Data centers are rapidly becoming mission-critical digital infrastructure, evolving from back-end IT sites into strategic platforms for cloud, connectivity, and data-driven services. Growth is being driven by cloud and hybrid adoption, surging data traffic, and demand for secure, resilient environments, boosting colocation and hyperscale builds while AI is supercharging expansion with high-density graphics processing unit […]
RRC Commissioner Seeks Efficiencies
Oil and gas regulator Wayne Christian announced June 18 the next phase of the Delivering Oil and Gas Efficiently (DOGE) Task Force following a year of stakeholder engagement, review, and modernization efforts at the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC). The initiative aims to streamline internal processes, strengthen communication and bolster the RRC’s responsive, pro-business approach. […]
Company Unveils Mobile Ozone Treatment Containers
Sigma Advanced Technologies announced June 22 the launch of its next‑generation mobile all‑in‑one ozone water treatment containers, engineered to transform how industrial operators manage and reuse wastewater. Designed for maximum flexibility and performance, these modular treatment units can process everything from low‑flow industrial waste streams to high‑volume waters reaching up to 100,000 barrels per day—including […]
USGS Assesses the Buda Limestone
There are 184 billion cubic feet of gas and 12 million barrels of oil under the Eagle Ford. That’s the assessment of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which on June 24 released its report of undiscovered gas and oil in the Buda Limestone formation near the Texas Gulf Coast. Since production began around 1930, the […]
Evolution Well Services Receives Award
The Woodlands-based Evolution Well Services, an industry leader in electric hydraulic fracturing, announced June 25 that it has been honored with the prestigious Supplier Excellence Award from ExxonMobil. This is the second recognition Evolution has received for its sustained performance in supporting ExxonMobil’s unconventional operations within the Permian Basin and reaffirms the company’s position as […]
Extracting Critical Minerals from Oilfield Wastewater
Altillion, a technology innovator in brine mineral extraction, announced June 29 that it closed $5 million in seed funding to accelerate the commercialization of its proprietary IRIS and ALIX technologies to extract a variety of valuable minerals from oilfield produced water, geothermal brines, and salars. The round was led by EIC Rose Rock and Flathead […]
Phillips 66 Takes Aim on Texas Projects
Phillips 66 announced May 18 it is moving forward with the Zeus Gas Plant and a third Coastal Bend Fractionator, two projects that will advance its integrated wellhead-to-market strategy, thereby expanding gas processing capacity in the Permian and NGL fractionation capabilities on the Gulf Coast. Zeus will be a 300 MMcf/d gas processing facility in […]
SPE, PWS Appoint Midland Professional To Organizational Roles
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) board of directors elected Jonna D. Smoot, Business Development professional at Lanmark Engineering, to its board and tapped her to serve as Programs Co-Chair. Meanwhile, the board of the Produced Water Society (PWS) elected Smoot to serve as Permian Basin Chapter President for the Produced Water Society (PWS). The […]
Liability for Texas Orphan Wells Soars
The Railroad Commission of Texas has reported runaway costs for plugging and remediating so-called “orphan” wells. The commission estimates that it will cost $202 million to plug its inventory of orphan wells approved for state-funded remediation and decommissioning, the highest total in the program’s history. (See Figure 1.) Texas is on a well-plugging hamster wheel […]
U.S. to Add 24 GW of Power Load by 2035
Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR), a subsidiary of Enverus, an energy data analytics platform, has released its latest report, Electrification Load Forecast: The L48 Goes Electric, highlighting the growing role of electrification in shaping U.S. power demand. Electrification is expected to add approximately 24 GW of incremental load by 2035 and about 78 GW by 2050 across […]
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