18 de abril de 2025.- El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, ordenó el viernes suspender por un mes las operaciones militares ofensivas contra una disidencia de la antigua guerrilla de las FARC para permitir avances en el proceso de paz con ese grupo, pese a que un día antes decidió no prorrogar ...

French officials have praised talks held between key European countries, Ukraine, and the United States, the first involving the three sides since US President Donald Trump took power, as they look to end Europe's largest conflict since the end of World War II. Until the gathering in the French capital on April 17, US officials had taken negotiating tracks -- one between the United States and Ukraine and one between Washington and Moscow -- that appeared to leave Europe on the sidelines. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that was no…

France is discovering the hard way that having too much of a good thing—say, electricity—isn’t always cause for celebration. The country’s grid operator, RTE, has issued a sharp-tongued warning to power suppliers and traders who’ve been flouting basic rules and fanning an already toasty power glut. In a letter dated April 11, RTE called out near-daily breaches that are throwing the country’s energy balance into chaos and triggering pricey emergency measures. Why the drama? Picture a grid groaning under a tidal…

18 de abril de 2025.- El incumplimiento del presidente Donald Trump de órdenes dictadas por diferentes tribunales de Estados Unidos está empujando hoy al país hacia una crisis constitucional, en opinión de experto. En estos momentos hay varios tribunales que están evaluando la posibilidad de pro...

18 de abril de 2025.- En la Declaración Política adoptada por el Grupo de Amigos en Defensa de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas, en su Tercera Reunión de Coordinadores Nacionales celebrada en Moscú, Federación de Rusia, se reitera que las medidas coercitivas unilaterales constituyen una flagrante vio...

The Biden offshore era is officially in the rearview mirror. On Friday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum kicked off the long march toward America’s 11th National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program—a sprawling, bureaucratic saga that ultimately decides where and when offshore drilling can happen. The process begins with a simple Request for Information (RFI) from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), opening a 45-day public comment window. Expect everyone from oil majors to angry seagull lobbyists to weigh…

Viernes, 18 de abril de 2025.- Miércoles santo desde el Mercado Quinta Crespo de Caracas. Ubicado en la parte sur de la avenida Baralt, en la zona central de Caracas, capital de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, se encuentra este tradicional y bien dotado mercado, el Mercado de Quinta Crespo...

Iraq’s crude and oil product exports fell by 110,000 barrels per day (bpd) from a year earlier to 3.7 million bpd in the first quarter of 2025, per data from Energy Research Unit cited by Shafaq News. The 3% drop in exports came as OPEC’s second-largest producer continues to restrict oil production as part of the OPEC+ agreements. Iraq, however, has not complied yet with its oil production quota under the deal—in fact, it has been overproducing above its ceiling for years and has been one of the producers with the most overproduction…

Iraq’s crude and oil product exports fell by 110,000 barrels per day (bpd) from a year earlier to 3.7 million bpd in the first quarter of 2025, per data from Energy Research Unit cited by Shafaq News. The 3% drop in exports came as OPEC’s second-largest producer continues to restrict oil production as part of the OPEC+ agreements. Iraq, however, has not complied yet with its oil production quota under the deal—in fact, it has been overproducing above its ceiling for years and has been one of the producers with the most overproduction…

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Como joven fotoperiodista que vivía en Gaza, Fatima Hassouna sabía que la muerte siempre estaba a su puerta. Mientras pasaba los últimos 18 meses de guerra documentando ataques aéreos, la demolición de su casa, el desplazamiento interminable y el asesinato de 11 miembros de su familia, todo lo...

The cost of shipping Russian crude from its ports in the Baltic Sea to India has dropped this month as the price of Russia’s flagship crude grade, Urals, slid in early April to below the G7 price cap, which increases the availability of tankers. The price cap mechanism set by the G7 and the EU says that Russian crude shipments to third countries can use Western insurance and financing if cargoes are sold at or below the $60-a-barrel ceiling. The price of Urals dipped below $60 per barrel earlier this month as international benchmarks crashed…

The cost of shipping Russian crude from its ports in the Baltic Sea to India has dropped this month as the price of Russia’s flagship crude grade, Urals, slid in early April to below the G7 price cap, which increases the availability of tankers. The price cap mechanism set by the G7 and the EU says that Russian crude shipments to third countries can use Western insurance and financing if cargoes are sold at or below the $60-a-barrel ceiling. The price of Urals dipped below $60 per barrel earlier this month as international benchmarks crashed…

The cost of shipping Russian crude from its ports in the Baltic Sea to India has dropped this month as the price of Russia’s flagship crude grade, Urals, slid in early April to below the G7 price cap, which increases the availability of tankers. The price cap mechanism set by the G7 and the EU says that Russian crude shipments to third countries can use Western insurance and financing if cargoes are sold at or below the $60-a-barrel ceiling. The price of Urals dipped below $60 per barrel earlier this month as international benchmarks crashed…

The cost of shipping Russian crude from its ports in the Baltic Sea to India has dropped this month as the price of Russia’s flagship crude grade, Urals, slid in early April to below the G7 price cap, which increases the availability of tankers. The price cap mechanism set by the G7 and the EU says that Russian crude shipments to third countries can use Western insurance and financing if cargoes are sold at or below the $60-a-barrel ceiling. The price of Urals dipped below $60 per barrel earlier this month as international benchmarks crashed…

The cost of shipping Russian crude from its ports in the Baltic Sea to India has dropped this month as the price of Russia’s flagship crude grade, Urals, slid in early April to below the G7 price cap, which increases the availability of tankers. The price cap mechanism set by the G7 and the EU says that Russian crude shipments to third countries can use Western insurance and financing if cargoes are sold at or below the $60-a-barrel ceiling. The price of Urals dipped below $60 per barrel earlier this month as international benchmarks crashed…

La industria petrolera venezolana se ha visto sometida por parte de EEUU a las más cruentas acciones que ningún gobierno jamás haya podido resistir. Ahora, otros países tendrán que soportar el tema de los aranceles que ha impuesto EEUU. En este contexto, Venezuela ha aumentado su comercializac...

Se espera que un tribunal estadounidense confirme o rechace en los próximos días una oferta de 3.700 millones de dólares presentada por una filial de Contrarian Funds con el objetivo de establecer un monto mínimo para una nueva ronda de ofertas por las acciones de la matriz de la refinería de ...

Oil prices are set to post a weekly gain for the first time in three weeks, although demand concerns continue to loom as the U.S.-China trade war escalates. Friday, April 18th, 2025 As the Western hemisphere wound down trading activity with the onset of the Easter holidays, crude oil markets have posted an impressive 7% week-on-week rise, with ICE Brent now back at $68 per barrel. New OPEC+ compensation quotas, tighter US sanctions on Iran, and relatively upbeat March macro data have all boosted sentiment in the short term, although further…

México y Canadá no existirían como países sin la influencia y el mercado estadounidense, afirmó el presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, comparando su país con un "gran y hermoso centro comercial" del que todos buscan beneficiarse. Trump describió a Estados Unidos como &quot...