私人特拉华盆地勘探与生产公司富兰克林山能源（Franklin Mountain Energy）可能被视为一个有吸引力的并购目标，但该公司似乎正在加紧行动并“超越自己的能力”，而没有过多关注流言蜚语。

Moelis & Co. 董事长兼全球能源和清洁技术主管 Stephen Trauber 表示，富兰克林山公司可能在交易中拿下“30 亿美元左右”的价位。该公司可以参与各种大型公共勘探与生产项目，包括 EOG Resources、Devon Energy、Permian Resources 或 Matador Resources。

富兰克林山公司首席执行官克雷格沃尔特斯 (Craig Walters) 在 8 月 20 日的 EnerCom 丹佛会议上发表讲话时从一开始就明确表示，他上台不是为了向投资人宣传公司；他不会分享任何前瞻性预测、财务状况或惯例披露声明。

Private Delaware Basin E&P Franklin Mountain Energy may be getting noticed as an attractive M&A target, but the company appears to be pressing ahead and “punching above its weight” without paying much attention to the gossip.

Stephen Trauber, chairman and global head of energy and clean technology at Moelis & Co., has said that Franklin Mountain would likely command somewhere in the “$3 billion-ish range” in a deal. The company could fit in a variety of larger, public E&Ps including EOG Resources, Devon Energy, Permian Resources or Matador Resources.

Franklin Mountain CEO Craig Walters, speaking at the EnerCom Denver conference on Aug. 20, made it clear from the outset that he wasn’t on stage to spin the company for investments or investors; that he wouldn’t share any forward projections, financials or customary disclosure statements.