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AISTech 2026: U.S. Steel Industry Healthy Riding $50 Billion Capital Spending Wave

Last week, Industrial Info Resources exhibited at the leading steel industry tradeshow and technical conference, AISTech 2026, held in Pittsburgh. At the event's Town Hall Forum was an informative Q&A exchange featuring panelists from five of the nation's leading steel producers.

Monday, May 11, 2026

Mining

Sempra Gears Up for First Mexico LNG Production

Work is wrapping up on Sempra Energy's Energía Costa Azul LNG plant in Baja California, and the company expects initial production to begin next month.

Monday, May 11, 2026

Production

U.S., U.K. Big Oil & Gas Sees Mixed Q1 Results Amid Mideast War

Four large integrated oil supermajor firms reported sharply different first-quarter profits amid the ongoing Middle East conflicts. Compared to the year-earlier quarter, profits fell for U.S.-based ExxonMobil Corporation and Chevron Corporation but shot up for U.K.-based BP Plc and Shell Plc.

Monday, May 11, 2026

Production

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies Passes Bill Aimed at Promoting Critical Minerals Investments

Brazil's lower house has passed a bill to promote extraction, exploration, and supply chains for critical minerals.

Monday, May 11, 2026

Mining

A New U.S.-Canadian Cross Border Pipeline?

Calling it the Prairie Connector, South Bow is planning for a new pipeline with a capacity of 450,000 barrels per day (bpd) that would utilize parts of the Keystone XL pipeline, which never made it to completion.

Monday, May 11, 2026

Pipelines

Mexico Plans New Power Generation and Storage Tenders in May

Mexico will launch new tenders for power generation and storage as it seeks to increase the share of renewables to 38% by 2030. The government also announced efforts to expedite permit approvals and ease red tape for projects of 20 MW or less

Monday, May 11, 2026

Power

Enbridge: North America Key for Global Energy Security

With assets in both the United States and in Canada, energy company Enbridge says North America can keep supplies moving.

Monday, May 11, 2026

Production

Belgium to Nationalize Nuclear Power Fleet

Belgium's government continues to reverse the country's former anti-nuclear power position by agreeing to buyout the country's nuclear power fleet from French energy company Engie.

Monday, May 11, 2026

Power

Equinor's U.S, Global Oil & Gas Output Hits Records

Oil & gas tital sees more value from its North American assets amid U.S.-Iranian conflict

Friday, May 08, 2026

Production

Maintenance Curbs U.S. LNG Activity

U.S. oil & gas companies point to expansions underway, as regular maintenance reduces the feed gas supplying LNG export terminals

Friday, May 08, 2026

Production

U.S. Aircraft, Part Manufacturing Bring Billions in Spending

Industrial Info Resources is tracking $17 billion worth of capital-spending projects related to the manufacturing of aircraft and aircraft parts in the U.S., including those from Boeing. The U.S. aircraft sector encompasses both defense and commercial aircraft and means big business throughout the country.

Friday, May 08, 2026

Manufacturing

Refineries Saw 3.51 Million bpd of Unplanned Outages in April Due to Middle East Conflict

Despite a recent ceasefire and several negotiation rounds between the United States and Iran, the ongoing war in the Middle East continues to affect downstream refinery output worldwide and drive price escalation of refined product.

Friday, May 08, 2026

Refining

Active U.S. Chiller-Boiler Construction Tops $1 Billion

At seemingly every moment, someone, somewhere in the U.S. is at work on a boiler and/or chiller system. Industrial Info Resources data find around $1.3 billion worth of U.S. boiler and chiller projects that are actively under construction.

Friday, May 08, 2026

Manufacturing

Canadian Oil Companies Boast Strong Production Rates

Canadian energy companies continued to boast of strong production gains for the first quarter, with Athabasca Oil announcing Thursday its overall output improved 7% over year-ago levels.

Friday, May 08, 2026

Production

Hormuz Blockades Boost Global Renewable Fuels Mandates

Renewables gain new momentum replacing some transportation fuels choked off behind the Strait of Hormuz. According to Industrial Info Resources data, there are nearly 5,000 renewable fuel projects around the world, with an investment value of $303 billion.

Friday, May 08, 2026

Alt Fuels

Australia To Spend US$7.7 Billion on Fuel Security Plan

Australia's Federal government has allocated AUD$10.7 billion (US$7.7 billion) in its upcoming budget to deal with the ongoing fuel and fertilizer shortages caused by the Iran war.

Friday, May 08, 2026

Refining

Bangladesh Enters Nuclear Era as Rooppur Plant Advances Toward Commissioning

Bangladesh has taken a decisive step toward diversifying its energy mix with significant progress at the 2,400-megawatt (MW) Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.

Friday, May 08, 2026

Power

U.S. Ethylene Producers Face Tougher Market, Plot Outages

Industrial Info Resources is tracking activity at ethylene units across the U.S., including those online, planned, under construction or offline.

Thursday, May 07, 2026

Chemical

AEP Boosts Five-Year U.S. Power Spending Plan to $78 Billion

Power company American Electric Power this week boosted its five-year spending plan by $6 billion to $78 billion after signing multiple large-load agreements in the first quarter.

Thursday, May 07, 2026

Power

Duke Energy Advances U.S. Natural Gas Generation Buildout

Industrial Info Resources is tracking $38 billion worth of active and proposed projects from Duke Energy, which comes as the company advances its natural gas-generation buildout.

Thursday, May 07, 2026

Power

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AISTech 2026: U.S. Steel Industry Healthy Riding $50 Billion Capital Spending Wave

Sempra Gears Up for First Mexico LNG Production

U.S., U.K. Big Oil & Gas Sees Mixed Q1 Results Amid Mideast War

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies Passes Bill Aimed at Promoting Critical Minerals Investments

A New U.S.-Canadian Cross Border Pipeline?

Mexico Plans New Power Generation and Storage Tenders in May

Enbridge: North America Key for Global Energy Security

Belgium to Nationalize Nuclear Power Fleet

Equinor's U.S, Global Oil & Gas Output Hits Records

Maintenance Curbs U.S. LNG Activity

U.S. Aircraft, Part Manufacturing Bring Billions in Spending

Refineries Saw 3.51 Million bpd of Unplanned Outages in April Due to Middle East Conflict

Active U.S. Chiller-Boiler Construction Tops $1 Billion

Canadian Oil Companies Boast Strong Production Rates

Hormuz Blockades Boost Global Renewable Fuels Mandates

Australia To Spend US$7.7 Billion on Fuel Security Plan

Bangladesh Enters Nuclear Era as Rooppur Plant Advances Toward Commissioning

U.S. Ethylene Producers Face Tougher Market, Plot Outages

AEP Boosts Five-Year U.S. Power Spending Plan to $78 Billion

Duke Energy Advances U.S. Natural Gas Generation Buildout