Gulfport Energy Purchases Utica Acreage from American Energy Partners
Increases Net Utica Position to more than 230,000 Acres Gulfport Energy (ticker: GPOR) made its second sizable acquisition in three months on June 9, 2015, landing 45,163 gross acres (33,426 net) in the Utica Shale from American Energy – Utica, LLC (AEU), a subsidiary of privately held American Energy Partners. The current purchase price is $387.2 million, but a deal