Industrial Info Resources News Search | Industrial Info Resources

News search

U.S. Steelmakers Set to Add, Improve Capacity in Third Quarter

Industrial Info is tracking nearly $7 billion worth of U.S.-based steel-manufacturing projects set to kick off in the third quarter

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Mining

Peace Prospects Drive Down Oil Prices, U.S. Refinery Issues Linger

Brent crude oil was moving further away from $80 per barrel as peace talks continue in the Middle East. The U.S. market, however, was beset by a string of refinery issues.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Production

North America's Longest Underground Transmission Line Starts Up

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $3 billion worth of projects related to the landmark CHPE line

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Power

Audit on Cobre Panama Copper Mine Shows 87.73% Compliance

The Panamanian government published the SGS audit on the shuttered Cobre Panama mine, which showed an 87.73% compliance rate.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Mining

European Commission Approves Italy's Green Energy Jackpot

Italy's planned 23 billion euro (US$26.7 billion) spending spree on renewable energy projects has been cleared by the European Commission (EC).

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Power

Oman Awards Landmark 2.7 GW of Round-the-Clock Hybrid Renewable Energy Project

Oman has taken a significant step toward its clean energy ambitions with the advancement of a 2.7-gigawatt (GW) round-the-clock (RTC) renewable energy project.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Power

Esmeraldas Refinery in Ecuador Advances Recovery Following Fire

EP Petroecuador's 110,000 barrel-per-day Esmeraldas Refinery, Ecuador's largest refining facility, continues to make progress in the gradual recovery of its operations following the fire that occurred on March 1 at the 26,000-barrel-per-day Visbreaker 1 (Sevia 1) unit.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Refining

IIR's June 22 Market Scorecard Brings You Breaking Geopolitical News

Stay current with the latest geopolitical events, and more importantly, instantly connect to how these events may impact you and your business strategies

Monday, June 22, 2026

Production

U.S. Settlement with Invenergy Continues Trump's War on Wind Power

The Trump administration on June 17 agreed to pay energy developer Invenergy LLC $765 million in return for the firm relinquishing four offshore wind farm leases and investing the proceeds instead in gas and geothermal power generation.

Monday, June 22, 2026

Power

North Dakota Tops U.S. Gas-Fired Plant Kickoffs in Third Quarter

Industrial Info Resources is tracking about $10 billion of natural gas-fired projects across the U.S. that are set to begin construction in the third quarter

Monday, June 22, 2026

Power

South Carolina Regulators Give Green Light to 2,180-MW Gas-Fired Power Plant

The South Carolina Public Service Commission has given the go-ahead for Dominion Energy and state public power utility Santee Cooper to construct a 2,180-MW gas-fired power plant in Colleton County.

Monday, June 22, 2026

Power

Both Coasts of Canada Enjoying Energy Sector Success

The energy sector in Canada got a lift on both coasts with the 100th delivery from the LNG Canada facility in British Columbia and a pending decision on the Bay du Nord oil field in the Atlantic.

Monday, June 22, 2026

Production

USGS Finds Enough Lithium in the Carolinas to Last Centuries

The volume of lithium oxide in the Carolinas is enough to make laptop batteries for the next 600 years. But the United States is still playing catch-up with the likes of Australia and China.

Monday, June 22, 2026

Mining

Pharmaceutical Majors Cut Investments in Germany

Major healthcare reforms in Germany are being cited by pharmaceutical majors Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim for cutting their planned investments by more than US$2 billion.

Monday, June 22, 2026

Pharmaceutical

France Breaks Historic Hydropower Grip with Law Mandating 6-GW Annual Auction

The French parliament has passed a bill that dismantles the decades-old monopoly held by state-owned utility Électricité de France (EDF) over the nation's hydropower market.

Monday, June 22, 2026

Power

Xcel Petitions to Keep Colorado Coal-Fired Power Plant Operating Past Planned Retirement

Xcel Energy has petitioned the Colorado PUC to allow Unit 2 at its Comanche power plant in Pueblo to run for another 15 months after its planned retirement data at the end of this year.

Friday, June 19, 2026

Power

Canada Set New Record in Crude Oil Production in 2025

Total production of crude oil in Canada reached a highpoint in December at 5.64 million bpd, while the full-year 2025 average was 5.35 million bpd

Friday, June 19, 2026

Production

BHP-Lundin's Vicuna Copper Project Greenlit for Argentina Incentives

The Vicuna mining project, which includes Josemaria and Filo del Sol deposits, is the latest copper project approved under Argentina's RIGI incentives program. Argentina is betting heavily on becoming a top copper producer with hopes of producing up to 1.5 million tonnes per year.

Friday, June 19, 2026

Mining

Petroecuador Oil & Gas Production Reaches 370,000 BOED in June, Seeks to Reopen 200 Wells

Petroecuador reached 370,000 boed of production in June. The ITT block continues to produce close to 40,000 bpd, despite a 2023 referendum that ordered extraction to end.

Friday, June 19, 2026

Production

Proyecto de cobre Vicuña de BHP-Lundin por US$9.700 millones recibe aprobación bajo el RIGI PEELP

El proyecto Vicuña, que incluye los depósitos Josemaría y Filo del Sol, es el último proyecto de cobre aprobado bajo el RIGI y el primer proyecto de cobre bajo el PEELP. Vicuña podría producir hasta 500.000 toneladas de cobre, 800.000 onzas de oro y 20 millones de onzas de plata por año.

Friday, June 19, 2026

Mining

IIR News Intelligence Article Search

U.S. Steelmakers Set to Add, Improve Capacity in Third Quarter

Peace Prospects Drive Down Oil Prices, U.S. Refinery Issues Linger

North America's Longest Underground Transmission Line Starts Up

Audit on Cobre Panama Copper Mine Shows 87.73% Compliance

European Commission Approves Italy's Green Energy Jackpot

Oman Awards Landmark 2.7 GW of Round-the-Clock Hybrid Renewable Energy Project

Esmeraldas Refinery in Ecuador Advances Recovery Following Fire

IIR's June 22 Market Scorecard Brings You Breaking Geopolitical News

U.S. Settlement with Invenergy Continues Trump's War on Wind Power

North Dakota Tops U.S. Gas-Fired Plant Kickoffs in Third Quarter

South Carolina Regulators Give Green Light to 2,180-MW Gas-Fired Power Plant

Both Coasts of Canada Enjoying Energy Sector Success

USGS Finds Enough Lithium in the Carolinas to Last Centuries

Pharmaceutical Majors Cut Investments in Germany

France Breaks Historic Hydropower Grip with Law Mandating 6-GW Annual Auction

Xcel Petitions to Keep Colorado Coal-Fired Power Plant Operating Past Planned Retirement

Canada Set New Record in Crude Oil Production in 2025

BHP-Lundin's Vicuna Copper Project Greenlit for Argentina Incentives

Petroecuador Oil & Gas Production Reaches 370,000 BOED in June, Seeks to Reopen 200 Wells

Proyecto de cobre Vicuña de BHP-Lundin por US$9.700 millones recibe aprobación bajo el RIGI PEELP