China's energy strategy has largely shielded it from the fallout of the war in Iran and the resultant closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil and gas trade. However, the country's newest five-year plan for its oil and gas sector reveals ongoing anxieties about geopolitical tensions, future conflicts, reliance on energy imports, and the country's dwindling crude supplies. Released to the public on Monday by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration, the newest five-year plan focuses…

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21 de agosto de 2026.- El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, desmintió categóricamente los rumores difundidos por medios internacionales sobre una presunta contratación, por parte del Poder Legislativo, del economista estadounidense Steve Hanke —conocido como "el médico del di...

21 de agosto de 2026.- Este día la Asamblea Nacional (AN) designó por unanimidad al ciudadano Enrique Hilarión Ochoa Antich como Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela ante la Confederación Suiza, con concurrencia ante el Principado de Liechtenstein. ...

Countries around the globe are racing to become the world’s first geologic hydrogen hotspot. A few years ago, the United States Department of Energy released a bombshell report that estimated that there are trillions of metric tons of natural hydrogen deposits sitting in underground pockets around the world – and that a considerable amount of that could be extracted for industrial use. Energy companies around the world have been eagerly exploring for the most ideal locations to put that theory to the test – and they’re zeroing…

21 de agosto de 2026.- A siete meses de la intervención militar estadounidense que derivó en la toma y el control operativo de la producción de millones de barriles de petróleo comercializados y administrados hoy bajo la órbita de Washington, y a casi dos meses del doble ...

The extreme heat experienced across Europe in recent weeks has caused widespread disruption to nuclear power plants. Governments across the region have been forced to take extraordinary measures to keep nuclear facilities operating, but some are failing to meet their goals, with river levels at record lows. This is expected to have a significant impact on Europe’s GDP, with economic losses in the billions.  Europe has endured five heatwaves so far this summer, bringing record temperatures, prolonged drought, and wildfires, with many…

Un enfoque crítico y conceptual sobre la ciudad: El Método Tetralectográfico del Espacio Urbano y Territorial El autor, el arquitecto Servando Marín Lista, presenta una obra que redefine la manera de entender la ciudad, no como un simple espacio físico, sino co...

El Gobierno nacional y las organizaciones del Poder Popular ejecutan un plan conjunto para procesar y transformar los escombros generados por los sismos del pasado 24 de junio en insumos útiles para la construcción. La viceministra de Gestión Integral de la Basura, Mailing Perdomo, informó que...

21 de agosto de 2026.- Los palestinos realizaron este jueves otro funeral masivo en la Franja de Gaza para sepultar los cuerpos de 50 personas asesinadas por las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI) que fueron recuperados entre los escombros de sus hogares bombardeados. Los equipos de la Defensa Ci...

Iraq wants to more than double its oil production within six years. First, it needs OPEC to let it. Baghdad is targeting output of between 8 million and 10 million barrels per day, up from roughly 4 million bpd before the Iran war, Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said Friday. Iraq dispatched its oil and finance ministers to Saudi Arabia the same day to make the case for a higher OPEC production quota. OPEC+ has hired DeGolyer and MacNaughton to independently assess the maximum sustainable production capacity of most members, including Iraq. The consultancy…

Iraq wants to more than double its oil production within six years. First, it needs OPEC to let it. Baghdad is targeting output of between 8 million and 10 million barrels per day, up from roughly 4 million bpd before the Iran war, Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said Friday. Iraq dispatched its oil and finance ministers to Saudi Arabia the same day to make the case for a higher OPEC production quota. OPEC+ has hired DeGolyer and MacNaughton to independently assess the maximum sustainable production capacity of most members, including Iraq. The consultancy…

El vicecanciller para Europa y América del Norte, Oliver Blanco, se reunió con la embajadora de Serbia, Katarina Andrić, y los encargados de Negocios de Países Bajos, Carmen Gonsalves, y Polonia, Daniel Gromann, con quienes revisó las agendas bilaterales y la cooperación. Blanco exp...

El Comando Nacional Unitario, integrado por la Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT), la Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) y las dos confederaciones de pensionados (CPC y CDP), junto con las organizaciones de la Plataforma Laboral, rechazó formalmente la Resolución 2708 del 20...

 Ante un mercado laboral deteriorado que genera incertidumbre, el 80 por ciento de los jóvenes argentinos piensa emigrar en busca de nuevos horizontes económicos y mejores oportunidades, dete...

Venezuela has plenty of oil buyers again. What it does not have is enough functioning port infrastructure to get them their crude. Tankers are waiting as long as 30 days to load Venezuelan oil as aging terminals, power outages and crude-quality problems create a de facto ceiling on exports, according to Reuters. That ceiling appears to be around 1.25 million barrels per day. PDVSA and its partners have been unable to push exports meaningfully above that level in recent months despite rising production, inventory drawdowns and strong demand for…

China is challenging Russia’s stranglehold on Central Asia’s arms market. Uzbekistan appears to have taken delivery of four PRC-made ChengduJ-10CE multi-role combat aircraft, according to multiple reports, one of which includes a photo of one of the fighters supposedly acquired by the Uzbek Air Force.  Tashkent reportedly has an agreement with Beijing to receive a total of 24 fighters. Uzbek and Chinese officials have yet to confirm the initial delivery. If accurate, the deal signals a significant expansion of China’s military…

Irán afirmó el viernes que su respuesta a cualquier nueva amenaza de Estados Unidos sería "devastadora", después de que Washington se comprometiera a imponer las sanciones financieras más duras de la historia con el objetivo de derrocar al liderazgo iraní. Las declaracione...

El diario alemán

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, with the total rig count in the US falling to 588, up 50 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs fell by 3, sinking to 452 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 41 above this same time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 1 to 127, which is 5 more than this time last year. Miscellaneous rigs fell by 1 to 9. The latest EIA data showed that…