Germany's RWE just pulled the plug on its U.S. offshore wind business. Quietly. No fireworks, no headlines about thousands of turbines scrapped—just a dry admission that it's "halting activities" in American waters. For one of Europe’s biggest green energy giants to walk away from a market as large as the U.S., in the middle of an energy transition no less, is not just a business decision. It’s a red flag. The exit—confirmed by a speech manuscript published ahead of a yet-to-be-delivered speech by the company’s CEO—comes…

25 de abril de 2025.- Diversas organizaciones sociales y movimientos populares venezolanos se concentraron este 25 de abril frente a la sede de la Unión Europea, Las Mercedes, en Caracas, en respuesta al llamado mundial de solidaridad con Gaza. Algunas de las exigencias centrales de la movilizaci...

25 de abril de 2025.- El Gobierno japonés anunció este viernes un paquete de medidas económicas de emergencia que apunta a estabilizar su economía interna y proteger a las industrias más expuestas, esto en un intento por amortiguar el impacto de los aranceles estadounidenses impuestos a sus exportac...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose again this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Thursday, following a 2-rig increase in the prior week. The total rig count in the US rose by 2 to 587 rigs, according to Baker Hughes, down 26 from this same time last year. The number of oil rigs rose by 2 to 483—down by 23 compared to this time last year. The number of gas rigs rose by 1 this week, to 99 for a loss of 6 active gas rigs from this time last year. Miscellaneous rigs lost…

The world’s biggest oilfield services provider, SLB (NYSE: SLB), flagged heightened uncertainties about upstream oil and gas investment amid fears of economic slowdown, fluctuating oil prices, and unknown tariff talks outcomes and impacts.   SLB reported on Friday earnings per share (EPS) of 0.72 for the first quarter, which it described as “subdued”, and flagged potential changes in the industry’s appetite for upstream investment going forward. SLB’s first-quarter earnings fell by 4% from the same period last…

25 de abril de 2025.- El fiscal general de la República, Tarek William Saab, afirmó este jueves en entrevista con la agencia de noticias AFP que el presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, incurre en "trata de personas" al cobrar dinero para encarcelar a migrantes venezolanos deportados por Estados ...

Oil prices slipped on Friday, heading for a weekly loss of more than 2%, weighed down by oversupply concerns and ongoing uncertainty surrounding U.S.-China tariff negotiations. The oil markets have seemingly tired of trying to anticipate the next move of US President Donald Trump, with ICE Brent settling within a relatively narrow bandwidth of $66.0-67.5 per barrel this week. Such rangebound trading still represents a fall from a week ago, with hopes of potential US-China trade talks quashed by the Chinese Foreign Ministry denying that any bilateral…

25 de abril de 2025.- El FBI arrestó el viernes a una jueza de condado de Wisconsin acusada de ayudar a un hombre a evitar la aplicación de la ley de inmigración, dijo el director Kash Patel. "Justo ahora, el FBI arrestó a la jueza Hannah Dugan de Milwaukee, Wisconsin, por cargos de obstrucción,...

Es 25 de abril de 2025. Han transcurrido 115 días del año y faltan 250 días para su terminación. Hoy es viernes. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conmemoraciones significativas para un área del conocimiento, la cultura y las artes, la historia o la cienci...

The Trump Administration is pushing the International Energy Agency (IEA) to ditch its focus on the energy transition and promotion of renewable energy sources, two sources briefed on recent IEA meetings have told POLITICO. Reports emerged as early as last summer during President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign that if elected, Trump would push the IEA, for which the United States provides about a quarter of the funding, to focus back on energy security and fossil fuel supply.   The Paris-based IEA was created to ensure the…

25 de abril de 2025.- El vuelo proveniente desde Texas, Estados Unidos, arribó este viernes 25 de abril al Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía en La Guaira con 199 connacionales repatriados, de los cuales de los cuales 19 son mujeres, 171 hombres y 9 niños, niñas y adolescentes, coordinado como pa...

For the first time in its history, China has more wind and solar power capacity than fossil fuel-based thermal power, the country’s energy regulatory said on Friday. The country’s renewable fleet hit 1,482 gigawatts at the end of March, crossing a symbolic threshold that makes for great headlines—but less great power reliability. Because here’s the catch: while renewables now account for more than half of China’s installed electricity capacity, they still delivered just 22.5% of actual power consumption in Q1. Grid…

25 de abril de 2025.- La detonación de un coche bomba en el patio de un edificio residencial en Balashija, en las afueras de Moscú, se cobró la vida del teniente general, Yaroslav Moskalik, informó hoy la portavoz del Comité de Investigación, Svetlana Petrenko. Según la vocero, como resultado de ...

25 de abril de 2025.- El pasado 24 de abril, la Coordinadora Nacional Autónomo Independiente de Trabajadores (CAIT), en colaboración con la Federación de la Construcción (FENATCS) realizó debate sobre la necesidad urgente de abogar por un incremento salarial, para lo cual se llevó a cabo un foro lla...

Numbers Report – April 25, 2025 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we will take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy and metals sectors. Each week we’ll dig into some data and provide a bit of explanation on what drives the numbers. Let’s take a look. Trump Brought Market Volatility to a New Level - The unpredictability of Donald Trump’s policy measures has resulted in S&P 500 volatility shooting through the roof, despite gaining 5% since the Easter holidays restored…

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict - The recent terrorist attack in Kashmir, in which at least 26 civilians were killed, has reignited Indo-Pakistani tensions. As of late Thursday, the situation was dangerously and rapidly escalating, with back-and-forth retaliatory measures threatening a major disruption of regional stability. India attributes the attack to Pakistan-backed militant proxies (The Resistance Front), and has retaliated by stopping the Indus Waters Treaty, closing the Wagah border crossing and revoking Pakistani visas. Pakistan’s…

Over the past three weeks, as markets of every stripe have been in turmoil, everyone is looking for an indicator. What can data points or other markets tell us about stocks? Is the worst of the drop over, or are the up days just an exaggerated dead cat bounce (a market term for a retracement of a down move that means nothing on the basis that even a dead cat will bounce if you throw it to the floor hard enough), and will we be seeing new lows before too long?  Everybody has their own favorite indicator that they believe will give them some…

Why are oil operators even entertaining Libya? The key risk assessment here seems to be the overly simplified notion that it’s been 5 years since Libya’s civil war ended, and the dust has settled. Nothing could be further from the truth, even as Libya’s NOC gets all pomp and circumstance with its new exploration contracts for the first time in two decades. The European interest is largely about replacing Russian oil, even as Russia works to expand its own footprint in Libya. So for the first time in 17 years, Libya, this week,…

As of Thursday’s close, crude oil futures were down $1.16 or 1.81% on the week, with prices struggling to hold any meaningful rebound in the face of renewed geopolitical tension, potential supply growth, and macroeconomic headwinds. Though the market attempted to stabilize after early-week losses, sentiment remained fragile as traders weighed risks tied to Iran, OPEC+ output decisions, and the global trade environment. Iran Supply Fears Stir Market Volatility Oil began the week under pressure as optimism grew around U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations.…

As India looks to boost its nuclear power generation, the government is considering allowing foreign companies to own up to a 49% stake in Indian nuclear power plants, government sources told Reuters on Friday.  Even if India passes amendments in its nuclear foreign investment laws to allow up to 49% foreign stakes, any foreign investment will likely still need prior government approval, according to Reuters’ sources.  Currently, India has 8 gigawatts (GW) of operating nuclear capacity, operated by the state-owned Nuclear Power…