Acreage

Six months after devoting most of its capital budget for 2016 into Colorado’s Wattenberg field, PDC Energy Inc. announced Thursday that it has agreed to trade acreage in the formation with Noble Energy Inc., a move that consolidates PDC’s position there.

Antero Resources Corp. said Friday that its $450 million acquisition of 55,000 net acres in West Virginia creates a new platform for development and consolidation in its core, with a package of mostly undeveloped assets that would boost production and increase Antero Midstream Partners LP’s acreage dedication.

Parsley Energy Inc. has added more seasonings to its Permian Basin holdings in West Texas, agreeing Monday to pay almost $290 million for mineral rights and acreage in Pecos and Reeves counties.

Newfield Exploration Co. agreed Thursday to pay Chesapeake Energy Corp. $470 million to tack on 42,000 net acres in the Meramec reservoir, which would boost its position in Oklahoma’s liquids-rich reservoirs to 350,000-plus.

Newfield Exploration Co. agreed Thursday to pay Chesapeake Energy Corp. $470 million to tack on 42,000 net acres in the Meramec reservoir, which would boost its position in Oklahoma’s liquids-rich reservoirs to 350,000-plus.

Statoil ASA has agreed to sell all of its operated properties in West Virginia to EQT Corp. for $407 million in cash, the company said late Monday.

Statoil ASA has agreed to sell all of its operated properties in West Virginia to EQT Corp. for $407 million in cash, the company said late Monday.

Rice Energy Inc. said late Tuesday it has made a $200 million stalking horse bid for Marcellus Shale acreage in Pennsylvania owned by a subsidiary of bankrupt coal producer Alpha Natural Resources Inc.

Rice Energy Inc. said late Tuesday it has made a $200 million stalking horse bid for Marcellus Shale acreage in Pennsylvania owned by a subsidiary of bankrupt coal producer Alpha Natural Resources Inc.