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Global Tensions, Infrastructure Funds Shape Midstream Landscape - Bakken Wire
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Global Tensions, Infrastructure Funds Shape Midstream Landscape

Strait of Hormuz blockade continues as private equity raises billions for energy infrastructure, including midstream assets.

Bakken Wire Staff·🔆Midday Wire·

Geopolitical tensions threatening global oil flows are unfolding alongside a major influx of capital into North American energy infrastructure funds, according to industry reports from Friday. The dual developments highlight a market environment of heightened volatility and investor focus on physical assets.

The standoff between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz intensified, according to Rigzone. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. Navy to shoot any boat placing mines in the strait, and U.S. forces boarded a sanctioned vessel transporting Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean. Iran attacked at least three vessels on Wednesday, helping keep the critical transit route effectively shut for an eighth consecutive week. Approximately one-fifth of the world's oil shipments typically pass through Hormuz.

"The conflict has entered a new phase centered on the Strait of Hormuz," Bloomberg Economics analysts said in a note cited by Rigzone. They noted the U.S. blockade is unlikely to achieve its goal of forcing Iran's capitulation due to Tehran's "significant" pain tolerance. The prolonged closure exacerbates concerns over global supply and economic knock-on effects.

Concurrently, private equity firm EIV Capital LLC announced it raised approximately $1.1 billion to launch two new investment funds, as reported by Rigzone. One fund, EIV Capital Fund V LP, will focus on equity investments in energy infrastructure businesses, including the gathering, processing, transportation, and storage of oil and natural gas. Managing partner David Finan said the fund addresses "a growing need for last-mile solutions for natural gas and power."

The other fund, EIV Resources II LP, will acquire non-operating stakes in wells across the contiguous United States. The capital raise brings EIV Capital's total committed capital under management to about $3 billion. The firm's current midstream portfolio includes companies like Canes Midstream and Intensity Infrastructure Partners, which operate gathering and processing systems relevant to basin-level operations.

This trend of capital flowing toward infrastructure is widespread. A report from Sightline Climate highlighted that infrastructure funds now account for 77 percent of new climate capital raised, according to OilPrice.com. The appeal is driven by skyrocketing power demand, geopolitical instability, and the need to upgrade aging grids. Analysts cited by OilPrice.com note approximately $1 trillion in grid upgrades are forecast for the United States by 2035.

For Bakken operators, the sustained blockade of a major global oil chokepoint underscores the value of secure, continental transportation networks. The significant capital being allocated to midstream and infrastructure funds, like those from EIV Capital, signals strong investor confidence in the sector's role in energy security and meeting rising demand, even as global trade faces disruptions.

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According to reports from Rigzone and OilPrice.com.

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