22 de enero de 2026.-En una jornada marcada por la esperanza y el reencuentro, el Gobierno Nacional celebró el regreso de un nuevo grupo de venezolanos al territorio nacional, informó  MPPRIJP. Este operativo de la Gran Misión Vuelta a la Patria, reafirma el compromiso hum...

Canada is cozying up to China as political tensions heat up between Canada and the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made key deals with China earlier this month on a diplomatic trip to Beijing, including major agreements for Chinese electric vehicles on the Canadian market and Canadian canola on the Chinese market. Carney also agreed to cooperate with China on generating more energy – both clean and conventional – going forward. These deals signal a broad shift in Canada’s diplomatic and trade strategy with a…

Un niño de cinco años que regresaba del preescolar en Minnesota fue trasladado por agentes federales junto a su padre, a un centro de detención en Texas. Este caso marca el cuarto estudiante de un suburbio de Minneapolis en ser aprehendido por agentes de inmigración en las últimas semanas....

Galp and Moeve (formerly Cepsa) announced on January 8, 2026 that they have reached a non-binding agreement to merge their downstream businesses, combining their refining and fuel retail operations into two new entities. Under the proposed structure, refining assets will be consolidated into IndustrialCo and service stations into RetailCo. The combined refining system will total roughly 710,000 b/d in capacity, placing it among the largest downstream players in Southern Europe, with Moeve’s shareholders Mubadala and Carlyle controlling 80%…

Las advertencias de clima invernal severo han impulsado aumentos extremos de precios en el notoriamente volátil mercado del gas natural. Los contratos de futuros de gas natural de EE.UU. a corto plazo se han disparado más de un 70 % en lo que va de semana, según datos de FactSet. Es...

En su segunda jornada dentro del Foro Económico Mundial de Davos, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha desplegado su agenda internacional centrada en la pretendida influencia global mediante el lanzamiento oficial de su Junta de Paz, avances en la negociación sobre Ucrania y la ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said on Wednesday it has halted operations at a reactor at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant just one day after restarting the unit, in a move that comes as Japan continues efforts to bring nuclear capacity back online more than a decade after Fukushima, Reuters reported.  The operator stopped the reactor after detecting an equipment issue during post-restart checks, marking an immediate setback at the world’s largest nuclear power station by capacity, according to Reuters.  The halt…

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said on Wednesday it has halted operations at a reactor at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant just one day after restarting the unit, in a move that comes as Japan continues efforts to bring nuclear capacity back online more than a decade after Fukushima, Reuters reported.  The operator stopped the reactor after detecting an equipment issue during post-restart checks, marking an immediate setback at the world’s largest nuclear power station by capacity, according to Reuters.  The halt…

22 de enero de 2026.- Colombia anunció este jueves que impondrá un arancel de 30 por ciento a 20 productos provenientes de Ecuador y suspenderá la venta de energía a ese país en respuesta a la decisión del gobierno de Quito que adoptó una medida similar alegando la supuesta falta de cooperación cont...

As domestic onshore supply continues to decline, higher LNG imports are a must for the country, and after 2031, it could have the option to produce offshore gas from Sirius, pending its FID. With the alternatives in hand, the Caribbean coast will increasingly anchor gas supply, reinforcing coast-to-interior flows, and transport infrastructure should be adapted to enable this profile change. In this context, targeted upgrades to existing high-capacity corridors are emerging as a very cost-effective and resilient strategy, while investing in greenfield…

22 de enero de 2026.- El sistema Patria comenzó la entrega progresiva del bono denominado «Ingreso Contra la Guerra Económica» para los pensionados inscritos en el Instituto Venezolano de los Seguros Sociales (Ivss). Al respecto, canales de Telegram que monitorean los movimientos de la plataforma...

U.S. officials told oil executives on Wednesday that Washington will not provide security guarantees for companies operating in Venezuela, even as the Trump administration encourages the industry to re-engage with the country’s oil sector.  According to people familiar with the discussions, senior administration officials said companies would be expected to manage their own physical and political risk if they choose to invest, signaling limits to U.S. involvement as Venezuelan crude re-enters global markets.  “We are not going…

U.S. officials told oil executives on Wednesday that Washington will not provide security guarantees for companies operating in Venezuela, even as the Trump administration encourages the industry to re-engage with the country’s oil sector.  According to people familiar with the discussions, senior administration officials said companies would be expected to manage their own physical and political risk if they choose to invest, signaling limits to U.S. involvement as Venezuelan crude re-enters global markets.  “We are not going…

U.S. officials told oil executives on Wednesday that Washington will not provide security guarantees for companies operating in Venezuela, even as the Trump administration encourages the industry to re-engage with the country’s oil sector.  According to people familiar with the discussions, senior administration officials said companies would be expected to manage their own physical and political risk if they choose to invest, signaling limits to U.S. involvement as Venezuelan crude re-enters global markets.  “We are not going…

U.S. officials told oil executives on Wednesday that Washington will not provide security guarantees for companies operating in Venezuela, even as the Trump administration encourages the industry to re-engage with the country’s oil sector.  According to people familiar with the discussions, senior administration officials said companies would be expected to manage their own physical and political risk if they choose to invest, signaling limits to U.S. involvement as Venezuelan crude re-enters global markets.  “We are not going…

22 de enero de 2026.- Emmanuel Macron ha anunciado la detención en la mañana de este jueves de un buque petrolero en las aguas del mar Mediterráneo que viajaba desde Rusia y suscitó sospechas de "navegar bajo falsa bandera". La Marina francesa abordó el petrolero en alta mar, con apoyo de varios ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed creating a new $2.5 billion agency to accelerate U.S. production of rare earths and other critical minerals, according to AP and MSN.  The effort comes as the Trump administration has already taken aggressive steps to weaken China’s control over materials vital to high-tech products, electric vehicles, and advanced weapons systems. While it remains unclear how the legislation would align with White House policy, pressure is growing to cut U.S. dependence on China after Beijing used its dominance…

22 de enero de 2026.- Estados Unidos designó a Laura Dogu como nueva jefa de su misión diplomática en Venezuela, en el marco de un proceso para restablecer las relaciones bilaterales, informó este jueves una fuente diplomática a la AFP. Dogu ya figura como jefa de misión en el sitio web oficial d...

Crude oil inventories in the United States increased by 3.6 million barrels during the week ending January 21, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Thursday. The increase brings commercial stockpiles to 426 million barrels according to government data, which is still 2% 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 inventories grew by 3.04 million barrels. Crude prices…

22 de enero de 2026.- El jefe del Comando Estratégico Operacional de la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (Fanb), general en jefe Domingo Hernández Lárez, informó la designación de nuevos comandantes en las Regiones de Defensa Integral (Redi) y en las Zonas de Defensa Integral (Zodi). ...