EQT’s Rice: Three Mile Island Restart Not ‘Needle-Mover’ vs. Natgas
Microsoft Corp. will pay as much as $130 per megawatt-hour for the resurrected plant’s electricity that will carry a “carbon-free” label and a new name: Crane Clean Energy Center.
Quantum Backs Tug Hill Team in New E&P Vickery Energy
Quantum Capital Group is backing the executives behind Tug Hill Operating, which sold to EQT Corp. for $5.2 billion, in a new Appalachian Basin company Vickery Energy Partners.
Barnett Shale’s BKV to Launch Delayed IPO of Natgas-focused E&P
BKV Corp. has positioned itself as an LNG supplier near Gulf Coast markets with production averaging 718 MMcfe/d across about 460,000 Barnett acres, supported by 778 miles of associated gas gathering pipelines and 65 compression units.
Vitol CEO: US Shale Gas Growing Source of Shipping, Trucking Fuel
International commodities trading house Vitol sees growing demand for U.S. shale gas to spur LNG exports to China, India and emerging economies in Asia.
August Well Permits Rebound in August, led by the Permian Basin
Analysis by Evercore ISI shows approved well permits in the Permian Basin, Marcellus and Eagle Ford shales and the Bakken were up month-over-month and compared to 2023.
WhiteHawk Energy Adds Marcellus Shale Mineral, Royalty Assets
WhiteHawk Energy LLC said it acquired Marcellus Shale natural gas mineral and royalty interests covering 435,000 gross unit acres operated by Antero Resources, EQT, Range Resources and CNX Resources.
Marketed: Wellbore Capital 10 Well Package Marcellus Opportunity
Wellbore Capital LLC has retained EnergyNet for the sale of a Marcellus Shale Opportunity 10 well package in Marion and Wetzel counties, West Virginia.
CEO: Coterra Drops Last Marcellus Rig, May Halt Completions
Coterra halted Marcellus Shale drilling activity and may stop completions as Appalachia waits for stronger natural gas prices, CEO Tom Jorden said at an industry conference.
Non-op Rising: NOG’s O’Grady, Dirlam See Momentum in Co-purchase M&A
Non-operated specialist Northern Oil & Gas is going after larger acquisitions by teaming up with adept operating partners like SM Energy and Vital Energy. It’s helping bridge a capital gap in the upstream sector, say NOG executives Nick O’Grady and Adam Dirlam.
Midcon Momentum: SCOOP/STACK Plays, New Zones Draw Interest
The past decade has been difficult for the Midcontinent, where E&Ps went bankrupt and pulled back drilling activity. But bountiful oil, gas and NGL resources remain untapped across the Anadarko, the SCOOP/STACK plays and emerging zones around the region.