Sheffield: E&Ps’ Capital Starvation Not All Bad, But M&A Needs Work

Bryan Sheffield, managing partner of Formentera Partners and founder of Parsley Energy, discussed E&P capital, M&A barriers and how longer laterals could spur a “growth mode” at Hart Energy’s Energy Capital Conference.

After BKV’s IPO, Is Market Open to More Public SMID Caps?

The market for new E&P and energy IPOs has been tepid since the COVID-19 pandemic. But investor appetite is growing for new small- and mid-sized energy IPOs, says Citigroup Managing Director Dylan Tornay.

BKV CEO: IPO Driven by AI Power Demand, Improving Natgas Macro

BKV Corp. IPO’d on Sept. 26, nearly two years after the Barnett Shale’s top gas producer first filed to go public.

BKV Prices IPO at $270MM Nearly Two Years After First Filing

BKV Corp. priced its common shares at $18 each after and will begin trading on Sept. 26, about two years after the Denver company first filed for an IPO.

Barnett Shale’s BKV to Launch Delayed IPO of Natgas-focused E&P

BKV Corp. has positioned itself as an LNG supplier near Gulf Coast markets with production averaging 718 MMcfe/d across about 460,000 Barnett acres, supported by 778 miles of associated gas gathering pipelines and 65 compression units.

Jack Vaughn-Led Peak Resources Files for Powder River Basin IPO

Peak Resources LP, a Powder River Basin E&P led by industry veteran Jack E. Vaughn, is positioning itself for an IPO, filings show.

Kosmos to Repay Debt with $500MM Senior Notes Offer

Kosmos Energy’s offering will be used to fund a portion of its 7.125% senior notes due 2026, 7.750% senior notes due 2027 and 7.500% senior notes due 2028.

ONEOK Offers $7B in Notes to Fund EnLink, Medallion Midstream Deals

ONEOK intends to use the proceeds to fund its previously announced acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners’ interest in midstream companies EnLink and Medallion.

Gulfport Energy to Offer $500MM Senior Notes Due 2029

Gulfport Energy Corp. also commenced a tender offer to purchase for cash its 8.0% senior notes due 2026.

EQV Ventures Raises $350MM in IPO for E&P, Midstream M&A

EQV Ventures reported “there is approximately $75 billion of private upstream assets held by aging private-equity funds that may require liquidity over the next five years.”