Evep

EV Energy Partners LP (EVEP) and Total E&P USA said Tuesday that they have agreed to sell their interests in Cardinal Gas Services LLC for a combined sale price of $562 million in a deal that is expected to close next month.

EV Energy Partners LP (EVEP) continued struggling with the cold weather of North Texas in the first quarter, which curtailed production from legacy operations in the Barnett Shale that account for more than 50% of the partnership’s overall volumes.

EV Energy Partners LP (EVEP) is working on “several other opportunities” in the Utica Shale, where it is continuing a dual strategy of offering its wet gas acreage for sale while also looking for joint venture (JV) partners to help de-risk the play’s oil window.

EV Energy Partners LP (EVEP) and partnerships managed by EnerVest Ltd. have agreed to acquire Barnett Shale natural gas properties from Carrizo Oil and Gas Inc.

Risk-taker and rule-breaker Aubrey McClendon, who co-founded Chesapeake Energy Corp. and then retired on April 1, appears to be making a comeback in the U.S. exploration and production (E&P) arena, with one of his start-ups apparently buying one or two leaseholds in the Utica Shale, sources toldNGI.

Aubrey McClendon hasn’t taken long to gallop back in the U.S. onshore unconventional drilling business, if analysts are to be believed.