Midstream Oil & Gas Infrastructure Services sector
Strategic acquirers, private equity (buyout funds and growth funds) firms, and valuation benchmarks for Midstream Oil & Gas Infrastructure Services
1.1 - About Midstream Oil & Gas Infrastructure Services sector
Companies in the Midstream Oil & Gas Infrastructure Services category build, own and operate pipelines, gathering systems, gas plants, fractionators, terminals, and marine/truck assets that move crude, refined products, natural gas, and NGLs from production basins to refineries, utilities, and export markets. These strategic buyers in oil & gas midstream deliver reliable flow assurance, storage, and market access, reducing bottlenecks and ensuring safe, compliant energy transportation at scale.
Typical capabilities include long‑haul crude and refined products pipelines with multi‑state reach and high daily throughput, natural gas gathering, processing and transmission with compression, and NGL fractionation and transportation linking liquids‑rich plays to demand centers. Operators run large storage terminals with truck loading and ethanol blending, manage transmix processing to recover saleable fuel, and provide offshore pipeline connectivity, marine barging, and tank‑truck services, supported by scheduling, SCADA monitoring, and integrity management programs.
They serve upstream producers seeking takeaway capacity, refiners and petrochemical plants needing reliable feedstock and product movement, and utilities or local gas distributors requiring firm transport. Outcomes include assured market access and export optionality, lower per‑barrel transportation costs through scale, improved product quality via processing and blending, and enhanced reliability and compliance through audited safety practices, integrity management, and redundant logistics across pipelines, terminals, and marine assets.
2. Buyers in the Midstream Oil & Gas Infrastructure Services sector
2.1 Top strategic acquirers of Midstream Oil & Gas Infrastructure Services companies
Enterprise Products
- Description: Provider of full-service tank truck and marine transportation of bulk petroleum liquids across the United States, offering local, intrastate and interstate shipments through modern truck fleets, towing vessels and tank barges, and operating crude oil and LPG terminals to support customer logistics.
- Key Products:
- Tank Truck Transportation: Provides local, intrastate and interstate shipment of bulk liquids via a modern tank truck fleet, delivering dependable service and competitive pricing while ensuring safety and efficiency
- Marine Transportation: Uses EMS towing vessels and tank barges to move petroleum cargoes along the Mississippi, intracoastal and Tennessee-Tombigbee waterways, handling petrochemicals, refined, black-oil and pressurized products
- Crude Oil Terminals: Operates strategically located terminals in New Mexico and Texas offering storage, loading and dispatch facilities to streamline crude oil logistics for shippers
- LPG Terminals: Maintains LPG terminals across Louisiana
- Mississippi and Texas to store and distribute liquefied petroleum gases, supporting regional supply chains and ensuring timely customer deliveries.
- Rationale: Provider of tank truck transportation, EMS marine barges, and crude oil terminals for storage/loading enabling reliable midstream flow.
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2.2 - Strategic buyer groups for Midstream Oil & Gas Infrastructure Services sector
M&A buyer group 1: Oil & Gas Downstream Services
Oceaneering
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- Description: Provider of global survey and mapping solutions delivering worldwide differential GNSS positioning, geoscience and autonomous underwater vehicle surveys, land and coastal water surveys, and precise marine construction positioning for offshore and onshore oil & gas, renewable energy, marine construction and government operations.
- Key Products:
- C-Nav Positioning Solutions: Provides precise global navigation and positioning for offshore oil, gas, renewable and marine sectors, with worldwide installation, training, integration and support ensuring operational accuracy
- Geoscience and AUV Surveys: Conducts geophysical and hydrographic data acquisition with autonomous underwater vehicles, surveying extensive global line kilometers to deliver detailed seabed insights for project planning
- Survey and Positioning: Provides precise positioning for drilling rigs and barges during structure placement, integrating DGPS, gyrocompasses and inertial navigation to improve marine construction efficiency
- Worldwide DGNSS Positioning: Delivers global differential GNSS positioning for land, coastal and marine operations, enabling accurate navigation and survey control across oil, gas and government projects.
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3.1 - Buyout funds in the Midstream Oil & Gas Infrastructure Services sector
2.2 - Strategic buyer groups for Midstream Oil & Gas Infrastructure Services sector
4 - Top valuation comps for Midstream Oil & Gas Infrastructure Services companies
4.2 - Public trading comparable groups for Midstream Oil & Gas Infrastructure Services sector
Valuation benchmark group 1: Liquefied Natural Gas Producers and Operators
TotalEnergies
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- Description: Provider of integrated energy solutions, focusing on the production and marketing of oil, biofuels, natural gas, green gases, renewables, and electricity, aiming to meet global energy demands while reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a balanced multi-energy strategy.
- Key Products:
- Oil and biofuels: Energy solutions focusing on traditional and renewable hydrocarbons
- Natural gas and green gases: Clean energy alternatives for various industrial applications
- Renewables: Solar, wind, and hydro energy solutions for sustainable power
- Electricity: Diverse electricity generation and distribution services
- Energy storage: Advanced battery technologies for efficient energy management.