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Data centers drove half of U.S. power demand growth in 2025, IEA says- oil and gas 360

Data centers drove half of U.S. power demand growth in 2025, IEA says

(Oil Price) – The world’s electricity demand rose by 3% in 2025, with growth nearly triple compared to the 1.3% increase in total energy consumption, as data centers and electric vehicles continued to push power use higher, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday. Overall global energy demand growth slowed to 1.3% in 2025, slightly below the previous decade’s average

AI data centers are forcing obsolete ‘peaker’ power plants back into service- oil and gas 360

AI data centers are forcing obsolete ‘peaker’ power plants back into service

(BOE Report)– In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak Park, which in warmer weather is packed with children climbing on its colorful playground and zooming down slides. The rarely-used eight-unit Fisk power plant owned by Houston-based NRG Energy was scheduled to retire next year. But then came from artificial

AI data centers are forcing obsolete ‘peaker’ power plants back into service- oil and gas 360

AI data centers are forcing obsolete ‘peaker’ power plants back into service

(BOE Report)– In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak Park, which in warmer weather is packed with children climbing on its colorful playground and zooming down slides. The rarely-used eight-unit Fisk power plant owned by Houston-based NRG Energy was scheduled to retire next year. But then came from artificial

Ecopetrol targets Brazil’s onshore oil and gas, eyes Petrobras Bahia Terra cluster- oil and gas 360

Ecopetrol targets Brazil’s onshore oil and gas, eyes Petrobras Bahia Terra cluster

(World Oil)–  Colombian oil producer Ecopetrol SA is pursuing oil and gas deals in Brazil that could include a cluster of onshore Petrobras fields in the northeastern state of Bahia. “We believe that Brazilian onshore has great potential, especially in natural gas,” Jorge Martínez, the head of Ecopetrol’s operations in Brazil, said in an interview from the company’s offices in