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Antero Resources
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Antero Resources
One-line summary: Appalachian (Marcellus/Utica) gas + NGL producer; the most-hedged of the majors for 2026, so it gives away the most of a bare-gas price floor — but its NGL cut and premium firm transport to the Gulf are a partly-independent value driver.
What it is
A large Appalachian natural-gas and NGL producer with premium firm-transportation capacity to the Gulf Coast / LNG corridor.
Why it matters to stock-market
The most-hedged leg of ai-gas-demand-to-appalachian-producer-price-floor: if an AI-datacenter demand step-change lifts Henry Hub 2028–2030, AR captures the least of the bare-gas floor of the four majors because it has sold the most forward — but its NGL/C3+ realizations and Gulf transport are a separate lever.
Key facts
- Most-hedged for 2026: 60%+ of gas volumes hedged (~1/3 of 2027) — 43% swaps at a $3.91 floor + 18% collars ($3.25 floor / $5.66 ceiling). From 2026-07-22-autoresearch-appalachian-haynesville-gas-producer-ai-price-floor-exposure.
- Value lever beyond gas price: heavy NGL cut + premium firm transport to Gulf/LNG partly offsets the hedged gas upside. From 2026-07-22-autoresearch-appalachian-haynesville-gas-producer-ai-price-floor-exposure.
Strengths (thesis-input perspective)
- Premium firm transport (egress-advantaged); NGL optionality.
Weaknesses (thesis-input perspective)
- Heaviest hedging → smallest capture of a bare-gas price floor among EQT/AR/RRC/EXE.
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