Potential Chesapeake, Southwestern Merger May Face Tough Scrutiny

Low natural gas prices are driving producers such as Chesapeake and Southwestern to seek large ‘strategic’ deals at a time when large-scale consolidation is coming under increased scrutiny by lawmakers and regulators.

January 9, 2024

Exclusive: Repsol Experimenting with Cluster Spacing to Deliver Production Results

Jose Chirinos, the planning development manager for Repsol, elaborates on the company's well optimization tactics and their long- range rig plan in this Hart Energy LIVE Exclusive Interview. 

December 12, 2023

Exclusive: Chesapeake's 2024 Gas Outlook, Portfolio Advantages

Josh Viets, executive vice president and COO at Chesapeake Energy details the company's asset portfolio over the last two years and their LNG strategy for market headwinds going into next year, in this Hart Energy LIVE Exclusive interview.

December 11, 2023

Appalachian Basin Awaits Pipeline Connections to the Gulf Coast

A closer look at the Appalachian midstream capacity picture shows some opportunities that producers can exploit now and in the future.

December 10, 2023

Artificial Barriers Keep World Markets Starved of Appalachia Natural Gas

Despite a massive uptick in U.S. LNG exports since 2021, the Appalachia Basin remains a sleeping giant of production as politics, protests and litigation keep billions of cubic feet of natural gas cut off from world markets.

December 5, 2023

DUG Appalachia: Chesapeake Likes its Dual-basin Portfolio

“Distinctly different,” Chesapeake Energy’s Marcellus and Haynesville shales have nevertheless fit together as complementary pieces of the E&P gas-focused holdings.

December 1, 2023

WhiteHawk Energy Acquisition Doubles Marcellus Shale Interests

WhiteHawk’s Marcellus acquisition, which effectively doubles its interests in Pennsylvania, follows a deal earlier this year to purchase Haynesville Shale assets.

November 15, 2023

Equitrans Pushes MVP Finish to First Quarter of 2024

Equitrans Midstream’s expected cost of the Mountain Valley Pipeline has increased to $7.2 billion.

October 19, 2023

Analysts: Chesapeake-Southwestern Deal Could Create Top US Shale Gas E&P

A merger between Chesapeake Energy Corp. and Southwestern Energy Co. would create the nation’s largest natural gas E&P, analysts say. But a multibillion-dollar combination could also draw scrutiny from regulators.

October 19, 2023

Alliances Bringing Australia’s Beetaloo to Life

Tamboran Resources with help from APA Corp. and Helmerich & Payne is advancing its goal of producing 1.5 Bcf/d by 2035 from the Australian shale play.

October 6, 2023