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| Black Stone Minerals, L.P. Common Units (BSM) Q4 2025 Earnings Call February 24, 2026 10:00 AM EST Company Participants Natalie Liddell - Director of Corporate Planning Fowler Carter - Co-CEO & Director of Black Stone Minerals GP LLC Taylor DeWalch Chris Bonner - Senior VP, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer & CFO of Black Stone Minerals GP L.L.C Conference Call Participants Derrick Whitfield - Texas Capital Securities, Research Division Timothy Rezvan - KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division Presentation Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Black Stone Minerals Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Earnings Conference Call. | **λΈλμ€ν€ λ―Έλ€λμ€(Black Stone Minerals, L.P.) λ³΄ν΅ μ λ(BSM) 2025λ
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| [Operator Instructions] I'd now like to turn the call over to Natalie Liddell, Vice President, Corporate Planning. You may begin. Natalie Liddell Director of Corporate Planning Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us for the Black Stone Minerals Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded and will be available on our website along with the earnings release, which was issued last night. Before we start, I'd like to advise you that we will be making forward-looking statements during this call about our plans, expectations and assumptions regarding our future performance. | [μ΄μμ μλ΄ λ§μ] μ΄μ κΈ°μ κΈ°ν λ΄λΉ λΆμ¬μ₯ Natalie Liddellλκ» λ§μ΄ν¬λ₯Ό λκΈ°κ² μ΅λλ€. λ§μν΄μ£Όμμμ€. Natalie Liddell κΈ°μ κΈ°ν μ΄μ¬ κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. μ¬λ¬λΆ, μ’μ μμΉ¨μ λλ€. Black Stone Mineralsμ 2025λ 4λΆκΈ° λ° μ°κ° μ€μ λ°ν 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μ μ°Έμ¬ν΄μ£Όμ μ κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. μ€λ 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μ λ Ήμ μ€μ΄λ©°, μ΄μ ―λ°€ λ°°ν¬λ μ€μ λ°ν μλ£μ ν¨κ» μ ν¬ μΉμ¬μ΄νΈμμ νμΈνμ€ μ μμ΅λλ€. μμνκΈ° μ μ λ§μλ립λλ€. μ΄λ² 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μμλ μ ν¬μ λ―Έλ μ±κ³Όμ κ΄λ ¨λ κ³ν, μμ λ° κ°μ μ λν λ―Έλ μμΈ‘ μ§μ μ΄ μμ μμ μ λλ€. |
| These statements involve risks that may cause our forward-looking -- our actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. For a discussion of these risks, you should refer to the cautionary information about forward-looking statements in our press release from yesterday and the Risk Factors section in our 2025 10-K. We may refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are useful in evaluating our performance. | λ³Έ μ§μ μλ λΉμ¬μ μ€μ κ²°κ³Όκ° λ―ΈλμμΈ‘ μ§μ μ λͺ μλκ±°λ μμλ κ²°κ³Όμ μ€μ§μ μΌλ‘ λ¬λΌμ§ μ μλ μνμ΄ μλ°λ©λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν μνμ λν μμΈν λ΄μ©μ μ΄μ μ 보λμλ£μ ν¬ν¨λ λ―ΈλμμΈ‘ μ§μ κ΄λ ¨ μ£Όμμ¬νκ³Ό λΉμ¬μ 2025λ 10-K λ³΄κ³ μμ 'μν μμΈ' μΉμ μ μ°Έμ‘°νμκΈ° λ°λλλ€. λΉμ¬λ λΉμ¬μ μ±κ³Όλ₯Ό νκ°νλ λ° μ μ©νλ€κ³ νλ¨νλ νΉμ λΉGAAP μ¬λ¬΄ μ§νλ₯Ό μΈκΈν μλ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Reconciliation of those measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure and other information about these non-GAAP metrics are described in our earnings press release from yesterday, which can be found on our website at www.blackstoneminerals.com. Joining me on the call from the company are Tom Carter, Executive Chairman; Taylor DeWalch, Co-CEO and President; Fowler Carter, Co-CEO and President; Steve Putman, Senior Vice President and General Counsel; Chris Bonner, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. I'll now turn the call over to Fowler. Fowler Carter Co-CEO & Director of Black Stone Minerals GP LLC Thank you, Natalie. | Reconciliation of those measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure and other information about these non-GAAP metrics are described in our earnings press release from yesterday, which can be found on our website at www.blackstoneminerals.com. Joining me on the call from the company are Tom Carter, Executive Chairman; Taylor DeWalch, Co-CEO and President; Fowler Carter, Co-CEO and President; Steve Putman, Senior Vice President and General Counsel; Chris Bonner, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. I'll now turn the call over to Fowler. **Fowler Carter** **Co-CEO & Director of Black Stone Minerals GP LLC** Thank you, Natalie. --- μ΄λ¬ν μ§νλ€μ κ°μ₯ μ§μ μ μΌλ‘ λΉκ΅ κ°λ₯ν GAAP μ§νμ μ‘°μ ν λ΄μ λ° λΉGAAP μ§νμ λν κΈ°ν μ 보λ μ΄μ λ°νλ μ ν¬ μ€μ 보λμλ£μ λͺ μλμ΄ μμΌλ©°, ν΄λΉ μλ£λ μ ν¬ μΉμ¬μ΄νΈ www.blackstoneminerals.comμμ νμΈνμ€ μ μμ΅λλ€. μ€λ 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μλ ν° μΉ΄ν° μ΄μ¬ν μμ₯λ, ν μΌλ¬ λμμΉ κ³΅λ CEO κ²Έ μ¬μ₯λ, νμΈλ¬ μΉ΄ν° κ³΅λ CEO κ²Έ μ¬μ₯λ, μ€ν°λΈ ν맨 μμ λΆμ¬μ₯ κ²Έ λ²λ¬΄ μλ¬Έμμλ, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ ν¬λ¦¬μ€ 보λ μμ λΆμ¬μ₯ κ²Έ μ΅κ³ μ¬λ¬΄ μ± μμ(CFO) κ²Έ μ¬λ¬΄ λ΄λΉλκ»μ ν¨κ»νκ³ κ³μλλ€. μ΄μ νμΈλ¬μκ² λ§μ΄ν¬λ₯Ό λκΈ°κ² μ΅λλ€. **νμΈλ¬ μΉ΄ν°** **λΈλμ€ν€ λ―Έλ€λμ€ GP LLC 곡λ CEO κ²Έ μ΄μ¬** κ°μ¬ν©λλ€, λν리. |
| Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us on our fourth quarter earnings call. If you look at our earnings release from last night, you'll see that we had a great 2025 despite headwinds from production and oil prices. During the year, we achieved significant commercial milestones that will benefit our future production for years to come. We successfully signed development agreements with Revenant Energy and Caturus Energy. These deals place approximately 500,000 gross acres into development with minimum drilling commitments ramping up to 37 gross wells per year by 2031 from those programs and including Aethon, a total of 50 gross wells over the same period. | μ¬λ¬λΆ, μλ
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μ κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. μ΄μ ―λ°€ λ°νλ μ ν¬ μ€μ 보λμλ£λ₯Ό 보μλ©΄, μμ°λ λ° μ κ° νλ½μ΄λΌλ μνμλ λΆκ΅¬νκ³ 2025λ ν ν΄ λμ νλ₯ν μ±κ³Όλ₯Ό κ±°λμμμ νμΈνμ€ μ μμ΅λλ€. ν ν΄ λμ μ ν¬λ ν₯ν μλ κ° μ ν¬μ λ―Έλ μμ°λμ κΈμ μ μΈ μν₯μ λ―ΈμΉ μ€μν μμ μ μ΄μ νλ€μ λ¬μ±νμ΅λλ€. μ ν¬λ Revenant Energy λ° Caturus Energyμ κ°λ° κ³μ½μ μ±κ³΅μ μΌλ‘ 체결νμ΅λλ€. μ΄ κ³μ½λ€μ μ½ 50λ§ μμ΄μ»€μ μ΄λ©΄μ (gross acres)μ κ°λ°μ ν¬μ νλ©°, μ΅μ μμΆ μ무λ₯Ό ν¬ν¨ν©λλ€. μ΄λ€ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨μ ν΅ν΄ 2031λ κΉμ§ μ°κ° 37κ°μ μ΄ μμΆκ³΅(gross wells)μΌλ‘ μμΆλμ΄ μ μ§μ μΌλ‘ λμ΄λ μμ μ΄λ©°, Aethonμ ν¬ν¨ν κ²½μ° κ°μ κΈ°κ° λμ μ΄ 50κ°μ μ΄ μμΆκ³΅μ΄ λ κ²μ λλ€. |
| Aethon also recently brought several new wells online in the Shelby Trough at about 25 to 30 MMcf a day with another 5 wells expected to come online in the first quarter. An additional 18 wells are expected to be drilled throughout 2026. Also in 2026, we expect that Revenant will spud more than its minimum 6-well commitment and Caturus plans to drill its initial wells, including a pilot well. We are also seeing increased activity from others in the Shelby Trough as the industry moves towards available inventory to meet the growing natural gas demand. | μμ΄μ (Aethon)μ μ΅κ·Ό μλΉ νΈλ¬ν(Shelby Trough)μμ ν루 μ½ 25~30 MMcf κ·λͺ¨μ μλ‘μ΄ μ μ μ¬λ¬ κ°λ₯Ό κ°λνκΈ° μμνμΌλ©°, 1λΆκΈ°μλ μΆκ°λ‘ 5κ°μ μ μ μ΄ κ°λλ μμ μ λλ€. 2026λ μλ μΆκ°λ‘ 18κ°μ μ μ μ΄ μμΆλ κ²μΌλ‘ μμλ©λλ€. λν 2026λ μλ λ λ²λνΈ(Revenant)κ° μ΅μ 6κ° μ μ μμΆ μ½μμ λμ΄μ€ κ²μΌλ‘ μμνλ©°, μΉ΄ν¬λ£¨μ€(Caturus)λ νμΌλΏ μ μ μ ν¬ν¨ν μ΄κΈ° μ μ μμΆλ₯Ό κ³ννκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ ν¬λ λν μλΉ νΈλ¬νμμ λ€λ₯Έ μ 체λ€μ νλμ΄ μ¦κ°νλ κ²μ λͺ©κ²©νκ³ μλλ°, μ΄λ μ κ³κ° μ¦κ°νλ μ²μ°κ°μ€ μμλ₯Ό μΆ©μ‘±νκΈ° μν΄ κ°μ© μ¬κ³ λ₯Ό νμ©νλ €λ μμ§μμ λ°λ₯Έ κ²μ λλ€. |
| In addition to these developments, we are building another new opportunity in our Haynesville expansion area that we believe will add significant inventory and scale to the current development. Based on existing subsurface analysis, we believe we can continue to expand the Shelby Trough and Haynesville Basin towards the Western Haynesville. With our continued focus of increasing production from existing assets and driving long-term value for our unitholders, we have also entered into an LOI with a reputable operator with experience in the Haynesville on a meaningful amount of acreage in the Gulf Coast region outside of our recent focus areas. | μ΄λ¬ν μ§μ μ¬νλ€ μΈμλ, μ ν¬λ νμ¬ μ§ν μ€μΈ κ°λ°μ μλΉν μ¬κ³ (inventory)μ κ·λͺ¨(scale)λ₯Ό λν κ²μΌλ‘ κΈ°λνλ λ λ€λ₯Έ μλ‘μ΄ κΈ°νλ₯Ό ν€μΈμ¦λΉ(Haynesville) νμ₯ μ§μμμ ꡬμΆνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κΈ°μ‘΄μ μ§ν λΆμ(subsurface analysis)μ κΈ°λ°μΌλ‘, μ ν¬λ μ ΈλΉ νΈλ¬ν(Shelby Trough)μ ν€μΈμ¦λΉ λΆμ§(Haynesville Basin)λ₯Ό μλΆ ν€μΈμ¦λΉ(Western Haynesville) λ°©ν₯μΌλ‘ κ³μ νμ₯ν μ μλ€κ³ λ―Ώμ΅λλ€. κΈ°μ‘΄ μμ°μμ μμ°λμ λλ¦¬κ³ μ λ 보μ μ(unitholders)λ€μ μν μ₯κΈ°μ μΈ κ°μΉλ₯Ό μ°½μΆνλ λ° μ§μμ μΌλ‘ μ§μ€νλ κ°μ΄λ°, μ ν¬λ μ΅κ·Ό μ§μ€ μ§μ μΈμ κ±Έν μ½μ€νΈ(Gulf Coast) μ§μμμ μλΉν κ·λͺ¨μ λ©΄μ μ λν΄ ν€μΈμ¦λΉ μ§μ κ²½νμ΄ νλΆν νν μ’μ μ΄μμ¬(operator)μ LOI(μν₯μ)λ₯Ό 체결νμ΅λλ€. |
| Our acquisition program remains on track as well. Since launching the program in '23, we've invested about $240 million to add accretive mineral and royalty acreage across the Shelby Trough and Haynesville expansion area. We remain confident that the combination of these commercial initiatives will lead to significant growth and value for our unitholders. With that, I will hand the call over to Taylor. Taylor DeWalch Thanks, Fowler. Good morning, everyone. Adding on to Fowler's commentary, we're excited about the increased activity and the ramp in production that we expect throughout 2026. | μ ν¬ μΈμ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨ λν μμ‘°λ‘κ² μ§νλκ³ μμ΅λλ€. 23λ
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| We ended 2025 and begin 2026 at about [ 32,000 BOE ] per day, but we see that materially growing throughout 2026. So while production guidance is roughly flat year-over-year, we see solid growth from fourth quarter 2025 to fourth quarter 2026. Our fall investor presentation showed that 2026 is anticipated to be just the beginning of new activity in the Shelby Trough. We expect significant increases in natural gas production and distributions for BSM unitholders over the coming years. | 2025λ μ λ§κ°νκ³ 2026λ μ μμνλ μμ μ μΌμΌ μμ°λμ μ½ 32,000 BOE(μμ νμ°λ°°λ΄)μμ§λ§, 2026λ ν ν΄ λμ μ΄ μμΉκ° μ€μ§μ μΌλ‘ μ¦κ°ν κ²μΌλ‘ μμνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λ°λΌμ μμ°λ κ°μ΄λμ€λ μ λ λλΉ κ±°μ λ³λμ΄ μμ κ²μΌλ‘ μμλμ§λ§, 2025λ 4λΆκΈ°λΆν° 2026λ 4λΆκΈ°κΉμ§λ κ²¬κ³ ν μ±μ₯μ λ³΄μΌ κ²μΌλ‘ μ λ§ν©λλ€. μ ν¬μ μ§λ κ°μ ν¬μμ μ€λͺ νμμ 2026λ μ μ ΈλΉ νΈλΌν(Shelby Trough) μ§μμ μ κ· νλμ΄ λ³Έκ²©μ μΌλ‘ μμλλ ν΄κ° λ κ²μΌλ‘ μμλλ€κ³ λ°ν λ° μμ΅λλ€. ν₯ν λͺ λ κ° BSM μ λ 보μ μλ€μ μν μ²μ°κ°μ€ μμ°λ λ° λΆλ°°κΈμ μλΉν μ¦κ°λ₯Ό κΈ°λνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Because we have one substantial industry-leading inventory on our acreage in the Shelby Trough and Haynesville expansion and two, advantageous proximity to the Gulf Coast and key demand centers, we are optimistic about the long-term growth for our unitholders. The team has done a phenomenal job the last several years delineating and marketing the Haynesville expansion area and securing the development agreements. We are now preparing to manage the growth in activity through these development agreements with our operating partners. As noted in our release last night, we are strategically increasing G&A in 2026 to support this increase in activity. | μ ν¬λ 첫째, Shelby Trough λ° Haynesville νμ₯ μ§μ λ΄μ μλΉν κ·λͺ¨μ μ κ³ μ΅κ³ μμ€ μ¬κ³ λ₯Ό 보μ νκ³ μμΌλ©°, λμ§Έ, λ©μμ½λ§(Gulf Coast) λ° μ£Όμ μμ μ€μ¬μ§μμ μ 리ν κ·Όμ μ±μ λ°νμΌλ‘, μ λ 보μ μλ€μ μν μ₯κΈ°μ μΈ μ±μ₯μ λν΄ λκ΄νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ ν¬ νμ μ§λ λͺ λ κ° Haynesville νμ₯ μ§μμ νμ¬ λ° λ§μΌν νκ³ κ°λ° κ³μ½μ ν보νλ λ° λλΌμ΄ μ±κ³Όλ₯Ό κ±°λμμ΅λλ€. μ΄μ μ ν¬λ μ΄μ ννΈλλ€κ³Όμ μ΄λ¬ν κ°λ° κ³μ½μ ν΅ν΄ νλ μ¦κ°λ₯Ό κ΄λ¦¬ν μ€λΉλ₯Ό νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄μ ―λ°€ μ ν¬κ° λ°νν μλ£μμ μΈκΈνλ―μ΄, μ ν¬λ μ΄λ¬ν νλ μ¦κ°λ₯Ό μ§μνκΈ° μν΄ 2026λ μ G&A(νλ§€λΉμκ΄λ¦¬λΉ)λ₯Ό μ λ΅μ μΌλ‘ λ릴 μμ μ λλ€. |
| We remain focused on disciplined capital management and our comprehensive commercial strategy, including grassroots acquisitions, high interest development agreements, new development opportunities and proactive asset management across all basins. Those efforts support our goal of delivering near-term and long-term value for Black Stone's unitholders. With that, I'll handle the call over to Chris to walk through the financial details for the quarter and full year. Chris Bonner Senior VP, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer & CFO of Black Stone Minerals GP L.L.C Thanks, Taylor, and good morning, everyone. | μ ν¬λ κ·μ¨ μλ μλ³Έ κ΄λ¦¬μ ν¬κ΄μ μΈ μμ
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| In the fourth quarter, mineral and royalty production was [ 30,900 ] BOE per day, a decrease of 11% from the prior quarter. Total production for the quarter was [ 32,100 ] BOE per day, and we completed the year at the high end of the updated guidance. As discussed in the release last night, our updated guidance last year reflected lower natural gas directed drilling activity and volume levels in the Shelby Trough over the last couple of years. We expect 2026 to be a turning point with new and increased development in the Shelby Trough and Haynesville expansion areas, along with high interest projects in the Permian Basin and ongoing development across our broader assets. | 4λΆκΈ° κ΄λ¬Ό λ° λ‘μ΄ν° μμ°λμ μΌμΌ 30,900 μμ νμ°λ°°λ΄(BOE)μ κΈ°λ‘νμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μ λΆκΈ° λλΉ 11% κ°μν μμΉμ λλ€. ν΄λΉ λΆκΈ°μ μ΄ μμ°λμ μΌμΌ 32,100 μμ νμ°λ°°λ΄(BOE)μ΄μμΌλ©°, μ°κ° μμ°λμ μ λ°μ΄νΈλ κ°μ΄λμ€μ μλ¨ μμ€μ λ¬μ±νμ΅λλ€. μ΄μ ―λ°€ 보λμλ£μμ μΈκΈνλ―μ΄, μλ μ ν¬μ μ λ°μ΄νΈλ κ°μ΄λμ€λ μ§λ λͺ λ κ° μ ΈλΉ νΈλ‘ν(Shelby Trough) μ§μμ μ²μ°κ°μ€ μμΆ νλ λ° μμ°λ μμ€μ΄ κ°μν κ²μ λ°μν κ²μ΄μμ΅λλ€. μ ν¬λ 2026λ μ΄ μ ΈλΉ νΈλ‘ν(Shelby Trough) λ° ν€μΈμ¦λΉ(Haynesville) νμ₯ μ§μμμμ μ κ· λ° μ¦λλ κ°λ°, νΌλ―Έμ λΆμ§(Permian Basin)μ μ£Όμ νλ‘μ νΈ, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ λ°μ μΈ μμ°μ κ±ΈμΉ μ§μμ μΈ κ°λ°κ³Ό ν¨κ» μ νμ μ΄ λ κ²μΌλ‘ μμν©λλ€. |
| We continue to monitor increasing activity levels in the Haynesville and commodity price dynamics as we look towards 2026 production and distribution. The partnership is also in the process of shooting two substantial 3D seismic surveys in the Shelby Trough and Haynesville expansion area, covering about 360,000 gross acres. While initiating and funding these surveys is not typical for Black Stone, we believe it allows us to control the timing, pace and focus of the data, highlighting our minerals and supporting their development under our contracted agreements. Most of the remaining costs for these surveys are expected to be incurred in 2026 with completion targeted for early 2027. | μ ν¬λ 2026λ μμ° λ° μ ν΅μ λ΄λ€λ³΄λ©΄μ ν€μΈμ¦λΉ(Haynesville) μ§μμ μ¦κ°νλ νλ μμ€κ³Ό μμμ¬ κ°κ²© λν₯μ κ³μν΄μ μ£Όμνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λΉμ¬λ λν μ ΈλΉ νΈλ‘ν(Shelby Trough) λ° ν€μΈμ¦λΉ νμ₯ μ§μμμ μ½ 36λ§ μ΄ μμ΄μ»€(gross acres) κ·λͺ¨μ λκ·λͺ¨ 3D νμ±ν νμ¬ λ 건μ μ§ννκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λΈλμ€ν€(Black Stone)μ΄ μ΄λ¬ν νμ¬λ₯Ό μμνκ³ μκΈμ μ§μνλ κ²μ μ΄λ‘μ μ΄μ§λ§, λΉμ¬λ μ΄λ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ λ°μ΄ν°μ μκΈ°, μ§ν μλ λ° μ΄μ μ ν΅μ νμ¬ λΉμ¬μ κ΄λ¬Ό μμμ λΆκ°μν€κ³ κ³μ½ ν©μμ λ°λΌ ν΄λΉ μμμ κ°λ°μ μ§μν μ μλ€κ³ μκ°ν©λλ€. μ΄ νμ¬λ€μ μμ¬ λΉμ© λλΆλΆμ 2026λ μ λ°μν κ²μΌλ‘ μμλλ©°, μλ£λ 2027λ μ΄λ‘ μμ λμ΄ μμ΅λλ€. |
| They are subject to partial reimbursement with reported costs reflecting Black Stone's share while the partnership retains full ownership of the data. Over time, the proprietary nature of these surveys may provide opportunities to license the data to industry, potentially generating additional revenue. Together with these supplemental seismic purchases, these assets are expected to enhance subsurface evaluation, further unlock the value of our mineral and royalty acreage and accelerate development of that acreage. To better reflect how we view these investments, we've updated the presentation of adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow to exclude seismic acquisition costs. | μ΄ λΉμ©λ€μ λΆλΆ μν λμμ΄λ©°, λ³΄κ³ λ λΉμ©μ λΈλμ€ν€μ μ§λΆμ λ°μνλ ννΈ, ννΈλμμ ν΄λΉ λ°μ΄ν°μ μμ ν μμ κΆμ μ μ§ν©λλ€. μ₯κΈ°μ μΌλ‘, μ΄λ¬ν νμ¬ μλ£μ λ μ μ νΉμ±μ μ κ³μ λ°μ΄ν°λ₯Ό λΌμ΄μ μ€ν κΈ°νλ₯Ό μ 곡νμ¬ μ μ¬μ μΌλ‘ μΆκ° μμ΅μ μ°½μΆν μ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν μΆκ°μ μΈ μ§μ§ν νμ¬ μλ£ κ΅¬λ§€μ λλΆμ΄, μ΄ μμ°λ€μ μ§ν νκ°λ₯Ό ν₯μμν€κ³ , λΉμ¬μ κ΄λ¬Ό λ° λ‘μ΄ν° 보μ μ§μμ κ°μΉλ₯Ό λμ± λ°κ΅΄νλ©°, ν΄λΉ μ§μμ κ°λ°μ κ°μνν κ²μΌλ‘ μμλ©λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν ν¬μμ λν λΉμ¬μ κ΄μ μ λ μ λ°μνκΈ° μν΄, μ ν¬λ μ‘°μ EBITDAμ λΆλ°°κ°λ₯ νκΈ νλ¦μ νμ λ°©μμ μ λ°μ΄νΈνμ¬ μ§μ§ν νμ¬ μλ£ μ·¨λ λΉμ©μ μ μΈνμ΅λλ€. |
| Turning to the quarter's financial results. Net income was $72.2 million for the fourth quarter with adjusted EBITDA of $76.7 million. 51% of oil and gas revenue in the quarter came from oil and condensate production. As previously announced, we declared a distribution of $0.30 per unit for the quarter or $1.20 on an annualized basis. Distributable cash flow for the quarter was $66.8 million, which represents 1.05x coverage for the period. As Fowler and Taylor mentioned earlier, the partnership's outlook remains strong, anchored by long-term contracted development in our high-interest Shelby Trough acreage as well as our core legacy assets across the U.S. | μ΄μ μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° μ¬λ¬΄ μ€μ μ μ΄ν΄λ³΄κ² μ΅λλ€. 4λΆκΈ° μμ΄μ΅μ 7,220λ§ λ¬λ¬μμΌλ©°, μ‘°μ EBITDAλ 7,670λ§ λ¬λ¬λ₯Ό κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° μμ λ° κ°μ€ λ§€μΆμ 51%λ μμ λ° μ»¨λ΄μΈμ΄νΈ μμ°μμ λ°μνμ΅λλ€. μμ 곡μ§λλ¦° λ°μ κ°μ΄, μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° μ£ΌλΉ 0.30λ¬λ¬, μ°κ° κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ 1.20λ¬λ¬μ λΆλ°°κΈ μ§κΈμ κ²°μ νμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° λΆλ°°κ°λ₯ νκΈνλ¦μ 6,680λ§ λ¬λ¬μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ ν΄λΉ κΈ°κ° λμ 1.05λ°°μ 컀λ²λ¦¬μ§λ₯Ό λνλ λλ€. Fowlerμ Taylorκ° μμ μΈκΈνλ―μ΄, λΉμ¬μ λμ μ§λΆμ κ°μ§ Shelby Trough μ§μμμμ μ₯κΈ° κ³μ½ κ°λ°κ³Ό λ―Έκ΅ μ μμ κ±ΈμΉ ν΅μ¬ κΈ°μ‘΄ μμ°μ νμ μ΄ ννΈλμμ μ λ§μ μ¬μ ν κ°λ ₯ν©λλ€. |
| With growing demand from LNG and electric power generation, the outlook for natural gas is increasingly constructive over the next decade. Our significant assets near Gulf Coast LNG facilities position Black Stone to benefit from the substantial call on gas supply, which we expect to increase over the coming years. In conclusion, we had a successful 2025 on many fronts, setting the partnership up for a great 2026 and beyond. We remain confident that our existing acreage positions across numerous basins, coupled with our commercial strategy and the expanded Shelby Trough will provide a strong foundation to deliver sustainable long-term value for unitholders. | LNG λ° μ λ ₯ μμ° μμ μ¦κ°μ λ°λΌ ν₯ν 10λ
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λλ€. κ±Έν μ°μ LNG μμ€ μΈκ·Όμ μμΉν λΉμ¬μ μλΉν μμ°μ Black Stoneμ΄ ν₯ν λͺ λ
κ° μ¦κ°ν κ²μΌλ‘ μμλλ κ°μ€ 곡κΈμ λν μλΉν μμλ‘λΆν° μ΄μ μ μ»μ μ μλ μ 리ν μμΉμ μμ΅λλ€. κ²°λ‘ μ μΌλ‘, λΉμ¬λ μ¬λ¬ λ©΄μμ μ±κ³΅μ μΈ 2025λ μ 보λμΌλ©°, μ΄λ ννΈλμμ΄ 2026λ μ΄νμλ νλ₯ν μ±κ³Όλ₯Ό λΌ μ μλ κΈ°λ°μ λ§λ ¨νμ΅λλ€. λΉμ¬λ μλ§μ λΆμ§μ κ±Έμ³ μλ κΈ°μ‘΄ κ΄κ΅¬μ λΉμ¬μ μμ μ λ΅ λ° νμ₯λ μ ΈλΉ νΈλΌν(Shelby Trough)κ° κ²°ν©λμ΄ μ λνλλ€μκ² μ§μ κ°λ₯ν μ₯κΈ°μ κ°μΉλ₯Ό μ 곡ν κ°λ ₯ν κΈ°λ°μ΄ λ κ²μ΄λΌκ³ νμ ν©λλ€. |
| With that, I'd like to open up the call for questions. | κ·ΈλΌ, μ΄μ μ§λ¬Έμ λ°κ² μ΅λλ€. |
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κ° μμ°λ μ¦κ°λ₯Ό μν κΈ°λ°μ λ§λ ¨νμ΅λλ€. νΉν Shelby Trough λ° Haynesville νμ₯ μ§μμμ μ²μ°κ°μ€ μμ°λμ μλΉν μ±μ₯μ κΈ°λνκ³ μμ΅λλ€.
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| Operator: [Operator Instructions] Your first question today comes from the line of Derrick Whitfield from Texas Capital. | **Operator:** μ€λ 첫 λ²μ§Έ μ§λ¬Έμ ν μ¬μ€ μΊνΌν(Texas Capital)μ λ°λ¦ μνλ λκ»μ ν΄μ£Όμκ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Derrick Whitfield: Texas Capital Securities, Research Division Regarding guidance for the year, while I realize some of this is beyond your control, how should we think about the cadence of production from 4Q levels throughout 2026 based on the known developments? | **Derrick Whitfield:** μ°κ° κ°μ΄λμ€(guidance)μ κ΄λ ¨νμ¬ μ§λ¬Έλ립λλ€. λ¬Όλ‘ μΌλΆλ ν΅μ νκΈ° μ΄λ €μ΄ λΆλΆμ΄λΌλ μ μ μκ³ μμ΅λλ€λ§, νμ¬κΉμ§ νμ λ μ§ν μν©μ λ°νμΌλ‘ 4λΆκΈ° μμ€μμλΆν° 2026λ λ΄λ΄ μμ°λμ μΆμ΄(cadence)λ₯Ό μ ν¬κ° μ΄λ»κ² μ λ§ν΄μΌ ν κΉμ? |
| Taylor DeWalch: Yes, Derrick, this is Taylor, and I'll start out with that. I mean I think when we look back to 2025 kind of midyear and then along with kind of our investor presentation, we really pointed to where we thought production was headed based on the last couple of years kind of activity in the Shelby Trough and the decreased activity there. And so where we end 2025 is where we think we're going to start 2026, which is what we've kind of alluded to in the release last night and mentioned in our script this morning. And then I think that where that puts us for the full year is reflected kind of in the guidance. So again, we think we're going to be increasing materially throughout the course of 2026. And most of that is attributable to kind of new development agreements as well as Permian production and those high interest developments out West. | **Taylor DeWalch:** λ€, λ°λ¦. μ κ° λ¨Όμ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. μ ν¬κ° 2025λ μ€λ°κ³Ό ν¬μμ μ€λͺ ν(investor presentation)λ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ λ§μλλ Έλ―μ΄, μ§λ λͺ λ κ° μ ΈλΉ νΈλ‘ν(Shelby Trough) μ§μμ νλκ³Ό κ·Έκ³³μμμ νλ κ°μλ₯Ό κΈ°λ°μΌλ‘ μμ°λ(production)μ΄ μ΄λ»κ² λ μ§ μμμΉλ₯Ό μ μν λ° μμ΅λλ€. λ°λΌμ 2025λ λ§μ μμ°λμ 2026λ μ΄μ μμμ μ΄ λ κ²μΌλ‘ μμνλ©°, μ΄λ μ΄μ ―λ°€ 보λμλ£(release)μμ μμνκ³ μ€λ μμΉ¨ μ€ν¬λ¦½νΈμμλ μΈκΈνλ λ΄μ©μ λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ΄λ¬ν μν©μ΄ μ°κ° μ€μ μ λ―ΈμΉλ μν₯μ κ°μ΄λμ€(guidance)μ λ°μλμ΄ μμ΅λλ€. λ€μ λ§μλ리μ§λ§, μ ν¬λ 2026λ ν ν΄ λμ μμ°λμ΄ μλΉν μ¦κ°ν κ²μΌλ‘ μμν©λλ€. κ·Έ λλΆλΆμ μ κ· κ°λ° κ³μ½(development agreements)κ³Ό νΌλ―Έμ(Permian) μμ°λ, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μλΆ μ§μμ κ³ μμ΅ κ°λ° μ¬μ (high interest developments)μ κΈ°μΈνλ€κ³ λ³Ό μ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Derrick Whitfield: Texas Capital Securities, Research Division And Taylor, would you expect it to kind of stall out at the kind of Q1 -- maybe Q4 level for Q1 and then kind of step up each quarter progressively? Or would there be more lumpiness than what I just suggested? | **Derrick Whitfield:** 1λΆκΈ° μ€μ μ΄ 4λΆκΈ° μμ€μμ μ 체(stall out)λ ν, μ΄ν λΆκΈ°λ³λ‘ μ μ§μ μΌλ‘(progressively) μ¦κ°ν κ²μΌλ‘ μμνμλμ? μλλ©΄ μ κ° λ°©κΈ λ§μλλ¦° κ²λ³΄λ€ λ ν° λΆκ·μΉμ±(lumpiness)μ΄ μμ κ²μΌλ‘ 보μλκΉ? |
| Taylor DeWalch: No, I think that's right. You'll see it start to step up. We've -- as we've mentioned, we've got some wells coming on here in the beginning of the year, specifically related to Aethon and then we see activity increasing throughout the year. | **Taylor DeWalch:** λ€, κ·Έλ κ² λ³΄μλ©΄ λ κ² κ°μ΅λλ€. μ μ°¨ μ¦κ°νλ λͺ¨μ΅μ νμΈνμ€ μ μμ κ²λλ€. μ ν¬κ° μμ λ§μλλ¦° λ°μ κ°μ΄, μ°μ΄μλ νΉν Aethonκ³Ό κ΄λ ¨λ λͺλͺ μ μ (wells)λ€μ΄ κ°λλ μμ μ λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ°μ€ λ΄λ΄ μ λ°μ μΈ νλ(activity)μ΄ κΎΈμ€ν μ¦κ°ν κ²μΌλ‘ μμνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Derrick Whitfield: Texas Capital Securities, Research Division Great. And for my follow-up, in your commentary, you referenced efforts to build new opportunities to further expand your asset base and add new development agreements in both the Shelby Trough and Haynesville expansion area. I guess looking ahead, how would you characterize the pipeline of potential new development agreements? Are these conversations primarily with new operators in the basin or extensions with existing operators? And how should we think about the cadence and acreage scope of incremental agreements over the next 12 to 18 months? | **Derrick Whitfield:** λ€, μ’μ΅λλ€. μΆκ° μ§λ¬Έμ
λλ€. λ°νμμ μΈκΈνμ
¨λ―μ΄, Shelby Troughμ Haynesville νμ₯ μ§μ λͺ¨λμμ μμ° κΈ°λ°(asset base)μ λμ± νμ₯νκ³ μ κ· κ°λ° κ³μ½(development agreements)μ μΆκ°νκΈ° μν μλ‘μ΄ κΈ°νλ₯Ό μ°½μΆνκΈ° μν΄ λ
Έλ ₯νκ³ κ³μ κ²μΌλ‘ μκ³ μμ΅λλ€. ν₯ν μ λ§κ³Ό κ΄λ ¨νμ¬, μ μ¬μ μΈ μ κ· κ°λ° κ³μ½ νμ΄νλΌμΈ(pipeline)μ μ΄λ»κ² νκ°νκ³ κ³μ κ°μ? μ΄λ¬ν λ Όμλ€μ΄ μ£Όλ‘ ν΄λΉ λΆμ§(basin) λ΄μ μ κ· μ΄μμ¬(operators)λ€κ³Ό μ΄λ£¨μ΄μ§κ³ μλμ, μλλ©΄ κΈ°μ‘΄ μ΄μμ¬λ€κ³Όμ κ³μ½ μ°μ₯(extensions)μ κ΄ν κ²μΈκ°μ? κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ ν₯ν 12κ°μμμ 18κ°μ λμ μ¦λΆ κ³μ½(incremental agreements)λ€μ 체결 μ£ΌκΈ°(cadence)μ λ©΄μ λ²μ(acreage scope)λ₯Ό μ ν¬κ° μ΄λ»κ² μμν΄μΌ ν κΉμ? |
| Fowler Carter: Co-CEO & Director of Black Stone Minerals GP LLC Derrick, I would tell you that we certainly don't discriminate against existing partners or newcomers. We welcome all parties. And while we enjoy the partnerships that are established, we are happy to continue to diversify our new developments with new partners or strengthen existing contracts with established partners. | **Fowler Carter:** μ ν¬λ κΈ°μ‘΄ ννΈλ(existing partners)λ μ κ· ννΈλ(newcomers)λ₯Ό κ²°μ½ μ°¨λ³νμ§ μμ΅λλ€. λͺ¨λ λΆλ€μ νμν©λλ€. μ ν¬λ κΈ°μ‘΄μ ꡬμΆλ ννΈλμ(partnerships)μ μμ€ν μ¬κΈ°λ ννΈ, μλ‘μ΄ ννΈλμ ν¨κ» μ κ· κ°λ°(new developments)μ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ λ€κ°ν(diversify)νκ±°λ κΈ°μ‘΄ ννΈλμ κΈ°μ‘΄ κ³μ½(existing contracts)μ κ°ννλ κ²μ κΈ°μκ² μκ°ν©λλ€. |
| Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Tim Rezvan from KeyBanc Capital Markets. | **Operator:** λ€μ μ§λ¬Έμ ν€λ± ν¬ μΊνΌν λ§μΌμΈ μ ν λ μ¦λ°λκ»μ ν΄μ£Όμκ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Timothy Rezvan: KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division Changing gears to the Permian. We saw comments in the release about leasing outside of the Coterra development area. We also saw guidance for liquids down a bit in 2026 versus our expectations. So can you talk about kind of what you're pursuing in the Permian and kind of how -- just kind of the scale and the priority of that given everything that's going on in the Haynesville? | **Timothy Rezvan:** νΌλ―Έμ(Permian)μΌλ‘ νμ λ₯Ό μ ννμ¬ μ§λ¬Έλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. μ ν¬λ 보λμλ£μμ μ½ν λΌ(Coterra) κ°λ° μ§μ μΈμ μλ(leasing) νλμ λν μΈκΈμ νμΈνμ΅λλ€. λν, 2026λ μ‘μ μμ°λ(liquids) κ°μ΄λμ€κ° μ ν¬ μμμΉλ³΄λ€ λ€μ νν₯ μ‘°μ λ κ²μ 보μμ΅λλ€. λ°λΌμ νΌλ―Έμμμ μ΄λ€ μ λ΅μ μΆκ΅¬νκ³ κ³μ μ§, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ ν€μΈμ¦λΉ(Haynesville)μμ μ§ν μ€μΈ λͺ¨λ μν©μ κ³ λ €ν λ, νΌλ―Έμ μ¬μ μ κ·λͺ¨μ μ°μ μμλ μ΄λ»κ² λλμ§ μ€λͺ ν΄ μ£Όμ€ μ μμκΉμ? |
| Taylor DeWalch: Sure, Tim. This is Taylor, and I'll start there. I think we're excited to see activity in the Permian kind of in two different folds, if you will. We've got high interest activity from Coterra, and then we mentioned another large-scale kind of high interest development that's happening in the Southern Delaware. So that's a bit more proactive asset management, if you will, along with quite a bit of leasing throughout 2025 that we think points to increased activity across '26 and '27. I think if you look at the timing of some of this and when we see those volumes coming on, certainly, we'll see some of the Coterra wells continue to come on over the course of '26. Some of the other activity, I think, really is probably later on in '26 and more materially in 2027. So I think you'll start to see those volumes a little bit later on. But no, we're excited about what's going on. Certainly excited about some of the other folks in the industry and their excitement around the Barnett, which we've also seen leasing pick up. So I think there's a lot to be excited about in the Permian right now. | **Taylor DeWalch:** μ κ° λ¨Όμ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. νΌλ―Έμ λΆμ§(Permian Basin)μμμ νλμ΄ λ κ°μ§ μΈ‘λ©΄μμ νλ°ν΄μ§λ κ²μ λ³΄κ² λμ΄ κ³ λ¬΄μ μ
λλ€. λ¨Όμ , μ½ν
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| Chris Bonner: Senior VP, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer & CFO of Black Stone Minerals GP L.L.C Yes. The only thing I'd add there is -- so we know about these high interest developments that we can model. When we're looking at where pricing is right now in the Permian, we're being thoughtful on just the broader development there and not wanting to get ahead of ourselves when it comes to forecasting the broader Permian volumes. | **Chris Bonner:** λ€. μ κ° λ§λΆμ΄μλ©΄, μ ν¬λ λͺ¨λΈλ§μ΄ κ°λ₯ν μ΄λ¬ν μ£Όλͺ©ν λ§ν κ°λ°(high interest developments)λ€μ μΈμ§νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. νμ¬ νΌλ―Έμ(Permian) λΆμ§μ κ°κ²© λν₯μ λ³Ό λ, μ ν¬λ κ·Έ μ§μμ μ λ°μ μΈ κ°λ°(broader development)μ λν΄ μ μ€νκ² μ κ·Όνκ³ μμΌλ©°, νΌλ―Έμ λΆμ§ μ 체μ μμ°λ(broader Permian volumes)μ μμΈ‘νλ λ° μμ΄μ λ무 μμλκ°κ³ μΆμ§ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Timothy Rezvan: KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division Okay. Okay. I appreciate the context. My next question, if we look at the Henry Hub strip this year, it's below $3.50 for a lot of the year into kind of the winter. And you've talked about sort of maybe a flattish start to the year growing. Do you feel comfortable you can fund your $0.30 distribution through distributable cash flow without sort of leaning on liquidity for the next -- I mean, 1Q will be a big aberration we know with $5 Henry Hub. But as we look to the summer, how confident are you that you can sort of fund that without leaning on liquidity? | **Timothy Rezvan:** μκ² μ΅λλ€. μ€λͺ
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| Taylor DeWalch: Yes. Good question. And maybe I'll start off and Chris, if you want to jump in. But I think it really just sort of following up on what Chris just said, we've taken a stance on being really thoughtful about where we see commodity prices and activity levels and where we think that we've got some pretty solid development that's going to happen, and we're confident in that development based on our agreements and our minimum commitments there. So along with the sort of ongoing activity and wells coming online. So I would say that we're confident that we can continue to fund the distribution and grow throughout the year based on those minimums. | **Taylor DeWalch:** λ€, μ’μ μ§λ¬Έμ
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| Chris Bonner: Senior VP, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer & CFO of Black Stone Minerals GP L.L.C Yes. I would just concur with that assessment and then also note that we do have strong hedges in place for natural gas throughout the year. | **Chris Bonner:** λ€, κ·Έ νκ°μ μ μ μΌλ‘ λμν©λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ§λΆμ¬ λ§μλ리μλ©΄, μ ν¬λ μ°μ€ λ΄λ΄ μ²μ°κ°μ€μ λν κ°λ ₯ν ν€μ§(hedge)λ₯Ό ν보νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Timothy Rezvan: KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division Okay. Okay. I just wanted to push on that. And if I could sneak one more in. I appreciate the prepared comments on the seismic, we saw that adjustment with your adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter. Should we assume that, that $30 million of exploration expense is all seismic? Is there a cadence to that? Is that a onetime expense? And do you expect to continue to kind of adjust that out for adjusted EBITDA? | **Timothy Rezvan:** λ€, μκ² μ΅λλ€. κ·Έ λΆλΆμ λν΄ μ’ λ μ¬μ€λ³΄κ³ μΆμμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ ν κ°μ§λ§ λ μ§λ¬Έλλ €λ λ κΉμ? μ§μ§ν νμ¬(seismic) κ΄λ ¨ν΄μ 미리 μ€λͺ ν΄μ£Όμ λΆλΆ μ λ€μμ΅λλ€. 4λΆκΈ° μ‘°μ EBITDA(adjusted EBITDA)μμ ν΄λΉ μ‘°μ μ¬νμ νμΈνμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ λ€λ©΄ 3μ²λ§ λ¬λ¬μ νμ¬ λΉμ©(exploration expense)μ΄ λͺ¨λ μ§μ§ν νμ¬ κ΄λ ¨ λΉμ©μ΄λΌκ³ κ°μ ν΄λ λ κΉμ? μ΄ λΉμ©μ μ£ΌκΈ°μ μΌλ‘ λ°μνλ 건κ°μ, μλλ©΄ μΌνμ± λΉμ©(onetime expense)μΈκ°μ? κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μμΌλ‘λ κ³μ μ‘°μ EBITDA(adjusted EBITDA) μ°μ μ μ΄ λΉμ©μ μ μΈνμ€ κ³νμ΄μ μ§μ? |
| Chris Bonner: Senior VP, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer & CFO of Black Stone Minerals GP L.L.C Yes, I can answer that. So it is expense throughout the year. We do expect more of it to hit when the shoot is actually taking place in the middle of the year. And it is the majority of the seismic that we forecasted. It's about 90-plus percent of the total. And we do expect the majority of the costs related to these two specific shoots to be completed in early '27, but primarily expensed in '26. And we don't anticipate additional significant seismic costs within this development area. | **Chris Bonner:** λ€, μ κ° λ΅λ³λλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. ν΄λΉ λΉμ©μ μ°μ€ λ΄λ΄ λ°μνλ©°, νΉν μ°μ€ μ€λ°μ μ€μ νμ±ν νμ¬(seismic)κ° μ΄λ£¨μ΄μ§λ μμ μ λ λ§μ λΉμ©μ΄ λ°μν κ²μΌλ‘ μμνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ μ ν¬κ° μμνλ μ 체 νμ±ν νμ¬ λΉμ©μ λλΆλΆμ μ°¨μ§νλ©°, μ 체 λΉμ©μ 90% μ΄μμ ν΄λΉν©λλ€. μ΄ λ κ°μ§ νΉμ νμ¬μ κ΄λ ¨λ λΉμ©μ λλΆλΆμ 2027λ μ΄μ μλ£λ κ²μΌλ‘ μμνμ§λ§, μ£Όλ‘ 2026λ μ λΉμ©μΌλ‘ μ²λ¦¬λ κ²μ λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ΄ κ°λ° μ§μ λ΄μμλ μΆκ°μ μΈ μ€λν νμ±ν νμ¬ λΉμ©μ μμνκ³ μμ§ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Taylor DeWalch: Yes. I might just add on too and just take that question a little bit further, Tim. The seismic shoot is certainly something, I think, pretty unique for a company like us to do. But I think when you look back at the last couple of years, we have taken a stance of putting subsurface analysis and geology first, and we're pretty convicted in the Rock in the Shelby Trough and the Haynesville expansion. And I think these seismic shoots are just another data point for us to further that story and really build the foundation for our operators to come in and start to develop. And I think as Chris also mentioned in his prepared remarks, these are proprietary shoots. So we own them and look forward to, at some point, also potentially turning those licenses to industry and generating revenue off of them. So a couple of different ways we're thinking about the seismic. But excited to get those shot later this year and just keep on developing the Shelby Trough and the Haynesville expansion. | **Taylor DeWalch:** λ€, ν, μ κ° μ΄ μ§λ¬Έμ λν΄ μ‘°κΈ λ λ§λΆμ¬ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. μ ν¬μ κ°μ νμ¬μκ² νμ±ν νμ¬(seismic shoot)λ μλΉν λ νΉν μλλΌκ³ μκ°ν©λλ€. νμ§λ§ μ§λ λͺ λ μ λμ΄μΌλ³΄λ©΄, μ ν¬λ μ§ν λΆμ(subsurface analysis)κ³Ό μ§μ§ν(geology)μ μ΅μ°μ μΌλ‘ λλ μ μ₯μ μ·¨ν΄μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ ν¬λ μ ΈλΉ νΈλ‘ν(Shelby Trough)μ ν€μΈμ¦λΉ νμ₯(Haynesville expansion) μ§μμ μμμ λν΄ νμ μ κ°μ§κ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν νμ±ν νμ¬λ μ ν¬κ° κ·Έ μ€ν 리λ₯Ό λμ± λ°μ μν€κΈ° μν λ νλμ λ°μ΄ν° ν¬μΈνΈ(data point)μ΄λ©°, κΆκ·Ήμ μΌλ‘ μ ν¬ μ΄μμ¬(operators)λ€μ΄ λ€μ΄μ κ°λ°μ μμν μ μλ κΈ°λ°μ λ§λ ¨νλ κ²μ λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ ν¬λ¦¬μ€λ μ€λΉλ λ°μΈμμ μΈκΈνλ―μ΄, μ΄ νμ¬λ€μ λ μ μ μΈ(proprietary) κ²μ λλ€. μ ν¬λ μ΄ λΌμ΄μ μ€λ€μ 보μ νκ³ μμΌλ©°, μΈμ κ° μ΄ λΌμ΄μ μ€(licenses)λ€μ μ κ³μ λ§€κ°νμ¬ μμ΅μ μ°½μΆν κ°λ₯μ±λ λν κΈ°λνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λ°λΌμ μ§μ§ν νμ¬(seismic)μ λν΄μλ λͺ κ°μ§ λ€μν λ°©μμ κ³ λ €νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ¬ν΄ λ§μ ν΄λΉ νμ¬λ₯Ό μ§ννκ² λμ΄ λ§€μ° κΈ°λλλ©°, μ ΈλΉ νΈλ‘ν(Shelby Trough)μ ν€μΈμ¦λΉ νμ₯(Haynesville expansion) κ°λ°μ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ μΆμ§ν κ³νμ λλ€. |
| Operator: And there being no further questions, I will now turn the call back over to Taylor DeWalch for some final closing comments. | **Operator:** μΆκ° μ§λ¬Έμ΄ μμΌλ―λ‘, μ΄μ μ΅μ’ λ§λ¬΄λ¦¬ λ°μΈμ μν΄ ν μΌλ¬ λμμΉλκ» λ§μ΄ν¬λ₯Ό λκΈ°κ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Taylor DeWalch: Thank you all for joining us this morning and look forward to speaking with you all again next quarter. | **Taylor DeWalch:** μ€λ μμΉ¨ μ ν¬ μ»¨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μ μ°Έμν΄ μ£Όμ μ λλ¨ν κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. λ€μ λΆκΈ°μ λ€μ μ¬λ¬λΆκ³Ό μν΅ν μ μκΈ°λ₯Ό κΈ°λνκ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Operator: This concludes today's conference call. Thank you for your participation. You may now disconnect. | **Operator:** μ€λ 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μ μ΄κ²μΌλ‘ λ§μΉκ² μ΅λλ€. μ°Έμ¬ν΄ μ£Όμ μ κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. μ΄μ ν΅νλ₯Ό μ’ λ£νμ λ μ’μ΅λλ€. |
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