Glencore has launched a $1bn (£792m) share buyback programme despite recording a 16 per cent drop in adjusted earnings before interest, tax, deprecation and amortisation (EBITDA) in 2024. The firm’s EBITDA fell to $14.4bn, down from $17.1bn in 2023, while adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) fell by a third. Despite the fall, the FTSE 100 mining giant announced today in its preliminary annual results that it will pay $2.2bn in shareholder returns through cash distributions and buybacks based on its performance in 2024. “The…

U.S. oil and gas major Exxon Mobil Corp.’s (NYSE:XOM) large-scale gas project in Guyana will also include fertilizer plants, the head of the U.S. oil major in Guyana, Alistair Routledge, said on Wednesday. Exxon recently kicked off the process of seeking environmental permits for its eighth project in Guyana, the first that will generate gas not linked to oil production. Exxon is also looking to explore another well at its massive offshore block, the head of the U.S. oil major in Guyana revealed last week. Exxon is getting ready for what…

19 de febrero de 2025.- Un llamado a reforzar los acuerdos multilaterales y a aumentar drásticamente la ambición y la acción medioambiental hizo este martes 18 el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (Pnuma), al presentar su informe anual correspondiente al año 2024. La director...

U.S. President Donald Trump seems to have blamed Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, saying he was “disappointed” that the Ukrainian president complained about being frozen out of U.S.-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the war. "Today I heard, oh, well, we weren't invited. Well, you've been there for three years," Trump said, referring to Ukraine. "You should have never started it. You could have made a deal." Trump did not clarify what he meant, but he has often blamed the war on Ukraine's desire to join NATO.…

19 de febrero de 2025.- Para los fiscales nombrados por Joe Biden durante su periodo en el cargo (2021-2025), los días hoy están contados tras la orden de despido que anunció el actual presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump. El petardo, dirigido a los fiscales que aún permanezcan en su puesto...

De acuerdo a reportes médicos sobre la salud‚ el papa Francisco ha pasado la noche tranquilo y en algunas ocasiones se levanta y se sienta en un sillón de su habitación en la décima planta del hospital Gemelli, informaron fuentes vaticanas ...

U.S. natural gas futures surged to $4.25/MMBtu in Wednesday’s session as Arctic cold boosts heating demand while potential freeze-offs threaten supply. An incoming Arctic blast is driving a surge in heating demand and also fueling concerns over potential production freeze-offs. According to Maxar’s latest forecast models, colder-than-expected temperatures are expected across the central and eastern U.S. through early March. Natural gas demand has been surging, with consumption currently at 122.9 Bcf/d, good for a 21% Y/Y increase. On…

19 de febrero de 2025.- Durante la transmisión del programa “CICPC al Día”, el director general nacional del Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (CICPC), C/G Douglas Rico resaltó que, tras un trabajo exhaustivo, lograron desarticular organizaciones dedicadas a la trata d...

El creador de la criptomoneda Libra reveló que le pagaba coimas a Karina Milei para tener "controlado" al presidente de la Argentina desde diciembre. En mensajes de texto a los que accedió el sitio

Germany’s oil and fuels market faces risks to competition due to the pricing mechanisms, the antirust watchdog, Bundeskartellamt, said in a report on Wednesday. Competition in the oil market of Europe’s biggest economy could be at risk, due to the current oil and fuel price assessments, Bundeskartellamt, or the Federal Cartel Office, said in its final report on the sector inquiry that was launched in 2022 amid the spiking fuel prices in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The final report focused on supply streams, contractual…

El presidente de Colombia‚ Gustavo Petro‚ denunció este martes que narcotraficantes compraron dos misiles para atacar su avión por el trabajo que está haciendo su gobierno contra

One of President Trump’s first orders of business after his inauguration was to introduce additional tariffs on Chinese imports. Beijing promptly returned the gesture, imposing tariffs on U.S. energy imports. Now it’s time for the aftershock. The effect of this primary tariff exchange was immediate, with Chinese energy traders beginning to redirect cargos of liquefied natural gas to Europe, which has been more than happy to take in any spare LNG as it reels from the first real winter in three years. Crude oil exports from the United…

La Biblioteca y el Museo Presidencial "John F. Kennedy", en la ciudad de Boston, se vio obligada a cerrar ayer martes debido al "despido repentino de empleados federales", explicó la propia institución a través de un comunicado. Los miembros de la familia Kennedy...

Las empresas venezolanas Asociación Venezolana de Agrotecnología (AVAT) y Siagrica establecieron una alianza estratégica con sus pares colombianos, Metos Latinoamérica y Smart Cultivos, para impulsar el desarrollo en la región. Este acuerdo incluye entre sus principales iniciativas ...

En una fábrica de Shenzhen, al sur de China, un robot humanoide es capaz de elaborar automóviles y componentes, mientras que en Beijing otro baila una danza folclórica junto a personas. Este avance, respaldado por algoritmos de aprendizaje profundo, ejemplifica la ambición del país ...

A group of four dozen institutional investors that hold a combined 2.5% stake in BP are urging the supermajor to put to vote any fundamental reset of its strategy that could include easing its climate targets, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a letter from the 48 investors it had seen. “BP has previously offered a shareholder vote on its transition strategy and we expect a similar level of accountability to be maintained for future material strategy changes,” the institutional investors wrote this week in a letter to…

A group of four dozen institutional investors that hold a combined 2.5% stake in BP are urging the supermajor to put to vote any fundamental reset of its strategy that could include easing its climate targets, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a letter from the 48 investors it had seen. “BP has previously offered a shareholder vote on its transition strategy and we expect a similar level of accountability to be maintained for future material strategy changes,” the institutional investors wrote this week in a letter to…

The Group of Seven is looking to send a big anti-Russia message on Feb. 24, the three-year anniversary of Putin's invasion of Ukraine, with a potential tightening of an oil price cap intended to further hurt revenue for Russia's war machine. Bloomberg has revealed a G7 draft statement Tuesday calling for member nations to collectively redraw the price limit, which is currently set at $60 a barrel for crude oil. The document spells out pressure for Russia to "incentivize it to negotiate a meaningful peace" in Ukraine; however, it's anything but…

La Agencia Nacional de Energía Eléctrica de Brasil (Aneel, regulador) autorizó este martes a la empresa Bolt Energy a importar energía de Venezuela para abastecer el estado amazónico de Roraima, el único del país desconectado del sistema nacional de interconexión eléctrica. Bolt Ene...

As U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for talks with Russia for an end to the war in Ukraine, the EU on Wednesday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Moscow, including a ban on Russian aluminum imports and the designation of 73 shadow fleet vessels. A day after senior U.S. and Russian diplomats met in Saudi Arabia to begin talks about the potential end to the war in Ukraine, the envoys of the 27 EU member states agreed on the 16th sanctions package against Russia, aiming to show resolve in the EU efforts to deny Putin more revenues from…