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US oil M&A jumps as private equity unloads shale assets- oil and gas 360

US oil M&A jumps as private equity unloads shale assets

Nasdaq HOUSTON – U.S. oil and gas deals rebounded in the second quarter as private equity firms shed shale portfolio investments and publicly traded oil firms grabbed smaller rivals. U.S. oil exploration and production deals last quarter soared to $24 billion – nearly three times that of the first quarter, energy analytics firm Enverus disclosed on Tuesday. There were 20 deals

EXCLUSIVE Private equity bet on troubled Caribbean refinery blows up on retirement funds-oil and gas 360

EXCLUSIVE Private equity bet on troubled Caribbean refinery blows up on retirement funds

Reuters NEW YORK – U.S. private equity firm Arclight Capital Partners LLC, which invests the retirement savings of Maine teachers, NFL football players and Mayo Clinic doctors, lost hundreds of millions of dollars betting on a troubled Caribbean oil refinery, according to sources and documents reviewed by Reuters. Boston-based Arclight’s Energy Partners Fund VI, which held a majority stake in

Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman acquires majority stake in Enverus- oil and gas 360

Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman acquires majority stake in Enverus

Nasdaq April 13 – U.S. private equity firm Hellman & Friedman agreed to buy a majority stake in energy data and analytics provider Enverus from Genstar Capital, the companies said. The deal values Enverus at $4.25 billion including debt, according to a person familiar with the matter. Genstar Capital will retain an undisclosed stake in Enverus, which has grown rapidly

As oil bankruptcies surge, vulture investors start their long feast- oil and gas 360

As oil bankruptcies surge, vulture investors start their long feast

Forbes Bankruptcies abound in America’s oilpatch. So far this year 40 oil exploration and production companies have gone under, according to analysis from lawfirm Haynes & Boone, involving $54 billion in debt. The biggest failure so far, with $11.8 billion in debt remains Chesapeake Energy CHK +1.6%. More Chapter 11s are coming, says corporate restructuring attorney Ken Coleman at Allen & Overy, and “that’s

BLACKBUCK RESOURCES LLC ANNOUNCES KEY ADDITIONS TO EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM -oilandgas360

Blackbuck Resources Acquires Whites City Water Infrastructure from Cimarex Energy Co.

360 Feed Wire Houston, – Blackbuck Resources LLC (“BBR”), which designs, builds and operates water infrastructure, announced it has closed on a transaction to purchase Cimarex Energy Co.’s (“Cimarex”) Whites City water infrastructure in Eddy County, New Mexico. The acquired assets include approximately 65 miles of pipeline and 100,000 barrels per day of installed and permitted disposal capacity. As part

Mercuria sets up U.S. renewables fund with private equity partners: CEO- oil and gas 360

Mercuria sets up U.S. renewables fund with private equity partners: CEO

Reuters LONDON – Global energy trader Mercuria has teamed up with two private equity firms to set up a renewable energy fund in the United States, its chief executive told the FT Global Commodities Summit. “A few months ago, we joined forces with a private equity firm to invest in the renewables space in North America. It’s a $1.5 billion

Venture Arms of Leading International Oil & Gas Companies Make Repeat Investments in Data Gumbo; New Investor L37 Joins Series B

360 Feed Wire L37 Leads $4M Round with Equinor Ventures and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures Blockchain Network Powers Smart Contracts to Ensure Transactional Certainty for Commercial Relationships HOUSTON — September 24, 2020 — Data Gumbo, the trusted industrial blockchain network, today announced the first close in its Series B funding round of $4 million led by new investor L37, a

Energy buyout firm Riverstone preparing cleantech SPAC IPO - oilandgas360

Energy buyout firm Riverstone preparing cleantech SPAC IPO: sources

Reuters NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) – Riverstone Holdings LLC, one of the oil and gas sector’s largest private equity investors, is planning a blank-check acquisition company that will buy a business in the clean energy industry, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The move illustrates how some private equity firms that have placed big bets on hydrocarbons, a sector

Why Central Banks are talking up the importance of climate change action — and pouring money into fossil fuels- oil and gas 360

Kansas City Southern rejects Blackstone’s $20B bid; Apollo, Lone Star eye Asda

S&P Two private equity-backed blank-check companies filed for an IPO this week, the latest in a streak raised by the asset class. Technology-focused Vector Capital’s Vector Acquisition Corp. filed for an IPO of as much as $300 million, with upstream, midstream and oilfield services-focused Carnelian Energy Capital’s Peridot Acquisition Corp. also filing for an IPO of up to $300 million. CVC Capital Partners Ltd., Leonard Green & Partners LP and Bain Capital Pvt. Equity

Andros Capital Partners Closes Inaugural Fund At $250 Million Targeting Energy & Infrastructure Investments

HOUSTON – August 18, 2020  –  Andros Capital Partners LLC (“Andros”) today announced the closing of its inaugural investment fund Andros Energy Capital LP (the “Fund”) at its $250 million hard cap. The Fund will employ a sector-specific investment strategy targeting private equity investments, credit opportunities and direct asset-level investments across the energy sector. Andros is primarily focused on middle-market

Big Oil shows new commitments to offshore African projects- oil and gas 360

West Africa needs enabling climate to exploit significant gas potential

Ventures Africa Oil and Gas Publishers Note: The low cost of kWh to all of the African people regardless of income or country. Some countries and major energy companies are poised to take advantage of the African people. Gaining control of a countries power grid is a step to gain control of the entire country. This is an excellent article