Texas-based Tall City Secures $500 Million Financing to Advance Projects
Tall City Exploration III announced that it has received a line of equity financing of up to $500 million from funds affiliated with Warburg Pincus.
Headquartered in Midland, Texas, with additional offices in Houston, Texas, Tall City intends to pursue play extension and acquire-and-exploit opportunities throughout the Permian Basin. Tall City will apply the same proven geologic and petrophysics-driven thesis consistent with the team’s prior successful ventures, including most recently at Tall City I, where the team assembled more than 90,000 net acres in Howard and Reagan Counties.
Tall City is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Oestmann, an Exxon-trained geologist and geophysicist with considerable Permian Basin experience and a successful track record in senior leadership positions at several independent entities.
Oestmann is joined by many members of the original Tall City team who have deep operational and engineering experience in the Permian Basin, including: Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer Michael Marziani; Senior Vice President of Drilling Dennis Kruse; Senior Vice President of Operations Gary Womack; and Senior Vice President of Land and General Counsel Angela Staples. Additionally, Tall City is joined by new management team members Tom Fekete, VP of Geoscience, and Matt Lake, VP of Reservoir Engineering.
“Since our successful exit of Tall City I, we have been actively evaluating new opportunities to replicate our prior successes and continue to find attractive opportunities in the Permian Basin. We are very pleased to have the support of Warburg Pincus, a leading and long-standing Permian Basin investor, as we establish the new Tall City to pursue attractive opportunities in this prolific region,” said Michael Oestmann, president and chief executive officer of Tall City.
“Tall City has an outstanding track record for developing extensional acreage and delivering strong returns. The Company presents a compelling opportunity in the Permian Basin and complements our existing investments in the region. We are thrilled to partner with a very strong operator in this high potential geography, and we look forward to working with Mike and his highly experienced team on this exciting new venture,” said David Habachy, managing director, Warburg Pincus.
Source: Compelo
To stop by Tall City’s website, CLICK HERE
Be in-the-know when you’re on-the-go!
FREE eNews delivery service to your email twice-weekly. With a focus on lead-driven news, our news service will help you develop new business contacts on an on-going basis.
CLICK HERE to register your email address.




















