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Venezuela Specialized project financing

Structured financing for contractors executing work for international oil operators in Venezuela. We deploy our own capital, and we share in the outcome.

Our own balance sheet
Capital at risk
We earn when you do
Aligned outcomes
Structured capital · Venezuela's oil sector

// Who we are

A financing group built for one market.

Meridian Energy Partners is a specialized financing group investing in oil-related projects in Venezuela. We provide structured capital to contractors executing work for international operators active in the country — funding that lets them mobilize, procure, and deliver without straining their own balance sheets. We are not a bank and not a broker. We deploy our own capital, and we share in project outcomes.

Our focus is deliberately narrow. We understand how international operators in Venezuela procure, pay, and audit — and we structure every financing around that reality.

Capital
Our own balance sheet
Financing cycle
Typically ≤ 4 months
Decisions
Days, not months
Focus
One market — Venezuela
US$26.9M Identified financing demand across US$71.3M of underlying project value — pipeline under evaluation.

// Solutions

Three ways we put
capital to work.

Mobilization Equipment Materials Confirmed POs

Purchase order financing

We fund contractors against confirmed purchase orders from operators — covering mobilization, equipment, and materials so execution starts on schedule. Working capital stops being the constraint between an awarded order and a delivered project.

Ideal forContractors holding confirmed POs with capital-intensive start-up phases.

Invoices Receivables Liquidity Payment cycles

Factoring

We purchase invoices and receivables at competitive terms, converting slow operator payment cycles into immediate liquidity. Crews stay paid and equipment stays running while the operator's cycle runs its course.

Ideal forContractors carrying completed work on their balance sheet.

Drilling Maintenance Logistics Procurement

Profit sharing

We partner with contractors on a profit-share basis across drilling and well services, maintenance, logistics, infrastructure, and procurement. We fund the project, share the risk, and earn only when the project does.

Ideal forProven teams pursuing larger scopes than their capital allows.

// How we work

From review
to settlement.

  1. 01

    Project & counterparty review

    We assess the project, the operator behind it, and the contractor's capacity to deliver.

  2. 02

    Structuring & terms

    Financing is structured around the project's real cash-flow profile, with terms agreed in days.

  3. 03

    Funding & mobilization

    Capital deploys for procurement and mobilization the moment documentation closes.

  4. 04

    Execution & settlement

    We stay close through delivery, and settlement follows the operator's payment milestones.

// Operating geography

Where the capital
goes to work.

Our activity concentrates in the basins and terminals that carry Venezuela's production — the operating regions where the international operators we finance against are active.

Maracaibo Basin
Zulia · Bolívar Coastal Field complex
9.8° N · 71.5° W
Orinoco Belt
Boyacá · Junín · Ayacucho · Carabobo
8.5° N · 64.5° W
Eastern Venezuela Basin
Maturín sub-basin · El Furrial, Punta de Mata
9.7° N · 63.5° W
Barinas–Apure Basin
Silvestre, Sinco · Guafita, La Victoria
8.0° N · 70.0° W

// Contractor network

Vetted before the
first dollar moves.

Behind every financing is a contractor we already know. Meridian maintains a network of vetted contractors for project execution across Venezuela's oil sector — each one screened before any capital is committed.

The four screens

Technical capability

Equipment, certifications, and personnel matched to the scope they bid.

Track record

Completed work verified with the operators who commissioned it.

Compliance standing

Counterparty screening and documentation held to international standards.

Financial health

Balance sheets reviewed so financing strengthens delivery, not risk.

What membership means
For operators
Execution certainty.

Contractors arrive funded, mobilized, and accountable — with a capital partner invested in on-time delivery.

For contractors
Capital and deal flow.

Members gain financing for awarded work and visibility on operator projects they could not reach alone.

Admission
Membership begins with diligence.

We review every applicant's technical, commercial, and compliance standing before admission.

Apply to join our contractor network

// Why Meridian

Built for how this
market actually works.

Local expertise, international standards

Deep familiarity with Venezuela's operating environment, held to the diligence and documentation standards international counterparties expect.

Decisions in days

Project windows don't wait for committee cycles. We complete review and structuring in days, not months.

Our capital, our risk

We are not intermediaries. We invest our own capital and share in outcomes, so our interests align with execution.

End-to-end involvement

The team that structures your financing stays with the project through settlement.

// Leadership

The structure behind
every financing.

Chris Youmans Managing partner chris.youmans@meridianep.com Capital allocation, deal structuring, and final credit decisions.
Federico Wolter Business analyst federico.wolter@meridianep.com Deal analysis, cash-flow modeling, and market intelligence.
Technical advisorsField-level diligence on assets, operators, and procurement scopes.
Local partnersOn-the-ground counterparty access and delivery oversight in Venezuela.
For investors

Private capital, deployed where it moves first.

Meridian works with a select group of private investors seeking disciplined exposure to Venezuela's oil-services reopening. We do not publish terms or offerings online — introduce yourself, and we will continue the conversation privately.

Introduce yourself

// Contact

Tell us about your project.

Write to us directly, or use the form — please include the operator, scope, and timeline where relevant.

Office
Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA