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New Texas 30-MW Data Center Begins Construction
Dataprana’s 30-megawatt data center in La Marque, Texas will help satiate the growing demand for cloud services, Web3 applications and digital asset mining.
Hirs: AI and Energy—Is There Enough to Go Around?
AI data centers need a constant supply of electricity, and the nation’s grids are unprepared.
ChampionX Releases New Plunger Lift Well Solution
The SMARTEN Unify control system is the first plunger lift controller in ChampionX’s SMARTEN portfolio.
HNR Increases Permian Efficiencies with Automation Rollout
Upon completion of a pilot test of the new application, the technology will be rolled out to the rest of HNR Acquisition Corp.’s field operators.
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US E&Ps Could Drop Up to 100 Rigs at New Low Oil Price
Private operators are likely to let rigs go first, beginning in the Midcontinent and Powder River Basin, then the Eagle Ford, Bakken and Permian, according to J.P. Morgan Securities.
Monumental Aims to Restart New Zealand Wells by May 30
Monumental Energy Corp. says rig contractor RIVAL is scheduled to begin the workovers on wells Copper Moki 1&2, located in the Taranaki Basin, in May.
Liberty Jumps on Power Service Opportunities as Oilfield Business Stays Flat
Liberty Energy is seeing a growing pipeline of opportunities to jump onto, even as tariffs and OPEC+’s production strategy create uncertainty in the energy sector.
Expand Energy Joins EQT in Triple-Investment-Grade Credit-Rating Club
The trifecta of endorsements assures Expand Energy, the largest gas producer in the U.S., a seat alongside EQT Corp. at the LNG and AI data center gas-supply negotiating tables.
New Era Helium, Sharon AI Launch Phase 1 of Data Center JV
New Era Helium Inc. and Sharon AI Inc.’s joint venture Texas Critical Data Centers LLC has started on the first phase of development for its 250-MW facility.
Formentera Partners’ Pearsall Wildcat IP’s 1,499 bbl in Frio County
Formentera Partners’ 1.5-mile Hurrikain Cat I-STX #S731H’s lateral was made in Pearsall at about 10,000 ft, updip of where past Pearsall tests results were mostly gassy.
Energy-Focused AI Platform Collide Closes $5MM Seed Round
The $5 million seed round was led by Mercury Fund, with participation from industry veterans Bryan Sheffield and Billy Quinn, among others.
Halliburton, Nabors Collab to Deploy Drilling Automation in Oman
The companies integrated Halliburton’s Logix automation with Nabors Industries’ SmartROS rig operating system.
US Energy Development Acquires 20,000 Acres in Permian
U.S. Energy Development Corp.’s deal to buy 20,000 net acres in the Permian is the largest acquisition in the company’s 45-year history.
Exclusive: Halliburton's E-Fleets Lower Haynesville Completions Costs
Halliburton’s Neil Modeland, senior business technology development manager, shares insight into the company’s electrification services and efforts to minimize associated completions costs in the Haynesville Shale, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.