The United Arab Emirates (UAE) holds much greater geopolitical significance to both China and the U.S. than might be inferred from either its size or its current crude oil production of just under 3 million barrels per day (bpd). This is why any major new deals signed with it by either side are so thoroughly scrutinised by the other, and why both continue to leverage whatever economic means they can to attempt to increase their influence across the collection of emirates. The very recent five-year sales and purchase agreement signed between China’s…

6 de mayo de 2025.- Este martes 6 de mayo, la policía detuvo de forma arbitraria e injusta al coordinador de la Alianza Pueblo Unido, Yamir Córdoba, quien se encontraba conversando con trabajadores en un proyecto de la empresa RM. La corresponsal de teleSUR en Panamá, Rekha Chandiramani, conversó co...

Kazakhstan’s national oil company KazMunayGas (KMG) says it is fully prepared to navigate recent oil price volatility, even as global benchmarks hit new lows and concerns mount over falling state revenues. Despite the slump, driven largely by OPEC+ plans to increase output, KMG Deputy Chairman Aset Magauov stated that the company remains confident in its resilience. “We don’t see any risks for KazMunayGas,” Magauov told reporters at a recent briefing. “We’ve prepared for various scenarios and identified cost-optimization…

6 de mayo de 2025.- El Parlamento había celebrado una primera votación en la mañana del martes en la que el líder democristiano fracasó al obtener solo 310 apoyos. Un hecho sin precedentes en la historia reciente del país, ya que su coalición, integrada por la CDU/CSU y el Partido Socialdemócrata de...

The government is under increasing pressure from its backbenchers to reverse winter fuel cuts amid warnings that even a U-turn would not go far enough to restore trust with voters. There is talk that senior government officials are reconsidering government’s earlier decision to restrict winter fuel payments to pensioners who qualify for income-related benefits, which would block 9 million from claiming the allowance. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesperson denied that there will be “a change to the government’s…

6 de mayo de 2025.- Los cardenales que participarán en la reunión secreta para elegir a un nuevo papa comenzaron a registrarse en dos hoteles del Vaticano este martes, donde se les prohibirá el contacto con el mundo exterior mientras deciden quién debe suceder a Francisco. El cónclave comenzará a...

La Policía de La Guaira recibió varias denuncias por parte de copropietarios de la Opppe 27, sobre el conductor de una camioneta que colocaba música a alto volumen mientras compartía con su pareja, en horas de la madrugada. Luego de hacer el trabajo de inteligencia y grabarlos comet...

Abu Dhabi’s state oil giant ADNOC is reportedly on track to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its €14.7 billion ($16.6 billion) acquisition of Germany’s Covestro, sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The European Commission, expected to decide by May 12, sees no competition issues with the deal due to the lack of overlap between ADNOC and Covestro’s operations. That paves the way for ADNOC’s largest-ever acquisition—and a major milestone in its strategy to pivot beyond crude and into downstream and advanced…

Irán reitera su derecho a tener acceso a la tecnología nuclear con fines pacíficos y rechaza las retóricas del presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, al respecto. El subdirector de Asuntos Internacionales, Jurídicos y Parlamentarios de la Organización de Energía Atómica de Irán (OEAI),...

6 de mayo de 2025.- Las concentraciones y cierres de calle en rechazo a la ley de reformas a la Caja de Seguro Social (CSS) cumplen su tercera semana consecutiva. Para este lunes, nuevos grupos se unieron a la lucha de los trabajadores de la construcción y docentes exigiendo la derogación del proyec...

El Hospital Doctor Eudoro González ha puesto en marcha el primer Plan Quirúrgico Electivo con el fin de atender en las próximas 48 horas 12 pacientes, priorizando cirugías de hernias inguinales, abdominales, previamente captados en consultas gratuitas. La autoridad Única de Salud en...

Es 6 de Mayo de 2025. Han transcurrido 126 días del año y faltan 239 días para su terminación. Hoy es martes. Las efemérides se refieren a su...

The OPEC price war has made landfall in the US. Following our report earlier that Saudi Arabia has declared a new price war on OPEC+ quota-busters such as Kazakhstan, and non OPEC+ members such as US shale producers, today after the close Diamondback Energy, the largest independent oil producer in the Permian Basin, made a historic pronouncement today when it said that production has likely peaked in America’s prolific shale fields (something we also mentioned earlier in the day) and will decline in the…

6 de Mayo de 2025.- La Cruz de Mayo es una tradición profundamente arraigada en Venezuela, con más de 150 años de celebración en diversas regiones del país. Su origen combina elementos de la fe católica española, vinculada al hallazgo de la cruz donde murió Je...

Lunes, 06 de mayo de 2025.- ¿Son sostenibles los aranceles y los contraataques? ¿Quién va a ganar la guerra comercial? El consumidor al final podría dejar de comprar productos porque se harte de que le suban los precios. Por ende, podría caer la producción, la industria y, por ende, el crecimiento ...

6 de mayo de 2025.- La Unión de Transviarios Argentinos (UTA) inició hoy un paro de 24 horas a escala nacional luego de fracasar el lunes las negociaciones por lograr un mayor salario. El sindicato buscaba un piso salarial de un millón 700 mil pesos (mil 478 dólares) «para no caer más en la pobre...

Ford Motor's first-quarter net income plunged to $471 million from $1.3 billion a year earlier, as EV losses and production halts took a toll, the company said Monday. Revenue dropped to $40.7 billion from $42.8 billion, and wholesale deliveries fell 7% to 971,000 due to slower output of some models, according to the Wall Street Journal. The electric-vehicle division lost $800 million, down from $1.3 billion, helped by lower material costs and stronger pricing. Adjusted pretax income fell to $1 billion from $2.8 billion, still beating Ford’s…

1m ago 12:19pm CST China Halted All U.S. Crude Oil Imports China halted all US crude oil purchases in March as trade tensions with Washington escalated, raising concerns over demand for American shale. This marked the first month without Chinese imports since August 2023 and only the second time since March 2020. In February, China had bought 149,000 barrels per day, according to US Census data. 1m ago - 12:19pm CST 8m ago 12:10pm CST Why Oil Prices May Be Near a Bottom In a comment to Gulf Intelligence, Ilia Bouchouev, Managing Partner at Penthathlon…

Así mismo sin cortapisas‚ el ministro de Finanzas de Israel, Bezalel Smotrich, afirmó este martes que una "victoria" de Israel sobre Gaza implicaría la destrucción total de este territorio palestino y el desplazamiento de sus habitantes a otras tierras‚ no descritas. ...

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC), the biggest U.S. refiner by volumes, on Tuesday reported a loss for the first quarter as weak refining margins continued to depress profits and high turnaround activity limited the upside from margins and sales revenues. Marathon Petroleum booked a net loss of $74 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025, compared with net income of $937 million, or $2.58 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2024. Marathon Petroleum attributed the loss “mainly due to the execution of the second…