(By Oil & Gas 360) – Artificial intelligence is often described as the next industrial revolution. What receives far less attention is that every industrial revolution eventually runs into the same constraint: infrastructure. The explosive growth of data centers has sparked a national debate over electricity demand, grid reliability, and rising energy costs. It is tempting to blame data
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – The June 2026 Monthly Energy Review confirmed something that would have been almost unimaginable a generation ago: the United States has largely solved its domestic energy supply problem. Oil production remains near record levels. Natural gas production remains abundant. Energy exports continue to balance a system capable of producing more energy than
(Oil & Gas 360) – Publisher’s Note: SandRidge Energy will present at EneCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference at the Westin Downtown, August 17-19, 2026. Register to attend. (World Oil) – SandRidge Energy has signed a definitive agreement to acquire producing assets and leasehold interests in the Cherokee Play in the Mid-Continent region for $65 million, strengthening the company’s position in an area where it has been
(Oil Price) – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar continue loading oil and LNG onto vessels at their Persian Gulf ports despite the attacks on two commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and the weekend tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The Middle Eastern producers are rushing to load oil and LNG while the Strait of Hormuz is
(Oil & Gas 360) – Publisher’s Note: Eni will present at EneCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference at the Westin Downtown, August 17-19, 2026. Register to attend. (World Oil) – Eni has agreed to acquire a 32% interest in three upstream blocks in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale as part of the integrated Argentina LNG project, expanding its position in one of the world’s largest unconventional gas developments. The agreement
(BOE Report) – An economic crisis caused by the Iran war and a fresh surge of investment by oil majors are driving Iraq’s aggressive push for a higher OPEC production quota, potentially placing it on a collision course with the producer bloc. The pressure from Baghdad adds to the challenges confronting the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, still reeling
(Investing) – Trump administration policies that have stalled permits for renewable energy projects are putting more than $121 billion of investment at risk and slowing development of wind, solar and storage capacity needed to meet rising power demand, according to a report published on Monday. The findings by energy research firm Wood Mackenzie highlighted tension between President Donald Trump’s goal of
