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 »Pioneer Shares Their Evolving Thoughts On Separating A Critical Path Function
Here’s a look at what they said then and now, showing how their thinking has become more transparent. Other operators will definitely take notice if Pioneer’s water tone starts to shift on divestiture, since the company has long been at the forefront of water management in the tight oil E&P …
Read More »Title Fight Scorecard: Texas Pacific Land Trust vs. Horizon Kinetics
The proxy contest for the vacant Trustee seat on Texas Pacific’s board has only heated up since we first wrote about it here several weeks ago. Over the past week, jabs have been flying left and right, fast and furious. So rather than writing up each swing, we figured a …
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 »The “Conflicted Candidate” – A Struggle For Control In The Permian Continues
The battle for control of a critical swath of Permian land and water assets continues to heat up as the incumbents retaliate against recent activist investor information releases… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
Read More »When Did Oilfield Water Mania Start? Pinpointing The Inflection In Interest [Chart Of The Day]
If there’s one thing we can say with certainty about the 2019 US shale business it’s that oilfield water management is trending. You’ve probably noticed an uptick in water research here at Infill Thinking (example 1, 2, and 3). And we aren’t alone… check out newly launched oilfieldwater.com. So when …
Read More »Activist Launches Next Offensive In The Siege Of Texas Pacific Land Trust
An activist investor continues to trade punches with a big Delaware Basin land bank. The proxy battle has big oilfield water and land management implications. Here is analysis on the latest developments in this proxy battle over a vacant trustee seat as the vote looms large… There’s a lot more …
Read More »“If Water Was So Important To The Trust…” Trustee Contender Unleashes On Texas Pacific Water Deals In New Video Campaign
With a shareholder meeting to pick the next TPL Trustee one month away, the activist investor’s pick for the vacant seat has launched a video campaign in which he questions the Trust’s land and water strategy. The vote for this seat has big implications for the Permian land and water …
Read More »Managing Produced Water The Rocky Mountain Way… A Chat With Expedition [Aqua Men]
Oilfield water management’s rapid evolution from cottage industry to stand-alone business is attracting dozens of new players (and capital) across the entire water value chain. As startups join stalwarts in a business model revolution, our Aqua Men series brings this fast developing space to life. This is the second profile …
Read More »Of Sand & Water. 10 Key Themes In Infill Thinking’s 1Q19 Research Stream
2019 got off to a shaky start in the US onshore oilfield service business (largely due to macro volatility into year end). But as 1Q played out and WTI rallied, sentiment and completions activity indicators improved. Here with the second quarter only about a week old, we are pausing to …
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