Oil corruption Venezuela's oil minister resigns over graft probe 21-03-2023 12:24 Venezuela's oil minister Tareck El Aissami resigned on Monday after prosecutors opened a corruption investigation into officials at the state oil company PDVSA.
PROFILE Liz Truss's political 'journey' reaches Downing Street 08-09-2022 01:25 The UK's new prime minister, Liz Truss, takes power as a traditional, low-tax Conservative eurosceptic promising to turbo-charge economic growth. Her position is the polar opposite of how she started out.
British politics New UK PM Truss promises to ride out economic storm 08-09-2022 01:01 Incoming British Prime Minister Liz Truss begins to set out plan to tackle soaring energy bills, as she tries to head off intense pressure of a cost-of-living crisis.
Global energy crisis Rich countries gobble up fuel while poorer nations stuck with brewing unrest 19-08-2022 12:03 Governments across the developing world are struggling to keep energy flowing to citizens frustrated by rising prices, as tight supplies and weaker currencies put some sources out of reach.
Climate Crisis World lacks time, not minerals for climate-saving technology 30-04-2022 15:12 The rush for resources to build the new energy infrastructure is only a temporary problem.
Climate Crisis Lots of low- and no-cost ways to halt global warming 07-04-2022 00:15 There is no silver bullet, but a mosaic of actions – from ramping up solar and wind technology, to economy-wide energy efficiencies – could help slash emissions and curb global warming.
FEATURE: VENEZUELA IN CRISIS Venezuela: the decline of an oil giant in crisis 17-01-2022 08:15 The Maracaibo basin in Venezuela was once a flurry of oil activity, with a halo of light over the complex visible at night from a fair distance. Today, it is a humid swamp that stinks of oil from leaking pipes floating on the water.
Bloomberg Global energy crisis comes to drought-stricken South America 04-10-2021 20:39 The energy crisis sweeping the globe is about to hit South America, where a historic drought has the region desperate to replace a collapse in hydroelectric generation.
CRYPTOCURRENCIES Cheap electricity a boon for bitcoin mining in cash-strapped Venezuela 01-09-2021 12:55 In crisis-stricken Venezuela, crypto mining presents an economic opportunity for a lucky few, made possible by one of the world's lowest electricity prices.