Kinetik Reports Record Third Quarter 2024 Financial and Operating Results and Again Increases Full-Year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA Guidance
•Generated third quarter net income of $8370万, representing a 94% increase year-over-year, and Adjusted EBITDA1 of $26570万, a 23% increase in Adjusted EBITDA1 同比
•Raising the Company’s 2024 Adjusted EBITDA1 Guidance range to $97000万 to $10亿 and tightening Capital Expenditures2 Guidance range to $27000万 to $29000万
Kinetik触发调整后EBITDA1 为26570万和73360万美元,分配现金流1 为18420万和50160万美元,自由现金流1 为16470万和37770万美元 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, Kinetik processed natural gas volumes of 1.71 Bcf/d, a 15% increase year-over-year.
“Kinetik reported a record breaking third quarter that exceeded all expectations,” said Jamie Welch, Kinetik’s President & Chief Executive Officer. “Adjusted EBITDA1 increased 23% year-over-year. Our Midstream Logistics segment benefited from a full quarter from our New Mexico assets with the system operating at full capacity as well as strong run times and performance at our Texas assets. The outperformance demonstrated is even more significant given nearly 170 Mmcf/d of wellhead gas volume curtailments on our system in response to low Waha Hub prices. Strength at our Pipeline Transportation segment reflected contributions from the Permian Highway Pipeline Expansion and Delaware Link, as well as our now increased ownership of EPIC Crude.”
“In September, we announced a series of transactions with Diamondback Energy and EPIC Midstream to strengthen the financial profile of EPIC Crude. Immediately following the transactions, EPIC Crude launched and completed a Term Loan b refinancing, which was a key component to the overall transformation. We are pleased with the outcome of the refinancing as it significantly reduces interest expense and positions the business to start distributions to partners in 2025. Also in September, Kinetik received approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (“环保署”) for the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (“MRV”) Plan for three Class II Acid Gas Injection (“AGI”) wells at our Maljamar and Dagger Draw processing facilities. This is only the fourth MRV Plan approved in the state of New Mexico and eighth in the Permian Basin. The MRV Plan enables Kinetik to economically benefit from sequestered carbon dioxide (“CO2”) through 45Q tax credits.”
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“The Operations and Commercial teams have been progressing project construction in Lea and Eddy Counties, New Mexico and commercializing the build out and expansion of our Kings Landing Processing Complex. Our Operations team remains highly focused on the construction of Kings Landing Cryo I. Its in-service is critical for our customers in the region, and we expect it to commence operations in the second quarter of 2025. We have also continued our track record of cost discipline, which gives us confidence to tighten our 2024 Capital Expenditures2 Guidance range to $27000万 to $29000万. Following our decision to purchase long-lead critical path components required for an expansion of the Kings Landing Processing Complex, the Commercial team has been very active with current and prospective customers, and we plan to make a final investment decision as soon as possible given the processing capacity needed to facilitate producer development plans in the Northern Delaware.”
Welch continued, “As we look to close out a strong year, we are increasing our Adjusted EBITDA1 Guidance range to $97000万 to $10亿 with an internal focus to achieve the top end of that range. Employees are aligned on this objective, and I am incredibly proud of our team’s dedication and focus on execution as we strive together to reach this goal. Our outperformance year-to-date coupled with the large Lea County customer MVC step-up and treating services commencing and the return of curtailed volumes during the fourth quarter puts what was once a medium-term goal now within immediate reach.”
“The increased confidence in Kinetik’s outlook and the achievement of our 3.5x leverage target underscored the Board of Directors’ decision to raise the quarterly cash dividend. We remain committed to a balanced capital allocation approach that maximizes shareholder value and provides both flexibility for opportunistic organic and inorganic capital deployment, as well as continued acceleration of returns to shareholders through annual ratable dividend growth.”
金融
a.Achieved quarterly net income of $8370万 and Adjusted EBITDA1 of $26570万.
b.Revised the Company’s 2024 Adjusted EBITDA1 Guidance increasing the range to $97000万 to $10亿, implying nearly 20% growth at the revised midpoint year-over-year.
e.宣布一条新的盆内大直径、高压富气管线将Eddy County, New Mexico公司系统的西侧连接到德克萨斯州的卡尔伯森县,预计将于2026年第一季度投入运营。这条新管道将提供灵活性,以运输北德拉华来源的甜燃气量到Kinetik的Delaware South系统,从而释放出其Delaware North系统的处理能力,用于额外的呛气处理和加工。该项目是我们最近宣布的Eddy County项目范围的创造性修改,而不引入增量资本支出。
New Energy Ventures和Sustainability
a.已获得环保署对Maljamar和Dagger Draw Gas Plants的MRV计划批准,将处理后的酸性气体注入三口AGI井,这将使Kinetik能够开始收集关于封存二氧化碳的45Q税收减免。2以支持Kinetik更广泛的减碳努力。