Best Oil & Gas Midstream Companies in Texas, United States
The 284 best Oil & Gas Midstream companies in Texas, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Targa Resources.
Ranked: Best Oil & Gas Midstream companies in Texas
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Targa Resources Provides midstream natural gas and NGL services 76Market top 25%Funding top 25%Moat top 25%Fin. health top 30% All 9 signals ▾Markettop 25% Fundingtop 25% Moattop 25% Fin. healthtop 30% Newstop 38% Growthtop 47% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 47% Globalbottom 44% Market: 3,182 employees (top 7% of Energy) · Revenue ~$17.0B Funding: Raised $2.9B across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 17 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $2.9B | 89 mo ago | 3,182 3,182 → 2,542 (-20%) | 2003 | Matthew Meloy CEO | DrupalApple iCloud MailPHP+22 | 10 job openings |
| 2 | Blue Racer Midstream natural gas gathering and processing company 64Market top 25%Funding top 33%Global top 38%Growth bottom 42% All 5 signals ▾Markettop 25% Fundingtop 33% Globaltop 38% Growthbottom 42% Techbottom 29% Market: 183 employees (top 32% of Energy) · Serving 60+ countries worldwide Funding: Raised $1.6B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 13 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $1.6B | 62 mo ago | 183 | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Sunoco Logisitics Provider of pipeline services for transportation of crude oil & gas 11Funding top 43%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 37%Market bottom 34% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 34% Newsbottom 32% Growthbottom 27% Fin. healthbottom 26% Techbottom 24% Moatbottom 12% Funding: Raised $1.6B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 11 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $1.6B | 119 mo ago | 2,389 | 2002 | Kelcy Warren Chairman & CEO | — | — |
| 4 | Phillips 66 Partners Provider of crude oil and natural gas transportation and production services 74Fin. health top 27%Funding top 28%Market top 29%Moat top 40% All 8 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 27% Fundingtop 28% Markettop 29% Moattop 40% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 45% Newsbottom 32% Globalbottom 32% Fin. health: Revenue ~$1.8B (FY2018) · Net margin 164.8% Funding: Raised $1.5B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 9 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $1.5B | 52 mo ago | 600 | 2013 | Greg Garland CEO | — | — |
| 5 | Western Midstream Firm engaged in stabilizing ,transporting ,and condensing natural gas liquids and crude oil | $1.1B | 228 mo ago | 1,217 | 2007 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27 | 1 job opening · 1 internship · 2 expansions |
| 6 | Sage Midstream Midstream service provider 53Funding top 34%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 34% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $1.0B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 14 yrs (0.1/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $1.0B | 122 mo ago | — | 2012 | Greg Bowles President & CEO | — | — |
| 7 | Navitas Midstream Provider of gas transmission and storage solutions | $908M | 94 mo ago | 149 | 2013 | Bruce Northcutt Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 8 | Lucid Energy Provider of natural gas gathering, processing, and transportation services | $875M | 109 mo ago | 127 | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Midcoast Energy Integrated midstream services provider for natural gas and natural gas liquids 57Funding top 40%Market top 41%Fin. health bottom 48%Moat bottom 38% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Markettop 41% Fin. healthbottom 48% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 30% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $830M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) Market: 199 employees (top 30% of Energy) · Revenue ~$620M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $830M | 77 mo ago | 199 | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Caiman Energy II Provider of natural gas midstream services | $800M | 167 mo ago | 114 | 2009 | Jack Lafield Company Owner | — | — |
| 11 | MODA Midstream Provider of liquids terminaling and logistics solutions 37Innovation top 30%Product top 32%Funding top 37%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 30% Producttop 32% Fundingtop 37% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 36% Techbottom 33% Newsbottom 32% Globalbottom 29% Innovation: 3 product lines Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $750M | 26 mo ago | 28 | 2015 | Javier Del Olmo Founder and Board Member | — | — |
| 12 | Crestwood Provider of natural gas storage, transportation, and disposal of storage water 80Growth top 5%Market top 24%Fin. health top 30%Funding top 34% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 5% Markettop 24% Fin. healthtop 30% Fundingtop 34% Moattop 45% Newsbottom 36% Globalbottom 32% Techbottom 21% Growth: Revenue +290% YoY Market: 753 employees (top 14% of Energy) · Revenue ~$2.6B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $700M | 135 mo ago | 753 | 2001 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Altus Midstream Permian Basin integrated midstream services provider for oil & gas industry 55Funding top 30%Moat top 34%Fin. health top 36%Growth top 41% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Moattop 34% Fin. healthtop 36% Growthtop 41% Marketbottom 46% Newsbottom 46% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $625M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 7 yrs (0.1/yr) Moat: Top 36% by revenue among 39 tracked Oil & Gas Midstream companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $625M | 85 mo ago | 2 | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Rangeland Energy III Midstream and logistics services 22Funding top 41%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 32%Market bottom 27% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 27% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $600M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 11 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $600M | 49 mo ago | 18 | 2009 | Christopher Keene CEO & President | — | — |
| 15 | Howard Energy Partners Diversified oil and gas midstream firm 72Innovation top 20%Product top 26%Funding top 39%Growth top 41% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 26% Fundingtop 39% Growthtop 41% Techtop 44% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% Innovation: 6 product lines Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $595M | 54 mo ago | 218 | 2011 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 16 | Goodnight Midstream Provider of integrated saltwater management services 57Innovation top 20%Funding top 24%Product top 26%Market top 48% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 24% Producttop 26% Markettop 48% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 32% Growthbottom 28% Newsbottom 22% Innovation: 4 product lines Funding: Raised $580M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 10 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $580M | 47 mo ago | 142 142 → 86 (-39%) | 2011 | Patrick Walker Co-Founder | WeeblyApple iCloud MailMySQL+19 | 6 job openings |
| 17 | OCI Partners LP Methanol and ammonia production company | $495M | 99 mo ago | 4,141 | 2013 | Ahmed Hoshy CEO | — | — |
| 18 | Southcross Energy Operating Provider of natural gas gathering, processing, and exploration services | $484M | 76 mo ago | 211 | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Vaquero Midstream Provider of natural gas gathering, treating, processing and other services | $425M | 67 mo ago | 41 | 2013 | Gary Conway Co-Founder & President & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+17 | — |
| 20 | Edgewater Crude oil refining and producing company 10Product top 42%Funding top 43%Talent bottom 47%Growth bottom 45% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 42% Fundingtop 43% Talentbottom 47% Growthbottom 45% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 31% Patentsbottom 28% Newsbottom 21% Marketbottom 17% Innovationbottom 14% Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: PE Funding: Raised $400M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100 | $400M | 77 mo ago | 7 | 2019 | Stephen Smith CEO | — | — |
| 21 | Ironwood Midstream Provider of crude oil & natural gas pipeline systems and services | $400M | 79 mo ago | 35 | 2015 | Mike Williams Chief Executive Officer | DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+11 | — |
| 22 | Lotus Midstream Provider of crude oil transportation services | $400M | 100 mo ago | 300 | 2018 | Mike Prince President and CEO | — | — |
| 23 | Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company Provider of crude oil transmission services 32Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 47%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 47% Globalbottom 29% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $350M · 1 rounds over 11 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $350M | 131 mo ago | — | 1996 | Ray Cordova CEO & President | — | — |
| 24 | Canyon Midstream Partners Gas processing and transportation infra builder 21Funding top 41%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 40%Global bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 32% Techbottom 29% Growthbottom 25% Funding: Raised $300M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 14 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $300M | 89 mo ago | 50 | 2012 | Michael Walsh CEO & President | — | — |
| 25 | Tradition Midstream Midstream energy company | $300M | 160 mo ago | 4 | 2011 | John O'Shea CEO | — | — |
| 26 | Oryx Midstream Provider of crude oil processing, transportation, and midstream services | $300M | 146 mo ago | 83 | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Stakeholder Midstream Midstream oil & Gas company | $250M | 131 mo ago | 36 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Perryville Gas Storage Provider of natural gas storage services | $240M | 170 mo ago | 20 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| 29 | Southcross Holdings Natural gas midstream asset operator | $210M | 139 mo ago | — | 2014 | Bruce Williamson CEO | — | — |
| 30 | Vecino Energy Provider of infrastructure development services for domestic oil and gas industry | $200M | 47 mo ago | 7 | 2022 | Wayne Ziegler CEO | — | — |
| 31 | Rimrock Energy Partners Midstream asset and management company | $200M | 87 mo ago | 21 | 2015 | Josh Cruzan CEO | — | — |
| 32 | Candor Midstream Oil and gas midstream asset operator | $200M | 93 mo ago | — | 2017 | Derek Gonseaux Co-Founder & CCO | — | — |
| 33 | WhiteWater Midstream Oil and gas midstream company | $200M | — | 33 | 2016 | — | MUIAzure Front DoorReact+9 | 1 expansion |
| 34 | Brazos Midstream Midstream solutions for the oil and gas industry 22Growth top 35%Funding top 39%Global bottom 37%Tech bottom 36% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 39% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 36% Newsbottom 21% Marketbottom 10% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $150M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 9 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $150M | 21 mo ago | 3 | 2015 | — | DrupalPHPBootstrap+12 | — |
| 35 | Caliche Development Partners Hydrocarbon storage company 11Talent top 38%Funding top 49%Global bottom 29%News bottom 24% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 24% Marketbottom 23% Techbottom 16% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $150M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 10 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $150M | 63 mo ago | 20 | 2016 | Dave Marchese Founder & CEO | Animate.cssBootstrapApache HTTP Server+5 | — |
| 36 | Silver Creek Midstream Provider of crude oil gathering, transportation, terminal-ling, and storage services | $150M | 91 mo ago | 73 | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Cavalcade Natural gas midstream company | $150M | 90 mo ago | 2 | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 38 | Summit Midstream Provides natural gas gathering & midstream services 57Funding top 28%News top 30%Growth top 36%Fin. health top 40% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Newstop 30% Growthtop 36% Fin. healthtop 40% Producttop 42% Partnerstop 45% Markettop 48% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 32% Techbottom 30% Funding: Raised $122M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) News: 15 BI events in 12 mo (of 105 tracked, 11 types) · -12% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $122M | 1 mo ago | 278 | 2009 | Steve Newby Founder & CEO | UbuntuApache HTTP ServerLodash+3 | 1 internship |
| 39 | JP Energy Provider of midstream services for crude oil and storage services | $116M | 166 mo ago | 83 | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 40 | Cardinal Gas Storage Partners Manages and operates natural gas storage facilities | $115M | 170 mo ago | 19 | 2008 | Jeff Ballew CEO & President | — | — |
| 41 | Holly Energy Partners Provider of crude oil pipeline storage and transportation services | $103M | 116 mo ago | 405 | 2004 | George Damiris President & CEO | MediaElement.jsMicrosoft ASP.NETMustache+10 | — |
| 42 | Pin Oak Provider of oil and gas storage management and transportation services | $100M | 114 mo ago | 51 | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 43 | TopSail Energy Integrated midstream services provider for natural gas and natural gas liquids | $100M | 123 mo ago | — | 2016 | Jim Lelio CEO | — | — |
| 44 | Bluewing Midstream Midstream logistics and storage services | $100M | 128 mo ago | 39 | 2015 | — | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+16 | — |
| 45 | EagleClaw Midstream Provider of oil & gas transportation, compression, processing, and other services | $100M | 166 mo ago | 274 | 2012 | Robert Milam CEO & President | — | — |
| 46 | IPR Group of Companies Vertically integrated oil & gas company | $100M | 226 mo ago | — | 2000 | M.K. Dabbous CEO | — | — |
| 47 | NextDecade Developer of LNG liquefaction and storage facility | $89M | 58 mo ago | 102 | 2010 | Matt Schatzman Chairman and CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPress Site EditorWordPress+28 | 2 internships |
| 48 | Tellurian Investments Private company focused on developing low-cost liquefied natural gas export projects 29Talent top 38%Funding top 50%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 50% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $81.1M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 10 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $81M | 114 mo ago | — | 2016 | Martin Houston Co-Founder | — | — |
| 49 | Bayou Midstream Midstream company for oil & gas industry | $75M | 90 mo ago | 7 | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 50 | Atlas Provider of logistics services to the oil and gas industry 74Fin. health top 23%Product top 28%Funding top 30%Growth top 30% All 12 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 23% Producttop 28% Fundingtop 30% Growthtop 30% Markettop 31% Moattop 36% Techtop 37% Patentstop 48% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 46% Globalbottom 38% Customersbottom 12% Fin. health: Revenue ~$3.7B (FY2010) · Net margin 4.3% Product: 1 published app (6.4k installs) · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $50M | 22 mo ago | 1,152 1,152 → 613 (-47%) | 2017 | Ben Brigham Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26 | — |
Top 12 Oil & Gas Midstream companies in Texas
#1
Acquired · The Woodlands, Texas · founded 2009 · 278 employees$122Mraised▾
Provides natural gas gathering & midstream services
- May 2026Post IPO$42M
- Dec 2019Post IPO$80M
#2
Seed · Fort Worth, Texas · founded 2015 · 3 employees$150Mraised▾
Midstream solutions for the oil and gas industry
- Sep 2024Seed—
- Jul 2017Conventional Debt$150M
#3
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 2015 · 28 employees$750Mraised▾
Provider of liquids terminaling and logistics solutions. This company focuses on acquiring and developing reliable last-mile storage and transportation solutions, particularly those with deep-water capabilities. It offers midstream infrastructure and logistics solutions. The company is led by experienced professionals with a history of success in this sector. They provide superior logistics solutions for energy handling needs, emphasizing operational excellence and a safe environment. Their goal is to be the preferred independent terminaling and logistics partner for their customers.
- Mar 2024Seed—
- Apr 2021Conventional Debt$300M
- Mar 2015PE$750M
#4
Public · Austin, Texas · founded 2017 · 1152 employees$50Mraised▾
Provider of logistics services to the oil and gas industry
- Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$206.5K
- Jan 2018Conventional Debt$150M
- Oct 2017Series A$50M
#5
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2013 · 600 employees$1.5Braised▾
Provider of crude oil and natural gas transportation and production services
- Feb 2022Post IPO—
- Sep 2019Conventional Debt$750M
- Oct 2017Post IPO$750M
#6
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2003 · 3182 employees$2.9Braised▾
In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $19.95B and a net profit of $1.11B
- Jan 2019Conventional Debt$1.5B
- Mar 2016Post IPO$1B
- 2013Post IPO$110M
- Jun 2009Conventional Debt$250M
#7
Funding Raised · Dallas, Texas · founded 2012 · 183 employees$1.6Braised▾
Midstream natural gas gathering and processing company
- Apr 2021Conventional Debt—
- Jul 2015Conventional Debt$300M
- Nov 2014Conventional Debt$550M
- Aug 2013Conventional Debt$800M
#8
Acquired · Dallas, Texas · founded 2011 · 142 employees$580Mraised▾
Provider of integrated saltwater management services
- Jul 2022Conventional Debt$100M
- Oct 2019PE$500M
- Nov 2018Conventional Debt$420M
- Aug 2016PE$80M
#9
Late Stage · Sugar Land, Texas · founded 2009 · 18 employees$600Mraised▾
Midstream and logistics services
- May 2022PE$300M
- Aug 2015PE$300M
#10
Acquired · San Antonio, Texas · founded 2011 · 218 employees$595Mraised▾
Diversified oil and gas midstream firm
- Dec 2021Conventional Debt$1B
- 2017Series B—
- Aug 2016Series B$500M
- Dec 2013Series A—
#11
Public · Nederland, Texas · founded 2002 · 2389 employees$1.6Braised▾
Provider of pipeline services for transportation of crude oil & gas
- Jul 2016Conventional Debt$550M
- Nov 2015Conventional Debt$1B
#12
Acquired · The Woodlands, Texas · founded 2013 · 149 employees$907.5Mraised▾
Provider of gas transmission and storage solutions
- Aug 2018PE$75M
- Nov 2016PE$332.6M
- Jun 2014PE$500M
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How research on Oil Gas Digital in Texas is moving
A read on the academic research around Oil Gas Digital in Texas — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,269 papers.
UT Austin and Texas A&M lead Texas's predominantly optimistic oil-gas-digital research, focusing on enhanced recovery, hydraulic fracturing, and reservoir simulation with advancement-dominant findings and minimal concern.
- The University of Texas at Austin686
- Texas A&M University427
- Texas Tech University92
- Texas A&M University at Qatar62
- Texas A&M International University10
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