Via Metal Miner Hot rolled coil prices in Europe have remained largely unchanged in the past two weeks. However, a proposal by the European Union to slash import quotas has raised concerns among market participants. Hot Rolled Coil Deliveries Surging into the EU Mills in northern Europe continue to seek €580-600 ($700) per metric ton EXW for the flat rolled product, though one trader noted that they have since moved away from the offers’ high end, instead transacting material at closer €570 ($665). Imports into Europe from Southeast…

Slovakia’s main refiner Slovnaft said Tuesday that Croatian pipeline operator JANAF had sharply reduced deliveries of non-Russian crude, threatening Central Europe’s effort to diversify away from Russian supply. The company, part of Hungary’s MOL Group, reported losing approximately 90,000 tonnes of Arab Light crude that had been contracted for October and November, according to Reuters. Slovnaft described the decision as a “breach of contract,” warning it “seriously jeopardizes the supply of non-Russian fuel…

28 de octubre de 2025.- Estados Unidos ampliará el uso de la tecnología de reconocimiento facial para rastrear a los extranjeros que entren y salgan del país, con el fin de luchar contra la estancia irregular y el fraude en los pasaportes, informó un documento gubernamental publicado el pasado viern...

Chinese automakers just unveiled a new solid-state battery that could revolutionize the electric vehicles industry. The technology boasts double the energy density of battery models currently available on the market, and could power an EV for an astonishing 800 miles without needing to be recharged. The innovation is just the latest piece of evidence pointing to China’s near-total dominance – in terms of both technology and manufacturing – of the global EV sector. Solid-state batteries have been receiving increasing attention…

28 de octubre de 2025.- La Asociación Italiana de Oncología Médica (AIOM) lanzó recientemente la campaña nacional contra los gliomas, los tumores cerebrales más frecuentes, dirigida a enfrentar con mayor efectividad los mismos, señala hoy un comunicado. Una nota divulgada en el sitio digital de l...

El gobierno de Estados Unidos firmó un acuerdo de "asociación estratégica" por 80.000 millones de dólares para aumentar la generación de energía nuclear destinada a abastecer al sector de la inteligencia artificial, anunció el martes la compañía Westinghouse. La asociación...

Saudi Arabia has awarded one wind power and four solar power projects in the country worth a total estimated investment of $2.4 billion (9 billion Saudi riyals), the official Saudi Press Agency reports. Saudi Power Procurement Company, the principal buyer of the projects, awarded the five projects with a total capacity of 4.5 gigawatts (GW), as part of the sixth phase of the Kingdom’s National Renewable Energy Program. Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude oil exporter, aims to hike the share of renewable electricity generation as…

28 de octubre de 2025.- En pleno ejercicio de la soberanía nacional fue interceptada e inmovilizada una aeronave que ingresó al espacio de la nación con el transponder apagado y sin autorización en el estado Apure, informó el comandante Estratégico Operacional de la Fuerza Armada Nacional (CEOFANB)...

Los agricultores palestinos de olivos se encuentran a punto de ver desaparecer su oficio de agricultores tradicionales debido al asedio y destrucción de olivares centenarios. Desde 1967 los israelíes han destruido más de 800.000 olivos, la mayoría de ellos con más de cien años de existencia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin received North Korea's top diplomat at the Kremlin on October 27 as Russian forces continued their push in eastern Ukraine, penetrating a key city amid fierce fighting. North Korean media said Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui discussed "many future projects to constantly strengthen and develop" the bilateral relationship while also passing on leader Kim Jong Un's "brotherly regard" to Putin. No further details were given. North Korea has become a crucial backer of Russia’s nearly four-year invasion of Ukraine,…

Oil India Limited (OIL), the state-owned oil and gas explorer, has $300 million in dividends from its stakes in Russian oilfields stuck at Russian banks and unable to withdraw, due to last week’s U.S. sanctions that hit the Rosneft-operated fields.   The U.S. sanctions on JSC Vankorneft and Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha LLC (LLC TYNGD), in each of which Rosneft holds just over 50%, have complicated fund transfers, Oil India’s chairman Ranjit Rath told Reuters on Tuesday. OIL is seeking legal options to free up the dividends, Rath…

Oil India Limited (OIL), the state-owned oil and gas explorer, has $300 million in dividends from its stakes in Russian oilfields stuck at Russian banks and unable to withdraw, due to last week’s U.S. sanctions that hit the Rosneft-operated fields.   The U.S. sanctions on JSC Vankorneft and Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha LLC (LLC TYNGD), in each of which Rosneft holds just over 50%, have complicated fund transfers, Oil India’s chairman Ranjit Rath told Reuters on Tuesday. OIL is seeking legal options to free up the dividends, Rath…

Oil India Limited (OIL), the state-owned oil and gas explorer, has $300 million in dividends from its stakes in Russian oilfields stuck at Russian banks and unable to withdraw, due to last week’s U.S. sanctions that hit the Rosneft-operated fields.   The U.S. sanctions on JSC Vankorneft and Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha LLC (LLC TYNGD), in each of which Rosneft holds just over 50%, have complicated fund transfers, Oil India’s chairman Ranjit Rath told Reuters on Tuesday. OIL is seeking legal options to free up the dividends, Rath…

Martes, 28 de octubre de 2025.- Ari Lijalad en su editorial comenta detalles relacionados con las elecciones que se realizaron el pasado domingo 26 y analizó sus resultados. [yt=kr7PCxAsnEw]...

El presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro, habló este lunes sobre la desarticulación de una operación de falsa bandera que, según testimonios de personas capturadas por Caracas, habría sido planeada por la Agencia Central de Inteligencia de EE.UU. (CIA) para ser realizada en aguas de Trinidad y...

Brent crude hovers near $65 as traders await the outcome of this week’s Trump–Xi meeting in South Korea. From Black Gold to Blue Flame – US Dealmakers Pivot to Gas - The US oil industry’s consolidation drive has run out of steam as low-60 crude prices made it much harder for private equity firms to sell their undeveloped assets; however, gas deals still have a lot of room left.  - According to Enverus, US upstream dealmaking dipped by almost 30% in Q3 2025, totalling only $9.7 billion with Crescent Energy’s $3…

Martes, 28 de octubre de octubre de 2025.- Alerta máxima en la OTAN por el nuevo misil ruso, Trump avisa a Putin y China alerta Rusia prueba con éxito un nuevo misil de propulsión nuclear con alcance prácticamente ilimitado, capaz de eludir los sistemas antimisiles actuales. El Kremlin lo prese...

Estados Unidos asestó tres golpes contra cuatro embarcaciones, que supuestamente transportaban drogas, en el Pacífico oriental el lunes, informa este martes el jefe del Pentágono, Pete Hegseth. "Ayer, por orden del presidente Trump, el Departamento de Guerra llevó a cabo tres a...

India’s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is looking to import fuel in early November under a rare import tender, after the state-controlled refiner was forced to close a gasoline-producing unit at its Mumbai refinery due to a contamination issue, sources with knowledge of the tender told Reuters on Tuesday.  HPCL on Monday said its Mumbai refinery, one of the two large refineries the company operates in India, faced “operational issues” after processing crude from Hindustan Oil Exploration Co.’s (HOECL)…

Martes, 28 de octubre de 2025.- Desde el economista y ex Ministro de Finanzas de Grecia, Yanis Varoufakis, llega un análisis impactante que desafía la creencia del establishment liberal de que Donald Trump es simplemente un tonto sin un plan. Según Varoufakis, la realidad es mucho más peligros...