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Houston to Host Global AI Leaders at 11th Annual AI in Oil & Gas Conference

Houston will once again become a focal point for digital transformation in the energy sector when the 11th Annual AI in Oil & Gas Conference convenes on April 8–9, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Houston West. Organized by the Energy Conference Network, the event is expected to attract more than 500 senior executives, technologists, and

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AI Can Help Deliver America’s Next Phase of Energy Dominance

The U.S. has spent the past decade reshaping global energy markets. It became the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas. It emerged as a leading LNG exporter. It expanded renewable generation at record pace. This is what energy dominance looks like in practice: abundant supply, export strength, technological leadership, and resilience across fuels. But sustaining

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EY – Driving modern, strategic and resilient land services in oil and gas

Modernizing land services is no longer optional. As oil and gas companies seek efficiency, risk reduction and agility, land functions must evolve — aligning technology, workflows and talent with the demands of a changing energy landscape. Land services sit at the heart of oil and gas operations. They manage the leases, contracts, rights, obligations, owner

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Texas A&M and ZettaJoule Sign Landmark MOU to Explore Building Transformative Very-High-Temperature Gas Research Reactor

The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) has signed an agreement with ZettaJoule, an advanced small modular reactor company with operations in the U.S. and Japan, to explore building a transformative research reactor in College Station, TX. The project has the potential to catalyze up to $1 billion in research collaborations, industrial partnerships, and federal

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Fervo Energy Drills Hottest Well to Date at New Giga-Scale Geothermal Project Site

Fervo Energy, a leader in next-generation geothermal development, has announced the successful completion of an appraisal drilling campaign at a new greenfield geothermal site, Project Blanford, located in Millard County, Utah. The drilling results confirm resource temperatures above 555°F at approximately 11,200 feet deep, exceeding the requirements for commercial viability. Drilled in under 11 days,

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Engineering Ingenuity: Technology Leadership and Innovation Management’s Innovation Principles

The University of Houston Katy Campus offers several distinct technology and engineering degree programs, including Computer Engineering & Analytics, Construction Engineering and Systems Engineering. One of the more unique courses offered at UH Katy is Technology Leadership and Innovation Management (TLIM) Professor of Practice David Crawley’s “Innovation Principles.” The course’s foundation is based on the requirements

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Enbridge repositioning as a key power supplier to data centers

North American energy infrastructure giant Enbridge is quietly repositioning itself at the center of one of the defining industrial shifts of this decade: the race to supply vast, reliable power to technology companies and their relentlessly expanding data centers. For years, Enbridge’s story had been told in pipes and molecules. Its sprawling network of pipelines

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OCI Energy and Arava Power have closed construction financing to support a 347 MWdc solar energy project near Houston

OCI Energy LLC (“OCI Energy”), Arava Power, and ING Capital LLC (“ING”) (together, the “Companies”) today announced the successful close of construction financing for Project SunRoper, a 347 MWdc solar project located in Wharton County, Texas. This is the second such transaction between OCI Energy and ING, previously having worked together on financing for the

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EY – From bottleneck to accelerator: the strategic role of digital identity controls for industrials and energy companies

https://www.ey.com/en_ca/insights/oil-gas/from-bottleneck-to-accelerator-the-strategic-role-of-digital-identity-controls-for-industrials-and-energy-companies Strong digital identity is now essential in I&E, driving secure operations, managing IT/OT risk, and enabling resilient digital transformation. In brief Digital identity is now foundational to cybersecurity in Industrials & Energy, with IT/OT convergence making unified governance essential. Expanding machine and third‑party access increases risk, making strong digital identity controls critical to protecting

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Utility Global Announces $100 Million First Close of Series D Financing

Utility Global (“Utility”), a global economic industrial decarbonization company enabling practical solutions for hard-to-abate sectors, today announced a first close of $100 million in its Series D financing round, led by Ara Partners and APG Asset Management (one of the world’s largest pension investors on behalf of Dutch pension funds). This milestone financing will allow Utility

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EY – How AI is becoming central to oil and gas finance strategy

Oil and gas chief financial officers are navigating one of the toughest liquidity environments in decades. Even as companies invest billions in decarbonization, digital infrastructure, hydrogen pathways and long‑cycle asset renewal, free cash flow continues to tighten. Crude‑price volatility, margin compression and cautious credit markets further restrict access to external capital. Yet ironically, billions in

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Project a quantum leap in sustainable data centres

Funded with a $1.1 million grant under the Federal Government’s National Critical Technologies Challenge Program (CTCP) and announced by the Federal Member for Jagajaga Kate Thwaites MP, the project brings together La Trobe researchers with leading industry and university partners to develop and deploy a fully functioning prototype within one of Australia’s major data centre facilities. Professor Damminda Alahakoon, project leader and Director of La Trobe’s

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