Energy Investment Brief — August 18, 2026

Today's Developments

Iran War: As MOU Expires, Iran and US Engage in Threat Display, With Iran Likely to Escalate Into Midterms; Energy and Commodity Supplies Continue to Deteriorate¹ (Nakedcapitalism.com)

Today's Iran war news: New shoes look set to drop as the MOU expires and the Gulf supply chokehold remains in place.

Iona Community objects to plan for huge offshore windfarm² (Christiantoday.com)

Sacrilege or "vital green energy project"?

CATL Achieves 2025 Core Operation Carbon Neutrality Target, Sets Path to 2035 Value-Chain Goal³ (PRNewswire)

NINGDE, China, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CATL today announced it had achieved its 2025 target of carbon neutrality across core operations as scheduled, with all 20 battery plants certified as carbon neutral, and unveiled its action roadmap toward full val…

SOLITUDE PIPELINE SYSTEM REACHES FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION TO TRANSPORT GAS FROM THE PERMIAN BASIN TO THE GULF COAST⁴ (PRNewswire)

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteWater today announced that it, together with Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN), MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX), Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) and Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES), through their So…

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #702⁵ (Wattsupwiththat.com)

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.” — Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) The post Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #702 appeared first on Watts Up With That?.

Tata Power, IIT Bombay partner to develop next-generation clean energy technologies⁶ (BusinessLine)

The partnership brings academic research and industry expertise together as India seeks faster deployment of advanced technologies across its evolving energy sector.

Centene Announces Planned Chief Financial Officer Transition⁷ (PRNewswire)

Drew Asher to step down as CFO December 31, 2026 and retire from Centene at the end of 2027 Chris Neczypor named successor CFO, effective January 1, 2027 ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced its Chief Financial Of…

Nvidia to provide up to $105 billion guarantee for OpenAI's Ohio data center⁸ (CNA)

Aug 17 : Nvidia has agreed to guarantee as much as $105 billion in lease payments to help OpenAI secure a sprawling data center in Ohio being developed by SoftBank-backed SB Energy, in one of the chipmaker's largest infrastructure financing commitments. The c…