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The week in Global Energy & Infrastructure
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Attacks, threats, and tanker disruptions kept Brent elevated through the week, extending the risk from production sites to shipping routes and coastal pollution. Prices eased briefly, but repeated Saudi attacks and continued Iran-related tensions left the market exposed to another shock.
The conflict raised tanker rates, diesel costs, import bills, and market volatility across Europe and Asia. Low emergency oil and gas inventories left buyers with limited protection if disruption persists.
US power demand from AI and other large loads moved beyond seasonal stress, exposing weaknesses in capacity markets and transmission planning. Political opposition and permitting barriers also began to delay data-center expansion, including in Australia.
Washington explored compliant dark-fleet shipping and Indian refining capacity while Russian diesel reached the United States after a sanctions-policy shift. The deals may add fuel flexibility, but legal, ownership, and political risks remained unresolved.
Corporate demand supported a new advanced nuclear project, while Finland neared a permanent waste-storage breakthrough. Delays and incidents at an existing reactor showed that licensing, construction, waste, and operating risks still limit nuclear’s contribution to fast-rising power demand.
War-related disruption redirected buyers toward US LNG, including a new long-term Qatar purchase, while Indonesia prioritized domestic gas over Singapore exports. Financing links to sanctioned Russian interests added another layer of geopolitical risk to new LNG corridors.
Energy-security concerns drove new oil-production powers, domestic gas approvals, and infrastructure proposals in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and China. The response expands conventional supply while deepening the conflict between reliability and climate goals.
Tight fuel markets and high refinery utilization supported margins in the United States, but Indian refiners still showed uneven earnings as pricing and operating pressures persisted. The divergence showed that stronger fuel demand did not guarantee a broad profit recovery.
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