20 de marzo de 2026.- Este jueves murió el actor estadounidense Chuck Norris a los 86 años de edad, quien era conocido por sus papeles de acción en películas como "The Delta Force" y "Missing in Action", así como por la serie "Walker, el ranger de Texas". Estaba internado en Hawái tras sufrir una “e...

Norwegian oil production slipped 0.2 % in February as output fell slightly by 3,000 barrels per day (bpd) compared to January, averaging 1.97 million bpd, according to preliminary figures from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate. Production came in 262 kbpd higher than a year earlier, when oil output totaled 1.708 million bpd. Total liquids production on the Norwegian continental shelf averaged 2.176 million bpd last month, including 1.97 million bpd of oil, 188,000 barrels of natural gas liquids (NGL), and 18,000 barrels of condensate. Oil output…

20 de marzo de 2026.- La Asamblea Nacional (AN), en su sesión plenaria de este día, decidió postergar la segunda discusión del Proyecto de Ley Orgánica de Minas. La medida busca extender el proceso de consultas y ajustes técnicos antes de su aprobación definitiva. Luego de aprobar 12 artículos de...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 552 this week, down 41 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs rose by 2 to 414 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 72 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 2, sinking to 131, which is 29 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count fell to 7. The latest EIA data…

20 de marzo de 2026.- Hoy, en el marco de la realización del día nacional de la defensa, en contexto de la Guerra de todo el pueblo, como expresión fehaciente de nuestra filosofía de lucha, concepto que consagra la participación de cada cubano en la defensa de la Patria, la actitud del cantautor Sil...

Oil prices pulled back Friday, but not because the market suddenly feels safe. This is more of a tactical breather than a trend change. Brent slipped back toward the $109 level, while WTI hovered in the high-$90s, easing from the week’s Thursday spike that briefly pushed Brent near $120. The trigger wasn’t a shift in fundamentals—it was policy. Washington is scrambling to throw barrels at the problem, and allies are lining up behind a coordinated effort to stabilize flows through the Strait of Hormuz, including by sending additional…

20 de marzo de 2026.- El capitán de la selección venezolana recién proclamada campeona en el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol, Salvador Pérez, donó parte de su indumentaria con la que participó en el torneo al Salón de la Fama de Cooperstown de las Grandes Ligas junto a su compatriota, Eugenio Suárez. ...

As the world braces for a potential “Battle of Hormuz” to reopen the world’s most important energy chokepoint, governments and energy markets are scrambling to answer a daunting question: What happens if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed for weeks or even months? The narrow waterway between Iran and Oman is the most critical chokepoint in the global energy system. Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply moves through it every day, along with enormous volumes of natural gas and petrochemical feedstocks. In practical terms,…

20 de marzo de 2026.- Las operaciones aéreas entre la República Dominicana y Venezuela quedaron oficialmente restablecidas tras una suspensión de casi dos años. El reinicio de esta conexión se concretó con el vuelo inaugural de la aerolínea Laser Airlines, lo que marca el fin de las restricciones...

En el marco del proyecto "Medios de Subsistencia Agrícolas de Emergencia para las Comunidades Afectadas por las Inundaciones", la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), con apoyo del Fondo Central para la Acción en Casos de Emergencia de las ...

Refiners in Asia are paying huge premiums for crude that could replace some of the supply stuck in the Middle East, with the most suitable grades from Norway and the U.S. being bid at record-high double-digit premiums over Dated Brent.  Many refineries in Asia, which is the most dependent region on Middle East supply, are designed to optimally run on the sour and heavier grades that the Gulf producers export. Now that most Gulf supply is either curtailed at the upstream level or stuck on tankers unable to pass the Strait of Hormuz, refiners…

Refiners in Asia are paying huge premiums for crude that could replace some of the supply stuck in the Middle East, with the most suitable grades from Norway and the U.S. being bid at record-high double-digit premiums over Dated Brent.  Many refineries in Asia, which is the most dependent region on Middle East supply, are designed to optimally run on the sour and heavier grades that the Gulf producers export. Now that most Gulf supply is either curtailed at the upstream level or stuck on tankers unable to pass the Strait of Hormuz, refiners…

Oil is heading for a fifth straight weekly gain, with Brent near $109, as the Strait of Hormuz remains shut for a third week, keeping supply tight despite policy efforts to ease the market. Friday, March 20, 2026 Oil markets are set to post their fifth consecutive weekly gain (excepting WTI which will see a minor week-over-week decline), with ICE Brent trading around $109 per barrel. Whilst the Trump administration has sought to defuse market concerns using any means available – waiving the Jones Act, easing Russian sanctions further or de-sanctioning…

La Habana, 19 mar (Prensa Latina) Organizadores del Convoy solidario europeo Let Cuba Breathe (Dejen respirar a Cuba) denunciaron hoy aquí la política de máxima presión del gobierno de Estados Unidos contra la isla, y reafirmaron su respaldo al derecho de esta nación caribeña a la paz y la aut...

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El ministro de las Comunas, Ángel Prado, informó que todo el equipo del despacho que dirige se irá a la calle para "trabajar junto al Poder Popular en la fase de ejecución de los proyectos" seleccionados en la Consulta Popular Nacional del 8 de marzo. Detalló que la ruta d...

Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices soared this week after Qatar’s key LNG hub sustained extensive damage in Iranian missile attacks, with European gas prices on track for a 20% weekly jump early on Friday as the market braces itself for years of disrupted supply out of the world’s second-largest LNG exporter.    The April 2026 contract of the Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures slightly eased early on Friday from the surge on Thursday and was trading flat at about $72 (62 euros) per megawatt-hour (MWh) as…

De manera unilateral, el gobierno costarricense limitó las relaciones con la Mayor de las Antillas al ámbito consular El presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, rechazó la decisión unilateral del gobierno de Costa Rica de «…rebajar el nivel de las relaciones con Cuba, lim...

El vicepresidente sectorial de Planificación, Ricardo Menéndez, advirtió sobre los riesgos asociados al uso de la inteligencia artificial, especialmente en la manipulación de la información y su incidencia en la libertad de pensamiento de la sociedad venezolana. Así lo dejó saber du...

When Israeli jets struck the South Pars gas complex near Asaluyeh, they hit more than pipes and compressors. They struck the single piece of infrastructure most essential to Iran's ability to function -- a field that provides 75 percent of Iran's domestic gas supply and powers roughly 80 percent of the country's electricity generation. The strike halted output at two refineries with a combined daily capacity of around 100 million cubic meters, sending prices soaring and triggering Iranian retaliatory strikes on energy infrastructure in Gulf Arab…