
Liquefaction/Upstream
January 22, 2026
Mitsubishi to buy US shale gas assets in $7.53 billion deal
Mitsubishi Corporation has agreed to acquire US shale gas producer Aethon Energy Management in a deal valued at approximately $7.53 billion, marking its entry into the US shale gas business across the full value chain. Aethon’s assets in the Haynesville Shale produce about 2.1 Bcf/d of natural gas, with volumes potentially exported to Asia and Europe, and the transaction is expected to close in Q1 2026.


