Oilfield Services Expand to Data Center Services As AI Booms

OilPrice · David Messler · last updated October 30, 2025 – 3:47 PM

Oilfield service companies have faced challenges in their core OFS business due to declining markets in the U.S. and around the world. Low prices for much of the last decade and increases in efficiency have caused rig counts to plummet, and have led some companies to look in new directions for revenue and profit. Companies like Schlumberger, (NYSE:SLB), and Halliburton are refocusing away from equipment rentals and manpower in their traditional core oil related services, to AI led digital subscription revenue sources. These companies are also leveraging…

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