Technology
AI Data Center Boom Creates New Energy and Water Challenges for the Technology Industry
The AI infrastructure boom is colliding with the physical limits of electricity grids, cooling systems and local water supplies. Data-center…
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Energy
Technology
Data Centers Are the Next Multi-Trillion-Dollar Business: Inside the $7 Trillion Race to Own Compute
AI is turning data centers from back-end technology infrastructure into one of the largest capital investment themes of the decade.…
Business
Canada Attracts Nearly $500 Billion in Investment Commitments as Global Capital Targets Energy and Critical Minerals
Canada's first Investment Summit drew nearly $500 billion in commitments from global investors targeting energy, critical minerals and AI infrastructure.
Energy
Europe Faces a Large Q4 Jet-Fuel Deficit as Middle East Supply Routes Shift
Europe could face a jet-fuel deficit of roughly 510,000 barrels per day in the fourth quarter as Middle East disruption…
Energy
Gulf of Oman Oil Transfers Hit Capacity as Hormuz Disruption Rewires Shipping
Ship-to-ship transfer capacity in the Gulf of Oman is being stretched as producers reroute barrels around disrupted Strait of Hormuz…
Energy
Hormuz Crude Exports Reach 33.7 Million Barrels Even as Vessel Traffic Stays Thin
Crude volumes moving through the Strait of Hormuz remain substantial despite unusually low commodity-vessel traffic, showing how larger cargoes and…
Energy
Italy Reopens the Door to Nuclear Power Nearly Four Decades After Its Exit
Italy’s Senate has approved legislation establishing a framework for a return to nuclear energy, beginning a long implementation process after…
Energy
America Is Curtailing More Renewable Power Just as AI Needs More Electricity
U.S. power markets curtailed 23.8 million MWh of renewable generation through July, highlighting a transmission problem at the same time…
Business
ONGC Discovers Natural Gas in Mahanadi Basin Offshore Odisha, Boosting Deepwater Exploration
ONGC struck natural gas in its maiden Mahanadi Basin deepwater well off Odisha, with the discovery flowing gas though commercial…
World
Russia Faces Fuel Shortages After Ukrainian Strikes on Oil Refineries
A sustained campaign of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries has severely disrupted the country's domestic fuel supply, prompting…
Technology
Alberta Holds First AI Data Centre Town Halls as Communities Weigh Jobs, Power and Environmental Concerns
Alberta launched its first public town halls on AI data centres this week, as residents raise concerns over power demand,…
Energy
Govt Sets First-Ever LPG Production Targets for Refiners; Reliance's Jamnagar Plant Gets Largest Quota at 18,000 Tonnes a Day
The government has fixed maximum cooking gas production targets for 21 refineries and upstream producers, with Reliance Industries' Jamnagar domestic…
Energy
Drilling Rig: Types, How It Works, Applications, Technology, Costs, Safety and the Future of Drilling
A journalist's guide to drilling rigs: how they work, the major rig types from jackups to drillships, real 2026 industry…