KKR has been investing across the full energy supply chain for decades. We have studied and pursued investment opportunities in energy and natural resource businesses and assets such as oil, natural gas, renewables, conventional power generation, transmission, distribution, gathering & processing, and pipelines.
Highly experienced in working with complex and regulated businesses, we have also been a key participant in the stakeholder-engagement process, collaborating with policymakers and other key constituents to develop policies that will attract capital to the energy industry and assisting in the building and rebuilding of the energy infrastructure around the world. We believe significant opportunities for investment exist in energy and natural resources and have combined KKR’s sourcing capabilities, industry experience, and financial strength with the expertise of professionals who have the required highly technical skill sets to do so successfully.
110 Years
According to the EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2011, the United States possesses 2,552 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of potential natural gas resources; at the 2009 rate of U.S. consumption, that is enough to supply approximately 110 years of use.
One trend we aim to invest behind is the shift in market interest from conventional to unconventional oil and natural gas assets. On one hand, our KKR Natural Resources platform seeks to generate returns through the direct ownership and production of natural resources, providing investors with exposure to commodities with value-added management. As such, we are active acquirers of producing properties that are noncore to their current owners where we can in turn bring our extensive operating resources to bear to generate attractive risk-adjusted and current cash returns for our investors.
On the other hand, through our private equity platform, we have been partners to the energy industry in helping meet the enormous capital and operating needs created by the rapid development of unconventional basins, providing attractive opportunities to invest in growing shale plays.