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Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<div><ul><li>Acquisitions of producing properties with predictable production profiles in the Gulf of America are the bedrock of W&amp;T’s strategy to build value. </li><li>Management has a long track record of closing transactions of properties capable of generating excess cash flow through exploitation/development projects and operational enhancements to lower costs. </li><li>The goal is to compound cash flow into incremental accretive acquisitions to build value.</li></ul></div>

Acquisitions of producing properties with predictable production profiles in the Gulf of America are the bedrock of W&amp;T’s strategy to build value. Management has a long track record of closing transactions of properties capable of generating excess cash flow through exploitation/development projects and operational enhancements to lower costs. The goal is to compound cash flow into incremental accretive acquisitions to build value.

WTI: Reserve Conversion Supports Capital-Light Production Sustainability

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<ul><li>Decline in global exploration puts future energy supplies partially at risk.</li><li>Last week, the IEA announced that it now expects world oil demand to decline 2.5 million barrels per day this year compared with its prior estimate of 1.6 million barrels per day.</li><li>Despite the near-term demand concerns, continued relatively low levels of exploration spending could result in future oil supplies below global demand. </li></ul>

Decline in global exploration puts future energy supplies partially at risk.Last week, the IEA announced that it now expects world oil demand to decline 2.5 million barrels per day this year compared with its prior estimate of 1.6 million barrels per day.Despite the near-term demand concerns, continued relatively low levels of exploration spending could result in future oil supplies below global demand. 

Energy Roundup : Oil Prices Advance Ever Higher

<div><ul><li>In the face of uncertainty, management teams continue to emphasize capital discipline.</li><li>On the margin, activity could inch up as cash flow benefits from higher prices.</li><li>Incremental cash flow from elevated oil prices could help some companies accelerate their debt reduction goals.</li></ul></div>

In the face of uncertainty, management teams continue to emphasize capital discipline.On the margin, activity could inch up as cash flow benefits from higher prices.Incremental cash flow from elevated oil prices could help some companies accelerate their debt reduction goals.

WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Recap : Navigating Volatile Commodity Markets

<ul><li>Global oil supplies have experienced massive disruptions in 2026. </li><li>A major news agency published a report last week stating that nearly half the world’s oil is supplied by countries affected by conflicts this year, including the ongoing Iran war and the expansion into other Middle East countries (which has resulted in the largest oil supply crisis on record), the Russia-Ukraine war, conflicts in Libya, and US restrictions on Venezuelan oil exports at ?the start of the year. </li><li>Reuters calculated that countries affected by those conflicts together produced ~45 million barrels of oil per day based on 2025 output, representing more than 43% of the global oil supply (Figure 1).</li></ul>

Global oil supplies have experienced massive disruptions in 2026. A major news agency published a report last week stating that nearly half the world’s oil is supplied by countries affected by conflicts this year, including the ongoing Iran war and the expansion into other Middle East countries (which has resulted in the largest oil supply crisis on record), the Russia-Ukraine war, conflicts in Libya, and US restrictions on Venezuelan oil exports at ?the start of the year. Reuters calculated that countries affected by those conflicts together produced ~45 million barrels of oil per day based on 2025 output, representing more than 43% of the global oil supply (Figure 1).

Global Energy Security Remains Stressed as Renewed Fighting Pushes Prices Higher

<div><ul><li>W&amp;T has historically relied on acquisitions of producing properties in the Gulf of America (GOA), which add current cash flow and exploitation/development opportunities to add future value. </li><li>Management has established a track record, with case studies, of increasing the value of acquired assets through both drilling and expense management.</li><li>W&amp;T’s last asset acquisition closed in January 2024; the $77-million purchase of six producing fields from the bankruptcy proceeding of Cox Oil &amp; Gas on the GOA shelf. </li></ul></div>

W&amp;T has historically relied on acquisitions of producing properties in the Gulf of America (GOA), which add current cash flow and exploitation/development opportunities to add future value. Management has established a track record, with case studies, of increasing the value of acquired assets through both drilling and expense management.W&amp;T’s last asset acquisition closed in January 2024; the $77-million purchase of six producing fields from the bankruptcy proceeding of Cox Oil &amp; Gas on the GOA shelf. 

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W&T Offshore, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company focused primarily on the Gulf of Mexico area in the United States.

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WTI: Reserve Conversion Supports Capital-Light Production Sustainability

Acquisitions of producing properties with predictable production profiles in the Gulf of America are the bedrock of W&T’s strategy to build value.

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Energy Roundup : Oil Prices Advance Ever Higher

Last week, the IEA announced that it now expects world oil demand to decline 2.5 million barrels per day this year compared with its prior estimate...

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WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Recap : Navigating Volatile Commodity Markets

In the face of uncertainty, management teams continue to emphasize capital discipline. On the margin, activity could inch up as cash flow benefits...

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Global Energy Security Remains Stressed as Renewed Fighting Pushes Prices Higher

A major news agency published a report last week stating that nearly half the world’s oil is supplied by countries affected by conflicts this...

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WTI: Estimate Update - 25 February 2026

W&T has historically relied on acquisitions of producing properties in the Gulf of America (GOA), which add current cash flow and exploitation...

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