El almirante Alvin Holsey, líder militar a cargo de las operaciones estadounidenses contra pequeñas embarcaciones frente a las costas de Venezuela en el Caribe, renunció a su cargo, según reporta The New York Times citando a tres funcionarios estadounidenses como fuentes hoy jueves. ...

It is said that in times of great division, a common enemy can be a force for unification. And that common enemy has arrived, in the form of energy-sucking data centers and their wholesale attack on energy prices. As the artificial intelligence boom continues to pick up speed, massive data center projects are being greenlit left and right, and the communities expected to foot the bill for this expansion are starting to fight back — even if it means reaching across the aisle.  While political debates over data centers are not yet cropping…

16 de octubre de 2025.- El Senado terminó de aprobar la ley que regula la eutanasia con 20 votos a favor en 31 senadores. De esta forma el Parlamento dio sanción definitiva al proyecto que se llamó de “muerte digna”, y que había sido aprobado en Diputados el 13 de agosto, con 64 votos afirmativos...

Russia is grappling with fuel shortages and price hikes after a string of Ukrainian attacks on its oil refineries. To protect supplies in Russia, where long lines at gas stations have been reported in some regions, Moscow has banned or restricted the export of gasoline and diesel. The move has triggered fuel shortages and price rises in some of the former Soviet republics of Central Asia, which are heavily reliant on Russian energy. Tajikistan Among Hardest Hit Tajikistan, which imports almost all its fuel -- mostly from Russia, has been among…

16 de octubre de 2025.- La XIX Conferencia Ministerial de Mitad de Periodo del Movimiento de Países No Alineados (Mnoal) ha concluido con un firme respaldo a Venezuela ante las amenazas que enfrenta por parte de Estados Unidos y ponen riesgo la paz y estabilidad de la región. Así lo dio informó el c...

This year’s International E-Waste Day, celebrated annually on October 14 to raise awareness about the growing problem of electronic waste and promote responsible e-waste management, focuses on the critical resources contained in e-waste. These days, as some of those materials have become a bargaining chip in geopolitics, it’s more important than ever to recover the valuable resources contained in unused or broken electronic products. According to the latest edition of the Global E-Waste Monitor – a flagship publication on the…

16 de octubre de 2025.- El Parlamento griego aprobó este jueves una controvertida reforma laboral impulsada por el Gobierno conservador del primer ministro Kyriakos Mitsotakis, que autoriza extender la jornada laboral hasta un máximo de 13 horas diarias. Una disposición que ha provocado amplio desco...

16 de octubre de 2025.- El dólar mostró hoy una nueva caída en medio de las inestabilidades económicas que atenazan a los mercados y de la influencia de conflictos bélicos. La moneda verde registró el jueves su tercera caída diaria consecutiva frente al euro, pero subía ante el yen, debido a la p...

Saudi Arabia’s domestic oil consumption for power generation is showing early signs of structural decline, signaling steady progress toward its Vision 2030 goal of eliminating oil use from its electricity mix. After decades of burning crude and fuel oil to meet surging summer demand, new data indicates the Kingdom is finally beginning to curb this long-entrenched practice—thanks to rising gas output, rapid renewable deployment, and aggressive efficiency measures. According to data reported to OPEC and published by the Joint Organizations…

16 de octubre de 2025.- Un cóndor andino de la especie Vultur gryphus fue avistado en el Parque Nacional Sierra La Culata, ubicado en el estado Mérida, donde no se tenía registro del animal desde el año 1976. Así lo informaron los guardaparques del Instituto Nacional de Parques, quienes explicaro...

The latest tit-for-tat fees on port callings in the U.S.-China trade spat threaten to create additional vortexes in global oil flows. Shipowners and charterers are scrambling for clarity after China imposed this week a fee on U.S.-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels, in retaliation for a similar U.S. move on Chinese ships. China-built ships are exempted from the new Chinese fee, but the impact on oil trade flows would still be significant, at least until owners and charterers find a way to move forward more smoothly in the choppy waters…

16 de octubre de 2025.- Los circuitos comunales representan la transición hacia la consolidación de la comuna, resaltó el secretario general del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, quien enfatizó la necesidad de fortalecer la organización de base. Durante la transmisió...

North America’s liquefied natural gas export capacity could more than double by 2029 as new terminals across the United States, Canada, and Mexico move toward completion, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency’s latest forecast, reported by Reuters, projects a jump from roughly 14 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) in 2024 to more than 29 bcf/d by 2029. The EIA attributes the increase to seven large U.S. export terminals under construction, including Golden Pass LNG, Plaquemines LNG, and Driftwood…

North America’s liquefied natural gas export capacity could more than double by 2029 as new terminals across the United States, Canada, and Mexico move toward completion, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency’s latest forecast, reported by Reuters, projects a jump from roughly 14 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) in 2024 to more than 29 bcf/d by 2029. The EIA attributes the increase to seven large U.S. export terminals under construction, including Golden Pass LNG, Plaquemines LNG, and Driftwood…

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Crude oil inventories in the United States increased by 3.5 million barrels during the week ending October 10, after gaining 3.7 million barrels in the week prior, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Thursday. The increase brings commercial stockpiles to 423.8 million barrels according to government data, which is still 4% below the five-year average for this time of year. The EIA’s data release follows API’s figures that were released a day earlier, which suggested that crude oil…

India’s energy regulator has opened an internal investigation after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) accused several officials of insider trading related to power market reforms. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) confirmed Thursday that it has suspended three employees and set up a fact-finding committee following SEBI’s interim order earlier this week, according to Indian media.  The case centers on trading in shares of the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), India’s dominant platform for spot…

India’s energy regulator has opened an internal investigation after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) accused several officials of insider trading related to power market reforms. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) confirmed Thursday that it has suspended three employees and set up a fact-finding committee following SEBI’s interim order earlier this week, according to Indian media.  The case centers on trading in shares of the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), India’s dominant platform for spot…

La mayor aerolínea de Venezuela, Conviasa, ha recibido las autorizaciones necesarias para operar rutas directas entre Venezuela y San Petersburgo, informó el Ministerio de Transporte ruso tras una reunión de los titulares de la cartera de ambos países. "Conviasa ha recibido la ...