Lithium carbonate futures in China fell ~10% over two trading sessions, dropping to a 10-week low of approximately 157,000 yuan ($23,175) per tonne on Tuesday following market speculation that China’s EV battery giant, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL), may soon restart its massive Jianxiawo mine.  Reports from authorities in Jiangxi Province show that CATL’s Jianxiawo lithium mine in Yichun passed a preliminary land pre-review and site selection, with the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Natural Resources issuing a "Project…

25 de junio de 2026.- l Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) anunció la suspensión de las actividades administrativas y judiciales para los días jueves 25 y viernes 26 de junio de 2026, con motivo de los dos sismos de 7.2 y 7.5, registrados este miércoles en Caracas, La Guaira, Aragua, Valencia, Yarac...

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s visit to the EU’s headquarters in Brussels has yielded agreements and MoUs potentially valued at over 12 billion dollars. The key deal involves the purchase of 50 Airbus passenger jets for 7.1 billion euros. Tokayev’s visit, which concluded June 23, focused on developing Middle Corridor trade links within the context of the EU’s Global Gateway program. Prominent among Tokayev’s meetings in Brussels were discussions with European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš…

25 de junio de 2026.- Un panorama de desolación, fallas críticas en los servicios públicos y el despliegue de los cuerpos de emergencia marca las horas posteriores al fuerte terremoto que sacudió el territorio nacional, dejando severos daños materiales y pérdidas humanas en la región capital y el li...

25 de junio de 2026.- Al ofrecer un nuevo balance sobre los daños causados por los terremotos, la presidenta encargada de la República, Delcy Rodríguez, solicitó la cooperación del sector privado para el alquiler de maquinaria amarilla, recurso indispensable para agilizar las labores de rescate. ...

25 de junio de 2026.- El Gobierno de Estados Unidos envío equipos de búsqueda, rescate y asistencia humanitaria a Venezuela tras los terremotos que sacudieron al país. El secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, manifestó que el pueblo estadounidense está con las familias afectadas, los heridos y los resc...

Russia has emerged as one of the clearest commercial beneficiaries of the US-Israel war with Iran. Before March 2026, buying Russian crude was widely treated as a sanctions risk that only Chinese and, to a lesser extent, Indian private companies could comfortably absorb. The first US waiver for Russian barrels, announced on March 12, changed that calculation. It showed that, during a major Middle Eastern supply disruption, Asia could not balance its oil market without Russian crude, and even Washington was aware of the that. Successive waiver extensions…

25 de junio de 2026.- El Sistema Público Nacional de Salud se encuentra plenamente activado y desplegado en todo el territorio nacional para responder de manera inmediata a la contingencia generada por los dos sismos simultáneos, de magnitud superior a 7 grados, que afectaron al país. Así lo reit...

Saudi Arabia's biggest oil export terminal is finally stirring back to life, and that's a much bigger deal than another headline about the Strait of Hormuz reopening. After sitting largely idle since early March, Saudi Aramco is preparing to resume crude loadings at Ras Tanura, with multiple very large crude carriers owned by Bahri moving toward the Ju'aymah offshore loading area on Thursday, according to Bloomberg vessel-tracking data. The past week has been filled with headlines about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but reopening a waterway…

Saudi Arabia's biggest oil export terminal is finally stirring back to life, and that's a much bigger deal than another headline about the Strait of Hormuz reopening. After sitting largely idle since early March, Saudi Aramco is preparing to resume crude loadings at Ras Tanura, with multiple very large crude carriers owned by Bahri moving toward the Ju'aymah offshore loading area on Thursday, according to Bloomberg vessel-tracking data. The past week has been filled with headlines about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but reopening a waterway…

The Tennessee Valley Authority released its preliminary 2026 integrated resource plan on Monday, saying load growth in its footprint is already outpacing the reference case forecast in its draft IRP, and that it has incremental capacity needs for between 7 GW and 26 GW of natural gas between now and 2040. “TVA’s actual and forecasted electricity demand has increased relative to the draft IRP’s Reference scenario and is approaching the Higher Growth Economy scenario primarily due to data center growth (e.g., artificial intelligence,…

UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has vetoed a plan by the Treasury to boost North Sea oil and gas drilling in order to fund part of Britain’s increased defense funding needs, The Telegraph reported on Thursday, citing a government source. As the UK plans to increase funding for military programs and rearmament amid heightened geopolitical tensions, the Treasury has proposed a plan to boost drilling in the UK North Sea and use the higher tax revenues from said drilling to fund part of the $24 billion, or £18 billion, the Ministry of Defence…

Data center developers are scrambling for reliable power, turning away from congested grids and toward on-site fuel cells. Rystad Energy research and analysis projects a tenfold increase in fuel cell market revenues by 2030, rising from around $2.8 billion in 2025 to roughly $30 billion, as AI computing demand drives unprecedented growth in data center construction. A contracted order book of approximately 9 gigawatts (GW), including framework agreements with Oracle, AEP, Equinix, and Brookfield, points to growing confidence among major operators…

Fuel oil exports from the Middle East are expected to rebound to a four-month high this month as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picks up and key fuel oil producers Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Oman have moved to increase shipments from ports outside the Persian Gulf. Middle Eastern fuel oil exports are set to jump by 20% from May to about 508,000 barrels per day (bpd) in June, according to ship-tracking data reviewed by Reuters. Saudi Arabia boosted fuel oil shipments from the Yanbu port on the Red Sea, and Iraq started exporting fuel oil…

Fuel oil exports from the Middle East are expected to rebound to a four-month high this month as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picks up and key fuel oil producers Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Oman have moved to increase shipments from ports outside the Persian Gulf. Middle Eastern fuel oil exports are set to jump by 20% from May to about 508,000 barrels per day (bpd) in June, according to ship-tracking data reviewed by Reuters. Saudi Arabia boosted fuel oil shipments from the Yanbu port on the Red Sea, and Iraq started exporting fuel oil…

Fuel oil exports from the Middle East are expected to rebound to a four-month high this month as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picks up and key fuel oil producers Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Oman have moved to increase shipments from ports outside the Persian Gulf. Middle Eastern fuel oil exports are set to jump by 20% from May to about 508,000 barrels per day (bpd) in June, according to ship-tracking data reviewed by Reuters. Saudi Arabia boosted fuel oil shipments from the Yanbu port on the Red Sea, and Iraq started exporting fuel oil…

Fuel oil exports from the Middle East are expected to rebound to a four-month high this month as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picks up and key fuel oil producers Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Oman have moved to increase shipments from ports outside the Persian Gulf. Middle Eastern fuel oil exports are set to jump by 20% from May to about 508,000 barrels per day (bpd) in June, according to ship-tracking data reviewed by Reuters. Saudi Arabia boosted fuel oil shipments from the Yanbu port on the Red Sea, and Iraq started exporting fuel oil…

Russia is facing its worst nationwide fuel shortages in years, with at least 17 regions imposing mandatory restrictions on gasoline and diesel sales, and dozens of others reporting shortages or restrictions by private fuel companies. The increasing scarcity of fuel has been caused mainly by a widening campaign of Ukrainian drone strikes targeting oil terminals, refineries, and pipelines. The largest fuel supplier to the Moscow region, the Kapotnya refinery, was hit twice this month; the plant will be offline until at least the end of 2026, unnamed…

ADNOC, the national oil company of Abu Dhabi, has cut the official selling price for July for its flagship Murban crude to $101.48 per barrel, down from $104.44 a barrel for June, amid weakening international and Middle Eastern benchmark oil prices. ADNOC’s recent pricing list for July, reported by Economy Middle East, reflects softening market conditions following the tentative reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. ADNOC has priced its other grades, Umm Lulu, Das, and Upper Zakum, at par with Murban at $101.48 per barrel for July. Prices of…

25-06-26.-Decenas de usuarios en distintas regiones de Venezuela informaron desde la madrugada de este jueves 25 de junio que han podido acceder a la red social X (anteriormente Twitter) de forma directa, sin necesidad de utilizar una Red Privada Virtual (VPN). El aparente restablecimiento de la ...