Formentera Partners LP
About
Formentera Partners is an energy-focused, private equity strategy founded by Bryan Sheffield, Blake London and Paul Treadwell in 2020, based in Austin, Texas. Formentera responsibly acquires and optimizes producing oil and gas assets in onshore U.S. basins. The Formentera team leverages substantial experience in operations, engineering and finance and utilizes strict diligence criteria, hedging, streamlined structure and new-age technology to produce visible and predictable income returns.
Editor's note: Updated Nov. 12, 2021.
Headquarters Address
303 Colorado St., Suite 2050
Austin, TX 78701
United States
Website
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News
Classic Rock, New Wells: Permian Conventional Zones Gain Momentum
Spurned or simply ignored by the big publics, the Permian Basin’s conventional zones—the Central Basin Platform, Northwest Shelf and Eastern Shelf—remain playgrounds for independent producers.
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.
Exclusive: Sheffield Clears the Air, Formentera is Not Just a PDP Buyer
Formentera Founder and Partner Bryan Sheffield delves into the company's drilling operations including the unique history of how Formentera took up assets in Australia's Beetaloo, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.
Beetaloo Juice: US Shale Explores Down Under
Tamboran Resources has put together the largest shale-gas leasehold in Australia’s Beetaloo Basin, with plans for a 1.5+ Bcf/d play. Behind its move now to manufacturing mode are American geologists and E&P-builders, a longtime Australian wildcatter, a U.S. shale-rig operator and a U.S. shale pressure-pumper.
Bryan Sheffield: Asset Sellers Need Bid/Ask Therapy
Advisers need to sharpen their pencils at the negotiation table, E&P operator Bryan Sheffield said — because “all you're going to do is upset your seller by promising a market that isn't there. No one's going to pay you.”
Oil and Gas Private Capital: Family Funded
As traditional public and private sources of capital step back, family offices are stepping in to fund selective oil and gas deals. The question is, what attracts them and can they fill the gap?