What looked at first like a bizarre local accident in western Norway should have set off every alarm bell in Europe.   In April 2025, someone remotely seized control of a hydroelectric dam in Bremanger, opened its floodgates, and let millions of cubic meters of water roar downstream for hours. Only months later did Norway’s intelligence service quietly confirm that the culprits were linked to Moscow. And this act wasn’t meant to destroy the dam — it was a calling card. Most Europeans still think the war stops at…

China’s LNG demand is disappointing in 2025 for a second year in a row, just as new U.S. export projects ramp up and Qatar is nearing start-up of the first new facilities in its huge capacity expansion. The wave of new LNG supply that will come online by the end of the decade, mostly from the top exporters, the United States and Qatar, has prompted many analysts to expect an oversupplied LNG market by 2030 that would weigh on prices. Lower prices could incentivize additional demand from price-sensitive buyers in south and Southeast Asia,…

15 de diciembre de 2025.- Ejecutivo nacional dio inicio este día al pago del Ingreso Contra la Guerra Económica y Bonificación de Fin de Año, de este último mes del 2025. Este beneficio es asignado por el Gobierno nacional, a través de la Plataforma Patria para el personal que labora de la admini...

Copper prices are surging toward the $12,000 mark, fueled by a perfect storm of supply disruptions, frantic artificial intelligence (AI) demand, and what analysts are calling a "highly irregular" market distortion triggered by U.S. trade policy fears. With the metal currently trading near record highs, touching $11,952 per ton on the London Metal Exchange (LME) last Friday, major financial institutions are aggressively revising their forecasts upward. Citi analysts now predict copper could hit $13,000 per ton in early 2026 and skyrocket to $15,000…

15 de diciembre de 2025.- El Gobierno nacional denunció este lunes la participación de la administración de Trinidad y Tobago en el acto de "piratería" y "robo" del petróleo venezolano, llevado a cabo por el gobierno estadounidense el pasado 10 de diciembre mediante el asalto a un buque petrolero. ...

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has revealed plans to extend trading hours for its European gas and power futures to match the 22-hour trading cycles of the United States’ Henry Hub and JKM (Japan Korea Marker) markets. ICE aims to streamline trading flows between Europe, the United States and Asia, giving traders more ways to manage risk amid volatile gas markets. ICE is also helping traders hedge risks by pricing these contracts in USD/MMBtu.More than 103 million Dutch TTF gas contracts have changed hands on ICE in the current year,…

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has revealed plans to extend trading hours for its European gas and power futures to match the 22-hour trading cycles of the United States’ Henry Hub and JKM (Japan Korea Marker) markets. ICE aims to streamline trading flows between Europe, the United States and Asia, giving traders more ways to manage risk amid volatile gas markets. ICE is also helping traders hedge risks by pricing these contracts in USD/MMBtu.More than 103 million Dutch TTF gas contracts have changed hands on ICE in the current year,…

15 de diciembre de 2025.- El comisionado general de la Agencia de Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados de Palestina en Oriente Próximo (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, ha avisado este lunes de que la población palestina en la Franja de Gaza "se está muriendo de frío" por el temporal invernal de los últim...

The race to secure domestic supply chains for critical minerals intensified last week following the announcement of a significant geological discovery in the western United States. A Utah-based mining firm has identified a deposit that mirrors the specific geological characteristics responsible for much of China’s rare earth dominance, potentially offering the U.S. a strategic counterweight in the escalating trade war over materials vital to national defense and the energy transition. Ionic Mineral Technologies, based in Provo, Utah, reported…

Houston, Texas-based refiner Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) has increased its 2026 capital budget to $2.4 billion, including $1.3 billion for growth capital and $1.1 billion for sustaining capital. In the Midstream segment, the capital budget of $1.1 billion includes and $700 million for growth projects and $400 million for sustaining projects. These projects will organically advance the company’s integrated NGL wellhead-to-market strategy by expanding pipeline and fractionation capacity in key basins as well as increasing gas processing. A significant…

Houston, Texas-based refiner Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) has increased its 2026 capital budget to $2.4 billion, including $1.3 billion for growth capital and $1.1 billion for sustaining capital. In the Midstream segment, the capital budget of $1.1 billion includes and $700 million for growth projects and $400 million for sustaining projects. These projects will organically advance the company’s integrated NGL wellhead-to-market strategy by expanding pipeline and fractionation capacity in key basins as well as increasing gas processing. A significant…

15 de diciembre de 2025.- La República Bolivariana de Venezuela rechaza de manera categórica la política de sanciones y medidas coercitivas unilaterales impuesta por la Unión Europea (UE), catalogada como ilegítima, ilegal y contraria al derecho internacional, así como a los principios y propósito...

The global energy transition displayed a stark duality in September 2025, as a record-breaking surge in solar power generation clashed with the stubborn persistence of coal consumption across major economies.  New data released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) reveals a complex landscape where rapid renewable deployment is racing to keep pace with rising demand and shifting weather patterns, challenging the linear narrative of decarbonization. Solar Ascendant: The New Heavyweight According to the report, total net electricity generation…

15 de diciembre de 2025.- Convocados por el Partido de los Trabajadores (PT), el Frente Brasil Popular, Pueblo Sin Miedo, sindicatos y otros movimientos sociales, miles de brasileños se movilizan para rechazar lo que catalogan como una ofensiva derechista desde el Congreso de la nación. Al frente de...

Russia could extend the ban on gasoline exports by the end of February from the current end-date December 31, 2025, state news agency TASS reported on Monday, quoting sources familiar with the discussions in the government.  Currently, Russia has a ban on gasoline exports and a ban on non-producers to export diesel by the end of the year. The ban on gasoline exports is in force for all market participants, including producers and traders, but it does not apply to supplies under bilateral government agreements.   The current ban on…

Russia could extend the ban on gasoline exports by the end of February from the current end-date December 31, 2025, state news agency TASS reported on Monday, quoting sources familiar with the discussions in the government.  Currently, Russia has a ban on gasoline exports and a ban on non-producers to export diesel by the end of the year. The ban on gasoline exports is in force for all market participants, including producers and traders, but it does not apply to supplies under bilateral government agreements.   The current ban on…

Russia could extend the ban on gasoline exports by the end of February from the current end-date December 31, 2025, state news agency TASS reported on Monday, quoting sources familiar with the discussions in the government.  Currently, Russia has a ban on gasoline exports and a ban on non-producers to export diesel by the end of the year. The ban on gasoline exports is in force for all market participants, including producers and traders, but it does not apply to supplies under bilateral government agreements.   The current ban on…

15 de diciembre de 2025.- Fuerzas policiales del Arma de Carabineros de Italia realizaron hoy una amplia operación en la sureña región de Apulia, durante la cual fueron arrestados 14 miembros de la organización mafiosa Sacra Corona Unita (SCU). Un parte de la Comandancia de Carabineros de la pro...

An oil tanker carrying crude from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) unloaded its cargo at a U.S. port at the very end of last month – the first since the reopening of the critical Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) around two months ago. According to industry data, many more such cargoes are expected in the coming day, weeks, and months. Although the U.S. has a genuine use for the medium-heavy sour Iraqi Kurdish blend, these imports are about a lot more than oil and following the recent rocket attack on the KRI’s Khor Mor gas field, the timing…

15 de diciembre de 2025. El presidente Nicolás Maduro instó este domingo a los países miembros de la Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA-TCP) a enfocar sus esfuerzos en la producción agrícola y la consolidación de los sistemas de salud, durante su intervención en la XXV Cum...