Some of the information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. Words such as “may,” “assume,” “forecast,” “position,” “predict,” “strategy,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” “budget,” “potential,” or “continue,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. When considering these forward-looking statements, investors should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current beliefs, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by such forward-looking statements include:
| ● | Antero Resources Corporation’s (“Antero Resources”) expected production and development plan; |
| ● | impacts to producer customers of insufficient storage capacity; |
| ● | our ability to execute our business strategy; |
| ● | our ability to obtain debt or equity financing on satisfactory terms to fund additional acquisitions, expansion projects, working capital requirements and the repayment or refinancing of indebtedness; |
| ● | our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of our investments in unconsolidated affiliates; |
| ● | our ability to execute our share repurchase program; |
| ● | natural gas, natural gas liquids (“NGLs”), and oil prices; |
| ● | impacts of geopolitical events, including the conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East, and world health events; |
| ● | our ability to complete the construction of or purchase new gathering and compression, processing, water handling or other assets on schedule, at the budgeted cost or at all, and the ability of such assets to operate as designed or at expected levels; |
| ● | our ability to execute our return of capital program; |
| ● | government regulations and changes in laws; |
| ● | actions taken by third-party producers, operators, processors and transporters; |
| ● | pending legal or environmental matters; |
| ● | costs of conducting our operations; |
| ● | our ability to achieve our greenhouse gas reduction targets and the costs associated therewith; |
| ● | general economic conditions; |
| ● | operating hazards, natural disasters, weather-related delays, casualty losses and other matters beyond our control; |
| ● | expectations regarding the amount and timing of litigation awards; |
| ● | uncertainty regarding our future operating results; and |
| ● | our other plans, objectives, expectations and intentions contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. |
We caution investors that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties incidental to our business, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks include, but are not limited to, commodity price volatility, inflation, supply chain or other disruptions, environmental risks, Antero Resources’ drilling and completion and other operating risks, regulatory changes or changes in law, the uncertainty inherent in projecting Antero Resources’ future rates of production, cash flows and access to capital, the timing of development expenditures, impacts of world health events, cybersecurity risks, the state of markets for, and availability of, verified quality carbon offsets and the other risks described or referenced under the heading “1A. Risk Factors” herein, including the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Form 10-K”), which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described or referenced in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue.
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.