The European Union has to coordinate its plans to impose a full ban on maritime services for Russian crude oil with the G7 group of the world’s most advanced economies, David O’Sullivan, the EU Sanctions Envoy, said on Thursday.  Early this month, the European Commission proposed in its planned 20th package of sanctions against Russia a full maritime services ban for Russian crude oil, which is expected to “slash further Russia's energy revenues and make it more difficult to find buyers for its oil,” European Commission…

The European Union has to coordinate its plans to impose a full ban on maritime services for Russian crude oil with the G7 group of the world’s most advanced economies, David O’Sullivan, the EU Sanctions Envoy, said on Thursday.  Early this month, the European Commission proposed in its planned 20th package of sanctions against Russia a full maritime services ban for Russian crude oil, which is expected to “slash further Russia's energy revenues and make it more difficult to find buyers for its oil,” European Commission…

26 de febrero de 2026.- Con la puesta en marcha el pasado martes 24 de febrero del vuelo de la línea aérea venezolana Rutaca hacia Brasil, conectando a Caracas con Manaos, y desde este jueves 26 a Boa Vista con Puerto Ordaz en el estado Bolívar, se reactivan la operaciones turísticas desde esas ci...

The supertanker charter market has become red-hot this year as the specter of a U.S. military campaign in Iran has added to a number of other bullish factors to push daily rates to the highest in nearly six years. The daily rate for hiring a very large crude carrier (VLCC), capable of shipping 2 million barrels, on the key Middle East Gulf to China route (MEG-China) this week topped $200,000. That’s the highest daily rate since early April 2020, when Saudi Arabia and Russia were flooding the market with crude in the brief price war amid plunging…

Eni’s oil and gas production rose by 7% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier as the Italian energy major started up six major new projects in 2025.  Fourth-quarter output was 1.84 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), up by 5% from the previous quarter, Eni said in its Q4 and full-year earnings release on Thursday.  The rise in the fourth quarter lifted full-year 2025 production to an average of 1.73 million boe/d, which marked 4% underlying growth from the prior year, and exceeded the company’s guidance…

26 de febrero de 2026.- El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, considera la posibilidad de lanzar ataques selectivos contra Irán con el objetivo de obligarlo a alcanzar un acuerdo sobre su programa nuclear, informa The New York Times. Según el periódico, algunos altos funcionarios de la Administr...

US and Iranian officials are set to hold a fresh round of nuclear talks in Geneva on February 26 for what is seen as a last-ditch attempt to avoid a major military conflict between the foes. The third round of discussions comes as President Donald Trump weighs options for US military action if no deal is secured to curb Iran’s nuclear program, with two American carrier groups deployed within striking distance of the Islamic Republic. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi left Tehran for the Swiss city on February 25, and is expected to hold…

26 de febrero de 2026.- Trabajadores de la empresa Cacique Maracay (antigua Kimberly Clark), se concentraron en la entrada de la planta para exigir la renuncia de la junta administradora, por supuestamente incumplir con los pagos y por cometer atropellos contra los obreros durante los últimos meses....

26 de febrero de 2026.- El presidente de la comisión especial de la Asamblea Nacional para el desarrollo e implementación de la Ley de Amnistía para la Convivencia Democrática, Jorge Arreaza, informó este miércoles 25 de febrero que se han recibido 6.487 solicitudes de ciudadanos tras la aprobación ...

26 de febrero de 2026.- El ministro Diosdado Cabello, durante la emisión 562 de su programa «Con el Mazo Dando», sostuvo que la amnistía representa un acto de elevado espíritu, pero no conlleva el olvido y precisó que la Ley de Amnistía no contempla delitos a futuro, al subrayar que este instrumento...