Energy Play Showdown: Eagle Ford Oil & Gas Corp (ECCE) vs. Bakken Resources Inc (BKKN)

What makes the Eagle Ford an even more formidable foe is its ability to fight using multiple styles. Not only does the play produce almost 340,000 barrels per day of oil, but it also flirts with natural gas production numbers close to a billion cubic feet per day.

If you plan on getting into the ring with the Eagle Ford, though, be ready to pay the price. This glitzy performer commands top dollar for acreage right now, with some deals for the play reaching more than $25,000 an acre. Compared with the Bakken’s more modest price of about $5,000 an acre, the Eagle Ford doesn’t let anyone jump in to the ring with it.

Ladies and gentlemen, your challenger, the Tenacious Texan, the Eagle Ford.

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While the Bakken just kept surging along with strong production numbers supported by its new best ringside helper, the rail industry, the Eagle Ford bobbed and weaved itself through thousands of miles of pipelines that fed straight into the refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. No one could land a true knockout punch, so this one went to the cards.

With EOG holding more than 600,000 acres in both the Bakken and the Eagle Ford, it does have some of the greatest insight into how these two heavyweights will play out for the next couple of years. EOG was one of the first developers of the Bakken rail idea, and it is the largest holder of land in the Eagle Ford. The company’s CEO has made a pretty bold claim, but it has the assets in the region to back it up. The company will probably have one of the deciding votes on whether one of these two tight oil plays will turn out to be the winner.

Luckily for investors, we don’t need to worry about who is better, because opportunities abound in both plays. Kodiak Oil & Gas is a strong emerging play in the Bakken that many investors are looking at as a strong growth stock in the exploration and production space. To see if Kodiak is currently a buy or sell, check out our new premium report, which comes with a year of timely updates and analysis.

The article Energy Play Showdown: Eagle Ford vs. Bakken originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Tyler Crowe.

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