Balance Sheet
Cash on hand at the end of the third quarter was $23.5 million. No amounts were drawn nor outstanding on the Partnership’s asset-based loan at the end of the third quarter. Our debt consists of $80.7 million of unsecured bonds due in August 2022, $400.0 million of first lien secured bonds due in 2025 and $159.9 million of second lien secured bonds due in 2026. Net leverage ratio at the end of the quarter was 6.8X.
Capital Expenditures - 2021 Expectations
We expect capital expenditures for 2021 to be between $50.0 million and $60.0 million. The forecast includes between $28.0 million and $35.0 million for capital growth. Maintenance capital expenditures are expected to be between $18.0 million and $20.0 million. Investments in the Helix digitally enhanced compression system and other technologies are expected to be between $4.0 million and $5.0 million.
Third Quarter 2021 Cash Distribution on Common Units
On October 15, 2021, the board of directors of our General Partner declared a cash distribution attributable to the quarter ended September 30, 2021 of $0.01 per outstanding common unit. This distribution equates to a distribution of $0.04 per outstanding common unit on an annualized basis. This distribution will be paid on November 12, 2021 to each of the holders of common units of record as of the close of business on October 25, 2021. The distribution coverage ratio for the third quarter of 2021 was 11.8x.
Conference Call
CSI will host a conference call to discuss third quarter results tomorrow, November 11, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The phone number for the call is 1-866-374-8397. The conference call will also be available by live audio webcast and may be accessed through CSI’s website at www.csicompressco.com. An audio replay of the conference call will be available at 1-877-344-7529, conference number 10162088, for one week following the conference call and the archived webcast will be available through CSI’s website for thirty days following the conference call.
CSI Overview
CSI is a provider of compression services and equipment for natural gas and oil production, gathering, artificial lift, transmission, processing, and storage. CSI’s compression and related services business includes a fleet of approximately 4,900 compressor packages providing approximately 1.2 million in aggregate horsepower, utilizing a full spectrum of low-, medium- and high-horsepower engines. CSI also provides well monitoring and automated sand separation services in conjunction with compression and related services in Mexico. CSI’s aftermarket business provides compressor package reconfiguration and maintenance services. CSI’s customers comprise a broad base of natural gas and oil exploration and production, midstream, transmission, and storage companies operating throughout many of the onshore producing regions of the United States, as well as in a number of foreign countries, including Mexico, Canada and Argentina. CSI’s general partner is owned by Spartan Energy Partners.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” and information based on our beliefs and those of our general partner, CSI Compressco GP LLC. Forward-looking statements in this news release are identifiable by the use of the following words and other similar words: “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “budgets,” “could,” “estimates,” “expectations,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “schedules,” “seeks,” “should,” “targets,” “will,” and “would.” These forward-looking statements include statements, other than statements of historical fact, including the completion of the Transactions and their estimated impact on the results of operation of CSI, anticipated return of standby equipment to in service, the
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