Shares of energy companies rose as risks of war in Iran persisted.

The energy sector has surged, alongside oil prices, for the year to date, amid U.S. military action in the Caribbean and the Persian Gulf.

The Trump administration is officially paving the way for global oil companies to jump back into Venezuela, a country that most of the U.S. oil industry has stayed out of for the past two decades.

The Pentagon is sending the Navy's largest and most advanced aircraft carrier to the Middle East, as the U.S. steps up plans for a potential attack on Iran, two U.S. officials said.

Big Canadian pipeline operators, including Enbridge and TC Energy, are investing heavily in anticipation that the North American boom in data centers will continue.

TC Energy projected putting into C$4 billion in new projects this year, following expenditure of C$8.3 billion last year.


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