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Oil and gas sector sees influx of capital driven by AI, electrification trends
- May 1, 2025: Vol. 18, Number 5

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Oil and gas sector sees influx of capital driven by AI, electrification trends

by Kali Persall

Infrastructure investors in the oil and gas sector are increasingly committing capital to the space — particularly in the United States.

As one example, Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund (KYN) recently made a substantial equity commitment to Ironwood Midstream Energy Partners III, an independent energy company focused on the acquisition, development and operation of top-tier midstream assets in the most economic and desirable oil- and gas-producing regions in the United States. In conjunction with the equity commitment, Ironwood III acquired a crude oil-gathering system strategically located across Atascosa, Frio, La Salle and McMullen counties of Texas in the Eagle Ford Shale.

The increasing convergence of AI-driven data center development and electrification are creating unprecedented power demand growth and infrastructure requirements, putting emphasis on the importance of providing large-scale, customized, sustainable and affordable power infrastructure s

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