WEST TEXAS WANTS TO SELL ITS NATURAL GAS TO AI DATA CENTERS, BUT HAS FEW OPTIONS FOR TRANSPORTING IT
Oil and gas companies in West Texas are not competitive when it comes to powering large data centers, a new report found. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune
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Other smaller oil and gas producing regions in the state are better poised to help power the growing data center m arket, a new report found.
ODESSA — Big data centers that power the artificial intelligence industry demand an abundance of energy.
West Texas — known for producing 40% of the nation’s crude oil — also has an extraordinary amount of natural gas that could power those data centers. But …
