EagleRidge Energy

What EagleRidge Energy does

EagleRidge Energy is a Texas-based independent oil and gas company focused on the acquisition, development, and production of natural gas from the Barnett Shale region. The company operates more than 2,300 wells across approximately 330,000 gross acres and owns a commercial cryogenic gas processing plant used to convert raw wellhead gas into pipeline-quality product. Its core operating activity is upstream extraction and midstream processing, with no disclosed software or technology product offering beyond physical energy infrastructure.

The company's commercial activity centers on producing and selling natural gas into U.S. domestic markets through pipeline-based B2B distribution. Following its 2026 acquisition by Japanese trading conglomerate Marubeni, EagleRidge Energy II operates as a wholly owned subsidiary, with Marubeni publicly positioning the asset as part of a natural gas supply chain targeting U.S. data center operators whose electricity demand is being driven by AI workloads. Marubeni's existing global LNG interests — exceeding 700,000 metric tons annually — give the parent an integrated upstream-to-LNG optionality not typically available to standalone Barnett Shale producers.

EagleRidge was founded in 2009, is privately held, and operates with a headcount of 51–100 employees. Financial terms of the 2026 Marubeni transaction were not disclosed, and the company does not publish revenue, production volumes, or pricing data. The 2026 acquisition reverses Marubeni's 2018 exit from Texas shale assets and reflects a renewed strategic commitment to U.S. natural gas, now explicitly framed around the data-center / AI power demand thesis.

Name

EagleRidge Energy

Legal name

EagleRidge Energy II

Website

https://eagleridgeenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

EagleRidge Energy is a Texas-based independent natural gas producer operating 2,300+ wells across 330,000 acres in the Barnett Shale, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan's Marubeni, supplying U.S. data center power demand driven by AI workloads.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Upstream Oil & Gas Production

NAICS

Natural Gas Extraction (211130), Natural Gas Extraction (21113)

SIC

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (1311)

akta.pro primary industry

Unconventional Gas E&P (Shale/Tight Gas) (EUAAAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Onshore Natural Gas E&P (Conventional Fields) (EUAAAAAG), Drilling & Well Construction (E&P Operator-led) (EUALAAAD), Conventional Natural Gas Exploration & Production (Dry Gas) (EUAAAAAA)

Keywords

• Natural gas production
• Oil and gas operations
• Upstream energy
• Gas processing
• Shale gas extraction

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Natural Gas Production and Sales: EagleRidge Energy generates revenue through the production and sale of natural gas extracted from its over 2,300 wells across 330,000 gross acres in the Barnett Shale region. The company operates a commercial cryogenic gas processing plant to process raw natural gas into pipeline-ready product for sale to customers.

Core offering

EagleRidge Energy is an independent upstream oil and gas company that acquires, develops, and produces natural gas from more than 2,300 wells across 330,000 gross acres in the Barnett Shale region of Texas. It owns and operates a commercial cryogenic gas processing plant that converts raw wellhead natural gas into pipeline-ready specification gas for sale to industrial and power-generation buyers. Following its 2026 acquisition by Marubeni, the company is positioned as a domestic natural gas supplier for the growing U.S. data center market supporting AI operations.

Product overview

EagleRidge Energy is a Texas-based natural gas production company operating in the Barnett Shale region. The company operates over 2,300 wells across 330,000 gross acres and owns a commercial cryogenic gas processing plant. In 2026, EagleRidge Energy II became a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese trading company Marubeni as part of its strategy to strengthen natural gas supply chain operations for growing U.S. data center energy demand. The company is engaged in upstream oil and gas operations, not software or technology product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Natural Gas Production Upstream production of natural gas from over 2,300 wells across 330,000 gross acres in the Barnett Shale region of Texas, sold in wholesale/industrial volumes to data center operators, utilities, and other gas-fired power customers.
• Cryogenic Gas Processing Commercial cryogenic processing of raw wellhead natural gas into pipeline-quality specification gas, supporting EagleRidge's own production and available to process third-party gas streams from the Barnett Shale.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Ovintiv: Ovintiv is a major North American E&P with significant Permian, Montney, and Anadarko exposure. Comparable as a large diversified operator with material U.S. natural gas production tied into premium-demand markets, similar to EagleRidge's positioning.
• Devon Energy: Devon was a founding operator of the Barnett Shale and remains a major U.S. unconventional gas and oil producer. Directly comparable to EagleRidge as a Barnett Shale E&P with significant Texas acreage exposure and a track record of producing dry gas from the same formation.
• XTO Energy (ExxonMobil subsidiary): XTO was historically one of the largest operators in the Barnett Shale before being acquired by ExxonMobil. It is a directly comparable large-scale U.S. unconventional gas producer with similar operational profile to EagleRidge's Barnett-focused asset base.

Direct peers

• EQT Corporation: EQT is the largest natural gas producer in the United States, focused on the Appalachian Basin. Comparable as a large-scale unconventional gas operator whose production is increasingly being tied to LNG export and power-generation demand, similar to EagleRidge's data center positioning.
• Range Resources: Range Resources is a pure-play U.S. natural gas producer focused on the Appalachian Basin (Marcellus/Utica). Directly comparable as an independent, gas-weighted E&P whose economics, decline curves, and end-market exposure to power-generation/AI demand closely mirror EagleRidge's profile.
• Antero Resources: Antero Resources is a large Appalachia-focused natural gas and NGL producer. Comparable as a pure-play gas E&P with similar exposure to LNG export demand and power generation markets, including AI-driven data center load growth.
• Gulfport Energy: Gulfport Energy operates in the Utica and SCOOP plays in Oklahoma. Comparable as an independent, gas-weighted E&P with similar well economics and exposure to gas-fired power demand growth.
• Comstock Resources: Comstock is a pure-play Haynesville Shale natural gas producer in East Texas/North Louisiana. Comparable as a gas-weighted, shale-focused E&P with similar geology, well economics, and exposure to Gulf Coast LNG and power-generation offtake.
• Expand Energy (formerly Southwestern + Chesapeake): Expand Energy is the largest U.S. natural gas producer formed by the merger of Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy, with significant Haynesville and Marcellus exposure. Comparable as a large, multi-basin pure-play gas producer serving power and LNG demand.

Regional players

• Matador Resources: Matador Resources operates in the Delaware Basin and other U.S. plays with growing gas exposure. Comparable as a Texas-headquartered E&P with a parent company's gas-oriented strategic positioning, though more oil-weighted historically.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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