Chevron to supply natural gas to power massive Microsoft AI data center in West Texas

Nikkei AsiaChevron has signed an agreement to supply natural gas to power a major Microsoft artificial intelligence data center campus under construction in West Texas, part of a wave of energy deals linking fossil fuel producers to the AI buildout. Japan's JERA separately announced a $3 billion gas-fired power plant in the US intended to supply AI data centers. The deals reflect growing recognition that AI's electricity demands are reshaping US energy infrastructure.