La víspera de la Nochebuena en Venezuela se vive hoy entre la tradición y la incertidumbre. Lo que debería ser una jornada dedicada a los preparativos de la cena navideña se ha convertido para miles de pensionados en una tensa espera frente a sus teléfonos, aguardando los mensajes con la infor...

Copper prices hit a fresh high on Tuesday, rallying above $12,000 per ton on the London Metal Exchange, and on track to post their biggest annual gain since 2009, as supply disruptions and U.S. trade policies have created concerns about shortages. On Tuesday midday, copper prices hit as much as $12,044 per ton on the London Metal Exchange (LME), crossing the $12,000 a ton threshold for the first time ever. Prices have rallied and set several record-highs since October when concerns about supply shortages intensified. Copper prices have soared by…

Iraq on Tuesday announced a complete suspension of natural gas imports from Iran, a move the electricity ministry said immediately knocked between 4,000 and 4,500 megawatts off the national power grid. On its face, the decision sounds dramatic. In practical terms, it is but the final step in a process that was already well underway. Iraqi officials have spent the past year declaring victory over fuel imports, first halting shipments of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene while pitching a broader narrative of energy self-sufficiency. Gas was the remaining—and…

Iraq on Tuesday announced a complete suspension of natural gas imports from Iran, a move the electricity ministry said immediately knocked between 4,000 and 4,500 megawatts off the national power grid. On its face, the decision sounds dramatic. In practical terms, it is but the final step in a process that was already well underway. Iraqi officials have spent the past year declaring victory over fuel imports, first halting shipments of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene while pitching a broader narrative of energy self-sufficiency. Gas was the remaining—and…

Iraq on Tuesday announced a complete suspension of natural gas imports from Iran, a move the electricity ministry said immediately knocked between 4,000 and 4,500 megawatts off the national power grid. On its face, the decision sounds dramatic. In practical terms, it is but the final step in a process that was already well underway. Iraqi officials have spent the past year declaring victory over fuel imports, first halting shipments of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene while pitching a broader narrative of energy self-sufficiency. Gas was the remaining—and…

Sweden’s power giant Vattenfall announced on Tuesday it is applying for state aid for an investment in small modular reactors (SMRs) as part of a plan by industrial giants to bet on new nuclear power in the country.  Last month Sweden’s biggest industrial firms signed an agreement with Vattenfall to become shareholders in the power giant’s new company, Videberg Kraft AB, which plans to build SMRs in the country. One of Europe’s top electric utilities, Vattenfall, created Videberg Kraft AB in April this year as a separate…

Crude futures recovered some lost ground in the days before Christmas. Russia Muscles Into China’s LNG Market as Australia Loses Ground - Russia has become the second-largest LNG supplier to China, doubling its deliveries of super-chilled gas year-over-year in November to 1.6 million metric tonnes, according to Chinese customs data. - China’s weak demand for LNG has been one of the most consistent downtrends this year, with 2025 arrivals totalling only 66 million tonnes, down 16% from a year ago when imports tallied up to 78 million…

Oil markets are on edge as the U.S. escalates its seizures of sanctioned oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela, boarding a second tanker on Saturday before pursuing a third out into the Atlantic on Sunday. These actions, coming on the back of Trump’s announcement of a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, have ratcheted up tensions between the two countries.  At the same time, the U.S. is continuing to strike boats that it claims are smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, with more than 100 people…

Este lunes, el presidente de la República, Nicolás Maduro, envió una misiva a más de 190 regiones de América Latina, el Caribe y a los países miembros de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), con el fin de alertar sobre la escalada de agresiones perpetradas por el gobierno de Estados U...

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, afirmó este lunes que su Gobierno se quedará con el petróleo venezolano obtenido mediante actos de robo y agresión en aguas del Caribe. "Lo vamos a conservar. Quizás lo vendamos, quizás lo usemos en las reservas estratégicas. Tambi...

En horas de la mañana se prevé nubosidad estratiforme productora de lluvias o lloviznas al norte de la Guayana Esequiba, Bolívar, sur de Amazonas, los Andes y Zulia, informó el boletín de las autoridades del Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Inameh).

Este lunes, el canciller de la República, Yván Gil, sostuvo una conversación telefónica con su homólogo ruso, Serguéi Lavrov, reafirmando la relación de hermandad, respeto y cooperación estratégica que une a ambos países.

Este lunes, el ministro de Defensa, Vladimir Padrino López, ratificó que el compromiso de la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (FANB) se fundamenta en valores universales de justicia, igualdad y libertad, reflexionando sobre la importancia de combatir el espíritu del supremacismo y la explota...

At least half a dozen sanctioned tankers have loaded oil from Venezuela since December 11, when the U.S. escalated the pressure on Venezuelan oil exports, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, quoting data from Kpler.   Loadings of oil from Venezuelan ports appear to have been happening in recent weeks at a more or less typical pace despite the U.S. crackdown on vessels involved in illicit oil trade, according to Kpler’s data.    Earlier this month, the Trump Administration intensified pressure on Venezuela’s Nicolas…

Cada presidente en lo suyo: atender los temas de su país", consideró el presidente venezolano, al referirse a su reciente conversación con su homólogo estadounidense, Donald Trump, y las reflexione...

29-12-25.-Las autoridades del estado Bolívar informaron este lunes sobre el hallazgo de dos cadáveres en las aguas del Embalse de Macagua, en Ciudad Guayana. Los familiares de Alexander Alvarado Reyes (15) y Ashleikert Ríos Salamanca (17), confirmaron que los cuerpos corresponden a los jóvenes que s...

23-12-25.- El general Fanil Sarvarov, jefe de preparación de operaciones del Estado Mayor del ejército ruso, murió este lunes en esta capital como resultado de un atentado con bomba, que el Comité de Investigación de Rusia (CIR), a cargo de esclarecer lo ocurrido, atribuyó de manera preliminar a los...

23-12-25.-La carga de buques petroleros en Venezuela disminuyó este lunes 22 de diciembre y la mayoría de los buques movieron cargamentos de petróleo solo entre puertos nacionales, luego de la acción de Estados Unidos contra dos barcos más, según datos de seguimiento y fuentes. ...

23-12-23.-El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, advirtió a países de América Latina y el Caribe, así como a los que integran la Asamblea General de la ONU, sobre el impacto en la «economía mundial» que generará el bloqueo ordenado por EE.UU. a buques petroleros sancionados que entren o salgan ...

23-12-25.-La secretaria de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos, Kristi Noem, aseguró este lunes 22 de diciembre que Nicolás Maduro, «tiene que irse». Durante una entrevista con Fox News, Noem indicó que no solo están presionando en el Caribe, sino que están enviando el mensaje a todo el mundo pa...