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Exclusive: Rapid Haynesville Production Challenges LNG Market Stability
Gordon Huddleston, partner and president at Aethon Energy, delves into how the Haynesville's proximity to LNG export terminals positions the play as a major gas supplier, but LNG project timing and rapid influx of gas are contributing to volatility, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.
Improving Gas Macro Heightens M&A Interest in Haynesville, Midcon
Buyer interest for Haynesville gas inventory is strong, according to Jefferies and Stephens M&A experts. But with little running room left in the Haynesville, buyers are searching other gassy basins.
Expand Lands 5.6-Miler in Appalachia in Five Days With One Bit Run
Expand Energy reported its Shannon Fields OHI #3H in northern West Virginia was drilled with just one bit run in some 30,000 ft.
Judgment Call: Ranking the Haynesville Shale’s Top E&P Producers
Companies such as Comstock Resources and Expand Energy topped rankings, based on the greatest productivity per lateral foot and other metrics— and depending on who did the scoring.
Operators Look to the Haynesville on Forecasts for Another 30 Bcf/d in NatGas Demand
Futures are up, but extra Haynesville Bcfs are being kept in the ground for now, while operators wait to see the Henry Hub prices. A more than $3.50 strip is required, and as much as $5 is preferred.
Comstock Doubling Rigs as Western Haynesville Mega-Wells’ Cost Falls to $27MM
Operator Comstock Resources is ramping to four rigs in its half-million-net-acre, deep-gas play north of Houston where its wells IP as much as 40 MMcf/d. The oldest one has produced 18.4 Bcf in its first 33 months.
The Private Equity Puzzle: Rebuilding Portfolios After M&A Craze
In the Haynesville, Delaware and Utica, Post Oak Energy Capital is supporting companies determined to make a profitable footprint.
Aethon Dishes on Western Haynesville Costs as Gas Output Roars On
Aethon Energy’s western Haynesville gas wells produced nearly 34 Bcf in the first 11 months of 2024, according to the latest Texas Railroad Commission data.
Oil, Gas Execs: To Scale Up CCS, Standardize
Executives from Aethon Energy, Aker Solutions, Chevron and NOV said efficiency and repeatability—not cramming new technologies into every venture—are key to lowering costs associated with capturing CO2.
Analyst: Is Jerry Jones Making a Run to Take Comstock Private?
After buying more than 13.4 million Comstock shares in August, analysts wonder if Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones might split the tackles and run downhill toward a go-private buyout of the Haynesville Shale gas producer.
Aethon, Murphy Refinance Debt as Fed Slashes Interest Rates
The E&Ps expect to issue new notes toward redeeming a combined $1.6 billion of existing debt, while the debt-pricing guide—the Fed funds rate—was cut on Sept. 18 from 5.5% to 5%.
Western Haynesville Wildcats’ Output Up as Comstock Loosens Chokes
Comstock Resources reported this summer that it is gaining a better understanding of the formations’ pressure regime and how best to produce its “Waynesville” wells.
Woodside to Maintain at Least 50% Interest in Driftwood LNG
Australia’s Woodside Energy plans to maintain at least a 50% interest in the 27.6 mtpa Driftwood LNG project that it's buying from Tellurian, CEO Meg O’Neill said during a media briefing at Gastech in Houston.
TPH: LNG Agreements Start to Materialize, but Most Non-binding
Since the end of April, U.S. LNG export facilities have made agreements totaling 16 mtpa, or 72% of the year’s 22.5 mtpa in offtake agreements.
Souki’s Saga: How Tellurian Escaped Ruin with ‘The Pause,’ $1.2B Exit
President Biden’s LNG pause in January suddenly made Tellurian Inc.’s LNG export permit more valuable. The company’s July sale marked the end of an eight-year saga—particularly the last 16 months, starting with when its co-founder lost his stock, ranch and yacht in a foreclosure.