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Turkey Announces New Wind and Solar Drive

Turkey has announced plans for a series of solar and wind auctions totalling 2.4 gigawatts (GW) of capacity.

Steel Maker Cleveland-Cliffs Forecasts Strong Second Half of Year

Steel maker Cleveland-Cliffs expects earnings to double between the second and third quarters of this year, with continued improvement seen into 2027.

Nuclear Resurgence Spurs Permitting, Supply Chain Issues

Industrial Info Resources is tracking 50 SMR capital projects in the U.S., with a total investment value of more than $130 billion

Kinder Morgan Sees High Demand for U.S. Natural Gas Infrastructure

Global supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are under pressure because of damage to infrastructure in Qatar during the war. In its second-quarter earnings report, Kinder Morgan said demand for that infrastructure is soaring.

Production

Grupo Mexico's Q2 Net Income Jumps 90.9% Despite Lower Copper Output

Grupo Mexico reported a mining division EBITDA of US$5.92 billion during the first half of the year, a 61.3% year-on-year increase. Net income in Q2 reached US$2.09 billion, 90.9% more than the same period in 2025.

Geopark on Track to Triple Argentina Hydrocarbon Production by Year-End

Geopark is on track to triple its Argentina production by year-end.

Production

GeoPark Está en Camino a Triplicar su Producción de Hidrocarburos en Argentina para Finales de Año

GeoPark está en camino a triplicar su producción en Argentina para finales de año, con la incorporación de nuevos volúmenes a medida que se completan y entran en producción cinco nuevos pozos en el bloque Loma Jarillosa Este.

Production

Brent Hits $100, U.S. Oil Inventories Rise

The price of Brent crude oil was up nearly 40% so far in July as fighting ticks up in the Middle East. In the U.S. market, the situation was mixed, with strategic emergency stockpiles dropping against an uptick in supplies.

Terminals

U.S. Blue Hydrogen, Similar Projects Face Wave of Setbacks

Industrial Info Resources is tracking $45 billion of U.S. projects for blue hydrogen, ammonia or methanol, 65% of which has a low start-date probability

Chemical

GE Vernova Orders Up 88% Year-over-Year

While GE Vernova's Wind segment continues to be a drag on earnings, orders for its gas turbines are booming.

Trump Offers to Cut Aluminum Tariffs in Exchange for Investment

President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation that would reduce Section 232 tariffs on primary aluminum for companies that invest in U.S. aluminum smelters.

IEA: Global Electric Power Demand to Rise in 2026 and 2027

Global demand for electricity is expected to rise 3.6% this year and 3.8% in 2027, outstripping the world's 3% growth in 2025, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.

Rising Temperatures Could Cause More Unplanned Outages at Nuclear Plants

The Prairie Island Nuclear Power Station, located in Minnesota near the Mississippi River, was temporarily forced to de-rate some of its capacity due to the high temperature of the river that is used for the station's cooling needs.

Steel Dynamics Girds for U.S. Plant Expansions as Sales Boom

Industrial Info Resources is tracking 36 planned or operational plants from Steel Dynamics, attached to more than $430 million of project investment

U.S. Shipyard Investment Reflects Military Needs

Industrial Info Resources is tracking $9 billion worth of active and planned shipyard projects across the U.S., most of which would support the military. This includes a planned $5 billion expansion of Hanwha's shipyard in Philadelphia.

North America

IEA: Global Critical Minerals Risks Became Realities in 2025

The global economy experienced its first taste of critical minerals supply chain disruptions last year, the result of rising demand, increasing prices, supply chain concentrations and wider use of trade restrictions on various minerals that are used in energy, the military, transportation and consumer electronics, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.

Europe Proposes Major Electrification Plan

The European Commission (EC) has proposed a major electrification plan and overhaul of its Emissions Trading System (ETS) to greatly reduce the region's reliance on fossil fuels by 2040.

U.S. Metals & Minerals Projects to Add 1.2 GW of Power Demand

Industrial Info Resources is tracking 107 plants under construction in the U.S. Metals & Minerals Industry, with $32 billion of projects under construction

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Canada's Cigar Lake Uranium Mining Resumes Production

Cameco on July 14 restarted production at the Cigar Lake Uranium Mine in Saskatchewan.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026