EIA: U.S. refinery utilization rate for week to Aug. 21 at 97.4% vs. 97.0% expected and 97.2% prior.

Spain plans stricter water, energy and cybersecurity regulations for data centers, included in a draft decree opening for public consultation this week, government sources said. The draft would require operators to be established in the EU, keep processed data and metadata within the EU, and implement mechanisms to control third‑country access. Facilities handling public‑sector or national‑security data would face tougher rules. Spain, drawing AI infrastructure projects worth tens of billions of euros due to abundant renewables and land, says the large project pipeline allows selection of the most sustainable, secure and efficient sites—an explicit objective of the proposed rules.

Sources said ANTHROPIC will lease AI infrastructure provider Nscale's data centers for $45bn.