Reports: Mitsubishi Targeting Haynesville E&P Aethon in $8B Deal

Japan’s Mitsubishi is reportedly in talks to acquire Aethon Energy’s Haynesville assets in a deal that could be worth $8 billion.

June 16, 2025

The Asian Buyers are Coming and They’re Ready to ‘Overpay’

Asian buyers of U.S. oil and gas property “have a lower cost of capital to begin with and lower return thresholds,” an M&A advisor said. Their math on what a property is worth is different than the math U.S.-based oil and gas producers use.

June 16, 2025

Money Talks: Juniper Capital Carves Own Momentum Amid Volatility

Private equity firms with longtime loyalty to the oil and gas industry are raising funds that are steadily adding to their coffers, accumulating billions of dollars’ worth of dry powder.

June 16, 2025

Exclusive: Energy Transfer on Ethane Export Leadership Despite Trade Tensions

Tom Long, Energy Transfer co-CEO delved into the company’s pipeline progress and challenges and its ethane market leadership despite tariffs in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.

June 15, 2025

INEOS Looking Across Lower 48 for More Shale PDP

U.K.-headquartered international hydrocarbons conglomerate INEOS is seeking the mature U.S. shale assets that don’t have the upside growth potential publicly held U.S. operators need.

June 10, 2025

‘More is to Come’: Matador’s Foran on Upping Crude Production, 2025 Outlook

Matador Resources CEO Joe Foran discusses the driving decision in locking in its hedges earlier this year and the company’s oil and gas growth plans, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.

June 9, 2025

BPX’s Holzhauser Dives into Upside of Devon JV Dissolution

BPX’s Holzhauser says BP’s U.S. shale arm got the longer end of the stick—better subsurface in a less complicated area—in its deal with Devon to dissolve their Eagle Ford JV.

June 7, 2025

Energy Pundits Bullish on Economy, Despite Volatility

Tariff and inflation fears are complicating an energy market with sectors that remain poised to boom, financial managers say.

June 6, 2025

On the Market This Week (June 2, 2025)

Here is a roundup of oil and gas leaseholds on the market during the week of June 2 in the Austin Chalk formation, Permian Basin, Bakken Shale and offshore Louisiana.

June 6, 2025

Exclusive: Kinder Morgan's Fore on the US' 'Golden Age' of Pipeline Construction

Kinder Morgan's Allen Fore, executive vice president of public affairs, says "this is the time to build" midstream infrastructure as the U.S. strives to become the leader in energy production globally, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview. 

June 5, 2025