Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Asia is rewriting the global energy map- oil and gas 360

Asia is rewriting the global energy map

(By Oil & Gas 360) – The global energy landscape continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, with Asia emerging as the epicenter of the industry’s transformation. Shifting geopolitical dynamics, evolving trade corridors, changing production policies, and rising energy demand are creating a market that is more interconnected and more volatile than at any point in recent history. For investors,

The electricity question nobody asked five years ago- oil and gas 360

The electricity question nobody asked five years ago

(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA What the EIA’s Monthly Energy Review May Really Be Telling Us About America’s Energy Future Between the mid-2000s and the early 2020s, U.S. electricity consumption remained largely stagnant despite population growth and economic expansion. Efficiency gains offset much of the underlying growth in demand. According to EIA forecasts, that era may now

The world still runs on fossil fuels- oil and gas 360

The world still runs on fossil fuels

(By Oil & Gas 360) – The global energy transition is reshaping investment, policy, and technology. Solar and wind continue to break installation records, battery storage is expanding rapidly, and governments are investing billions of dollars to accelerate decarbonization. Headlines often suggest the world is moving quickly beyond fossil fuels.   The data tell a more measured story. Despite extraordinary

America’s power grid is choking on costly congestion: Maguire- oil and gas 360

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

(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

Japan's LNG giant weighs U.S. IPO to accelerate global expansion- oil and gas 360

Japan’s LNG giant weighs U.S. IPO to accelerate global expansion

(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

SLB, Liberty Energy to Form Strategic Alliance for Data Center Infrastructure and Power- oil and gas 360

SLB, Liberty Energy to Form Strategic Alliance for Data Center Infrastructure and Power

(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.

US natural gas power costs reach 17-year high on data center demand, Lazard says- oil and gas 360

US natural gas power costs reach 17-year high on data center demand, Lazard says

(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

Global nuclear power capacity set to jump by 44% by 2036- oil and gas 360

Global nuclear power capacity set to jump by 44% by 2036

(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

The next infrastructure boom won't be digital, it will be energy- oil and gas 360

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

(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

Every barrel counts, or no barrels count- Why America's next energy story isn't about supply- oil and gas 360

Every barrel counts, or no barrels count- Why America’s next energy story isn’t about supply

(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

U.S. EV adoption slows while global demand accelerates- oil and gas 360

U.S. EV adoption slows while global demand accelerates

(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

Equinor targets 2.3 MMboed by 2030, boosts oil and gas investment- oil and gas 360

Equinor targets 2.3 MMboed by 2030, boosts oil and gas investment

(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