IIR News Intelligence

Published March 19, 2026

The waiver would facilitate shipping petroleum products from Gulf Coast to East Coast Ports, changing energy market dynamics, including shipments for transportation fuel, and fuel for oil-fired power plants..

By Jesse Broehl, News Editor

Published March 19, 2026

Alabama, and specifically Baldwin County, are joining a growing number of U.S. municipalities and counties that are rethinking the repurposing of farmland and green spaces for wind and solar projects..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Published March 19, 2026

A powerful upper-level ridge is producing record-challenging heat across the western United States, with temperatures running 20--30°F above normal. The event is increasing electricity demand, elevating fire-weather risk, and accelerating early-season snowmelt across western mountains..

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

Published March 19, 2026

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday made it easier for companies to do business in the Venezuelan energy sector. Meanwhile, part of a refinery idled since 2022 is coming back to life..

By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

Published March 19, 2026

The waiver would facilitate shipping petroleum products from Gulf Coast to East Coast Ports, changing energy market dynamics, including shipments for transportation fuel, and fuel for oil-fired power plants..

By Jesse Broehl, News Editor

Published March 19, 2026

The waiver would facilitate shipping petroleum products from Gulf Coast to East Coast Ports, changing energy market dynamics, including shipments for transportation fuel, and fuel for oil-fired power plants..

By Jesse Broehl, News Editor

Published February 24, 2026

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

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Published February 23, 2026

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

Published February 23, 2026

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..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Published March 19, 2026

The waiver would facilitate shipping petroleum products from Gulf Coast to East Coast Ports, changing energy market dynamics, including shipments for transportation fuel, and fuel for oil-fired power plants..

By Jesse Broehl, News Editor

Published March 18, 2026

The European Union (EU) has unveiled its much-anticipated Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), designed to stop the erosion of its industrial sectors by mandating that a significant proportion of goods and services supplied for publicly-funded projects come from the EU..

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor

Published March 13, 2026

Winter Storm Iona will intensify over the Plains this weekend, bringing blizzard conditions to the northern tier and a potential derecho across the Midwest before spreading snow, wind and severe storm threats to the Great Lakes and East Coast..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Published March 18, 2026

La firma brasileña de capital privado IG4 Capital ha alcanzado un acuerdo que podría redefinir la estructura accionaria del gigante petroquímico Braskem, allanando el camino para que IG4 asuma el control conjunto de la compañía junto con la petrolera estatal Petrobras. La operación marcaría la salida de Novonor, anteriormente conocida como Odebrecht, como accionista controlador de Braskem, aunque mantendría una participación minoritaria..

By Mariana Soko, Chemical Processing Industry Manager - Latin America

Published March 18, 2026

With the recent conflict in the Middle East leading to the closure of Strait of Hormuz, Thailand's petrochemical industry has shifted from prospective growth to a heavy operational burden..

By Ralph Diasanta, Research Specialist

Published March 17, 2026

The military conflict spreading across the Middle East is posing a major risk to agriculture, as the production of fertilizer and other major components is threatened by shipping issues..

By William Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

Published March 18, 2026

While not as well-known as some other critical minerals such as lithium or nickel, antimony is crucial in industrial and military applications, including flame retardants, solar glass, ammunition and lead-acid batteries..

By Daniel Levin, Assistant Editor

Published March 18, 2026

Tropical Cyclone Narelle is strengthening over the Coral Sea and is forecast to strike far northern Queensland late this week..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Published March 17, 2026

The European Union (EU) has unveiled its much-anticipated Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), designed to stop the erosion of its industrial sectors by mandating that a significant proportion of goods and services supplied for publicly-funded projects come from the EU..

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor

Published March 02, 2026

Stay current with the latest geopolitical events, and more importantly, instantly connect to how these events may impact you and your business strategies..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Published February 27, 2026

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..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Published February 24, 2026

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

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Published March 06, 2026

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..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Published March 05, 2026

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..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Published March 02, 2026

Stay current with the latest geopolitical events, and more importantly, instantly connect to how these events may impact you and your business strategies..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Published March 19, 2026

Alabama, and specifically Baldwin County, are joining a growing number of U.S. municipalities and counties that are rethinking the repurposing of farmland and green spaces for wind and solar projects..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Published March 18, 2026

Babcock & Wilcox has agreed to design, procure and construct four 300-megawatt natural gas-fired power systems to support Applied Digital data centers..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Published March 17, 2026

The European Union (EU) has unveiled its much-anticipated Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), designed to stop the erosion of its industrial sectors by mandating that a significant proportion of goods and services supplied for publicly-funded projects come from the EU..

By Martin Lynch, European News Editor

Published March 10, 2026

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..

By Eric Funderburk, Promotions & Advertising Specialist

Published March 06, 2026

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..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief

Published March 02, 2026

Stay current with the latest geopolitical events, and more importantly, instantly connect to how these events may impact you and your business strategies..

By Brian Ford, Editor-in-Chief