BP’s 440,000-barrel-per-day Whiting refinery in Indiana is in the process of restarting after severe flooding disrupted operations earlier this week, Reuters reported on Wednesday, with industry monitor IIR saying it would take several days to fully ramp the plant up, with full capacity expected by early next week.  The outage followed a powerful thunderstorm that caused flooding and led to visible flaring. While IIR provided a projected restart schedule, BP has declined to comment on the refinery’s timeline, Reuters reported.…

BP’s 440,000-barrel-per-day Whiting refinery in Indiana is in the process of restarting after severe flooding disrupted operations earlier this week, Reuters reported on Wednesday, with industry monitor IIR saying it would take several days to fully ramp the plant up, with full capacity expected by early next week.  The outage followed a powerful thunderstorm that caused flooding and led to visible flaring. While IIR provided a projected restart schedule, BP has declined to comment on the refinery’s timeline, Reuters reported.…

Global oil markets are facing a period of short-term pressure as production swells, but Canadian energy fund manager Eric Nuttall says the groundwork is already being laid for the next major bull market in crude. Speaking to BNN Bloomberg, Nuttall, a partner at Ninepoint Partners, said he remains bearish on oil for the remainder of 2025 as inventories rise and new supply comes online. But he expects a powerful reversal in 2026 as the market absorbs spare OPEC+ capacity and balances the influx of new production from South America. “We have…

BP’s 440,000-barrel-per-day Whiting refinery in Indiana is in the process of restarting after severe flooding disrupted operations earlier this week, Reuters reported on Wednesday, with industry monitor IIR saying it would take several days to fully ramp the plant up, with full capacity expected by early next week.  The outage followed a powerful thunderstorm that caused flooding and led to visible flaring. While IIR provided a projected restart schedule, BP has declined to comment on the refinery’s timeline, Reuters reported.…

Miercoles, 20 de agosto d 2025. El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, agradeció el apoyo nacional e internacional ante las declaraciones de la fiscal general de EE.UU. Pamela Bondi, sobre el aumento de la recompensa por la captura del mandatario. Analizamos el tema con el doctor Jesús David ...

Es 20 de agosto de 2025. Han transcurrido 230 días del año y faltan 135 días para su terminación. Hoy es miércoles. Las efemérides se refieren a suces...

Rusia afirmó este miércoles que continúa con los suministros de petróleo y derivados a la India, pese a los aranceles impuestos a ese país por Estados Unidos. "Seguimos enviando combustible, incluyendo petróleo crudo y derivados, energía y carbón metalúrgico. Vemos potencial pa...

20 de agosto de 2025.- La antigua base militar de EE.UU. de Sherman, ubicada en la provincia de Colón, Panamá, fue utilizada como centro de entrenamiento militar por fuerzas estadounidenses, en el marco de un ejercicio que amplía la estrategia de control de Washington sobre el canal interoceánico, e...

20 de agosto de 2025.- Este miércoles, el analista político Domingo Medina advirtió sobre las verdaderas intenciones detrás de las recientes acciones del Gobierno de Estados Unidos contra el presidente de la República, Nicolás Maduro y el pueblo venezolano, señalando que es un intento por controlar ...

Russia’s Far East is grappling with acute fuel shortages after a new wave of Ukrainian drone strikes forced multiple refineries offline, squeezing supplies just as seasonal demand rises. According to The Moscow Times, queues have formed at filling stations in Khabarovsk and Primorsky regions, with some depots rationing gasoline as refiners halt operations for repairs. The outages come on top of cumulative damage that has sidelined nearly 13% of Russia’s refining capacity in recent months. Ukrainian outlets including NV.ua reported that…

Russia’s Far East is grappling with acute fuel shortages after a new wave of Ukrainian drone strikes forced multiple refineries offline, squeezing supplies just as seasonal demand rises. According to The Moscow Times, queues have formed at filling stations in Khabarovsk and Primorsky regions, with some depots rationing gasoline as refiners halt operations for repairs. The outages come on top of cumulative damage that has sidelined nearly 13% of Russia’s refining capacity in recent months. Ukrainian outlets including NV.ua reported that…

Via Metal Miner The Stainless Monthly Metals Index (MMI) moved sideways, with a modest 0.32% increase from July to August. Though it also remained flat for the month, the nickel price continued on an overall downtrend. Stainless Mills Note Weak Demand Despite a round of price hikes in recent months, the stainless market remains weak, with no evidence of a turnaround. Supplier financial results from Q2 indicate that while tariffs improved pricing conditions for mills, U.S. service centers struggled amid lackluster market conditions. For example,…

 Marco Rubio, anunció este miércoles nuevas sanciones para otros cuatro miembros de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) por llevar a cabo investigaciones sobre crímenes de guerra en Gaza y Afganistán, entre otros.   La Administración de Donald Trump sum...

Miércoles, 20 de agosto de 2025. Opiniones y análisis del profesor Jesus Lopez Almejo sobre la situación de la presión que esta ejerciendo el gobierno de los Estados Unidos con la excusa de que se tarta de una acción contra el narcotráfico. Venezuela tiene muy complicado el asunto. [yt=AlWS...

20 de agosto de 2025.- La Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) alertó sobre la necesidad de apoyar a las personas que sufren hoy violencia de género en las zonas de conflicto e instó a emplear los recursos necesarios para combatir ese flagelo. Al presentar un informe anual del secretario gen...

After years of ratcheting tensions between nuclear-armed rivals China and India, which actually came to literal blows along their disputed Himalayan border over the last several years - including the deadly 2020 Galwan valley clashes among rival troops, which left dozens dead and wounded - relations between the two Asian regional powers are thawing fast. Monday and Tuesday have seen a major breakthrough during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's two-day visit to Delhi, where he declared that India and China should view each other as "partners" rather…

Miércoles, 20 de agosto de 2025. Los recientes anuncios del presidente Donald Trump han creado tensión en las costas venezolanas y una dura respuesta por parte del presidente Nicolás Maduro. La eventual llegada de barcos de guerra estadounidenses al país sudamericano, con el fin de combatir el ...

20 de agosto de 2025.- El próximo 6 de septiembre se realizará en todo el país la elección de voceras y voceros de los Consejos Campesinos, con miras a la conformación de la Unión Nacional Campesina Ezequiel Zamora, iniciativa promovida por el presidente Nicolás Maduro, como parte del nuevo modelo d...

20 de agosto de 2025.- Este estudio, que se realiza cada dos años en Venezuela, recoge las actitudes, creencias y opiniones de la población sobre la investigación, la innovación y el progreso tecnológico: cómo perciben sus beneficios, riesgos, implicaciones éticas y el nivel de confianza en los avan...

In Tbilisi, whether you are inching through traffic or weaving down side streets, you cannot escape the same slogan splashed across the backs of some passing cars: “Build Your Dreams.”  That is a branded motto etched onto vehicles made by BYD, China’s largest automaker. Each vehicle is a moving data point in a quiet shift, signaling the rise of Chinese electric vehicles on the streets of the Georgian capital, home to nearly half of the country’s population, as well as in other cities. According to official data for…