The cost of shipping Russian crude from its ports in the Baltic Sea to India has dropped this month as the price of Russia’s flagship crude grade, Urals, slid in early April to below the G7 price cap, which increases the availability of tankers. The price cap mechanism set by the G7 and the EU says that Russian crude shipments to third countries can use Western insurance and financing if cargoes are sold at or below the $60-a-barrel ceiling. The price of Urals dipped below $60 per barrel earlier this month as international benchmarks crashed…

The cost of shipping Russian crude from its ports in the Baltic Sea to India has dropped this month as the price of Russia’s flagship crude grade, Urals, slid in early April to below the G7 price cap, which increases the availability of tankers. The price cap mechanism set by the G7 and the EU says that Russian crude shipments to third countries can use Western insurance and financing if cargoes are sold at or below the $60-a-barrel ceiling. The price of Urals dipped below $60 per barrel earlier this month as international benchmarks crashed…

La industria petrolera venezolana se ha visto sometida por parte de EEUU a las más cruentas acciones que ningún gobierno jamás haya podido resistir. Ahora, otros países tendrán que soportar el tema de los aranceles que ha impuesto EEUU. En este contexto, Venezuela ha aumentado su comercializac...

Se espera que un tribunal estadounidense confirme o rechace en los próximos días una oferta de 3.700 millones de dólares presentada por una filial de Contrarian Funds con el objetivo de establecer un monto mínimo para una nueva ronda de ofertas por las acciones de la matriz de la refinería de ...

Oil prices are set to post a weekly gain for the first time in three weeks, although demand concerns continue to loom as the U.S.-China trade war escalates. Friday, April 18th, 2025 As the Western hemisphere wound down trading activity with the onset of the Easter holidays, crude oil markets have posted an impressive 7% week-on-week rise, with ICE Brent now back at $68 per barrel. New OPEC+ compensation quotas, tighter US sanctions on Iran, and relatively upbeat March macro data have all boosted sentiment in the short term, although further…

México y Canadá no existirían como países sin la influencia y el mercado estadounidense, afirmó el presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, comparando su país con un "gran y hermoso centro comercial" del que todos buscan beneficiarse. Trump describió a Estados Unidos como &quot...

Chris Van Hollen‚ senador demócrata que arribó a El Salvador para conocer sobre la situación de Kilmar Ábrego Garcia‚ informó que pudo reunirse este jueves por la noche con

At least 58 people were killed in U.S. air strikes on a fuel port in Yemen, Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said on Friday, in what could be the deadliest U.S. attack in Yemen since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered strikes on targets of the Iran-aligned rebels a month ago. In the middle of March, the U.S. began air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, with the U.S. Department of Defense stating the attacks would continue until the Houthis stop attacking ships traversing the Red Sea. The U.S. Central Command said on Thursday about the attack that “The…

At least 58 people were killed in U.S. air strikes on a fuel port in Yemen, Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said on Friday, in what could be the deadliest U.S. attack in Yemen since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered strikes on targets of the Iran-aligned rebels a month ago. In the middle of March, the U.S. began air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, with the U.S. Department of Defense stating the attacks would continue until the Houthis stop attacking ships traversing the Red Sea. The U.S. Central Command said on Thursday about the attack that “The…

La candidata presidencial por el movimiento Revolución Ciudadana, Luisa González, reapareció para denunciar el hallazgo de nuevas pruebas sobre las irregularidades en el conteo de votos en el último proceso comicial en Ecuador, refiere el portal de Telesur. A través de un video en l...

BP has suffered a huge rebellion from its shareholders as the London-listed oil giant’s annual general meeting faces scrutiny of its environmental policy. Nearly a quarter voted against the re-election of outgoing chair Helge Lund at the firm’s annual general meeting. as conflict swirls over BP’s decision to cut back on climate goals. Chief executive Murray Auchincloss has faced mounting pressure to turn around the company’s struggling share price and in February announced plans to pivot back to oil and gas. Lund played…

El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, anunció sus planes de ampliar la megacárcel conocida como el Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (Cecot). Esto, durante una visita de la secretaria de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos (EEUU), Kristi Noem. Cabe recordar, que en estas...

Crude oil futures logged their first weekly gain in three weeks, lifted by a fresh round of U.S. sanctions on Iran, stepped-up output discipline from OPEC producers, and improved U.S. export flows. In a holiday-shortened trading week, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) settled at $64.01 per barrel on Thursday, up $3.15, or 5.18%, for the week. Brent crude saw a similar percentage gain, with both benchmarks bouncing off multi-week lows on supply-side catalysts. U.S. Sanctions on Iran Reignite Supply Risk Premium The most impactful development this week…

Despite the 2020 ceasefire, recent armed mobilizations in and around Tripoli have raised fears of renewed violence. In the south, efforts to restructure the Libyan National Army (LNA) have led to deadly clashes. The country remains divided between rival administrations, with political struggles fueled by competition for economic resources and fragmented institutions lacking a unified budget For the last few years, the clan of General Haftar (controlling the east from Benghazi) and infinitely interim prime minister Djebeba (controlling the west…

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Hints that German and French energy firms might resume Russian gas imports mark more than just economic desperation—they signal Europe's quiet recalibration of strategic autonomy. With U.S.-EU ties fraying under Trump-era foreign policy shifts and Qatar LNG talks going nowhere, some EU players see Russian gas as a necessary evil to preserve industrial competitiveness. While publicly committed to decoupling from Moscow, Berlin and Paris may be preparing for a "cold peace" in Ukraine that allows for limited…

For the last month and a half or so, the pieces I have written here have been focused on my prediction that stocks and energy commodity prices would go through a rough patch, and on how to deal with that. I still believe that stocks could move lower still, but crude seems to have found a bottom at around $60 for now. That, and the fact that energy has attracted some interest as a safe haven sector as more adventurous areas such as tech have led the market down, has resulted in energy beginning to outperform over the last few days. However, the…

Aunque por varios años defendió a los inmigrantes venezolanos en Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio ha cambiado radicalmente de opinión. Su designación por Trump como secretario de Estado le ha dado un vuelco a su postura sobre el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) para los ciudadanos de...

Una venezolana residente en Chicago, identificada como YD‚ reconoció a su pareja a través de un video publicado en redes sociales por la secretaria de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos, Kristi Noem, durante su visita al Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (Cecot) en El Salvador. Su compañe...

The United States will abandon efforts to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace agreement if progress isn’t made very soon and unless clear signs emerge that a deal can be reached, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. “We're not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end. So we need to determine very quickly now, and I'm talking about a matter of days whether or not this is doable in the next few weeks,” Secretary Rubio said. Rubio held meetings in Paris with European and Ukrainian leaders to discuss…

18 de abril de 2025.- México enfrenta una situación crítica con 123 incendios forestales activos reportados en 28 de los 32 estados del país. Según la Comisión Nacional Forestal (Conafor), más de 4,300 voluntarios están trabajando para contener las llamas, que han afectado gravemente ecosistem...