31 de octubre de 2025.- El consejero electoral de Honduras, Marlon Ochoa, denunció este viernes 31 de octubre una «conspiración» dentro del Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) dirigida a «violentar la soberanía popular» y «deformar el proceso de elecciones» que se celebrarán el próximo 30 de noviembre....

U.S.-Venezuela tensions are again rippling through energy and security markets, prompting President Donald Trump to rule out immediate military strikes while maintaining a buildup of American naval assets in the Caribbean.  His comments followed reports of U.S. patrols and maritime interdictions targeting narcotics routes linked to Caracas, a campaign that has drawn condemnation from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and prompted renewed appeals to the U.N. Security Council.  Newsweek reported that Washington’s military…

31 de octubre de 2025.- El vuelo número 82 del plan Gran Misión Vuelta a la Patria arribó este día al Aeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar de Maiquetía, con un grupo de 283 migrantes venezolanos provenientes de Texas, Estados Unidos. En este vuelo, fueron repatriados 220 hombres, 54 mujeres y 9...

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Russia’s campaign in Ukraine has tightened, with fresh missile and drone strikes on energy infrastructure across Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro cutting nationwide power and forcing Kyiv into rolling blackouts. Moscow claims incremental territorial gains (about 40 square miles over the past week); however, none decisive enough to alter the front. Putin publicly confirmed a test of the nuclear-capable Poseidon torpedo, signaling that deterrence theatrics remain part of Russia’s messaging mix as winter sets…

The Gaza ceasefire is technically still in effect, but it’s no longer functioning as an instrument of restraint. The deal that came into force on 10 October under U.S. mediation stopped large-scale fighting, yet Israel continues precision strikes around Khan Younis and Gaza City. Each action comes with civilian losses that undercut the original truce narrative. Hamas has been quick to frame those incidents as proof that Israel cannot keep its own commitments, and that framing now dominates Arabic and Western social channels alike (where an…

Big Oil Pumps the Brakes on Buybacks, Not Barrels The world’s leading oil companies are moving ahead with output expansions, brushing aside oversupply concerns on the heels of OPEC+ unwinding and largely disappointing Q3 earnings. France’s TotalEnergies kicked off the Q3 earnings call season, with adjusted net income falling 2% year-over-year to $4 billion, whilst ExxonMobil’s net income fell by an even steeper 12% to $7.55 billion.  Apart from OPEC+ countries, US oil majors have also contributed to oversupply concerns in…

This report provides an overview of global oil and natural gas market trends, including price changes, production data, and geopolitical developments impacting energy. The Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea, frequently lauded as a potential icebreaker moment between the United States and China, failed to provide any momentum to oil markets as discussions centered more on fentanyl than crude oil or LNG. As such, this weekend’s OPEC+ meeting is the next trend-setting market for the market at large, even if this time around reports all seem to…

Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) topped Wall Street expectations for the third quarter, posting $8.1 billion in adjusted earnings, or $1.88 per share—up from $7.1 billion in Q2—on record output from Guyana and the Permian Basin. Analysts had forecast $1.82 per share, according to LSEG data. The quarter’s operational strength came despite weaker crude prices, which averaged $68.17 Brent, down 13% year-on-year. Oil and gas production rose to 4.8 million boe/d from 4.6 million in Q2, with record-setting output in both key regions helping…

31 de octubre de 2025.- El Gobierno Nacional, a través del Ministerio para Relaciones Interiores, Justicia y Paz (MPPRIJP), ha solicitado este día formalmente al Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) el retiro de la nacionalidad venezolana al dirigente de extrema derecha, Yon Goicochea por "solicitar y...

ExxonMobil Corp. has filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping California from enforcing two new climate-reporting laws, according to Yahoo/Bloomberg.  The company argues the state isn’t just demanding data — it’s trying to conscript corporations into a particular climate narrative. According to the complaint, the laws force the company to “publicly endorse opinions about climate change that it does not agree with,” which ExxonMobil says crosses a clear First Amendment line. Yahoo/Bloomberg writes that the first law requires…

31 de octubre de 2025.- Efectivos de la Guardia Nacional Bolivariana (GNB) incautaron 96 unidades de Aeronaves Pilotadas a Distancia, tipo drones. El procedimiento se llevó a cabo en el Punto de Atención al Ciudadano ubicado en Palo Grande, municipio Caroní (Ciudad Guayana), estado Bolívar. Lo...

Chevron reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter results on Friday, supported by record oil and gas production following its roughly $53-billion acquisition of Hess Corporation. The U.S. supermajor posted adjusted earnings of $1.85 per share, above analyst expectations near $1.68, while total production rose to 4.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) from 3.4 million boepd a year earlier, according to Reuters.  The increase reflects integration of Hess’s operations in Guyana and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, along with…

Chevron reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter results on Friday, supported by record oil and gas production following its roughly $53-billion acquisition of Hess Corporation. The U.S. supermajor posted adjusted earnings of $1.85 per share, above analyst expectations near $1.68, while total production rose to 4.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) from 3.4 million boepd a year earlier, according to Reuters.  The increase reflects integration of Hess’s operations in Guyana and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, along with…

31 de octubre de 2025.- Países del Caribe manifestaron su total respaldo y apoyo al pueblo venezolano tras el brutal despliegue militar de los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) en las costas del norte de Venezuela durante el Encuentro Interparlamentario del Gran Caribe por la Paz. El ministro de Relaciones...

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban will seek to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to carve out an exemption for Hungary in the U.S. sanctions against Russia’s top oil firms.  “We have to make the Americans understand this strange situation if we want exceptions to the American sanctions that are hitting Russia,” Orban, a Trump ally and admirer, told Hungarian state radio on Friday, ahead of a visit to Washington D.C. next week for a bilateral meeting with President Trump. Hungary, whose top officials have remained…

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban will seek to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to carve out an exemption for Hungary in the U.S. sanctions against Russia’s top oil firms.  “We have to make the Americans understand this strange situation if we want exceptions to the American sanctions that are hitting Russia,” Orban, a Trump ally and admirer, told Hungarian state radio on Friday, ahead of a visit to Washington D.C. next week for a bilateral meeting with President Trump. Hungary, whose top officials have remained…

31 de octubre de 2025.- El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, negó este día haber tomado una decisión para atacar objetivos militares dentro de Venezuela, desmintiendo así reportes de medios como el Miami Herald y The Wall Street Journal que afirmaban que había aprobado un ataque. Trump ...

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. The total rig count in the US fell this week to 546, according to Baker Hughes, down 39 from this same time last year.  The number of active oil rigs fell in the reporting period, according to the data, sinking to 414. Year over year, this represents a 65-rig decline. The number of gas rigs rose by 4 to 125, which is 23 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count fell by 2…

31 de octubre de 2025.- Aviones y tanques israelíes bombardearon ayer zonas del este de la franja Gaza, un día después de que Israel afirmó que seguía comprometido con el alto el fuego impuesto por Estados Unidos. Testigos en la zona dijeron que aviones israelíes llevaron a cabo 10 ataques en zon...

31 de octubre de 2025.- Pakistán y Afganistán acordaron extender el alto el fuego alcanzado a mediados de octubre y celebrar una nueva reunión de alto nivel el 6 de noviembre en Estambul, tras seis días de conversaciones mediadas por Turquía y Qatar y después del colapso del diálogo a principios de ...