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Quicksilver Resources Inc., which last month locked in a natural gas midstream partner, now is ready to commit to a joint venture (JV) to help fund upstream development of a 130,000 net acre leasehold in the Horn River Basin, executives said Thursday.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. on Tuesday said it completed a joint venture (JV) in the Utica Shale with the U.S. subsidiary of France’s Total SA, a company that had been all but acknowledged to be the Oklahoma City-based producer’s silent partner for almost two months.

SandRidge Energy Inc. has eliminated some funding issues hanging over its U.S. development plans after securing a $1 billion joint venture (JV) in a key onshore play with Spain’s Repsol YPF SA.

SandRidge Energy Inc. has eliminated some funding issues hanging over its development plans after securing a $1 billion joint venture (JV) in a key onshore play with Spain’s Repsol YPF SA.

SandRidge Energy Inc. has eliminated some funding issues hanging over its U.S. development plans after securing a $1 billion joint venture (JV) in a key onshore play with Spain’s Repsol YPF SA.

Shares of Corridor Resources Inc. took a pounding on Wednesday after the company announced it has so far been unsuccessful in finding a joint venture (JV) partner to help develop its prospect in the emerging Frederick Brook Shale.

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) agreed Thursday to a request by New York that any water withdrawal applications for natural gas development in the state be postponed until the Empire State completes its environmental review of hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

The bottlenecks of the Marcellus Shale appear to be easing, as two of the oldest shale producers in the region recently announced production milestones.

SM Energy Co. and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. unit Mitsui E&P Texas LP have closed their acquisition and development agreement (ADA), giving Mitsui E&P a 12.5% working interest in SM Energy’s nonoperated Eagle Ford Shale acreage.