Black Mountain

Agile, visionary, and well-funded, Black Mountain is a family of entrepreneurial natural resource operators that specialize in identifying and capturing high-growth opportunities in the global energy sector. Collectively, we have 300+ years of combined expertise in sourcing, developing, and operating assets throughout the world with a track record of delivering strong returns. Our team consists of 20+ full-time upstream professionals from leading energy companies with both North American and international resource development expertise. With over 127 years of combined engineering experience and over 99 years of geoscience experience, they are able to quickly identify sustainable and low environmental-impact opportunities. Our strategy is to develop detailed subsurface proficiencies within every vertical by moving quickly and efficiently to secure value. Our hands-on management team and strong financial backing allows us to nimbly evaluate a broad opportunity set and swiftly execute. Our end goal is to build forward-thinking enterprises that create long-term value for our customers and stakeholders. From emerging markets like in-basin frac sand and battery metals to tried-and-true E&P, we bring together world-class assets, talented people, and strong capital partners. Since 2007, Black Mountain has built nine companies, collectively evaluated >$25 billion of exploration and production acquisition, and successfully invested over $900 million in rewarding ventures.