A decade ago, China was widely expected to become a shale powerhouse. By some estimates, it holds more technically recoverable shale gas than the United States, and there was real optimism that it could replicate the U.S. shale revolution. So far, that surge hasn’t materialized. China’s gas production is rising, but in 2025 accounted for only 6% of the world’s production, a far cry from the U.S. share of 25%. There are several reasons for this, including more complex geology and deeper formations, but one factor receives far less…

7 de mayo de 2026.- «Tenemos el plan de respuesta al brote de fiebre amarilla. Me ha pedido el equipo de salud que podamos extenderlo de cuatro estados a diez», dijo la presidenta encargada Delcy Rodríguez, en una transmisión del canal estatal Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). A su lado, el ministr...

Canada has recorded its first trade surplus in six months, defying forecasts of a deficit thanks to surging oil and gold prices. Canada’s merchandise trade balance swung to a $1.78 billion surplus in March against expectations of a shortfall of $2.88 billion, with total exports rising 8.5% to $72.8 billion, the second-highest level on record. The country’s energy exports jumped 15.6% Y/Y, reaching their highest level since late 2022, largely driven by a nearly 20% spike in crude oil prices amid the war in Iran. Canada's exports of metallic…

7 de mayo de 2026.- La defensora del Pueblo, Eglée González Lobato, recibió en su despacho a representantes de diversos sectores de la sociedad civil venezolana, con el propósito de escuchar sus inquietudes, propuestas y planteamientos sobre los principales desafíos que enfrenta el país en materia d...

Jueves, 07 de mayo de 2026.- Imagina ciudades enteras construidas a 500 metros bajo roca sólida, invisibles para los satélites. Mientras EE.UU. domina el cielo, Irán domina el subsuelo. Han construido inmensas bases de misiles balísticos y enjambres de drones bajo las montañas, donde ni siquiera la...

Iran has cut oil production by roughly 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) as exports stall and storage runs out, according to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright. “It looks like they’ve likely already cut back their production, maybe by 400,000 barrels a day,” Wright said in an interview on Thursday. “They’ll likely continue to ramp down their production as their storage fills and their inability to export oil.” The cuts come as a U.S. naval blockade has sharply reduced Iran’s ability to move crude out of the…

La tragedia del MV Hondius ha hecho mucho más que activar las alarmas portuarias en el Atlántico; ha reabierto un expediente crítico en la salud global que a menudo subestimamos. Más allá de la emergencia náutica, la verdadera amenaza que hoy nos ocupa no necesita pasaporte ni visado, porque v...

7 de mayo de 2026.- La industria hidrocarburífera nacional experimenta un sólido ciclo de crecimiento durante el primer cuatrimestre de este 2026. Así lo destacó el experto petrolero y docente, Vladimir Adrianza, durante una entrevista en el programa Café por la Mañana, transmitido por Venezolana de...

Canada’s oil sands can grow, but getting the barrels out of the country is a problem. This is a constraint that has defined the sector for years. President Scott Stauth told analysts the industry needs a West Coast export line to unlock meaningful growth. “We need that pipeline to be able to grow oil sands in a significant way,” Stauth said, pointing to a proposed 1 million bpd line from Alberta to British Columbia’s northwest coast. Production is already pushing limits. Canadian Natural averaged 1.64 million boepd in the…

La vicepresidenta sectorial de Ciencia, Tecnología, Ecosocialismo y Salud, Isabel Iturria, anunció un hito histórico para la salud pública nacional: durante el primer cuatrimestre de 2026, se han ejecutado exitosamente 1.105 procedimientos de hemodinamia en la red hospitalaria pública. Este re...

7 de mayo de 2026.- Una segunda mesa de trabajo en el Instituto Nacional de Orientación Femenina (Inof), ubicado en Los Teques, estado Miranda, fue instalada esta semana con el objetivo de analizar las causas de aproximadamente 6 mil mujeres privadas de libertad en Venezuela. ...

A deal announced at the White House last year for an American company to mine tungsten in Kazakhstan is moving forward after the company closed the deal with the country’s state-owned mining company. At almost the same time, Cove Kaz Capital, the American mining entity, and a shell company in which US President Donald Trump’s sons reportedly have a significant stake, announced an intention to merge, according to a report published by the Financial Times. The merged entity would seek to become a publicly traded company. Cove Kaz Capital,…

Un informe revela que el incremento de la deuda pública global impacta en las economías emergentes de América Latina, donde el endeudamiento alcanzaría 67,3 % de PIB este año. El reporte trimestral Global Debt Monitor del Instituto de Finanzas Globales (IIF, por sus siglas ...

El cazón forma parte de la cultura gastronómica venezolana. Se come en empanadas, arepas, guisos y hasta platos famosos como el margariteño pastel de chucho o la versión oriental costera del pabellón. En Semana Santa, cuando la tradición cristiana hace que muchos eviten consumir carnes, el caz...

The United States has sanctioned Iraq’s deputy oil minister and several Iran-aligned militia leaders, stepping directly into a part of the oil trade that has been operating in the gray since the war began. The Treasury Department accused Deputy Oil Minister Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly of facilitating the diversion of Iraqi crude to benefit Iran and affiliated militias. The move also targets senior figures tied to Kata’ib Sayyid Al-Shuhada and Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq. Any U.S. assets are frozen, and Americans are barred from doing business…

The United States has sanctioned Iraq’s deputy oil minister and several Iran-aligned militia leaders, stepping directly into a part of the oil trade that has been operating in the gray since the war began. The Treasury Department accused Deputy Oil Minister Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly of facilitating the diversion of Iraqi crude to benefit Iran and affiliated militias. The move also targets senior figures tied to Kata’ib Sayyid Al-Shuhada and Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq. Any U.S. assets are frozen, and Americans are barred from doing business…

La presidenta encargada de la República, Delcy Rodríguez, instruyó este martes 5 de mayo un despliegue coordinado entre el ministro para Hábitat y Vivienda, Jorge Márquez, la alcaldesa de Caracas, Carmen Meléndez, y el jefe de Gobierno del Distrito Capital, Nahum Fernández. La orden central es...

7 de mayo de 2026.- Durante una entrevista en el programa "Primera Página", transmitido por Globovisión, el diputado a la Asamblea Nacional, Jesús Faría, aseguró que el Ejecutivo mantiene el compromiso de restablecer el salario como el elemento central de la remuneración de los trabajadores venezola...

La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, lanzó este martes una dura crítica a la presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, quien se encuentra en México en una visita de 10 días que ha incluido un acto de reivindicación de la figura del conquistador Hernán Cortés. L...

While conventional wisdom, especially after Trump’s counter-blockade of Iran’s blockade, holds that the Strait of Hormuz is completely blocked, the reality is that the UAE is now running loaded crude tankers through the Iranian-controlled Strait of Hormuz with transponders switched off — just like sanctioned Iranian ghost fleets in the pre-war period — just to pry loose a fraction of the oil bottled up in the Gulf. According to shipping data reported by Reuters, industry sources, and satellite tracking, Emirati state-owned…