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EQT Snags 62,500 West Virginia Marcellus Acres From Statoil

EQT Corp Equinor
AnnouncedMay 2, 2016
TypeProperty
LocationMarcellus Shale
Announced Date
May 02,2016
Effective Date
December 01,2015
Close Date
July 08,2016
Transaction Type
Property
Enterprise Value (EV)($MM)
407




Snapshot
Asset/Basin:
{Appalachian,Marcellus,Utica}
TargetZones:
{"Marcellus Shale","
Net Acres
Location
Region
Northeast

Country
United States

State
West Virginia

County
Wetzel ,Tyler ,Harrison

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Production
Production


Calculated Metrics( EV/Category)
$/ Flowing

$/ Acre

$/Location

Production ($/Mcfe/d)

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Quick Read: Deal Value : $407 Million Location : WV (Wetzel, Tyler, and Harrison Counties) Production : 50 MMcfe/d Price / Acre (not including production) : $6,400/acre Buyer : EQT Corporate Seller : Statoil Other : (31 Marcellus wells)

EQT Corporation announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 62,500 net acres, and current natural gas production of 50 MMcfe per day from Statoil USA Onshore Properties, Inc. (Statoil) for $407 million, the transaction is set to close on  or about July 8, 2016.

Primarily located in Wetzel, Tyler, and Harrison Counties of West Virginia, the…



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