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

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.

Wednesday, September 02, 2026

Production

Norway's Big Three Oil Companies Team Up for Exploration

As oil and gas production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) faces decline, heavy hitters Equinor, Var Energi and Aker BP have agreed to work together to find the next major discoveries.

Tuesday, September 01, 2026

Production

QatarEnergy Extends Force Majeure for LNG Consignments to Italy

The latest delay in shipments means Italy is losing out on LNG consignments because of the U.S. campaign in the Middle East. Italy is among the largest consumers of natural gas in the European Union.

Monday, August 31, 2026

Middle East

Europe's Largest Solar Project Clears Final Hurdle

Europe's largest planned solar project has cleared its final hurdle as heatwaves across the continent helped solar power set new records for generation.

Monday, August 31, 2026

Power

GLP-1 Drugs Drive Pharma Construction Wave

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

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Pharmaceutical

The Answer Age: How Industrial Info Is Bringing Trusted Data to AI

Industrial Info's IIR Envoy™ MCP, its branded Model Context Protocol server, gives authorized AI assistants structured access to IIR's industrial intelligence covering capital projects, plants, units and equipment, companies, and planned or unplanned offline events.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Industrial Info

Global Nuclear Investment of US$250 Billion a Year Needed to Triple Capacity

To meet global demand for nuclear energy, annual investment in the sector will need to average $250 billion per year to support the ambition of tripling nuclear power capacity by 2050.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Power

Spain Extends Life of Largest Nuclear Power Plant

The Spanish government has announced that it is extending the life of the Almaraz nuclear power station until June 2030, in a move that could be replicated at other facilities due for decommissioning.

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Power

Global Power Construction Spending Led by Nuclear, Wind

Nuclear power garners the lion's share of global power generation construction spending, although wind and solar power have the highest number of projects.

Monday, August 24, 2026

Power

Denmark Drives Offshore Wind Ambitions

Denmark is forging ahead with two new offshore wind farms as its cements it place as Europe's leading wind energy nation.

Monday, August 24, 2026

Power

Climate Change Tests Renewable Power's Resilience

Industrial Info Resources is tracking how climate variability is reshaping renewable generation, including a 32% hydro shortfall in portions of Europe

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Power

Europe Unveils US$35 Billion AI Gigafactory Plan

The European Union (EU) has unveiled its plan to generate 30 billion euro (US$34.7 billion) in state and private funding to create seven artificial intelligence (AI) gigafactories in Europe.

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Manufacturing

Georgia's Only Refinery Ditches Russian Crude Oil

Georgia's only refinery, Kulevi, has pledged that it will stop using Russian crude oil to avoid European Union (EU) sanctions.

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Refining

World's First Final Storage Facility for Nuclear Waste Advances

Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has reported that the safety requirements for the world's first used nuclear fuel repository in Finland have been met.

Monday, August 17, 2026

Power

Jellyfish, Heat and Drought Sting European Power Generation

Jellyfish disruptions at France's Gravelines nuclear plant add another layer of risk as extreme heat, drought and low river flows constrain nuclear and hydropower generation across Europe.

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Power

U.K. Plans to Charge Data Center Developers Up Front

The U.K. energy regulator Ofgem is proposing to make developers of data center projects pay a percentage of the overall project costs up front in order to ward off speculative projects and free up space on the grid.

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Manufacturing

Portugal Loses Leading Lithium Refining Project

Plans for a 492 million euro (US$566 million) lithium refinery in Estarreja, Portugal, have been cancelled due to a lack of customer interest according to leading backer, José de Mello Group.

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Mining

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

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..

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Power

IIR News Intelligence Article Search

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

Norway's Big Three Oil Companies Team Up for Exploration

QatarEnergy Extends Force Majeure for LNG Consignments to Italy

Europe's Largest Solar Project Clears Final Hurdle

GLP-1 Drugs Drive Pharma Construction Wave

The Answer Age: How Industrial Info Is Bringing Trusted Data to AI

Global Nuclear Investment of US$250 Billion a Year Needed to Triple Capacity

Spain Extends Life of Largest Nuclear Power Plant

Global Power Construction Spending Led by Nuclear, Wind

Denmark Drives Offshore Wind Ambitions

Climate Change Tests Renewable Power's Resilience

Europe Unveils US$35 Billion AI Gigafactory Plan

Georgia's Only Refinery Ditches Russian Crude Oil

World's First Final Storage Facility for Nuclear Waste Advances

Jellyfish, Heat and Drought Sting European Power Generation

U.K. Plans to Charge Data Center Developers Up Front

Portugal Loses Leading Lithium Refining Project

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