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Numbers Report – August 21, 2026 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we will take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy and metals sectors. Each week we’ll dig into some data and provide a bit of explanation on what drives the numbers. Let’s take a look. 1. US Oil Majors Turn Homeward as War Hits Output - US oil majors are increasingly prioritizing upstream investment in the US and the wider Americas region as Donald Trump’s war against Iran has slashed their 2026 production…

Saudi Arabia has boosted its crude oil exports from Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir by about 33% in the month since the Houthis threatened Saudi oil shipments in the southern Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, tanker-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg showed on Friday. Saudi state oil giant Aramco, the world’s single largest crude oil exporter, has started shuttling oil from its Yanbu port on the Red Sea north toward Egypt to avoid the threat from the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen. Western ship operators and owners,…

El economista y profesor universitario Manuel Sutherland explicó que "Venezuela no puede pagar la deuda en este momento" y destacó que es necesario hacer una auditoría de la deuda externa para "saber realmente qué es lo que se debe y qué es lo que no". En entrevi...

Viernes, 21 de agosto de 2026.- Desafío total de Kim Jong-un: lanzamiento de misiles en plena negociación con EEUU Corea del Norte ha vuelto a encender las alarmas internacionales tras lanzar un nuevo proyectil balístico hacia la costa oriental de la península coreana. La prueba, detectada por ...

For the past several weeks, I have been working my way through the major findings in the Energy Institute’s 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy. This article concludes that series. For readers who want to catch up, the previous installments are: Energy Demand Outpaced the Transition in 2025 Global Emissions Hit a New Record as U.S. Emissions Rebounded The U.S. Is Both the World’s Top Oil Producer and Top Consumer The U.S. Supplied 93% of Global LNG Export Growth in 2025 Global Coal Use Hit a Record in 2025, Even as Coal Power Declined…

Viernes,21 de agosto de 2026.- Liberia, situada en Africa occidental, se suma a otros países africanos que reciben inmigrantes deportados. Video oficial de Noticias Telemundo. Las primeras 20 personas, cuyas nacionalidades no fueron reveladas, aterrizaron esta mañana en Monrov...

El Instituto Venezolano de los Seguros Sociales (IVSS) informó este jueves que el viernes 21 de agosto se ejecutará el pago de la pensión correspondiente al mes de septiembre. Lea también:

Transformación universitaria marcha por aulas, oficinas y laboratorios ** La Plataforma "Impulsores de la Transformación Universitaria" realizó encuentros con el personal ATO de Odontología, con el consejo de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales, la Junta Dire...

Un incendio de gran magnitud se registró la noche de este jueves 20 de agosto en una carpintería ubicada en la avenida Andrés Bello de Caracas, justo al lado de las instalaciones de la Fundación "El Niño Simón". Vecinos del sector alertaron a las autoridades tras percatars...

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Autoridades del Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Inameh) prevén para este viernes lluvias de intensidad variable y descargas eléctricas en zonas de la Guayana Esequiba, Bolívar, Amazonas, los Andes, Llanos Centrales y Occidentales, y el estado Zulia.

Ordenó replicar el modelo de digitalización del Hospital Cardiológico Infantil Latinoamericano Dr. Gilberto Rodríguez Ochoa en el resto de los centros asistenciales del país, para que toda la salud pública cuente con historias clínicas interconectadas La presidenta Delcy Rodríguez o...

October WTI crude oil futures are trading at $86.31 late Thursday, up $4.82 or 5.91% for the week. The contract opened at $81.62, traded as low as $80.80, and reached $87.69. Friday’s session is still ahead, so the weekly result is not final. The market has already made its decision about the week. WTI rallied because the agreement traders were waiting for never appeared. The Strait of Hormuz is still operating far below normal. The ceasefire is finished. No talks are scheduled. Washington and Tehran are moving farther apart, not closer together.…

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Iran has warned Gulf states that any support for U.S. military operations will make them participants in the war, as the UAE cuts economic ties with Tehran. Iran says it’s tracking U.S. aircraft operating from regional bases. Abu Dhabi suspended all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran on Tuesday after accusing Tehran of firing two ballistic missiles toward vessels off the Emirati coast, which Iran has denied. Trump has now threatened “tremendous” economic consequences…

Israel is trying to establish a veto over where Turkey can deploy forces in Syria, and on Tuesday it bombed a Syrian airbase to enforce that. Eight strikes hit Abu al-Duhur because Israel determined that Damascus was gearing up to allow Turkish troops onto the base, despite repeated Israeli warnings against that. Turkey was not notified before the attack. The Turkish military saw Israeli aircraft flying north toward the Turkish border without knowing their target, creating what Washington viewed as a real risk of Turkish fighters being scrambled…

21-08-26.-El premier de Manitoba, Wab Kinew, lanzó este jueves un duro ataque contra el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, al calificarlo de "mala persona" e "indigno de confianza", e instó a Canadá a no apresurarse a hacer concesiones en las negociaciones comerciales con Washington. En med...

Nigeria’s Dangote Group has offered a 30% stake in a planned refinery in Kenya to East African nations, a senior economic adviser to Kenya’s President William Ruto said.  Dangote Group, the corporation of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to build a refinery in Kenya with a processing capacity of as much as 700,000 barrels per day of crude, which is estimated to cost about $17 billion. The refinery on Kenya’s Lamu Island would process crude for Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, and the democratic…

21-08-26.-Un tribunal chino condenó este jueves (20.08.2026) al fundador del gigante inmobiliario Evergrande, Xu Jiayin, a cadena perpetua por una serie de delitos que incluyen "fraude financiero" y multó al grupo con más de 2.000 millones de dólares. Antes la principal empresa de bienes raíces d...

21-08-26.-La fiscalía general de la Nación de Colombia presentó ante un juez de control de garantías a Sixto José Morales Núñez, quien fue capturado en flagrancia y es señalado de transportar munición en el municipio fronterizo de Arauca. La captura se produjo el pasado 14 de agosto, frente al Co...