aethon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of aethon
< Latin < Greek aíthōn burning
Example Sentences
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Mitsubishi has agreed to acquire Aethon’s shale gas assets in Texas and Louisiana for $5.2 billion, its biggest acquisition ever.
The Japanese trading house said Friday that Aethon’s natural gas is currently sold in the Southern U.S. market and that the company is considering exporting part of the production as liquefied natural gas to Asia, including Japan, and Europe.
The Japanese company said Aethon’s shale gas assets produce about 2.1 billion cubic feet a day of natural gas, equivalent to about 15 million tons of LNG each year.
Other companies, such as privately held Aethon Energy Management and a U.S. unit of Japan’s Mitsui, have also been making a foray in the region.
Gordon Huddleston, president of privately held Aethon Energy Management, one of the largest drillers in the Haynesville, told analysts earlier this year that new pipelines were needed to bring supplies from elsewhere in the country and ease the pressure on the Haynesville.
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