The UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) offered on Friday another 31 licenses for North Sea exploration in the final tranche of the 33rd oil and gas licensing round.   In all three tranches of the licensing round, the UK regulator has awarded over the past few months a total of 82 licenses to 50 companies. The first tranche offered 27 licenses in October 2023, with the second offering 24 licenses in January 2024. The 33rd round has attracted 115 bids from 76 companies across 257 blocks and part-blocks, NSTA said.…

The UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) offered on Friday another 31 licenses for North Sea exploration in the final tranche of the 33rd oil and gas licensing round.   In all three tranches of the licensing round, the UK regulator has awarded over the past few months a total of 82 licenses to 50 companies. The first tranche offered 27 licenses in October 2023, with the second offering 24 licenses in January 2024. The 33rd round has attracted 115 bids from 76 companies across 257 blocks and part-blocks, NSTA said.…

3 de mayo de 2024.- Estudiantes de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) instalaron un campamento de apoyo a Palestina y a los estudiantes reprimidos en universidades de Estados Unidos a un costado de la Rectoría, en el lugar conocido como las islas. Ahí, en una gran manta, colocada en u...

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. The total rig count fell by 8 to 605 this week, compared to 748 rigs this same time last year. The number of oil rigs fell by 7 this week, after falling by 5 in the week prior. Oil rigs now stand at 499--down by 89 compared to this time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 3 this week to 102, a loss of 55 active gas rigs from this time last year. Miscellaneous rigs rose by 2. Meanwhile,…

Chevron is repairing a mechanical fault in a turbine at one of the three LNG production trains at its Gorgon LNG facility in Australia, with works expected to take weeks, the local unit of the U.S. supermajor told LNG Prime on Friday.    The fault at the turbine occurred in the afternoon local time on Tuesday, April 30, the company said on Friday.   Chevron Australia has already started working to repair the fault, with works expected to “take a number of weeks,” a spokesperson for Chevron Australia told LNG…

3 de mayo de 2024.- La vicepresidente de la República, Delcy Rodríguez, informó del histórico logro económico, obtenido pese al impacto de las medidas unilaterales impuestas por Estados Unidos. "Este bloqueo ustedes saben que ha asfixiado y ha torturado a Venezuela a toda su población sin ningún ...

Es 3 de Mayo del año 2024. Es el día número 124 del año. Por ser un año bisiesto, faltan 242 días para su terminación, pues tiene 366 días. Hoy es viernes. Los años bisiestos se presentan cada cuatro años en los que se añade un día más a febrero (29 F) y e...

Over 3,000 tonnes of gold were produced globally in 2023. In this graphic, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu lists the world’s leading countries in terms of gold production. These figures come from the latest USGS publication on gold statistics (published January 2024). China, Australia, and Russia Produced the Most Gold in 2023 China was the top producer in 2023, responsible for over 12% of total global production, followed by Australia and Russia. Gold mines in China are primarily concentrated in eastern provinces such as Shandong, Henan, Fujian,…

Caracas, 3 de mayo de 2024.- Arturito, es un perro comunitario que vive en el CDI de Montalban III en Caracas. Lamentablemente hace tres días fue atropellado por un vehículo que le causó graves heridas y fracturas en varias partes de su cuerpo (luxación en columna y fémur), lo cual le impide camina...

TC Energy Corporation reported on Friday an increase in comparable earnings for the first quarter of 2024 versus the same period last year, beating analyst estimates, as natural gas pipeline deliveries from western Canada to domestic and export markets jumped to a record. The Canada-based pipeline operator booked comparable earnings of US$0.91 (C$1.24) per common share for the first quarter, compared to US$0.89 (C$1.21) per common share for the first quarter of 2023.   The earnings per share for Q1 2024 topped the average analyst…

TC Energy Corporation reported on Friday an increase in comparable earnings for the first quarter of 2024 versus the same period last year, beating analyst estimates, as natural gas pipeline deliveries from western Canada to domestic and export markets jumped to a record. The Canada-based pipeline operator booked comparable earnings of US$0.91 (C$1.24) per common share for the first quarter, compared to US$0.89 (C$1.21) per common share for the first quarter of 2023.   The earnings per share for Q1 2024 topped the average analyst…

3 de mayo de 2024.- El Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), publicó en su página web una actualización preliminar del Registro Electoral (RE), con lo cual los nuevos inscritos y quienes haya solicitado cambio de residencia o

Bearish sentiment is building in oil markets after the latest U.S. economic data sparked concerns over demand. Rising oil inventories and a potential cooling in geopolitical tensions only added to the downward pressure on oil prices.Friday, April 3rd 2024The disappointment of the money markets with yet another hotter-than-expected set of US inflation data, aggravated by higher crude inventories and slackening geopolitical risk, has triggered a notable drop in oil prices, with both WTI and Brent shedding more than $5 per barrel since last…

OPEC convened a workshop today to address oil overproduction issues and devise comprehensive compensation plans to make up for previous overages, according to an official OPEC press release. The push for production cut compliance comes as the price of Brent crude is trading down roughly $6 per barrel over the last 30 days. The workshop brought together technical experts from Iraq and Kazakhstan, along with industry professionals from secondary sources, and was prompted by the recent mandates outlined in the 35th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting…

OPEC convened a workshop today to address oil overproduction issues and devise comprehensive compensation plans to make up for previous overages, according to an official OPEC press release. The push for production cut compliance comes as the price of Brent crude is trading down roughly $6 per barrel over the last 30 days. The workshop brought together technical experts from Iraq and Kazakhstan, along with industry professionals from secondary sources, and was prompted by the recent mandates outlined in the 35th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting…

OPEC convened a workshop today to address oil overproduction issues and devise comprehensive compensation plans to make up for previous overages, according to an official OPEC press release. The push for production cut compliance comes as the price of Brent crude is trading down roughly $6 per barrel over the last 30 days. The workshop brought together technical experts from Iraq and Kazakhstan, along with industry professionals from secondary sources, and was prompted by the recent mandates outlined in the 35th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting…

OPEC convened a workshop today to address oil overproduction issues and devise comprehensive compensation plans to make up for previous overages, according to an official OPEC press release. The push for production cut compliance comes as the price of Brent crude is trading down roughly $6 per barrel over the last 30 days. The workshop brought together technical experts from Iraq and Kazakhstan, along with industry professionals from secondary sources, and was prompted by the recent mandates outlined in the 35th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting…

3 de mayo de 2024.- Las intensas lluvias que azotan el estado brasileño de Rio Grande do Sul, en el sur del país suramericano, han dejado al menos 29 muertos y alrededor de 60 desaparecidos, en el "peor desastre" climático de la entidad, informaron las autoridades locales. "Quiero lamentar prof...

3 de mayo de 2024.- La sede principal de Sciences Po París amaneció con un cordón policial este viernes, mientras todos los locales de la prestigiosa universidad de la élite francesa permanecían cerrados. En la noche del jueves, decenas de militantes propalestinos tomaron el edificio de la escuel...

Commodity giant Glencore has held early internal discussions about making a potential approach for mining giant Anglo American, which has just rejected an initial takeover offer from BHP, Reuters reported on Friday, quoting two sources. Glencore, which is active in both commodity mining and trading, hasn’t approached Anglo American yet, and it may not do it as all discussions have been internal and preliminary, one of the sources told Reuters. “We do not comment on market rumor or speculation,” a spokesperson for Glencore…