reported on Monday. The utility said the plan will support as much as 10 gigawatts of new load from data centers slated for development in its service territory over the next decade. Brent crude and copper traders aren’t the only ones recalibrating supply-demand curves. U.S. utilities are now staring down a structural load shock driven…

Pacific Gas and Electric has unveiled a $73-billion spending program through 2030 to overhaul California’s grid as electricity demand from artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure explodes, Reuters reported on Monday. The utility said the plan will support as much as 10 gigawatts of new load from data centers slated for development in its service territory over the next decade. Brent crude and copper traders aren’t the only ones recalibrating supply-demand curves. U.S. utilities are now staring down a structural load shock driven…

Pacific Gas and Electric has unveiled a $73-billion spending program through 2030 to overhaul California’s grid as electricity demand from artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure explodes, Reuters reported on Monday. The utility said the plan will support as much as 10 gigawatts of new load from data centers slated for development in its service territory over the next decade. Brent crude and copper traders aren’t the only ones recalibrating supply-demand curves. U.S. utilities are now staring down a structural load shock driven…

29 de septiembre de 2025.- El octavo día de protestas en Ecuador comenzó con cierres viales en siete provincias del país como parte del paro nacional contra la eliminación del subsidio al diésel y otras políticas del Gobierno de Daniel Noboa. Los bloqueos de carreteras se mantienen principalment...

Recently, the International Energy Agency (IEA) identified Brazil as a key non-OPEC oil producer responsible for driving global production growth. A swathe of world-class ultra-deepwater pre-salt oil discoveries, the first made in the Lula field during 2006, are driving a massive offshore oil boom. Not only is Brazil Latin America’s largest oil producer, but the country is receiving substantial investment from Big Oil, which is driving production to record highs. By July 2023, petroleum output for the first time eclipsed 3.5 million barrels…

29 de septiembre de 2025.- Entre 17 y 19 millones de personas mueren al año en el mundo por enfermedades del corazón, lo que convierte a esta patología en la principal causa de muerte a nivel global; sin embargo, la mayoría de ellas se pueden prevenir mejorando el estilo de vida. La causa más com...

Crude oil flows from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq (KRI) through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP from Kirkuk to Ceyhan resumed on Saturday (27 September) for the first time since 25 March 2023. This followed agreements between the various interested parties, comprised of the Iraq Kurdistan regional government (the KRG), the foreign oil and gas firms operating in the KRI, the Federal Government of Iraq (FGI), Turkey, and the U.S. This latter entrant into the two-and-a-half-year fray is the key reason for the sudden lack of objections…