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CommoditiesMedium•18 February 2026•

1 min read

Japan Pledges $36B to U.S. Energy Sector as SoftBank Expands Infrastructure Projects

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Japan has committed a substantial $36 billion investment into the United States' oil, gas, and mineral sectors to bolster energy security. This massive capital injection aims to deepen strategic infrastructure ties between the two nations, focusing on critical fossil fuel and mineral resources. Leading the operational expansion, SoftBank’s subsidiary SB Energy is spearheading the Portsmouth Powered Land Project in Ohio. In a separate development, Alphabet confirmed that YouTube has successfully resolved a global outage that had disrupted its video recommendation system. Market analysts view these large-scale commitments as bullish for the energy sector, particularly for the XLE ETF and energy commodities. These moves highlight a significant strengthening of cross-border investment in the U.S. industrial landscape.