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The Marcellus Shale is quickly becoming the biggest thing in the U.S. natural gas industry since the Barnett Shale. You can hardly watch CNBC without hearing Jim Cramer talk about the Marcellus Shale and his “wildcat drillers.” As investors, we know that if you want exposure to the Marcellus you cannot just buy any company with Marcellus acreage. You need to buy the company with the greatest exposure to the Marcellus if you want to maximize your investment gains.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any publicly traded company that is a true pure play on the Marcellus Shale. But, afte

In my previous article on Quest Resources (QRCP), which can be found here, I talked about the significant growth that is possible from the acquisition of developed properties by Quest Energy Partners (QELP), a subsidiary of Quest Resources. 

This week, Quest Resources and Quest Energy Partners jointly announced a sizable acquisition that will both increases the size of Quest Energy Partners and increases the amount of Marcellus acreage held by Quest Resources.  This represents exactly the type of value creating acquisition that Quest Resource’s unique MLP (Master Limited Partnership) struct

Quest Resource Corp (QRCP) is a fast growing natural gas driller. Quest Resources recently revamped its corporate structure with the packaging of its upstream and midstream operations into two MLPs, Quest Midstream Partners (which is not publicly traded) and Quest Energy Partners (QELP). 

Quest Resources owns the general partners of its MLPs as well as significant limited partner interests. Quest Resource’s interests in these two MLPs provide the company with significant cash flow that has allowed Quest Resources to begin drilling on land that it owns in the fast growing Marcellus Shale are