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Southwestern Energy Expands Acreage in Marcellus

Southwestern announced yesterday the addition of 46,700 net acres to its expanding Marcellus play. Southwestern Energy Company (ticker: SWN) released a statement yesterday saying that it has signed an agreement to purchase oil and gas assets, including approximately 46,700 net acres in northeast Pennsylvania, from WPX Energy, Inc. (ticker: WPX) for approximately $300 million. The acreage is currently producing approximately

Marcellus/Utica Giant Sells $5.4 Billion in Properties to Southwestern Energy

Chesapeake Energy (ticker: CHK), a pioneer in the Marcellus/Utica region, announced the sale of $5.375 billion in regional assets to Southwestern Energy (ticker: SWN) in the early morning hours on October 16, 2014. Per the terms of the deal, Southwestern receives: 413,000 net acres located in northern West Virginia and southern Pennsylvania (more than 50% held by production) Approximately 1,500