Chord Energy Corp
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 27, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Feb 27, 2025
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Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-K
Period ended 2023-12-31; filed 2024-02-26.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-02-27.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Enerplus Arrangement
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Upon completion of the Arrangement on May 31, 2024, we issued 20,680,097 shares of common stock and paid $375.8 million in cash to Enerplus shareholders. Under the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, Enerplus shareholders received 0.10125 shares of Chord common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and $1.84 per share in cash in exchange for each share of Enerplus they owned at closing.
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On October 25, 2024, we completed the sale of certain of our non-core properties located in the DJ Basin in Colorado that were classified as assets held for sale as of September 30, 2024, for total net cash proceeds (including preliminary purchase price adjustments) of $36.4 million, resulting in a $0.6 million gain on asset divestment.
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The results of operations presented below relate to the periods ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. The results reported for the year ended December 31, 2024 reflect the consolidated results of Chord, including combined operations with Enerplus beginning on May 31, 2024 and the 2023 acquisition of acreage in the Williston Basin, while the results reported for the year ended December 31, 2023 reflect the consolidated results of Chord, including the 2023 acquisition of acreage in the Williston Basin beginning on June 30, 2023, and excluding the impact from the business combination with Enerplus, unless otherwise noted.
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•Production volumes averaged 232,737 Boepd (57% oil) for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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•E&P and other capital expenditures were $1.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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•Net cash provided by operating activities was $2.1 billion and net income was $848.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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•TIL’d 142 gross (93 net) operated wells for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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•Repurchased $442.8 million of common stock during the year ended December 31, 2024 with $592.6 million remaining under the new $750 million share repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors in October 2024.
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(1)For the year ended December 31, 2024, natural gas production volume from the Marcellus Shale was 24,727 MMcf. The realized natural gas price related to this production, prior to the effect of derivative settlements, was $1.78 per Mcf.
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NGL revenues. Our NGL revenues decreased $15.7 million to $162.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower NGL realized prices year-over-year resulting in a $48.3 million decrease, partially offset by an increase of $32.6 million due to higher NGL production volumes primarily as a result of the Arrangement. Average NGL sales prices, without derivative settlements, decreased by $3.70 per barrel period over period to an average of $9.92 per barrel for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily due to wider differentials on incremental production volumes primarily as a result of the Arrangement.
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Natural gas revenues. Our natural gas revenues decreased $16.0 million to $102.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower natural gas realized prices year-over-year resulting in a $49.0 million decrease, offset by an increase in total natural gas production volumes sold of $33.0 million, primarily due to our expanded operations as a result of the Arrangement. Average natural gas sales prices, without derivative settlements decreased by $0.59 per Mcf period over period to $0.84 per Mcf for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily due to a decrease in natural gas index prices, coupled with the impact of incurring fixed fees and related fee escalations for the majority of our natural gas marketing contracts beginning in the second quarter of 2023.
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Lease operating expenses. LOE increased $165.5 million to $824.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily driven by our expanded operations after the Arrangement contributing $181.3 million of additional LOE period over period. Excluding the increase from the Arrangement, LOE decreased $31.7 million due to lower workover costs, offset by an increase of $17.0 million due to higher variable costs period over period. LOE per Boe decreased $0.73 per Boe period over period to $9.68 per Boe for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily due to higher production volumes and lower workover costs.
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Production taxes. Production taxes increased $73.4 million to $333.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily driven by our expanded operations after the Arrangement contributing $77.4 million of additional production tax, or $3.59 per Boe, for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Gain (loss) on sale of assets, net. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded a net gain on sale of assets of $17.1 million, primarily related to certain non-operated wellbore divestitures in the Williston Basin. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded a net loss on sale of assets of $2.8 million, primarily related to divestitures of certain of our non-core properties located outside of the Williston Basin.
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Interest expense, net of capitalized interest. Interest expense increased $27.9 million to $56.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase is primarily due to higher borrowings outstanding on our Credit Facility (defined below) during the year. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the weighted average borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility were $362.2 million, and the weighted average interest rate incurred on the outstanding borrowings was 7.3%. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the weighted average borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility were $4.9 million, and the weighted average interest rate incurred on the outstanding borrowings was 7.1%. Interest capitalized during the year ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $4.9 million and $4.1 million, respectively.
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Enerplus Arrangement. In connection with the consummation of the Arrangement on May 31, 2024, we paid $375.8 million, or $1.84 per Enerplus common share, to Enerplus shareholders. In addition, we paid $395.0 million to settle Enerplus’ revolving bank credit facility balance and $102.4 million to settle all outstanding Enerplus equity-based compensation awards, as well as $5.9 million in retention bonuses paid to Enerplus employees.
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We also incurred certain costs for advisory, legal and other third-party fees in connection with the Arrangement, which were recorded to G&A expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we incurred merger-related costs of $89.3 million, primarily related to legal and advisory services and severance costs.
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The following table summarizes our changes in cash flows for the years presented:
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For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in investing activities of $1.8 billion was primarily attributable to capital expenditures incurred to develop our oil and gas properties of $1.2 billion and net cash paid for acquisitions of $655.0 million. The net cash paid for acquisitions primarily related to the Arrangement and included $395.0 million paid to settle Enerplus’ revolving bank credit facility balance, $375.8 million paid to Enerplus shareholders and $102.4 million paid to settle Enerplus’ outstanding equity awards, partially offset by cash acquired in the Arrangement of $239.9 million. Net cash used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2024 also included proceeds from divestitures of $60.7 million and the receipt of a 2023 contingent consideration earn-out payment of $25.0 million in connection with a 2021 divestiture of certain oil and gas properties. Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 of $1.4 billion was primarily attributable to $905.7 million of capital expenditures, $361.6 million paid for the 2023 acquisition of acreage in the Williston Basin and $268.9 million associated with the settlement of derivative contracts, partially offset by $54.4 million of proceeds from divestitures and $40.6 million of proceeds from the sale of Energy Transfer units.
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(1)For the year ended December 31, 2024, capital expenditures related to the Marcellus Shale were $8.9 million.
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The purchase price allocation recorded in a business combination may change during the measurement period, which is a period not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition, as additional information about conditions existing at the acquisition date becomes available.
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See Note 9—Acquisitions of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for additional details regarding our business combinations, including further discussion of the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Merger and the Arrangement as well as any significant changes in these estimates from the date of acquisition.
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Impairment of unproved oil and gas properties
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The assessment of unproved properties to determine any possible impairment requires significant judgment. We assess our unproved properties periodically for impairment on a property-by-property basis based on remaining lease terms, drilling results or future plans to develop acreage.
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We recognize impairment expense for unproved properties at the time when the lease term has expired or sooner based on management’s periodic assessments. We consider the following factors in our assessment of the impairment of unproved properties:
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•the remaining amount of unexpired term under our leases;
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•our ability to actively manage and prioritize our capital expenditures to drill leases;
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•our ability to make rental or extension payments to extend existing leases that may be closer to expiration;
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•our ability to exchange lease positions with other companies that allow for higher concentrations of ownership and development;
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•our ability to convey partial leasehold ownership in certain leases to other companies in exchange for their drilling of those leases;
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•our ability to sell lease positions to other companies; and
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•our evaluation of the continuing successful results from the application of completion technology in the Bakken and Three Forks formations by us or by other operators in areas adjacent to or near our unproved properties.
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Impairment of goodwill
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Goodwill represents the excess of consideration paid over the fair value of identified tangible and intangible assets. Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized, but are evaluated for impairment annually as of October 1 or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount might be impaired.
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For the purpose of the goodwill impairment test, we first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment assessment. When performing a qualitative assessment, we determine the drivers of fair value of the reporting unit and evaluate whether those drivers have been positively or negatively affected by relevant events and circumstances since the last fair value assessment. This evaluation includes, but is not limited to, assessment of macroeconomic trends, capital accessibility, operating income trends and industry conditions, as well as our share performance. If an initial qualitative assessment identifies that it is more likely than not that the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, a quantitative evaluation is performed. The quantitative goodwill impairment assessment involves determining the fair value of the reporting unit and comparing it to the carrying value of the reporting unit. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying value, including goodwill, then an impairment charge would be recorded to write down goodwill to its implied fair value. A reporting unit, for the purpose of the impairment test, is at or below the operating segment level, and constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by segment management. Our single reportable business segment which is the exploration and production of crude oil, NGLs and natural gas, is the reporting unit that carries our goodwill balance as of December 31, 2024. The fair value of the reporting unit is estimated using an income approach. Significant inputs used are subject to management’s judgment and expertise and include, but are not limited to, future production volumes based upon estimates of reserves prepared by our reserve engineers, future operating and development costs, future commodity prices (adjusted for basis differentials) and a market-based weighted average cost of capital rate.
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Pending Acquisition
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Enerplus is an independent North American oil and gas exploration and production company. We believe that the combination of Chord and Enerplus will provide improving returns, capital efficiency, low-cost inventory, and a peer-leading balance sheet, all of which support sustainable free cash flow generation and meaningful shareholder returns. Under the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, Enerplus shareholders will receive 0.10125 shares of Chord common stock and $1.84 in cash in exchange for each common share of Enerplus they own at closing. The transaction is expected to close by mid-year 2024.
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2023 Williston Basin Acquisition
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During the year ended December 31, 2023, we completed the acquisition of approximately 62,000 net acres in the Williston Basin from XTO Energy Inc. and affiliates, subsidiaries of Exxon Mobil Corporation (collectively, “XTO”), for total cash consideration of $361.6 million, including customary purchase price adjustments (the “2023 Williston Basin Acquisition”). The effective date of the 2023 Williston Basin Acquisition was April 1, 2023. We funded the 2023 Williston Basin Acquisition with cash on hand.
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During the year ended December 31, 2023, we entered into separate agreements with multiple buyers to sell a vast majority of our non-core properties located outside of the Williston Basin (the “Non-core Asset Sales”). As of December 31, 2023, we completed these Non-core Asset Sales and received total net cash proceeds (including purchase price adjustments) of $39.1 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.
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The results of operations presented below relate to the periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. On July 1, 2022, we completed the merger of equals transaction with Whiting Petroleum Corporation (“Whiting”) (the “Merger”). Accordingly, the results of operations presented herein report the results of legacy Oasis prior to the closing of the Merger on July 1, 2022 and the results of Chord (including legacy Whiting) from July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted.
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As of the completion of the Merger on July 1, 2022, we elected to report crude oil, NGLs and natural gas separately on a three-stream basis. For the periods prior to July 1, 2022, we reported crude oil and natural gas, which included NGLs, on a two-stream basis. This change impacts the comparability with prior periods.
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•Production volumes averaged 173,425 Boepd (58% oil).
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•E&P and other capital expenditures were $922.3 million.
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•Repurchased $240.9 million of common stock with $683.0 million remaining under our $750 million share repurchase program.
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(1)For periods prior to July 1, 2022, we reported crude oil and natural gas on a two-stream basis, and NGLs were combined with the natural gas stream when reporting revenues, production data and average sales prices. As of July 1, 2022, NGLs are reported separately from the natural gas stream on a three-stream basis. This prospective change impacts the comparability of the periods presented.
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NGL and natural gas revenues. Our NGL and natural gas revenues decreased $312.9 million to $296.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Our NGL and natural gas sales decreased primarily due to lower natural gas and NGL prices year-over-year of $407.8 million, partially offset by an increase of $95.0 million due to higher natural gas and NGL sales volumes year-over-year due to our expanded operations in the Williston Basin as a result of the Merger.
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Effective July 1, 2022, we elected to report crude oil, NGLs and natural gas separately on a three-stream basis. Prior to this, we reported on a two-stream basis and NGLs were reported with the natural gas stream. Accordingly, the natural gas sales prices for the periods prior to three-stream reporting were higher compared to the periods subsequent to three-stream reporting since the natural gas sales price included the value of NGLs. The conversion to three-stream reporting did not impact our total reported revenues. During the year ended December 31, 2023, average natural gas sales prices, without derivative settlements, were $1.43 per Mcf, and average NGL sales prices, without derivative settlements, were $13.62 per barrel. During the year ended December 31, 2022, average natural gas sales prices, without derivative settlements, were $6.30 per Mcf, and average NGL sales prices, without derivative settlements, were $26.23 per barrel.
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Lease operating expenses. Lease operating expenses increased $215.4 million to $658.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily due to the Merger, which significantly expanded our operations in the Williston Basin. The increase in LOE included increases in workover costs of $86.7 million, fixed costs of $75.8 million and variable costs of $28.1 million. LOE per Boe increased $0.27 per Boe to $10.41 per Boe for the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily due to increases in workover costs of $0.58 per Boe, partially offset by decreases in fixed and variable costs of $0.28 per Boe.
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Income from discontinued operations attributable to Chord, net of income tax. Income from discontinued operations attributable to Chord, net of income tax for the year ended December 31, 2022 of $425.7 million represents income from OMP from January 1, 2022 to the completion of the OMP Merger on February 1, 2022. This was primarily comprised of a gain on sale of $518.9 million and midstream revenues of $23.3 million, offset by income tax expense of $101.1 million, midstream expenses of $13.2 million and interest expense of $3.7 million. There were no discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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The following table summarizes our change in cash flows:
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Net cash used in investing activities was $1,430.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase in net cash used in investing activities of $747.7 million from the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily attributable to an increase of $374.3 million in capital expenditures incurred to develop our oil and gas properties and an increase in acquisitions of $213.5 million. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we paid cash consideration of $361.6 million for the 2023 Williston Basin Acquisition as compared to net cash consideration of $148.1 million paid to Whiting stockholders in connection with the Merger in 2022. In addition, we had a decrease in proceeds from the sale of our investment in Crestwood and cash distributions for our ownership of Crestwood’s common units of $420.7 million (see Note 12—Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate). We had a decrease in proceeds from divestitures of $114.8 million year-over-year, whereby we received net proceeds from divestitures of $160.0 million in connection with the completion of the OMP Merger in February 2022 compared to $54.4 million primarily due to the sale of non-core properties and non-operated wellbore divestitures during year ended December 31, 2023. These increases in net cash used in investing activities were partially offset by a decrease of $364.1 million for cash payments to settle commodity derivative contracts.
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The Merger
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The estimated fair value assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed can have a significant effect on our future operating results. For example, a higher fair value measurement of oil and gas properties increases the likelihood of future impairment charges if reserve quantities and/or commodity prices are lower, or operating and/or development costs are higher, than those which were used to measure the fair value on the acquisition date. In addition, a higher fair value measurement of oil and gas properties results in higher depletion expense in future periods which reduces our future earnings.
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The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Operations have been recast from prior periods to reflect the OMP Merger (defined below) as a discontinued operation. Refer to “Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 11—Discontinued Operations.” In addition, the following discussion contains “forward-looking statements” that reflect our future plans, estimates, beliefs and expected performance. We caution that assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions or beliefs about future events may, and often do, vary from actual results, and the differences can be material. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this report for an explanation of these types of statements.
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The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, the following discussion contains “forward-looking statements” that reflect our future plans, estimates, beliefs and expected performance. We caution that assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions or beliefs about future events may, and often do, vary from actual results, and the differences can be material. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this report for an explanation of these types of statements.
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Chord Energy Corporation (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Chord”) is an independent exploration and production (“E&P”) company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil, natural gas liquids (“NGL”) and natural gas in the Williston Basin. Our mission is to responsibly produce hydrocarbons while exercising capital discipline, operating efficiently, improving continuously and providing a rewarding environment for our employees. We are ideally positioned to enhance return of capital and generate strong free cash flow, while being responsible stewards of the communities and environment where we operate.
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Chord Energy Corporation (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Chord”) is an independent exploration and production (“E&P”) company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil, natural gas liquids (“NGL”) and natural gas primarily in the Williston Basin. Our mission is to responsibly produce hydrocarbons while exercising capital discipline, operating efficiently, improving continuously and providing a rewarding environment for our employees. We are ideally positioned to enhance return of capital and generate strong free cash flow, while being responsible stewards of the communities and environment where we operate.
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On February 21, 2024, we entered into an arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) with Enerplus Corporation, a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada (“Enerplus”), pursuant to which, among other things, we have agreed to acquire Enerplus in a stock-and-cash transaction (such transaction, the “Arrangement”), subject to satisfaction of certain closing conditions. The transaction will be effected by way of a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) (the “Plan of Arrangement”).
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On February 21, 2024, we entered into an arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement ”) with Enerplus Corporation, a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada (“Enerplus”), and Spark Acquisition ULC, an unlimited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to which, among other things, we agreed to acquire Enerplus in a stock-and-cash transaction (such transaction, the “Arrangement”). Enerplus was an independent North American oil and gas E&P company domiciled in Canada with substantially all of its producing assets in the Williston Basin of North Dakota, with limited non-operated interests in the Marcellus Shale. The Arrangement was completed on May 31, 2024.
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In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2023, we completed certain non-operated wellbore divestitures in the Williston Basin for total net cash proceeds of $12.1 million.
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In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2024, we completed certain non-operated wellbore divestitures in the Williston Basin for total net cash proceeds (subject to purchase price adjustments) of $25.0 million.
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Our revenue, profitability and ability to return cash to stockholders depend substantially on factors beyond our control, such as economic, geopolitical, political and regulatory developments as well as competition from other sources of energy. Prices for crude oil, NGLs and natural gas have experienced significant fluctuations in recent years and may continue to fluctuate widely in the future due to a combination of macro-economic factors that impact the supply and demand for crude oil, NGLs and natural gas. Commodity prices decreased during 2023 due to a combination of factors, including slowing demand growth as a result of decreased global economic activity levels and higher levels of production from domestic oil and gas producers in the United States and other non-OPEC+ countries.
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Our revenue, profitability and ability to return cash to stockholders depend substantially on factors beyond our control, such as economic, geopolitical, political and regulatory developments as well as competition from other sources of energy. Prices for crude oil, NGLs and natural gas have experienced significant fluctuations in recent years and may continue to fluctuate widely in the future due to a combination of macro-economic factors that impact the supply and demand for crude oil, NGLs and natural gas. Commodity prices remained low throughout 2024 due to a combination of factors, including slowing demand growth as a result of decreased global economic activity levels and higher levels of production from domestic oil and gas producers in the United States and other non-OPEC+ countries.
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In an effort to reduce inflationary pressures that emerged in the broader economy, central banks began to aggressively raise interest rates in 2022 and continued to raise interest rates during a portion of 2023. Although U.S. inflation rates have shown signs of moderating, higher interest rates generally reduce economic activity levels, which could result in lower commodity prices due to reduced demand for crude oil, NGLs and natural gas (see “Item 7A. —Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Inflation risks” for additional information). The uncertainties resulting from the potential economic outcomes of monetary policy decisions of central banks, coupled with the geopolitical risks associated with the continued military conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and between Hamas and Israel, make it difficult to predict future impacts to commodity prices.
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In an effort to reduce inflationary pressures that emerged in the broader economy, central banks began to aggressively raise interest rates in 2022. After peaking in 2023, interest rates began to trend downward during 2024. Although U.S. inflation rates have shown signs of moderating, higher interest rates generally reduce economic activity levels, which have and could in the future again result in lower commodity prices due to reduced demand for crude oil, NGLs and natural gas (see “Item 7A. —Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Inflation risks” for additional information). The uncertainties resulting from the potential economic outcomes of monetary policy decisions of central banks as well as tariff and trade policy decisions of the U.S. or other governments, coupled with the geopolitical risks associated with the continued military conflicts in the Red Sea Region and the wars between Russia and Ukraine and Hamas and Israel, make it difficult to predict future impacts to commodity prices.
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While we are unable to predict future commodity prices, we do not believe that an impairment of our oil and gas properties is reasonably likely to occur in the near future at current price levels; however, we would evaluate the recoverability of the carrying value of our oil and gas properties as a result of a future material or extended decline in the price of crude oil, NGLs or natural gas or a material increase in the costs of labor, materials or services. See “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors—If crude oil, NGL and natural gas prices decline, or for an extended period of time remain at depressed levels, we may be required to take write-downs of the carrying values of our oil and gas properties” for additional information.
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While we are unable to predict future commodity prices, we do not believe that an impairment of our oil and gas properties or goodwill is reasonably likely to occur in the near future at current price levels; however, we would evaluate the recoverability of the carrying value of our oil and gas properties and goodwill as a result of a future material or extended decline in the price of crude oil, NGLs or natural gas or a material increase in the costs of labor, materials or services. See “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors—If crude oil, NGL and natural gas prices decline, or for an extended period of time remain at depressed levels, we may be required to take write-downs of the carrying values of our oil and gas properties and goodwill” for additional information.
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For discussion related to changes in financial condition and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2023.
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For a discussion of the changes related to the financial condition and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2024.
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•Lease operating expenses (“LOE”) were $10.41 per Boe.
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•Lease operating expenses (“LOE”) were $9.68 per Boe for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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•Estimated net proved reserves were 636.2 MMBoe as of December 31, 2023, with a Standardized Measure of $7.0 billion and PV-10 of $8.5 billion.
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•Estimated net proved reserves were 883.0 MMBoe as of December 31, 2024, with a Standardized Measure of $8.4 billion and PV-10 of $10.3 billion.
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•Paid $11.88 per share base-plus-variable cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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•Paid $10.15 per share base-plus-variable cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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•Declared a base-plus-variable cash dividend of $3.25 per share of common stock. These dividends will be payable on March 19, 2024 to stockholders of record as of March 5, 2024.
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•On February 25, 2025, we declared a base cash dividend of $1.30 per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable on March 26, 2025 to stockholders of record as of March 11, 2025.
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Our crude oil, NGL and natural gas revenues are derived from the sale of crude oil, NGL and natural gas production. These revenues do not include the effects of derivative instruments and may vary significantly from period to period as a result of changes in volumes of production sold or changes in commodity prices. Our purchased oil and gas sales are derived from the sale of crude oil, NGLs and natural gas purchased through our marketing activities primarily to optimize transportation costs, for blending to meet pipeline specifications or to cover production shortfalls. Revenues and expenses from crude oil and natural gas sales and purchases are generally recorded on a gross basis, as we act as a principal in these transactions by assuming control of the purchased crude oil or natural gas before it is transferred to the counterparty. In certain cases, we enter into sales and purchases with the same counterparty in contemplation of one another, and these transactions are recorded on a net basis.
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Our crude oil, NGL and natural gas revenues are derived from the sale of crude oil, NGL and natural gas production. These revenues do not include the effects of derivative instruments and may vary significantly from period to period as a result of changes in volumes of production sold and/or changes in commodity prices. Our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased due to the Arrangement, which expanded our operations primarily in the Williston Basin. Our purchased oil and gas sales are derived from the sale of crude oil, NGLs and natural gas purchased through our marketing activities primarily to optimize transportation costs, for blending to meet pipeline specifications or to cover production shortfalls. Revenues and expenses from crude oil, NGL and natural gas sales and purchases are generally recorded on a gross basis, as we act as a principal in these transactions by assuming control of the purchased crude oil or natural gas before it is transferred to the counterparty. In certain cases, we enter into sales and purchases with the same counterparty in contemplation of one another, and these transactions are recorded on a net basis.
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The following table summarizes our revenues, production data and average realized prices for the periods presented:
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The following table summarizes our revenues, production and average realized prices for the periods presented:
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(2)The effect of derivative settlements includes the cash received or paid for the cumulative gains or losses on our commodity derivatives settled in the periods presented but does not include proceeds from derivative liquidations or payments for derivative modifications. Our commodity derivatives do not qualify for or were not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes.
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(2)The effect of derivative settlements includes the cash received or paid for the cumulative gains or losses on our commodity derivatives settled in the periods presented. Our commodity derivatives do not qualify for or were not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes.
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Crude oil revenues. Our crude oil revenues increased $469.0 million to $2.8 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023 due to the Merger, which significantly expanded our operations in the Williston Basin. This increase was primarily driven by higher crude oil production volumes sold year-over-year of $854.0 million due to more wells TIL’d. The increase was partially offset by a decrease of $385.0 million driven by lower realized crude oil sales prices year-over-year. Average crude oil sales prices, without derivative settlements, decreased by $15.13 per barrel year-over-year to an average of $77.85 per barrel for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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Crude oil revenues. Our crude oil revenues increased $735.4 million to $3.6 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. Our crude oil revenues increased $837.3 million due to higher total crude oil production volumes sold, primarily due to our expanded operations as a result of the Arrangement. Excluding the increase from the Arrangement, crude oil revenues decreased $124.9 million due to lower crude oil realized prices, partially offset by an increase of $23.0 million due to higher crude oil production volumes sold year-over-year. Average crude oil sales prices, without derivative settlements, decreased by $4.18 per barrel year-over-year to an average of $73.67 per barrel for the year ended December 31, 2024 due to decreases in NYMEX WTI and widening in-basin differentials.
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Purchased oil and gas sales. Purchased oil and gas sales increased $94.1 million to $764.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily due to an increase in crude oil volumes purchased and then subsequently sold, partially offset by lower crude oil prices year-over-year.
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Purchased oil and gas sales. Purchased oil and gas sales increased $650.7 million to $1.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the volume of crude oil purchased and subsequently sold, partially offset by lower crude oil and gas prices year-over-year.
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Gathering, processing and transportation expenses. Gathering, processing and transportation (“GPT”) expenses increased $38.6 million to $180.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 due to the Merger, which significantly expanded our operations in the Williston Basin. This increase is attributable to higher production volumes of $62.1 million, offset by a decrease of $13.2 million due to the change in fair value of certain derivative transportation contracts and a decrease of $10.3 million due to lower rates. Our GPT expenses on a per Boe basis decreased $0.39 per Boe to $2.85 per Boe for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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Gathering, processing and transportation expenses. Gathering, processing and transportation (“GPT”) expenses increased $87.3 million to $267.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to our expanded operations after the Arrangement contributing $79.5 million of additional GPT period over period and lower fair value gains of $26.4 million attributable to the completion of certain derivative transportation contracts at the end of 2023 and during the first half of 2024. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $19.5 million due to lower transportation rates, primarily due to several contracts expiring during the year ended December 31, 2024. These net increases resulted in an increase in GPT expenses of $0.29 per Boe period over period to $3.14 per Boe for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Purchased oil and gas expenses. Purchased oil and gas expenses increased $89.4 million to $761.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily due to an increase in crude oil volumes purchased, offset by lower crude oil prices year-over-year.
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Purchased oil and gas expenses. Purchased oil and gas expenses increased $651.0 million to $1.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily due to an increase in the volume of crude oil purchased and subsequently sold, partially offset by lower crude oil and gas prices year-over-year.
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Production taxes. Production taxes increased $30.4 million to $260.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This increase is primarily due to an increase in crude oil production taxes as a result of higher oil sales. The production tax rate as a percentage of crude oil, NGL and natural gas sales was 8.3% for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to 7.7% for the year ended December 31, 2022. This increase was primarily due to an increase in natural gas production volumes, coupled with lower average natural gas sales prices.
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The production tax rate as a percentage of crude oil, NGL and natural gas sales was 8.7% for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to 8.3% for the year ended December 31, 2023. This rate increase year-over-year was primarily due to an increase in new wells with a higher associated oil production tax rate, coupled with decreased natural gas and NGL revenues as a result of lower realized prices.
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization. Depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A”) expenses increased $228.9 million to $598.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 due to the Merger, which significantly expanded our operations in the Williston Basin, and as a result, increased production volumes sold year-over-year due to more wells TIL’d. DD&A expenses increased $176.1 million attributable to increased production volumes and $51.9 million due to a higher depletion rate year-over-year. The depletion rate increased $1.10 per Boe to $9.20 per Boe year-over-year for the year ended December 31, 2023 due to higher costs.
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization. Depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A”) expense increased $509.2 million to $1.1 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to our expanded operations after the Arrangement contributing $281.1 million of additional DD&A expense period over period, an increase of $225.0 million due to a higher depletion rate period over period and an increase of $4.5 million due to higher production volumes year-over-year. The depletion rate increased $3.50 per Boe year-over-year to $12.70 per Boe for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily due to the purchase consideration allocated to the fair value of oil and gas properties acquired in the Arrangement.
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General and administrative expenses. Our general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses decreased $83.0 million to $126.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in merger-related costs, partially offset by an increase in compensation and other costs associated with a larger organization after the Merger.
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General and administrative expenses. Our general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses increased $79.3 million to $205.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to increased merger-related costs of $79.6 million incurred in connection with the Arrangement and an increase in costs associated with a larger organization after the Arrangement of $26.7 million. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation costs of $23.1 million due to the vesting of certain equity-based compensation awards year-over-year.
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Exploration and impairment expenses. Exploration and impairment expenses increased $33.1 million to $35.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This increase was primarily due to impairment expenses of $29.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 and higher exploration expenses year-over-year of $3.8 million. Impairment expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023 included $17.5 million associated with the write-down of the right-of-use asset for our Denver office lease, $5.8 million associated with a lower of average cost or net realizable value write down of oil-in-tank inventory and $5.6 million to adjust the carrying value of certain non-core properties held for sale to their estimated fair value less costs to sell.
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Exploration and impairment expenses. Exploration and impairment expenses decreased $18.3 million to $17.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded an impairment expense of $9.8 million, which primarily included a $7.4 million lower of cost or net realizable value write-down of oil-in-tank inventory and a $2.5 million impairment expense related to the Denver office lease and related fixed assets acquired in connection with the Arrangement. During the year ended December 31, 2023, exploration and impairment expenses totaled $35.3 million, which was primarily due to impairment expenses of $29.0 million, including $17.5 million associated with the write-down of our Denver office lease acquired in 2022, $5.8 million associated with a lower of cost or net realizable value write-down of oil-in-tank inventory and $5.6 million to adjust the carrying value of certain non-core properties held for sale to their estimated fair value less costs to sell.
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Derivative instruments. We recorded a $63.2 million net gain on derivative instruments for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was primarily comprised of a net gain of $56.4 million associated with our contracts to manage commodity price risk and a net gain of $6.8 million associated with an embedded derivative related to the contingent consideration included within the 2021 agreement to sell our upstream assets in the Permian Basin. The net gain of $56.4 million on commodity derivative contracts included an unrealized gain of $313.1 million related to the change in fair value of our commodity derivative contracts, partially offset by a realized loss of $256.7 million on settled commodity derivative contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded a $208.1 million net loss on derivative instruments, which included a net loss of $224.2 million associated with our commodity derivatives contracts, partially offset by an unrealized gain of $16.1 million associated with our contract that includes contingent consideration. The net loss of $224.2 million on commodity derivative contracts was comprised of a realized loss of $561.1 million on settled commodity derivative contracts, partially offset by an unrealized gain of $336.9 million related to the change in fair value of our commodity derivative contracts.
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Derivative instruments. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded a $12.6 million net gain on derivative instruments, which was primarily comprised of a net gain of $7.5 million associated with our commodity derivative contracts and a net gain of $5.1 million associated with a contract that includes contingent consideration. The net gain of $7.5 million on commodity derivative contracts included an unrealized gain of $6.6 million related to the change in fair value of our commodity derivative contracts primarily driven by a downward shift in the futures curve for forecasted commodity prices, coupled with a realized gain of $0.9 million on settled commodity derivative contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded a $63.2 million net gain on derivative instruments, which was primarily comprised of a net gain of $56.4 million associated with our commodity derivative contracts and a net gain of $6.8 million associated with a contract that includes contingent consideration. The net gain of $56.4 million on commodity derivative contracts included an unrealized gain of $313.1 million related to the change in fair value of our commodity derivative contracts primarily driven by a downward shift in the futures curve for forecasted commodity prices, partially offset by a realized loss of $256.7 million on settled commodity derivative contracts.
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Investment in unconsolidated affiliate. On November 3, 2023, Energy Transfer LP (“Energy Transfer”) completed a merger with Crestwood, and holders of Crestwood common units received 2.07 Energy Transfer common units for each Crestwood unit held. No gain or loss was recorded as a result of this merger. For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded a $21.3 million gain related to our investment in Energy Transfer primarily related to a realized gain of $10.8 million for cash distributions received and an unrealized gain of $8.4 million as a result of an increase in the fair value of the investment during the year.
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Investment in unconsolidated affiliate. We recorded a $51.3 million gain related to our investment in Energy Transfer for the year ended December 31, 2024, which included an unrealized gain of $42.0 million as a result of an increase in the fair value of the investment during the year and a realized gain of $9.3 million for cash distributions received. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded a $21.3 million gain related to our investment in Energy Transfer, primarily related to a realized gain of $10.8 million for cash distributions received and an unrealized gain of $8.4 million as a result of an increase in the fair value of the investment during the year.
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Other income, net. For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized $10.0 million of other income, net as compared to $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The $7.1 million increase was primarily due to an increase in interest income year-over-year associated with higher balances in our money market accounts.
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Other income, net. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recognized $5.0 million of other income, net as compared to $10.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The $5.0 million decrease was primarily due to a decrease in interest income year-over-year associated with lower balances in our money market accounts.
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Income tax (expense) benefit. Our income tax expense was recorded at 23.5% of pre-tax income from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2023, and our income tax benefit was recorded at (3.4)% of pre-tax income from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2022. Our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2023 was higher than the effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily due to the impact of releasing substantially all of the remaining valuation allowance on our net deferred tax assets in 2022.
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Income tax expense. Our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2024 was materially unchanged from our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2023. Our income tax expense was recorded at 23.7% and 23.5% of pre-tax income for the year ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
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As of December 31, 2023, we had $1.3 billion of liquidity available, including $318.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and $991.1 million of aggregate unused borrowing capacity available under our Credit Facility (defined below). Our primary sources of liquidity are from cash on hand, cash flows from operations and available borrowing capacity under our Credit Facility. Our primary liquidity requirements are for capital expenditures for the development of oil and gas properties, dividend payments, share repurchases and working capital requirements. In addition, we completed the 2023 Williston Basin Acquisition on June 30, 2023 for total cash consideration of $361.6 million with cash on hand.
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As of December 31, 2024, we had $1.1 billion of liquidity available, including $37.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and $1.0 billion of aggregate unused borrowing base capacity available under our Credit Facility (defined below). During the first quarter of 2025, we expect to have approximately $1.6 billion of liquidity available after taking into account the increase in the aggregate amount of elected commitments to $2.0 billion. Our primary sources of liquidity were from cash on hand, cash flows from operations and available borrowing base capacity under our Credit Facility. Our primary liquidity requirements were capital expenditures for the development of oil and gas properties, dividend payments, debt repayments under our Credit Facility, share repurchases, cash consideration and transaction costs associated with the Arrangement, and working capital requirements.
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Capital availability will be affected by prevailing conditions in our industry, the global economy, the global banking and financial markets, stakeholder scrutiny of ESG matters and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. While the U.S. bank failures in March 2023 appear to be somewhat contained, risks to the financial sector remain as evidenced by recent publicity regarding New York Community Bancorp Inc. In addition, the Federal Reserve’s increases in interest rates and the potential for such rates to increase further or to remain elevated for an extended period of time have created additional economic uncertainty. Although we do not currently have a business relationship with the failed banking institutions and are unable to predict future interest rates, these disruptions to the broader economy and financial markets may reduce our ability to access capital or result in such capital being available on less favorable terms, which could in the future negatively affect our liquidity. We believe, however, we have adequate liquidity to fund our capital expenditures and meet our contractual obligations during the next 12 months and the foreseeable future.
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Capital availability is affected by prevailing conditions in our industry, the global economy, the global banking and financial markets, stakeholder scrutiny of sustainability matters and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. The U.S. Federal Reserve recently decreased interest rates, however the potential for such rates to decrease further or to increase or remain elevated for an extended period of time creates additional economic uncertainty. Although we are unable to predict future interest rates, this disruption to the broader economy and financial markets may reduce our ability to access capital or result in such capital being available on less favorable terms, which could in the future negatively affect our liquidity. We believe, however, we have adequate liquidity to fund our capital expenditures and meet our contractual obligations during the next 12 months and the foreseeable future.
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Our cash flows depend on many factors, including the price of crude oil, NGL and natural gas and the success of our development and exploration activities as well as future acquisitions. We actively manage our exposure to commodity price fluctuations by executing derivative transactions to mitigate the impact of changes in crude oil, NGL and natural gas prices on our production, which mitigates our exposure to crude oil, NGL and natural gas price declines; however, these transactions may also limit our cash flow in periods of rising crude oil, NGL and natural gas prices.
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Our cash flows depend on many factors, including the price of crude oil, NGLs and natural gas and the success of our development and exploration activities as well as future acquisitions. We actively manage our exposure to commodity price fluctuations by executing derivative transactions to mitigate the impact of changes in crude oil, NGL and natural gas prices on our production, which mitigates our exposure to crude oil, NGL and natural gas price declines; however, these transactions may also limit our cash flow in periods of rising crude oil, NGL and natural gas prices.
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As of December 31, 2023, our commodity derivative contracts cover 5,762 MBbls of our crude oil production for 2024, as well as 2,457 MBbls of our crude oil production for 2025 and 651,600 MMBtu of our natural gas production for 2025. See “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” and “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” for additional information.
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Commodity derivative contracts. As of December 31, 2024, our commodity derivative contracts cover 9,301 MBbls of our crude oil production and 8,902 MMBtu of our natural gas production for 2025, as well as 4,000 MBbls of our crude oil production and 10,475 MMBtu of our natural gas production for 2026. See “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” and “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” for additional information.
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Subsequent to December 31, 2023, we entered into the following commodity derivative contracts to manage risks related to changes in crude oil prices.
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Subsequent to December 31, 2024, we entered into new commodity derivative contracts to manage risks related to changes in commodity prices. The following table summarizes these commodity derivative contracts:
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Our material cash requirements from known obligations include repayment of outstanding borrowings and interest payment obligations related to our long-term debt, obligations to plug, abandon and remediate our oil and gas properties at the end of their productive lives, payment of income taxes, obligations associated with outstanding commodity derivative contracts that settle in a loss position, obligations to pay dividends on vested equity awards that include dividend equivalent rights and obligations associated with our leases. In addition, we have announced a return of capital plan pursuant to which we intend to return capital to stockholders through a mix of base and variable dividend payouts, supplemented by opportunistic share repurchases. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility (defined below) as of December 31, 2023; however, on a quarterly basis, we pay a commitment fee on the average amount of borrowing base capacity not utilized during the quarter and fees calculated on the average amount of letter of credit balances outstanding during the quarter.
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Our material cash requirements from known obligations include repayment of outstanding borrowings and interest payment obligations related to our long-term debt, obligations to plug, abandon and remediate our oil and gas properties at the end of their productive lives, payment of income taxes, obligations associated with outstanding commodity derivative contracts that settle in a loss position, obligations to pay dividends on vested equity awards that include dividend equivalent rights and obligations associated with our leases. In addition, we have announced a return of capital plan pursuant to which we intend to return capital to stockholders through a mix of base and variable dividend payouts, supplemented by opportunistic share repurchases. On a quarterly basis, we pay a commitment fee on the average amount of borrowing base capacity not utilized during the quarter and fees calculated on the average amount of letter of credit balances outstanding during the quarter.
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We also have contracts which include provisions for the delivery, transport or purchase of a minimum volume of crude oil, NGLs, natural gas and water within specified time frames, the majority of which are five years or less. Under the terms of these contracts, if we fail to deliver, transport or purchase the committed volumes we will be required to pay a deficiency payment for the volumes not tendered over the duration of the contract. The estimable future commitments under these agreements (excluding deliveries from future production and applicable volume credits) were $391.6 million as of December 31, 2023. We believe that for the substantial majority of these agreements, our future production will be adequate to meet our delivery commitments or that we can purchase sufficient volumes of crude oil, NGLs and natural gas from third parties to satisfy our minimum volume commitments.
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We also have contracts which include provisions for the delivery, transport or purchase of a minimum volume of crude oil, NGLs, natural gas and water within specified time frames, the majority of which are five years or less. Under the terms of these contracts, if we fail to deliver, transport or purchase the committed volumes we will be required to pay a deficiency payment for the volumes not tendered over the duration of the contract. The estimable future commitments under these agreements were $579.2 million as of December 31, 2024. We believe that for the substantial majority of these agreements, our future production will be adequate to meet our delivery commitments or that we can purchase sufficient volumes of crude oil, NGLs and natural gas from third parties to satisfy our minimum volume commitments.
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Our long-term debt consists of a senior secured revolving line of credit that is generally used to support our working capital requirements and $400.0 million of 6.375% senior unsecured notes.
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Our long-term debt consists of a senior secured revolving line of credit that is generally used to support our working capital requirements and $400.0 million of 6.375% senior unsecured notes as of December 31, 2024.
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Senior secured revolving line of credit. We have a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a borrowing base of $2.5 billion and elected commitments of $1.0 billion that is due July 1, 2027. As of December 31, 2023, we had no borrowings outstanding and $8.9 million of outstanding letters of credit, resulting in an unused borrowing capacity of $991.1 million. On October 31, 2023, we completed the semi-annual borrowing base redetermination, reaffirmed the borrowing base of $2.5 billion and maintained the aggregate amount of elected commitments of $1.0 billion. Additionally, the amendment permits us to incur term loans in addition to the revolving loans provided under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
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Senior secured revolving line of credit. As of December 31, 2024, we had a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a borrowing base of $3.0 billion and an aggregate amount of elected commitments of $1.5 billion that is due July 1, 2027. We had $445.0 million in net borrowings outstanding, primarily made in connection with the Arrangement, and $30.8 million of outstanding letters of credit, resulting in an unused borrowing base capacity of $1.0 billion as of December 31, 2024. Additionally, we are permitted to incur term loans in addition to the revolving loans provided under the Credit Facility. On November 4, 2024, we completed the semi-annual borrowing base redetermination, which affirmed the borrowing base of $3.0 billion and the aggregate amount of elected commitments of $1.5 billion and entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. In February 2025, we completed our semi-annual borrowing base redetermination, setting the borrowing base at $2.75 billion and increasing the aggregate amount of elected commitments to $2.0 billion.
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For the year ended December 31, 2023, the weighted average interest rate incurred on borrowings under the Credit Facility was 7.1%, compared to 4.6% for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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For the year ended December 31, 2024, the weighted average interest rate incurred on borrowings under the Credit Facility was 7.27%, compared to 7.13% for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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Senior unsecured notes. As of December 31, 2023, we had $400.0 million of 6.375% senior unsecured notes (the “Senior Notes”) that mature on June 1, 2026. Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year. See “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 13—Long-Term Debt” for additional information.
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Senior unsecured notes. As of December 31, 2024, we had $400.0 million of 6.375% senior unsecured notes (the “Senior Notes”) that mature on June 1, 2026. Interest on the Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year. See “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 13—Long-Term Debt” for additional information.
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The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows have not been recast for discontinued operations, therefore the discussion below concerning cash flows from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities includes the results of both continuing operations and discontinued operations. See “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 11—Discontinued Operations” for disclosure of cash flow impacts attributable to discontinued operations. For a discussion on cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2023 under the subheading “Cash flows.”
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For a discussion on cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2024 under the subheading “Cash flows.”
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Net cash provided by operating activities was $1,819.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities of $104.2 million from the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily due to an increase in operating expenses, partially offset by an increase in revenues from crude oil, NGL and natural gas sales. See “Results of Operations” above for additional information on the impact of volumes and prices on revenues and for additional information on increases and decreases in operating expenses between periods.
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Our net cash flows from operating activities are primarily impacted by commodity prices, production volumes and operating costs. Net cash provided by operating activities was $2.1 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities of $277.4 million from the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily due to an increase in oil revenues, offset by increases in LOE, merger-related costs, GPT costs and production taxes, as well as lower NGL and natural gas revenues and changes in our working capital. See “Results of Operations” above for additional information.
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The ultimate amount of capital we will expend may fluctuate materially based on market conditions and the success of our drilling and operations results as the year progresses. Our capital plan may further be adjusted as business conditions warrant.
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During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company repurchased 1,533,791 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $157.08 per common share for a total cost of $240.9 million, excluding accrued excise taxes of $0.4 million under both the October 2023 and August 2022 share repurchase programs.
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We account for business combinations under the acquisition method of accounting. Accordingly, we recognize amounts for identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed equal to their estimated acquisition date fair values. Transaction and integration costs associated with business combinations are expensed as incurred.
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•TIL’d 94 gross (69 net) operated wells.
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Facility’s definition of total current liabilities excludes current hedge liabilities, which were $14.2 million as of December 31, 2023.
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(4)Represents capital expenditures attributable to our midstream assets that were classified as discontinued operations related to the OMP Merger.