Oil prices jumped ~3.5% in afternoon trading, extending gains to the highest levels in nearly three weeks as traders reacted to reports that Washington is weighing new sanctions on Russian energy exports and to a surprise draw in U.S. crude inventories. Live market data show Brent crude trading around $63.40 a barrel, up 3.39%, as of Wednesday at 4:39 p.m. ET, and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) trading at $59.30, up roughly 3.60%. The late-session rally accelerated after reports that the U.S. administration is considering expanded restrictions on…

Oil prices jumped ~3.5% in afternoon trading, extending gains to the highest levels in nearly three weeks as traders reacted to reports that Washington is weighing new sanctions on Russian energy exports and to a surprise draw in U.S. crude inventories. Live market data show Brent crude trading around $63.40 a barrel, up 3.39%, as of Wednesday at 4:39 p.m. ET, and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) trading at $59.30, up roughly 3.60%. The late-session rally accelerated after reports that the U.S. administration is considering expanded restrictions on…

22 de octubre de 2025.- Dos personas fallecieron carbonizadas tras estrellarse e incendiarse una avioneta bimotor modelo Piper Cheyenne dentro de las instalaciones del Aeródromo de Paramillo, ubicado en el sector Pueblo Nuevo de San Cristóbal, estado Táchira. El siniestro ocurrió alrededor de las...

Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. upstream oil and gas sector fell for a third straight quarter, marking an end to blockbuster takeovers seen in recent years amid persistently low energy prices. According to Enverus Intelligence Research, deals worth $9.7 billion were closed in the third quarter, marking a 28% drop from the second quarter and putting the current year far below the record $192 billion recorded in 2023. U.S. crude futures averaged ~ $65 a barrel during the third quarter, around the level most U.S. oil producers require to break…

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has decided to postpone the adoption of its Net-Zero Framework (NZF) for another year. This delay, while creating additional uncertainty, warrant careful examination of the proposed mechanisms. Prior to the IMO MEPC meeting, in-depth research by Rystad Energy 's maritime decarbonization specialists revealed critical gaps in the current NZF that would to be addressed to ensure an equitable and sustainable transition for the global shipping industry. The delay will now give member states time to refine…

Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. upstream oil and gas sector fell for a third straight quarter, marking an end to blockbuster takeovers seen in recent years amid persistently low energy prices. According to Enverus Intelligence Research, deals worth $9.7 billion were closed in the third quarter, marking a 28% drop from the second quarter and putting the current year far below the record $192 billion recorded in 2023. U.S. crude futures averaged ~ $65 a barrel during the third quarter, around the level most U.S. oil producers require to break…

22 de octubre de 2025.- La Ley de Memoria Democrática de 2022 da derecho a pedir la nacionalidad a los hijos y nietos de españoles que la perdieron a raíz del exilio, pero también a los hijos de mujeres españolas que renunciaron a ella al casarse y a los hijos mayores de edad de aquellas personas a ...

22 de octubre de 2025.- Al menos siete universidades de Estados Unidos se niegan hasta hoy a firmar un “convenio” para aceptar, a cambio de fondos federales, las demandas del Gobierno de Donald Trump en relación con admisiones, contratación y libertad de expresión. A principios de octubre, la adm...

We think the concept of the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) as a solution to many of our future energy needs is in the midst of a major bubble or hype cycle.  Think of the latter as an inverted “V”. In the up leg, investors feel great about prospects and profits, which are, they believe, soon on the way. In the down leg, investor disappointment sets in as earlier financial forecasts are seen as pure fiction, with reality being much worse. In a way, this is how free markets with imperfect information work. The question is: what triggers…

Major oil companies are drilling in East Texas again, but not for oil. This time, they're after lithium for batteries and other rare elements. Chevron and Halliburton announced East Texas projects this summer. Exxon has acreage across the border in Arkansas. Smackover Lithium, a joint venture of a Norwegian oil giant and a Canadian miner, announced in late September the discovery of the most lithium-rich fluids ever reported in North America, measured deep beneath its Texas claims in a massive brine deposit called the Smackover Formation. "It's…

Hungary will begin negotiations to purchase nuclear fuel from the United States as it looks to diversify its supplies, the country’s foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told the country’s MI state news channel on Wednesday, noting that Budapest needs extra nuclear fuel to meet surging energy demand, and adding that the country would nonetheless continue buying Russian fuel. Currently, Hungary's Paks nuclear plant has four Russian-built VVER 440 reactors supplying a combined 2,000 megawatts, but could more than double that capacity with…

Hungary will begin negotiations to purchase nuclear fuel from the United States as it looks to diversify its supplies, the country’s foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told the country’s MI state news channel on Wednesday, noting that Budapest needs extra nuclear fuel to meet surging energy demand, and adding that the country would nonetheless continue buying Russian fuel. Currently, Hungary's Paks nuclear plant has four Russian-built VVER 440 reactors supplying a combined 2,000 megawatts, but could more than double that capacity with…

22 de octubre de 2025.- La tormenta tropical Melissa avanza lentamente por el mar Caribe, mientras amenaza con generar inundaciones y deslizamientos de tierra potencialmente mortales en partes de la región a finales de esta semana. Melissa se encontraba este miércoles por la mañana a unos 480 km ...

El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, llamó este martes a la población venezolana a prepararse para defender la soberanía y fortalecer la cooperación regional, frente a las amenazas militares de EE. UU. contra su país. Al presentar durante una sesión o...

Es 22 de octubre de 2025. Han transcurrido 295 días del año y faltan 70 días para su terminación. Hoy es miércoles. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conmemoraciones significativas para un área del conocimiento, la cultura y las artes, la historia o la cie...

The European Union's latest package of sanctions against Russia will list four companies, including a Chinese trading firm and two independent Chinese oil refineries, involved in oil trade that have continued to circumvent Western restrictions.  According to EU sanctions envoy David O'Sullivan, China still insists that it does “normal trade” with Russia, contrary to the view by the West that it plays a central role in helping Russia circumvent sanctions. The EU's 19th sanctions package is expected to be the most economically significant.…

The European Union's latest package of sanctions against Russia will list four companies, including a Chinese trading firm and two independent Chinese oil refineries, involved in oil trade that have continued to circumvent Western restrictions.  According to EU sanctions envoy David O'Sullivan, China still insists that it does “normal trade” with Russia, contrary to the view by the West that it plays a central role in helping Russia circumvent sanctions. The EU's 19th sanctions package is expected to be the most economically significant.…

El canciller de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, subrayó hoy que Estados Unidos está recurriendo a tácticas de intimidación y chantaje para socavar el apoyo internacional al levantamiento del bloqueo, en una maniobra que calificó como una ofensiva irrespetuosa. Durante una conferencia de pren...

En el contexto de la Operación Escudo Bolivariano 2025, funcionarios de la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (FANB), lograron la incautación de 559 envoltorios de cocaína en el estado Táchira. Los cuales tenían como peso bruto 24,160 kilogramos. De acuerdo con el reporte oficial, l...

In Afghanistan, to monitor a pipeline construction project, Turkmenistan’s paramount leader, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, hailed improving bilateral relations with the Taliban government in Kabul, while giving a shout-out to the United States for fostering regional trade. “Relations between the Turkmen and Afghan peoples, which date back to ancient times, are significantly strengthened,” Berdymukhamedov said in an October 20 speech in the western Afghan city of Herat. He insisted that the pipeline project – dubbed TAPI, enabling…