Managers and owners of oil tankers are wary of offering their vessels for routes around the Middle East as the intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran increases fears of disruption to oil flows.  Since Friday, when Israel launched a coordinated attack on Iranian nuclear sites, there have been few offers for producers and traders that want to book tankers to ship crude from the Gulf, anonymous shipbrokers and charterers told Bloomberg on Monday.  The start of the conflict caused freight rates to jump and vessel owners to be hesitant…

As the European Union seeks to end its dependency on Russian energy, the European Commission is set to propose this week a ban on new contracts for natural gas supply with Russia on the basis of trade law, which needs a majority vote approval instead of a unanimous EU call.  EU companies will be banned from signing new contracts for Russian gas, based on trade law, which is aimed at sidestepping vetoes from Hungary and Slovakia, the Financial Times reported on Monday, quoting a summary of the proposals it had seen.   Hungary and…

As the European Union seeks to end its dependency on Russian energy, the European Commission is set to propose this week a ban on new contracts for natural gas supply with Russia on the basis of trade law, which needs a majority vote approval instead of a unanimous EU call.  EU companies will be banned from signing new contracts for Russian gas, based on trade law, which is aimed at sidestepping vetoes from Hungary and Slovakia, the Financial Times reported on Monday, quoting a summary of the proposals it had seen.   Hungary and…

As the European Union seeks to end its dependency on Russian energy, the European Commission is set to propose this week a ban on new contracts for natural gas supply with Russia on the basis of trade law, which needs a majority vote approval instead of a unanimous EU call.  EU companies will be banned from signing new contracts for Russian gas, based on trade law, which is aimed at sidestepping vetoes from Hungary and Slovakia, the Financial Times reported on Monday, quoting a summary of the proposals it had seen.   Hungary and…

Sobre Venezuela se espera en horas de la madrugada y la mañana de este lunes que prevalezca cielo con nubosidad parcial, alternando con poca nubosidad, en gran parte del territorio nacional; exceptuando en el Delta Amacuro, este de Sucre, este de La Guaira, Miranda, Yaracuy y este de Falcón, d...

La Administración estadounidense nombró al teniente general Alexus G. Grynkewich próximo general estadounidense de alto rango en Europa y SACEUR. El nombramiento por parte de Trump será especialmente bien acogido tras las informaciones aparecidas en los medios en los últimos meses, según las c...

16-06-25.-En el estado Flacón, hallaron el cuerpo de un pescador identificado como Juan Carlos Huefer, quien se encontraba desaparecido desde hace varios días. La víctima de 53 años de edad fue encontrada en estado de descomposición, luego de que la lancha donde se encontraba se par...

16-06-25.-El presidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump ordenó el domingo a los funcionarios federales de inmigración que priorizaran las deportaciones desde ciudades gobernadas por la oposición demócrata, tras el estallido de grandes protestas en Los Ángeles y otras ciudades importantes contra sus ...

As the Israel-Iran conflict shows no signs of abating, oil supply from the Middle East could become vulnerable if the two sides decide to attack vital energy infrastructure in the region, RBC Capital Markets said, warning that energy, and oil in particular, are now “clearly in the crosshairs.” The Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and military leadership at the end of last week escalated with Iran’s response with missiles toward Israel, some of which penetrated Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system and hit cities…

16-06-25.-El Instituto Nacional de Transporte Terrestre (INTT) iniciará, desde este lunes 16 de junio hasta el 22 de junio, operativos especiales de trámites vehiculares en nueve estados del país. La institución informó que se trata de actividades que tienen el objetivo de facilitar a los usuario...

16-06-25.-Unos 455.000 extranjeros solicitaron refugio en Brasil en la última década, en su gran mayoría venezolanos (266.862), cubanos (52.488), haitianos (37.283) y angoleños (18.435), según un informe divulgado este viernes por el Ministerio de Justicia. Un poco más de la tercera parte de esas...

Amid heavy planned seasonal maintenance, crude oil processing at China’s refineries dipped by 1.8% in May from a year earlier, to the lowest level in nine months.  Chinese refiners processed a total of about 13.92 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil last month, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics cited by Reuters. Throughput slumped to the lowest level since August last year as several major state-run and private refiners underwent scheduled maintenance ahead of the peak driving season.  The processing…

Amid heavy planned seasonal maintenance, crude oil processing at China’s refineries dipped by 1.8% in May from a year earlier, to the lowest level in nine months.  Chinese refiners processed a total of about 13.92 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil last month, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics cited by Reuters. Throughput slumped to the lowest level since August last year as several major state-run and private refiners underwent scheduled maintenance ahead of the peak driving season.  The processing…

16-06-25.-«¿Cómo querer cambiar una Constitución cuyo contenido, en gran medida, no se ha puesto en práctica?», enfatiza el periodista, analista político y constituyente de 1999 Vladimir Villegas conoce mucho de la Constitución de 1999: es una de las mentes que la hizo posible. Más de 25 años des...

16-06-25.-República Dominicana dijo el domingo 15 de junio que aún se encuentra analizando la eventual reanudación de los vuelos comerciales hacia Venezuela, después de que el Instituto Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil (INAC) del país sudamericano informara sobre el restablecimiento de dichas operacion...

16-06-25.- El Partido Comunista de Venezuela (PCV) expresa su completa, irrestricta y firme solidaridad internacionalista con el Partido Comunista de Bohemia y Moravia (KSCM) en la República Checa ante la nueva maniobra del gobierno de Petr Fiala para prohibir sus actividades. El pasado 30 de may...

TotalEnergies plans to spend about 30% of its capital expenditure (capex) on boosting its integrated power business, Patrick Pouyanne, the chief executive of the French supermajor, said at an energy conference on Monday.  The company looks to increase the share of the power business in its portfolio to 20% by the end of the decade, the executive said at the ongoing Energy Asia conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. When Shell, BP, and Equinor backtracked on their pivot to renewables and reduced investments in low-carbon energy solutions, TotalEnergies…

16-06-25.-Donald Trump, presidente de los Estados Unidos, celebró su 79 cumpleaños con un acto militar para demostrar el poderío del Ejército y más allá de recordar a los peores caudillos con ínfulas de dictador que ha tenido el planeta, el desfile y su alocución quedaron opacados en los medio...

16-06-25.-Los bancos en Venezuela no prestarán servicio en sus oficinas el lunes 16 de junio, como parte del calendario oficial de feriados publicado por la Superintendencia de las Instituciones del Sector Bancario (Sudeban). La suspensión responde a la conmemoración del Día de San ...

All of Baker Hughes Middle Eastern projects are operating as normal, the oilfield services giant’s chief executive Lorenzo Simonelli has told Reuters. “Currently, all of our employees are safe, and the facilities continue to run and operate,” Simonelli said. “Hopefully there's a de-escalation of tensions.” Israel and Iran continued firing missiles at each other over the weekend and today, suggesting such hopes may be premature at this point. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards corps said after the latest barrage that…