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Between February and August, the U.S. added 520,000 barrels per day, while Brazil came in second with 470,000 barrels per day, helping to offset supply losses from the conflict surrounding Iran

Between February and August, the U.S. added 520,000 barrels per day, while Brazil came in second with 470,000 barrels per day, helping to offset supply losses from the conflict surrounding Iran

Between February and August, the U.S. added 520,000 barrels per day, while Brazil came in second with 470,000 barrels per day, helping to offset supply losses from the conflict surrounding Iran

QatarEnergy says it will take up to three years to repair its LNG infrastructure damaged in the Middle East conflict.

Tropical Storm Lala could approach hurricane strength near the Big Island, bringing threats from flooding rainfall, damaging winds, dangerous surf and coastal flooding across Hawaii.

Wildfire risk expands across major U.S. energy regions as heat and dryness increase concerns from ERCOT and the southern Plains to the Pacific Northwest.

NOAA and Colorado State University continue to forecast a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season, citing increasing confidence that El Niño will suppress tropical development through the season's peak.

Companies behind various efforts to build out the Canadian midstream segment are making strides. But is it enough to support a move away from U.S. trade?

Extreme heat, drought and wildfires are simultaneously disrupting Europe's power generation, industrial logistics, transportation networks and economic activity

Brazil announced 18.5 billion reais (US$3.6 billion) in credit lines for local companies faced with U.S. tariffs and international conflicts. The package was unveiled on Wednesday, July 22, the same day a new 25% U.S. tariff on Brazilian goods was imposed. Brazil exported US$37.7 billion of goods to the U.S. in 2025.

Industry analysts have for months touted pipeline routes that avoid the Strait of Hormuz as a way to insulate the market from conflict. One of those pipelines may be shuttered for weeks because of drone attacks.

Below-normal rainfall and tightening transit limits are reviving concerns over shipping capacity, LNG transport, and refined-product routes ahead of the 2027 dry season.

Pakistan's government is moving closer to signing deals with the country's main refineries that will unlock up to US$6 billion in investment.

Pemex is lagging in its production goals, but a new partnership with Brazil's Petrobras seeks to take advantage of that company's deepwater exploration experience.

The month of August has shown Russian refinery capacity was severely impacted by successful drone strikes by Ukraine.

Wars in the Middle East and Europe continue to cut into global production of crude oil and refined petroleum products as well as demand for those products.

Tropical Storm Lala could approach hurricane strength near the Big Island, bringing threats from flooding rainfall, damaging winds, dangerous surf and coastal flooding across Hawaii.

The company behind the U.K.'s first large scale low-carbon hydrogen production plant at Stanlow refinery has committed to spending £4.3 billion (US$5.8 billion) on low-carbon energy transition projects in the U.K..

Wildfire risk expands across major U.S. energy regions as heat and dryness increase concerns from ERCOT and the southern Plains to the Pacific Northwest.

NOAA and Colorado State University continue to forecast a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season, citing increasing confidence that El Niño will suppress tropical development through the season's peak.

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $1 billion worth of dedicated wastewater treatment construction projects outside of the Oil & Gas Production Industry in the U.S. This expands to more than US$15 billion globally.

Mexico is set to dramatically increase its production of nitrogenous fertilizers in the coming years as several projects come online.

Chile's government seeks to attract investment in copper, lithium and rare earths by reducing permitting times and corporate taxes.

El gobierno de Chile busca atraer inversiones en cobre, litio y tierras raras mediante la reducción de los plazos de tramitación de permisos y de los impuestos corporativos.

New Mexico, formerly the national leader in uranium mining, has no active mines; symptomatic of national mine permitting issues.

Argentina's mining exports reached US$5.36 billion between January and July, up 67.5% year over year.

Las exportaciones mineras de Argentina alcanzaron los US$5.360 millones entre enero y julio, equivalente a un incremento interanual del 67,5 %.

Australia has pulled the plug on restarting the blast furnace at the troubled Whyalla Steelworks and announced that half of the plant's workers will be made redundant.

NOAA and Colorado State University continue to forecast a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season, citing increasing confidence that El Niño will suppress tropical development through the season's peak.

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $1 billion worth of dedicated wastewater treatment construction projects outside of the Oil & Gas Production Industry in the U.S. This expands to more than US$15 billion globally.

Brazil announced 18.5 billion reais (US$3.6 billion) in credit lines for local companies faced with U.S. tariffs and international conflicts. The package was unveiled on Wednesday, July 22, the same day a new 25% U.S. tariff on Brazilian goods was imposed. Brazil exported US$37.7 billion of goods to the U.S. in 2025.

Super Typhoon Bavi is forecast to to track near the southern Ryukyu Islands before making landfall along eastern China, threatening critical industrial infrastructure, ports, marine operations and regional transportation across East Asia.

Other nations blasted, and some U.S. trade groups supported, the results of a Section 301 trade investigation by the U.S. Trade Representative.

Industrial Info Resources data find $7.3 billion worth of Pulp & Pulp construction projects underway in the U.S. and another $5.5 billion worth in the planning and engineering stages.

The Canadian government left energy off the table in its response to U.S. tariff threats. But an integrated supply chain has caused concern among labor unions fretting over whether or not the escalation in tensions is even justified.

Expansion construction at U.S. Food & Beverage plants is bringing more than $30 billion in investment.

On the heels of beef-focused restructuring announcements in November, Tyson Foods has announced it will close two beef plants in Illinois and Utah, and sell and a third plant in Washington.

Renovations and expansions are on the books for current construction at U.S. fish hatcheries, often intended to more than double a facility's capacity.

Tropical Storm Lala could approach hurricane strength near the Big Island, bringing threats from flooding rainfall, damaging winds, dangerous surf and coastal flooding across Hawaii.

Wildfire risk expands across major U.S. energy regions as heat and dryness increase concerns from ERCOT and the southern Plains to the Pacific Northwest.

Should nuclear power plants expected to operate for several decades be designed for historical environmental conditions, or for those they may encounter over their full operating lives?

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $13 billion worth of capital-spending projects for U.S.-based gas-fired power generation that could kick off as early as the fourth quarter, about $8 billion of which is attributed to grassroot projects

Industrial Info Resources data show $9.7 billion worth of U.S. automotive projects that are planned to begin in the fourth quarter, most of which are attributed to plant expansions, compared with $6.2 billion in investment year-over-year.

Argentina's data center sector is expanding with some notable developments taking shape that will require billions of dollars worth of investment.

Argentina cuenta con una cartera de 15 proyectos de centros de datos valorados en US$46.400 millones.

Some technology firms are using a more collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement as part of their effort to build data centers.

Tropical Storm Lala could approach hurricane strength near the Big Island, bringing threats from flooding rainfall, damaging winds, dangerous surf and coastal flooding across Hawaii.

Wildfire risk expands across major U.S. energy regions as heat and dryness increase concerns from ERCOT and the southern Plains to the Pacific Northwest.

NOAA and Colorado State University continue to forecast a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season, citing increasing confidence that El Niño will suppress tropical development through the season's peak.

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $1 billion worth of dedicated wastewater treatment construction projects outside of the Oil & Gas Production Industry in the U.S. This expands to more than US$15 billion globally.

Plans to phase in tariffs of 200% on generic drugs into the U.S. may bring an uptick in domestic construction in this sector of the pharmaceutical industry.

Brazil announced 18.5 billion reais (US$3.6 billion) in credit lines for local companies faced with U.S. tariffs and international conflicts. The package was unveiled on Wednesday, July 22, the same day a new 25% U.S. tariff on Brazilian goods was imposed. Brazil exported US$37.7 billion of goods to the U.S. in 2025.