The escalation of conflict in the Middle East is a stress test for the region’s carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects and how bankable they remain when hydrocarbon operations are disrupted. Because most CCUS projects are linked to oil and gas value chains, the regional pipeline is being repriced as higher risk. Our base case of 20 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of capture capacity by 2030 now looks unlikely; we expect delays as priorities shift and capital is reallocated, leaving the region tracking closer to our low case…

The U.S. Energy Information Administration sharply revised its oil price outlook in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) based on the growing impact of the Middle East conflict and the near standstill in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude settled at $94 per barrel on March 9, according to the EIA— a roughly 50% surge since the start of the year and the highest level since September 2023. Prices have climbed rapidly as shipments through the Strait of Hormuz slowed dramatically and some Middle East producers began…

10 de marzo de 2026.- El director general del Mecanismo Europeo de Estabilidad, Pierre Gramegna, ha alertado de que el actual conflicto en Oriente Medio, desencadenado por el ataque de EE.UU. e Israel a Irán, ya está afectando a la economía europea, durante una rueda de prensa celebrada este lunes e...

Asian benchmark Newcastle coal prices jumped more than 9% to $150/ton (as per BBG data) at the start of the week, as energy flows across the Gulf area remain disrupted and transit through the Strait of Hormuz has significantly slowed. The rise in coal prices is being driven by a broader energy shock, with surging gas prices making coal a more economical substitute fuel for power generators. Last week's IRGC kamikaze drone attack, which shuttered Qatar's massive LNG export facility - responsible for roughly 20% of global supply - has been the driving…

La industria de la aviación global enfrenta una parálisis sin precedentes en la región del Medio oriente. Según datos de seguimiento de vuelos analizados por Bloomberg, el total de vuelos cancelados ha escalado a 27.000 operaciones desde finales de febrero. El Aeropuerto Ben Gurión ...

10 de marzo de 2026.- El ministro para las Comunas, Movimientos Sociales y Agricultura Urbana, Ángel Prado, destacó que en Venezuela existen más de 1.000 circuitos comunales que trabajan para adecuarse a la Ley de Comunas. Durante una entrevista, expresó que en la actualidad la nación cuenta con ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned that a recent spike in oil prices will translate into higher inflation in the UK, with her economic approach centring on calls for the US, Israel and Iran to de-escalate the conflict in the Middle East. In a statement to MPs, Reeves said she called on G7 finance minister, which includes the US administration’s Scott Bessent, for “immediate de-escalation” of the conflict and that she wanted to see vessels safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz after days of disruption.  However, she appeared…

Afirmó la veedora internacional Georgette Kuri, que la población venezolana sigue apostando por el poder popular, por la democracia directa, "están defendiendo este proceso que construyen desde hace muchos años" A propósito de la primera Consulta Popular Nacional 2026, la ...

El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, hizo un llamado urgente a fortalecer las capacidades de defensa de su nación para evitar la vulnerabilidad ante potencias externas. Durante un encuentro estratégico en Brasilia con su homólogo sudafricano, Cyril Ramaphosa, el mandatario brasi...

10 de marzo de 2026.- El planeta se calienta casi el doble de rápido que hace una década, y estaría en riesgo el compromiso global sobre frenar el aumento de las temperaturas por encima de los 2 grados Celsius, advierten hoy científicos. El límite del Acuerdo de París podría superarse antes de 2...

Decenas de ciudadanos se congregaron este martes en el centro de Beirut para manifestar su rechazo frontal a la decisión del gobierno libanés de prohibir cualquier acción militar de Hezbolá. La medida, adoptada en una sesión de emergencia del gabinete encabezada por el presidente Joseph Aoun y...

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Oil markets are showing cautious optimism as traders bet Donald Trump may soon wind down the conflict. Hormuz Bottleneck Sparks Middle East Mega?Cuts- With the closure of the Strait of Hormuz entering its second week, Middle Eastern producers have started to collectively curb output as laden tankers continue to pile up in the Persian Gulf.- Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates have already slashed their production by as much as 6.7 million b/day, with Iraq taking the lead with a massive 3 million b/day cut.- The Middle East…

Asia is struggling to obtain spot LNG cargoes for emergency supply this month as the halt to Qatar’s exports tightened the market and reignited competition with Europe for promptly available supply.   In the absence of Qatar’s term supply and about 20% of global LNG flows blocked at the Strait of Hormuz, some buyers in South and Southeast Asia who have sought spot cargoes for March have failed to purchase any, sources and officials at key Asian LNG importers told Bloomberg on Tuesday.     Tenders for spot…

Asia is struggling to obtain spot LNG cargoes for emergency supply this month as the halt to Qatar’s exports tightened the market and reignited competition with Europe for promptly available supply.   In the absence of Qatar’s term supply and about 20% of global LNG flows blocked at the Strait of Hormuz, some buyers in South and Southeast Asia who have sought spot cargoes for March have failed to purchase any, sources and officials at key Asian LNG importers told Bloomberg on Tuesday.     Tenders for spot…

Las operaciones en el Puerto de Haifa, el principal nodo de suministro marítimo de Israel, enfrentan una interrupción crítica tras los contraataques con drones ejecutados por la Fuerza Aérea de Irán contra la infraestructura de hidrocarburos de la zona. Según el comunicado número 20 del Ejérci...

US President Donald Trump said the military operation launched against Iran last month will end "very soon" and vowed to hit the country "much, much harder" if it blocks oil supplies in the Middle East. Trump spoke on March 9 after Tehran launched multiple missiles and drones at Israel and Gulf Arab states following the announcement that Mojtaba Khamenei would succeed his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader. "We're winning very decisively. We're way ahead of schedule," Trump told a news conference in Florida. "It's going to be…

«Nos oponemos a cualquier guerra, nos oponemos definitivamente». Así lo afirmó este lunes 9 de marzo la presidenta encargada, Delcy Rodríguez, durante una agenda de trabajo con comuneros y comuneras en Ciudad Tiuna, Caracas. Rodeada de voceros del poder popular ratificó que el mens...

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, aseguró este lunes que su país ya no depende del crudo de Oriente Medio tras consolidar una nueva alianza petrolera con Venezuela.

La presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, encabezó este lunes una reunión de trabajo destinada a revisar los lineamientos estratégicos de la política energética del país y consolidar su agenda en el ámbito nacional e internacional. En el encuentro participaron el presid...