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Contract Wave Lifts US LNG Offtake Deals to 7.7 mtpa in 2026 So Far

The pace of U.S. LNG export development showed no signs of cooling this week, as two major offtake agreements were announced.

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Acquisitions and Divestitures (A&D)
Ovintiv Transforms Portfolio into Permian, Montney Powerhouse
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Drilling
Gulfport Fires U-Turn Wells at EQT’s Ohio Utica Dry-Gas Play-Shaming
Midstream Energy Infrastructure
Canadian NGL Expansion Continues as Production Boom Mirrors US Growth

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Emerging Plays
Comstock Slashes 2-Mile Haynesville Wildcat D&C Tab to $32MM

Comstock Slashes 2-Mile Haynesville Wildcat D&C Tab to $32MM. The price is down from $42 million for initial holes in the super-deep, super-hot play north of Houston.

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Rig Counts
US Drillers Cut Oil, Gas Rigs for First Time in Six Weeks
Acquisitions and Divestitures (A&D)
Japex, Peoria Buy Verdad’s D-J Assets for $1.26B, Signaling More M&A Ahead
Acquisitions and Divestitures (A&D)
Diversified to Buy Sheridan’s East Texas Gas Assets for $245MM
Discoveries
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Data Centers
Google Extends Data Center Expansion with Minnesota, Texas Clean Power Deals
Completions
Expand Energy Electrifies Appalachia Completions Amid E-Frac Buzz
Geothermal
Google Bucks NatGas; Favors Renewable Energy for Data Centers
CCS/CCUS
New Lapis, Big River Resources CCS Project in Illinois Files for Class VI
Energy Market Transactions
Playground Capital Launches Nuclear Company Alva Energy with $33MM in Funding
Acquisitions and Divestitures (A&D)
Tidewater Buys Wilson’s Brazil Fleet for $500MM, Eyes Petrobras Upside
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Permitting
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