Encino

Houston-based Encino Energy LLC last month took over drilling and completion operations on a massive Utica Shale position in Ohio that it acquired late last year in a $2 billion deal from the play’s pioneer Chesapeake Energy Corp., with plans for steady growth in the state as it works to make the assets its own.

Paso Norte Pipeline Group (PNP) is holding a 30-day open season for a proposed international natural gas pipeline from the Waha Hub to Chihuahua that would link the Permian Basin to underserved markets in Central and Western Mexico, and terminate at the El Encino Hub in Chihuahua.

The Centro Nacional de Control de Gas Natural (Cenagas) is working to create Mexico’s first natural gas hub by next year in the industrialized northeastern region, just across the border from South Texas.

With a combined $1.25 billion in commitments, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Houston’s Encino Energy LLC on Wednesday launched an exploration company to hunt for oil and natural gas assets in the U.S. onshore.