Three Industry-Specific Value Drivers to Consider When Valuing Wind Farms
In BVR’s special report, What It's Worth: Valuing Oil, Gas, and Alternative Energy Assets, 2nd edition, the authors cover common value drivers when performing a wind farm valuation, including power purchase agreements, capacity factor, and tax credits.
Important bankruptcy ruling on how to value oil and gas assets
Valuing oil and gas assets requires special expertise, as is evident from a recent bankruptcy ruling that includes a thorough examination of the parties’ valuation evidence.
Court Credits Debtor’s Asset Valuations but Rejects Chapter 11 Plan
Court finds debtor is hopelessly insolvent; court values two types of oil and gas assets under NAV and precedent transaction analyses, respectively, finding, in terms of NAV analysis, debtor’s expert is more credible on issues of pricing, forecasting, risking, and predicting costs.
In re Breitburn Energy Partners LP
Court finds debtor is hopelessly insolvent; court values two types of oil and gas assets under NAV and precedent transaction analyses, respectively, finding, in terms of NAV analysis, debtor’s expert is more credible on issues of pricing, forecasting, risking, and predicting costs.
How the valuation approaches stack up for solar energy firms
Appraisers have to consider each of the valuation approaches, but the income approach is the only way to value a solar company, says a valuation expert in the industry.
Petroleum Property Income and Market Valuation Approaches (Transactions Beware!)
Characteristics exhibited by producing liquid-rich shale formations often cause inaccurate forecasts of natural gas and oil production when multistage hydraulic fracking is used for extraction. Poor cash flow estimates can be avoided by practicing due diligence when appraising petroleum property value and income. Due diligence is satisfied by comparing volumes recorded on actual royalty check stubs or monthly statements to state-reported production volumes, by relying on petroleum reserve appraisals instead of transaction multipliers or rules ...
Use of Asset-Level Deductions Hinges on Business Strategy
State’s high court strikes down district court’s fair value determination, finding reliance on prior law prohibiting use of deductions was misguided where company pursued strategy of selling off real estate and other assets at time of triggering event.
Utah Resources International, Inc. v. Mark Technologies Corp.
State’s high court strikes down district court’s fair value determination, finding reliance on prior law prohibiting use of deductions was misguided where company pursued strategy of selling off real estate and other assets at time of triggering event.
Court Spotlights Lack of Control in Oil and Gas Interest Valuation
Appeals court affirms trial court’s discounting for lack of control and marketability in valuing oil and gas interests where trust’s ownership in interests was fractional and indirect and there was testimony regarding IRS’s estate tax discount rates.
Taubman v. U.S. Bank, N.A.
Appeals court affirms trial court’s discounting for lack of control and marketability in valuing oil and gas interests where trust’s ownership in interests was fractional and indirect and there was testimony regarding IRS’s estate tax discount rates.