EQT’s Northeast Pennsylvania divestiture to Equinor is the second deal between the two companies this year following a large swap of Marcellus assets in April.
Quantum Capital Group raised $5.25 billion for its private equity flagship, Quantum Energy Partners VIII. A source told Hart Energy that most of the firm’s capital has gone into oil and gas because it offers the best risk-adjusted returns.
Leslie Armentrout, the president and co-founder of Silver Cross Energy Partners discusses the opportunities of the Central Basin Platform and Utica—and the challenges.
Natural gas volatility remains—typically with prices down, and then down further—but demand is developing rapidly for an expanded energy market, East Daley Analytics says.
Adding new-well inventory going forward will require “exploration or other creative measures,” said Nick O’Grady, whose Northern Oil and Gas holds interests in 10,000 Lower 48 wells.
Deals will take a while, however, as these multi-gigawatt agreements are also multi-decade investments, said Range Resources CFO Mark Scucci.
TGS said the survey, which is positioned up-dip from the Utica condensate and gas trend, will target 276 sq miles of “key” formations in the Appalachian Basin.
Gas-fired power demand is coming for AI-enhanced data generation as Microsoft, Amazon and others race to stay on top—and not go the way of IBM—analysts said at a Pittsburgh energy forum.
Since September, Post Oak Energy Capital has backed new portfolio companies in the Permian Basin and Haynesville Shale and made an equity commitment to Utica Shale E&P Tiburon Oil & Gas Partners.
As private equity begins the process of recycling inventory, likely to be divested from large-scale mergers, executives acknowledged that raising funds has become increasingly difficult.