The rise of the prices of petroleum and foods entered the world agenda.Â

The leaders of different countries began to refer to the possible causes of the problem, that can derive in the global industrial capacity loss, the increase of the poverty and the famines in important regions of the world. Leer más »

The leaders of the eight main powers of the world, that will meet from tomorrow in Japan, will look for ways to cool the record prices of the petroleum and the foods; there is a massive security operative.Â

AFP. – The leaders of the eight main powers of the world, that will meet from tomorrow in Japan, will look for ways to cool the record prices of the petroleum and the foods. The other point that stands out of the summit will be the fight against the climatic heating. Leer más »

Can more crude be extracted and increase the supply or is the production at a standstill?Â

Sadad al-Husseini and Nansen Saleri climbed positions in Saudi Aramco, the most powerful oil company in the world, collaborating during years to extract more crude from the immense locations of Saudia Arabia. Today, however, they are in opposite sides of a momentous debate for the oil industry. Leer más »

The prices were skyrocketed five dollars after Libya affirmed that it evaluates options to clip its production in answer to the threats of the USA against the crude producing countries.

The future of the north american crude ascended more than five dollars on Thursday, to set a record mark over the 140 dollars the barrel, bolstered by the news that Libya was evaluating a production cutting and because of the weakening of the dollar. Leer más »

Both define their energy plans.Â

NEW YORK. – The North Americans finally reacted to the naphtha record prices, when underrating the sport vehicles, driving less and even debating the extraction of crude in front of the costs of Florida and California. Â

And in an electoral year dominated by the economic concerns, the candidates to the presidency of United States, the democratic Barack Obama and the republican John McCain are including proposals to reduce the petroleum addiction to the world´s biggest consumer of fuels. Leer más »

The president from Brazil in a message to the United Nations Economic and Social Council in an extraordinary meeting in New York to treat on the alimentary crisis, today attacked again against the oil companies for wanting to “demonize” the biofuels. Leer más »

After yesterday’s announcement of the OPEC, the price of the barrel of petroleum exceeded the US $129 dollars for the first time in New York; the naphthas in the entire world raise.Â

After the announcement of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that the production won’t be increased, at least until its meeting of September, the crude marked a new historical record when going over the mark of the US$ 129 in New York. Leer más »

At regular intervals, in this and other medias, and from different fields, it is made notice and it is regretted that from the academic environment they are not taking to the citizenship and to the politicians the tought and informed advice on national significant topics. This article seeks to order briefly the options and actions that should form the nucleus of a future politic of energy State. Leer más »

The type WTI made a new record when reaching the 120,21 dollars. The London Brent goes up to 118,50 dollars the barrel. The rises are attributed by the analysts to the fear of cuttings in Nigeria and to the tensions between Iran and Occident. Leer más »