17 de febrero de 2026.- En un esfuerzo por consolidar la cooperación bilateral y la diplomacia de paz, el canciller de Venezuela, Yván Gil, recibió al primer ministro de Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. El alto funcionario qatarí arribó al país en una visita oficial destinada a profundizar ...

17 de febrero de 2026.- Irán ha cerrado parte del estratégico estrecho de Ormuz por varias horas en medio de los ejercicios navales de los Cuerpos de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica (CGRI) en la zona, informó la agencia local Fars. Según el reporte, la medida fue tomada para garantizar el cump...

This week's energy newsletter reviews oil and gas price shifts, U.S. rig count figures, key corporate acquisitions and discoveries, and analyzes major geopolitical events impacting global oil trade, including shipping market manipulation and rising Chinese imports of Russian crude. The oil market’s shipping segment is being rocked by a brazen attempt to corner it, with a South Korean shipping tycoon hoovering up any available VLCCs in the market.  Ga-Hyun Chung’s Sinokor Group has bought or chartered over 120 very large crude carriers…

As Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s refineries and the halt of Ukrainian shipments of Russian oil to central EU member states limit outlets of Russian crude, Moscow is boosting shipments via ports.   Russia’s seaborne crude oil exports averaged 3.39 million barrels per day (bpd) in the four weeks to February 15, per ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. Oil exports have been rising for a fourth consecutive week, as week-by-week comparisons are not particularly relevant due to weather conditions in the winter and other factors,…

As Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s refineries and the halt of Ukrainian shipments of Russian oil to central EU member states limit outlets of Russian crude, Moscow is boosting shipments via ports.   Russia’s seaborne crude oil exports averaged 3.39 million barrels per day (bpd) in the four weeks to February 15, per ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. Oil exports have been rising for a fourth consecutive week, as week-by-week comparisons are not particularly relevant due to weather conditions in the winter and other factors,…

As Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s refineries and the halt of Ukrainian shipments of Russian oil to central EU member states limit outlets of Russian crude, Moscow is boosting shipments via ports.   Russia’s seaborne crude oil exports averaged 3.39 million barrels per day (bpd) in the four weeks to February 15, per ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. Oil exports have been rising for a fourth consecutive week, as week-by-week comparisons are not particularly relevant due to weather conditions in the winter and other factors,…

17 de febrero de 2026.- Fue confirmado el fallecimiento de Jesse Jackson, una de las figuras más destacadas de la lucha por los derechos civiles en Estados Unidos. El colaborador de Martin Luther King expandió la presencia de los afroamericanos en la escena política estadounidense gracias a dos camp...

Residents of Smederevo, a Serbian industrial city already blanketed by pollution from a Chinese-owned steel mill, are pushing back against plans for a $2.8 billion oil refinery backed by Chinese state-owned companies -- a project negotiated largely out of public view. Nearly two years after the refinery was announced, Serbia's government has refused to release the framework agreement signed with China Energy International Group. Serbia's Energy Ministry told RFE/RL the deal was a "business secret" and disclosing the agreement would interrupt negotiations…

17 de febrero de 2026.- El evento reunió a cientos de personas que mantienen viva la esencia de un artista que transformó la música en una herramienta de conciencia social. El Ministerio para la Cultura, mediante la Compañía Nacional de Música y la Misión Cultura, convocó a cultores, escritores y ar...

17 de febrero de 2026.- El Instituto Nacional de Transporte Terrestre (INTT) anunció el inicio de un despliegue especial de actualización de datos a partir del miércoles 18 de febrero de 2026. Esta iniciativa busca modernizar el registro automotor y facilitar el cumplimiento de los trámites legales ...