21-08-26.-El secretario general del Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS) y diputado ante la Asamblea Nacional (AN), Felipe Mujica, sostiene que «la pluralidad y la libertad de los presos políticos son fórmulas para hacer posible el diálogo». «El balance general de las mesas de diálogo nacional, entre e...

21-08-26.-El Gobierno de Venezuela recibió este jueves al nuevo coordinador residente de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) en el país, el canadiense Álvaro Rodríguez, quien asumió el cargo en sustitución de Gianluca Rampolla. El canciller venezolano, Félix Plasencia, sostuvo un encuentro con Rodríguez y ...

The new Nigerian incentives for offshore oil and gas projects have the potential to attract $50 billion in new investment in Nigeria’s offshore energy sector, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said. Nigeria, however, needs upskilled and additional numbers of skilled workers and employees, including in the digital industries, to take advantage of the new offshore opportunities, the regulator’s chief executive, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, said at a human resources conference this week. Nigeria, which aims to boost…

21-08-26.-Las excarcelaciones de presos políticos en Venezuela continúan presentándose como una concesión del Estado y no como una reparación frente a detenciones injustas y violaciones de derechos humanos, afirmó Oscar Murillo, coordinador general del Programa Venezolano de Educación-Acción en Dere...

21-08-26.- Las personas deportadas por Estados Unidos a Liberia procederán en su mayoría de países latinoamericanos, entre ellos Cuba y ‌Venezuela, dijo el jueves a Reuters el ministro de Información liberiano, en ‌una jornada en la que las autoridades recibieron el primer vuelo de deportación. E...

Iranian crude oil cargoes readily available to Chinese buyers have nearly dried up following the reinstated U.S. blockade on Iran’s oil exports, suggesting that independent Chinese refiners, the biggest buyers of Iranian crude, may have to turn to alternative supply as soon as next month. Total Iranian crude volume outside the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman is currently about 83 million barrels, down from over 100 million barrels before the U.S. reinstated the blockade in the middle of July, when the U.S.-Iran talks to make a deal collapsed,…

21-08-26.-El dirigente político Enrique Márquez presentó este jueves en Caracas una propuesta denominada «Pacto por Venezuela», con la que plantea una serie de medidas orientadas a promover la unión nacional y la reconstrucción del país. La iniciativa fue dada a conocer durante un acto celebrado ...

21-08-26.-El precio del dólar en el Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) se cotizó este jueves 20 de agosto 2026 en Bs.779.95 por unidad según la última actualización en su página web oficial y redes sociales.    &...

Crude oil imports into China are set to rise by about 1.2 million barrels per day in the final quarter of the year from the current one, although they will likely remain lower than pre-war levels, Bloomberg has reported, citing energy consultancies. Oil purchases by Chinese refiners are climbing back towards 10 million barrels daily but may not hit that number until the end of the year, according to analysts from Rystad Energy, Energy Aspects, and FGE NexantECA. Fourth-quarter import rates could reach 9.9 million barrels daily, which would be much…

para calmar los mercados 20 de agosto de 2026.-La deuda pública estadounidense asciende ahora a la cifra récord de 40 billones de dólares (34,4 billones de euros), mientras que el Tesoro ha respondido a la presión del mercado de bonos comprometiéndose a recomprar una cantidad mucho ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has hailed a new offshore oil discovery by Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) near the mouth of the Amazon River as a "passport to the country's future", continuing his support for controversial oil and gas drilling in Amazon's ecologically sensitive regions. Last week, the state-run Oil & Gas giant announced it has found oil at the Morpho-1 well (Block FZA-M-59) in the mouth of the Amazon roughly 180 kilometres (112 miles) off the coast of Amapa state, “All of our studies indicate substantial potential.…

GINEBRA 20 de agosto de 2026.— Un conjunto de grupos de aficionados al fútbol de todo el mundo lanzó el jueves una petición para que Gianni Infantino renuncie a la presidencia de la FIFA tras su intento de vender las ganancias futuras de la Copa Mundial a inversores privados, informó Pre...

The Yemeni Houthis are planning to seize land along the Yemeni coast in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, tightening their control of the chokepoint. The information comes from the minister of information in the government that the Houthis are fighting in Yemen and suggests further disruption to marine traffic on one of the world’s busiest trade routes. “The Houthi militia... is working to create the conditions for seizing control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait by expanding its presence along the western coast and attempting to control strategic…

Global electric vehicle sales have surged this year following the oil supply disruption in the Middle East and the second oil price shock in four years. The accelerating EV adoption that began with the spike in oil and fuel prices earlier this year is set to remain a trend in the global markets and could push the share of EVs in the passenger fleet above earlier expectations, analysts at Wood Mackenzie say. Challenges to accelerated adoption still remain, including the need for billions of U.S. dollars in investments in critical battery minerals…

Washington is tightening the screws on Iran and loosening the rules on gasoline at the same time as Americans are paying more than $4 a gallon. The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday authorized an early switch to cheaper winter-grade gasoline, allowing sales of gasoline blended with 10% ethanol beginning September 1 rather than waiting for the normal mid-September seasonal transition. The administration says ending summer-blend requirements early could add hundreds of thousands of barrels per day to domestic gasoline supply and provide…

Washington is tightening the screws on Iran and loosening the rules on gasoline at the same time as Americans are paying more than $4 a gallon. The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday authorized an early switch to cheaper winter-grade gasoline, allowing sales of gasoline blended with 10% ethanol beginning September 1 rather than waiting for the normal mid-September seasonal transition. The administration says ending summer-blend requirements early could add hundreds of thousands of barrels per day to domestic gasoline supply and provide…

Solar power is far and away the world’s fastest-growing form of energy production, beating out every other form of energy on Earth in 2025. Despite a recent political pivot away from renewable energies in the world’s largest economy, solar power additions continue to shatter its own records year over year as the sector has long since outgrown any need for subsidies. Solar power has simply become too cheap to fail. “We have a plentiful and cheap source of electricity that can be built quickly, almost anywhere in the world,”…

Europe has discovered something unusual during the latest energy crisis: its emergency system actually works. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz removed or disrupted one of the largest flows of oil and gas in the world. Prices rose, shipping routes changed, insurance costs increased, and concerns emerged over the availability of refined products, particularly aviation fuel. Yet Europe did not run out of oil, diesel, or jet fuel. That outcome should not be dismissed. It resulted from decades of mandatory stockholding, coordinated emergency planning,…

CARABALLEDA.– Sobre los escombros calcinados del edificio Roca Park, ubicado en el sector Caribe de la parroquia Caraballeda, ha quedado instalado el silencio definitivo de los lugares donde la tierra y el fuego decidieron devorarlo todo sin dejar rastro. A las 11:00 a.m. de este jueves,...