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The week in Global Energy & Infrastructure
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The week moved from sanctions and threats against Iranian exports to conditional reopening talks, partial flow recovery and renewed US-Iran escalation. Oil prices eased when flows improved, but attacks, mine risks and record tanker rates kept the route vulnerable.
Washington's Venezuela policy advanced from prospective talks and company negotiations to claims of majority control over the country's reserves and output. The reported terms remain politically and legally contested, with sovereignty, revenue and implementation unresolved.
Data-center expansion increasingly ran into grid-cost disputes, reliability concerns, construction delays and community resistance. The scale of pre-leased but unbuilt capacity is rewarding operators that can secure electricity and permits fastest.
Ukrainian strikes moved from disrupting Russian exports and refinery operations to targeting major refining capacity, while Moscow extended its diesel-export ban. The combined pressure threatens Russian domestic supply and nearby regional markets.
Low US inventories, disrupted trade routes and conflict-driven fuel shortages pushed diesel markets toward a broader squeeze. Europe turned to Mexican supply while refining margins rose, increasing the risk of higher transport and industrial costs.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems attracted successive major funding announcements, including $1 billion and then about $4 billion. The capital accelerates its demonstration reactor while increasing pressure to prove the technology and its economics.
Europe entered the refill season with unusually low gas stocks as Middle East LNG disruptions tightened supply. Persistent disruption or stronger demand could drive winter prices sharply higher.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remained without outside electricity for more than a week and relied on emergency diesel. The repeated loss of grid power sustains a serious safety risk around the facility.
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