Venezuela’s oil exports fall 9% as freight costs rise

Exports fell to 1.08 million barrels per day in September The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s oil exports fell nearly 9% in September to 1.08 million barrels per day, down from 1.19 million barrels per day the previous month. According to Reuters, rising maritime freight costs and traders’ demands for steeper discounts weighed on the country’s shipments. […]

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Venezuela could reach 2.58 million barrels of crude oil per day by 2035, Rystad says

Julio A. López.— Venezuela could increase its oil production to approximately 2.58 million barrels per day (b/d) by 2035 under a growth scenario that combines the recovery of existing fields with the development of new projects in the Orinoco Belt, according to a new projection by Rystad Energy. The energy intelligence firm estimates a trajectory […]

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The hidden cost of AI: Data centers could triple their water consumption by 2031

The Daily Journal – The global race for Artificial Intelligence (AI) supremacy has encountered its greatest obstacle not in algorithms, but in the Earth’s natural resources. Cloud computing and deep-learning models require massive physical infrastructure that consumes electricity and water at unprecedented rates. With critical projections for the end of the decade, the technology industry […]

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Oil prices rise amid uncertainty over Strait of Hormuz agreement

The Daily Journal.- Oil prices rose on Friday amid growing uncertainty over a potential agreement between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The market, which had hoped for an imminent solution earlier in the week, turned nervous again after Tehran signaled its intention to ban U.S. and Israeli vessels from passing through […]

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