The United States is making a fresh push to promote the use of American nuclear energy technology in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Shawna J. Wilson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Security Programs, traveled to both regions recently for meetings with Armenian and Kazakh officials that explored ways to advance US nuclear cooperation with both countries.  The United States and Armenia finalized a nuclear cooperation deal in February during a visit to Yerevan by Vice President JD Vance. Kazakhstan, meanwhile, signed an agreement in…

Carlos Slim has sold more than $1.15 billion of U.S. oil stocks this year as the Iran war sends crude prices and energy shares higher. The Mexican billionaire has cut his stakes in PBF Energy and Talos Energy roughly in half, yet the shares he still owns are worth about $1.4 billion—roughly what his holdings were worth in January. Much of his estimated $124 billion fortune is tied to telecommunications giant América Móvil. Slim, the richest man in Mexico, collected around $820 million selling PBF shares over more than 100 trading…

Carlos Slim has sold more than $1.15 billion of U.S. oil stocks this year as the Iran war sends crude prices and energy shares higher. The Mexican billionaire has cut his stakes in PBF Energy and Talos Energy roughly in half, yet the shares he still owns are worth about $1.4 billion—roughly what his holdings were worth in January. Much of his estimated $124 billion fortune is tied to telecommunications giant América Móvil. Slim, the richest man in Mexico, collected around $820 million selling PBF shares over more than 100 trading…

Europe will release 42 million barrels of emergency oil stocks over the next three months, half of it diesel, as governments try to bring down fuel prices before winter, French Economy Minister Roland Lescure said Thursday. France's share includes 10 million barrels of diesel, which Lescure said will begin reaching the market in the coming days. The fuel will be supplied at cost, with Lescure forecasting a reduction of 12 to 18 cents per liter. He expects prices to respond as early as next week. The broader European release averages roughly 460,000…

29 de octubre de 2026.- La Asociación de Camioneros Independientes de Chile inició hoy un paro de labores y bloqueó cientos de contenedores en el Puerto de San Antonio, en Valparaíso, para exigir mejoras económicas y rebajas en el precio del diésel. Durante las últimas semanas, ese sector realizó...

29 de octubre de 2026.- Este jueves, durante su mensaje dirigido a la nación, la jefa de Estado anunció su propósito de garantizar la tranquilidad y estabilidad del país. Sobre el cronograma electoral, la Presidenta confirmó la realización de todas las elecciones que contempla la Carta Magna. Ase...

Heidelberg Materials’ proposed carbon capture project in Edmonton appeared to contain almost every ingredient policymakers say a successful CCS development needs. It targeted cement, a hard-to-abate industry where most emissions come from the chemistry of producing clinker rather than simply burning fuel. A pilot confirmed that capture was technically feasible. The Canadian government offered substantial support. A pipeline and geological storage route had been identified. Alberta already operated an industrial carbon-pricing system. The…

El contingente militar desplegado por El Salvador en Haití suma ya unos 1,300 soldados con la llegada el martes ...

Higher oil prices helped raise Sinopec’s third-quarter earnings by 64% from a year earlier, even as China’s top refiner couldn’t fully capture the record-high global refining margins.  China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, as Sinopec is officially known, said on Thursday that its profit attributable to the shareholders of the company surged by 63.6% on the year to $2 billion (13.6 billion Chinese yuan) for the third quarter.  Revenues rose by 9.3% to $115 billion (769.7 billion yuan). For the first nine months…

El sector minero del estado Bolívar irrumpió con fuerza en el conflicto laboral de la Corporación Venezolana de Guayana para declarar persona no grata al ministro Héctor Silva, responsabilizándolo de forma directa por la vida de los trabajadores que superan las 50 horas en huelga de hambre tra...

Jueves, 29 de octubre de 2026.- Iván Cepeda estalla contra Abelardo de la Espriella por sociedad con un Narco El señor Abelardo de la Espirella,, Presidente de la República de Colombia, es socio comercial de un narcotraficamte denuncio el senador Iván Cepeda. El senador Iván Cepeda anunció acc...

John Healey’s Budget has assumed the government will approve North Sea discovery drilling projects that produce in excess of a billion barrels of oil and gas, in the clearest sign yet that ministers plan to rubber-stamp a wave of new drilling after Jackdaw and Rosebank. In its scorecard for the Chancellor’s maiden fiscal event, the Office for Budget Responsibility accounted for a boost in tax receipts from the “development of new fields” that not only include the controversial Rosebank oil field but also other “future…

Trafigura has signed a $1.5 billion five-year loan agreement that will back a contract for the commodity trading giant to supply more than 150 TWh of natural gas to Germany’s state-owned gas importer Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE) over the next five years. Trafigura’s current deal with SEFE expires at the end of October. The trading group will supply SEFE from its global gas portfolio under the new contract, with the first delivery scheduled for November 1, 2026. Annual volumes of gas will increase to 30 TWh in the new five-year…

Trafigura has signed a $1.5 billion five-year loan agreement that will back a contract for the commodity trading giant to supply more than 150 TWh of natural gas to Germany’s state-owned gas importer Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE) over the next five years. Trafigura’s current deal with SEFE expires at the end of October. The trading group will supply SEFE from its global gas portfolio under the new contract, with the first delivery scheduled for November 1, 2026. Annual volumes of gas will increase to 30 TWh in the new five-year…

La Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Corpoelec), informó sobre un amplio despliegue técnico ejecutado en los estados Sucre, La Guaira, Lara, Yaracuy, Miranda, Barinas, Mérida, Trujillo y Carabobo para optimizar el suministro de energía eléctrica. Las labores especializadas contemplaro...

Marcela León, presidenta de la Central de Trabajadores Alianza Sindical Independiente de Venezuela, anunció que la mesa de diálogo tripartito acordó una serie de incrementos salariales escalonados que comenzarán a aplicarse desde enero de 2027. La medida forma parte de los acuerdos ...

Los expertos petroleros Juan Szabo y Luis Pacheco, en su más reciente Reporte de Energía y Petróleo, señalaron que, además del aumento del riesgo geopolítico, la continua reducción de los inventarios comerciales de crudo en Estados Unidos contribuyó al alza de los precios. Durante l...

Nigerian downstream giant Dangote Petroleum Refinery has closed its public offer (IPO). It is now bringing Africa’s industrial ambitions onto investors’ balance sheets. The outcome is already substantial. However, questions remain about the investment case. Yes, a refinery can transform a country’s energy security. However, it can still deliver disappointing returns to shareholders, especially if they pay too much for earnings that prove temporary. After the October 27 celebrations, this distinction matters. Applications are still…

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UK’s National Grid plans to invest up to $532 million (£400 million) in extending the operation of the UK-France power interconnector until at least 2050 to preserve a vital electricity flexibility link.  National Grid said on Thursday that after 40 years of operation to date, the Interconnexion France-Angleterre (IFA), the cross-border electricity link jointly owned by National Grid and French grid operator RTE, will see its life extended at least until 2050.  The investment to extend the operations is part of National Grid’s…