Weatherford, Eclipse Energy announces partnership, capital investment

Eclipse Energy announced a collaborative partnership with Weatherford (WFRD) that includes a capital investment from Weatherford to accelerate the deployment of Eclipse’s clean fuel technology platform. The partnership brings together Weatherford’s global footprint and operational expertise with Eclipse’s first-mover position in subsurface biotechnology to redefine how mature reservoirs and legacy infrastructure can contribute to the energy transition. The strategic relationship is set to move quickly, with joint projects scheduled to begin in January 2026. Eclipse Energy operates at the intersection of geoscience, engineering, and deep microbiology to deliver scalable, low-cost, and predictable hydrogen and other clean fuel energy systems. At the core of its innovation is a proprietary microbial biotechnology platform that transforms end-of-life oil fields into clean energy assets, underpinned by one of the world’s most robust subsurface genomics databases. The company announced the successful completion of the world’s first field trial demonstrating subsurface bio-stimulated hydrogen production in June of this year.