West Texas wants to sell its natural gas to AI data centers, but has few options for transporting it By Editor | |By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune Sept. 23, 2025“West Texas wants to sell its natural gas to AI data centers, but has few options for transporting it” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. West Texas — known for producing 40% of the nation’s crude oil — also has an extraordinary amount of natural gas that could power those data centers. “It requires a strong network of pipelines and infrastructure to move natural gas efficiently and ensure reliable power for end users. Supplying that gas to data center companies would mean West Texas producers could turn the financial drain into profit.