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Alternative investment manager is leaning into data centers Operators of the facilities looking for new power sources Soaring demand for data centers to support artificial intelligence and cloud-computing will boost global spending in the sector to $250 billion a year, according to KKR & Co. The US is the biggest developer of data centers. That infrastructure …
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Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP post production gains as crude drops OPEC plans to add barrels to the market starting in December Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. capped Big Oil earnings season by revealing blockbuster increases in fossil fuel production — just as OPEC and its allies are preparing to increase the supply of crude into the global market. The …
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(Reuters) – U.S. oil producers Exxon Mobil and Chevron posted better-than-expected third-quarter profits on Friday, outperforming their European rivals, as record U.S. oil production cushioned the blow from a plunge in fuel margins. The two focused on expanding oil and gas production as rivals BP and Shell spent heavily on wind, solar and renewables that …
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(Reuters) – U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas in October rose to the third highest level this year as cooler weather, one extra day of shipments and no major outages boosted output, data from financial firm LSEG showed. Output hit nearly 7.56 million metric tons (MT) in October, up 4% from September’s 7.26 MT. September’s …
(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms kept the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating unchanged for a second week in a row, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, held at 585 to Nov. 1. Baker …
US Oil and Gas Rig Count Unchanged This Week, Baker Hughes Says Read More »
(Reuters) – Enbridge posted a more than twofold jump in its third-quarter profit on Friday, as the Canadian pipeline operator benefited from steady oil demand. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed that total U.S. oil consumption rose in July to the highest seasonal level since 2019. Demand for gasoline was also at the highest seasonal levels …
Pipeline Operator Enbridge’s Q3 Profit More Than Doubles on Steady Oil demand Read More »
(Reuters) – Wind farms have generated a record share of U.S. electricity production so far in 2024, and are the second largest source of clean power behind nuclear plants in the U.S. generation system. Shortages of parts, jumps in labour costs and drawn-out development timelines have slowed the pace of wind farm construction in the …
Summary Iran prepares strike on Israel from Iraq, Axios reports Investors also focused on US election and China’s NPC meeting next week (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than 2% on Friday after reports that Iran was preparing a retaliatory strike on Israel from Iraq in the coming days, though benchmarks were still set for …
Oil Climbs 2% on Reports of Iran Preparing Strike on Israel Read More »
Oil and gas extraction has seen the fastest labor productivity gains of any sector in the past decade. In a dusty swath of sagebrush country near the Texas-New Mexico border, engineers at oil producer Matador Resources Co. encountered a problem. Conventional wisdom called for drilling four wells into the ground and then horizontally to access layers of …
Oil Was Written Off. Now It’s the Most Productive U.S. Industry Read More »
Bloomberg News A surge in energy demand from technology giants that are rapidly developing cloud computing and artificial intelligence — known as hyperscalers — is becoming a major boon for the fossil fuel industry. That’s was the view of Murray Auchincloss, chief executive officer of BP Plc, who sees the technology sector’s hunger for reliable energy supplies …
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