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Houston Ship Channel ranked No. 1 U.S. waterway

The Houston Ship Channel is once again ranked the number one waterway in the U.S., according to a recent report by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Houston’s port handles approximately 12% of the nation’s total waterborne tonnage. Read More

Why Consolidated OEM parts are worth the investment

Consolidated OEM parts, developed by Baker Hughes, are expertly engineered and rigorously tested to meet the highest standards of safety, quality and reliability. With more than 100 years of legacy, Consolidated has set the benchmark in pressure relief technology — a tradition carried forward through the Original Consolidated Parts program.

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Big tech plans to train 130,000 electricians to power AI boom

AI presents the U.S. with a generational opportunity for extraordinary innovation and growth. The deployment of AI will grow the American economy, create jobs, accelerate scientific advances and more, according to a blog by Google. Read More

U.S. refiners report significant Q1 losses

Major U.S. refiners are reporting substantial losses for the first quarter of 2025, a sharp downturn compared to the significant profits they recorded during the same period last year. Read More

 

NRG acquires $12B gas assets, VPP platform from LS Power

NRG Energy and LS Power Equity Advisors announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which NRG will acquire a portfolio of natural gas generation facilities and a commercial and industrial virtual power plant platform from LS Power in a cash and common stock transaction valued at approximately $12 billion.

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ExxonMobil gets one step closer for new $10B Gulf Coast facility

Plans for ExxonMobil's $10 billion Gulf Coast plastics plant progressed this week when the Calhoun County Independent School District board unanimously voted to begin tax break negotiations with the company.  Read More

 
 

Valuable Resources

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