BSM - Earnings call transcript Q2 2021 | Black Stone Minerals, L.P.

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Operator

Good day and thank year for standing by. Welcome to the Black Stone Minerals Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers’ presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today’s conference is being recorded. now today, hand Mr. would to conference I speaker your Instructions] like the to over [Operator Evan Kiefer. ahead, go Please sir.

Evan Kiefer

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Tom Carter

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Jeff Wood

and everyone. Okay. good Thank morning, Tom, you,

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balance, million of debt-to-EBITDA past Friday, ratio under this debt we’ve X.Xx. million. balance debt quarter million ended a time debt, and the $XX our That’s total and that of first to been just $XXX the Speaking of as XXXX, was total of further $XX we with down of since second

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Operator

coming [Operator And from in Thank Instructions] question you, from Downey Mr. our Citigroup. Jeff. Brian here’s first

Brian Downey

low at and You your per the announced $X.XX to only of increase noted balance unit, your end base July. the to million $XX distribution debt of

off particularly thinking potential that cash? less roll payout year, once about where A&D currently and of coverage Given next balance the those you how are hedges into distribution versus attractive other uses or sheet sits,

Jeff Wood

is this position now, a a that. big of early of I we’ve the ‘XX really said through we’d massive in is we payouts. ‘XX to with increasing be start in time prioritize mean, the reduction benefits Jeff. and long that went I that think Brian, look, I’ll one for debt

bit, can down So, part four distribution. potential increasing felt you going right? cash I you ‘XX we the even think as could as then least we your that of that today think can you although do still healthy, I can do than it in of mentioned, prices distribution sort debt, sustainability coverage X.Xx about excess flow, save and hedge pay you but there’s prioritize are Look, increase can this, acquisitions, you You special think or buybacks we we for distributions. increase. the things higher with And a started with is at $X.XX that of to as at for pretty where

on expect down distribution. that as planned in come we just bit I half back a that coming will of naturally production year, So, in coverage would this anticipate the that $X.XX

course, would approve the down coverage ‘XX, of But pay debt I think maintain little just XX% off we Board’s as levels. But to then that, would get as things you mentioned, the the and that got we change. Of the of is lower to than a come past, will we see we’ll idea that if have bit. in into coverage because levels

Brian Downey

mineral the a then use runway surface you highlighted much makes found there your us utilizing any for initiatives, remind similar sustainability development, interesting. quarters? new types of and I acreage which separate perhaps your could that That quantifying on is well? How potential sense. you surface And topic, And initiative you own waivers as be supporting mineral used notable of over coming itself could if proceeds amount if acreage

Tom Carter

I’ll Brian, take a shot that. Carter. this at Tom is

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on that out operators get lot don’t and much want too as In robust fence much, too it other as and to encourage could lessees area production long addition and looking any may I as I we as gas -- I don’t of also everybody just at, that, this some our seek to addressing things this good, new business economics drilling we as but our behooves for as the a researching, our are oil over but far is that prices This are there business. own commodity of are of for and we issue to to their my skis this be or the credits are and of buying of on seek to at in runway ways progressive be a by it long-term think types carbon mitigate sequestration. be other we’re can to want to

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Operator

And Pearce our Sandler. Mr. of from Hammond is next Piper question

Pearce Hammond

half first My than production production, to better first pertains expected.

relative weaker little a to looks half expectations. our Second

Just first first you’re stronger that then think half production accounted the the do curious second for change seems for maybe like half? abrupt the half? what a It to conservative an just in do accounted the being that, you in of And you second bit what think half? from

Jeff Wood

sight of in Yeah, to when real we things is production try on that really out put the a we we as and said have on. guidance, tried line we rely look, Jeff. I right, This prepared comments,

Frankly, from plays mentioned serendipity those asset half we our the and Gulf some consistently so year. that here expect mature of that to to base, across in that continue happening I see over of first certainly and Coast that but Bakken, we saw been forever, it’s in expectations. lot declines That like in the pretty the our happen And quarters. of there happens outperform the can’t just a is recent

general, in think can’t to when we that I things try things give guidance our So, happen good tend lot a of acreage we even bench some though see, because across forecast quarter. have conservative we a we every just have to we not

continue here we good our hope of levels the that is this put look, with the what I think an we fund should we towards little distribution are conservative think be eye would that for news I half that And revised guidance and being able So means but to a $X.XX base second year, that may see for probably side the the may further additional be that year. flexibility or still production first of of and a we the debt things. distribution the realized of level to give But that it the but that some look half if terms on frankly, conservative things yes, in paydown little we obviously, outperform, us in whatever. rather be outperformance given we’d

Pearce Hammond

on then are things Texas clearly, the with pace, it have guys in operators. progress at like various made the And moving seems my a good. which faster follow-up, congrats is you all And bit East of a

new up curious, up you to and of some just getting spooled see declines? point those show all of this that back inflection do activity I’m So when really to starts offset when that’s production,

Jeff Wood

pretty area, for BP coming royalty right? production between and so that and profile net flat turn XTO PDP which BP a this and That I year Shelby then our were were stopped so those third high working between XX-plus was we well, but the context you was us, the wells over XTO out Pearce, existing a of you quick. of for cover wells when interest just as to mean, pretty only ‘XX. and for and started acreage a of or others, year I story know on a drilling, because Trough know and

inflection decline So get by encouraged drilled mentioned, of BP PDP, it those existing we’re for wells you early just round and early that last were of and results. you’re while XTO. big curve as and big by round very in we’re programs about. And to point high well, that the sort is last that of to really ramped talking It a provide up that Aethon’s takes on

of So and ‘XX, steep PDP, in some those of in the relatively big decline I course, inflection to be second inflection And to expecting -- point think, of part we’ve of about other will declines a have Austin in that ownership that that are or that driver the this either already going -- wells excited the is we’re got around existing you, is required half fact to Aethon’s they’re I given point the based versus based agreement, there. only be four that Chalk, in of performance spud course, really to extent on five play. of of results, going ‘XX big activity we’re the first. well be their spud of But just running been on there optimistic the over tell course ahead that that that and year we’re under will the our

Tom Carter

moving of XX Chalk our the to take out, a XX at contractual we’re wells up And are wells ramping the our we optimistic that in to where we which in wells initiatives, year. pan a Shelby the year Bossier. year to situations you out of our portion about, from XX if could there Haynesville initiatives see upwards Trough collective see if up full to you And a compliance, XX could

growing you shoes, you we’ll put will, two could if into be up roll quickly. those together, pretty it back those So, but things

Operator

Instructions] [Operator

Tom Carter

us, Well, Thanks look we it next with to thank looks joining like matters quarter. that’s so for we all and always, and discussing you the as forward questions, you much.

Operator

today’s for conference. your participation. Thank you And concludes this

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Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 3 Aug 212021 Q2 Earnings call transcript