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U.S. and UAE announce $440 billion in energy investments- oil and gas 360

U.S. and UAE announce $440 billion in energy investments

(Oil Price) – The United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) expect to invest a total of $440 billion in the energy sector through 2035, Sultan Al Jaber, the chief executive of the UAE’s state oil and gas firm ADNOC, said on Friday. The United States is expected to invest $60 billion in energy projects in the UAE, while the Gulf oil-producing

Weatherford partners with AWS to modernize, enhance operational efficiency solutions- oil and gas 360

Weatherford partners with AWS to modernize, enhance operational efficiency solutions

(World Oil) – Weatherford has signed a strategic agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a move that will transform its digital capabilities and help drive innovation in the energy sector. As part of this collaboration, Weatherford selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider and will migrate and modernize its cutting-edge software and hardware suite to AWS. This includes the

Big oil goes bionic- oil and gas 360

Big oil goes bionic

(Oil Price) – The world’s biggest oil and gas firms are embracing AI and related technology to maximize savings, optimize operations, and boost earnings. Digitalization is not new to the energy sector—oil producers and utilities have been using and perfecting it for years. But AI and its rapid advancements and capabilities are the latest hype, and it seems everyone is using

Department of Energy proposes billions in savings through deregulation- oil and gas 360

Department of Energy proposes billions in savings through deregulation

(Oil Price) – The Department of Energy has proposed to eliminate or shrink regulations that it says would result in savings worth $11 billion and stimulate energy industry growth. The department said this was the biggest deregulation push in its history. “While it would normally take years for the Department of Energy to remove just a handful of regulations, the Trump Administration assembled

Flotek acquires innovative mobile power generation assets and secures multi-year lease providing $160 million revenue backlog and immediate earnings accretion- oil and gas 360

Flotek acquires innovative mobile power generation assets and secures multi-year lease providing $160 million revenue backlog and immediate earnings accretion

Publisher’s Note: Flotek Industries will present at EnerCom Denver—The Energy Investment Conference on August 17-20, 2025. Register to attend.  (Oil & Gas 360) – HOUSTON, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswireOpens in new window/ — Flotek Industries, Inc. (“Flotek”) (NYSE: FTK) and ProFrac Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: ACDC) (“ProFrac”) today jointly announced Flotek’s acquisition of power generation assets and related intellectual property (the “Acquired Assets”)

Republican lawmakers face clean-energy conundrum as they work on tax bill- oil and gas 360

Republican lawmakers face clean-energy conundrum as they work on tax bill

(Investing) – WASHINGTON – Republican lawmakers working to extend U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax cuts legislation are facing a clean-energy conundrum back home, as major clean energy investments in their districts are at odds with Trump’s skepticism of the industry. Eleven of the 26 Republicans on the House of Representatives’ tax-writing Ways & Means committee, who are now crafting the

Firms cancel $8 billion in renewables investment on Trump policies- oil and gas 360

Firms cancel $8 billion in renewables investment on Trump policies

(Oil Price) – Rising market and policy uncertainties forced companies to cancel $8 billion in investments in U.S. clean energy projects in the first quarter of the year. In a dramatic surge in cancellations of projects amid the chilling effects of the Trump Administration’s trade policy and attempts to repeal part of the green energy incentives, companies have withdrawn $7.9 billion

DOGE hands US DOE the budget axe to slash $10B in clean projects- oil and gas 360

DOGE hands US DOE the budget axe to slash $10B in clean projects

(Oil Price) – If Big Oil was starting to feel good about its government-sponsored climate-era glow-up, they may be in for a rude awakening, with the U.S. Energy Department reportedly preparing to pull the plug on nearly $10 billion in clean-energy funding, according to new memos seen by the Wall Street Journal. The DOE’s move could put everything from hydrogen hubs

Global energy demand rises as power consumption jumps- oil and gas 360

Global energy demand rises as power consumption jumps

(Oil Price) – Surging power demand in both developed and emerging economies accelerated global energy demand growth in 2024 to nearly twice the pace of recent years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday. Record-high temperatures, higher demand from industry and for electrification, and AI and data centers contributed to a 4.3% rise in global power consumption last year, the IEA said

Renewable energy fights for relevance in Trump's America- oil and gas 360

Renewable energy fights for relevance in Trump’s America

(Oil Price) – Since coming into power, U.S. President Donald Trump has made his intention to pivot away from green energy in favour of fossil fuels clear. During his first month in office, he signed executive orders aimed at boosting U.S. oil and gas production and exports by declaring a national energy emergency, removing regulatory barriers, and expediting permitting approval for oil and

Trump invokes wartime powers to boost U.S. critical minerals output- oil and gas 360

Trump invokes wartime powers to boost U.S. critical minerals output

(Oil Price) – President Donald Trump invoked emergency powers to increase U.S. critical minerals production in a bid to reduce reliance on “hostile foreign powers’ mineral production.” In an executive order, the U.S. President invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA), which is the main tool at a U.S. president’s disposal to shift economic activity toward national defense priorities. The executive order

Transition investors pile into buyers’ market for wind and solar- oil and gas 360

Transition investors pile into buyers’ market for wind and solar

(Oil Price) – Investors in energy transition businesses are enjoying a shift in market sentiment that has led to valuation slumps turning a lot of wind, solar, battery storage, and other companies from the area into great bargains. Bloomberg reports that the recent crash in wind, solar, battery, and other transition-related stocks has whetted buyers’ appetite on the grounds that the fundamentals of