23 de mayo de 2025.- En un emocionante avance para la aracnología y el conocimiento de la biodiversidad en Venezuela, se ha confirmado la presencia de la araña de origen africano Zimiris doriae Simon, 1882, en el estado Aragua. Este hallazgo se basa en un espécimen hembra recolectado y examina...

23 de mayo de 2025.- La República de Azerbaiyán ocupa un destacado lugar en la región caucásica entre Asia Occidental y Europa Oriental. Para conocer aspectos sobre esa nación, el periodista Hedelberto López habló con el embajador de ese país en Cuba, Ruslan Rzayev. ¿Cómo se ...

Kazakhstan is likely to top its oil production plan this year, due to the expansion of the Chevron-led Tengiz field, Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov said on Friday, in yet another snub at OPEC+ quotas. Earlier this year, Kazakhstan’s energy ministry said that the country plans to produce a total of 96.2 million tons of crude oil and condensate in 2025, or about 2 million barrels per day (bpd), which would be 9.7% higher compared to 2024. Now Kazakhstan will likely top the production plans for the year, Minister Akkenzhenov…

La respuesta de Harvard no se hizo esperar. Menos de 24 horas después de que sus autoridades académicas recibieran una carta de Kristi Noem, secretaria del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos (DHS son sus siglas en inglés), en la que les comunicaba...

La Industria Civil y Militar anunció este jueves el inicio de la exportación de café venezolano a Rusia, sumando un nuevo logro para los sectores productivos estratégicos del país. Asimismo, este paso representa un importante avance en la política de sustitución de importaciones y e...

Suriname, the South American nation hoping to replicate Guyana’s oil boom, is voting on Sunday in presidential and general elections to decide who will oversee energy and oil policy in the country over the next five years. Suriname, a former Dutch colony which gained independence in 1975, has a population of just over 600,000 residents who will choose among five presidential candidates in the May 25 election. Incumbent President Chan Santokhi seeks a second five-year presidential term against four other contenders. The president’s biggest…

Suriname, the South American nation hoping to replicate Guyana’s oil boom, is voting on Sunday in presidential and general elections to decide who will oversee energy and oil policy in the country over the next five years. Suriname, a former Dutch colony which gained independence in 1975, has a population of just over 600,000 residents who will choose among five presidential candidates in the May 25 election. Incumbent President Chan Santokhi seeks a second five-year presidential term against four other contenders. The president’s biggest…

Trump's threat to place a 50% tariff on the EU has renewed demand concerns in oil markets, with both Brent and WTI set to finish the week lower. Friday, May 23rd, 2025 What seemed to be a much-needed rangebound trading week with ICE Brent hovering around $64-65 per barrel without any distinct trend developing was changed by President Trump’s 50% tariff threat on Europe, triggering a new wave of macroeconomic concerns. Should US-EU tensions persist, next week’s OPEC+ meeting (and expected 411,000 b/d unwinding into July) could see…

Can OPEC+ Reclaim Lost Market Share from Shale? - As OPEC+ members are expected to gather for their monthly ministerial meeting on June 1, another expedited production hike of 411,000 b/d is on the table, in line with Saudi Arabia’s stated intent to slash voluntary output cuts. - WTI is currently trading around $60 per barrel, which is lower than the $61-62 per barrel breakeven cost for a new well in the Permian basin, an almost exclusive source of US crude supply increments. - OPEC+ is seeking to regain market share lost to shale producers…

While the federal government of Iraq welcomes cooperation with U.S. energy firms, Baghdad noted on Friday that direct deals with the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region violate the Iraqi constitution and need to go through the federal authorities with federal approval. Earlier this week, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq formalized two major energy agreements with U.S. firms HKN Energy and WesternZagros in Washington, D.C. “These agreements lay a robust foundation for the strategic development of the Topkhana energy block…

While the federal government of Iraq welcomes cooperation with U.S. energy firms, Baghdad noted on Friday that direct deals with the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region violate the Iraqi constitution and need to go through the federal authorities with federal approval. Earlier this week, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq formalized two major energy agreements with U.S. firms HKN Energy and WesternZagros in Washington, D.C. “These agreements lay a robust foundation for the strategic development of the Topkhana energy block…

El fisicoculturista Nikita Tkachuk, también conocido como el "Hulk ruso", murió el sábado a los 35 años en San Petersburgo como consecuencia de

El rector principal del Concejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), Conrado Pérez, anunció que 12 centros electorales se instalarán en Guayana Esequiba para elegir por vez primera a sus autoridades. En entrevista con el medio digital La Iguana, Pérez confirmó que estos centros estarán ubicado...

Líderes parlamentarios del gobernante Partido de los Trabajadores (PT) de Brasil propusieron una moción para repudiar hoy las amenazas de sanciones estadounidenses contra el ministro Alexandre de Moraes, de la Corte Suprema. Los dirigentes de la bancada del PT en la Cámara de Diputa...

President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders as early as Friday to boost the nuclear energy industry by streamlining reactor approvals and reinforcing fuel supply chains, Reuters reported on Thursday afternoon. Four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that the forthcoming orders aim to simplify the regulatory process for approving new nuclear reactors and to strengthen nuclear fuel supply chains amid mounting concerns over U.S. dependence on foreign suppliers. The news sent nuclear stocks soaring in the after hours session,…

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, exigió este viernes a Apple que fabrique sus iPhone en Estados Unidos o se enfrentará a un arancel del 25 %. "Hace tiempo que informé a Tim Cook, de Apple, que espero que sus iPhone que se venden en Estados Unidos se fabriquen y co...

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El secretario general de Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, enfatizó que "el imperialismo pretendió doblegarnos y son testigos ellos de que nosotros no nos arrodillamos antes nadie, Venezuela lucha de pie, batalla de pie y termina venciendo". L...

Last week, after I wrote a piece recommending buying a BTU, a coal stock that is risky by nature, several people I know declared themselves somewhat confused. They knew from earlier conversations that I am expecting at the very least a “summer swoon” for stocks and believe that a recession before the end of the year is a real possibility. Why, then, was I talking about making a short-term risky bet on a stock that had little, if any long-term upside? What I told them was that that bearish outlook is the very reason why, right now, I…

Crude oil futures are in a position to finish lower this week as a series of bearish developments weighed on trader sentiment, with supply-side risks overshadowing geopolitical tensions. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures finished Thursday at $60.72, down 2.02% from last week’s close, as renewed concerns over rising inventories, softer Chinese demand, and potential OPEC+ output increases kept a lid on any meaningful recovery. Surprise U.S. Inventory Build Undermines Demand Optimism The weekly decline was cemented by a bearish U.S. Energy…