US utility group NextEra Energy has agreed to acquire oil and gas investment firm Caliber Resource Partners in a deal valued at around $1.3bn, while also forming a separate joint venture with Caliber’s private equity owner Quantum Capital Group, according to a report by Reuters.
The report cites unnamed people familiar with the matter as revealing that the transaction structure will see a NextEra subsidiary take control of Caliber’s non-operated interests across multiple US shale basins. These assets generate returns through production revenue without requiring direct operatorship, a model widely used by passive energy investors.
In parallel, NextEra and Quantum have agreed to establish a 50/50 joint venture, to be named NEQ Operating, which will consolidate Caliber’s assets alongside existing natural gas holdings from NextEra’s Trinity Operating arm. The new entity is expected to focus on expanding exposure to US shale gas production at a time when demand is being supported by power generation needs, particularly from data centre growth.
The deal comes shortly after NextEra outlined plans for a $67bn merger with Dominion Energy, underlining a broader strategic push into gas-linked infrastructure as electrification and AI-driven energy demand accelerate.
Under the arrangement, NEQ Operating will be jointly owned by NextEra and Quantum, with Quantum Energy Partners’ Alan Smith expected to serve as interim executive chairman while a permanent management team is assembled. Quantum is also set to support the continued development of a successor Caliber platform led by existing management.
Neither NextEra nor Quantum reportedly commented on the transactions, which have not yet been formally closed.
