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| In 2024, we expect utilization of assets within our core segments to remain strong and that recently acquired assets will provide growth and synergy opportunities |
| Operationally, we moved record volumes across all of our segments for the year ended 2023, which included record volumes on our legacy assets before including contributions from assets acquired in 2023 |
| In our base business, we had strong performances across our operations, which included record volumes through our NGL pipelines and fractionators, as well as record volumes in our crude oil and midstream segments |
| And it's the reason why we've ended up with the continued growth in our distributions at the same time that our balance sheet is strengthening, and it's showing in our ratings, et cetera |
| So as Tom said, we're just getting started but pretty excited about the things that we're already seeing |
| But as mentioned in the prepared remarks up front, we've remained on multiple fronts, very excited about some of the commercial opportunities |
| And then, as I mentioned earlier, we're very excited about bringing old projects that will bring in significant revenue for our export business |
| is capable of exporting, and we are positioned very well in the next 18 months to capture that upside |
| This was primarily due to strong performances across for transportation, storage, terminal and fractionation operations as well as lower operating expenses |
| But overall, we see our steady where we've been and our slight growth pretty much completely fill up, our entire export capacity in the short term over the next 18 months, we believe we're going to see some very, very good margins for that business |
| So there's no other pipeline that's even close, no other options than ours we feel really good about as contracts roll off, we'll do very well on re-contracting or selling on a spot basis |
| We are very confident that we will keep our pipeline full and increase the volumes through time, certainly if the volumes grow in the Bakken |
| So we're doing the best we can to improve or have within our capital and meet the needs of our customers and obligations that we have |
| And not only are we excited about that, but the international market is very excited about that |
| We saw record throughput this quarter, which was primarily the result of the addition of the Crestwood assets, as well as higher volumes from existing customers in the Permian, South Texas, and Mid-Continent regions |
| So even though the market's going to be really tight for the next 18 months, we have a tremendous amount of capability of increasing our export volumes starting about mid-2025 |
| So feel good about it and look forward to another great year |
| As a result of our continued emphasis on strengthening our balance sheet, we're in the strongest financial position in Energy Transfer history and this will allow us the flexibility to balance pursuing new growth opportunities with further leverage reduction, maintaining our targeted distribution growth rate and increasing equity returns to our unit holders |
| Worldwide demand for crude oil and natural gas, natural gas liquids and refined products continues to grow and we will continue to position ourselves to meet this demand by strategically targeting optimization and expansion projects that enhance our existing asset base, generate attractive returns and meet this growing demand for our product and services |
| We're very excited about what we've built and what we're building out |
| It's a very, very good fit for them |
| We always thank you for a lot of really good questions, good dialogue, and as you can see, we've got a lot of really good things to talk about |
| In total, we see opportunities to add approximately 100 to 150 million cubic feet per day of processing capacity in our west and south Texas regions at favorable capital cost when compared to building a new processing plant |
| Total NGL export volumes grew 13% over the fourth quarter of 2022 and 18% over full year of 2022 |
| Now turning to our growth projects and starting with our Nederland and Marcus Hook export terminals, our NGL terminals continue to benefit from increased demand from both in the U.S |
| For the full year 2023, we generated adjusted EBITDA $13.7 billion, which is up 5% over 2022 and is a partnership record |
| The combination of these complementary assets will allow us to continue to provide flexibility, reliable, and competitive services for our customers as we pursue additional commercial opportunities utilizing our improved connectivity and expanded footprint |
| This will further increase our ability to keep customers' ships loaded on time |
| Despite these uncertainties, Lake Charles LNG continues to pursue the development of the project and is extremely thankful for the continued support of its LNG customers |
| We are in the process of identifying and evaluating a number of commercial and operational synergies that are expected to enhance the operational capabilities of our systems by improving efficiencies and increasing the utilization and profitability of our combined assets |
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| We appreciate that long distance transmission lines have become increasingly difficult to build, particularly given entrenched environmental opposition |
| The recently announced moratorium on approvals of LNG export creates uncertainty as to when the DOE studies will be completed and whether the criteria for approving LNG export projects will be changed |
| In light of the extremely low natural gas prices in the U.S |
| In the process of enforcing our property rights, one of the requesting parties has alleged that Energy Transfer is using unfair or anti-competitive practices to block all pipeline crossings request in Louisiana in an effort to stifle competition and monopolize the pipeline capacity, moving gas from the Haynesville, and these practices are threatening the expansion of pipeline infrastructure in Louisiana |
| Yes, with the lower gas prices in North Louisiana, certainly if they get any lower, we probably will see a slowdown, but right now we haven't seen it |
| However, there's a lot of issues that are involved, especially with shipping |
| And so there's issues with Panama Canal or through the Red Sea, the timing of ship |
| That's going to pause a little bit |
| To accomplish the crossings as it seeks to do so under state or federal law, Energy Transfer has never taken the position that others cannot cross us ever, just that they must satisfy us, that they will not adversely affect our existing lines, create additional costs for us, put us at risk under existing FERC certificate, and unjustifiably piggyback off of our efforts to build pipelines in compliance with state and federal rules, including in some cases significant environmental reviews |
| Indeed, not a single court has found that ET somehow acted in bad faith in defending its lawful property rights |
| We have seen a bit of volatility in commodity prices and the environment overall |
| currently and the beneficial climate impacts from the use of natural gas compared to coal for power generation, it would be difficult to believe that these new studies won't continue to conclude that LNG exports are in the U.S |
| These statements are unfounded and false |
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