April 1, 2025--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--After delays in the court, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Friday gave preliminary approval for NextDecade Corporation\'s (NASDAQ:NEXT) (Houston, Texas) Rio Grande LNG project in southern Texas.\r\nThe D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals last year overturned approval of the entire Rio Grande facility due to a lack of a suitable environmental impact statement. Plant owner NextDecade in October filed a petition for a rehearing.\r\nOther companies featured: Cheniere Energy Incorporated (NYSE:LNG)
April 1, 2025--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Market jitters stemming from concerns about U.S. trade policies are spilling over to consumer demand for fuels, though data are highly volatile amid pending tariffs.\r\nMajor stock market indices were in the red on Monday amid fears that trade policies embraced by U.S. President Donald Trump could upend the global economy. Markets were bracing for what Trump has dubbed \"Liberation Day,\" when his administration is expected Wednesday to enact sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners.
April 1, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Town and County of Nantucket, the picturesque Massachusetts island, late last week filed an appeal in a Washington, D.C., court over the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management\'s (BOEM) approval of the SouthCoast offshore wind project, which is planned for a location about 20 miles from Nantucket. \r\n\r\nAt the heart of the lawsuit is Nantucket\'s tourist-driven economy, which some residents think would be hurt by the view of the offshore turbines. \"While BOEM has admitted that the project will adversely affect Nantucket\'s internationally renowned historic district, which powers the Town\'s heritage tourism economy, Nantucket alleges that BOEM violated federal law in failing to address those harms before greenlighting the project,\" the town said Thursday.
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GALWAY, IRELAND--April 1, 2025--Written by Martin Lynch, European News \r\nEditor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--A plan to repurpose Scotland\'s only oil refinery into a hub for green industries has found that up to 800 jobs could be created but that it will require £3.5 billion (US$4.5 billion) of private investment.\r\n\r\nWithin this article: Details green plan to repurpose Grangemouth refinery as a green energy hub after closure this summer, key technologies proposed, costs, government support
March 31, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Stay current with the latest geopolitical events, and more importantly, instantly connect to how these events may impact you and your business strategies.
GALWAY, IRELAND--March 31, 2025--Written by Martin Lynch, European News \r\nEditor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--The European Commission (EC) has launched an action plan to help its struggling steel and metals industry. \r\n\r\nWithin this article: Details Action Plan to rescue Europe\'s steel and metals industry, key measures, current problems, timescale, reception by industry
March 31, 2025--Written by Paul Wiseman for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC), the state\'s energy regulatory agency, last week reported preliminary 2024 production figures showing the state surpassed the 2 billion-barrel mark (reaching 2,003,844,281 barrels, to be precise) for crude oil that year for the first time ever. The state also set an all-time record for natural gas production at 12.62 trillion cubic feet. The gas figure surpasses the previous record of 12.30 trillion cubic feet, set in 2023.
March 31, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)-- Industrial Info is tracking billions\' worth of U.S. Food and Beverage Industry projects that are set to begin construction in the second quarter, including $10 billion that have a medium or high (70-99{633c1f4660dfa7ccd37ff3cb3c89cdbc0c85e9c0dd02ce07c7acc298ccbbb8d4}) chance of moving forward as scheduled. More than 40{633c1f4660dfa7ccd37ff3cb3c89cdbc0c85e9c0dd02ce07c7acc298ccbbb8d4} of the total investment is attributed to grassroot projects.
March 31, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) (Cambridge, Massachusetts) announced that it has completed more than half of the turbines ordered for the 3.5-gigawatt (GW) SunZia windfarm in New Mexico, which its developer claims will be the largest onshore windfarm in the western hemisphere when completed.