Commercial shipping causes significant pollution, accounting for about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, or roughly a billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent annually. Heavy fuel oil combustion emits sulfur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and black carbon, worsening coastal air quality and causing respiratory illness. Ships release millions of gallons of oily bilge water that spreads invasive species, along with fuel from accidental spills into marine habitats. While between 46% and 72% of cruise ships utilize electric shore power, the technology…

28 de octubre de 2026.- Este 28 de octubre, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas condenó por amplia mayoría el bloqueo económico y financiero impuesto por EE.UU. a Cuba desde hace más de seis décadas, en un contexto precedido por presiones inéditas por parte de Washington para tratar de horada...

Russia is giving China a huge discount on natural gas purchases, underscoring the Kremlin’s fiscal dependency on Beijing. The Moscow Times (MT), citing Russian Duma documentation, shows that China will pay an average of approximately $248 per thousand cubic meters of pipeline gas in 2026, compared with $562 for Gazprom's other foreign customers outside the former Soviet Union. That means Beijing is receiving as much as a 56 percent discount on its purchase price. The steep discount appears to be the cost of Beijing’s ongoing political…

UBS has raised its Brent forecast for the second time this month and now expects crude to trade at $110 a barrel at the end of 2026, up from 100. The Swiss bank also lifted its 2027 curve by $5 a barrel at each point, to $95 for March, $90 for June and $85 for September. “Uncertainty around our forecasts remains elevated, reflecting the unpredictable nature of the Middle East conflict, and the pace of recovery in Gulf production and global oil demand,” UBS said in a note. On October 6, UBS raised its fourth-quarter forecast to $100…

UBS has raised its Brent forecast for the second time this month and now expects crude to trade at $110 a barrel at the end of 2026, up from 100. The Swiss bank also lifted its 2027 curve by $5 a barrel at each point, to $95 for March, $90 for June and $85 for September. “Uncertainty around our forecasts remains elevated, reflecting the unpredictable nature of the Middle East conflict, and the pace of recovery in Gulf production and global oil demand,” UBS said in a note. On October 6, UBS raised its fourth-quarter forecast to $100…

28 de octubre de 2026.- La deuda nacional de Estados Unidos (EE. UU.) alcanza un máximo histórico de más de 40,5 billones de dólares, evidenciando las tensiones fiscales de la primera economía global. Según datos del Departamento del Tesoro de EE. UU. la deuda soberana estadounidense se situaba en 4...

John Healey’s maiden Budget is likely to omit clear plans to boost defence spending, reform taxes and curb the welfare bill, economists have predicted, in a move that would kick “tough decisions into the long grass”. Healey, who resigned from Sir Keir Starmer’s government over the Treasury’s refusal to set out how it would lift spending on the military to three per cent of GDP by 2030, is expected to delay several major financial decisions until a Spending Review in 2027.  Raising defence spending to three per…

28 de octubre de 2026.- La Cámara Turística Playera del estado La Guaira informó que las playas del litoral central retomarán sus actividades comerciales los sábados y domingos, a partir del 31 de octubre y el 1 de noviembre de 2026, tras la aprobación de la propuesta presentada por el gremio ante l...

Equinor raised its 2026 oil and gas production growth forecast to around 4% after higher commodity prices and record earnings at its Mongstad refinery helped more than double third-quarter operating profit. The Norwegian producer now expects faster growth than its previous guidance of 3%, following quarterly equity production of 2.166 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. International growth helped lift total output even as production on the Norwegian continental shelf remained broadly flat. Reported operating profit rose to $11.96 billion…

28 de octubre de 2026.- El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, informó el reingreso formal de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela como miembro pleno de la Unión Interparlamentaria Mundial (UIP) tras su aprobación en la pasada 153.ª Asamblea General de este organismo celebrada...

President Trump's US-Russia deal to export diesel and crude cargoes has drawn considerable scrutiny from Western elites as the first shipments could soon reach US shores. Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries, combined with disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, have intensified pressure on the global energy market and refining capacity ahead of the US midterms. UBS chief economist Arend Kapteyn published new data tracking Russian oil exports. Before reading the note, the assumption would have been that Western sanctions and Ukraine's efforts…

28 de octubre de 2026.- La corporación estatal Rostec informó hoy que la primera inmunoglobulina humana intravenosa rusa, Biogam, producida por la empresa holding Natsimbio, recibió la aprobación para su uso en pediatría. Biogam ha sido aprobado para el tratamiento de niños con trastornos del sis...

PetroChina’s third-quarter profit rose 21.6% on Iran war-inflated oil and gas prices, while the company’s nine-month crude output, refinery runs and domestic diesel sales all fell. Net profit for the July-September period reached 51.84 billion yuan ($7.78 billion), up from 42.29 billion yuan a year earlier, Asia’s largest oil and gas producer said in a stock filing on Wednesday. Net profit for the first nine months rose 21.9% to 155.78 billion yuan, and revenue rose 7% to 2.32 trillion yuan. PetroChina posted a record first-half…

28 de octubre de 2026.- El Consejo Nacional de Universidades (CNU) realizó la I Plenaria presencial de las comisiones N.º 2 y 7, para revisar aspectos académicos y establecer propuestas metodológicas que contribuyan a la elaboración de una nueva Ley de Universidades en el país. La jornada, reseña...

La Corte de Apelaciones del Segundo Circuito de Estados Unidos ratificó este martes la validez legal de los bonos emitidos por la estatal Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (Pdvsa) con vencimiento en 2020, actualmente en cesación de pagos (default). El tribunal desestimó los alegatos de n...

La delegación de Venezuela participó en la 28.ª reunión ministerial del 

La Universidad del País Vasco no renovará su convenio con CAF por su implicación en el tranvía de los asentamientos israelíes. La decisión cuestiona los negocios millonarios que contribuyen a consolidar la ocupación de Palestina. La Universidad del País Vasco (EHU) ha decidido no re...

Crude oil inventories in the United States saw a decrease of 1.9 million barrels during the week ending October 23, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The decrease brings commercial stockpiles to 410.6 million barrels, according to government data, which is now 4% below the five-year average for this time of year. The EIA’s data release follows API’s figures that were released a day earlier, which reported that crude oil inventories had fallen by 2.031 million barrels in…

LA RADIO COMUNITARIA UNE VOCES, CULTURAS Y TERRITORIOS El Consejo Nacional de Medios Comunitarios de Venezuela te invita a ser parte del *7.º Congreso Internacional de Radios Comunitarias: "Comunidad, voces, territorio y señal viva". 29, 30 y 31 d...

China’s refiners are buying crude oil from West Africa and Brazil after freight rates eased in the past two weeks, while competition for Russian supply is stronger and Iranian barrels have disappeared. Following a decline in shipping rates from all-time highs, some Chinese refiners have bought West African and Brazilian crude grades at premiums of up to $20 per barrel above ICE Brent for delivery in December, trading sources told Bloomberg on Wednesday. In early October, the freight rates of crude cargoes from the Atlantic Basin to Asia soared…