Taking an oil and gas company public
The increasing capital requirements in the energy industry have led a number of private, independent oil and gas companies to turn to the public market as a source for funding future growth. The principal asset of many of these companies, and often the primary determinant of value in the public market, is the firm's oil and gas reserves. Estimates of hydrocarbon reserves are usually based on studies and reports prepared by independent petroleum engineers. Although they play a key role in taking a company public, petroleum engineers usually do not get exposed to the entire process. THe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the process of taking a company public and to clarify the petroleum engineer's role in the process.
- Research Organization:
- Eppler, Guering and Turner Inc
- OSTI ID:
- 6221100
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-811023-
- Journal Information:
- Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States), Conference: 1981 SPE annual technical conference and exhibition, San Antonio, TX, USA, 4 Oct 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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