7 de agosto de 2026.- La Fundación Venezolana de Investigaciones Sismológicas (Funvisis), a través del Servicio Sismológico, reportó un total de 155 sismos en el territorio nacional entre el 31 de julio y el 6 de agosto de 2026, este balance estadístico semanal refleja el constante movimiento tectón...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States stayed the same overall this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, with the total rig count in the US staying at 588, up 49 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs rose by 3, reaching 454 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 43 above this same time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 3 to 124, which is 1 more than this time last year. Miscellaneous rigs stayed at 10. The latest EIA data…

7 de agosto de 2026.- Representantes del Ejecutivo nacional sostuvieron una reunión con empresarios y representantes gremiales del sector privado para coordinar un plan de racionamiento eléctrico, ante la caída de la capacidad operativa del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional (SEN). Durante el encuentro, ...

7 de agosto de 2026.- En un amplio despliegue policial enmarcado en el combate frontal contra la trata de personas y los delitos transnacionales, funcionarios del Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (Cicpc), adscritos a la Delegación Municipal Tucupita (Delta Amacuro), l...

Conflicting signals from Washington and Tehran keep oil markets on edge as Iran weighs a permanent Hormuz shipping ban while Trump insists a deal is within reach. Friday, August 07, 2026 The oil market’s very own schizophrenia – trying to read into the contradicting claims of US President Trump and Iranian officials seeking to escalate the blockade of Hormuz even further – continues to puzzle industry analysts and traders. Iran’s Parliament is reviewing a bill to permanently ban US, Israeli and other hostile vessels from…

Venezuela posee muchos tesoros y uno de ellos quedan en el fondo de El Golfo de Cariaco y la Península de Araya, en el estado Sucre, dónde se ha consolidado como una de las capitales de la mitilicultura. En estas aguas, ricas en nutrientes, se aplican metodologías avanzadas...

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said attacks on its vessels and employees are having a significant impact on operations as the company tries to keep crude, gas and refined products moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Fifteen ADNOC vessels have been hit by missiles or drones since the war began, including three this week, the company said Friday. One crew member has been killed and 20 others injured. The Strait of Hormuz carried roughly one-fifth of global oil consumption before the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran expanded into a broader regional…

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) is confident the country could raise oil production to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) by early next decade from about 1.4 million bpd now, NOC chairman Masoud Suleman told Bloomberg in an interview published on Friday. A 2026 unified budget for Libya, brokered with the help of the United States, gives the NOC a “lifeline” of more than $2 billion (13 billion Libyan dinars) as an operating budget, the official told Bloomberg. The national oil company did not receive any funding in the 2025 budget.…

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) is confident the country could raise oil production to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) by early next decade from about 1.4 million bpd now, NOC chairman Masoud Suleman told Bloomberg in an interview published on Friday. A 2026 unified budget for Libya, brokered with the help of the United States, gives the NOC a “lifeline” of more than $2 billion (13 billion Libyan dinars) as an operating budget, the official told Bloomberg. The national oil company did not receive any funding in the 2025 budget.…

En los últimos días, el secretario general de las Naciones Unidas lanzó una advertencia urgente sobre la evolución del fenómeno de "El Niño", una

Las inundaciones provocadas por las lluvias monzónicas en el noreste de India dejaron casi cien muertos, según indicaron las autoridades, tras uno de los peores episodios de precipitaciones de los últimos años. Al menos 97 personas murieron en el Estado de Assam y cerca de 170.000 s...

Al menos 300 niños han muerto en Gaza en los 300 días trascurridos desde el alto el fuego acordado entre Israel y Hamás en octubre de 2025, ha señalado un informe de Unicef, la agencia de la ONU para la infancia. La cifra supone una media de un niño muerto al día, a pesar del acuerd...

The latest Saudi oil route looks absurd on a map. Crude moves west across Saudi Arabia to Yanbu, north through the Red Sea to Egypt, across the SUMED pipeline from Ain Sokhna to Sidi Kerir, then west through the Mediterranean before tankers sail around the Cape of Good Hope to reach customers in Asia. Oil that started relatively close to Asia first travels thousands of kilometres in the opposite direction. The detour reportedly adds around $5 per barrel once extra freight, fuel, insurance and pipeline charges are included. For a two-million-barrel…

Tres personas han sido acusadas de amenazar a un juez, a un testigo y a funcionarios locales relacionados con la investigación por la muerte de Nolan Xavier Wells, un joven de 18 años hallado sin vida tras una excursión en barco con amigos realizada el 4 de julio a una isla frente a la costa d...

ADNOC has bought 11 very large crude and gas carriers for $1.3 billion as the national oil company of Abu Dhabi continues to expand its fleet of supertankers to boost crude and LNG exports. ADNOC’s unit ADNOC Logistics & Services plc on Friday announced it had acquired five modern Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) and six Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) for a combined investment of about $1.3 billion. Nine of the vessels, six VLCCs and three VLGCs, were acquired on the secondary market. They are scheduled for delivery this quarter and…

ADNOC has bought 11 very large crude and gas carriers for $1.3 billion as the national oil company of Abu Dhabi continues to expand its fleet of supertankers to boost crude and LNG exports. ADNOC’s unit ADNOC Logistics & Services plc on Friday announced it had acquired five modern Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) and six Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) for a combined investment of about $1.3 billion. Nine of the vessels, six VLCCs and three VLGCs, were acquired on the secondary market. They are scheduled for delivery this quarter and…

7 de agosto de 2026.- La prohibición temporal de exportar materiales e insumos para la construcción entró en vigencia con su publicación en la Gaceta Oficial N.° 43.409 y regirá hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2026, de acuerdo con el Decreto N.° 5.376 de la Presidencia de la República. La medida susp...

Las obras de infraestructura del Campamento Transitorio Unifamiliar que se edifica en el urbanismo de Ciudad Caribia se encuentran en su fase final de ejecución, según los reportes técnicos y las inspecciones de campo ofrecidas por el personal de ingeniería en el terreno. Este complejo habitac...

7 de agosto de 2026.- La Fundación Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) concluyó la transferencia tecnológica para producir en Brasil el antirretroviral dolutegravir, principal medicamento contra el VIH distribuido gratuitamente por el Sistema Único de Salud (SUS), informó la prensa local. Más de 770 mil perso...

Ukraine's failure to intercept a single Russian missile during a large-scale overnight attack this week has raised fresh concerns over Kyiv's dwindling supply of air-defense interceptors as Moscow escalates its ballistic missile strikes on the nearly defenseless capital and other regions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that deliveries of anti-ballistic interceptor missiles from partner countries have fallen sharply, leaving Ukraine vulnerable to deadly attacks that are being launched by Russia with increasing frequency. Following…