DCP Midstream (DCP) 3 Nov 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Thank you for standing by and welcome to the Q3 2021 DCP Midstream LP Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. After the speakers’ presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session [Operator Instructions].

As a reminder, today’s conference call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Mr. Fullman. Mike begin. may you Sir,

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below We’re that. about XX%

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No. Yes.

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question next Blum comes from Our Wells Fargo. Michael of

a ask the little to bit wanted I Mid-Con. about

any get think producers. want wanted to there’s you’re you from be on Just sense of sort change to there. your to activity? in any what if could of Do your see outlook drilling Just get we uptick there try to seeing going

Yes.

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disciplined, are but are many quite there. and activity. the some there of potential think there’s So see year some it’s And activity, XXXX, increased producer’s it but flat seeing a areas very actually a it’s of to bit where then actively closing of the adding maybe we them I in smaller the those we through from some terms producer’s of we’re I producers, the as about the year, growth from side, thinking up. rest side, bigger slightly one then activity, think think And of

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Great.

on rejection, question, And just you trend then how wanted Second XXXX. ethane will quarter? to that where any ask into that this I about was views have

it’s -- consistent. look very, saw I we -- been the So I very at really three quarters, hovering quarters, if four the last been mean, last it’s

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probably quarter. in Right in came Michael, rejection same third really stayed But recovery. There right and of But Even some went hoping out constant. Third-party assets in year. color that’s been to It’s And linear -- our third where we’ve pretty into come nothing what every chain this we’ll significant. February. what in value ‘XX, I and may more in recovery, parties give was was we you rejection. a has went if a the periods, of economics, we And out we’re relatively tell see but now, next where you’ll party, we’re the recovery trend that for recall, predicting guidance as in seeing in we’re not. DCP be we QX, producers because mode. that you year you we’d couple that, year. now, the as into

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last in as -- number think as meaningful So of it’s a potentially this of would the not of issue bit about probably it’s you an years. an

comes from Tonet question Jeremy JPMorgan. of next Our

the to wanted optionality. get cash to back flow Just

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capture the something already around So carbon XXQs, is and sequestration that we doing.

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on on As here update EPA transformation. we’re to my a to be continued good added saw in time you significant methane is the that. And a the team of we executive energy announcement on going give position focused amount going Maybe transition update. yesterday, spend that around and quick

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of you is regions that seeing I privates. between and mean, mentioned. privates, a the you’re Obviously, clearly, publics Yes. there lot those in a activity both differentiation more

think like of what disciplined, that areas very But maybe to the very modest focus you the are That’s think the is But as the of long we’ve more on measured. seeing is publics very of with perform capital measured And time. well last, for signs activity. I seeing that’s very this other are But what some areas doing to a again, industry growth. the is allocation I which it’s spoke Jeremy, start in positive that some that we you again, a a industry the with we needed want what in seen little those well. both very, from can we shift That’s and we to -- probably bigger since shift, big lot very measured, see. has are publics producers.

of we give and areas. maybe the going bodes And Texas, most there’s potential, excited -- some we’re a in good but why where Those there you good a then So areas XXXX. margins, margin West too our in in XXXX. seeing activity Wouter’s best into are feel about early opportunities. And we’ll of pretty you is perspective to remarks, pretty the like listen that, it, looking some could color that’s And recap February. Areas book we a and some make that to have if you -- more comfortable West there areas maybe we’re we’re potential Texas. some at we that pretty obviously, see assets lease from perspective

Truist Richardson comes of Our from next Securities. question Tristan

and Really this all appreciate what you’re the XXXX on seeing comments early.

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we target, portion be there XX basically And when Tristan, think about. the hey, mean think there’s think two is year. Wouter of things trailing about leverage the when -- I the in a we we’re It think I middle months. about we’ll talking to said,

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asset when existing base. about So opportunities just materialize how the investing you thinking and about the timing think of in

high give level, me here. Tristan Let maybe

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Wouter quick just and from few a me. Sean, follow-ups

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got with Permian that. on the offload deal agreement you’ve like a it’s course, seems path. Of

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Yes.

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