IIR News Intelligence

Madagascar has announced plans for 46 solar-power projects totaling approximately 932 megawatts (MW) as part of a major national energy transition program.

LNG Canada is expected to make a final investment decision on expanding its LNG plant in British Columbia by the end of this year.

Brazil is rapidly expanding its renewable energy sector, adding 7.4 GW to its electric system in 2025, with 76% coming from renewables. This growth strengthens Brazil's ability to attract energy-intensive industries, and Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than 1,800 renewable power and energy storage projects valued at US5$12 billion across the country.

Industrial Info Resources is tracking 37 utility-scale solar projects, valued at $12.8 billion, that are set to be completed in Texas in 2026 as the state's solar generation easily surpasses coal-fired power.

Constellation Pin Oak peaking power is first of six Texas Energy Fund-backed power projects to come online. Industrial Info Resources is tracking all six projects, which will total 3.47 GW of power capacity.

Developments around U.S. geothermal power are heating up. Industrial Info Resources is tracking $6.7 billion worth of active and proposed geothermal-related projects across the country, most of which are in the western U.S., although much of the activity is in an early stage of development.

Some 80,000 barrels of oil per day are expected by the third quarter now that first oil was achieved at the Pikka prospect in Alaska, international partners announced.

Some 80,000 barrels of oil per day are expected by the third quarter now that first oil was achieved at the Pikka prospect in Alaska, international partners announced.

First-quarter net profits shot up for three large, independent, gas-oriented U.S. exploration and production companies, driven by higher demand, stemming in part from the cold snap early in the quarter, which led to increased production and increased prices.

Industrial Info Resources is tracking 17 projects related to Alaska LNG, totaling more than US$30 billion of investment.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his efforts to build up the economy with the launch of a sovereign wealth fund. Through trade and investments, Canada aims to become an energy superpower.

LNG drives significant growth in global orders, but executives warn Strait of Hormuz likely won't reopen soon

Fuel pellet construction projects are active in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, bringing in US$1.75 billion in potential capital and maintenance spending.

Violence in the Middle East is influencing the performance of companies across the global energy sector.

Crude oil prices have edged downward, but little is certain amid continued instability along the Strait of Hormuz.

With less than 40 days until hurricane season, early U.S. forecasts point to a generally quieter Atlantic driven by El Niño.

Global crude oil prices were treading water on Thursday, though tensions remain high after a ship was seized in the Emirati waters of the Persian Gulf.

The International Energy Agency says some 14 million barrels per day of oil are shut in due to conflict in the Middle East.

CNRL is expanding its production, particularly in the Athabasca oil sands, with IIR tracking US$30 billion of projects

Industrial Info Resources is tracking a number of unplanned ethylene shutdowns in the Middle East caused by the ongoing 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.

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.

Planning permission has been granted for the Humber H2ub Green hydrogen production facility near Killingholme power station but a much larger blue hydrogen project has been shelved.

The labor market is increasingly tight, with Industrial Info Resources estimating 705,000 journeymen-level craftsmen will be needed across the U.S. in 2026

Phillips 66 is advancing major growth projects. According to Industrial Info Resources data, there is $5 billion worth of projects worldwide attributed to the energy company, excluding two major joint-venture petrochemical facilities under construction.

While agricultural producers are clamoring for fertilizer amid a global shortage, domestic petrochemical producers are realizing they may have put too much on the market.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his efforts to build up the economy with the launch of a sovereign wealth fund. Through trade and investments, Canada aims to become an energy superpower.

Having resumed operations in August 2025 after a nearly year-long suspension because of the oil price surge, Long Son Petrochemicals (LSP), a Vietnam subsidiary of Siam Cement Group (SCG) is once again facing an operational halt due to the continuing conflict in the Middle East.

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than US$7 billion of ongoing construction at glass plants throughout the world, led by China, Hungary and the U.S.

Chile's Environmental Tribunal overturned 2021 environmental permits for the Collahuasi mine expansion project, which includes the desalination plant. Glencore does not expect any immediate impact to operations.

Industrial Info Resources is tracking 13 lithium plants and mines active in Argentina, including the Fenix mine and the Sal de Oro Plant, two projects to be added to the RIGI.

Equinox Gold Corporation will acquire Orla Mining Limited, creating one of the leading gold producers in the Americas with an expected gold production of 1.1 million ounces for 2026.

La producción de cobre de Chile en el primer trimestre cayó un 5,8% hasta alcanzar 1,21 millones de toneladas, registrándose los mayores descensos en las minas El Teniente, El Abra, Spence y Escondida.

Efforts by the U.S. to strengthen domestic and global critical minerals supply chains and prevent market manipulation, largely in response to overreliance on China, now include a MOU and action plan with the EU and builds on the FORGE initiative that was announced earlier this year.

Global response has been muted so far to President Donald Trump's proclamation of a new set of tariffs on most goods produced by nearly every country in the world.

Spring 2026 will feature a transition, supporting warm conditions along the West Coast and southern U.S.

In a 6-3 decision Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his legal authority in unilaterally imposing unbounded tariffs on nearly every country in the world using a 1970s-era emergency economic law.

The U.S. Supreme Court has gutted a central pillar of President Donald Trump's economic agenda.

A winter storm is expected to move from the U.S. Southwest across the southern Plains and into the East this weekend. This system is forecast to bring heavy rain and localized flooding.

CMPC is moving ahead with a major investment to build a new pulp mill in Barra do Ribeiro, in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state

With less than 40 days until hurricane season, early U.S. forecasts point to a generally quieter Atlantic driven by El Niño.

According to Industrial Info Resources data, there is more than $14.5 billion of active dairy projects in the U.S., ranging in their development timelines from planning to active construction. Nearly $7 billion worth of these projects are actively under construction.

With reservoir levels dropping to dangerous lows, authorities in Corpus Christi are looking for ways to acquire potable water after a major desalination project was cancelled last year.

A federal trade court was told March 6 that it would take about 45 days to reconfigure the systems and processes used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection before it could begin making refunds on tariffs it has collected.

A federal trade court has ordered the U.S. government to refund, with interest, all levies paid by importers under a 1970s-era law used by the president but recently struck down the U.S. Supreme Court.

The manufacture of soft drinks, juice drinks, bottled water and similar beverages means big business in the U.S., and the producers and bottlers of these beverages are at work on projects across the country.

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.

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.

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.

Large computational electric loads from data centers and other facilities could pose a threat to the reliability of the U.S. bulk power system, warns the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).

According to Industrial Info Resources data, there are $63 billion worth of active and planned battery-manufacturing projects across the U.S., with $45 billion of the spend attributed to projects under construction.

U.S. businesses invested more than $44 billion in data centers in the first quarter, continuing a rise in outlays aimed at winning the artificial intelligence contest.

The industry produces 55% more GHG emissions than the automotive sector

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has confirmed a 430 million-euro (US$493 million) project to expand its key Irish manufacturing site to produce the tablet form of its weight loss drug Wegovy.

The universe's second lightest element, helium, a non-flammable and noble gas, is witnessing an uptick in global demand fueled by industries like semiconductors, electronics, healthcare and aerospace.

A federal trade court was told March 6 that it would take about 45 days to reconfigure the systems and processes used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection before it could begin making refunds on tariffs it has collected.

A federal trade court has ordered the U.S. government to refund, with interest, all levies paid by importers under a 1970s-era law used by the president but recently struck down the U.S. Supreme Court.

Spring 2026 will feature a transition, supporting warm conditions along the West Coast and southern U.S.