Exclusive: Gas producer EQT seeks to raise $1 billion from royalty deal - sources
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(Reuters) - EQT Corp , the largest natural gas producer in the United States, is aiming to raise as much as $1 billion (761 million pounds) by selling some of its royalty income, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.EQT has been seeking ways to reduce its swelling debt pile of close to $5 billion as it struggles to cope with lower natural gas prices. Late last year, it tried unsuccessfully to divest its Ohio acreage, two of the sources said.EQT is in talks to find an investor for a..