Two of the founding members of the BRICS alliance, India and Brazil, drew the short straw when it comes to new U.S. trade policy. South America’s largest economy and Asia’s second-biggest economy have both been slapped with 50% tariffs on their goods exported to the United States. Faced with the highest U.S. tariffs of any nation, India and Brazil are seeking closer strategic, economic, trade, and energy cooperation and have recently signed deals to expand their trade agreements. Brazil’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin visited…

Zhi Dong Zhang, conocido como "Hermano Wang", también es buscado por Estados Unidos y tiene presuntos vínculos con cárteles de la droga mexicanos. 22 de octubre de 2025.- Cuba arrestó a un presunto capo chino del fentanilo que escapó de Méx...

There is a lot more than meets the eye to a series of meetings by U.S. and European firms recently to talk to Iraq’s leadership about opportunities in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, LNG has become the world’s emergency energy source, as unlike pipelined gas or oil, it can be secured and shipped very quickly to wherever it is needed. Iraq does not have an LNG sector to speak of, but it is now planning to build   its first LNG import terminal at Khor Al-Zubair port, with a second…

22 de octubre de 2025.- El Instituto Nacional de Transporte Terrestre (INTT), a través de su Gerencia de Transporte Terrestre, atendió de forma inmediata una denuncia ciudadana sobre el cobro excesivo de pasaje en el terminal de Trapichito, municipio Plaza, estado Miranda, Informó PRENSA ...

Two drastically different trends in energy careers are taking place on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. While the Trump administration pulls back billions of dollars in clean energy funding and seeks to prop up coal careers, the United Kingdom is rolling out a plan to add 400,000 clean energy jobs to the national economy. Just this week Edward Miliband, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change of the United Kingdom, announced a national plan to train hundreds of thousands of plumbers, electricians, carpenters, welders, HVAC installers,…

Oil prices jumped ~3.5% in afternoon trading, extending gains to the highest levels in nearly three weeks as traders reacted to reports that Washington is weighing new sanctions on Russian energy exports and to a surprise draw in U.S. crude inventories. Live market data show Brent crude trading around $63.40 a barrel, up 3.39%, as of Wednesday at 4:39 p.m. ET, and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) trading at $59.30, up roughly 3.60%. The late-session rally accelerated after reports that the U.S. administration is considering expanded restrictions on…

Oil prices jumped ~3.5% in afternoon trading, extending gains to the highest levels in nearly three weeks as traders reacted to reports that Washington is weighing new sanctions on Russian energy exports and to a surprise draw in U.S. crude inventories. Live market data show Brent crude trading around $63.40 a barrel, up 3.39%, as of Wednesday at 4:39 p.m. ET, and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) trading at $59.30, up roughly 3.60%. The late-session rally accelerated after reports that the U.S. administration is considering expanded restrictions on…

22 de octubre de 2025.- Dos personas fallecieron carbonizadas tras estrellarse e incendiarse una avioneta bimotor modelo Piper Cheyenne dentro de las instalaciones del Aeródromo de Paramillo, ubicado en el sector Pueblo Nuevo de San Cristóbal, estado Táchira. El siniestro ocurrió alrededor de las...

Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. upstream oil and gas sector fell for a third straight quarter, marking an end to blockbuster takeovers seen in recent years amid persistently low energy prices. According to Enverus Intelligence Research, deals worth $9.7 billion were closed in the third quarter, marking a 28% drop from the second quarter and putting the current year far below the record $192 billion recorded in 2023. U.S. crude futures averaged ~ $65 a barrel during the third quarter, around the level most U.S. oil producers require to break…

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has decided to postpone the adoption of its Net-Zero Framework (NZF) for another year. This delay, while creating additional uncertainty, warrant careful examination of the proposed mechanisms. Prior to the IMO MEPC meeting, in-depth research by Rystad Energy 's maritime decarbonization specialists revealed critical gaps in the current NZF that would to be addressed to ensure an equitable and sustainable transition for the global shipping industry. The delay will now give member states time to refine…

Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. upstream oil and gas sector fell for a third straight quarter, marking an end to blockbuster takeovers seen in recent years amid persistently low energy prices. According to Enverus Intelligence Research, deals worth $9.7 billion were closed in the third quarter, marking a 28% drop from the second quarter and putting the current year far below the record $192 billion recorded in 2023. U.S. crude futures averaged ~ $65 a barrel during the third quarter, around the level most U.S. oil producers require to break…

22 de octubre de 2025.- La Ley de Memoria Democrática de 2022 da derecho a pedir la nacionalidad a los hijos y nietos de españoles que la perdieron a raíz del exilio, pero también a los hijos de mujeres españolas que renunciaron a ella al casarse y a los hijos mayores de edad de aquellas personas a ...

22 de octubre de 2025.- Al menos siete universidades de Estados Unidos se niegan hasta hoy a firmar un “convenio” para aceptar, a cambio de fondos federales, las demandas del Gobierno de Donald Trump en relación con admisiones, contratación y libertad de expresión. A principios de octubre, la adm...

We think the concept of the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) as a solution to many of our future energy needs is in the midst of a major bubble or hype cycle.  Think of the latter as an inverted “V”. In the up leg, investors feel great about prospects and profits, which are, they believe, soon on the way. In the down leg, investor disappointment sets in as earlier financial forecasts are seen as pure fiction, with reality being much worse. In a way, this is how free markets with imperfect information work. The question is: what triggers…

Major oil companies are drilling in East Texas again, but not for oil. This time, they're after lithium for batteries and other rare elements. Chevron and Halliburton announced East Texas projects this summer. Exxon has acreage across the border in Arkansas. Smackover Lithium, a joint venture of a Norwegian oil giant and a Canadian miner, announced in late September the discovery of the most lithium-rich fluids ever reported in North America, measured deep beneath its Texas claims in a massive brine deposit called the Smackover Formation. "It's…

Hungary will begin negotiations to purchase nuclear fuel from the United States as it looks to diversify its supplies, the country’s foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told the country’s MI state news channel on Wednesday, noting that Budapest needs extra nuclear fuel to meet surging energy demand, and adding that the country would nonetheless continue buying Russian fuel. Currently, Hungary's Paks nuclear plant has four Russian-built VVER 440 reactors supplying a combined 2,000 megawatts, but could more than double that capacity with…

Hungary will begin negotiations to purchase nuclear fuel from the United States as it looks to diversify its supplies, the country’s foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told the country’s MI state news channel on Wednesday, noting that Budapest needs extra nuclear fuel to meet surging energy demand, and adding that the country would nonetheless continue buying Russian fuel. Currently, Hungary's Paks nuclear plant has four Russian-built VVER 440 reactors supplying a combined 2,000 megawatts, but could more than double that capacity with…

22 de octubre de 2025.- La tormenta tropical Melissa avanza lentamente por el mar Caribe, mientras amenaza con generar inundaciones y deslizamientos de tierra potencialmente mortales en partes de la región a finales de esta semana. Melissa se encontraba este miércoles por la mañana a unos 480 km ...

El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, llamó este martes a la población venezolana a prepararse para defender la soberanía y fortalecer la cooperación regional, frente a las amenazas militares de EE. UU. contra su país. Al presentar durante una sesión o...

Es 22 de octubre de 2025. Han transcurrido 295 días del año y faltan 70 días para su terminación. Hoy es miércoles. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conmemoraciones significativas para un área del conocimiento, la cultura y las artes, la historia o la cie...