Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India's largest private port operator, has announced a $2.4-billion non-cash deal to acquire the North Queensland Export Terminal (NQXT) in Australia, as Adani seeks to jumpstart its global expansion plans. Adani ports CEO Ashwani Gupta described as “pivotal” the transaction, which involves the issuance of 14.38 crore equity shares to Carmichael Rail and Port Singapore Holdings Pte Ltd (CRPSHPL), a related entity controlled by the Adani family. The share-swap deal values NQXT at around…

If Big Oil was starting to feel good about its government-sponsored climate-era glow-up, they may be in for a rude awakening, with the U.S. Energy Department reportedly preparing to pull the plug on nearly $10 billion in clean-energy funding, according to new memos seen by the Wall Street Journal. The DOE’s move could put everything from hydrogen hubs to carbon capture collaborations in the crosshairs—yes, even those buzzy projects with ExxonMobil and Occidental. According to internal memos making the rounds, the cuts could gut two…

High-level officials from key European countries, the United States, and Ukraine are gathering in Paris, days after the latest direct talks between Washington and Moscow that are aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, Europe's biggest conflict since the end of World War II. The talks are a first chance for face-to-face meetings between senior European and Ukrainian leaders and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff since his latest meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week. Moscow has failed to sign on to a broad cease-fire agreement…

17 de abril de 2025.- La candidata presidencial Luisa González del Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana denunció un fraude generalizado en las recientes elecciones en Ecuador. Los resultados oficiales de la segunda vuelta electoral en Ecuador, fue celebrada el 13 de abril de 2025, donde el actual pre...

South Korea will leverage shipbuilding capabilities and the potential to buy more U.S. LNG in upcoming talks on the tariffs next week, South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said on Thursday. The tariff on South Korea, which U.S. President Donald Trump announced on the so-called “liberation day” on April 2, was at 25%, lower than for some other Asian countries but much higher than a baseline 10% tariff. The so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’ were suspended last week for 90 days, during which countries plan to plead…

South Korea will leverage shipbuilding capabilities and the potential to buy more U.S. LNG in upcoming talks on the tariffs next week, South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said on Thursday. The tariff on South Korea, which U.S. President Donald Trump announced on the so-called “liberation day” on April 2, was at 25%, lower than for some other Asian countries but much higher than a baseline 10% tariff. The so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’ were suspended last week for 90 days, during which countries plan to plead…

South Korea will leverage shipbuilding capabilities and the potential to buy more U.S. LNG in upcoming talks on the tariffs next week, South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said on Thursday. The tariff on South Korea, which U.S. President Donald Trump announced on the so-called “liberation day” on April 2, was at 25%, lower than for some other Asian countries but much higher than a baseline 10% tariff. The so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’ were suspended last week for 90 days, during which countries plan to plead…

South Korea will leverage shipbuilding capabilities and the potential to buy more U.S. LNG in upcoming talks on the tariffs next week, South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said on Thursday. The tariff on South Korea, which U.S. President Donald Trump announced on the so-called “liberation day” on April 2, was at 25%, lower than for some other Asian countries but much higher than a baseline 10% tariff. The so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’ were suspended last week for 90 days, during which countries plan to plead…

16 de abril de 2025.- El desplome de las acciones tecnológicas en el mercado de valores estadounidense, impulsado por las restricciones comerciales y los temores arancelarios, se profundizó este miércoles. El mercado está sintiendo la presión a medida que aumenta la volatilidad, en medio de preocupa...

For years, BP has been tipped as a potential target of the next mega-merger deal in the oil industry. Speculation about a blockbuster acquisition involving BP resurfaced again this year after activist hedge fund Elliott bought nearly 5% in the UK-based supermajor and demanded changes, big and fast. BP’s shares have underperformed the stocks of the other four of the Big Oil group – Shell, TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, and Chevron – ever since 2020. Neither former BP CEO Bernard Looney, with the push toward renewables, nor his successor…

BP said on Thursday it had safely loaded the first LNG cargo for export from Phase 1 of its Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project offshore Mauritania and Senegal as the UK supermajor continues to bring major projects on stream. First gas from the project was announced early this year. Now, the export of the first loaded LNG cargo from the project offshore West Africa will make Mauritania and Senegal LNG-exporting nations, contributing to global LNG supply. Phase 1 at Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) is set to produce around 2.3 million tons of LNG per year…

BP said on Thursday it had safely loaded the first LNG cargo for export from Phase 1 of its Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project offshore Mauritania and Senegal as the UK supermajor continues to bring major projects on stream. First gas from the project was announced early this year. Now, the export of the first loaded LNG cargo from the project offshore West Africa will make Mauritania and Senegal LNG-exporting nations, contributing to global LNG supply. Phase 1 at Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) is set to produce around 2.3 million tons of LNG per year…

El director de la Oficina de Asuntos de Hong Kong y Macao del Consejo de Estado de China, Xia Baolong, arremetió contra los aranceles del 145 % impuestos por Estados Unidos a productos de la isla durante un discurso con motivo del Día Nacional de la Educación en Seguridad, informa China Daily....

Un juez federal dijo el miércoles que ha encontrado causa probable para declarar al gobierno del presidente Donald Trump en desacato penal al tribunal por violar sus órdenes de hacer volver a aviones que transportaban deportados a una prisión en El Salvador. La decisión del juez fed...

South Korea will leverage shipbuilding capabilities and the potential to buy more U.S. LNG in upcoming talks on the tariffs next week, South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said on Thursday. The tariff on South Korea, which U.S. President Donald Trump announced on the so-called “liberation day” on April 2, was at 25%, lower than for some other Asian countries but much higher than a baseline 10% tariff. The so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’ were suspended last week for 90 days, during which countries plan to plead…

En una reunión sostenida este miércoles en su despacho, el ministro del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores, Yván Gil, expresó al embajador de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos acreditado en Caracas, Leopoldo de Gyves, «nuestro reconocimiento a la Presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum por su dest...

Motiva Enterprises has finally restarted a gasoline-producing unit at its huge Port Arthur refinery in Texas, following several attempts at a restart in recent weeks after an overhaul. Motiva Enterprises, the owner of the second biggest refinery in the United States, has restarted operations at the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker (FCC) at Port Arthur, sources with knowledge of the plant’s operations told Reuters this week. The refinery’s FCC, which typically converts gas oil into unfinished gasoline, has a capacity of 81,000…

Motiva Enterprises has finally restarted a gasoline-producing unit at its huge Port Arthur refinery in Texas, following several attempts at a restart in recent weeks after an overhaul. Motiva Enterprises, the owner of the second biggest refinery in the United States, has restarted operations at the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker (FCC) at Port Arthur, sources with knowledge of the plant’s operations told Reuters this week. The refinery’s FCC, which typically converts gas oil into unfinished gasoline, has a capacity of 81,000…

Motiva Enterprises has finally restarted a gasoline-producing unit at its huge Port Arthur refinery in Texas, following several attempts at a restart in recent weeks after an overhaul. Motiva Enterprises, the owner of the second biggest refinery in the United States, has restarted operations at the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker (FCC) at Port Arthur, sources with knowledge of the plant’s operations told Reuters this week. The refinery’s FCC, which typically converts gas oil into unfinished gasoline, has a capacity of 81,000…

Buenos Aires, abril de 2025.- La represión contra los jubilados en Argentina ha dejado una marca imborrable en la sociedad, y el caso de Pablo Grillo, fotógrafo herido durante una protesta frente al Congreso, es un ejemplo desgarrador de las consecuencias de la violencia estatal. Grillo, quien...