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 …
Read More »The Oilfield Water M&A Pipeline – 5 Potential Deals & Angles To Watch
We did a little thinking about the pipeline of M&A in the oilfield water business this week. For obvious reasons, it’s far easier to write about deals that have happened in the past rather than those that might happen in the future. But here’s some angles we’ll be watching in …
Read More »A Permian Trailblazer Is Focused On Pooling Produced Water Assets In 2019 [Aqua Men]
Oilfield water management’s rapid evolution from cottage industry to stand-alone business is attracting dozens of new players 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 first profile in our …
Read More »Aqua Men-Startups & Stalwarts Will Reshape Oilfield Water
The sense of urgency and rapid changes that now characterize the produced water space are attracting a host of new players. Startups are joining stalwarts in bringing new ideas, infrastructure aggregation concepts, and plenty of dry powder to the table. It’s early days for the oilfield water midstream model… so …
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