EQT Corp.’s recent purchase of 53,400 net acres from bankrupt Stone Energy for $527 million joins a list of impressive A&D deals in the Marcellus and Utica plays concluded during the past year. In 2016, the Marcellus saw $7.25 billion in deals, including 13 transactions of more than $100 million. This panel of experts talks about the reasons for this turnaround, the prices being paid, and the companies that are buying and selling.

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