WATCH: Take a Tour of Hydro's Middle East Service Center

1. Hydro Inc. earlier this year opened a new service center in Dubai. The pump design and manufacturing hub serves the power generation, oil and gas and industrial markets throughout the Middle East.

2. The U.S. has overtaken Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest oil producer. (Bloomberg)

3. Follow this break down of the four African markets that are ripe for investment--and that U.S. manufacturers keep ignoring. (The Washington Post)

4. The American Institute of Architects is sending its first trade mission to Doha, Qatar. (Construction Business Owner)

5. Egypt announces plans to build another Suez Canal. (The New York Times)