In this update, three charts – one showing the surge of ESG interest in the oilfield and two others explaining why. The data is followed up with in-depth analysis and commentary on sentiment, investment, why it matters, who’s doing what, RFQ impacts, what oilfield niches have big ESG opportunities, and …
Read More »Permian Operator Pieces Together A Produced Water Deal Puzzle. This One Is Complicated By E&P M&A…
This E&P company is one of those operators that has been actively (and publicly) evaluating strategic alternatives for their water business for much of the year. We wrote about their thinking on the process in May 2019 and again last month. This week we got the latest on management’s thinking …
Read More »What Does A Potential Energy Banker Exodus Mean For The Future Of The Oil Patch?
A recent Bloomberg article highlights several high profile examples of banker to industry leadership role transitions, but it does miss a couple big recent moves. Here are two very recent Banker-to-Industry transitions the solid third-party article doesn’t mention and a big question it raises in our mind… There’s a lot …
Read More »Another Large Carrier Exits Sand And Water Hauling. Read The Letter…
Yesterday morning, a letter announcing the closure of of a huge pneumatic hauler crossed Infill Thinking’s research desk. Due to the gravity of the letter, we waited to publish it until we were able to confirm its authenticity with the company. We confirmed that it is genuine this morning after …
Read More »Thinning The Herd – The Public E&P Universe Is Shrinking Via M&A, Delistings
On the heels of yet another combination of public E&P operators this morning (PDC Energy and SRC Energy), we spent some time thinking about the expansion, peak and contraction of the public E&P universe. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »Produced Water Pow Wows On The Rise… [Chart Of The Day]
Earlier this week, we released a piece titled the The Oilfield Water Ownership Conundrum, which analyzed the business model strategies of 16 operators on their oilfield water management practices. Even as we write, there are multiple deal processes underway in the oilfield water space. One smart water contact plugged into …
Read More »An Invitation To Join Us To Discuss Oilfield Water Management
This June 21st in Downtown Houston, US oil industry leaders will gather to discuss oilfield water’s evolving business model, market structure, and finance trends. Oilfield Water: Identifying & Financing The Right Solution is the first-ever conference devoted entirely to the business side of oilfield water. This segment now poses structural …
Read More »One Of Five Deals On Infill Thinking’s “Oilfield Water M&A Pipeline Watchlist” Just Happened
About one month ago, we tipped readers off about five potential upcoming deals in the oilfield water M&A pipeline. Today, one of the deals on our watch-list came to fruition. We knew the seller before… now we know the buyer. And it is one of the most aggressive consolidators in …
Read More »What Oxy’s Competing Bid Means For The Tight Oil M&A Landscape
When Chevron bid for Anadarko two weeks ago, the first line of Infill Thinking’s newsletter that day underscored the importance of Oxy’s failed bid. “The most interesting headline coming out of today’s Mega-Scale M&A news might actually be Oxy’s failed bid for Anadarko.” – Infill Thinking Headline From 4/12/19 Come …
Read More »Mega-Scale M&A Is Finally Here In Shale. Who’s Next? [4 Things On Our Mind After Chevron’s $33bn Bid For Anadarko]
Much is being written about Chevron bidding $33bn to take over Anadarko this morning, and rightly so. Instead of yet another transaction rehash, here are four quick thoughts on our mind after waking up to the news this morning: … There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see …
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