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Investing in Water with Bill Brennan
Water investor Bill Brennan joins the podcast and discusses a wide range of water investments, including some historical analysis of the water investment cycle, how he views water investing changing o...Is Plastic The New Iron for Water Utilities?
Pipe and hardware companies are poised to benefit from heightening concerns about U.S. municipal water infrastructure and $300 billion of forecasted capital expenditures over the next decade. Blu...Midstream Water, Energy’s New Business Model
The rebound of horizontal drilling activity particularly in West Texas, has sparked a wave of midstream water investments and new business models focused on hydraulic fracturing sector’s critical ingredient: water.
On 20 June 2017 private equity-backed H2O Midstream acquired produced water infrastructure assets Encana Oil & Gas Inc. As part of the agreement, H2O Midstream will gather, dispose, and deliver for reuse produced water for Encana’s position in Howard County, Texas.
In this Research Note, Bluefield water experts analyze shifting business models in the water-energy space, including the role private equity and the emergence of midstream water providers.
More analysis is available through our new Market Insight on Water for U.S. Hydraulic Fracturing: Competitive Strategies, Solutions and Outlook, 2017-2026 (available for purchase and immediate download)
Thames Water Penalized £8.6 million as Leakage Skyrockets
Thames Water revealed it has missed its leakage target for the first time in 11 years. As a result, the London utility was slapped with an £8.6 million penalty, under Ofwat’s outcome delivery incentiveSouthern Copper Wades Deeper into Peru Water
On 29 May 2017, the mayor of Ilo, Peru confirmed that Grupo Mexico mining subsidiary, Southern Copper Corporation, will finance the construction of a US$27.5 million wastewater treatment plant.
Southern’s financing of the plant in Ilo marks a major increase in the company’s commitment to improving the city’s wastewater management—a key priority for Peru’s infrastructure planning.
In this Research Note, Bluefield water experts analyze the impact of this new wastewater treatment plant, evaluate the strategies of the key players, and address Peru’s water infrastructure plans.
Spreading Groundwater Knowledge
Hydrogeologist Steve Baker joins us in this episode to discuss educating water well users about their groundwater so they can make decisions and change behaviors based on that knowledge. Steve’s Kno...The Horizon: Markets, Opportunities, and Investment Scenarios in Water (InvestH20)
Presentation slides from Bluefield Research President Reese Tisdale on opportunities and investment scenarios in water, first given at the 2017 InvestH20 Conference in Austin, Texas.
Key topics addressed:
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- Infrastructure Investment
- Wastewater Reuse
- Smart Water
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Water Opportunities in Power
Watch Mr. Tisdale’s full presentation at Invest H20
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