Energy & Environment

Irving, Texas – September 18, 2026 -- Silver Creek Midstream Holdings, LLC will sell its Powder River Basin crude oil midstream assets to a subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and Plains GP Holdings in a deal valued at approximately $585 million in cash.

Deal structure routes through SCM PR II, LLC parent entity

The transaction will be executed through the sale of SCM PR II, LLC, the parent company of Silver Creek's Powder River Basin operations, currently owned by subsidiaries of Tailwater Capital LLC, The Energy & Minerals Group (EMG), and Silver Creek management.

Walnut, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- ERAYAK Power Solution Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RAYA) is broadening its branded U.S. distribution across Amazon, Walmart Marketplace and direct-to-consumer channels while mapping a product roadmap that scales from portable power stations to 30 kW-class hybrid home energy systems.

ERAYAK deploys a three-channel U.S. retail structure to grow consumer reach

The company sells ERAYAK-branded power products through Amazon, maintains live listings on Walmart's U.S. Marketplace using both Walmart Fulfillment Services and seller-fulfilled capabilities, and operates its own direct-to-consumer e-commerce channel. ERAYAK says this multi-channel approach is intended to diversify customer acquisition and build a stronger North American consumer brand foundation.

Dallas – September 18, 2026 -- American Water, the largest regulated water and wastewater utility in the United States, has selected VertexOne's VXconnect platform to power a mobile-first digital customer experience across its 14-state footprint.

American Water serves 14 million customers and will deploy its first-ever dedicated mobile app

The utility, which serves more than 14 million people across 14 states, said the platform will let customers manage payments, view usage and request services from any device. The app marks American Water's first dedicated mobile offering.

VXconnect's modular design allows American Water to scale onboarding as its footprint grows

American Water VP and Chief Customer Officer Matt Prine said the platform's modular architecture allows the company to extend capabilities over time and onboard new customer populations while maintaining consistent service quality nationwide.

Hamilton, Bermuda – September 18, 2026 -- Borr Drilling Limited (NYSE: BORR) (OSE: BORR) confirmed that its jack-up rig Odin began earning dayrate revenue offshore Texas on September 11, 2026, following mobilization in mid-August and completed acceptance testing.

Odin starts dayrate operations offshore Texas after August mobilization

The rig's contract activation marks the completion of a testing phase that followed its move to the U.S. Gulf Coast, giving Borr an active revenue-generating asset in the Americas region.

Idun wins three-well Vietnam campaign lasting an estimated 130 days

An undisclosed operator awarded the Idun a three-well drilling campaign in Vietnam, scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of 2026 as a direct continuation of the rig's current contract, extending its Southeast Asia workload without a gap in deployment.

Houston – September 18, 2026 -- Caturus LLC has unveiled a five-train, 7.75 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) expansion of its Commonwealth LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, a move that would nearly double the site's planned capacity to approximately 17.25 Mtpa.

Expansion follows a $9.75 billion financing close four months after final investment decision

The expansion comes just four months after Caturus reached final investment decision on the original six-train, 9.5 Mtpa Commonwealth LNG facility, which closed $9.75 billion in base project financing. Construction on that base project is on schedule for 2030 operations, with 8.5 Mtpa of its 9.5 Mtpa capacity already locked under long-term sale and purchase agreements.

Changzhou – September 18, 2026 -- STAK Inc. (Nasdaq: STAK) will convene a Class A ordinary shareholders meeting followed immediately by an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on October 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Beijing/Hong Kong Time, the oilfield equipment manufacturer announced.

Both meetings will be held at STAK's Changzhou executive office

The gatherings are scheduled at Building 11, 8th Floor, No. 6 Beitanghe East Road, Tianning District, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China 213000. The Class A Meeting will take place first, with the EGM following at the same location.

Voting rights are tied to a September 4, 2026 record date

Holders of Class A ordinary shares of par value USD0.001 each as of the close of business on September 4, 2026 are entitled to notice of and voting rights at the Class A Meeting. All registered shareholders of record on that date qualify to attend and vote at the EGM.

Las Vegas – September 18, 2026 -- Former CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley will interview solar executive Jared Schoch on stage at RE+ 2026 in Las Vegas on November 17, marking a rare public appearance pairing a veteran broadcast journalist with a solar industry founder.

RE+ 2026 session pairs 60 Minutes journalist with solar founder to mark 20 years of industry change

The panel, titled "20 Years of Riding the Solar Coaster: The Past, Present and Future of an Industry in a Constant State of Change," will run at RE+ 2026, described as North America's largest clean energy event. Pelley spent nearly 25 years at 60 Minutes and received 51 Emmy Awards, four duPont-Columbia Awards and three George Foster Peabody Awards during a four-decade journalism career that included reporting from Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gary, Ind. – September 18, 2026 -- Indiana American Water has opened a $2.2 million training center in Gary, bringing the company's total infrastructure and workforce investment in the city to nearly $38 million.

New facility trains workers in real-world water infrastructure scenarios

The training center, located at 650 Madison Street near Borman Park, is designed as an outdoor "mini-city" where employees practice excavation and shoring, utility locating, traffic control, water main tapping, service line work, confined-space procedures, meter installation, and hydrant and water main repair before performing the work in live communities.

Vancouver, BC – September 18, 2026 -- Purecore Metals Inc. (CSE: PURE) (FSE: J8Y) (OTCQB: PPURF) has commenced a comprehensive data compilation and technical review program at the Yurchison Uranium Property in the Athabasca Basin, northern Saskatchewan, a 35,029-hectare asset located approximately 75 kilometres south of Cameco Corporation's Rabbit Lake operation.

Purecore holds an option to earn up to 100% of the Skyharbour-optioned property

The Company holds an option to earn up to a 100% interest in Yurchison under a definitive agreement with Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSXV: SYH). The property comprises 22 claims and sits within the Wollaston Domain, underlain by Wollaston Supergroup metasedimentary gneisses adjacent to Archean granitic gneisses.

Chattanooga, Tenn. – September 18, 2026 -- Tennessee American Water will begin service line material verification work in parts of its Citico Service District the week of September 28, targeting lines currently listed as unknown in company records across Chattanooga, East Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Red Bank and Rossville, GA.

EPA rule requires full lead line replacement by 2037

The verification project supports updated U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules on lead and copper. Both the U.S. EPA and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation require all water utilities to confirm service line materials, including visual inspection, to build a baseline inventory ahead of the federal mandate to replace all lead service lines by 2037.