Over the past year, the world’s biggest banks‘ net zero enthusiasm has quickly and quietly dried up. Top lenders have backtracked, diluted or outright abandoned their environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies. The return of President Donald Trump has been highlighted as a turning point for green finance with firms across the financial industry turning sour on ESG commitments. Trump has made no secret of his disdain for such policies, branding ESG investing as a “way to attack American business”.  The President,…

U.S. crude oil production hit a new record in June at 13.58 million barrels per day, according to the Energy Information Administration’s latest Petroleum Supply Monthly. That’s 133,000 barrels more than May and 2.5 percent higher than a year ago. The new monthly figures also show a sharp disconnect from the EIA’s weekly estimates. For June, weekly reports pegged production at an average of 13.43 million barrels per day. The monthly tally now confirms the U.S. pumped about 150,000 barrels per day more than traders and analysts…

29 de agosto de 2025.- El secretario de Estado estadounidense, Marco Rubio, informó el viernes del cierre de la Agencia de EE.UU. para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID). "Desde enero, les hemos ahorrado a los contribuyentes decenas de miles de millones de dólares. Y con un pequeño conjunto de p...

29 de agosto de 2025.- La economía india atraviesa una crisis sin precedentes luego de que Estados Unidos impusiera aranceles del 50 % que entraron en vigor el miércoles 27 de agosto, sobre buena parte de sus exportaciones. La medida, anunciada por el gobierno de Donald Trump, afecta directamente...

Es 29 de agosto de 2025. Han transcurrido 239 días del año y faltan 126 días para su terminación. Hoy es viernes. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conmemoraciones significativas para un área del conocimiento, la cultura y las artes, la historia o la cienc...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell again this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count in the US slipped to 536, according to Baker Hughes, down 47 from this same time last year. The rig count is still near four-year lows. The number of oil rigs rose by 1, landing at 412. Year over year, this represents a 71-rig decline. The number of gas rigs fell by 3, to 119 for a gain of 24 active gas rigs from this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count stayed…

29 de agosto de 2025.- El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ), reunido en Sala Penal, desestimó un recurso que buscaba la nulidad de la condena de 30 años de prisión impuesta a dos personas acusadas de terrorismo. Tal decisión está contenida en la sentencia N.° 496, publicada el 7 de agosto pasado...

29 de agosto de 2025.- El gobierno de Turquía cerró hoy sus puertos y su espacio aéreo a barcos y aviones oficiales de Israel, según informó el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Hakan Fidan. No permitimos que los barcos turcos vayan a los puertos israelíes (…) No permitimos que los buques portac...

Europe’s biggest gas supplier, Norway, is starting the annual maintenance on gas fields, processing plants, and pipelines, which will see Norwegian gas flows slashed through the middle of September. Some planned works have already begun this week, including the processing plant at Nyhamna. Others begin this weekend, with most maintenance expected to be completed by September 18. The giant Troll gas field in the North Sea—Europe’s biggest gas-producing field, and the Kollsnes onshore processing plant, will start maintenance on…

29 de agosto de 2025.- Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) ha creado una operación de falsa bandera contra Venezuela, que incluye una supuesta violación de los derechos humanos, posesión de armas de destrucción masiva, presencia de grupos terroristas, y ahora, la narrativa de narcotráfico para justificar su agr...

In a rare win for the oil and gas industry in California, the state’s regulators are expected to delay the enforcement of a cap of refinery profits, Bloomberg reports, citing sources with knowledge of the plans.  The California regulator, the California Energy Commission, plans to vote on Friday a five-year delay to the so-called refinery profit cap, passed in the state in 2023 with the goal to limit spikes at the pump for Californian residents.   Senate Bill X1-2, the California Gas Price Gouging and Transparency Law, was…

In a rare win for the oil and gas industry in California, the state’s regulators are expected to delay the enforcement of a cap of refinery profits, Bloomberg reports, citing sources with knowledge of the plans.  The California regulator, the California Energy Commission, plans to vote on Friday a five-year delay to the so-called refinery profit cap, passed in the state in 2023 with the goal to limit spikes at the pump for Californian residents.   Senate Bill X1-2, the California Gas Price Gouging and Transparency Law, was…

El representante permanente de Venezuela ante la ONU, Samuel Reinaldo Moncada Acosta, ha criticado este jueves la presencia de fuerzas militares estadounidenses "con capacidad nuclear" en el Caribe y la "intervención" de Washington contra el presidente Nicolás Maduro....

El presidente de la República, Nicolás Maduro, dirigió una carta al secretario general de la Organización de Naciones Unidas, Antonio Guterres, en la que denunció la actitud hostil y reiterativa de Estados Unidos contra Venezuela, que se ve agravada por el envío de buques militares y nucleares...

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29 de agosto de 2025.- Difundimos la declaración de la Red Socialista de Colombia, agrupamiento político que participa conjuntamente con el Movimiento Progresista Alternativo (MPA) el Comité Autónomo Independiente de Trabajadores(as) (CAIT) en la Conferencia Continental por el Derecho a Migrar...

En un contexto de crecientes tensiones promovidas por la administración de Donald Trump en toda la región de América Latina, el medio estadounidense, The Washington Post, reveló que los ocho buques de guerra norteamericanos desplegados en el mar Caribe, no operarán cerca de Venezuela. ...

Oil prices fell on Friday due to expectations of lower demand in the U.S. Friday, August 29, 2025 Oil prices are headed towards a second straight weekly gain of 1%, with ICE Brent hovering slightly above $68 per barrel, as hopes for a negotiated settlement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict dissipate and US-India trade tensions remain unresolved. Market activity was seasonally low in late August; however, next week could provide a much-needed boost to oil trade as OPEC+ countries meet on September 7 to assess current market conditions and their output…

Hidrocapital pone al servicio de los usuarios el siguiente número, 0800 Potable (7682253) el cual es una línea de atención telefónica que funciona las 24 horas del día, para que el Pueblo se mantenga en comunicación directa con la empresa hidrológica. A través de esta platafor...

When the Taliban retook control over Afghanistan four years ago, China was quick to sign an oil field development deal to extract crude in the central Asian country and boost its footprint and influence there.  But the oil deal, signed in 2023 by the Taliban and China’s Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Co., Ltd (CAPEIC) and planned to last for 25 years, has now collapsed, with each side accusing the other of breaching the contract.  In early 2023, the Taliban signed the 25-year deal with CAPEIC for the Amu Darya oil project.…