Oil prices jumped by 4% in Asian trade on Monday, following a weekend of intense U.S. strikes on Iran, claims from Iran that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to traffic once again, and Iranian strikes on five U.S. allies in the region. Brent Crude futures surged by 4% to top $79 per barrel in Asian trading, to the highest level in more than three weeks, as the market fears this weekend’s hostilities may not subside as easily as in previous short-term instances of flare-ups. WTI Crude, the U.S. benchmark, jumped by 4.13% to $74.36 a barrel. …

Oil prices jumped by 4% in Asian trade on Monday, following a weekend of intense U.S. strikes on Iran, claims from Iran that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to traffic once again, and Iranian strikes on five U.S. allies in the region. Brent Crude futures surged by 4% to top $79 per barrel in Asian trading, to the highest level in more than three weeks, as the market fears this weekend’s hostilities may not subside as easily as in previous short-term instances of flare-ups. WTI Crude, the U.S. benchmark, jumped by 4.13% to $74.36 a barrel. …

Iran has opened a new front across the Gulf, striking countries that host U.S. forces and sit beside the oil, gas, and shipping infrastructure sustaining the global energy system. Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Jordan all reported Iranian missile or drone activity on Sunday after the United States hit a reported 140 military targets inside Iran in response to an Iranian strike on a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. The heaviest confirmed damage occurred in Kuwait, where a drone struck an offshore drilling platform operated by Kuwait…

Supermajors are set to report bumper profits for the second quarter thanks to the surge in oil and gas prices, driven higher by the hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran. This is a problem for governments—notably the Trump administration, but politicians in Europe are angry at Big Oil’s good fortune again. Oil prices soared fourfold earlier this year after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran prompted the latter to shut traffic via the Strait of Hormuz—something Tehran had been threatening it would do for decades…

12 de julio de 2026.-Un periodista de investigación francés promete sacar a la luz lo que califica como uno de los mayores encubrimientos recientes de la FIFA, con posibles repercusiones en los mercados de apuestas deportivas y patrocinio, informó cryptobriefing.com. El periodista d...

El Ministerio para el Ecosocialismo, a través del Instituto Nacional de Parques (Inparques), y la Sociedad Venezolana de Geólogos ratificaron que el macizo rocoso del Parque Nacional Waraira Repano no sufrió daños estructurales ni colapsos, tras los recientes eventos sísmicos registrados en el...

12 de julio de 2026. El Ministerio para el Ecosocialismo entregó una dotación superior a los 1.000 artículos de protección y seguridad en el Centro de Operaciones Conjunto de Macuto. Esta sede, donde convergen el cuerpo civil de Guardaparques y los Bomberos Forestales de Inparques, recibió los...

Companies are gearing up for exploration drilling in deepwater blocks offshore Uruguay in the hope that the South Atlantic margin offshore South America could hold a lot of oil, similar to the recent discoveries offshore Namibia in Africa.   Uruguay, with a limited exploration drilling history of three wells spudded, all dry, has attracted the interest of many international companies that look to find the next billion-barrel oil province. Companies including Shell, Chevron, Eni, APA, QatarEnergy, and Argentina’s YPF have acquired the…

WASHINGTON — El influyente senador estadounidense Lindsey Graham, representante del ala más conservadora e intervencionista del Partido Republicano, falleció a los 71 años tras sufrir una "enfermedad breve y repentina". Su oficina de prensa en el Congreso confirmó el deceso, de...

Artificial Intelligence has grown in popularity over the past five years, from something consumers only knew from sci-fi movies to a widely used technology. Many companies are now using AI in some form, and it has become part of everyday life for many consumers, with AI services integrated into internet search engines, phone applications, and other daily interactions. However, as AI is deployed at a faster pace, it is becoming clear that the technology cannot be used as extensively as tech companies had hoped, while companies are realising the…

La Administración Nacional de Aeronáutica y el Espacio (NASA) de los Estados Unidos emitió un reporte científico de alcance global que confirma una modificación geológica radical en la topografía del norte de Venezuela. De acuerdo con los análisis forenses del terreno procesados por el Laborat...

"No se trata de espacios para depositar gente, sino de hábitat que tengan canchas, escuelas, centros comerciales, para el desarrollo integral de la población", dijo el también presidente de la AN El presidente de la comisión del Estado Mayor para la creación de Campamentos...

Domingo, 12 de julio de 2026.- Estados Unidos tiene una percepción equivocada con respecto a Kiev señaló el vocero del Kremlin, tienen un error de percepción, ese es un juicio equivocado, indicó Dmitriv Peskov. Quiero recordarles la declaración del presidente Putín, de que cuanto más golpee el r...

Domingo, 12 de julio de 2026.- Presidente Javier Milei dispuso elevar el nivel de seguridad en Argentina alerta máxima ante el recrudecimiento de la situación en Medio Oriente. Argentina en alerta máxima por la crisis en Medio Oriente. El gobierno nacional argentino reafirmo su compromiso co...

A massive industrial manufacturer of sodium-ion battery systems is being constructed in Northern California. The 183,000-square-foot Sacramento plant will be able to produce 4 gigawatt-hours of sodium-ion battery systems per year, enough batteries to power almost four million households. This marks a major step forward for the state’s clean energy sector as well as a considerable endorsement of sodium-ion battery technologies as a promising next-gen storage solution. The plant will be the first production site in the country dedicated solely…

CARACAS / MADRID — La difusión de las imágenes de la boda de Ricardo Sosa Machado, hijo de la líder opositora María Corina Machado, ha desatado una intensa controversia a nivel nacional y en las plataformas digitales. La celebración, efectuada en el extranjero, coincidió directamente con...

Domingo, 12 de julio de 2026.- Entrevista en Venezolana de Televisión este 8 de julio de 2026 a Franck Audemard, ingeniero y geólogo, profesor titular con 35 años de trayectoria en Funvisis. Este canal de Youtube no es monetizado, por lo que necesitamos tu apoyo para mantenerlo activo. ¡Ayúdanos...

After years of neglect, the United Kingdom has big plans for hydropower as part of broader plans for a green transition. The government is supporting the development of three large-scale hydro-storage projects as part of its plans to diversify the U.K. energy mix, support a green transition, and boost energy security. Hydropower is one of the oldest and largest sources of renewable energy. It works by converting the energy of running water into electricity. Many hydropower projects rely on reservoirs created by dams to store large quantities of…

El Campamento Transitorio Los Caracas cobija hoy a las familias de La Guaira que perdieron sus hogares tras los sismos del pasado 24 de junio. En este espacio de protección, el Servicio Administrativo de Identificación, Migración y Extranjería (Saime) desplegó un operativo especial con el fin ...

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