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Mora Energy Announces Formation and Partnership With NGP and Old Ironsides Energy

April 14, 2025
SUNYA Summary
- Mora Energy Holdings has been formed by the former LM Energy team and has added key leadership. - The company has secured over $250 million in initial equity commitments from NGP, Old Ironsides Energy, and its management team. - Mora Energy is focused on energy infrastructure development and acquisition opportunities. - The LM Energy team has successfully developed and monetized midstream assets in the Permian Basin. - Drew Bredthauer, formerly Chief Commercial Officer of WTG Midstream, has joined Mora Energy as President. - Mora's management team has extensive experience in developing large-scale midstream projects across major U.S. producing regions. - Chief Executive Elliot Gerson emphasized the need for a strong team and significant capital to succeed in the current environment. - NGP Partner Brian Seline expressed confidence in the Mora team's track record and operational skillsets. - OIE Managing Partner Sean O’Neill highlighted his firm's pride in partnering with Mora and their previous successful collaborations. - Mora Energy is based in Dallas, Texas, and aims to respond to the evolving needs of upstream customers and partners.
PRESS RELEASE
Mora Energy Announces Formation and Partnership With NGP and Old Ironsides Energy

The former LM Energy team has formed Mora Energy and made key additions to leadership
Over $250 million of initial equity commitments from NGP, Old Ironsides Energy, and the Mora Energy Management Team
Mora Energy is pursuing energy infrastructure development and acquisition opportunities

Apr 14, 2025 8:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mora Energy Holdings, LLC (“Mora Energy” or “Mora”), a recently formed energy infrastructure company, announced today that it has secured more than $250 million of initial equity commitments from funds managed by NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC (“NGP”), Old Ironsides Energy, LLC (“OIE”) and Mora’s management team.

Following its recent success developing and ultimately monetizing its oil and natural gas midstream assets in the Permian Basin, the LM Energy team has rebranded as Mora Energy and is actively pursuing new energy infrastructure opportunities. In addition to the legacy LM Energy team, Drew Bredthauer, who was most recently the Chief Commercial Officer of WTG Midstream until its sale to Energy Transfer, has joined Mora Energy as its President.

Mora Energy’s management team has decades of experience successfully developing and acquiring large-scale midstream projects in major U.S. producing regions including the Delaware and Midland Basins of the Permian, East Texas/Louisiana, the DJ Basin, and South Texas.

“To succeed in the current environment requires an execution-ready team and a significant amount of capital,” said Elliot Gerson, Chief Executive of Mora. “With the addition of Drew, our already excellent team is even stronger. And our partnership with both NGP and OIE immediately offers us substantial equity capital and financial flexibility. We are extremely well positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for high-quality energy infrastructure and to provide our customers with creative, reliable and safe solutions.”

“We are thrilled to partner with the Mora team for their latest midstream venture,” said Brian Seline, Partner at NGP. “We have long-standing relationships with Elliot and Drew and have followed their success over many years. We believe the Mora team has one of the best track records in midstream and is well positioned to be successful in the current environment. The team possesses the right operational and commercial skillsets to execute at the highest level.”

Sean O’Neill, Managing Partner of OIE, commented, “We are proud to establish our third partnership with Elliot and the Mora team. Over the past decade, we’ve seen firsthand how the Mora team has built and operated premier midstream infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of its upstream customers and partners. Our investment strategy is rooted in long-term alignment with high-quality partners like Mora. Mora Energy is a first-class team, well-positioned to capitalize on midstream opportunities in today’s environment.”

About Mora

Mora Energy Holdings, LLC is an energy infrastructure company based in Dallas, Texas. For more information visit www.MoraEnergy.com.

About NGP

NGP is a premier private equity firm that believes energy is essential to progress. Founded in 1988, NGP is moving energy forward by investing in innovation and empowering energy entrepreneurs in natural resources and energy transition. With over $24 billion of cumulative equity commitments, we back portfolio companies focused on responsibly solving and securing the energy needs of today and leading the way to a cleaner, more reliable, more affordable energy future. For more information, visit www.ngpenergy.com.

About OIE

OIE is an energy-focused private equity firm that partners with experienced management teams to pursue upstream and midstream opportunities in North America. The firm has a history of creating value in the energy business through its private equity and drilling joint venture platforms. For more information on OIE, please visit www.oldironsidesenergy.com.



Contacts


Business Development Contact:
Ryan Godfrey
Mora Energy
(469) 501-2579
rsg@moraenergy.com

Media Contact:
Meggan Morrison
Redbird Communications Group
meggan@redbirdpr.com