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EU to Favor European Providers in Public Service Contracts

The commission is especially worried about the dependencies European operators continue to have on Chinese suppliers, particularly in the field of chips and rare earth minerals.

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Record-High U.S. Fuel Exports Are Straining Domestic Stockpiles

Stockpiles of diesel and other fuels have dwindled to the lowest seasonal levels in years, which may test the U.S.’s capacity to continue being supplier of last resort.

A pipeline runs toward oil Southbow storage tanks at the Cushing crude oil storage terminal in Cushing, Oklahoma. Photographer: Nick Oxford/Bloomberg

U.S. Defense Agency Seeks to Buy Up to $300 Million of Lithium

The U.S. Army recently struck deals with several companies to build processing plants for critical minerals on military bases around the country.

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Tankers Trickle Through Hormuz After Trump Says Truce Over

Shipowners are increasingly having to weigh not only whether to cross, but which route to choose, for fear of angering one side or the other.

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Canada Proposes New West-East Oil Pipeline to Bypass U.S.

The pipeline would run more than 2,000 miles from Hardisty, Alberta, to Sarnia, Ontario, while carrying as many as 500,000 barrels of oil daily.

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U.S. Goods Trade Deficit Widens to Biggest in More Than a Year

Data showed large declines in exports of both the volatile consumer goods category and capital goods, which in April had advanced to a record high.

Containers at the Bayport Container Terminal at the Port of Houston in Seabrook, Texas. Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg

Trump Admin Loans $17.5B to Accelerate Nuclear Reactor Projects

The DOE said that it hopes the loans will help lower construction costs and speed up the deployment of the 10 reactors by as much as three years.

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Heat Wave Lowers Rhine Levels, Straining Fuel Supply Chains

Earlier on June 22, barges carrying diesel through Kaub in Germany were limited to about 1,070 tons of cargo, according to Spotbarge data.

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China Targets U.S. Rare Earths Firms in Response to Pentagon List

The move was in response to the Pentagon’s decision this month to add some of China’s biggest companies to a roster of firms it accuses of supporting the Chinese military.

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Iran Says Hormuz Closed Again as Talks With U.S. Set to Open

Iran’s declaration on June 20 will likely make more risk-averse shipowners with vessels that have been trapped inside Hormuz for months more wary of exiting.

Vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos, on June 20. Photo: Bloomberg

U.S. Exports to Cuba Jump as Fuel, Cars and Food Get Past Trump’s Blockade

The surge in U.S. exports, however, doesn’t come close to meeting Cuba’s acute needs as the nation of 10 million people runs short of food and fuel.

A ship enters the Port of Havana, Cuba. Photo: Bloomberg

Top 10 Procurement Trends in 2026

Procurement’s influence within the enterprise has expanded significantly over the past few years. The more important question now is how that influence translates into measurable outcomes.

Option 2 Top 10 Trends

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