Thermal batteries are the hottest new thing in energy storage tech. As energy storage heats up to be “clean energy’s next trillion-dollar business,” the private sector is throwing its full weight behind developing the technology that will unlock scalable long-term energy storage. As of 2022, the energy storage market was valued at nearly $198.8 billion, on track to reach $329.1 billion by 2032, and showing no sign of slowing from there. The race to corner that market is a contentious one, and thermal batteries are rapidly emerging…

En un video en el que llama a movilizarse el día 23 de marzo por las exigencias del Pliego Nacional de los Trabajadores, Gustavo Martínez, integrante de Marea Socialista, y del Encuentro Nacional por la Defensa de los Derechos del Pueblo, analiza la situación del mov...

20 de marzo de 2026.- La presidenta encargada Delcy Rodríguez ratificó a Héctor Obregón como presidente de Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) y de la junta directiva de la estatal petrolera, de acuerdo con un documento de la dirección ejecutiva de Recursos Humanos de la empresa. “Han sido NOMBRADOS, ...

20 de marzo de 2026.- La presidenta encargada de la República, Delcy Rodríguez, oficializó la designación de los nuevos comandantes de las Regiones Estratégicas de Defensa Integral (Redi) para fortalecer la soberanía y la paz territorial. Esta reestructuración estratégica busca potenciar la capac...

Arend Kapteyn, the global head of economics and strategy research and chief economist at UBS, told clients that one key reason the current Middle East conflict-driven energy shock "is not like 2011-2014" will be the absence of a comparable response from the shale patch, suggesting consumers are more likely to bear the brunt of the pain.  Kapteyn noted that, on an inflation-adjusted basis, oil prices in 2011-2014 were actually higher than they are today, yet the U.S. economy absorbed that shock because the shale boom provided a lift to the…

20 de marzo de 2026.- Este jueves murió el actor estadounidense Chuck Norris a los 86 años de edad, quien era conocido por sus papeles de acción en películas como "The Delta Force" y "Missing in Action", así como por la serie "Walker, el ranger de Texas". Estaba internado en Hawái tras sufrir una “e...

Norwegian oil production slipped 0.2 % in February as output fell slightly by 3,000 barrels per day (bpd) compared to January, averaging 1.97 million bpd, according to preliminary figures from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate. Production came in 262 kbpd higher than a year earlier, when oil output totaled 1.708 million bpd. Total liquids production on the Norwegian continental shelf averaged 2.176 million bpd last month, including 1.97 million bpd of oil, 188,000 barrels of natural gas liquids (NGL), and 18,000 barrels of condensate. Oil output…

20 de marzo de 2026.- La Asamblea Nacional (AN), en su sesión plenaria de este día, decidió postergar la segunda discusión del Proyecto de Ley Orgánica de Minas. La medida busca extender el proceso de consultas y ajustes técnicos antes de su aprobación definitiva. Luego de aprobar 12 artículos de...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 552 this week, down 41 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs rose by 2 to 414 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 72 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 2, sinking to 131, which is 29 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count fell to 7. The latest EIA data…

20 de marzo de 2026.- Hoy, en el marco de la realización del día nacional de la defensa, en contexto de la Guerra de todo el pueblo, como expresión fehaciente de nuestra filosofía de lucha, concepto que consagra la participación de cada cubano en la defensa de la Patria, la actitud del cantautor Sil...

Oil prices pulled back Friday, but not because the market suddenly feels safe. This is more of a tactical breather than a trend change. Brent slipped back toward the $109 level, while WTI hovered in the high-$90s, easing from the week’s Thursday spike that briefly pushed Brent near $120. The trigger wasn’t a shift in fundamentals—it was policy. Washington is scrambling to throw barrels at the problem, and allies are lining up behind a coordinated effort to stabilize flows through the Strait of Hormuz, including by sending additional…

Amid the Iranian war and oil price crisis, the Department of Energy, alongside the Department of Commerce, has unveiled a public-private partnership with SoftBank and AEP Ohio that centers on one thing the AI boom desperately needs but rarely talks about plainly—power. Not theoretical power. Not intermittent power. Real, dispatchable, grid-ready megawatts, mostly from natural gas. At the core of the plan, revealed in a Friday press release, is a 10-gigawatt data center campus at the Portsmouth Site in southern Ohio, backed by an equally massive…

20 de marzo de 2026.- El capitán de la selección venezolana recién proclamada campeona en el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol, Salvador Pérez, donó parte de su indumentaria con la que participó en el torneo al Salón de la Fama de Cooperstown de las Grandes Ligas junto a su compatriota, Eugenio Suárez. ...

As the world braces for a potential “Battle of Hormuz” to reopen the world’s most important energy chokepoint, governments and energy markets are scrambling to answer a daunting question: What happens if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed for weeks or even months? The narrow waterway between Iran and Oman is the most critical chokepoint in the global energy system. Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply moves through it every day, along with enormous volumes of natural gas and petrochemical feedstocks. In practical terms,…

20 de marzo de 2026.- Las operaciones aéreas entre la República Dominicana y Venezuela quedaron oficialmente restablecidas tras una suspensión de casi dos años. El reinicio de esta conexión se concretó con el vuelo inaugural de la aerolínea Laser Airlines, lo que marca el fin de las restricciones...

En el marco del proyecto "Medios de Subsistencia Agrícolas de Emergencia para las Comunidades Afectadas por las Inundaciones", la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), con apoyo del Fondo Central para la Acción en Casos de Emergencia de las ...

Refiners in Asia are paying huge premiums for crude that could replace some of the supply stuck in the Middle East, with the most suitable grades from Norway and the U.S. being bid at record-high double-digit premiums over Dated Brent.  Many refineries in Asia, which is the most dependent region on Middle East supply, are designed to optimally run on the sour and heavier grades that the Gulf producers export. Now that most Gulf supply is either curtailed at the upstream level or stuck on tankers unable to pass the Strait of Hormuz, refiners…

Refiners in Asia are paying huge premiums for crude that could replace some of the supply stuck in the Middle East, with the most suitable grades from Norway and the U.S. being bid at record-high double-digit premiums over Dated Brent.  Many refineries in Asia, which is the most dependent region on Middle East supply, are designed to optimally run on the sour and heavier grades that the Gulf producers export. Now that most Gulf supply is either curtailed at the upstream level or stuck on tankers unable to pass the Strait of Hormuz, refiners…

Oil is heading for a fifth straight weekly gain, with Brent near $109, as the Strait of Hormuz remains shut for a third week, keeping supply tight despite policy efforts to ease the market. Friday, March 20, 2026 Oil markets are set to post their fifth consecutive weekly gain (excepting WTI which will see a minor week-over-week decline), with ICE Brent trading around $109 per barrel. Whilst the Trump administration has sought to defuse market concerns using any means available – waiving the Jones Act, easing Russian sanctions further or de-sanctioning…

La Habana, 19 mar (Prensa Latina) Organizadores del Convoy solidario europeo Let Cuba Breathe (Dejen respirar a Cuba) denunciaron hoy aquí la política de máxima presión del gobierno de Estados Unidos contra la isla, y reafirmaron su respaldo al derecho de esta nación caribeña a la paz y la aut...