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 »A Big Permian Operator’s Thinking On Monetizing Water Assets Changes; Warming Up To A Near-Term Sale
Another E&P is warming up to handing off their in-house water assets and could divest their water infrastructure to the third-party water midstream industry in the near-term… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …
Read More »Vizualizing West Texas 2019 SWD Leaders [Chart Flip-Book]
Company by company timeline charts for the top injection well permitters. These charts tell us a lot and also provoke some interesting questions… Consolidation ahead? 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 …
Read More »Water You Doing On October 4?
In three weeks from now, on October 4 in Downtown Houston, US oil industry leaders and investors will gather to discuss oilfield water’s evolving business model, market structure, and latest trends. Oilfield Water: Industry Update delivers the most exciting produced water business topic agenda of any conference this fall season. …
Read More »E&P Consolidation Is A Catalyst For More Oilfield Water Divestitures & Recycling
Towards the end of the press release on Callon’s acquisition of Carrizo this week, a comment on oilfield water caught our eye. It signals… 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 …
Read More »As WaterBridge Pulls The Plug On IPO… More Oilfield Water Finance Conference Takeaways
In this update, we talk about why the withdrawal of the WaterBridge IPO isn’t a big surprise followed by takeaways from the afternoon sessions of the Oilfield Water Finance conference – an event that provides context and a framework for processing headlines like WaterBridge’s… The inaugural Oilfield Water Connection event …
Read More »Marcia, Marcia, Marcia… Hot Takes From The Oilfield Water Connection’s Morning Sessions Last Week
Last Friday, the who’s who of oilfield water management gathered at the Oilfield Water Connection’s inaugural event at the Houston Petroleum Club. This executive event happened at a defining moment in oilfield wastewater management – for this sector is undergoing rapid, transactionally-driven change. From highly informative panel discussions to unrivaled …
Read More »Buzz Builds Around WPX’s Water Infrastructure
WPX has talked about oilfield water assets strategy on investor conference calls times earlier this year. Their tone has progressively evolved in our view, and this week… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …
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 »The Oilfield Water Ownership Conundrum [Color Coded Roundup Of E&P Strategies]
The oilfield water asset monetization trend is a more frequent topic in E&P conversations with investors these days, as analysts pepper management teams with questions about potential divestitutures in the wake of several notable recent water transactions. Here’s what some of the leaders are saying… There’s a lot more to …
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