CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SCF Ventures (“SCFV”) is pleased to announce its investment in Qube Technologies (“Qube”), a provider of continuous emissions monitoring technology that enables oil and gas operators to better detect, measure, and reduce their methane and other greenhouse gas emissions.
Qube, founded in 2018, provides customers with internet-of-things (“IoT”) devices to continuously monitor for a host of gases including methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. With the help of artificial intelligence, Qube combines gas concentration, atmospheric, and other operational data to locate, quantify and classify emissions by source and severity. Without continuous monitoring, emissions can continue undetected for months, undermining emissions reduction efforts with an associated cost of lost production to operators.
In 2021, Qube received the world’s first regulatory approval to replace traditional leak detection and repair (“LDAR”) practices with Qube’s continuous measurement technology. LDAR programs utilizing Qube’s technology are estimated to reduce fugitive emissions by up to 90% while offering cost savings, improved safety, and verifiable data that prove environmental stewardship.
“Natural gas plays a vital role in powering global standards of living, but methane leaks can cause a significant greenhouse gas impact,” commented Hossam Elbadawy, Managing Director of SCF Ventures. “SCF Ventures is proud to partner with Qube to help solve this problem in a way that will reduce not only harmful emissions, but also monitoring costs and administrative headaches.”
“This investment will allow us to accelerate the deployment of our continuous monitoring systems and help primary industries reduce their emissions,” said Alex MacGregor, Chief Executive Officer at Qube. “Methane emissions are a global problem and we are excited to be working with partners like SCF and NESR which have an international reach and a proven track record. With recent commitments such as the Global Methane Pledge, we are well positioned to help industry cost-effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing stakeholders, including regulators and investors, with transparent emissions performance data.”
Strategic investors joining the funding round include National Energy Services Reunited (“NESR”, NYSE: NESR), the premier Middle Eastern energy services provider; individuals from Pine Brook, a private equity firm that specializes in business building and growth investments in energy and other areas; and Ian Bruce, former president and CEO of Peters & Co., a leading Canadian energy investment bank.
North West Capital Partners, a Calgary-based energy investment firm, led Qube’s previous funding round and remains an active partner.
About Qube Technologies
Qube is a Calgary-based technology company that has developed a low-cost environmental surveillance technology. Our mission is to help primary industries, such as oil and gas, cost-effectively detect, quantify, and reduce methane and other emissions. Qube is currently working with leading operators across Canada and the US and has support from a wide range of investors and government bodies. Please visit www.qubeiot.com for more information.
About SCF Partners
SCF Ventures is an early-stage investment vehicle within SCF Partners (“SCF”) focused on providing differentiated capital to emerging high growth companies that provide new products and technologies in the energy services sector. Founded in 1989, SCF provides equity capital and strategic growth assistance to build leading energy service, equipment, and technology companies that operate throughout the world. SCF has invested in more than 70 platform companies and made in excess of 400 additional acquisitions to develop 17 publicly listed energy service and equipment companies over its history. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas and has offices in Calgary, Singapore and Aberdeen. Learn more at www.scfpartners.com.
