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US Oil & Gas Review

Oil and gas activity in the Permian basin remained unchanged in the fourth quarter while most companies in the biggest US oil-producing basin expect little change in their capital spending for 2024 compared to 2023, the latest Dallas Fed Energy Survey showed.

Control Devices acquires Gilmore

Control Devices, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings and designer and manufacturer of highly engineered flow control products, purchased Gilmore. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Gilmore, headquartered in Houston, designs and manufactures high-performance severe service valves (e.g., check, relief, regulator, shuttle, control) and other flow control solutions, including custom valves to meet client specifications and pressure relief systems. Its products are designed for demanding applications and harsh environments in the upstream oil and gas industry.

Big Oil Unloved Despite Record Shareholder Returns

Big Oil has seriously underperformed the overall market over the past year, and it’s not just because of the decline in oil prices.

Investors are not convinced that oil companies—despite supplying essential products for today’s way of living such as gasoline, chemicals, fibers and what-not—have a future. Instead, they are focused on the trendy technology stocks, which have now become the darlings of the stock market.