Antero Resources is negotiating the acquisition of private shale driller HG Energy, Bloomberg reported today, citing unnamed sources in the know. The deal could be made public later today, with the price tag seen at nine figures, the sources also told Bloomberg, but cautioned that nothing is final and the acquisition may yet fall through. HG Energy is owned by Quantum Energy Partners and is primarily a natural gas producers, focused on the Appalachian Basin with headquarters in West Virginia. Three years ago, Bloomberg again reported the company…