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Economic Indicators

2Q 2025 3rd Est.

GDP

3.8%

November 2025

ISM

48.2%

September 2025

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

August 2025

New Orders

1.4%

September 2025

Industrial Production

0.1%

September 2025

Capacity Utilization

77.4%

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BP Starts Up U.S. Gulf Expansion Project

British energy company BP started up the expansion to its Atlantis platform ahead of schedule.

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Canadian Oil Producers Upbeat on 2026
With a low-end break-even price for drillers, below US$50 per barrel in some cases, Canadian energy companies expressed optimism for 2026.

By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
ONEOK: Touch as Many Molecules as We Can, as Often as We Can, as Long as We Can
ONEOK decided in 2021 to do mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with planning and intention.

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief
Santee Cooper Advances Potential Restart of Nuclear Project, Reactor Sale
After Santee Cooper picked Brookfield Asset Management to revive construction of two partially built nuclear units next to the V.C. Summer Plant in South Carolina, the state-owned utility approved a memorandum of understanding that establishes a feasibility study for completing the project.

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor
Copper Mining Projects Continue to Gain Traction in Argentina
The San Jorge copper project moves forward as Argentina's copper prospects continue to gain traction.

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor
Last-Minute Deal to Save South African Smelters
South Africa's struggling power utility Eskom (Johannesburg, South Africa) has agreed to talks with the owners of some of the country's leading aluminum smelters to prevent their imminent closure with the loss of almost 5,000 jobs.

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor

El gobierno argentino recibe ofertas por más de US$700 millones por la privatización del sistema hidroeléctrico del COMAHUE

El pasado viernes 28 de noviembre la Secretaría de Energía de Argentina realizó la apertura de ofertas económicas del proceso de licitación pública iniciado en agosto pasado para la venta del 100% del paquete accionario de las empresas públicas Alicurá Hidroeléctrica Argentina S.A., El Chocón Hidroeléctrica Argentina S.A., Cerros Colorados Hidroeléctrica Argentina S.A. y Piedra del Águila Hidroeléctrica Argentina S.A. Estas empresas contarán con la concesión de explotación por 30 años de las cinco hidroeléctricas que componen el complejo del COAMAHUE sobre los ríos Limay y Neuquén en las provincias de Neuquén y Río Negro..

El relanzamiento de la minería en Ecuador: ¿Pueden los nuevos proyectos cupríferos reavivar el interés internacional?

Ecuador busca reavivar el interés en su sector minero tras años de un catastro congelado..

Shell se retira del proyecto de GNL de YPF en Argentina un año después de su incorporación

Shell abandona el proyecto Argentina LNG 2 de YPF, que podría haber sumado hasta 10 MTPA..

Oil Prices Slump from Early Risk Premium

Fundamentals returned to influence the direction of crude oil prices after escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela..

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U.S., Allies Seek to Lessen China's Hold on Critical Minerals

U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg, looking coordinate efforts to reduce China's strong positions in all parts of the AI supply chain, has scheduled a White House meeting with eight U.S. allies.

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U.S. Semiconductor Plant Construction Advances, Other Work Slows Down
Amid President Donald Trump's push to boost domestic semiconductor production, major related construction projects are moving forward, while others are being delayed..

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor
Dallas-Fort Worth Area is Key U.S. Data Center Destination Next Year
Texas is one of the leading destinations for 2026 U.S. data center projects, with a particular hotspot existing in the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth region..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist
Rio Tinto Targets 1 Million Tons Per Year of Copper Output
Rio Tinto plans to sell US$5 billion to $10 billion in assets from its portfolio as it targets annual copper output to 1 million tons by 2030..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Green Light for U.K.'s Largest Floating Solar Project

HF Sinclair Seeks Westward Growth with Less Capital Spending

Early Energy Sector Optimism for 2026

U.S. Gulf Oil & Gas Lease Sale Planned for Wednesday

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Argentina Receives More than US$700 Million in Bids to Privatize COMAHUE Hydroelectric System

On November 28, the Ministry of Energy of Argentina opened the public bidding process for the sale of 100% of the shares of the public companies Alicurá Hidroeléctrica Argentina S.A., El Chocón Hidroeléctrica Argentina S.A., Cerros Colorados Hidroeléctrica Argentina S.A. and Piedra del Águila Hidroeléctrica Argentina S.A, initiated in August 2024.

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IIR's December 8 Market Scorecard Brings You Breaking Geopolitical News
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By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor
After the Storm: How Microgrids Keep Communities Open for Business
Microgrids make grid systems more flexible and capable of absorbing the shock of the next hurricane, major wildfire outbreak or ice storm.

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief
Japan Closer to Restarting World's Largest Nuclear Power Plant
The world's largest nuclear power plant could be restarted in Japan as soon as next month, 14 years after it was forced to close by government decree..

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor

U.S. Gas-Fired Power Plants Prep for Maintenance Outages

DOE Awards $800 Million for U.S. SMR Development

Trump EPA Seeks to Vacate Tougher Biden-era Regulation of Particulate Matter

El gobierno brasileño anuncia dos subastas de transmisión de energía para 2026 por un valor superior a 25 mil millones de reales

Featured Story

After Offshore Proposal, USGS Reviews Inland California Reserves

In decline since the 1980s, there are still billions of cubic feet of gas and millions of barrels of oil in California

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Europe Agrees on Weaker 2040 Climate Goal
A new binding climate target for the European Union (EU) for 2040 has been voted through despite efforts by the far-right to quash it..

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor
BP Delays Unit Closure at Main Germany Refinery
U.K. oil major BP plc (London, England) has delayed the the planned permanent closure of a 70,000 barrel per day (BBL/d) Crude Distillation Unit and a 40,000 BBL/d Vacuum Distillation Unit at its largest German refinery, the 140,000 BBL/d Gelsenkirchen Scholven..

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor
ExxonMobil Threatens to Quit Europe over EU Law
Exxon Mobil Corporation (Spring, Texas) has warned that it will be forced to stop doing business in the European Union (EU) if it does not make changes to one of its most contentious sustainability laws..

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor

Exploration & Production Efforts Lead Petrobras' Capital Spending

Swiss Trader Gunvor Backs Off Deal to Buy Lukoil Assets

IIR's November 3 Market Scorecard Brings You Breaking Geopolitical News

Canada Touts Clean Energy During G7 Meeting in Toronto

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Shell Pulls Out of YPF's Argentina LNG Project a Year After Joining

Shell is leaving YPF's Argentina LNG 2 project, which could have added up to 10 MTPA.

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Changing Fuel Economy Standards, EU Gas Imports, Aramco: Your Daily Energy News
Scan through a selection of energy-related news highlights that we think will interest our clients..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist
Canada Expecting Upstream Drilling Increase in 2026
An upstream trade group in Canada is expecting an uptick in rig activity next year, which would help the struggling economy and support efforts at trade diversification..

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor
'New' Oil Pipeline for Canada
Provincial and federal leaders included an expansion to an existing pipeline to British Columbia as a national priority. Amid declining U.S. ties, Canada aims to tap the markets in Asia..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Record U.S. LNG Exports, Fast-Tracked MISO Projects, Targa Resources: Your Daily Energy News

Canadian Oil Exports to U.S. Up Year-on-Year

Freeport Issues Curb LNG Feed Gas

EIA Notes Rise in U.S. Associated Natural Gas Production

Featured Story

BP Drops One of U.K.'s Largest Hydrogen Projects

Oil and gas major BP (London, England) has ditched plans to build one of the U.K.'s largest planned blue hydrogen projects due to an ongoing dispute over whether the site should be used for an artificial intelligence (AI) data center instead.

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Argentina Expands Fertilizer Production
Pampa Energía plans to build a nitrogen fertilizer plant at the port of Bahía Blanca. The project is part of a broader effort to reduce Argentina's dependence on fertilizer imports.

By Mariana Soko, Chemical Processing Industry Manager - Latin America
Argentina amplía producción de fertilizantes
Hoy en día, Argentina se encuentra en una etapa en la cual apunta a disminuir la dependencia de la importación de fertilizantes. En este marco, la empresa Pampa Energía, cuyo principal foco de operaciones ha sido históricamente la generación de energía eléctrica, dio un paso hacia el sector químico y se encuentra desarrollando un plan para la construcción de una planta de fertilizantes nitrogenados en el puerto de Bahía Blanca.

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief
ExxonMobil Shutting Scottish Ethylene Operations
Exxon Mobil Corporation (Spring, Texas) is to shut its Fife Ethylene Plant (FEP) at Mossmorran in Scotland with the loss of up to 400 jobs..

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor

Thailand's AGC Vinythai Completes Chlor-Alkali and Vinyl Expansions

Occidental Ups Oil & Gas Efforts as OxyChem Selloff Nears End

Air Products Returns Focus to Industrial Gases, Slashes Capex

Australia Hits GO For Guarantee of Origin Scheme

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ISM: U.S. Manufacturing Activity Continues Contraction

The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) latest Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) survey indicates U.S. manufacturing activity contracted for the ninth straight month, as tariffs and economic uncertainty continue to disrupt the domestic manufacturing sector.

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Port Houston Sees Robust Cargo Activity
Port Houston's October container volumes were up both for the month and year-over-year, which comes as the port is investing to expand import and export cargo capacity..

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor
Arkansas Prepares to Implement Wind Power-Halting Legislation
Arkansas lawmakers are gearing up for hearings in regard to the implementation of legislation passed in April that makes siting and constructing windfarms in the state significantly more difficult..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist
Fire No More? Safer Batteries Discussed at Industry Conference
High-profile utility battery fires have created a market opportunity for systems that use different battery chemistries.

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Meta Advances Efforts to Power AI Data Centers

Automakers Continue to Boost U.S. Investment

Google Makes Power Arrangements for Arkansas, Ohio Data Operations

More U.S. Solar Power Coming, with Fewer Delays

Featured Story

IIR's November 17 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

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IIR's November 10 Market Scorecard Brings You Breaking Geopolitical News
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By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor
Atvos de Brasil anuncia inversiones en etanol de maíz y biometano
Atvos (São Paulo, Brasil), un actor clave en el mercado brasileño de etanol, anunció recientemente inversiones en sus instalaciones de Nova Alvorada do Sul y Costa Rica, en el estado centro-occidental de Mato Grosso do Sul..

By Chester Conway, IIR Writing Staff
Gevo Shifting Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project to North Dakota
Gevo is working to move its planned SAF operation from South Dakota to North Dakota.

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Brazil's Atvos Announces Investments in Corn Ethanol and Biomethane

Vietnam Aims to Produce More Bio-Ethanol

IIR's October 27 Market Scorecard Brings You Breaking Geopolitical News

Canadian Energy Policy Seems Divided

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More than Half of Chevron's Capex Set for U.S.

U.S.-based supermajor Chevron said that about $10.5 billion, more than half of its planned budget for next year, would target operations in the domestic market

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Kazakhstan Oil Exports Hobbled after Drone Strike
IIR Energy continues to monitor developments in Kazakhstan after a suspected Ukrainian drone strike hobbled an export terminal for one of the larger crude oil delivery networks in the world.

By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Avoiding Russian Oil Sanctions, Indian Refiners Buy 4 Million Barrels from Guyana
With the introduction of U.S. sanctions on Russia's top oil exporters, Rosneft PJSC (Moscow) and Lukoil PJSC (Moscow), many nations are scrambling to find other suppliers. India, as a major world importer, is going to great lengths, literally, to do that.

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist
IIR's December 1 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.

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

Helmerich & Payne Eyes Growth in Global Drilling for Oil & Gas

Keyera Eyes Long-Term Growth in Canada's Nat Gas, NGL Markets

EPA Grants Texas Primacy to Regulate Carbon Storage Wells

Canada Brings Trade Message Overseas

Industry Shorts

News by Geography

North America

Southwest Power Pool Set for Faster Power Expansions

Industrial Info is tracking more than $26 billion worth of active and proposed capacity-expansion projects at power-generation facilities in the SPP region.

Fluor Completes LNG Canada Phase 2

Jobs, Nuclear Energy Bolstered in Canada

Latin America

Brazil's Government to Hold Power Transmission Auctions Worth $4.7 Billion

Brazil expects to attract US$4.7 billion in investments to construct close to 4,500 km of transmission lines

Cochilco eleva su pronóstico del precio del cobre para este año y el próximo

IEA Connects Energy Security with National Security

Europe

Norsk Hydro Building Largest Hydro Project in Decades

Norsk Hydro (Oslo, Norway) has committed to building one of Norway's largest pumped hydro power projects in more than two decades.

Europe's Offshore Wind Auctions Come Under Fire

Belarus Opts for New Nuclear Power Unit

Africa

Precious Metals in Focus: Platinum Group Metals at a Glance

Known for their resilience, value and outstanding catalytic properties, platinum group metals stand significant in today's era of clean energy and sustainability

Cheniere Energy, ExxonMobil, Xcel Energy: Your Daily Energy News

South Africa's Long-Term Power Resource Plan Highlights Renewables

Asia

Woodside, Petrobras, U.S. Rig Count: Your Daily Energy News

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NextDecade, Georgia Power, ADNOC: Your Daily Energy News

Indonesia Accelerates Waste-to-Energy Development

Oceania

Australia: Renewables Overtake Fossil-Fuel Power For First Time

Australia's renewable energy sector produced more power than coal and gas sources for the first time in October, marking a pivotal shift in the country's power mix.

Delfin LNG, Woodside Energy, U.S. Oil Stocks: Your Daily Energy News

Iberdrola Seeks Permit for 3 GW Australian Offshore Windfarm

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