Oil markets have seen thin liquidity and rangebound prices this week, with ICE Brent hovering near $66 a barrel as traders focus almost entirely on the upcoming Trump–Putin meeting in Alaska. Friday, August 15, 2025Thin trading liquidity, rangebound price movements, and almost zero interest in any other topic than the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska have marked this week, with ICE Brent still trading around the $66 per barrel mark. LNG prices have already shed some $0.50/MMBtu this week as gas traders seem to expect some semblance of a deal…

As Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump prepare to meet in Alaska for a high-stakes summit to discuss ending the 43-month-old war in Ukraine, a deep feeling of unease is gripping European capitals, especially Kyiv. The August 15 meeting between the two leaders, their first since Trump returned to the presidency in January, could reshape not only Ukraine's future borders but also European security without either Kyiv or Brussels having a say. Trump has made ending the conflict -- Europe's largest since World War II -- a…

Viernes, 15 de agosto de 2025. En el episodio de hoy, 11/08/2025, Inna Afinogenova, Estefanía Veloz y Marco Teruggi, analizan las recientes filtraciones de New York Times, que afirman que Donald Trump habría autorizado el uso de las fuerzas de EEUU en contra de las organizaciones que reconoce como ...

Algeria nears the finalization of agreements with U.S. supermajors Exxon and Chevron to explore and invest in its shale gas resources as the North African country bets big on boosting its gas pipeline and LNG exports, the head of the Algerian energy regulator told Bloomberg.  “The technical aspects have more or less been agreed upon, but the commercial alignment is still under negotiation and will soon be finalized,” Samir Bekhti, chairman of energy regulator Alnaft, told the newswire in an interview published on Friday. …

En el primer trimestre del año, la remesas sumaron US$3.130 millones, un crecimiento de 13% respecto al mismo período de 2024 (US$2.720 millones). Mientras que en el acumulado del primer semestre la cifra fue de US$6.400 millones, un 13,9% más.   Estos dato...

El presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva respondió a las críticas de su homólogo estadounidense Donald Trump, quien calificó a la nación suramericana como un “aliado comercial horrible”. El magnate republicano dijo que Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) enfrenta un déficit comercial con Brasil...

Numbers Report – August 15, 2025 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we will take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy and metals sectors. Each week we’ll dig into some data and provide a bit of explanation on what drives the numbers.  Let’s take a look.  ‘Bloated’ Markets Are Finally Coming, Warns the IEA  The International Energy Agency has sought to squash hopes for an oil market recovery with a scathingly bearish monthly report, cutting 2025-2026…

It Is Not Too Late To Benefit From A Potential Short Squeeze In Uranium I don’t claim to be a Roaring Kitty or anything, but short squeezes, having been profitable for me in the past, always interest me. So, when I was sent a link to this article by one of the editors here at Oilprice.com, I was intrigued. The piece, from Goehring and Rozencwajg Natural Resource Investors, is headlined “A Uranium Short Squeeze?”, and goes into some detail about why that might have been coming earlier this year. The gist of the story is that, in…

Oil prices fell by more than 1% early on Friday as the market awaits the outcome of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, who will discuss a potential ceasefire in Ukraine.  As of 9:37 a.m. EST on Friday, the U.S. benchmark oil price, WTI Crude, was down by 1.38% at $63.10, as President Trump departed for Anchorage, Alaska, to meet with Putin.  The international benchmark, Brent Crude, traded 1.18% lower at $66.07 per barrel.    The face-to-face meeting between President…

Light Crude Oil Futures settled at $63.96 as of Thursday’s close, marking a mild rebound but still reflecting broader weakness in market structure. The week was shaped by several high-impact fundamental events—none of which proved decisive enough to shift the balance away from oversupply and tepid demand. Traders were focused on Friday’s Trump-Putin meeting, but until concrete action disrupts physical flows, the dominant pressure remains rooted in inventories and production. Trump-Putin Meeting Raises Risk, But Market Demands…

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Now that Trump has gotten himself involved in numerous conflict venues, Venezuela’s Maduro is testing to see if he’ll have the bandwidth for another: Guyana, which is gearing up for its general elections on September 1. President Irfaan Ali’s PPP/C government is seeking a second term, with opposition alliances trying to consolidate ground. But overshadowing it all is Maduro’s escalating rhetoric over a Russian-style annexation of the Essequibo region, Guyana’s oil-rich western territory…

Today’s sit-down in Anchorage will be the first U.S.-Russia summit on American soil since Reagan met Gorbachev in ’88. Trump’s billing it as a shot at ending the Ukraine war, but let’s keep some perspective: he’s been saying “two weeks” since the campaign trail and has repeated it in office like a mantra. Nothing on the battlefield or in politics has shifted in his favor, yet markets are trading this as if an outcome is baked in–and the outcome is expected to be more Russian barrels on the market.…

El expresidente de Colombia y exsecretario general de la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (Unasur), Ernesto Samper, envió este jueves un contundente mensaje al mandatario de EE.UU., Donald Trump, tras su reciente arremetida contra varios países y gobiernos de Latinoamérica. "Pre...

Inundaciones repentinas provocadas por las lluvias torrenciales se cobraron la vida de más de 200 personas y dejaron decenas de desaparecidos en India y Pakistán en las últimas 24 horas, dijeron funcionarios el viernes, mientras los rescatistas pusieron a salvo a unas 1.600 personas en dos dis...

La policía turca arrestó el viernes a 40 personas en el municipio opositor de Estambul, incluyendo al alcalde del distrito central de Beyoglu y a varios de sus asesores, informaron medios turcos. Esta nueva oleada de detenciones por "corrupción" hace parte de una serie de ...

El vicepresidente de Política, Seguridad Ciudadana y Paz, Diosdado Cabello, informó que las fuerzas de seguridad venezolanas mantienen un despliegue operativo en el mar Caribe, dentro de la jurisdicción del país, para continuar la lucha contra el narcotráfico. Durante una rueda de p...

La vicepresidenta ejecutiva de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, rechazó este jueves que la fiscal de Estados Unidos, Pamela Bondi, persista «en su ridículo y barato show» contra el presidente Nicolás Maduro. «No puede sacarse de su mente la i...

El Gobierno venezolano ratificó este jueves su compromiso con la lucha integral contra el narcotráfico, reforzando la presencia operacional de sus fuerzas de seguridad en aguas jurisdiccionales del mar Caribe; así lo informó el vicepresidente sectorial de Seguridad Ciudadana y Paz, Diosdado Ca...

La Agencia para la Reincorporación y la Normalización (ARN) informó a través de un comunicado que, ayer, jueves 14 de agosto, que cinco ciudadanos colombianos permanecen bajo custodia de autoridades de Venezuela desde el pasado 14 de agosto, informó la Agencia para la Reincorporación y la Norm...

Hours before the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska, Ukraine said it had struck an oil refinery in Russia and a Caspian port that Moscow uses to ship weapons from Iran for the war in Ukraine.    Ukraine said it attacked overnight the Syzran refinery, owned by oil giant Rosneft and located in Russia’s Samara region, about 500 miles from the Ukrainian border with Russia.    “The target was hit, with fire and explosions recorded,” after the strike in the early hours on Friday, the General Staff of Ukraine’s…