Growth of AI creates new markets for North Dakota natural gas, governor says

Growth of AI creates new markets for North Dakota natural gas, governor says

WATFORD CITY, N.D. — North Dakota oil and gas companies have new economic allies in the form of a tech industry “desperate” to find energy sources to fuel the growth of artificial intelligence, Gov. Kelly Armstrong said Wednesday, Sept. 17. The governor, asked during the North Dakota Petroleum Council’s annual meeting about the value of artificial intelligence to the state, said, “It is changing the dynamic” in a way that isn’t often discussed. …