Energy Investment Group

What Energy Investment Group does

Energy Investment Group (EIG), operating as Energy Investment Group, LLC (also known as U.S. Energy Investment Group and branded "EIG"), is a privately held Austin, Texas-based oil and gas investment sponsor founded in 2016. The company curates, vets, and presents direct oil and gas investment opportunities to accredited investors and high net worth individuals, structuring participation through joint ventures and general partnerships that deliver flow-through tax advantages (intangible drilling cost deductions, depreciation, depletion allowances, and up to 20% qualified domestic business income deduction). EIG also operates as or partners in the management of the underlying wells, sharing both production revenues and operating expenses with venturers.

EIG's product surface combines (a) a portfolio of named drilling and mineral-rights projects — Opportunity Fund #1 (Lease Bank), Hardin County TX, Weld/Boulder Counties CO (D-J Basin mineral rights and royalties), Matagorda County TX, Point Coupee Parish LA, and a 975,000-acre S.W. Queensland Australia (Cooper/Eromanga Basin) project — with (b) a suite of upstream technical services including seismic interpretation and mapping, lease checking and land work verification, basin and trend evaluation, and reservoir engineering (dynamic simulations, geomechanical analysis). The technical stack is centered on domain expertise in geology, petrophysics, and reservoir engineering rather than proprietary software or technology platforms.

The business model is sales-led and direct: EIG runs an investor-relations function (phone, contact forms, in-person consultations) that screens, negotiates, and acquires non-operated working interest prospects to present to accredited investors. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based; investments are structured as multi-year commitments with multi-decade production potential. The company employs 1–10 people, has no disclosed institutional investors or funding rounds, and is led by co-founders Steve Owen (CEO), Carrie Locke (COO), and Paula Loyd (CFO), supported by an SVP of Investor Relations with prior capital markets and high-tech sales experience.

Name

Energy Investment Group

Legal name

Energy Investment Group, LLC

Website

https://energyinvestmentgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Energy Investment Group is a privately held Austin-based oil and gas investment sponsor that curates and manages direct working-interest and royalty investment opportunities for accredited investors across U.S. basins and Queensland, Australia, structuring deals to deliver tax-advantaged cash flow.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oil and Gas Investment Management

NAICS

Other Financial Vehicles (52599), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382), Oil Royalty Traders (6792), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Drilling & Well Construction (E&P Operator-led) (EUALAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Assets — Oil & Gas / Energy Royalties (Mineral Rights, Midstream Royalties) (FSAHAIAL)

Keywords

• Oil gas investments
• Accredited investor services
• Working interest programs
• Seismic data analysis
• Reservoir engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Oil and Gas Investment Management: EIG generates and reviews oil and gas drilling projects, vets them, and presents the best opportunities to investors. Revenue is generated through managing joint ventures formed to drill and operate oil and gas wells. The company benefits from tax advantages that flow through to venturers.
2. Working Interest Investments: Investors purchase working interests in oil and gas properties, sharing in both production revenues and development/operating expenses. The company acts as operator or partner managing the investments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Energy Investment Group (EIG) sources, vets, and structures direct oil and gas investment opportunities — primarily working interests, mineral rights/royalties, and multi-well field development projects — for accredited investors. The firm also provides supporting upstream technical services including seismic review and mapping, lease checking, basin/trend evaluation, and reservoir engineering. Investments are organized through joint ventures and general partnerships that pass through tax benefits such as intangible drilling cost deductions, depreciation, and depletion allowances to venturers.

Product overview

Energy Investment Group is a single unified investment platform offering direct, tax-deductible investment opportunities in the oil and gas industry. The company connects accredited investors with curated oil and gas drilling projects through various investment vehicles including Opportunity Fund #1 (Lease Bank), and six named international and domestic investment projects spanning Texas, Colorado, Louisiana, and Australia. The investment projects range from mineral rights and royalty interests to multi-well field development programs. EIG also provides a suite of supporting services including seismic review and mapping, lease checking and land work, basin and trend evaluation, and reservoir engineering services. The company structures these investments as joint ventures and general partnerships to provide tax benefits including intangible drilling cost deductions, depreciation, and depletion allowances that flow through to individual investor returns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Opportunity Fund #1 - Lease Bank

Quantifiable outcome

• Tax deductions from intangible drilling costs (IDC), depreciation, and operating costs can offset income from other sources
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Dorchester Minerals, L.P. Publicly traded partnership that owns and manages oil and gas mineral, royalty, overriding royalty, and net profits interests. Represents the institutional version of the royalty-investment angle that EIG exposes to accredited investors.
• Black Stone Minerals, L.P. One of the largest U.S. mineral-rights and royalty owners, publicly traded. While far larger, the business model of monetizing mineral and royalty interests parallels EIG's Weld/Boulder Counties and Australia royalty offerings.
• KKR Natural Resources: Major private equity platform with a dedicated upstream oil and gas investment strategy. Represents the institutional scaling-up of EIG's sponsor-and-co-invest model — relevant benchmark for what a mature version of this business could become.

Emerging players

• Texas Mineral Resources: Small-cap mineral-rights and royalty holding company with Texas-focused assets. Comparable in the niche of acquiring and monetizing mineral and royalty interests for investor returns.
• Kerogen Resources: Privately held upstream oil & gas operator pursuing non-operated working interests with partner capital. Comparable emerging player in the sponsor-and-co-invest model that EIG uses to deploy accredited investor capital.

Direct peers

• Pearl Energy Investments: Non-operated oil and gas working-interest sponsor focused on the Permian and other U.S. basins, partnering with operators and bringing in co-investors. Directly comparable upstream investment platform with multi-basin deal flow.
• Wagner Oil Company: Family-owned independent oil & gas operator that has historically accepted working-interest partners. EIG's CFO previously held an accounting role here, and the firm follows a similar pattern of curating prospects for outside investors.
• Sandefer Oil & Gas: Independent oil & gas operator and investment sponsor co-founded by a former EIG CFO (Paula Loyd). Directly comparable as a privately held oil & gas investment platform sourcing prospects for partner-investors.
• Avenir Capital Partners: Private oil and gas investment firm offering working-interest and mineral-rights opportunities to accredited investors. Comparable to EIG in deal sourcing model, investor base, and tax-advantaged offering structure.

Regional players

• Cawley, Gillespie & Associates: Texas-based petroleum engineering and geoscience firm providing reservoir evaluation, geological studies, and property acquisition diligence. Comparable to EIG's in-house reservoir engineering and seismic interpretation services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/USEnergyInvest

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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