October 22, 2026

 

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Venezuela oilfield hiring picks up as first wave of investment builds

Oilfield service companies including Weatherford International, Baker Hughes, Halliburton and SLB are advertising dozens of jobs in Venezuela, according to company websites, an early sign that a Washington-backed plan to rebuild the country's energy industry is gaining traction.

Kinder Morgan Texas Access pipeline reaches key FERC review deadline

The federal environmental review comment period for Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline's proposed Texas Access Project closes.

 
 

Energy department advances constitution pipeline project with $42M in Defense Production Act funding

The U.S. DOE announced that it will use up to $42 million in Defense Production Act Title III funding to advance the development of a proposed 125-mile natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York. 

DOE announces $4.2B investment to boost nuclear power in Pennsylvania and Ohio

The U.S. DOE's Office of Energy Dominance Financing announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $4.2 billion to finance nuclear uprates and modernization across Vistra’s nuclear fleet in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

 
 

Entergy, Google expand Arkansas data-center power partnership with $500M in projected savings

Entergy Arkansas announced as part of its continued partnership with Google, a second phase of its service to support Google’s presence in West Memphis.

Standard Lithium, Equinor advance 70,000-ton East Texas lithium project

Standard Lithium, in partnership with Equinor, announced that the Preliminary Economic Assessment Technical Report (the PEA or the report) for the Franklin Project in the northeast region of Texas, has been filed on SEDAR+.

 
 

Valuable Resources

  • BIC Attends: Gulf Coast Industry Forum 2026

  • BIC Webinar: The ALTAIR io™ 6 Multigas Detector: The ultimate sampling tool
  • BIC Videos:  David Cresson on building connections that support Louisiana industry
  • Featured Content: Integrated asset integrity: A tale of two winters
 

Upcoming Industry Events

  • FABTECH Expo 2026 - October 21-23 - Las Vegas, NV

  • SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 2026 - October 21-23 - Houston, TX

  • 2026 HASC Cornhole Classic - October 22 - Port Arthur, TX
  • Industrial Procurement Forum - November 5 - Pasadena, TX

Top Jobs of the Week

  • VP of Estimating - Houston, TX
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