Amid an ongoing row between Washington and Tehran over whether international monitors can verify Iranian compliance with its nuclear nonproliferation commitments, former officials have told RFE/RL that the scale, scope, and degree of access are crucial to the success of inspections. Details on those have yet to be determined, though Raffael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the UN body "will be working on the modalities -- dates, procedures, places -- very soon." That doesn't mean, according to experts, that the…

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 573, up 26 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs rose by 7 to 440 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 8 above this same time last year. The number of gas rigs rose by 3 to 125, which is 16 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig stayed the same at 8. The latest EIA data showed that weekly…

Equinor is ending its offshore wind business activities in Japan and will close its Tokyo office by the end of the year as the Norwegian energy major is realigning its non-oil and gas strategy to focus on power markets. “This decision reflects a reassessment of Equinor’s strategic direction, with a strengthened focus on integrated power markets,” the Norwegian company said on Friday. While Equinor is ending its Japanese presence, Japan will remain an important country for Equinor, which will continue to invest in its longstanding…

Equinor is ending its offshore wind business activities in Japan and will close its Tokyo office by the end of the year as the Norwegian energy major is realigning its non-oil and gas strategy to focus on power markets. “This decision reflects a reassessment of Equinor’s strategic direction, with a strengthened focus on integrated power markets,” the Norwegian company said on Friday. While Equinor is ending its Japanese presence, Japan will remain an important country for Equinor, which will continue to invest in its longstanding…

Venezuela exportó 578.000 barriles diarios de petróleo a Estados Unidos durante la semana terminada el 19 de junio, un alza de 8% en comparación con el lapso previo, lo que le sirvió para acumular nueve semanas seguidas como el segundo proveedor de crudo a ese país, de acuerdo con las cifras d...

Viernes, 26 de junio de 2026.- ÚLTIMA HORA IRÁN | Daños masivos en Baréin, Trump contra las cuerdas y amenaza a Netanyahu Durante un discurso en el Rose Garden Club, el presidente Donald Trump aseguró que Washington está negociando el acuerdo permanente de paz de los 60 días d...

China está dispuesta a hacer todo lo que esté en su mano para ayudar en función de las necesidades de Venezuela tras los dos potentes terremotos que han sacudido el país, afirmó el 25 de junio el portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores chino, Guo Jiakun. Guo hizo estas decl...

Viernes, 26 de junio de 2026 Caos en el Capitolio: Trump Irrumpe Violentamente y le Grita Senadores Republicanos. El presidente Donald Trump protagonizó un escándalo mayúsculo en el Capitolio al irrumpir en una reunión privada con senadores republicanos y comenzar a gritarles por haberse atrevid...

Canada and Japan are considering cooperation in critical mineral projects and a potential plan of joint stockpiling of key metals as the two G7 economies look to reduce China’s outsized dominance in the market, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Maninder Sidhu, told Reuters in an interview published on Friday. “We're offering Japan that avenue to do more with Canada in terms of critical minerals,” said Sidhu, who led a Canadian delegation on a visit to Japan. Japanese and Canadian companies signed more than C$1 billion,…

Viernes, 26 de junio de 2026.- Advertencia de Putín a la OTAN: En este video analizamos al completo las contundentes declaraciones del presidente ruso Vladímir Putin y el recién nombrado Ministro de Defensa, Andréi Belóusov, durante la histórica graduación militar 2026 en el Kremlin. No solo ver...

Oil prices tumbled as markets bet Strait of Hormuz disruptions will ease, with Brent down 10% on the week and Middle East crude benchmarks slipping into contango. Friday, June 26, 2026 Whilst ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz remain a fraction of their previous norm (130-140 transits per day), plunging crude oil prices suggest the commodity markets anticipate that flows would start to recover sooner than later. The two Middle Eastern crude benchmarks, Dubai and Murban, have flipped into contango, as a temporary period of oversupply is…

Grappling with a severe shortage, Russia is seeking to purchase a significant volume of gasoline from neighboring Kazakhstan. Astana appears hesitant to fulfill the request, however, apparently concerned that doing so might entail consequences for the Central Asian nation’s own energy exports. The Reuters news agency first reported that Russian officials had approached Kazakh authorities seeking to obtain 50,000 tons of gas. Ukrainian drone attacks in recent months have devastated Russian refineries, creating a severe shortage and long lines…

Chinese authorities are not restricting coal power growth in the new five-year energy plan as Beijing doubles down on the fossil fuel as a “bottom-line guarantee” of the electricity system amid rising shares of renewable power. China has unveiled its five-year plan for the energy sector, expecting renewable energy to boost its share of electricity supply by 2031, but also noting that it would aim to strengthen the role of coal a “bottom-line guarantee”. China targets clean energy to account for 30% of its power generation…

Hospitales Quirúrgicos Móviles (HQ) de la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana se desplegaron este jueves hacia el estado La Guaira para socorrer a las víctimas de los terremotos que ocasionaron más de 180 personas fallecidas. Las autoridades precisaron que el...

Venezuela recobra la calma, pero aún con temor y prudencia, tras los intensos sismos que golpearon al país el pasado miércoles y causaron hasta hoy 235 muertos y cuatro mil 300 heridos, según el ministro para la Salud Carlos Alvarado. El movimiento telúrico se sintió con intensidad ...

Mediante un nuevo mensaje a la nación publicado en sus redes sociales, el presidente Constitucional, Nicolás Maduro hizo un llamado a la «máxima unión nacional, a la perseverancia en la acción y a la certeza profunda de que Venezuela saldrá adelante». En el mensaje asegu...

Imágenes satelitales proporcionadas por Vantor muestran el antes y el después de algunas de las zonas afectadas en La Guaira, Venezuela, tras los&n...

European officials are expected to visit Baghdad in the coming weeks for high-level talks on energy cooperation, just hours after Iraq warned it could leave OPEC unless the producer group grants the country a higher production quota. According to Iraqi sources cited by Shafaq News, the discussions will focus on expanding cooperation across Iraq's oil, gas and electricity sectors. Planned talks include projects to capture associated gas, increase power generation, expand energy storage capacity and strengthen crude export infrastructure. One proposal…

European officials are expected to visit Baghdad in the coming weeks for high-level talks on energy cooperation, just hours after Iraq warned it could leave OPEC unless the producer group grants the country a higher production quota. According to Iraqi sources cited by Shafaq News, the discussions will focus on expanding cooperation across Iraq's oil, gas and electricity sectors. Planned talks include projects to capture associated gas, increase power generation, expand energy storage capacity and strengthen crude export infrastructure. One proposal…

European officials are expected to visit Baghdad in the coming weeks for high-level talks on energy cooperation, just hours after Iraq warned it could leave OPEC unless the producer group grants the country a higher production quota. According to Iraqi sources cited by Shafaq News, the discussions will focus on expanding cooperation across Iraq's oil, gas and electricity sectors. Planned talks include projects to capture associated gas, increase power generation, expand energy storage capacity and strengthen crude export infrastructure. One proposal…