Family Offices
- Investing for cash flows
- Diversification on several SLE shares reduces risks
- Depending on sophistication, take speculative positions on evolution on Ryder Scott rating
Insurance Companies
- ESG is a must have (regulations, internal policies, members)
- Cash Flows from SLEs is the main motivation. Insurers will invest ahead of capital calls to get financial returns on investments
- Long dated developments are interesting hedges against inflation
- SLU Notes provides good yield within ESG ecosystem with great trading MTM collateral
Hedge Funds
- Arbitraging SLE shares vs the price of Oil & Gas
- Trading SLE Shares on news flows
- Read across from value of SLEs to Capitalization of listed E&Ps
- Accumulate positions and trigger changes of Prime Operators for good reasons
- Price discovery on all different parameters leads to better hedging
Trading Firms
- Take speculative positions ahead of evolution on Ryder Scott rating, deep knowledge of well control
- Take positions in core Permian Basin, strategic oil
- Options on future delivery of Oil & Gas returns in several years
- Arbitraging with crude oil future deliveries
Large Asset Managers
- ESG is a must have (regulations, internal policies, members)
- Diversification on a new asset class, low correlation with existing portfolio
- Access to real assets with no specific knowledge – Heavy reliance on RSC rating
- Access good returns in hard-to-find ESG assets
- Make an immediate impact
E&Ps and O&G
Specialists
- Creating SLEs and listing them on Marketplace
- Transition to lighter balance sheets and Asset Management remuneration Model
- Arbitraging SLE shares depending on quality of Rock and perceived evolution of technology
- Trading SLE Shares on news flows
- Sell SLE shares for Capex Funding
Pension Funds
- Make an immediate impact – ESG is a must have (regulations, internal policies, members)
- Diversification on a new asset class, low correlation with existing portfolio
- Access to real assets with no specific knowledge – Heavy reliance on RSC rating
- Access good returns in hard-to-find ESG assets
- Hedge against Energy Prices Inflation through SLEs with Long Term Development plans
Lenders
- Safer lending thanks to liquid Mark to Market Collateral
- Lower yields but better margins through bulk lending to portfolios of SLE notes
- Finance Extra Capex for ESG compliance made easier with ESG trading premium increasing value of collateral.
Sovereign Funds
- Build Strategic Positions on Crème de la Crème Oil & Gas assets
- Gain exposure to Future Production of Oil & Gas
- Back outstanding Operating Companies by accumulating positions on their SLEs
- Convince/push E&Ps to transition to leaner balance sheets for better investors ROI
- ESG is a key angle to make sure portfolio stands future policy changes
SPAC
Leveraging Specialist Investors higher financial skills:
- Transformation of Raw Acres in an ESG Investable Product
- A shorter timeframe: 18 months to 3 year process
- Large valuation differential (up to 7 times return VS Generalist ESG Investor)
- Value creation by feeding the market