IIR News

Utility holding company NiSource Incorporated has increased its planned five-year capital budget about 45%, to an estimated $28 billion, largely to serve planned data centers, and it has an approved corporate structure that would insulate residential and business customers from the costs and risks of serving large-load customers such as data centers..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Alphabet Incorporated has acquired Intersect Power..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Late-December storms in Southern California produced rapid runoff, flooding, outages and pipeline risks, boosting reservoirs via rain-driven inflows..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

The newest platform at the offshore Buzios field begins production, increasing capacity to 1.15 million BBL/d..

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

Scan through a selection of energy-related news highlights that we think will interest our clients..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump would like to see U.S. spend billions of dollars to revamp Venezuela's oil infrastructure..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Brazil is expected to consume 836 barrels of oil equivalent in transportation energy demand by 2035..

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

Europe has taken its most decisive step yet to achieving energy independence from Russia by agreeing to permanently stop the import of Russian gas by 2027 and a phase-out of Russian oil..

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor

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By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

Pemex's fails to stop production declines as it receives financial government support..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Philips 66 has approved a $2.4 billion capital budget for 2026, which is slightly above this year's forecast, with growth spending geared toward the company's midstream natural gas liquids network and high-return refining projects..

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

Industrial Info is tracking more than $383.7 billion worth of active and proposed capital-spending projects at refineries globally, as well as more than $21.6 billion worth of maintenance-related projects..

By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

The U.K. government has stepped in to save its last ethylene plant at Grangemouth in Scotland with £120 (US$160 million) million funding..

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor

Petrobras and Braskem ink feedstock supply details, with ethane volumes taking central stage as Braskem switches to gas..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Southeast Asia's ethylene cracker plants are undergoing a major shift, with several plants either facing delayed start-up, extended shutdowns or closure..

By Ralph Diasanta, Research Specialist

Chile's state-owned mining company received US$600 million in financing from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and Banco Santander to decarbonize its electricity matrix..

By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

Peru recorded metallic mining exports worth US$42.1 billion through September 2025.

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Demand for nickel has been rising due to its use in stainless steel and specialty alloys, but also the expansion of lithium-ion battery production for electric vehicles..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

Despite the White House's opposition to development that can involve environmental, social and governance and laws that are aimed at climate change, Industrial Info is tracking $90 billion worth of ESG-related projects across the U.S. set to kick off in the first quarter, with about 45% of the total spend attributed to projects that it estimates have a medium-to-high likelihood (70% or more) of beginning construction..

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

Led by an increase in e-commerce packaging, Asia's paper sector is investing heavily in growth projects..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Industrial Info is tracking about $600 million worth of active and proposed projects from Deere, as well as nearly $15 billion in active and proposed projects in the U.S. sector for agricultural products.

By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

Tyson has announced that it will close a major beef-processing plant in Nebraska and reduce shifts at another plant in Amarillo, Texas. The company cited low U.S. cattle supplies as its reason..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Fully embracing the "cheesehead" monicker, industrial and agricultural companies in Wisconsin are pursuing more than 80 projects related to the state's dairy sector, easily leading the U.S. in the number of such projects..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Sharp differences among Republican elected officials on artificial intelligence (AI) could add fresh uncertainties over Big Tech's plans for AI, and with it, electric companies' plans to build new energy assets..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

The European Union (EU) has been forced to climb down on its landmark ambition to ban all internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2035 following mounting pressure from key Member States and the motoring industry..

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor

Although U.S. manufacturers expect to increase capital spending over the next 12 months, tariffs continue to have a negative impact on their business operations..

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

Industrial Info is tracking 426 active pharmaceutical and biotech projects in South Korea with a total investment value of US$10.7 billion.

By Jihyun Park, Researcher

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By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

U.S. pharma major Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, Indiana) has announced plans to spend US$3 billion to build an oral medicines manufacturing facility in Katwijk, Netherlands..

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor