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Earnings HistoryForecast EnLink Midstream EPS ResultsActual EPS$0.10Consensus EPS $0.11Beat/MissMissed by -$0.01One Year Ago EPSN/AEnLink Midstream Revenue ResultsActual Revenue$1.75 billionExpected Revenue$1.65 billionBeat/MissBeat by +$91.45 millionYoY Revenue GrowthN/AEnLink Midstream Announcement DetailsQuarterQ3 2023Date10/31/2023TimeN/AConference Call DateWednesday, November 1, 2023Conference Call Time9:00AM ETConference Call ResourcesConference Call AudioConference Call TranscriptSlide DeckPress Release (8-K)Quarterly Report (10-Q)Earnings HistoryCompany ProfileSlide DeckFull Screen Slide DeckPowered by EnLink Midstream Q3 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptProvided by QuartrNovember 1, 2023 ShareLink copied to clipboard.There are 10 speakers on the call. Operator00:00:00Greetings, and welcome to the EnLink Midstream Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. A brief question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Brian Brungard, Director of Investor Relations. Operator00:00:32Thank you, Mr. Brungard. You may begin. Speaker 100:00:34Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to EnLink's Q3 of 2023 Earnings Call. Participating on the call today are Jesse Aronivas, Chief Executive Officer Delonka Simon, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer and Ben Lam, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Walter Pinto, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer is also in the room to answer any questions during the Q and A session. We issued our earnings release and presentation after the markets closed yesterday, and those materials are on our website. A replay of today's call will also be made available on our web The forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this call, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise. Speaker 100:01:26Actual results may differ materially from our projections. And a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ can be found in our press release, presentation and SEC files. This call also includes discussions pertaining to certain non GAAP financial measures. Definitions of these measures as well as reconciliation of comparable GAAP measures Are available in our press release and the appendix of our presentation. We encourage you to review the cautionary statements and other disclosures made in our press release and our SEC filings, including those under the headings Risk Factors. Speaker 100:02:01We'll start today's call with a set of brief prepared remarks by Jesse, Belonka and Ben, And then leave the remainder of the call open for questions and answers. With that, I would now like to turn the call over to Jesse Aranivas. Speaker 200:02:15Thanks, Brian, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today to discuss our Q3 2023 results. As I sit here today, I'm impressed at the solid execution driving another record year of adjusted EBITDA. Despite the volatility we've seen in the commodity markets, our assets have been very resilient, benefiting from a diverse set of customers. We entered the year forecast in the midpoint of $1,355,000,000 for adjusted EBITDA and we remain on pace to achieve this midpoint. Speaker 200:02:47For the quarter, we generated $342,000,000 of adjusted EBITDA, driven by robust activity behind our Permian system, We saw another record quarter of gathered volume. EnLink's strong execution and disciplined approach are driving returns for our investors. During the quarter, we continue to execute on our unit buyback program and have executed approximately $160,000,000 of our board authorized $200,000,000 for the year. Since early 2022, we have repurchased over 7% of the units outstanding through our consistent buyback activity. We discussed on our last call our unique position to benefit from the energy transformation, A world in which the energy mix will continue to include hydrocarbons, complemented with CCS, while adding newer, cleaner sources of energy like hydrogen and other renewable fuels. Speaker 200:03:44Since our last update, we continue to see signs that Just a growing need for traditional energy and in particular natural gas. Last month, The EIA announced that the U. S. Exports of natural gas, both pipeline and export LNG, set a record high in the first half of twenty twenty three, Since Sabine Pass LNG came online in 2016, the U. S. Speaker 200:04:18Became a natural gas exporter in 2017. Said another way, we have witnessed a growth of over threefold in the past 7 years. According to data By the international group of LNG importers, global import capacity is set to expand by 16% or 23 Bcf a day By the end of 2024, as an increasing number of countries are relying on imported LNG to help meet their growing energy demands. In the 1st 7 months of 2023, 3 countries, Germany, the Philippines and Vietnam Begin importing LNG for the first time. Antigua, Australia, Cyprus and Nicaragua Are expected to start importing LNG by the end of 2024. Speaker 200:05:08In total, it's expected that 55 countries will have LNG regasification Terminals online by the end of 2024. In addition, the United States recently took over the spot for the largest LNG quarter with an average of 11.6 Bcf a day in the first half of twenty twenty three. The U. S. Now exports Approximately 1 Bcf a day more than Australia and or Qatar. Speaker 200:05:37According to the EIA's recent Energy Outlook 2023. As the global energy demand increases, global energy related CO2 emissions are In most cases, the DEIA examined the growth in non fossil fuel Resources like nuclear and renewables is not sufficient to reduce global energy related CO2 emissions under current laws and regulations. Said shortly, the world cannot rely solely on adoption of renewable energy, but will require an all of the above approach, including CCS to meet their emissions reduction goals. To sum it up, we're excited at how we can be an active participant Through the Energy Transformation, our assets are uniquely positioned to provide both the supply of natural gas and natural gas liquids to local demand centers As well as export markets, while also aiding industrial emitters' efforts to reduce their own carbon emissions through our CO2 transportation business. With that, I'll turn it over to Delonka to provide an overview of an update of our commercial opportunities. Speaker 300:06:48Thanks, Jesse, and good morning, everyone. Over the past several months since I joined EnLink, I'm excited to see that the opportunity set ahead Is even greater than I originally anticipated. I think the market is well aware of the significant growth we're seeing in the Permian. This includes our equity investment in the Matterhorn pipeline, which continues to progress as anticipated and will represent an attractive demand driven investment. Beyond our G and P systems, I'm most excited for the opportunities within the Louisiana system. Speaker 300:07:26EnLink owns over 4,000 miles of natural gas and NGL pipelines, providing a critical connection between suppliers and end users. Within the natural gas business, EnLink owns the Bridgeline System, The Louisiana Intrastate Gas System, the Henry Hub and Nearby Storage at Jefferson Island Storage Hub or GISH as well as Napoleonville and Sorento storage facilities. Across our system, We have approximately 15 Bcf of storage capacity with significant expansion capability, which we are currently evaluating. We are also considering attractive projects to leverage our existing assets in the ground. These projects will not only service the growing LNG market, but also ensure industrial users have access to the critical supply needed for their operations. Speaker 300:08:28While we see this as an opportunity rich environment, We will remain disciplined and any projects will have to clear a high bar in terms of project economics. With that, I'll turn it over to Ben to provide an overview of our operations and our financial results. Speaker 400:08:48Thanks, Delonca, and good morning, everyone. Let's start with the Permian, where segment profit for the Q3 of 2023 came in at $102,700,000 Segment profit in the quarter included approximately $2,500,000 of gross operating expenses tied to plant relocations and $7,400,000 of unrealized derivative losses. Excluding plant relocation OpEx And unrealized derivative activity, segment profit in the Q3 of 2023 grew 11% sequentially, The decrease 4% from the prior year quarter. Producer activity behind our systems remained robust, driving a record quarter for gathered volumes With average natural gas gathering volumes approximately 6% higher sequentially and 15% higher than the prior year quarter. Turning now to Louisiana. Speaker 400:09:41We experienced another quarter of solid performance in the Gas segment, along with strong results in the NGL segment Despite normal seasonal effects, segment profit for the Q3 of 2023 came in at $87,100,000 Segment profit included $6,000,000 of unrealized derivative losses. Excluding the impact of unrealized derivative activity, Segment profit in the Q3 of 2023 grew approximately 8% sequentially and was approximately unchanged compared to the prior year quarter. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, EnLink agreed to sell most of our non core Ohio River Valley assets for gross proceeds at approximately $59,000,000 which represents a valuation of approximately 6 times run rate EBITDA. Moving up to Oklahoma, We delivered segment profit of $104,600,000 for the Q3 of 2023. Segment profit in the quarter included Approximately $400,000 of operating expenses tied to plant relocations and $4,100,000 of unrealized derivative losses. Speaker 400:10:47Excluding plant relocation OpEx and unrealized derivative activity, segment profit in the Q3 of 2023 was flat sequentially, That grew approximately 14% from the prior year quarter. During the Q3, we saw operators remain active with rigs on our acreage. However, as we discussed in our last call, we saw operators defer completion activity for a few months driving average natural gas gathering volume 2% lower sequentially, but still 18% higher compared to the prior year quarter. As anticipated, We have seen completion activity resume and expect to see production from the first of these new wells during the Q4. Wrapping up with North Texas, segment profit for the quarter was $63,800,000 Segment Profit included $5,400,000 of unrealized derivative losses. Speaker 400:11:39Excluding unrealized derivative activity, Segment profit in the Q3 of 2023 decreased 7% sequentially and decreased 14% from the prior year quarter. Natural gas gathering volumes were 2% lower sequentially and 7% lower compared to the prior year quarter. Separately, we continue to make progress To reduce our CO2 emissions intensity, we previously announced a project with our largest customer in North Texas, BKV, To capture and permanently store CO2 from our Bridgeport facility, this project is progressing well with an in service date in the Q4 of this year. These solid results were in line with our expectations and drove another robust quarter with $342,000,000 of adjusted EBITDA. We are reiterating our adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2023 and we remain on pace to achieve the midpoint of the range of approximately $1,355,000,000 Capital expenditures, plant relocation expenses net to EnLink And investment contributions were $126,000,000 in the Q3 of 2023. Speaker 400:12:49Free cash flow after distributions for the Q3 came in at approximately $66,000,000 Total CapEx spending, including growth CapEx net to EnLink, Plant relocation costs, investment contributions and maintenance CapEx continues to track within our 2023 guidance $485,000,000 to $535,000,000 On the balance sheet side, we continue to be in a very strong position with a leverage ratio 3.4 times at the end of the 3rd quarter and we retain ample liquidity. We remain investment grade rated at Fitch plan to return capital to investors. We maintained our common unit distribution of $0.125 per unit in the Q3, which represents 11% increase over the Q3 of 2022. Additionally, we remain active with our common unit repurchase program With approximately $50,000,000 spent in the Q3, this puts us ahead of pace to complete our $200,000,000 unit repurchase program for 2023. Since the end of 2021, we have now repurchased nearly 35,000,000 common units. Speaker 400:14:06While it's too early to provide 2024 guidance, Based on preliminary discussions with our customers, we expect 2024 to be a year of modest growth. Similar to this We anticipate 2024 growth will be driven by our largest segment, the Permian. We currently anticipate relatively stable volumes in Oklahoma And a modest decline in volumes in North Texas next year. Longer term, we're bullish on natural gas demand and therefore activity in Oklahoma and North Texas in late 2024 and beyond. In summary, the EnLink team delivered solid results in the Q3 of 2023 And we expect the momentum to continue for the rest of the year. Speaker 400:14:46With that, I'll turn it back over to Jesse. Speaker 200:14:49Thank you, Ben. The EnLink team delivered another quarter with solid execution in the Q3 of 2023, placing us well on our way to achieve the midpoint of our 'twenty three adjusted EBITDA guidance. We're excited for the future as we expect the momentum we've built Carry into 2024 and beyond. With that, you may now open the call for questions. Operator00:15:14Thank you. We will now be conducting a question and answer session. A confirmation tool will indicate that your line is in the question Our first question comes from the line of Brian Reynolds with UBS. Please proceed with your question. Speaker 500:15:49Hi, good morning, everyone. Appreciate the prepared remarks around some moderate growth expectations for 2024. So maybe just to dive into that A little bit further, Permian, clearly, the strongest percentage of earnings going into next year with a strong exit this year. But as we think about and sensitize Oklahoma and North Texas a little bit more, how many rigs do you need to keep on the Oklahoma system to effectively keep volumes Flat outside of the Dow 7 JV, about 3 rigs, assuming that continues next year. Thanks. Speaker 400:16:18Hey, good morning, Brian. This is Ben. Yes. In the Oklahoma system, in fact, the Devon Dow JV by itself It's very close to what we need to keep volumes flat. That activity is in a fairly gassy part of the field and they're fairly Dense, efficient developments. Speaker 400:16:40So really, it's the degree of other activity beyond the DevonDAO JV that we see that will determine Whether we're at a very slight decline or slight growth next year, but Devon Dow by itself keeps the business fairly flat. Speaker 500:16:58Great. Super helpful. Maybe to pivot to capital allocation for a minute. Leverage is in the right spot with some positive rating agency action Over the past few months, just looking ahead to 2024 for return of capital opportunities, your buyback authorization has $40,000,000 left. And just given the $50,000,000 quarterly cadence, one, could we see a reauthorization or potentially upside before year end? Speaker 500:17:20How should we think about potentially a return to distribution growth for RentLink going forward? Thanks. Speaker 400:17:25Yes. I'll take those in the You asked them on the buyback. You're right, we are a little bit ahead of the pace that we need to be on to complete the $200,000,000 authorization that we currently have. And so both that fact and also the proceeds from the sale of the non core ORB assets that we announced this morning Give us some potentially some need to increase the buyback authorization before the end of the year. Now we haven't gone to talk to the Board about that yet, but it is a possibility Or we may roll it into next year's capital return plan. Speaker 400:18:01We're just still working through that as a team. In terms of the distribution, of course, we did an 11% increase this year. Expect the Board We'll relook at the distribution for next year, but at this point, we don't have any news to share on that front. Speaker 200:18:20Great. Thanks. I'll leave Speaker 500:18:20it there. Enjoy the rest of your morning. Operator00:18:28Our next question comes from the line of Spiro Dounis with Citi. Please proceed with your question. Speaker 500:18:35Hi, this is Chad on for Spiro. Starting off, could you provide an update on CCS commercialization progress and just any details on the timeline when we could I'd like to see more deals signed there. Speaker 300:18:50Hi, Shahi. It's Delankar here. Let me start by saying that we value our relationship with Exxon and we continue to Work under our CO2 translation agreement with them providing CCS solution to the Mississippi River Corridor Emitters, on our side, we've completed most of the tool runs on the natural gas pipelines we intend to convert Into CA2 service, we have filed our coastal use permit and progressing landowner agreements for most of the pipelines As well as acquired land rights for new pipelines in the state of Louisiana. So things are Progressing well and our teams are gaining significant experience in the CO2 pipeline design building process. Now beyond that, I would say that our teams are highly engaged with customers. Speaker 300:19:45We are in active discussions with many other parties That are developing CCS projects in the U. S. Gulf Coast. There's nothing we can share publicly on the status of those projects. Just a second. Speaker 500:20:00Okay, understood. And just following up, you highlighted some commercial opportunities in Louisiana tied to LNG demand, and I believe that Just how meaningful could this opportunity set be in regards to CapEx? And how are you thinking about Speaker 300:20:20Look, I think our assets in Louisiana, the footprint we cover is quite attractive. We are connected not only to existing industrial demand, but also to expanding industrial and LNG Demand. There are many opportunities there to have bolt on projects to expand our delivery capability on the gas pipeline side. But as you alluded to, storage is kind of percolating to the top. If you look at natural gas volatility and the demand pull From LNG that is coming, that has resulted in storage valuations, Touching kind of levels of value that we haven't seen probably in a decade also. Speaker 300:21:07So that we think is an Attractive near term opportunity. We have about 15 Bcf of storage in our portfolio today, and we think we can expand that. Now we're doing The engineering studies and thinking through how quickly and at what scale we can bring that to market, but we expect That would be one of the first things out Speaker 600:21:28of the gate. Speaker 500:21:31Okay. That's helpful. Thanks for the time today. Operator00:21:38Our next question comes from the line of Gabriel Moreen with Mizuho Securities. Please proceed with your question. Speaker 500:21:47Hi, good morning. I had a 2 parter on the Permian. One is, were you at all impacted by The extreme weather during the quarter and the Permian weather, higher OpEx, lower efficiencies, I don't think I heard much commentary on that. Sorry on that and as far as timing and when Speaker 600:22:11you think that might be? Speaker 700:22:13Hi, Gabriel. This is Walter. I'll take the question on heat and then maybe Ben can expand on the additional capacity. Of course, we saw significantly hard ambient temperature compared to last, I would say, 3 years In all of our basins, especially Permian and North Texas. But I would say, we benefited From our strong operational excellence program and ran our asset really well. Speaker 700:22:45Also, A lot of our technology programs that we implemented really helped us around the assets. And it's a reflection of our leadership team out there in the field And the people out there. So we didn't see any impact on the high ambient temperature, but it ran pretty well. Speaker 400:23:04Yes. And Gabe, on the timing of another plant expansion, I'll start by just reminding you that we've been on a pace the last several years of adding about a plant a year. This year, the Phantom plant, next year will be the Tiger II plant in the Delaware Basin. And so we are watching carefully As our customer plans develop to understand when the right time to take the next step will be, I do think there will be An additional plant expansion from us in the Permian. But at this point, I don't think it's in 2024. Speaker 400:23:38I think it's beyond. And so no announcement today. When the time does come though, the good news is we've got great options, including more options to move Existing plants because it has worked extremely well for us the first three times we've done it. Speaker 500:23:56Thanks, Matt. Thanks, Walter. And then maybe if I could just have a quick follow-up. I realize that you're not down directly commodity sensitive, but the presentation did note Aggressively hedging your 2024 exposure, can you just speak to what percentages you are, maybe how you're ahead of schedule, So to speak and where you're hedged at relative to this year as far as price levels? Speaker 400:24:19Yes, Gabe. Happy to expand on that a little bit. So You'll recall that in 2022, we got ahead of what we feared might be a weak gas market in 2023 by hedging Substantially all of our natural gas exposure before we ever got to New Year's Day. And we're in much the same position this year. We're very bullish on gas prices in late 'twenty four and beyond, but we're maybe a bit less certain For the 1st 3 quarters of next year. Speaker 400:24:52And so once again, we have hedged almost all of our natural gas exposure For next year now, as you point out, we are about 90% fee based anyway. So it's not a huge driver of our business, We've been proactive for the 2nd year in a row in trying to take one risk off the table. Speaker 600:25:14Understood. Thanks, Tom. Operator00:25:19Thank you. Our next question comes from the line of Praneeth Satish with Wells Fargo. Please proceed with your question. Speaker 800:25:33Thanks. Good morning. Maybe just to follow-up on that last question. So as I understand it, you were hedged at Probably higher prices in 'twenty three versus what you've hedged for the 1st 3 quarters of 'twenty four. Is there any way to quantify how much of a potential, I guess step down in EBITDA would occur from 23% to 24% just based on the hedging profile? Speaker 400:26:00Praneeth, I don't have the number at my fingertips. What I can say though is, in giving the preview into 20 that I mentioned in the prepared remarks that we see 2024 being a year of modest growth compared to 2023. We incorporate in that look the hedging that we've done both years. So you're right, we are hedged now for 2024 At somewhat lower prices than we were hedged at for 2023, but not in a way that changes the growth trajectory of the company. Speaker 800:26:36Got it. Okay. And then, other question here on 2024 in your comments there, maybe kind of a 2 part here. The first is, unless I missed it, I guess, how many rigs are currently running on your acreage in Oklahoma? And you mentioned that the Devon Dow JV is enough to keep So I guess I'm just wondering, why Oklahoma volumes wouldn't grow in 2024? Speaker 800:26:59You mentioned that You expect kind of stable volumes in Oklahoma in 2024. So are you kind of effectively assuming in your guidance only the Devon Dow Rigs, Ron, your acreage in 24? Speaker 400:27:12Well, a few things to take apart there. First, I want to be clear, we're not giving guidance at this point. We're just trying to give you a sneak peek as we begin to work through the budget process for what 2024 may look like. Now specifically on Oklahoma, I think right as of this morning, the rig count on the Oklahoma system is 4 rigs, 3 from Devon Dow JV and 1 from another customer. That's actually a bit of a low point. Speaker 400:27:40We have averaged pretty much All year, anywhere from 5 to 8 rigs with Devon Dow generally being at 3. But remember, in Oklahoma, not every rig is equal to every other rig. It depends on where in the play they're drilling and it depends on whether they're drilling a Same program of multi well pads or something maybe less dense that takes a little bit more time to drill. So Because of the nature of the DevonDAO activity, that by itself is very close to keeping us flat in 2024. The rest of the activity will really determine whether we're in a slight decline, very slight decline or in a slight growth position. Speaker 400:28:23So to your question, why won't Oklahoma volumes grow? They may. But at this point in November of 2023, we don't have perfect clarity yet on what all the customers are going to do next year. Speaker 800:28:38Got it. Thank you. Operator00:28:42Thank you. Our next question comes from the line of Zach Van Averin with Tudor, Pickering and Holt. Please proceed with your question. Speaker 900:28:52Perfect. Thank you. Thanks for taking my question. Just circling back to the Louisiana storage opportunities, we've heard a lot of conversation where storage rates are actually getting close To incentivizing greenfield projects, are you guys looking just at a brownfield expansion? Are you also looking at potential greenfield projects there? Speaker 300:29:14Hi, Zach. This is Delankar here. Naturally, we'll start with in our backyard with assets we already have. So for the moment, we are focused on expanding our existing assets. But as we Evaluate those and bring those to market first. Speaker 300:29:33In parallel, we'll look at 3rd party opportunities as well. But we'd like to focus here in the near term On our assets, particularly not only because of the expansion capacity there, but also the locations are very advantageous In its connectedness, etcetera, so there are some advantage to expanding those assets Because we are already pretty well connected. Speaker 900:29:59Got it. That makes sense. And pivoting to the Permian, you mentioned Matterhorn is on track. I think the last update I remember seeing is in service by, call it, mid-twenty 4, Maybe July is that. Is there anything you can update there on a timeline of what quarter is expecting to come into service? Speaker 400:30:18Well, I think that the Whitewater team would tell you second half of twenty twenty four. I think it's A bit early to say exactly in what month, but very much on schedule and on budget At this point. Speaker 200:30:38Okay, perfect. That's all I had. Thanks. Operator00:30:44Thank you. Our next question comes from the line of Samil Sibal with Seaport Global. Please proceed with your question. Speaker 600:30:54Yes. Hi, good morning, everybody. So first off, I think you mentioned on the call a non core asset sale. I was Curious if you could provide some clarity around that in terms of the magnitude and use of proceeds. And then a little bit broader Question with regard to your goals of returning capital to equity holders as well as credit ratings, How should we be kind of thinking about capital allocation going forward? Speaker 400:31:22Well, to start on the asset sale, We sold most of our Ohio River Valley assets this morning for gross proceeds of about $59,000,000 And that's obviously a modest sized asset. That's a valuation of about 6x run rate EBITDA. While it's a great business, it's just not core to EnLink in 2023 2024. And so it was time to find a buyer For whom it fit better than it fit for us. In terms of the use of proceeds, The first thing that we will do is to maintain the leverage ratio. Speaker 400:32:05And so the first $35,000,000 or $40,000,000 will just go to debt reduction. But That does leave $20,000,000 or $25,000,000 additional and that goes back to Brian's question at the beginning here, There may be an opportunity to revisit the size of this year's unit repurchase authorization And perhaps go beyond the $200,000,000 the Board has authorized previously, Both to handle the proceeds of that asset sale, but also the fact that our free cash flow after distributions is In excess of the $200,000,000 program. And remind me the second part of your question. Okay. Yes. Speaker 400:32:53Well, I'll kind of revisit again what we talked about with Brian. We really like The unit repurchase as an option in capital allocation as opposed to A higher distribution. So while the Board may look at the distribution for 2024 just like it did in 2023 and make an adjustment, You should expect to see the share repurchase remain a significant part of our capital allocation plan. As we pointed out in the prepared remarks, if you go back to a couple of years ago, we've eliminated about 7% of the shares outstanding Just through this consistent buyback opportunity, and we think that, that is a good way to reward our equity investors. Speaker 600:33:40Understood. And then on CO2 pipeline business, we have seen some CO2 pipeline projects get into regulatory issues in some other states. So I was curious if You could update us on your regulatory process, if you've seen any impact of that or what we are seeing in other states With regard to your discussions with your regulators? Speaker 300:34:07Yes. It's Deelank here. I'm happy to take that question. I think it's important to recognize What sets our CCS business apart, Louisiana has one of the largest concentrations of emissions in South America, this combined with our existing market presence, nearby geologic sequestration sites and the supportive political regulatory environment, We don't see at this moment any implications to our business and our growth plans based on the challenges some of the Midwest projects have seen. And in Louisiana, we found that the regulatory environment to be supportive Of these activities, we have been doing this we have been at it now for about a year. Speaker 300:34:52So far, we think things are progressing pretty well. So we don't see any major headwinds there. Speaker 600:34:59Okay. Thanks for that. Thank you. Operator00:35:05Thank you. There are no further questions at this time. And I'd like to turn the floor back over to CEO, Jesse Arnivas for closing comments. Speaker 200:35:16Amelia, thank you for facilitating the call this morning, and thank you, everyone, for being on the call today and for your continued support. As always, we appreciate your interest and investment in EnLink, and we look forward to updating you with our Q4 and full year 'twenty three results in February. In the meantime, we wish you well. Stay healthy and have a great day. Operator00:35:40This concludes today's teleconference. You may now disconnect your lines at this time. Thank you for your participation.Read morePowered by Key Takeaways EnLink reported Q3 adjusted EBITDA of $342 million and reiterated full-year 2023 guidance of $1.355 billion at the midpoint, driven by resilient assets and a diverse customer base. The Permian system delivered record gathered volumes, contributing to strong segment profits in the Permian ($102.7 million), Louisiana ($87.1 million), Oklahoma ($104.6 million), and North Texas ($63.8 million) regions. Capital returns remain a priority with $160 million of unit buybacks executed year-to-date (including $50 million in Q3), over 7 percent of units repurchased since early 2022, and the quarterly distribution held at $0.125 per unit. Growth initiatives include the on-track Matterhorn pipeline in the Permian, evaluation of 15 Bcf of additional storage expansion in Louisiana, and advancing CO₂ transportation and CCS pipeline conversions along the Gulf Coast. EnLink agreed to sell mostly non-core Ohio River Valley assets for $59 million (~6× run-rate EBITDA) to sharpen focus on core systems and reduce leverage. A.I. generated. 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The company operates through Permian, Louisiana, Oklahoma, North Texas, and Corporate segments. It is involved in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, storing, and selling natural gas; fractionating, transporting, storing, and selling natural gas liquids; and gathering, transporting, stabilizing, storing, trans-loading, and selling crude oil and condensate, as well as providing brine disposal services. In addition, the company's midstream energy asset network includes natural gas processing plants; fractionators; barge and rail terminals; product storage facilities; and brine disposal wells. 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There are 10 speakers on the call. Operator00:00:00Greetings, and welcome to the EnLink Midstream Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. A brief question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Brian Brungard, Director of Investor Relations. Operator00:00:32Thank you, Mr. Brungard. You may begin. Speaker 100:00:34Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to EnLink's Q3 of 2023 Earnings Call. Participating on the call today are Jesse Aronivas, Chief Executive Officer Delonka Simon, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer and Ben Lam, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Walter Pinto, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer is also in the room to answer any questions during the Q and A session. We issued our earnings release and presentation after the markets closed yesterday, and those materials are on our website. A replay of today's call will also be made available on our web The forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this call, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise. Speaker 100:01:26Actual results may differ materially from our projections. And a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ can be found in our press release, presentation and SEC files. This call also includes discussions pertaining to certain non GAAP financial measures. Definitions of these measures as well as reconciliation of comparable GAAP measures Are available in our press release and the appendix of our presentation. We encourage you to review the cautionary statements and other disclosures made in our press release and our SEC filings, including those under the headings Risk Factors. Speaker 100:02:01We'll start today's call with a set of brief prepared remarks by Jesse, Belonka and Ben, And then leave the remainder of the call open for questions and answers. With that, I would now like to turn the call over to Jesse Aranivas. Speaker 200:02:15Thanks, Brian, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today to discuss our Q3 2023 results. As I sit here today, I'm impressed at the solid execution driving another record year of adjusted EBITDA. Despite the volatility we've seen in the commodity markets, our assets have been very resilient, benefiting from a diverse set of customers. We entered the year forecast in the midpoint of $1,355,000,000 for adjusted EBITDA and we remain on pace to achieve this midpoint. Speaker 200:02:47For the quarter, we generated $342,000,000 of adjusted EBITDA, driven by robust activity behind our Permian system, We saw another record quarter of gathered volume. EnLink's strong execution and disciplined approach are driving returns for our investors. During the quarter, we continue to execute on our unit buyback program and have executed approximately $160,000,000 of our board authorized $200,000,000 for the year. Since early 2022, we have repurchased over 7% of the units outstanding through our consistent buyback activity. We discussed on our last call our unique position to benefit from the energy transformation, A world in which the energy mix will continue to include hydrocarbons, complemented with CCS, while adding newer, cleaner sources of energy like hydrogen and other renewable fuels. Speaker 200:03:44Since our last update, we continue to see signs that Just a growing need for traditional energy and in particular natural gas. Last month, The EIA announced that the U. S. Exports of natural gas, both pipeline and export LNG, set a record high in the first half of twenty twenty three, Since Sabine Pass LNG came online in 2016, the U. S. Speaker 200:04:18Became a natural gas exporter in 2017. Said another way, we have witnessed a growth of over threefold in the past 7 years. According to data By the international group of LNG importers, global import capacity is set to expand by 16% or 23 Bcf a day By the end of 2024, as an increasing number of countries are relying on imported LNG to help meet their growing energy demands. In the 1st 7 months of 2023, 3 countries, Germany, the Philippines and Vietnam Begin importing LNG for the first time. Antigua, Australia, Cyprus and Nicaragua Are expected to start importing LNG by the end of 2024. Speaker 200:05:08In total, it's expected that 55 countries will have LNG regasification Terminals online by the end of 2024. In addition, the United States recently took over the spot for the largest LNG quarter with an average of 11.6 Bcf a day in the first half of twenty twenty three. The U. S. Now exports Approximately 1 Bcf a day more than Australia and or Qatar. Speaker 200:05:37According to the EIA's recent Energy Outlook 2023. As the global energy demand increases, global energy related CO2 emissions are In most cases, the DEIA examined the growth in non fossil fuel Resources like nuclear and renewables is not sufficient to reduce global energy related CO2 emissions under current laws and regulations. Said shortly, the world cannot rely solely on adoption of renewable energy, but will require an all of the above approach, including CCS to meet their emissions reduction goals. To sum it up, we're excited at how we can be an active participant Through the Energy Transformation, our assets are uniquely positioned to provide both the supply of natural gas and natural gas liquids to local demand centers As well as export markets, while also aiding industrial emitters' efforts to reduce their own carbon emissions through our CO2 transportation business. With that, I'll turn it over to Delonka to provide an overview of an update of our commercial opportunities. Speaker 300:06:48Thanks, Jesse, and good morning, everyone. Over the past several months since I joined EnLink, I'm excited to see that the opportunity set ahead Is even greater than I originally anticipated. I think the market is well aware of the significant growth we're seeing in the Permian. This includes our equity investment in the Matterhorn pipeline, which continues to progress as anticipated and will represent an attractive demand driven investment. Beyond our G and P systems, I'm most excited for the opportunities within the Louisiana system. Speaker 300:07:26EnLink owns over 4,000 miles of natural gas and NGL pipelines, providing a critical connection between suppliers and end users. Within the natural gas business, EnLink owns the Bridgeline System, The Louisiana Intrastate Gas System, the Henry Hub and Nearby Storage at Jefferson Island Storage Hub or GISH as well as Napoleonville and Sorento storage facilities. Across our system, We have approximately 15 Bcf of storage capacity with significant expansion capability, which we are currently evaluating. We are also considering attractive projects to leverage our existing assets in the ground. These projects will not only service the growing LNG market, but also ensure industrial users have access to the critical supply needed for their operations. Speaker 300:08:28While we see this as an opportunity rich environment, We will remain disciplined and any projects will have to clear a high bar in terms of project economics. With that, I'll turn it over to Ben to provide an overview of our operations and our financial results. Speaker 400:08:48Thanks, Delonca, and good morning, everyone. Let's start with the Permian, where segment profit for the Q3 of 2023 came in at $102,700,000 Segment profit in the quarter included approximately $2,500,000 of gross operating expenses tied to plant relocations and $7,400,000 of unrealized derivative losses. Excluding plant relocation OpEx And unrealized derivative activity, segment profit in the Q3 of 2023 grew 11% sequentially, The decrease 4% from the prior year quarter. Producer activity behind our systems remained robust, driving a record quarter for gathered volumes With average natural gas gathering volumes approximately 6% higher sequentially and 15% higher than the prior year quarter. Turning now to Louisiana. Speaker 400:09:41We experienced another quarter of solid performance in the Gas segment, along with strong results in the NGL segment Despite normal seasonal effects, segment profit for the Q3 of 2023 came in at $87,100,000 Segment profit included $6,000,000 of unrealized derivative losses. Excluding the impact of unrealized derivative activity, Segment profit in the Q3 of 2023 grew approximately 8% sequentially and was approximately unchanged compared to the prior year quarter. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, EnLink agreed to sell most of our non core Ohio River Valley assets for gross proceeds at approximately $59,000,000 which represents a valuation of approximately 6 times run rate EBITDA. Moving up to Oklahoma, We delivered segment profit of $104,600,000 for the Q3 of 2023. Segment profit in the quarter included Approximately $400,000 of operating expenses tied to plant relocations and $4,100,000 of unrealized derivative losses. Speaker 400:10:47Excluding plant relocation OpEx and unrealized derivative activity, segment profit in the Q3 of 2023 was flat sequentially, That grew approximately 14% from the prior year quarter. During the Q3, we saw operators remain active with rigs on our acreage. However, as we discussed in our last call, we saw operators defer completion activity for a few months driving average natural gas gathering volume 2% lower sequentially, but still 18% higher compared to the prior year quarter. As anticipated, We have seen completion activity resume and expect to see production from the first of these new wells during the Q4. Wrapping up with North Texas, segment profit for the quarter was $63,800,000 Segment Profit included $5,400,000 of unrealized derivative losses. Speaker 400:11:39Excluding unrealized derivative activity, Segment profit in the Q3 of 2023 decreased 7% sequentially and decreased 14% from the prior year quarter. Natural gas gathering volumes were 2% lower sequentially and 7% lower compared to the prior year quarter. Separately, we continue to make progress To reduce our CO2 emissions intensity, we previously announced a project with our largest customer in North Texas, BKV, To capture and permanently store CO2 from our Bridgeport facility, this project is progressing well with an in service date in the Q4 of this year. These solid results were in line with our expectations and drove another robust quarter with $342,000,000 of adjusted EBITDA. We are reiterating our adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2023 and we remain on pace to achieve the midpoint of the range of approximately $1,355,000,000 Capital expenditures, plant relocation expenses net to EnLink And investment contributions were $126,000,000 in the Q3 of 2023. Speaker 400:12:49Free cash flow after distributions for the Q3 came in at approximately $66,000,000 Total CapEx spending, including growth CapEx net to EnLink, Plant relocation costs, investment contributions and maintenance CapEx continues to track within our 2023 guidance $485,000,000 to $535,000,000 On the balance sheet side, we continue to be in a very strong position with a leverage ratio 3.4 times at the end of the 3rd quarter and we retain ample liquidity. We remain investment grade rated at Fitch plan to return capital to investors. We maintained our common unit distribution of $0.125 per unit in the Q3, which represents 11% increase over the Q3 of 2022. Additionally, we remain active with our common unit repurchase program With approximately $50,000,000 spent in the Q3, this puts us ahead of pace to complete our $200,000,000 unit repurchase program for 2023. Since the end of 2021, we have now repurchased nearly 35,000,000 common units. Speaker 400:14:06While it's too early to provide 2024 guidance, Based on preliminary discussions with our customers, we expect 2024 to be a year of modest growth. Similar to this We anticipate 2024 growth will be driven by our largest segment, the Permian. We currently anticipate relatively stable volumes in Oklahoma And a modest decline in volumes in North Texas next year. Longer term, we're bullish on natural gas demand and therefore activity in Oklahoma and North Texas in late 2024 and beyond. In summary, the EnLink team delivered solid results in the Q3 of 2023 And we expect the momentum to continue for the rest of the year. Speaker 400:14:46With that, I'll turn it back over to Jesse. Speaker 200:14:49Thank you, Ben. The EnLink team delivered another quarter with solid execution in the Q3 of 2023, placing us well on our way to achieve the midpoint of our 'twenty three adjusted EBITDA guidance. We're excited for the future as we expect the momentum we've built Carry into 2024 and beyond. With that, you may now open the call for questions. Operator00:15:14Thank you. We will now be conducting a question and answer session. A confirmation tool will indicate that your line is in the question Our first question comes from the line of Brian Reynolds with UBS. Please proceed with your question. Speaker 500:15:49Hi, good morning, everyone. Appreciate the prepared remarks around some moderate growth expectations for 2024. So maybe just to dive into that A little bit further, Permian, clearly, the strongest percentage of earnings going into next year with a strong exit this year. But as we think about and sensitize Oklahoma and North Texas a little bit more, how many rigs do you need to keep on the Oklahoma system to effectively keep volumes Flat outside of the Dow 7 JV, about 3 rigs, assuming that continues next year. Thanks. Speaker 400:16:18Hey, good morning, Brian. This is Ben. Yes. In the Oklahoma system, in fact, the Devon Dow JV by itself It's very close to what we need to keep volumes flat. That activity is in a fairly gassy part of the field and they're fairly Dense, efficient developments. Speaker 400:16:40So really, it's the degree of other activity beyond the DevonDAO JV that we see that will determine Whether we're at a very slight decline or slight growth next year, but Devon Dow by itself keeps the business fairly flat. Speaker 500:16:58Great. Super helpful. Maybe to pivot to capital allocation for a minute. Leverage is in the right spot with some positive rating agency action Over the past few months, just looking ahead to 2024 for return of capital opportunities, your buyback authorization has $40,000,000 left. And just given the $50,000,000 quarterly cadence, one, could we see a reauthorization or potentially upside before year end? Speaker 500:17:20How should we think about potentially a return to distribution growth for RentLink going forward? Thanks. Speaker 400:17:25Yes. I'll take those in the You asked them on the buyback. You're right, we are a little bit ahead of the pace that we need to be on to complete the $200,000,000 authorization that we currently have. And so both that fact and also the proceeds from the sale of the non core ORB assets that we announced this morning Give us some potentially some need to increase the buyback authorization before the end of the year. Now we haven't gone to talk to the Board about that yet, but it is a possibility Or we may roll it into next year's capital return plan. Speaker 400:18:01We're just still working through that as a team. In terms of the distribution, of course, we did an 11% increase this year. Expect the Board We'll relook at the distribution for next year, but at this point, we don't have any news to share on that front. Speaker 200:18:20Great. Thanks. I'll leave Speaker 500:18:20it there. Enjoy the rest of your morning. Operator00:18:28Our next question comes from the line of Spiro Dounis with Citi. Please proceed with your question. Speaker 500:18:35Hi, this is Chad on for Spiro. Starting off, could you provide an update on CCS commercialization progress and just any details on the timeline when we could I'd like to see more deals signed there. Speaker 300:18:50Hi, Shahi. It's Delankar here. Let me start by saying that we value our relationship with Exxon and we continue to Work under our CO2 translation agreement with them providing CCS solution to the Mississippi River Corridor Emitters, on our side, we've completed most of the tool runs on the natural gas pipelines we intend to convert Into CA2 service, we have filed our coastal use permit and progressing landowner agreements for most of the pipelines As well as acquired land rights for new pipelines in the state of Louisiana. So things are Progressing well and our teams are gaining significant experience in the CO2 pipeline design building process. Now beyond that, I would say that our teams are highly engaged with customers. Speaker 300:19:45We are in active discussions with many other parties That are developing CCS projects in the U. S. Gulf Coast. There's nothing we can share publicly on the status of those projects. Just a second. Speaker 500:20:00Okay, understood. And just following up, you highlighted some commercial opportunities in Louisiana tied to LNG demand, and I believe that Just how meaningful could this opportunity set be in regards to CapEx? And how are you thinking about Speaker 300:20:20Look, I think our assets in Louisiana, the footprint we cover is quite attractive. We are connected not only to existing industrial demand, but also to expanding industrial and LNG Demand. There are many opportunities there to have bolt on projects to expand our delivery capability on the gas pipeline side. But as you alluded to, storage is kind of percolating to the top. If you look at natural gas volatility and the demand pull From LNG that is coming, that has resulted in storage valuations, Touching kind of levels of value that we haven't seen probably in a decade also. Speaker 300:21:07So that we think is an Attractive near term opportunity. We have about 15 Bcf of storage in our portfolio today, and we think we can expand that. Now we're doing The engineering studies and thinking through how quickly and at what scale we can bring that to market, but we expect That would be one of the first things out Speaker 600:21:28of the gate. Speaker 500:21:31Okay. That's helpful. Thanks for the time today. Operator00:21:38Our next question comes from the line of Gabriel Moreen with Mizuho Securities. Please proceed with your question. Speaker 500:21:47Hi, good morning. I had a 2 parter on the Permian. One is, were you at all impacted by The extreme weather during the quarter and the Permian weather, higher OpEx, lower efficiencies, I don't think I heard much commentary on that. Sorry on that and as far as timing and when Speaker 600:22:11you think that might be? Speaker 700:22:13Hi, Gabriel. This is Walter. I'll take the question on heat and then maybe Ben can expand on the additional capacity. Of course, we saw significantly hard ambient temperature compared to last, I would say, 3 years In all of our basins, especially Permian and North Texas. But I would say, we benefited From our strong operational excellence program and ran our asset really well. Speaker 700:22:45Also, A lot of our technology programs that we implemented really helped us around the assets. And it's a reflection of our leadership team out there in the field And the people out there. So we didn't see any impact on the high ambient temperature, but it ran pretty well. Speaker 400:23:04Yes. And Gabe, on the timing of another plant expansion, I'll start by just reminding you that we've been on a pace the last several years of adding about a plant a year. This year, the Phantom plant, next year will be the Tiger II plant in the Delaware Basin. And so we are watching carefully As our customer plans develop to understand when the right time to take the next step will be, I do think there will be An additional plant expansion from us in the Permian. But at this point, I don't think it's in 2024. Speaker 400:23:38I think it's beyond. And so no announcement today. When the time does come though, the good news is we've got great options, including more options to move Existing plants because it has worked extremely well for us the first three times we've done it. Speaker 500:23:56Thanks, Matt. Thanks, Walter. And then maybe if I could just have a quick follow-up. I realize that you're not down directly commodity sensitive, but the presentation did note Aggressively hedging your 2024 exposure, can you just speak to what percentages you are, maybe how you're ahead of schedule, So to speak and where you're hedged at relative to this year as far as price levels? Speaker 400:24:19Yes, Gabe. Happy to expand on that a little bit. So You'll recall that in 2022, we got ahead of what we feared might be a weak gas market in 2023 by hedging Substantially all of our natural gas exposure before we ever got to New Year's Day. And we're in much the same position this year. We're very bullish on gas prices in late 'twenty four and beyond, but we're maybe a bit less certain For the 1st 3 quarters of next year. Speaker 400:24:52And so once again, we have hedged almost all of our natural gas exposure For next year now, as you point out, we are about 90% fee based anyway. So it's not a huge driver of our business, We've been proactive for the 2nd year in a row in trying to take one risk off the table. Speaker 600:25:14Understood. Thanks, Tom. Operator00:25:19Thank you. Our next question comes from the line of Praneeth Satish with Wells Fargo. Please proceed with your question. Speaker 800:25:33Thanks. Good morning. Maybe just to follow-up on that last question. So as I understand it, you were hedged at Probably higher prices in 'twenty three versus what you've hedged for the 1st 3 quarters of 'twenty four. Is there any way to quantify how much of a potential, I guess step down in EBITDA would occur from 23% to 24% just based on the hedging profile? Speaker 400:26:00Praneeth, I don't have the number at my fingertips. What I can say though is, in giving the preview into 20 that I mentioned in the prepared remarks that we see 2024 being a year of modest growth compared to 2023. We incorporate in that look the hedging that we've done both years. So you're right, we are hedged now for 2024 At somewhat lower prices than we were hedged at for 2023, but not in a way that changes the growth trajectory of the company. Speaker 800:26:36Got it. Okay. And then, other question here on 2024 in your comments there, maybe kind of a 2 part here. The first is, unless I missed it, I guess, how many rigs are currently running on your acreage in Oklahoma? And you mentioned that the Devon Dow JV is enough to keep So I guess I'm just wondering, why Oklahoma volumes wouldn't grow in 2024? Speaker 800:26:59You mentioned that You expect kind of stable volumes in Oklahoma in 2024. So are you kind of effectively assuming in your guidance only the Devon Dow Rigs, Ron, your acreage in 24? Speaker 400:27:12Well, a few things to take apart there. First, I want to be clear, we're not giving guidance at this point. We're just trying to give you a sneak peek as we begin to work through the budget process for what 2024 may look like. Now specifically on Oklahoma, I think right as of this morning, the rig count on the Oklahoma system is 4 rigs, 3 from Devon Dow JV and 1 from another customer. That's actually a bit of a low point. Speaker 400:27:40We have averaged pretty much All year, anywhere from 5 to 8 rigs with Devon Dow generally being at 3. But remember, in Oklahoma, not every rig is equal to every other rig. It depends on where in the play they're drilling and it depends on whether they're drilling a Same program of multi well pads or something maybe less dense that takes a little bit more time to drill. So Because of the nature of the DevonDAO activity, that by itself is very close to keeping us flat in 2024. The rest of the activity will really determine whether we're in a slight decline, very slight decline or in a slight growth position. Speaker 400:28:23So to your question, why won't Oklahoma volumes grow? They may. But at this point in November of 2023, we don't have perfect clarity yet on what all the customers are going to do next year. Speaker 800:28:38Got it. Thank you. Operator00:28:42Thank you. Our next question comes from the line of Zach Van Averin with Tudor, Pickering and Holt. Please proceed with your question. Speaker 900:28:52Perfect. Thank you. Thanks for taking my question. Just circling back to the Louisiana storage opportunities, we've heard a lot of conversation where storage rates are actually getting close To incentivizing greenfield projects, are you guys looking just at a brownfield expansion? Are you also looking at potential greenfield projects there? Speaker 300:29:14Hi, Zach. This is Delankar here. Naturally, we'll start with in our backyard with assets we already have. So for the moment, we are focused on expanding our existing assets. But as we Evaluate those and bring those to market first. Speaker 300:29:33In parallel, we'll look at 3rd party opportunities as well. But we'd like to focus here in the near term On our assets, particularly not only because of the expansion capacity there, but also the locations are very advantageous In its connectedness, etcetera, so there are some advantage to expanding those assets Because we are already pretty well connected. Speaker 900:29:59Got it. That makes sense. And pivoting to the Permian, you mentioned Matterhorn is on track. I think the last update I remember seeing is in service by, call it, mid-twenty 4, Maybe July is that. Is there anything you can update there on a timeline of what quarter is expecting to come into service? Speaker 400:30:18Well, I think that the Whitewater team would tell you second half of twenty twenty four. I think it's A bit early to say exactly in what month, but very much on schedule and on budget At this point. Speaker 200:30:38Okay, perfect. That's all I had. Thanks. Operator00:30:44Thank you. Our next question comes from the line of Samil Sibal with Seaport Global. Please proceed with your question. Speaker 600:30:54Yes. Hi, good morning, everybody. So first off, I think you mentioned on the call a non core asset sale. I was Curious if you could provide some clarity around that in terms of the magnitude and use of proceeds. And then a little bit broader Question with regard to your goals of returning capital to equity holders as well as credit ratings, How should we be kind of thinking about capital allocation going forward? Speaker 400:31:22Well, to start on the asset sale, We sold most of our Ohio River Valley assets this morning for gross proceeds of about $59,000,000 And that's obviously a modest sized asset. That's a valuation of about 6x run rate EBITDA. While it's a great business, it's just not core to EnLink in 2023 2024. And so it was time to find a buyer For whom it fit better than it fit for us. In terms of the use of proceeds, The first thing that we will do is to maintain the leverage ratio. Speaker 400:32:05And so the first $35,000,000 or $40,000,000 will just go to debt reduction. But That does leave $20,000,000 or $25,000,000 additional and that goes back to Brian's question at the beginning here, There may be an opportunity to revisit the size of this year's unit repurchase authorization And perhaps go beyond the $200,000,000 the Board has authorized previously, Both to handle the proceeds of that asset sale, but also the fact that our free cash flow after distributions is In excess of the $200,000,000 program. And remind me the second part of your question. Okay. Yes. Speaker 400:32:53Well, I'll kind of revisit again what we talked about with Brian. We really like The unit repurchase as an option in capital allocation as opposed to A higher distribution. So while the Board may look at the distribution for 2024 just like it did in 2023 and make an adjustment, You should expect to see the share repurchase remain a significant part of our capital allocation plan. As we pointed out in the prepared remarks, if you go back to a couple of years ago, we've eliminated about 7% of the shares outstanding Just through this consistent buyback opportunity, and we think that, that is a good way to reward our equity investors. Speaker 600:33:40Understood. And then on CO2 pipeline business, we have seen some CO2 pipeline projects get into regulatory issues in some other states. So I was curious if You could update us on your regulatory process, if you've seen any impact of that or what we are seeing in other states With regard to your discussions with your regulators? Speaker 300:34:07Yes. It's Deelank here. I'm happy to take that question. I think it's important to recognize What sets our CCS business apart, Louisiana has one of the largest concentrations of emissions in South America, this combined with our existing market presence, nearby geologic sequestration sites and the supportive political regulatory environment, We don't see at this moment any implications to our business and our growth plans based on the challenges some of the Midwest projects have seen. And in Louisiana, we found that the regulatory environment to be supportive Of these activities, we have been doing this we have been at it now for about a year. Speaker 300:34:52So far, we think things are progressing pretty well. So we don't see any major headwinds there. Speaker 600:34:59Okay. Thanks for that. Thank you. Operator00:35:05Thank you. There are no further questions at this time. And I'd like to turn the floor back over to CEO, Jesse Arnivas for closing comments. Speaker 200:35:16Amelia, thank you for facilitating the call this morning, and thank you, everyone, for being on the call today and for your continued support. As always, we appreciate your interest and investment in EnLink, and we look forward to updating you with our Q4 and full year 'twenty three results in February. In the meantime, we wish you well. Stay healthy and have a great day. Operator00:35:40This concludes today's teleconference. You may now disconnect your lines at this time. Thank you for your participation.Read morePowered by