(Oil Price) – JERA, the biggest Japanese LNG importer and largest power producer, is studying a potential listing in the United States as part of a plan to boost its international footprint, Reuters reported on Friday, quoting anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter. The unlisted JERA has launched a feasibility study to assess potential investor demand and the U.S. market conditions and
(Oil & Gas 360) – Publisher’s Note: Liberty Energy will present at EneCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference at the Westin Downtown, August 17-19, 2026. Register to attend. Planned alliance combines modular infrastructure and integrated power solutions designed to accelerate global data center deployment HOUSTON and DENVER, July 14, 2026 — Global energy technology company SLB (NYSE: SLB) today announced an agreement with Liberty Energy Inc.
(Investing) – The cost of electricity from natural gas power plants in the United States reached its highest point in at least 17 years, according to data released Monday by Lazard Inc. The levelized cost of energy for combined cycle gas plants rose to $90 per megawatt-hour in 2026, up from $78 the previous year. The figure represents the highest level
(Oil Price) – The world’s fleet of nuclear power capacity is expected to surge by 44% over the next decade as China will topple the United States as the biggest nuclear power capacity holder and India will hike its capacity to boost energy security. These are the estimates in a new report by BloombergNEF, which sees total global nuclear capacity at 535 gigawatts
(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 Price) – Electric vehicle sales in the United States are set to account for only 17% of all nationwide passenger vehicle sales in 2030, BloombergNEF said in its latest EV outlook, slashing its 27%-share projection from last year as the Trump Administration ended incentives for electric vehicles. Back in 2024, the year before President Trump won a second term in office, BloombergNEF
(World Oil) – Equinor has outlined plans to increase production to 2.3 MMboed by 2030, supported by higher investment in oil and gas projects, increased production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) and continued growth in its international portfolio. During its Capital Markets Day 2026 presentation, the company said it expects to grow production by approximately 150,000 boed by the end of the
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – Colorado is not failing—it is becoming more expensive by design, and the data shows those costs are now starting to slow growth. Colorado presents itself as a model for the future: a clean-energy leader, a high-quality-of-life destination, and a forward-looking economy. On the surface, that narrative still holds. But beneath it,
(By Oil & Gas 360) – For much of the past two years, the artificial intelligence boom has been viewed through the lens of semiconductors, software, cloud computing, and record capital spending by the world’s largest technology companies. Increasingly, however, AI is becoming something much larger. It is becoming one of the most important energy stories of the decade. The rapid
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett – The proposed combination of NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy is the kind of transaction that immediately triggers a visceral reaction. The scale is enormous, the assets are critical to national infrastructure, and the timing coincides with a surge in electricity demand tied to artificial intelligence and data centers. The instinctive question is whether
(By Oil & Gas 360) – The lithium story is no longer just about electric vehicles. A new demand driver is emerging rapidly across global markets, AI infrastructure, and the explosive expansion of data centers. What began as a battery metal tied primarily to transportation is increasingly becoming part of a much broader conversation around power systems, backup storage, grid
