ADAM-Permian Energy Network

What ADAM-Permian Energy Network does

ADAM-Permian Energy Network is a private, membership-based professional network serving senior executives and deal-makers in the upstream oil & gas Acquisitions, Divestitures, and Mergers (A&D) community in the Permian Basin. The core offering is individual annual membership at $495 per year, capped at 250 approved members, which includes access to monthly luncheons held on the third Friday of each month (excluding July and December), an annual holiday party, a member directory, and structured networking via guest speakers and an open-mic deal-promotion format. Members are vetted by a membership committee and restricted to senior E&P management and a limited allocation of private equity, asset-marketing, and M&A advisory firms, concentrating deal flow within a curated peer group.

The business model is subscription-recurring, with modest ancillary revenue from $50 guest passes per luncheon. Operating costs appear minimal given 1-10 employees and a volunteer committee structure, with a Steering Committee led by Founder/President Melinda Faust of Detring Energy Advisors and an Advisory Committee of senior executives from public and private E&P, advisory, and investment firms. GTM is community-led: member acquisition is driven by referrals and industry reputation, with no paid marketing or third-party distribution. The organization is part of a broader ADAM chapter network spanning Houston, Rockies, Dallas, OKC, and Tulsa, enabling cross-basin deal-flow among members operating across at least 14 U.S. basins.

Technically, the product is a low-tech, high-touch service: a password-protected member portal on adamhouston.org handles membership applications and renewals, supplemented by in-person luncheons and a printed/shared member list. There is no disclosed mobile application, no public API or SDK, no AI or data product, and no software platform beyond the membership directory and event registration pages. Revenue is therefore bounded by the 250-member cap and the single membership price point, with no documented premium tiers, sponsorships, or media monetization.

Name

ADAM-Permian Energy Network

Legal name

ADAM-Houston Energy Network

Website

https://adamhouston.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ADAM-Permian Energy Network is a private, capped membership network of up to 250 senior upstream oil and gas A&D professionals in the Permian Basin, offering $495/year membership, monthly luncheons, and structured deal-flow networking as part of a multi-chapter U.S. ADAM network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: Private network generates revenue through annual individual memberships at $495/year. Membership includes access to 10 luncheons, annual holiday party, membership list, and networking events. Additional revenue from guest passes at $50 per luncheon.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ADAM-Permian Energy Network is a private, application-vetted membership network for senior oil & gas Acquisitions, Divestitures and Mergers (A&D) professionals. Members (capped at the chapter's seating limit, e.g., 250 in Houston) receive access to monthly luncheon meetings featuring guest speakers, open-mic deal promotion, company announcements, and industry news, along with a holiday party and membership directory, for an annual fee of $495 per individual.

Product overview

ADAM-Houston Energy Network operates as a membership-based private network for oil and gas Acquisitions, Divestitures and Mergers (A&D) professionals. The core offering is membership access (limited to 250 members) that includes monthly luncheon events, networking opportunities, deal promotion platforms, and access to a membership directory. The organization is part of a broader ADAM chapter network spanning multiple U.S. oil and gas basins including the Permian, Rockies, and Mid-Continent regions. Membership costs $495 annually and targets senior-level E&P professionals, private equity firms, asset marketing firms, and M&A advisory firms.

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Products and services

• Individual Annual Membership Annual individual membership, priced at $495 per individual, granting access to 10 monthly luncheons, an annual holiday party, the membership list, and networking opportunities; available to senior management directly involved in oil & gas A&D at E&P firms, private equity firms, asset-marketing firms, and M&A advisory firms, subject to steering-committee approval.
• Monthly Luncheon Events In-person monthly lunch meetings featuring guest speakers, an open-mic segment for deal promotion and marketing, company announcements, and industry news, designed for senior oil & gas A&D professionals to network and surface upstream deal flow; membership includes 10 luncheons per year and $50 guest passes are available when space permits.
• ADAM Chapter Network A federation of regional ADAM chapters (Houston, Permian, Rockies, Dallas, OKC, Tulsa) providing oil & gas A&D professional networking coverage across major U.S. basins.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ADAM-RockiesminorOthersRegional ADAM chapter covering the Rockies energy market. Part of the ADAM chapter network that includes Houston, Permian, Dallas, OKC, Tulsa, and other regional energy hubs.
• ADAM DallasminorOthersRegional ADAM chapter covering Dallas energy market. Part of the ADAM chapter network facilitating deal flow across major US oil and gas basins.
• ADAM-OKCminorOthersRegional ADAM chapter covering Oklahoma City energy market. Part of the ADAM chapter network connecting upstream oil & gas professionals across different basins.
• ADAM-TulsaminorOthersRegional ADAM chapter covering Tulsa energy market. Part of the ADAM chapter network for oil & gas A&D professionals.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA): Long-standing national trade association representing US independent oil and gas producers. Overlaps with ADAM's audience of senior E&P executives and A&D decision-makers but operates as a broad policy/lobbying and education body rather than a curated deal-flow network.
• Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE): Global professional society for oil and gas industry technical professionals. Comparable to ADAM in serving oil & gas professionals via membership and events, but focused on technical disciplines and at vastly larger scale rather than curated A&D deal-making.
• American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG): Large international professional association for petroleum geoscientists. Comparable membership-and-events model serving upstream oil & gas professionals, though focused on geoscience technical content rather than A&D deal flow.
• National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO): National nonprofit serving mineral and royalty owners in US oil & gas. Compares to ADAM in offering a community/networking layer around upstream ownership interests, but is broader and education/policy-focused rather than deal-flow curated.

Direct peers

• ADAM-Dallas Energy Forum: Sister ADAM chapter covering the Dallas energy market. Shares the same private membership structure, target audience of senior E&P and PE deal-makers, and cross-promotion arrangement as the broader ADAM chapter network.
• EnergyNet: Online oil and gas A&D marketplace that auctions and lists upstream properties. Targets the same deal-maker audience (E&P operators, PE, asset marketers) as ADAM but via a digital transaction platform rather than a curated in-person membership community.
• NAPE (North American Petroleum Expo): Largest US networking forum for upstream oil & gas A&D professionals, hosted periodically in Houston. Targets the same senior E&P, PE, advisory, and asset-marketing audience as ADAM but via a much larger, event-based format with sponsorships and exhibits rather than a recurring membership model.
• ADAM-Tulsa Energy Network: Sister ADAM chapter covering the Tulsa oil & gas A&D market. Operates the same curated, application-gated membership model for upstream deal-makers in Oklahoma, with overlapping audience to ADAM-OKC.
• ADAM-OKC Energy Network: Sister ADAM chapter serving Oklahoma City upstream A&D professionals. Directly comparable in format (curated membership, monthly luncheons, deal-promotion open mic) and target persona (E&P senior management, PE, M&A advisory).
• ADAM-Rockies Energy Network: Sister ADAM chapter serving the Rockies oil & gas A&D community. Operates the same curated 250-seat membership model, monthly luncheon cadence, and approval-based joining process as ADAM-Houston, making it the closest functional peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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