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Antero Resources Corporation Returns To Dry Gas After 12 Years — Here’s Why!

Antero Resources Corporation reported second-quarter 2026 results marked by operational growth, strategic cost reductions, and evolving market positioning toward demand-driven sales of natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company achieved a record average production exceeding 4.1 billion cubic feet equivalent per day, a 21% year-over-year increase, driven in part by the integration of the HG Energy acquisition and resumption of dry gas drilling after a 12-year hiatus. This dry gas development demonstrated a 67% increase in estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) and a nearly 30% reduction in cost per foot drilled, indicating efficiencies from modern drilling techniques. Financially, adjusted EBITDAX improved 57% year over year despite a 16% decline in Henry Hub natural gas prices. Cash operating costs decreased by 11% to the low end of guidance, with Antero targeting a further 25% reduction through 2028, aiming for $2 per thousand cubic feet equivalent (Mcfe).