Shale Energy International

What Shale Energy International does

Shale Energy International, LLC is a privately held, independent oil and gas production and acquisition company headquartered in Mandeville, Louisiana, with a field office in Midland, Texas. It operates three business lines: (1) SEI Operating, LLC, a wholly owned operating subsidiary that runs integrated exploration, drilling, completion, stimulation, workover, and field-supervision activities across the Permian Basin (Martin, Dawson, Yoakum, Terry counties), South Texas Eagle Ford/Austin Chalk (Wilson, Karnes, Atascosa counties), East Texas, and Louisiana; (2) a Shale Downstream Division (operated as Shale Oil Trader) that purchases, transports, and sells aviation fuels, diesel fuels, and crude oil globally and is approved as a downstream supplier to the U.S. Department of Defense; and (3) private oil and gas investment offerings for qualified investors through direct outreach and JV partnerships with a private investment banker, Shale Energy Group, Apollo Energy, and Lucror Exploration.

The company's underlying technology is conventional mature-field redevelopment rather than novel hardware: secondary and tertiary recovery (waterflooding, nitrogen gas injection) applied to legacy reservoirs previously operated by majors such as Chevron, Shell, Exxon, and Gulf Oil. Its competitive proposition rests on a 170-plus-year collective team specializing in identifying overlooked reserves, infill drilling in proven fields, and reworking mature wells — exemplified by the Hawkins Field Zuber Prospect (with gas injection projected to extend field life by ~25 years and recover an estimated ~40 MMboe), the Jay Field asset (~2,500 boe/d across 93 active wells), and the six-billion-barrel East Texas Field. Sister-company affiliation with the T&F Oil family of businesses (founded 1946) provides historical Gulf Coast expertise.

Commercially, the company earns revenue from oil and gas production (transaction-fee economics on commodity sales), property brokerage, downstream fuel trading (globally distributed), and recurring royalty and working-interest distributions to interest owners. GTM is sales-led and direct: investor interest is captured via the company website (shaleintl.com), content marketing ('Oil & Gas 101'), industry-association participation, and bespoke joint ventures. Customers and counterparties include qualified oil and gas investors (primary), mineral-rights and working-interest owners (primary), JV partners (secondary), and B2B/government fuel buyers including the DoD (secondary).

Name

Shale Energy International

Legal name

Shale Energy International, LLC

Website

https://shaleintl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shale Energy International, LLC is a privately held, Louisiana-based independent oil and gas producer that acquires, reworks, and develops mature fields across the Permian Basin, South Texas, East Texas, and Louisiana, while also trading downstream fuels and offering private JV investment opportunities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oil and Gas Exploration & Production

NAICS

Oil and Gas Extraction (2111), Crude Petroleum Extraction (21112), Natural Gas Extraction (211130)

SIC

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (1311), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Unconventional Resources Development (Shale/Tight, CBM) (EUALAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Drilling & Well Construction (E&P Operator-led) (EUALAAAD), Pressure Pumping & Stimulation (Hydraulic Fracturing, Acidizing) (EUALABAF)

Keywords

• Oil and gas exploration
• Oil and gas production
• Mature field reworking
• Downstream fuel trading
• Oilfield property acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

Mandeville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Oil and Gas Production: The primary revenue stream comes from oil and gas exploration, development, and production operations. SEI Operating has acquired thousands of acres and millions of barrels of reserves in the Permian Basin and South Texas Eagleford/Austin Chalk trend.
2. Property Brokerage: The company engages in the acquisition, development, operation and brokerage of oil and gas properties.
3. Downstream Fuel Products: Shale Energy International Downstream Division purchases aviation fuels, diesel fuels and crude oil, transporting such fuels to buyers worldwide and selling fuels at competitive rates. Approved as downstream supplier for Department of Defense.
4. Royalty and Working Interest Revenue: Revenue from royalty interests and working interests in oil and gas production, with checks mailed monthly and minimum payment thresholds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Shale Energy International, LLC is a privately held independent oil and gas production and acquisition company that acquires, develops, and operates mature, long-lived oil and gas assets across the Permian Basin, South Texas Eagleford/Austin Chalk, East Texas, and Louisiana. Through its operating arm SEI Operating, LLC, the company provides integrated drilling, completion, stimulation, and field operations services, while its Shale Downstream Division purchases and sells aviation fuels, diesel fuels, and crude oil to buyers worldwide.

Product overview

Shale Energy International is a privately held independent oil and gas production and acquisition company consisting of three main components: (1) SEI Operating, LLC - a fully integrated E&P company providing drilling, completion, and field operations across the Permian Basin, South Texas Eagleford/Austin Chalk trend, East Texas, and Louisiana; (2) Shale Downstream Division - involved in purchasing, transporting, and selling aviation fuels, diesel fuels, and crude oil worldwide; and (3) Oil and Gas Investment Opportunities - offering private investment in oil and gas assets to qualified investors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SEI Operating, LLC Fully integrated oil and gas exploration and production subsidiary providing drilling, completion, stimulation engineering, and field supervision services across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Acquired thousands of acres and millions of barrels of reserves in the Permian Basin and South Texas Eagleford/Austin Chalk trend.
• Shale Downstream Division Downstream energy trading division committed to purchasing aviation fuels, diesel fuels, and crude oil; transporting fuels to buyers worldwide and selling at competitive rates. Approved as a downstream supplier of fuel products for the U.S. Department of Defense. Operates as Shale Oil Trader.
• Oil and Gas Investment Opportunities Private investment offering in mature, long-lived oil and gas assets for sophisticated investors and industry partners through joint ventures and direct partnerships. Provides exposure to the Permian Basin, South Texas, East Texas, and Louisiana oil and gas operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Drilling/workover model expected to exceed 1500 barrels of oil per day and 3 million cubic feet of gas per day in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Apollo Energy, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner for the purchase and development of two producing oil and gas wells in the Happytown Field, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. The joint venture includes refurbishing existing wells and drilling new wells targeting unproduced pockets and reservoirs.
• Lucror Exploration CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner with Apollo Energy and Shale Energy International in the redevelopment of Happytown Field, including reworking existing wells and drilling new developmental wells.
• T&F Oil Family of BusinessescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within the same family of businesses. T&F Oil Company has been engaged in oil and gas exploration and production since 1946, providing historical expertise and operational knowledge in Gulf Coast properties.
• Department of DefenseflagshipOthersVetted and approved as a downstream supplier of fuel products for the Department of Defense, representing a significant government customer relationship.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• World Fuel Services: Large global downstream aviation and marine fuel marketer and DoD supplier; comparable to SEI's Shale Downstream Division for aviation and diesel fuel distribution to government and commercial buyers worldwide.
• Houston American Energy Corp. Small-cap independent E&P with diversified U.S. onshore and Gulf Coast assets, including mature-field positions, comparable in scale and operator profile to Shale Energy International.

Direct peers

• Contango Oil & Gas: Small-cap independent E&P with a mix of onshore and offshore Gulf of Mexico production; comparable in scale, asset strategy, and operator-led approach to mature-field acquisition and development.
• Mexco Energy Corporation: Small, NYSE-listed independent E&P focused on acquiring working and royalty interests in mature U.S. oil and gas properties, with a similar geographic footprint in Texas and the Gulf Coast and comparable headcount and asset scale.
• Penn Virginia Corporation: Independent E&P with operations concentrated in the Eagle Ford shale and other Texas plays, overlapping directly with SEI's South Texas Eagle Ford/Austin Chalk activity and similar basin exposure.
• Ring Energy: Permian Basin-focused independent E&P that acquires and develops mature, low-decline conventional oil properties, overlapping with SEI's Permian redevelopment activity in Martin, Dawson, Yoakum, and Terry counties.
• PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation: Privately-held, family-controlled independent E&P with a long history of acquiring and reworking mature onshore oil and gas properties, closely mirroring Shale Energy's strategy of focusing on legacy fields with redevelopment upside.
• W&T Offshore: Independent E&P focused on Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Coast oil and gas properties, with similar small-cap scale, mature-asset focus, and reliance on workover and redevelopment activity.

Broad incumbents

• Denbury Resources: Historically the largest U.S. operator dedicated to CO2-based enhanced oil recovery on mature fields; directly comparable to SEI's secondary/tertiary recovery strategy and provides a benchmark for EOR-driven mature-field value creation.
• SandRidge Energy: Mid-sized independent E&P with a broader Permian and Mid-Continent portfolio, post-emergence from bankruptcy; competes with SEI for mature-field acquisition opportunities and shares the redevelopment/enhanced-recovery playbook at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shale-energy-international-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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