CEQP - Earnings call transcript Q3 2021 | Crestwood Equity Partners LP

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Josh Wannarka

Good morning, and welcome to today's conference call to discuss Crestwood Equity Partners' Acquisition of Oasis Midstream and its Third Quarter 2021 Financial and Operating Results.

Before we begin the call, listeners are reminded that the company may make certain forward-looking statements as defined in the Securities and Exchange Commission Act of 1934 that are based on assumptions and information currently available at the time of today's call. Please refer to the company's latest filings with the SEC for a list of risk factors that may cause actual results to differ.

Additionally, certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, distributable cash flow and free cash flow will be discussed. Reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures are included in the news release issued this morning.

prepared Phillips; Chairman, and and Officer, Halpin. with Executive and Chief today Robert Bob Officer, Executive us remarks President are Chief Financial Joining Vice President

for senior following analysis prepared Phillips. the remarks. time, will Additional call Crestwood's this the management at will of session with the be members available I the And over question-and-answer current Bob team turn to

Robert Phillips

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Robert Halpin

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Operator

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Shneur Gershuni

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Robert Phillips

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Robert Halpin

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Shneur Gershuni

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Robert Halpin

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Robert Phillips

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Shneur Gershuni

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Operator

from Truist. question Please Tristan next your question. Richardson is proceed with Our with

Tristan Richardson

Congrats the guys. morning I leverage. good on the appreciate on comments your announcement. Hey,

investors. I that long goes think with a way

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Robert Halpin

think, are times I Tristan, of kind The target. operating the low close around our to guided the has business forma to range view feel neutral We've we in of that we transaction pro X.X where of end not today. is and changed. long-term comfortable a where is our X.XX

just that's capital deployment or that a the flow generate we year, optimize, free As leverage incremental from the outcome standpoint. alternative cash absent next of strategies to

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Tristan Richardson

company it, CapEx just Appreciate opportunity there, Bob, supply But And least But synergies. standalone, is look talked indicative set, up the CapEx of opportunities and when the think two about just companies then period you look to continues at recover. the you and maybe CapEx Robert. this combined obviously at very frame annual year profile, opportunity what revenue unlock as forward? might CapEx of going a low us like for annual to side demand I

Robert Phillips

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Robert Halpin

material integration to revenue see manageable capture opportunity see I and two footprint needs changes each if look very don't or be we're we of their I And you the of say, dollars. is of to combined Yeah. XXXX, going the companies any that. some each systems for think the connecting to their Tristan, that do of around all independently, capital kind have would synergy at we -- through physically, the kind of which

as deviation of material I standalone I just from kind on we've communicated on think what don't communicated a think what basis. basis standalone any well. So, generally And a Oasis

Tristan Richardson

you Thank it. very much. Appreciate Great. guys

Operator

question next question. Ned with Baramov is Wells proceed with Please Fargo. from Our your

Ned Baramov

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Diaco Aviki

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Ned Baramov

then it. Got … And

Robert Phillips

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Ned Baramov

there ownership place more for it. in Will Petroleum for unrelated one this. provisions Got Crestwood? Thanks in And be lockup Oasis question.

Robert Halpin

that Williston say, around say, standard around company, lockup would Williston long-term a critical there long-term and be strategy basin. Ned, would their on is agreement a as provider entirely will with ownership service the position. their I are production. Basin Yes. are we we've provisions development them as They their plans, clearly for of pure-play part discussed I of centered the

very or customer Crestwood. aligned I them as think to unitholder important an all Crestwood So, communications and to much they're with benefit also important of an

lockup go a customer of provider how we answer view long-term kind they it. important it are of period them us an as as that's partnership of as service an them. with we So then provisions a There and forward, for time. And for would important

Ned Baramov

Thanks, Robert.

Operator

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Elvira Scotto

A morning, Pro of Good volumes much how Crestwood forma would acquisition, couple questions. thanks. to everyone. follow-up exposure Oasis have? the Hey,

Robert Halpin

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Elvira Scotto

question. Okay. ownership Thanks. Oasis What's another appoint directors? then, And needs to level to maintain the follow-up minimum two the that

Will Moore

is this Elvira, Will.

Board pro So, they participate at the XX%. dropped and CEQP They below rights director one to to below ownership. XX% level. They all forma of equity dropped lose

Elvira Scotto

transaction, couple Crestwood might sales are a then me. questions Okay. just that there more Pro And potential for consider? asset any non-core forma

Robert Halpin

our portfolio around We today. to always in that and the divest it's that as I with the that things and answer I terms capital think, for potentially to love think been say what opportunistic look look investing our of are what's the would not. Elvira, in core the at portfolio to in We business, us consistent looking at past. sits is it optimizing we when portfolio ways

We behind of have play our fundamentals positive and tailwinds real assets, a XXXX beyond. providing of each into at some lot

and I nothing of that us. less thoughtful there's are to continue very to to assets around portfolio So, think optimize in the and imminent we'll assets on works, both adding we areas but divesting the be core how our core

Elvira Scotto

And for the thoughts of acquisition plays on Thanks. me Shell just that base the then, last Nautilus question then Conoco's out? on business, is And Permian the Acreage. some just how Great. on JV,

Robert Halpin

Yes.

think through Conoco committed They meaningful swapi with view I we've the an taking Conoco real meaningful to no over in significant of communicated is way change the with Concho. as prior inventory our discussions. relationship We that is position were Delaware a basin net in Basin. a have. Obviously, positive existing the that in to acquisition customer clearly in what this ours And more their of a they creates them. now already position.

we view on side. it So, development the very all-in-all, upstream positive

be at as our asset long-term. imminent at but the with nothing historically, does We'll to solution point. Nautilus. potential there questions create venture Shell's think joint around a part think it we've I And of the that, long-term I optimize obviously there our work investment to to partners as love continue a this in said for we'd

Elvira Scotto

you Thank Great. very much.

Operator

Securities. Kyle your Our next Please question. with from Capital One with May question comes proceed

Kyle May

good everyone. Hey, morning

that? OMP with that's this question guess, Just a and I the to any will acreage do in transaction. -- Or talked Are that and about path the quick Oasis on same, follow have EBITDA you some XXXX. that dedications I Crestwood recent come that guess, and changes year trajectory? you anticipate expecting and expected more to associated XXXX

Robert Halpin

No.

business outlined combined forward. plan, we've company what consistent OMP their in think I is an the from OAS perspective going with and perspective,

what with with Oasis months, consistent over close several in the they've I very looks think the good publicly communicated their got So, what expectations development working our Petroleum are relationship obviously, is into last And plans. basin.

Kyle May

it. Got

the mentioned one around, shifting Okay. And how new color any capital you I Thanks this to provide volumes? be change Maybe looking but you I expect much with to when any forward? added maybe Can do going for gears, you year, there's guess, then, significant And no the you think volume system? anticipate new at question, expect see that. agreement Continental. you to

Diaco Aviki

sometime volumes span but midyear It system. our Aviki. to depends Yeah. could they're a building to the on This some it the From XXXX XXXX. end into bond XXXX, that Diaco timing effectuate end of start between just is their midyear perspective, should facilities

some project, we'll XXXX. have our The capital The already has up second that's of before question as goes, you the construction XXXX. asked, we in capital and in as midyear that should on far started wrap today guidance

We built about feel this. well. basin reaches So, I'd say building half the say I'll we're and locations. the -- that look half a a We acreage then perspective. ultimate large confident finally, from to very XX-inch And pipe at just dedication, capital it. their know up volumes, we

moving So, forward. for volumes are expectations our fairly substantial

Robert Halpin

to all-in. million within total about the about and for XXXX we side. as half more capital year. And range It's provided the included the each The guidance out and on XXXX. over kind guidance spread as around well given soft put had we for CEQP Kyle, half clarity $XX a that little that XXXX XXXX And is project, in of

Kyle May

you guys. Appreciate it. Got

Operator

question from with with Akyol proceed next Our is your question. Selman Please Stifel.

Selman Akyol

Good morning and Congratulations. you. Thank

synergies you've the on quick, of that kind real just So, outlined there.

way the expect one this to XXXX that that take day realized? does the terms of guess, I really thing we from all be In of closes? when to, elimination Or O&M, should G&A,

Robert Halpin

and year kind look think as all $XX synergies that probably quick be And it I real Yeah. of million balance quick. probably of Selman, throughout pretty on actually. at When that eliminations we identified, to cost then happens the is that you integrate of side systems it's are the of the flicking the three we've O&M G&A stage quarters optimize.

XX% will full of be goal. to our then under that we a XX% have in there probably balance in realized So, XXXX year the full once XXXX and

Selman Akyol

just I flipping about -- or you then, seeing in you're just guys talk general? over guess, what inflation can you for Thank Great. that. And

Robert Halpin

can take I that. Sure.

industries out So, think, of of there industry is, are on. inflation seeing we no the across going lot different with it I short the a everything broadly, than

some I have some I we've stabilization had some of new think some in that excess of in inventory. late. not Bob think has of to across that we've have pipe the pipes, Southwest we The prices portfolio capacity. run then remarks -- comments such one ability redeploying compression in capital our around prepared program lower our as and we seen steel plants significant of and was we kind on team's areas, seen was of benefit inventory his have capital had and We've the there largely seen while our utilization the compression. is source of the Marcellus in And we have spent been a in that gave

felt in the escalation of impact that really haven't cost. So

would that, with also most highlight I consistent midstream In contracts. very addition that to

or escalators of other metrics. inflation oftentimes tied CPI contracts into built All to have our them,

Selman Akyol

right. All That’s it for you. Thank me.

Operator

Our question with Ned with is next Baramov Instructions] Wells Please with Fargo. your [Operator question. proceed

Ned Baramov

plants? exposure? provide of you current contracts your Could follow-up. my some POP is commodity gathering on the through details side, exposure Crestwood's going that strictly processing there tied to and too? price Or volumes are on Specifically, index percentage commodity the more the are taking for price Thanks

Robert Halpin

Bakken, over have Yeah. we varies by and contract arrangements where have -- proceeds two It assets location. we the by commodity I up do the have we where in and percentage generally the And would commodity of the we are of say percentage the exposure, index arrangements and I what communicated we our time, about fixed have XX% have is, fee that portfolio XX% shale. in Barnett has think linked. been about

the run that. our think significant I on as of have in it's based a commodities. Obviously, POP result revenues increased

north increased probably XX%. So to has just number that of

taking potential And on team that some strategies hedged actively has that risk upside the a off XXXX. of implementing table started for have XXXX. lot the of We for

the arrangement Barnett. is and Bakken So that's really

which pricing largest side. is liquids mean to the processing processing? netback say by I the I depends, predominantly really in on, that driven associated it it's question and the gathering it the Barnett price -- would but that, is and our -- Bakken, component gas I of on in Your

Ned Baramov

Got growth it. And roughly item. that. Thanks seems for the then included capital. more that third $XX housekeeping million quarter capital one in It of litigation-related

elaborate plant. processing to mentioned was Den Could the more this? bit it II little think I a just pertaining Bear on you

Robert Halpin

Sure.

or in payment there the like the communicated in all still to at pending settlement The million part around we the And Bear of part we've potential I relation think was Linde accrued of $XX a payment ongoing think for future say Den construction the are disclosures them we with in litigation in got don't a really, that plant. for settlement had point we've as contract there. this payments on time, of I with We around our time. over now. litigation kind to

Ned Baramov

have. I Thank all That’s Okay. you.

Operator

floor I would to end comments. over have We the Bob back Phillips question-and-answer our the closing turn session. to reached for like of

Robert Phillips

I we're objectives that that highlight meeting want to thanks, of you operational with thanks operator, joined this commercial financial to of think and and all Well, us all just the transaction. this we morning.

we either smooth we a basins just bigger free you'll we the then assuming platform make in opportunities, greater to presence or of the see cash think with, opportunistic that efficiently identified quarter the close, integrate situated capital next increases strategic investors of terms financial operate, be I we a to business similarly where stock return We'll in across first significantly as our have to our our buybacks. get a going expanding have in in could bigger or distribution year, player to scale and some of We'll have much all which through include flow the continuing Bakken. we're decisions other basins.

very final opportunities the our management was I think this substantially inventory team in complete the is program we elegant look and the that ability said, which past. and as exhibited solution to think play big at Stagecoach led oil investors, transaction, Bakken, our back and strategic long-term which, the difficulty], in these we two which number think when improves gross flow, given to type we I to of [technical the United divestiture the to First our all accretive And deal in challenges XXXX the here and has buyback States. Reserve the with position how that for ability cash

with to this start pleased really all positioned conferences we are complete transaction. once in look meeting we investor where with we're as we December. you forward We again So,

December The team our will be to typically operationally budget Oasis good some high Board able to then think the to end working great to about strategically. has our with we're hopefully, as XXXX operating hard of apart And from in conferences transaction, go been this We how guidance, and really those a all be both be you we then as on taking the -- get then closing said, we we capital preliminary XXXX, and November. with on that feel messaging Separate up XXXX that. finishing that year, track, starting the to. we budget. And we financially, start in of about

we soon have we joining all from to for talking this our our us. our ultimately customers and employees to you investors, We when look transaction. again the and support appreciate thanks forward So, close

So, thanks, again, everybody.

Operator

concludes This today's teleconference.

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Crestwood Equity Partners (CEQP) 26 Oct 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript