Items Tagged with 'Middle East Conflict'

Shutdown of shipping through Persian Gulf is "far more than an energy crisis,” says Wood-Mackenzie analysis—as contractor McDermott International sees growth in region infrastructure restoration work.

Bipartisan gas-tax suspension proposals are gaining traction as fuel prices surge due to the Mideast conflict, but transportation groups warn the moves could further strain Highway Trust Fund finances.

Immediate concern is labor mainly from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal, with crews that are traditionally 90–95% expatriates not easily replaced by locals.

Gulf war damage will lead to a massive amount of restoration work, but the contractors and equipment needed to do it are already committed elsewhere.

The country is also launching cross-border studies on inland logistics alternatives.

"Every day of damaged or shut-in infrastructure pushes pre-war production capacity further out of reach,”says Rystad Energy report.

Wind, nuclear, solar and hydropower generated more than one-third of China's power in 2025, the government said, with more than half of expanded installed transmission capacity now from clean sources. 

Strike damage at Qatar’s LNG hub reveals how mega-train design and centralized systems create restart constraints and expose multibillion-dollar expansion projects to risk.

Chevron and partners task Australia engineer to progress long awaited Mediterranean project but how will regional hostilities impact scope, cost and timing?

A drone strike on a fuel tank March 16 grounded plane traffic.