Bipartisan push for permitting reform gains momentum as parties unite on energy infrastructure needs to power artificial intelligence revolution.
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EXCLUSIVE:Thenextglobalenergywarwon’tjustbefoughtoveroilandgas–itwillbedecidedbywhocanpowerartificialintelligencefirst,andtheU.S.mustwinthatrace,theheadofthenation’slargestoilandgastradegrouptoldFoxNewsDigital.
AmericanPetroleumInstitutePresidentMikeSommerssaidsurgingAI-drivenelectricitydemandhasmadeenergyinfrastructurethedecisivefrontinthenextphaseofU.S.economicandnationalsecuritycompetition,astheTrumpadministrationandRepublicansinCongressmovedaggressivelyin2025todeliverlandmarkdomesticenergyproductionwins.
Sommers,whowillheadlinethe2026StateofAmericanEnergyforumatWashington’swharfonTuesday,toldFoxNewsDigitalthatofthegoalssetoutinAPI’stwo-yearplan,“wegot90%ofitdonein2025,”–whilepermittingreformremainsunresolvedandAIisbothagrowingenergydemandandatooltheindustryplanstodeploy.
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