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Japan

Japan Vows More US Rice Imports Within Tariff-Free Quota

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced that Japan will increase rice imports from the United States while staying within the existing tariff-free quot…

Offshore Wind Power

Equinor Makes $955 Million US Offshore Wind Writedown

In April 2025, U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum halted construction of Norway’s Equinor Empire Wind project off New York’s coast, citing insuffic…

Crude Oil

US Became Net Exporter of Crude to Nigeria for the First Time, EIA Says

In February and March 2025, the United States became a net exporter of crude oil to Nigeria, driven by changes in regional demand and supply, according to the U…

United States

GEA Opens Food Application and Technology Center in Wisconsin

On July 17, 2025, GEA Group, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, launched its New Food Application and Technology Center (ATC) in Janesville, Wisconsin. …

Solar project

Microsoft Activates 408 MW Ash Creek Solar Project in Texas

Primergy Solar has commenced commercial operations at its Ash Creek solar project in Hill County, Texas, adding 408 MW (AC) of capacity to the ERCOT grid. The p…

Wind Power Project

LS Power to Acquire BP’s Onshore Wind Business in US

LS Power, a U.S.-based energy company, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire BP Wind Energy North America, the onshore wind business of BP, strengthenin…

Nuclear Reactor

US Seeks Pilot Production Lines for Advanced Reactor Fuel

The US Department of Energy has announced the start of a new pilot programme to accelerate the development of advanced nuclear reactors and strengthen domestic …

United States

Google Signs $3BN Hydropower Deal for Pennsylvania Data Centres

Google and Brookfield Asset Management have entered a 20-year framework agreement to supply up to 3 gigawatts (GW) of hydropower for Google’s data centers…

Nuclear Reactor

Westinghouse Plans Ten AP1000 Reactors in the USA

On July 15, at the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy Summit and Expo in Pittsburgh, Westinghouse Electric Company’s interim CEO, Dan Sumner, announced plans t…

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Signs US Wheat-Import Deal in Bid to Curb Tariff Pressure

On Sunday, Bangladesh signed an agreement with the United States to import 700,000 tonnes of wheat annually for the next five years, aiming to strengthen trade …

LNG

Sempra-Led US LNG Project Marks 1,000 Global Deliveries

Cameron LNG, an LNG export facility in Hackberry, Louisiana, has exported its 1,000th cargo, as shared in a company social media post. The milestone shipment de…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Wawa Is Getting Ultra-Fast EV Chargers From IONNA

IONNA, a joint venture backed by BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Toyota, has partnered with Wawa, a leading U.S. conven…

United States

Lane Bags $337M Contract to Widen I-85 in North Carolina

Lane, the U.S. subsidiary of Webuild Group, has been awarded a $337 million contract by the North Carolina Department of Transportation to expand a 16-kilometer…

United States

Chicago Corn and Soybeans Sink to Effective 19-Year Lows

Chicago corn futures have dropped to contract lows this week, while November soybeans have approached five-year lows, driven by expectations of abundant U.S. ha…

United States

Air Liquide to Build New Gas Production Plant for Semiconductor Manufacturer in Southeastern U.S.

Air Liquide S.A., headquartered in Paris, has committed over $50 million to construct a new gas production facility at the site of a major semiconductor manufac…