As most readers probably know by now, Alamo Pressure Pumping has sold out to Nextier in a big frac’ing deal announced late Wednesday afternoon. A public pumper takes out a large private pumper, adding to their foothold in the Permian while advancing the frac HHP consolidation narrative. This is good …
Read More »US E&P Consolidation Surges Driving 2Q21 Deal Flow To New Heights [Charts Of The Day]
2Q21 is the busiest quarter for US E&P deal flow since we started keeping track of significant E&P M&A transactions in 2017. Not only are we already seeing new highs this quarter, but there are still three full weeks left in the quarter for bankers to add a few more …
Read More »Buyer Behavior Cliff Notes As Diamondback Consolidates The Northern Midland Basin
On the Monday before Christmas, Diamondback scooped up QEP and Guidon, consolidating a big chunk of Northern Midland Basin acreage. Here are some critical supply chain insights concerning these two operators that all vendors should be aware of… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »E&P Consolidation Trend Kicking Into High Gear? Big Operator Rollups Left & Right Since July….
Yes folks, it’s true… what you’ve heard…. the oilfield marketplace is a changing and the competitive landscape we’ve all gotten used to for the past decade or so could look very very VERY different a decade from now… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »Buyer Behavior Cliff Notes As Devon & WPX Become One Frac Customer
The Devon / WPX deal continues the theme of Lower 48 E&P consolidation and creates the fourth largest unconventional oil producer in the US (only behind Oxy, Conoco and EOG). In the sections below, we provide some customer behavior context for the Devon / WPX merger – viewing the big …
Read More »A Penny On The Dollar For NWS Investments Gone Bad
A long-marketed Northern White Sand asset package finally found a buyer last week…. for what we estimate is a penny on the dollar relative to invested capital. This deal… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research …
Read More »How Will The Liberty Deal Reverberate In The Frac Sand Value Chain? [A Special 3-Part Report]
Now that we’ve all had a couple days to process the biggest frac industry news in quite a while, what does the M&A transaction mean for the proppant supply chain? Specifically frac sand and last mile logistics pure-play vendors? We have some strategic recommendations and actionalbe analysis on the competition …
Read More »‘Project Stars’ Complete – Schlumberger’s Frac Team Hands Over The Keys To Liberty
As most readers know by now, Schlumberger sold their frac business to Liberty in a big deal announced this morning. The deal, code named “Project Stars” per the deck title, makes Liberty… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …
Read More »The Lost Quarter, Pressure Pumping M&A, & Another Distressed Firm On Our Watchlist Caves…
Three quick datapoints worth flagging this morning that didn’t give us quite enough content for full-bore research updates but are notable none-the-less: There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If …
Read More »Is The Water Deal Pipe Going Dry? What WaterBridge Walking Away Says About E&P H2O System M&A
On Friday, WaterBridge left $10mm on the table to walk away from an E&P water system acquisition agreed to before the oil price crash that would have cost them another $215mm. What does it mean for E&P water system divestitures? Is the deal pipeline going dry? In this climate, we …
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