WhiteHawk Energy Expands Beyond M-U, Buys Royalties in Haynesville
Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, WhiteHawk Energy was founded in 2021 to acquire mineral rights and royalty interests in U.S. shale plays. The management team of WhiteHawk has deep roots in the Marcellus, having founded Atlas Energy (a Marcellus driller) that was later sold to Chevron for $4.3 billion. In March 2022, MDN told you that WhiteHawk had purchased mineral and royalty rights in southwestern Pennsylvania, primarily in Washington and Green counties, for $52.5 million, covering 475,000 gross acres (see WhiteHawk Energy Buys NatGas & Royalty Assets in SWPA for $52M). The company is expanding beyond the Marcellus, announcing the purchase of natural gas mineral and royalty assets in the Haynesville Shale for $105 million.
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