The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s report of a falling natural gas rig count backs up statements from producers in the Appalachian and Haynesville basins.
Diversified Energy Co. Plc closed its deal with Summit Natural Resources to buy operated natural gas assets and midstream infrastructure for approximately $42 million, the company said Feb. 27.
Appalachian pure-play Range Resources expects strong demand in the second half of the decade and is taking the necessary steps to capitalize on higher natural gas prices.
“This increase in activity is from zero to ‘some’ activity. I wouldn't characterize this as ‘leaning into’ a gas market,” Shane Young, Coterra Energy’s CFO, told investors.
IOG Resources II is expanding in Appalachia with an acquisition of Utica working interests in eastern Ohio.
Most infrastructure projects being built will not come online for another year—too late for the quickening pace of gas demand.
As the outlook for U.S. natural gas improves, investors are hot on gas-weighted stocks—in particular, Appalachia’s Antero Resources.
About three-quarters of future U.S. gas demand growth will be fueled by LNG exports, while data centers’ needs will be more muted, according to Expand Energy CFO Mohit Singh.
The Midland Basin depleted its inventory of excess DUCs the most last year, falling from two months of runway to one during the past year, according to a report by Enverus Intelligence Research.
Non-operated specialist Northern Oil & Gas (NOG) is growing in the Midland Basin with a $40 million bolt-on acquisition.