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Permian Gas Has Been Worth Less Than Nothing for 118 Days This Year

Outside Pecos, Texas, Chevron is getting ready to build a power plant to solve a problem the Permian Basin has been stuck with for years, which is that it produces far more natural gas than anyone nearby is willing to pay for. Chevron's subsidiary, Energy Forge One, signed a 20-year agreement with Microsoft in June to build a gas-fired plant beside a data center campus, ramping up to roughly 2.67 gigawatts. The final investment decision is due by the end of this year, with power flowing in 2028. One deal in one county doesn't make a trend,…

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Outside Pecos, Texas, Chevron is getting ready to build a power plant to solve a problem the Permian Basin has been stuck with for years, which is that it produces far more natural gas than anyone nearby is willing to pay for.  Chevron's subsidiary, Energy Forge One, signed a 20-year agreement with Microsoft in June to build a gas-fired plant beside a data center campus, ramping up to roughly 2.67 gigawatts. The final investment decision is due by the end of this year, with power flowing in 2028. One deal in one county doesn't make a trend,…

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