2023 Industry Outlook: What We Can Expect 

As a privately held upstream exploration and production (E&P) company in the oil and gas sector, it’s important to prioritize strategic planning for the new year. As an executive with Arlington, Texas-based U.S. Energy Development Corporation (U.S. Energy), strategic planning plays an integral part of our firm’s goal setting for the next year.

2022 Year in Review: What We Learned

As an upstream player in the oil and gas industry, it is common to conduct a full review of the previous year’s activities and review how various market forces and policies affected the company. As a privately held exploration and production firm, U.S. Energy engages in a thorough strategic planning process prior to committing to […]

“The Energy Transition That Isn’t”-Podcast with Real Assets Advisor

Matthew Iak, Executive Vice President of U.S. Energy Development Corporation, reasons that escalating global energy needs will require that all forms of power production be brought into the energy mix for the foreseeable future —and that policy makers and investors should stop regarding various forms of energy as competing against one another. During this episode […]

(Missed) Opportunity Zones – Why Investors Should Take Note

By now, the majority of mutual fund portfolio managers and investor-class financial planners are aware of opportunity zone investing. It’s a relatively new investment vehicle created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and primarily designed to foster economic redevelopment in impoverished areas across approximately 8,700 U.S. census tracts. While the benefits of this investment […]