Pilot Energy has locked in a sharp deal with United Arab Emirates-based Kala Data to launch modular data centres at its Arrowsmith production facility in Western Australia’s Perth Basin, aiming to tap quick cash flows to propel its ambitions for the project’s Cliff Head carbon storage transition.

With Cliff Head’s oil production winding down, 90 per cent of Arrowsmith’s 4.4-megawatt gas-fired power capacity sits idle and is ripe for repurposing.

Caption: A modular Kala Data centre being installed at Pilot Energy’s Arrowsmith production facility in Western Australia’s Mid West.

Enter Kala Data and its power hungry compact modular data centre technology. Targeting a 1 MW unit by early next year, the company says it plans to scale to 4 MW by mid-2026 if the financials hold up.

‘We aim to

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