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Chevron, Microsoft Sign 20-Year Power Deal for West Texas AI Data Center

Chevron will build a 2.67-gigawatt natural gas power facility in West Texas to supply a Microsoft AI data center under a 20-year agreement, signaling sustained Permian gas demand and facility construction work.

Bipartisan Senate Bill Targets Highway Work Zone Safety

Senators McCormick and Cortez Masto introduced the Safe Roads for Those Who Serve Act, which would tie infrastructure grant funding to roadside worker safety protections and require state highway worker safety plans.

Gas Turbine Supply Crunch Pushes Power Plant Construction Costs to Multi-Year Highs

Gas turbine prices are projected to rise 195% by 2027 as data center demand outpaces manufacturing capacity, stretching delivery times to years and raising costs for gas-fired power plant construction crews.

TBM Arrives at $360M Manchester Stormwater Tunnel Site Ahead of August Launch

A 281-ton tunnel boring machine named Granite Janet has arrived at the Cemetery Brook Drain Tunnel site in Manchester, N.H., with launch set for August, ENR reports.

SLB, Liberty Energy Form Alliance on Modular Power for AI Data Centers

SLB and Liberty Energy will combine modular infrastructure and behind-the-meter power generation to speed up deployment of AI data center capacity, World Oil reports.

Ranger Energy to Build Three More ECHO Rigs for Chevron's Hess Unit

Ranger Energy Services will deliver three additional ECHO hybrid workover rigs to Hess, a Chevron subsidiary, by 2027, growing its electrified fleet to twenty units and adding Bakken-ready capacity.

New York Halts Data Center Permits, Contractors Warn of Stalled Projects

Gov. Kathy Hochul's executive order pauses environmental permits for hyperscale data centers up to a year, prompting warnings from New York construction groups about lost investment and stalled work.

Kiewit's Weeks Marine Gets $88M Hudson Tunnel Change Order

The Gateway Development Commission approved an $88 million change order for Weeks Marine to clear submerged piles from the Hudson River, clearing the path for tunnel boring machines set to start in 2028.

Google Signs PPA for Arkansas Mega Solar Project Built by Moss

Google has signed a power purchase agreement for the majority output of Steel River Energy Center, a 2.5-GW solar-plus-storage project in Arkansas being installed by Moss, Solar Power World reports.

FlatironDragados Consortium Wins Marine Package for Roberts Bank Terminal 2

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has named TerraMarine, led by FlatironDragados Canada, as preferred proponent for the marine construction package on the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion, with early works targeted for late 2027.

Texas Approves Grid ‘Ride-Through’ Rules for Data Centers

The Texas PUC unanimously approved rules requiring data centers and crypto-mining facilities to stay connected through grid voltage and frequency disturbances, adding new compliance and testing obligations for large load operators.

Ottawa Document Shows 20 GW of Data Centre Projects in Planning Across Canada

Halliburton Lands Long-Term GranMorgu Drilling Deal Offshore Suriname

Halliburton will provide integrated drilling and completions services for TotalEnergies' GranMorgu deepwater project offshore Suriname, backing the buildout with new local infrastructure and a first-of-its-kind alliance with Noble.

Data Center and Megaproject Boom: What's Actually Bid-Ready for Trades Now

Construction Today outlines eight trends behind the US data center and manufacturing megaproject wave; here's which ones translate into near-term subcontract work in MEP, civil, and electrical trades.

Texas Gateway Pipeline Enters Federal Fast Track as Gulf Coast Infrastructure Buildout Continues

OTA Awards $75.4M Contract for Toby Keith Expressway Interchange Near Newcastle

Williams Lands $5.34B Blackstone-Led Investment for Gas-Fired Power Projects

Turner Breaks Ground on Final World Trade Center Office Tower

Solar Costs Jump 18% But Still Beat Gas on Price, Lazard Finds

Fervo, Quaise Post Cost and Funding Gains Over Nuclear

Exelon CEO Warns of 2027 Blackouts, Seeks Power Plant Buildout

Archer Lands $90M YPF Deal for Third Vaca Muerta Super-Spec Rig

Alberta, Ottawa Sign MOU With Oilsands Majors on Pathways CCS Project

UK Greenlights First New Pumped Hydro Projects in 40 Years

Iraq Set to Sign US Oil and Gas MOUs During PM's Washington Visit

ARC Resources Shareholders Vote Tuesday on $22B Shell Acquisition

Deep Fission's Underground Reactor Prototype Reaches Kansas Test Site

Sacramento Sodium-Ion Plant Signals New Build Work for Battery Storage Trade

Meta's Alberta Data Centre Will Run Years Before Onsite Gas Plant Online

US Rig Count Climbs to 581 for Fourth Straight Weekly Gain

Nearly 70 PSO Linemen Deploy to Louisiana for Storm Restoration

DOJ, South Bow Settle Over 2022 Keystone Pipeline Spill for $70M

Renewable America Completes 1.9-MW Solar Buildout for California Food Processor

Noble Corp Lands $136M Brunei Drillship Contract for 2028

New Fatigue Framework Targets Overnight Shifts, Long Hours on Job Sites

KKR to Acquire EDF Power Solutions' North American Assets in $4.2B Deal

Halliburton Lands Eight-Well Contract for PetroTal in Peru

Baker Hughes, Kodiak Ink Deal for 1.8 GW of Data Center Power Gear

Australian JV Wins $165M Contract for First Phase of Queensland Water Pipeline

Strathcona Hits First Steam at Meota Central Thermal Project

Lunda Construction to Replace 113-Year-Old St. Paul Rail Bridge

I Squared Capital to Acquire Milestone's Permian Waste Assets

$280M Indiana Whitewater Park Turns Brownfields Into Construction Opportunity

McCarthy Wraps $74M Lawrence Wastewater Upgrade Using CMAR Delivery

Four Contract Wins Show Range of Field Work Beyond Data Centers

DOE Draft Report Ties $12B Congestion Costs to Transfer Capacity Gaps

Brookside Spuds First Suttles Pad Well in Anadarko Basin's SWISH Area

VERSO ENERGY, TRAPIL Ink Deal to Build CO2 Pipeline for French e-SAF Plant

Sempra's Mexico LNG Plant Ships First Export Cargo

NJ Pipeline Expansion Fight Heads to Federal Appeals Court

New 3.2MW Gas Turbine Aims to Replace Diesel on D&C Pads

JDC, Vacuum Truck Rentals Merge Into Rentix Solutions

Data Centers Prop Up Construction as Tariffs, Rates Squeeze Other Sectors

Brookfield, Bloom Energy Scale Fuel Cell Deal to $25B for AI Data Center Power

ODOT's $950M County Road Plan Targets 238 Bridges, 808 Miles

SLB OneSubsea Lands Massive Umbilical Deal for Indonesia Deepwater Hub

Halliburton, Eni Pair Rig Automation With MPD on Indonesia Deepwater Well

DOT Awards $1.73B in BUILD Grants for Roads, Transit, Ports

DOE Confirms Fourth Advanced Reactor Reaches Criticality Milestone

Data Center Planning Cools in June, But Overall Construction Pipeline Stays Strong

Why Heat Stress Programs Break Down on the Job Site

West Texas Land Prices Surge as AI Data Centers Chase Wind Power

New OSHA, ANSI Fall Protection Rules Demand a Gear Audit Now

Massachusetts Utilities Sign Deals for 4.5 GWh of Battery Storage

$130 Billion in Blocked Data Centers Signals New Risk for Subcontractors

NACG's ML Northern Wins Five-Year, $135M Oil Sands Fuel Services Contract

Permian Produced Water Eyed as Cooling Source for AI Data Centers

Meta's C$13B Alberta Data Center Signals Years of Trade Work in Sturgeon County

AI-Driven VR Training Could Cut Struck-By Incidents on Road Crews

Vistra Lands 8th Texas Energy Fund Loan for Ward County Gas Plant

TechnipFMC Wins Subsea Deal for Eni's Baleine Phase 3 Off Côte d'Ivoire

PHMSA Proposes New Three-Tier Repair Timelines for Pipeline Operators

INGAA Study Sees $162B Pipeline Buildout Need Through 2037

IHSA Lighting Guidance Adds Cheap Fix to Jobsite Hazard Checklist

Equinor Signs $613M in Subsea Contracts for Norway Tiebacks

Autonomous Piling Robots Deploy on Meta Data Center Solar Farm

Aecon's $1.2B Alberta Gas Plant Deal Signals Subcontracting Wave for Data-Center Power Buildout

Southwestern Public Service Wins $113M Texas Reliability Grant

Trans Mountain Settlement Locks In Tolls, Opens Door to 300,000 bpd Capacity Boost

Shell, Nigerian Banks Launch $3B Financing Facility for Local Contractors

Precision Drilling's AI Maintenance System Cuts Mud Pump Downtime 75%

OSHA's 2026 Agenda Targets Lockout/Tagout, Heat Rule, Power Presses

Nuclear Enrichment Firms Plan Multibillion-Dollar Expansions in Ohio, New Mexico

Nabors and Corva Merge Rig Data Systems With AI-Driven KPI Tracking

Invictus Energy Awards Wellpad, Rig Contracts for Zimbabwe Exploration Well

HDD's Next Decade: Demand Won't Save Contractors Who Can't Execute

Ensign Hits IADC Competency Milestone as Land Driller

Confined Space Safety: Why Gas Detection Upkeep Can't Be Skipped

ADF Group Lines Up $27.5M in Financing for Quebec Steel Plant Upgrades

What ABC's STEP Safety Data Means for Subs Bidding Against Uncertified Rivals

Nova Scotia Clears 158-Turbine Wind Farm, Eyes 2029 Construction Start

IKO Breaks Ground on $45M Insulation Plant in Brantford, Ontario

APS Plans Coal-to-Gas Conversion at Cholla Plant, Eyes 2029 Start