Jueves, 16 de abril de 2026.- Rufián ha criticado en el Congreso el "vasallaje" de PP, Vox y Aliança Catalana a Donald Trump. "Aplauden como focas", ha afirmado. En el minuto 8,40 del presente video hace referencia a Venezuela: son ustedes unos hipócritas (directo a los parlamentarios derechista...

16 de abril de 2026.- Trabajadores jubilados, pensionados y dirigentes sindicales mantienen su “lucha” en las calles para exigir al Gobierno venezolano que dicte medidas algunas medidas para paliar la crisis económica que se vive en la nación y, además, cree condiciones para llevar adelante eleccion...

Norway could unlock volumes comparable to the Johan Sverdrup field from its existing oil and gas assets—but only if it moves quickly. In a tightening global market, advanced recovery may represent one of the few scalable sources of new supply. Norway’s mature continental shelf still holds hundreds of millions of barrels of recoverable oil and gas—but the window to extract them is closing. New analysis backed by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate suggests that advanced Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery (EOGR) methods could unlock between…

A U.S.-Iran peace deal is not weeks away. Officials in the Gulf region are bracing for a timeline closer to six months. The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut. Flows are nowhere near normal. Gulf exporters are unable to move crude, LNG, and refined products at scale. That is already showing up in prices. Brent climbed nearly 5% on Thursday to trade above $99 per barrel and remains roughly 36% higher since the war began in late February. Leaders in the region want the Strait reopened immediately, and their concern goes well beyond energy.…

16 de abril de 2026.- El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunció que Israel y el Líbano han acordado a partir de hoy un alto el fuego de diez días para lograr la paz, después de sostener «excelentes» llamadas telefónicas con los líderes de ambas naciones. «Acabo de mantener excelentes...

Bilateral trade between Iran and Tajikistan has skyrocketed during the first quarter of 2026, a timeframe coinciding with the start of the US/Israeli-Iran war. The jump in trade raises questions about whether Iran is trying to open a conduit via Tajikistan to procure technology and goods with military applications, and/or obtain essential goods for civilian use. Iran’s ambassador in Dushanbe, Alirizo Hakikiyon, met with top Tajik Transport Ministry officials on April 14 for discussions on expanding and expediting overland trade between the…

16 de abril de 2026.- El 8 de abril la Presidenta Encargada Delcy Rodríguez anunció varias medidas económicas, incluyendo un aumento del salario mínimo para los trabajadores venezolanos ...

16 de abril de 2026.- Centrales sindicales convocan a una manifestación para el próximo 1 de mayo, en el marco del Día del Trabajador, ante la pérdida del poder adquisitivo en torno al 20% del salario mínimo y la suba de precios de productos básicos. El vicepresidente de la CUT-A (Central Unitari...

Iraq’s perennial unwillingness to reduce the vast amount of gas that it burns while drilling for oil (‘associated gas’) caused it three major problems over the years. To begin with, by failing to capture this gas for domestic power generation, the country was left reliant on Iran for as much as 40 percent of those needs, supplied through imported gas and electricity. That dependence gave Tehran an enormous lever over Baghdad, reinforcing the political, economic, and security influence it already wielded through its various proxy…

16 de abril de 2026.- El diputado a la AN y presidente de la Comisión de Seguimiento de la Ley de Amnistía para la Convivencia Democrática, Jorge Arreaza, afirmó que el objetivo de esta ley de 2026 es romper el “círculo vicioso” de conspiraciones y perdones, sentando las bases de una paz que logre d...

The boss of Britain’s largest industry body has called on the government to green-light extraction from two major North Sea oil fields and slash the windfall tax on domestic oil production in a bid to revitalise the country’s ailing oil and gas industry. CBI chief Rain Newton Smith said the North Sea was a “critical part” of the UK’s energy transition and that removing the additional tax on domestic producer profits and waving through the Jackdaw and Rosebank projects would encourage investment and economic activity.…

La conferencia antifascista y antiimperialista celebrada en Porto Alegre del 26 al 29 de marzo de 2026 constituyó un momento clave de recomposición internacionalista en un contexto mundial marcado por el auge de la extrema derecha y la multiplicación de los conflictos. Al reunir a m...

Iran has suspended all its petrochemical exports to ensure domestic supply amid reduced local availability following Israeli strikes early this month. The Islamic Republic is halting all exports to prevent a supply crunch for its domestic industries and raw materials, local economic newspaper Donya-e-Eqtesad reported on Thursday. A senior official at the National Petrochemical Company issued the order earlier this week, the Iranian media report. Exports would be halted until further notice, according to the directive. The export halt is intended…

Iran has suspended all its petrochemical exports to ensure domestic supply amid reduced local availability following Israeli strikes early this month. The Islamic Republic is halting all exports to prevent a supply crunch for its domestic industries and raw materials, local economic newspaper Donya-e-Eqtesad reported on Thursday. A senior official at the National Petrochemical Company issued the order earlier this week, the Iranian media report. Exports would be halted until further notice, according to the directive. The export halt is intended…

La presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, encabezó la firma de un acuerdo de intercambio de activos energéticos entre la estatal Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) y la empresa estadounidense Chevron. ¿Cómo configurará este paso al mercado energético del país sudamericano? ...

Venezuela se convirtió en el segundo proveedor de petróleo de Estados Unidos la semana pasada, tras una combinación de un alza de los envíos hacia ese país y un desplome de las exportaciones de Arabia Saudita debido al cierre del estrecho de Ormuz por la guerra en el Medio Oriente, según se pu...

Who could ever transform a climate activist into a shale gas champion? Apparently, Donald Trump. This is exactly what is happening to President Claudia Sheinbaum, who is finally coming to terms with her country’s worsening imbalance between natural gas production and imports. Domestic demand stands at around 9 Bcf/d, while production covers only 2.3 Bcf/d, leaving roughly 6.8 Bcf/d - or 70–75% of consumption – to be met by imports from the United States. This is not just dependence, it is near-total reliance on a single external…

La conectividad aérea de Venezuela continúa en una senda de recuperación progresiva. Según el más reciente informe de la Asociación de Líneas Aéreas en Venezuela (ALAV), el mes de abril muestra indicadores positivos tanto en el incremento de frecuencias internacionales como en el fortalecimien...

Australia's fuel crisis in the wake of the Iran war just took a turn for the worse after a fire broke out at one of the only two refineries in the country. Viva Energy’s Corio oil refinery in Geelong, southwest of Melbourne, caught fire late on Wednesday, after reports of explosions. The fire was extinguished on Thursday morning local time after burning for about 13 hours. The Corio refinery, one of Australia’s two remaining processing plants, supplies more than 50% of the fuel in the state of Victoria and 10% of Australia’s fuel.…

La gestión de la Presidenta encargada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, ha marcado un punto de inflexión para la industria energética venezolana. En apenas 100 días, Venezuela no solo ha roto la barrera del millón de barriles diarios (bpd), sino que ha restablecido ali...