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In a webinar from Industrial Info Resources, experts said 4,252 power plants under ERCOT's purview have improved their preparedness by using AI.

Worldwide electric demand grew at over twice the rate of overall energy use in 2025, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency, which noted a surge in output from solar generators.

Port Talbot in Wales is set to become a manufacturing hub for floating offshore windfarms in the U.K..

GE Vernova's gas turbine reservations and order backlog grew from 83 GW to 100 GW in the first quarter, according to the company's first-quarter earnings results.

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $12 billion worth of U.S. and Canadian projects featuring ABB's services, led by data centers and nuclear.

With less than 40 days until hurricane season, early U.S. forecasts point to a generally quieter Atlantic driven by El Niño.

Violence in the Middle East is influencing the performance of companies across the global energy sector.

Crude oil prices have edged downward, but little is certain amid continued instability along the Strait of Hormuz.

Canada has approved a major Enbridge natural gas pipeline expansion, while workers at an Australian LNG plant have voted to strike over pay conditions.

Canada has approved a major Enbridge natural gas pipeline expansion, while workers at an Australian LNG plant have voted to strike over pay conditions.

Europe is calling on its nations to coordinate efforts to ensure sufficient supplies of oil and gas as the war in Iran escalates and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt global fuel supplies.

Severe storms and flooding across the Plains, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic threaten refining, power and logistics networks, with repeated convective impacts increasing the risk of localized disruptions across key U.S. energy corridors.

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Spring 2026 will feature a transition, supporting warm conditions along the West Coast and southern U.S.

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The Trump administration last week threatened that the U.S. would exit the International Energy Agency unless the Paris-based agency changes the way it presents various climate and energy scenarios in its forecasting.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said a major fire at the critical Corio refinery will not result in fuel shortages as the country struggles to secure supplies due to the war in Iran.

California is facing a shortage of refined petroleum products. Kinder Morgan and Phillips 66 say they can address that with the Western Gateway Pipeline.

The decision vacates a Louisiana court order for Chevron to pay $744 million in environmental damages for violating a state law and allows Chevron to move the lawsuit to the federal court level.

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A steady string of economic reports, both for the United States and globally, show the war-related spike in energy prices is taking a toll on the economy. Wholesale inflation for energy jumped nearly 10% in the U.S. market.

The International Energy Agency issued a blow-by-blow report on impacts from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Releasing barrels from strategic reserves isn't a solution.

Australia's chemical industry is experiencing widespread disruptions due to the conflict in the Middle East.

Fluor received contracts for two major proposed projects in the U.S.--a new domestic crude oil refinery, as well as SMR construction at a Dow chemical site, both in Texas. Industrial Info is tracking more than US$45 billion worth of active and proposed projects worldwide featuring Fluor's services, more than US$12 billion of which is attributed to projects in the U.S.

As much as half of some fertilizers flow through the Strait of Hormuz, which is blocked by Iran. The Northern Hemisphere and the U.S. in particular may be temporarily shielded from resulting higher farm prices--this season.

With reservoir levels dropping to dangerous lows, authorities in Corpus Christi are looking for ways to acquire potable water after a major desalination project was cancelled last year.

Developers of two North American green ammonia projects made moves regarding equipment procurement last week, with one selecting an electrolyzer provider and the other issuing an RFP for equipment.

Severe storms and flooding across the Plains, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic threaten refining, power and logistics networks, with repeated convective impacts increasing the risk of localized disruptions across key U.S. energy corridors.

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $12 billion worth of U.S. and Canadian projects featuring ABB's services, led by data centers and nuclear.

With less than 40 days until hurricane season, early U.S. forecasts point to a generally quieter Atlantic driven by El Niño.

Significant Middle East aluminum and steel plants are offline, with record aluminum prices expected in the future due to resulting shortages.

USA Rare Earth has acquired the owner of the Pela Ema rare earths mine and processing plant in Goias, Brazil.

El IBRAM pronostica inversiones mineras por US$76.900 millones en Brasil durante los próximos cinco años.

According to Industrial Info Resources data, Cleveland-Cliffs is developing more than $2.8 billion worth of active and proposed projects across the U.S. and Canada, more than $1.6 billion of which is attributed to steel-manufacturing projects.

Spring 2026 will feature a transition, supporting warm conditions along the West Coast and southern U.S.

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In a 6-3 decision Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his legal authority in unilaterally imposing unbounded tariffs on nearly every country in the world using a 1970s-era emergency economic law.

The U.S. Supreme Court has gutted a central pillar of President Donald Trump's economic agenda.

A winter storm is expected to move from the U.S. Southwest across the southern Plains and into the East this weekend. This system is forecast to bring heavy rain and localized flooding.

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A federal trade court was told March 6 that it would take about 45 days to reconfigure the systems and processes used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection before it could begin making refunds on tariffs it has collected.

A federal trade court has ordered the U.S. government to refund, with interest, all levies paid by importers under a 1970s-era law used by the president but recently struck down the U.S. Supreme Court.

The manufacture of soft drinks, juice drinks, bottled water and similar beverages means big business in the U.S., and the producers and bottlers of these beverages are at work on projects across the country.

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Global response has been muted so far to President Donald Trump's proclamation of a new set of tariffs on most goods produced by nearly every country in the world.

Spring 2026 will feature a transition, supporting warm conditions along the West Coast and southern U.S.

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than 4,500 data center projects set to begin construction before 2029, with electricity use set to skyrocket.

The U.S. Gulf Coast region holds the bulk of current U.S. shipbuilding construction activity, including substantial developments in Alabama driven by the defense sector.

A new task force aims to boost recruitment in the infrastructure, corrosion prevention and materials protection field.

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According to Industrial Info Resources data, there are more than 30 active construction equipment-manufacturing projects in the U.S., more than $670 billion worth of which is under construction.

The Maine legislature this week passed a bill pausing development of new data centers throughout the state until late 2027, the first state to do so. Maine's governor has not yet said if she will veto the bill, but it can become law without her signature.

A federal trade court was told March 6 that it would take about 45 days to reconfigure the systems and processes used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection before it could begin making refunds on tariffs it has collected.

A federal trade court has ordered the U.S. government to refund, with interest, all levies paid by importers under a 1970s-era law used by the president but recently struck down the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Spring 2026 will feature a transition, supporting warm conditions along the West Coast and southern U.S.

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In a 6-3 decision Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his legal authority in unilaterally imposing unbounded tariffs on nearly every country in the world using a 1970s-era emergency economic law.