Infinity’s Utica Oil Output Rising as Play M&A, Expansion Underway

Securities analysts expect some M&A may be coming from the growing oil and wet-gas results in eastern Ohio, they report, including by newly public Infinity Natural Resources.

April 7, 2025

Utica Oil Player Ascent Resources ‘Considering’ an IPO

The 12-year-old privately held E&P Ascent Resources produced 2.2 Bcfe/d in the fourth quarter, including 14% liquids from the liquids-rich eastern Ohio Utica.

March 7, 2025

Infinity Natural Resources’ IPO Nets Another $37MM

Underwriters of Infinity Natural Resources’ January IPO have fully exercised options to purchase additional Class A common stock at $20 per share.

February 7, 2025

Encino's Owner Mulls $7B Sale, IPO of Utica E&P, Sources Say

CPP Investments is considering a sale or IPO of Encino Acquisition Partners following January’s IPO of fellow Utica Shale E&P Infinity Natural Resources.

February 4, 2025

Utica Liftoff: Infinity Natural Resources’ Shares Jump 10% in IPO

Infinity Natural Resources CEO Zack Arnold told Hart Energy the newly IPO’ed company will stick with Ohio oil, Marcellus Shale gas.

January 31, 2025

Utica Oil’s Infinity IPO Values its Play at $48,000 per Boe/d

Private-equity-backed Infinity Natural Resources’ IPO pricing on Jan. 30 gives a first look into market valuation for Ohio’s new tight-oil Utica play. Public trading is to begin the morning of Jan. 31.

January 30, 2025

Oil, Gas and M&A: Banks ‘Hungry’ to Put Capital to Work

U.S. energy bankers see capital, generalist investors and even an appetite for IPOs returning to the upstream space.

January 29, 2025

US LNG Exporter Venture Global's Shares Dip After IPO

Venture Global’s pre-IPO pricing at $25 a share valued the Gulf Coast LNG operator at some $65 billion, but shares fell below $25 by about 3% in trading Jan. 24. 

January 24, 2025

Venture Global LNG Pares IPO Hopes by 15% to $2.2B

LNG exporter Venture Global nearly halved the price per share, while increasing the number of shares it expects to offer.

January 22, 2025

Artificial Lift Firm Flowco’s Stock Surges 23% in First-Day Trading

Shares for artificial lift specialist Flowco Holdings spiked 23% in their first day of trading. Flowco CEO Joe Bob Edwards told Hart Energy that the durability of artificial lift and production optimization stands out in the OFS space.

January 21, 2025