Oil and gas stocks have kicked off the new year on a bright note, with the S&P 500 Energy Sector notching a 6.8% gain in the year-to-date, the third-best sector performance behind only Industrials (7.6%) and Materials (7.2%). The strong start comes despite the sector facing pressure from ample supply, but getting a boost from ongoing geopolitical pressures. Brent prices have increased from $59.96 per barrel two weeks ago to $64.15 on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday as Iran tensions increase market jitters. U.S. President Donald Trump has…

After a record year for liquefied gas trade in 2025, most forecasts for the new year were upbeat, save for a worry about a possible glut. Two weeks into 2026, however, and one of the biggest markets for liquefied gas is in a geopolitical dispute with its biggest supplier and has put a major energy trade deal on hold. This year is early on turning out to be an anything-can-happen one. The European Union this week put its trade deal with the Trump administration on hold, stopping short of triggering what it calls the “bazooka” of a mechanism…

Atención a solicitud de Servicio Público respecto a la corrección de documentación de una adolescente:   Ha llegado a nuestra redacción una solicitud de Servicio Público mediante la petición de una publicación requerida por un ente judicial...

The Trump Administration last week gave the latest and clearest signal yet that it prefers natural gas, coal, and nuclear power to provide the bulk of new generation supporting the data center build-out. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and the bipartisan group of governors of all 13 states served by PJM Interconnection issued a so-called Statement of Principles urging the biggest U.S. power grid operator to hold a capacity auction, in which leading technology companies have committed to funding this new generation…

On 12 January 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump announced, “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America.” Trump’s announcement aims to weaken the government of the Islamic Republic in the wake of weeks of protests against the government, sparked by a weak economy. Trump told the protesters to keep fighting their government and that “help is on the way.” Who is “doing business”…

19 de enero de 2026.- El el G/B aviación Aníbal Rafael Bellorín Pereira fue designado Presidente del Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos S.A Conviasa, en sustitución de Ramón Velázquez Araguayán. La designación surge luego del nombramiento del vicealmirante Aníbal C...

President Trump’s latest tariff package could plunge the UK economy into a recession, top economists have warned, upping the stakes for Keir Starmer as he responds to threats against Greenland.  The US president warned leading European nations, including the UK, he would slap additional 10 per cent tariffs on goods imports if a deal for Greenland’s annexation was not agreed.  Analysts at Capital Economics have warned that the new tariffs could trigger a recession for the UK economy if the impact is felt “all at once”. …

A three-day strike at Peru’s state oil company began Monday as workers protested government plans to open the company to private investment, a move that comes as Petroperu also weighs bringing in outside management for its debt-laden Talara refinery. Workers at state-owned Petroperu launched the strike in opposition to what unions describe as a creeping privatization agenda, Reuters reported. The walkout targets administrative and operational functions and adds pressure to a company that has relied heavily on state support to stay afloat.…

A three-day strike at Peru’s state oil company began Monday as workers protested government plans to open the company to private investment, a move that comes as Petroperu also weighs bringing in outside management for its debt-laden Talara refinery. Workers at state-owned Petroperu launched the strike in opposition to what unions describe as a creeping privatization agenda, Reuters reported. The walkout targets administrative and operational functions and adds pressure to a company that has relied heavily on state support to stay afloat.…

19 de enero de 2026.- Unos 50.000 trabajadores y campesinos se movilizaron este lunes 19 de enero, en marco de una marcha histórica en el estado de Maharashtra, India. Los movilizados partieron desde Charoti con destino a Palghar para denunciar el desmantelamiento de las garantías laborales. El eje ...

In the wake of the Trump administration's prosecution of a war and blockade against Venezuela and the administration's promise to vastly increase oil production in the country, it's worth knowing why claims about Venezuela's oil "reserves" being the largest in the world are problematic. It's also important to understand what this implies for the future of oil production in Venezuela. Consider the following: 1. Official oil reserves are just that. They are numbers reported by official government sources. Where these numbers come from large state-owned…

19 de enero de 2026.- A través del Decreto N° 5.207, publicado en la Gaceta Oficial Nº 43.292 del 9 de enero de 2026, el Ejecutivo Nacional exoneró del pago de varios impuestos a las importaciones y ventas nacionales de combustibles derivados de hidrocarburos, así como de insumos y ad...

Gold and silver surged to all-time highs as markets reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on European countries in a bid to force a deal allowing the United States to buy Greenland, accelerating a broad move into safe-haven assets. Gold jumped 2% on Sunday to a record $4,688 per ounce and was trading around $4,664 early Monday, while silver spiked 4% to an all-time high of $94.02 per ounce before easing to roughly $93. The rally reflected a rapid repricing of geopolitical and policy risk rather than changes in…

Gold and silver surged to all-time highs as markets reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on European countries in a bid to force a deal allowing the United States to buy Greenland, accelerating a broad move into safe-haven assets. Gold jumped 2% on Sunday to a record $4,688 per ounce and was trading around $4,664 early Monday, while silver spiked 4% to an all-time high of $94.02 per ounce before easing to roughly $93. The rally reflected a rapid repricing of geopolitical and policy risk rather than changes in…

19 de enero de 2026.- El mundo vivió un "aumento alarmante" del recurso a la pena capital en 2025, denunció este lunes el Alto Comisionado de la Organziación de Naciones Unidas (ONU) para los Derechos Humanos, quien manifestó su preocupación por la situación en Irán, Arabia Saudita y Estados Unidos....

The latest news from the past few days indicates that Abu Dhabi entities have set their sights on Venezuela’s hydrocarbon sector. Reuters and Bloomberg indicated that ADNOC, via its investment arm XRG, could be entering the Latin American country. Details are still unclear, but it's worthwhile to address them already. At present, the situation in Venezuela is still rife with uncertainty, instability, and sanctions. For most interested parties, especially investors, Venezuela remains shorthand for everything that can go wrong in an oil state.…

19 de enero de 2026.- El exjefe paramilitar Salvatore Mancuso fue condenado a 40 años de prisión tras ser culpable de 117 hechos delictivos contra la población Wayúu y otras comunidades de La Guajira (norte), informó hoy aquí la Fiscalía General de Colombia. La sentencia fue emitida por la Sala d...

Kazakhstan’s largest oilfield has been forced into a temporary shutdown after fires damaged a critical power generation and distribution facility at the Chevron-operated Tengiz oilfield, extending a run of supply interruptions in Kazakhstan. Production and exports were halted following damage to site power systems serving the field and the adjacent Korolev oilfield, media cited Kazakh officials as stating on Monday.  The shutdown was confirmed by Upstream Online and Energy Intelligence, both citing official statements from operator Tengizchevroil…

Kazakhstan’s largest oilfield has been forced into a temporary shutdown after fires damaged a critical power generation and distribution facility at the Chevron-operated Tengiz oilfield, extending a run of supply interruptions in Kazakhstan. Production and exports were halted following damage to site power systems serving the field and the adjacent Korolev oilfield, media cited Kazakh officials as stating on Monday.  The shutdown was confirmed by Upstream Online and Energy Intelligence, both citing official statements from operator Tengizchevroil…

19 de enero de 2026.- El músico Roger Waters, cofundador de la legendaria banda Pink Floyd, aseguró que no descarta abandonar EEUU para mudarse a Venezuela o Irán, después de que defendiera al presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro, y al gobierno iraní. El artista británico sostuvo un tenso desenc...