JERA Co Inc has accomplished its acquisition of South Mansfield on Louisiana’s aspect of the Haynesville shale gasoline basin from GeoSouthern Vitality Corp and Williams Upstream Holdings LLC.
The transaction, involving about 210 sq. kilometers (81.08 sq. miles), included an upfront funding of $1.5 billion by JERA, in response to the Japanese firm.
“The undertaking advantages from proximity to Gulf Coast infrastructure and current pipeline entry, and improvement plans embody capturing and sequestering related carbon dioxide from manufacturing, aligning with JERA’s lower-carbon technique”, JERA stated in a web based assertion asserting the consummation of the acquisition.
Saying the deal October 23, 2025, JERA stated South Mansfield was producing over 500 million cubic ft a day and had 200 undeveloped areas. “The transaction features a future funding plan below which JERA will enhance complete manufacturing to 1 Bscfd [billion standard cubic feet per day]”, JERA stated then.
“Louisiana is a strategic precedence for JERA, and the Haynesville acquisition – along with our different commitments throughout the state – underscores our intention to be a long-term associate in Louisiana’s power financial system”, stated JERA Americas chief govt John O’Brien.
JERA’s footprint in Louisiana additionally consists of liquefied pure gasoline (LNG), renewables, superior fuels and carbon discount applied sciences – representing billions of {dollars} in capital injection, in response to the corporate.
Final 12 months, JERA, CF Industries Holdings Inc and Mitsui & Co Ltd sanctioned an ammonia manufacturing undertaking with a nameplate capability of 1.4 million metric tons every year in Louisiana.
The $4 billion undertaking, to rise in fertilizer maker CF Industries’ Blue Level Advanced in Ascension Parish, is focused to begin manufacturing 2029, as introduced by the companions April 8, 2025. The ability will use pure gasoline feedstock.
The companions agreed to type a three way partnership by which Northbrook, Illinois-based CF Industries owns 40 p.c, JERA 35 p.c and Mitsui 25 p.c.
Within the LNG sector, JERA stated it has signed an offtake settlement for 1.2 million metric every year (MMtpa) from Cameron LNG and entered into agreements for future offtakes totaling as much as three MMtpa from Louisiana.
In renewables, JERA acquired the 345-megawatt Oxbow photo voltaic farm in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana from BP PLC in 2024.
Just lately JERA introduced a partnership with Newlab New Orleans to develop and commercialize next-generation carbon seize applied sciences focusing on emissions from gasoline energy.
“Beneath the partnership, JERA and Newlab New Orleans will consider and choose a bunch of promising PSC [point-source capture] startups and, inside 2026, determine one know-how for deeper improvement and potential commercialization”, JERA stated in a press launch December 3, 2025.
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