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New E&P Company Debuts Armed with New Capital

Percussion Petroleum, LLC announced the closing of an equity commitment from Carnelian Energy Capital Management, L.P. through Carnelian's fund, Carnelian Energy Capital, L.P.
Percussion, an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Houston, was formed to pursue an acquisition and exploitation strategy in select onshore basins in North America.
The founders of the Company, John Campbell III, Lupe Carrillo and Brian Zwart, previously worked together at two successful private-equity backed ventures, QR Energy, L.P. and Rockcliff Energy, LLC.
Campbell said: "We are excited to be partnering with Carnelian during this dynamic time in the energy markets. Carnelian's financial expertise and value-added relationships, coupled with Percussion's proven exploitation skill…
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