7.5.5.3Vertical
Dry Gas Production
E&P companies producing predominantly natural gas.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Natural Gas E&P (7.5.5), the segment that Dry Gas Production sits within — not Dry Gas Production on its own.
- Market size
- ~$179B
- Growth
- ~16.3%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
- Companies
- ~1,300
FragmentationConsolidatingEstimate
U.S. Census Bureau 2022 Economic Census, NAICS 211130 (natural gas extraction); the ~16% growth largely reflects the 2022 gas-price spike, not volume.
Business model & economics
Revenue model
Natural gas (and NGL) production sales
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- Moderate
- EBITDA margin
- Cyclical with gas prices
- Capex intensity
- High
recurring production; price-driven
Characteristics
- U.S. is the world's largest gas producer and LNG exporter.
- Marcellus/Utica and Haynesville gas plays lead.
- LNG export and data-center load new demand drivers.
M&A deal context
Deal activityHigh
Who’s acquiring
- Gas-focused producers (EQT, Expand, Coterra)
- LNG-integrated & midstream buyers
- Private-equity & energy investors
What’s driving deals
- Consolidation around low-cost gas producers.
- LNG-export and power-demand growth.
- Scale and capital-efficiency focus.
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