In this week's video: EP Energy entered a joint venture agreement with a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management to drill up to 150 Wolfcamp wells. The JV is among recent transactions in which public companies and private-equity firms have collaborated. And, the Eagle Ford is starting to heat up as EV Energy Partners announced it closed an acquisition of more than 9,000 gross acres in Karnes County, Texas, for nearly $59 million.

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