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Oracle cites ‘force majeure’ to shield itself on data center, Bloomberg News reports

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Sept 24 : Oracle is seeking to protect itself from potential cost increases related to a large data center project in New Mexico by sending a “force majeure” notice to developer Blue Owl, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

Shares of the company fell around 4 per cent in premarket trading after the report, which cited sources familiar with the matter. Reuters could not independently verify it.

Oracle is aiming to delay payments should the data center dubbed Project Jupiter get derailed and fail to come online in 2028 as planned, rather than exiting as the main tenant, according to the report.

Companies typically invoke force majeure to free themselves from contractual obligations when problems arise beyond their control. Oracle and Blue Owl did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

Source: Reuters

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