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(Reuters) – Williams Companies is exploring buying natural gas production in the United States, a rare foray for an energy infrastructure operator, as it aims to secure natural gas supplies to support its one-stop-shop offering to hyperscalers and data center clients, three people familiar with the matter said. The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based firm has spent the …
Artificial intelligence already has a big footprint in stocks. Now lending for data centers is becoming a factor in bonds and credit. By Paula Seligson More than $3 trillion. That’s the staggering price tag to build the data centers needed to prepare for the artificial intelligence boom. Not even the world’s biggest technology companies—not Amazon.com, …
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By Emily Chow, Yousef Saba and Andrew Mills AI and data centres seen driving rising LNG demand Asia, led by China and India, to drive LNG demand growth LNG prices may soften with new supply DOHA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Growing electricity demand from AI and data centres, together with rising fuel use in Asia …
AI Power Needs May Turn LNG Glut to Gap by 2030, Says Qatar Energy CEO Read More »
By Naureen S Malik and Ari Natter As many as 151 million Americans are at high risk of power shortfalls — or outright blackouts — over the next five years because of extreme weather, natural gas system vulnerabilities and soaring electricity demand, according to a report by the grid reliability regulator. Areas deemed at high …
Half of Americans at High Risk of Power Shortfalls Amid AI Boom Read More »
By Emma Sanchez, Dani Burger, and Matthew Miller Baker Hughes Co., one of the world’s biggest oilfield contractors, said it plans to double its data center equipment order target to $3 billion over a three-year period, driven by surging demand for power to run artificial intelligence. The company expects to book roughly $3 billion of …
Baker Hughes Doubles Data Center Order Target to $3 Billion on AI Power Demand Read More »
By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Judging by state and local filings alone, the U.S.’ data center computing capacity could jump by close to 1,000% if all projects currently planned come to fruition. That’s a big “if,” however, as it is widely known that some of the plans filed by so-called hyperscalers …
COMMENTARY: Charting the Data Center Development Roadmap in Key US States – Maguire Read More »
To speed the construction of new energy plants, the Trump administration called for an emergency power auction. They favor gas, coal and nuclear. By Josh Saul When the Trump administration called Friday for an emergency power auction in an ambitious bid to speed the construction of big power plants and tame skyrocketing power bills, top …
Trump Is Pushing Gas to Power AI Boom, But Building Plants Takes Years Read More »
By Jennifer A Dlouhy and Naureen S Malik A power substation near a data center in Ashburn, Virginia. Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg President Donald Trump and the governors of several US Northeastern states agreed to push for an emergency wholesale electricity auction that would compel technology companies to effectively fund new power plants. The unprecedented plan, …
Trump Moves to Have Tech Giants Pay for Surging Power Costs Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts U.S. electricity use to rise by 1% this year and 3% in 2027, marking the first time since 2007 that power demand has risen for four years in a row and the strongest four-year growth period since 2000.“The driving factor behind this surge is increasing demand from large computing …
Data Centers to Drive Strongest Four-Year Growth in US Power Demand Since 2000, EIA Says Read More »
By Yogi Schulz Information technology continues to develop rapidly, changing what’s possible. 2025 was no exception. Here are my Top 10 developments. Undoubtedly, there are multiple opportunities to apply these technologies more widely across your energy industry organization. 1. AI dominated every conversation In 2025, AI concepts, experimentation with generative AI, and speculation about future …
TOP 10 RELECTIONS on Information Technology Developments in 2025 – Yogi Schulz Read More »
