Japan’s Mitsui & Co. Ltd. has added an upstream foothold in the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas, with plans to serve LNG export demand, as well as low-carbon ammonia and methanol production on the Gulf Coast.

The Tokyo-based conglomerate said Thursday it has completed the acquisition of a roughly 92% working interest in an unconventional natural gas-rich asset within the Eagle Ford’s Hawkville field.

Mitsui purchased the asset from operator Silver Hill Eagle Ford E&P LLC, a subsidiary of Silver Hill Energy Partners LP.

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Mitsui is aiming for “stable gas production” of more than 200 MMcf/d from the unconventional onshore acreage, with...