Oracle has refuted claims that it has scrapped expansion plans on its $15 billion Crusoe data center campus in Abilene, Texas. The company noted the media coverage of the situation as false and incorrect following a report by Bloomberg. In a post on X, the company clarified that it and the developer Crusoe are “operating in lockstep.” Moreover, it noted they are doing this with the aim of delivering one of the world’s largest data centers at the site.

The post also noted that two buildings are already fully operational and the rest of the campus is on track. Bloomberg had noted that Oracle and OpenAI had abandoned plans to almost double the Abilene facility’s capacity. The scope entailed doubling it from 1.2 gigawatts to roughly 2 gigawatts. The report also noted the abandonment occurred after months of negotiations over financing and OpenAI’s shifting demands forecast.

It also noted that the collapsed talks had opened the dor for Meta to consider leasing the expansion site from Crusoe. Nvidia was also reportedly paying a $150 million deposit to help court Meta as a replacement tenant. Various data center projects are taking shape in Texas such as Aligned data centers DFW-03 campus in Mansfield. 

Oracle’s Response to Reports on Cancelled Data Center Expansion Claims

Although Oracle did not directly address the report posted by Bloomberg, it noted such claims to be false and innacurate. It noted, ”…we have completed leasing for the additional 4.5GW to deliver on our commitments to OpenAI. This referenced the broader deal signed in mid-2025 to develop 4.5GW of data center capacity across multiple U.S. locations. “We continuously evaluate sites across the world to meet the growing demand for OCI by working with great partners and customers all the time” the company added.

The Crusoe data center campus in Abilene is among the most visible pieces of the Stargate initiative. It was announced at the White House in January 2025 with President Trump alongside Sam Altman, Masayoshi Son and Larry Ellison. However, the project has been marred by stalled timelines, financing problems, and disagreement between partners over control and ownership. Oracle is building data centers at a steep cost as it piles over $100 billion in debt to fund its AI data center buildout.

Project Factsheet: Crusoe Data Center Campus in Abilene

• Project leader: Stargate AI Infrastructure Project (Crusoe Data Center Campus)
• Location: Abilene, Texas, the United States.
• Approved Investment Value: $15 Billion dollars.
• The type of project: Hyperscale AI data center campus.

Timeline

• January 2025: Project announced as part of Stargate AI Infrastructure Initiative.
• Mid-2025: Multisite 4.5GW information center agreement with OpenAli.
• 2025: The support starts on several data center buildings at the Abilene campus.
• 2026: There will be two data center buildings in operation.
• 2026: There are reports of the expansion cancellation.
• 2026: Oracle refutes the reports and affirms that project is within schedule.

Site & Scale

• Starting Campus Capacity: 1.2GW intended compute capacity.
• Proposed Expansion Capacity: 2GW up to.
• Extra Multi-Site Dedication: 4.5GW of information center in the U.S. sites.
• Status on Campus: Under development of several buildings.
• Operational Buildings: Two plants already in operation.

Key Developers / Authorities / Partners.

• Crusoe Energy Systems Campus developer.
• Oracle – Cloud provider and first-mover tenant.
• OpenAI – AI partner and compute customer.
• Nvidia – Supplier of AI hardware and alleged financial participant.
• Meta Platforms – Supposedly taken as capacity of leasing expansion.

Strategic Objectives

• Establish one of the biggest AI data center campuses in the world.
• Training and inference of large-scale AI models.
• Increase capacity of oracle cloud infrastructure (OCI).
• Offer special compute resources to OpenAI workloads.
• Enhance artificial intelligence in the United States.

Infrastructure & Capacity

•  Hyperscale AI data center campus architecture.
•  Constructed to accommodate dense clusters of GPUs.
•  Intended to have multi-gigawatt power capacity.
•  Targeting the training of AI systems of the next generation.

Current Status

• Two data center buildings in operation
• Campus buildings continue to be built.
• Oracle affirms growth strategies are still ongoing.
• Oracle refutes media reports of project cancellation.