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Updated September 14, 2026

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Updated September 14, 2026

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Constellation to Add Rhode Island Plant to Gas-Powered Assets

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Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $20 billion worth of projects from Constellation, more than $7 billion of which is attributed to projects for gas-fired power generation

By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

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  • EU Breaking Away from Russian Gas, IEA Finds

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    Industrial Info is tracking more than 100 projects across North America tied to exports of LNG, with expansions to three major facilities taking the lead

    By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

  • Canada Furthers Ontario Mining Through Investment Funding

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    A final round of funding has paved the way for Generation Mining to take a final investment decision for its planned above-ground copper-PGM mine in northeastern Ontario.

    By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

  • Nuclear Power Sets New Generation Record in 2025

    Published

    Nuclear reactors hit a new generation record in 2025 while the reliability of nuclear energy plants remains high across the global fleet and across the life of reactors, including ageing units.

    By Martin Lynch, European News Editor

Ministro peruano destaca un potencial solar de más de 937 GW y 20 GW de energía eólica

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Perú ha aprovechado solo el 5 % de su potencial total de energía solar, eólica e hidroeléctrica, según una declaración reciente del Ministro de Energía y Minas.

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Cochilco: La limitada oferta de concentrado de cobre desafía la creciente capacidad de fundición

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Las fundiciones de cobre compiten por obtener concentrado de cobre en medio de interrupciones en las minas, suspensiones de operaciones y restricciones a la exportación.

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Chile impulsa medidas para fomentar la exploración minera y la inversión extranjera

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Chile avanza en políticas para mejorar las condiciones de la exploración en etapas iniciales y de las empresas mineras junior, mediante la creación de incentivos a la inversión, la reducción de costos y la disminución de la burocracia.

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

U.S. Power Transmission 'Super-Highways' Moving Along

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Large HVDC power transmission projects are in the works in the U.S., ranging in progress from continued planning and permitting to active construction.

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Week 9/8/26 - 9/14/26

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When Choke Points Speak Louder than Barrels...Brent crossed $100 for the first time since July and touched $110 -- with a U.S. drone down over Hormuz, Omani talks stalled, and Saudi pipelines struck. A Russian drone struck a locomotive near the Polish border. The Caucasus corridor (TRIPP route) is slipping to 2027 under Iranian threat, while Panama is curtailing transits due to drought. At least four choke points affecting global energy and commodity supply chains are at play this week.

Have you considered the cruelty of the timing? Markets price an 88% chance of a Fed hike amid an oil shock -- tightening against cost-push. The IEA's answer to scarcity is coal. A Chinese decoupling study warns third-party gains stay fragile.

Natural gas whispers something similar: October Henry Hub futures at $2.902 on record 19.6 Bcf/d feed-gas, Qatari cargoes stranded, and buyers bidding up whatever molecules still arrive.

So what deserves your attention? Not the barrel -- the bottleneck. And behind it, the underwriters, crews, and reroutes that decide whether a cargo is priced or simply impossible.

News by Industry

Featured Story

Constellation to Add Rhode Island Plant to Gas-Powered Assets

Published

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $20 billion worth of projects from Constellation, more than $7 billion of which is attributed to projects for gas-fired power generation

By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

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EPA Ends Efforts to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants

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By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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Peru's Minister Highlights Solar, Wind Potential

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By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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IEA: Middle East Conflict Will Lead to Greater Global Use of Coal

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By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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Argentina's US$46 Billion Data Center Pipeline

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By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Featured Story

EU Breaking Away from Russian Gas, IEA Finds

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Industrial Info is tracking more than 100 projects across North America tied to exports of LNG, with expansions to three major facilities taking the lead

By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

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Santos Next in Line to Secure LNG from Canada's Pacific Coast

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By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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China Secures U.S-Based LNG Resources

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By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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U.K. To Clear Controversial Jackdaw Oil & Gas Project

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By Martin Lynch, European News Editor

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Key Saudi Oil Pipeline Damaged in Drone Attack

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By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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Brazil's Petrobras Seeks to Expand S-10 Diesel Production

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Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than US$78 billion worth of projects from Petrobras, including six renewable diesel and SAF projects

By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

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CSU, NOAA Reinforce Forecast for Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season

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By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

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Is Canada Diversifying Energy Trade Routes?

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By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

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European Heat Exposes Interlocking Risks for Energy, Industry

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By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

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Brazil's Government Pledges Credit Lines For Sectors Affected by U.S. Tariffs

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By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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Key Saudi Oil Pipeline Damaged in Drone Attack

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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.

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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Unplanned Outages at 17 Russian Refineries Average 3.8 million bpd Offline in August 2026

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By Jesse Broehl, News Editor

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Crude Oil and Refined Product Markets Weigh on Global Supply, Demand

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By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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Update: Tropical Storm Edouard Makes Landfall Near Port Arthur, Texas

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By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

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Brazil's Petrobras Seeks to Expand S-10 Diesel Production

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By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

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U.S. States Planning the Most Industrial Spending in 2027

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Data centers play the dominant role in all but one of the top five U.S. states anticipating the most industrial construction project starts in 2027.

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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  • El Niño Shapes North America Fall, Winter Outlook

    Published

    A potentially historic El Niño will reshape North American temperature, precipitation and energy-demand patterns through fall 2026 and winter 2026-27..

    By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

  • Tropical Storm Lala Takes Aim at Hawaii

    Published

    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..

    By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

  • India's Essar Commits US$5.8 billion to U.K. Energy Transition

    Published

    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...

    By Martin Lynch, European News Editor

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August Wildfire Outlook Expands Risk Across U.S. Energy Regions

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By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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CSU, NOAA Reinforce Forecast for Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season

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By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

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Industrial Wastewater Treatment Construction Abounds in U.S., Elsewhere

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By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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Mexico to Curb Fertilizer Imports with Increased Domestic Production

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By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Featured Story

Smackover Lithium Assesses Potential of Texas Brine Mine at 70,000 Tonnes Per Year

Published

On September 8, Smackover Lithium announced that a preliminary assessment of its Franklin, Texas, lithium mine project could possibly yield Up to 70,000 tonnes per year of battery-quality lithium carbonate.

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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Chile Moves to Promote Mining Exploration and Foreign Investment

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By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

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Cochilco: Limited Copper Concentrate Supply Challenges Growing Smelting Capacity

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By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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IEA: Middle East Conflict Will Lead to Greater Global Use of Coal

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By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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U.S. Metal, Battery Recycling Construction Means Big Spending

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By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Featured Story

Canada's Retaliatory Tariffs Take Effect

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Canada's retaliatory tariffs targeting US$20 billion worth of goods imported from the U.S. are now in effect. This includes a 50% tariff on U.S. steel and aluminum products and derivatives, as well as a range of tariffs on a variety of goods, although energy, electricity and potash fertilizer were spared.

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

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CSU, NOAA Reinforce Forecast for Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season

Published

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

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Industrial Wastewater Treatment Construction Abounds in U.S., Elsewhere

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By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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Brazil's Government Pledges Credit Lines For Sectors Affected by U.S. Tariffs

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By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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Super Typhoon Bavi Remains Powerful Threat to Eastern China

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By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

Featured Story

Canada's Retaliatory Tariffs Take Effect

Published

Canada's retaliatory tariffs targeting US$20 billion worth of goods imported from the U.S. are now in effect. This includes a 50% tariff on U.S. steel and aluminum products and derivatives, as well as a range of tariffs on a variety of goods, although energy, electricity and potash fertilizer were spared.

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

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U.S. Food & Beverage Plant Expansions Add Up to Billions in Spending

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By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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U.S Beef Industry Continues Restructuring with Tyson to Exit Three More Plants

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By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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Construction at Multiple U.S. Fish Hatcheries to Grow Saltwater, Freshwater Production

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By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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Tropical Storm Lala Takes Aim at Hawaii

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By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Featured Story

Argentina's US$46 Billion Data Center Pipeline

Published

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

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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Canada's Retaliatory Tariffs Take Effect

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By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

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Could Colorado River Cuts Leave Nevada Projects High and Dry?

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By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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U.S. States Planning the Most Industrial Spending in 2027

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By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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Survey Shows Dip in U.S. Manufacturing Activity

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By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

Featured Story

U.S. States Planning the Most Industrial Spending in 2027

Published

Data centers play the dominant role in all but one of the top five U.S. states anticipating the most industrial construction project starts in 2027.

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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  • U.S. Megaprojects to Watch for in 2027

    Published

    Megaprojects valued at $1 billion or more are taking shape in the U.S., and several are on the books to begin construction next year..

    By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

  • GLP-1 Drugs Drive Pharma Construction Wave

    Published

    The U.S. is ground-zero for GLP-1 drugs, which is fueling billions of dollars of construction investment from the pharmaceutical industry..

    By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

  • El Niño Shapes North America Fall, Winter Outlook

    Published

    A potentially historic El Niño will reshape North American temperature, precipitation and energy-demand patterns through fall 2026 and winter 2026-27..

    By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

  • See More Pharmaceutical & Biotech News
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Tropical Storm Lala Takes Aim at Hawaii

Published

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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August Wildfire Outlook Expands Risk Across U.S. Energy Regions

Published

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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CSU, NOAA Reinforce Forecast for Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season

Published

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

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Industrial Wastewater Treatment Construction Abounds in U.S., Elsewhere

Published

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

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Middle East News

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Key Saudi Oil Pipeline Damaged in Drone Attack

Published

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.

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

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Latin America


Europe

U.K. To Clear Controversial Jackdaw Oil & Gas Project

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The U.K.'s Labour government looks set to green light the controversial Jackdaw oil and gas project in the North Sea, despite the project having had its previous permit withdrawn.

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor



Africa


Asia

Sri Lanka Plans to Add 4.5 GW of Solar, Wind and BESS Capacity by 2030

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Sri Lanka is advancing plans to expand renewable generation and energy-storage infrastructure, with approximately 2,071 megawatts (MW) of solar and 1,264 MW of wind capacity planned through 2030, alongside a government target to introduce around 1,200 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) over the next two years.

By Yogesh Kumar, Lead Researcher-Power


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