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Gulfport Energy Announces Leadership Team Changes

Gulfport Energy Announces Leadership Team Changes Mar 9, 2026 7:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time OKLAHOMA CITY--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Gulfport Energy Corporation (NYSE: GPOR) (“Gulfport” or the “Company”) today announced that John Reinhart, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, has elected to depart the Company and resign from the Board of Directors, effective immediately. An Office of the Chairman has been created to lead the Company and the Board of Directors has retained an executive search firm to help identify qualified candidates for the Chief Executive Officer role. The Office of the Chairman will be led by Timothy J. Cutt, Chairman of the Board of Directors and former Gulfport Chief Executive Officer from May 2021 until January 2023. Other members include: Michael Hodges, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Matthew Rucker, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; and Patrick Craine, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Administrative O...
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Consortium Led by Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT Agrees to Acquire AES

Consortium Led by Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT Agrees to Acquire AES News provided by  The AES Corporation Mar 02, 2026, 07:00 ET Transaction Positions AES to Accelerate Growth as a Leading Clean Energy Platform Across the Americas AES stockholders to receive $15.00 per share in cash Transaction represents a 40.3% premium to the 30-day volume weighted average share price prior to July 8, 2025, the last full day of trading prior to the first media report of a potential acquisition AES to have increased financial flexibility as a private company to advance its strategy and meet the needs of its customers and communities with reliable, affordable and sustainable energy solutions Acquisition to address AES' significant need for capital to support its growth beyond 2027; absent this transaction, funding for future growth investments would likely require a reduction or elimination of the dividend and/or significant new equity issuances AES Indiana and AES Ohio will continue as ...
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SM ENERGY ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SELL $950 MILLION IN ASSETS

SM ENERGY ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SELL $950 MILLION IN ASSETS News provided by  SM Energy Company Feb 18, 2026, 08:00 ET Proceeds to accelerate deleveraging and strengthen balance sheet DENVER, Feb. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SM Energy Company (NYSE: SM ) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell certain South Texas assets to Caturus Energy, LLC for a cash purchase price of $950 million (the "Transaction"), subject to customary adjustments. "This timely asset sale largely accomplishes one of our key priorities of selling more than $1.0 billion in assets, which will enable us to reduce debt and strengthen our capital structure," said President and CEO Beth McDonald. "We are excited about the impact this divestiture has on our balance sheet and look forward to sharing our updated return‑of‑capital program when we report earnings next week." SM Energy has agreed to sell approximately 61,000 net acres and approximately 260 producing wells in i...
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Ovintiv Announces Agreement to Sell its Anadarko Assets

Ovintiv Announces Agreement to Sell its Anadarko Assets DENVER, Feb. 17, 2026 /CNW/ - Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE: OVV) (TSX: OVV) ("Ovintiv" or the "Company") announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Anadarko assets, located in Oklahoma, to an undisclosed buyer, for cash proceeds of $3.0 billion. The sale includes approximately 360 thousand net acres, which represents substantially all of the company's acreage in the play. Month to date production in February is approximately 90 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day including approximately 27 thousand barrels per day of oil and condensate, approximately 240 million cubic feet per day of natural gas and approximately 23 thousand barrels per day of natural gas liquids ("NGLs"). "This transaction marks a significant milestone by focusing our portfolio, delivering on our debt target, and unlocking increased returns to our shareholders," said Brendan McCracken, Ovin...
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Opportune LLP Acquires Pickering Energy Partners’ Consulting & Advocacy Practice

Opportune LLP Acquires Pickering Energy Partners’ Consulting & Advocacy Practice Feb 13, 2026 11:31 AM Eastern Standard Time HOUSTON--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Opportune LLP, a leading Houston, TX-based global business advisory firm, has acquired the Consulting & Advocacy Practice of Pickering Energy Partners LP (“PEP”). Practice leader Dan Romito and his team will join Opportune to advise clients and lead the firm’s growing sustainability and energy expansion practices. "I am proud of what has been accomplished. I expect Dan Romito and his team will continue the momentum built here at PEP and we look forward to collaborating with Opportune on an ongoing basis,” said Dan Pickering.Share PEP Consulting & Advocacy built a reputation for assisting private companies, public issuers, and asset managers in addressing a critical challenge in today’s markets: ensuring the energy narrative reflects economic reality and balancing practical, value-accreting sustainability strategies wi...
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JERA Announces Close of Haynesville Shale Gas Asset in Louisiana

JERA Announces Close of Haynesville Shale Gas Asset in Louisiana : Key Milestone in Expanded Commitment Across Louisiana TOKYO and HOUSTON , Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- JERA Co. Inc., a global energy leader and Japan's largest power generation company, today announced that through its subsidiary JERA Americas Inc., it has closed on its previously announced agreement with Williams and GEP Haynesville II, LLC to acquire 100% of their respective interests in the South Mansfield upstream asset located in the Haynesville Shale basin in western Louisiana. The transaction, referred to as the Haynesville Acquisition, further expands JERA's investment footprint across Louisiana, which spans natural gas, LNG, renewables, advanced fuels, and carbon reduction technologies. Collectively, these investments represent billions of dollars in capital deployment to support job creation, expand local tax bases, and stimulate long‑term economic activity. Key Louisiana projects includ...
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Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. Announces Suspension of Development of Permian Basin Project

Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. Announces Suspension of Development of Permian Basin Project Feb 6, 2026 4:15 PM Eastern Standard Time HOUSTON--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Verde Clean Fuels , Inc. (NASDAQ: VGAS) (“Verde” or the “Company”) announced today the suspension of development of its Permian Basin project primarily as a result of changing market conditions driven by increasing demand for natural gas in the Permian Basin. In February 2024, the Company and Cottonmouth Ventures, LLC ("Cottonmouth"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback”) entered into a joint development agreement (“JDA”) to develop a natural gas-to-gasoline plant in the Permian Basin utilizing Verde’s STG+® technology and associated natural gas from Diamondback’s operations (the “Permian Basin Project”). Following announcement of the JDA, the Company began development work on the Permian Basin Project, which included a front-end engineering and design (“FEED”) study that was...
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