Utica Driller Eclipse Resources Talking IPO in 2014
MDN has written several stories in the past about a small but rapidly growing driller in the Utica Shale--Eclipse Resources. In June we told you that Eclipse, headquartered in State College, PA, bought out Oxford Oil, adding to their Utica acreage portfolio (seeĀ Eclipse Resources buys Oxford Oil, Adds Another 49K Utica Acres). Eclipse currently has over 90,000 acres leased in the Utica and another 20,000 acres leased in the Marcellus Shale--all of the acreage located in Ohio.
Seeing the very successful Antero Resources initial public stock offering (Antero's market capitalization as of today is $14.35 billion!), Eclipse wants some of that IPO action too. CEO Benjamin Hulburt, no stranger to running oil & gas companies (he co-founded Rex Energy), says Eclipse is looking at an IPO in the middle of 2014...
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