Technology | Deals - Joint Ventures
Dominion, Intrexon Planning Marcellus, Utica GTL Pilot Project

Intrexon Corporation announced that Intrexon Energy Partners (IEP), and Dominion Energy, a subsidiary of Dominion Resources, have entered into an agreement to explore the potential for commercial-scale biological conversion of natural gas to isobutanol.
Under the terms of the agreement, IEP will be required to meet specific development milestones prior to initiation of certain commercialization activities, which are subject to board approval by both parties. Dominion will be the exclusive partner to construct, own, operate, and maintain the production facilities in the Marcellus and Utica Shale Basins located in eastern North America via potential long-term services agreements with IEP. Within this geographic region, the collaboration plans to build natural gas bioconversion facilities…
- ✓ Full news archive — U.S., Canada & international coverage
- ✓ A&D transactions — asset deals, corporate M&A, assets for sale
- ✓ Permits & completions data, plus 900,000+ slides & presentations
More Technology News

Operators Adopting Electric Frac Crews in 2020 Dev. Programs
More and more North East E&Ps are moving to Electric Frac Crews as a part of the frac spread mix. Range Resources recently signed an agreement with U.S.…

BJ Services Testing New Frac Pump in the Haynesville
BJ Services has announced the advancement of field trials for its next-generation fracturing pump platform, the TITAN™ - tests are taking place in the Haynesville Shale. The Company…

Questerre Taps Advisory Firm to Aid in New 'Clean Tech Energy' Initiative
Questerre Energy Corp. has engaged Industrial Alliance Securities Inc. (iA Securities) to provide advisory services with respect to finding Quebec-based strategic investors for its clean tech energy project.…

Operators Talk Frac Hits & Interference Between Parent/Child Wells
Frac hits and parent child well interference has been something we wrote about over the last two years. However we have noticed more and more operators are beginging…

Eagle Ford EOR Activity Surges
At its recent presentation at Enercom and in its Q2 2017 report, Core Lab detailed its outlook on EOR technology that is being used to unlock additional hydrocarbons…
North America News

Western Canada Upstream M&A: Q1 2026 Transaction Report
Western Canadian M&A activity in Q1 2026 was characterized by a 87% decrease in total deal value compared to Q1 2025, totaling $0.8 billion C$. However, transaction volume…

Whitecap Details 2026 Duvernay & Montney Program
Whitecap Resources reported strong third quarter 2025 operating and financial results, marking its first full quarter following the strategic combination with Veren that closed on May 12, 2025.…

ARC Resources: Lower 2026 Capex, Higher Volumes
ARC Resources used its third quarter update to reinforce a familiar message to Canadian E&P executives: disciplined capital, structurally better market access, and a growing shareholder return program…

Baytex 2026 Development Plans
Baytex’s 2026 development plan reflects a post–Eagle Ford sale capital program and a sharpened focus on its core Canadian assets. The Company approved 2026 exploration and development expenditures…

Tourmaline: 2026 Capital Program Locked In at $2.9B
Tourmaline’s 2026 exploration and production (EP) program is set at $2.9 billion and targets average production of 690,000–710,000 boepd, with the company maintaining the multi-year EP Plan released…