On the campaign trail to the 2024 elections, Donald Trump made affordable energy for Americans a top priority—along with a boost for the country’s energy industry with a view to “energy dominance”. Now, conflicts are emerging between these priorities, making it difficult to follow them all. Two of President Trump’s energy goals are compatible enough: cheaper oil makes for greater demand both at home and abroad, so cheap gasoline for Americans can go hand in hand with growing U.S. energy dominance through exports. The…

En los espacios de la plaza Bolívar de la ciudad de Mérida, se llevó a cabo una jornada de distribución de alimentos, garantizando precios accesibles para la población. 21 de enero de 2026.-La actividad fue organizada por la Gobernación del estado Mérida, a...

Kenya this week launched its biggest-ever initial public offering, the first share sale in 11 years, as it looks to list 65% of its state-owned pipeline company to raise funds for expanding energy infrastructure. Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) expects to raise $824 million (106.3 billion Kenyan shillings) by selling 11.81 billion shares to domestic and international investors and company employees in the IPO launched on January 19 and running until February 19. Once listed, KPC is expected to be the fifth largest firm on the Nairobi Stock Exchange…

21 de enero de 2026.Con el firme compromiso de garantizar servicios de calidad y facilitar el acceso a la documentación vehicular, el Instituto Nacional de Transporte Terrestre (INTT), desplegó un operativo en la Feria Internacional de San Sebastián 2026, informó Prensa Mpprijp. El ...

President Donald Trump’s crusade to topple Venezuela’s illegitimate President Nicolas Maduro, which culminated with his capture in a daring night raid by U.S. troops, started with a massive August 2025 naval buildup in the Caribbean. That escalated to airstrikes on suspected narcotics boats and the seizure of tankers transporting Venezuelan crude. After Maduro’s removal, Delcy Rodríguez, viewed as a regime moderate, replaced him as interim president. This unfolded after years of failed sanctions, broken promises and futile…

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States saw a build of 3.04 million barrels in the week ending January 16. Crude oil inventories increased by 5.27 million barrels in the week prior. Inventories in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) keep climbing week after week. The Department of Energy (DoE) reported that crude oil inventories in the SPR rose by 800,000 barrels to 414.5 million barrels in the week ending January 16. This is 311 million barrels shy of maximum capacity. US production…

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States saw a build of 3.04 million barrels in the week ending January 16. Crude oil inventories increased by 5.27 million barrels in the week prior. Inventories in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) keep climbing week after week. The Department of Energy (DoE) reported that crude oil inventories in the SPR rose by 800,000 barrels to 414.5 million barrels in the week ending January 16. This is 311 million barrels shy of maximum capacity. US production…

Madrid, 21 de enero de 2026.- Nuevas alianzas para la conexión aérea con países con alto potencial de turismo emisivo, son evaluadas en la 43 edición de la Feria Internacional de Turismo, que se realiza en la ciudad de Madrid, informó Prensa Mintur. La ministra Leticia Gómez, presid...

Electric utility stocks seem to have tapered off, after all the hoopla about how demand from AI would transform the business turned into concern that demand from AI would raise prices to consumers and rile the politicians who set the rates. Maybe it is time to reassess what investors expect. First, understand that Wall Street focuses most on one number in utility financial valuation nowadays, the growth of rate base, because regulators set earnings as a percentage of rate base. The bigger the rate base, the more the utility’s income. We calculate…

21 de enero de 2026.- El portavoz presidencial ruso, Dmitri Peskov, declaró este miércoles que Moscú espera escuchar las explicaciones del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump sobre las armas que, según él, “nadie más tiene” y que fueron utilizadas en la agresión contra Venezuela el pasado 3 de en...

Small businesses are ditching green finance initiatives as “ensuring survival” becomes a bigger focus for firms amid the pressures of rising costs. The latest business growth tracker from Natwest showed prioritising of sustainability was at an all time low among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by the end of 2025.  Just 30 per cent of firms said sustainability was a ‘high priority’ for the year ahead – the lowest since the series began in early 2020. Numerous businesses have rowed back on green policies…

Faced with a gap in reliable and low-emission power supply in the early 2030s, the UK could extend by 20 years the life of the Sizewell B nuclear power station, the only nuclear plant in the country whose life can be extended for decades. UK energy firm Centrica and France’s EDF, which operates five nuclear power plants in Britain, are discussing with the government extending the life of Sizewell B, the nuclear power plant in Suffolk, from 2035 to 2055, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Unlike other nuclear power stations in the…

Faced with a gap in reliable and low-emission power supply in the early 2030s, the UK could extend by 20 years the life of the Sizewell B nuclear power station, the only nuclear plant in the country whose life can be extended for decades. UK energy firm Centrica and France’s EDF, which operates five nuclear power plants in Britain, are discussing with the government extending the life of Sizewell B, the nuclear power plant in Suffolk, from 2035 to 2055, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Unlike other nuclear power stations in the…

21 de enero de 2026.- El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional (AN), diputado Jorge Rodríguez, encabezó este martes la reunión de la Comisión Consultiva de la Asamblea Nacional, donde se evaluó junto a las juntas directivas de las comisiones permanentes del parlamento el plan legislativo 2026-202...

Chinese entities are making a push to expand joint ventures and corporate takeovers in Central Asia. In Kazakhstan, the mining sector appears to be a focus of Chinese attention. The Zhejiang Mining Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. signed a conditional deal to pay 29.15 billion Kazakh tenge (about $57 million) for Kazakhstan’s JV Alaigyr LLP, which holds mining rights to a major silver and lead field, as well as licenses to explore two more fields. Elsewhere a consortium of Chinese companies announced the purchase for…

21 de enero de 2026.- El Departamento de Protección Civil de Italia mantiene hoy en alerta roja a varias zonas de las regiones de Calabria, Sicilia y Cerdeña, al suroeste de este país, afectadas por fenómenos meteorológicos extremos. Un boletín emitido por ese órgano, adscrito a la Presidencia de...

Reproducimos a continuación la versión en espaol de una intervención del activista de izquierda estadounidense, vinculado con el movimiento Tempest, en la que examina los acontecimientos relacionados con la intervención ordenada por Trump sobre Venezuela y la situación que se abrió posteriorme...

Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oilfield will remain offline for at least another seven to ten days following the fire-related shutdown announced earlier this week, extending an outage at one of the world’s most important non-OPEC crude producers, Reuters reported.  Production at Tengiz was halted after fires broke out at a power facility supplying the field, forcing operators to shut in output as a precaution. At the time, no timeline was provided for a restart, raising concerns about a potentially prolonged disruption at a field that produces…

21 de enero de 2026.- Comisiones del Cicpc y la Guardia Costera localizaron el cuerpo sin vida de Amado José Torres Lavite, de 42 años, en las inmediaciones de Cayo Sombrero, ubicado en el estado Falcón. Torres, fue alcalde del municipio Cocorote del estado Yaracuy, se encontraba desaparecido des...

The timeline of the US–Venezuela conflict highlights a long-term strategy centered on securing heavy crude supplies for US Gulf Coast refineries, which are configured to process heavy sour barrels and benefit from Venezuela’s ability to deliver crude over short lead times. This will reduce reliance on Middle Eastern high-sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) for the US. Exports of Venezuela crude are expected to recover slowly toward the US, Europe and India, leaving China disadvantaged, while OPEC+ remains defensive. US Gulf Coast refineries process…