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Exclusive: HyReveal at EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference

September 15, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) – Publisher’s Note: You can view the EnerCom Denver—The Energy Investment Conference presenter replays for a limited time. HyReveal develops a physics- and chemistry-based platform that models the full fluid system of the subsurface before drilling. Beyond locating oil and gas, IORIGIN characterizes their nature, blend, volume, and quality, predicts reservoir and seal quality, and anticipates

Exclusive: Birch Geothermal at EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference 2026

September 10, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) – Publisher’s Note: You can view the EnerCom Denver—The Energy Investment Conference presenter replays for a limited time. Birch Geothermal is a next-generation enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) developer focused on delivering reliable, clean baseload power through innovative subsurface engineering. Building on the technical foundations of first-generation EGS, the company is advancing lower-risk geothermal development with technologies

Exclusive: Flotek Industries at EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference 2026

August 31, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) – Publisher’s Note: You can view the EnerCom Denver—The Energy Investment Conference presenter replays for a limited time. Flotek is a technology-driven, specialty chemistry and data company that serves customers across industrial, commercial and consumer markets. Flotek empowers the energy industry to maximize the value of their hydrocarbon streams and improve return on invested capital through

SLB to acquire Kelvion for $3.4 billion in data center infrastructure expansion

August 31, 2026

(World Oil) – SLB has agreed to acquire thermal management technology provider Kelvion for approximately $3.4 billion in cash, expanding the oilfield services company’s presence in data center infrastructure as artificial intelligence drives increased investment in power and cooling capacity. Under the agreement, SLB will acquire Kelvion from majority owner Apollo-managed funds and minority shareholder Triton. SLB will also assume approximately $700 million of debt.

SLB launches new artificial lift technologies for U.S. land operations

August 26, 2026

(World Oil) – SLB has launched two artificial lift technologies for U.S. land operations aimed at improving equipment life and production performance in mature and challenging well environments. The new technologies include Harbison-Fischer Deka diamond technology for rod pump barrels and the Synthetix hydraulic gas lift system. The systems address separate production challenges, including mechanical wear in rod-pumped wells and gas lift

America’s power grid is choking on costly congestion: Maguire

July 20, 2026

(BOE Report) – Congestion on the U.S. electricity grid is becoming an increasingly costly bottleneck, driving up power prices, delaying new generation projects and undermining reliability. Yet the electricity industry’s attention remains focused largely on generation, with politicians debating solar panels, natural gas turbines and nuclear reactors while utilities tout billions of dollars of planned investments. PJM Interconnection, the largest

Baker Hughes closes Chart acquisition, adds third operating segment

July 16, 2026

(World Oil) – Baker Hughes has completed its acquisition of Chart Industries, expanding its portfolio of industrial energy technologies and establishing Chart as the company’s third operating segment. The acquisition adds Chart’s capabilities in thermal management, air and gas handling, and lifecycle services, broadening Baker Hughes’ presence across markets including LNG, gas infrastructure, carbon capture and storage, nuclear, geothermal and data centers. Chart

New York imposes first ever moratorium on U.S. data centers

July 14, 2026

(Oil Price) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the country’s first-ever executive order imposing a statewide moratorium on new large-scale data centers for up to one year. The order freezes the permitting process for new data centers requiring 50 megawatts or more of electricity, placing the fastest-growing source of U.S. power demand on hold while state regulators assess its long-term impact on

Masdar secures $5.1 billion for world’s largest solar-and-battery project

July 13, 2026

(Oil Price) – Masdar on Monday announced it had lined up financing for the world’s first gigascale Round-the-Clock renewable energy project, which the renewable energy giant of the United Arab Emirates is developing in Abu Dhabi. The project, which will need a total capital investment of $6.1 billion, will see Masdar funding $1 billion of the equity. The company now reached financial close

Chevron licenses advanced surfactant technology for shale oil recovery

July 8, 2026

(World Oil) – Chevron Technical Center has signed a technology licensing agreement with ZL Chemicals Ltd. to commercialize Chevron-developed surfactant technology designed to improve resource recovery in shale and tight oil reservoirs. Under the agreement, ZL Chemicals will market products and services utilizing the technology under the Vantis™ brand, expanding commercial access to a chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) solution that Chevron has developed and deployed

The next infrastructure boom won’t be digital, it will be energy

June 29, 2026

(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

Stalled US permits threaten $121 billion in wind and solar investment, report shows

June 29, 2026

(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

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