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       UPSTREAM                            Louisiana and East Texas, announced today   president of commercial operations, David
                                           that it has closed on its sale to Clearfork   Garrett. Together they have over a century
       Coterra Energy reports              Midstream. Terms of the sale were not   of combined experience in the energy
                                           disclosed.
                                                                                industry and worked together as a cohesive,
       fourth-quarter and full-            Clearfork Midstream partnered with   collaborative unit through the most severe
                                                                                downturn in the last two decades.
                                           EnCap Flatrock Midstream (EFM) for the
       year 2021 results, provides         transaction. Investment banking firm Jeffries   The team is now positioned to solely focus
                                           served as sole financial advisor and Porter
                                                                                on Laser Midstream Energy, the latest
       2022 outlook and updates            Hedges served as corporate counsel to Azure   entrepreneurial undertaking cofounded by
                                                                                Mr. Berthelot and team. Laser has reloaded
                                           Midstream.
       shareholder return strategy         “We are delighted to complete this transaction   with longtime private equity partner, Energy
                                           and looking forward to building upon the
                                                                                Spectrum, and is “hitting the ground running”
       Coterra Energy today reported fourth-  work Chip and his team have accomplished,”   in pursuit of both acquisitions and gas
       quarter and full-year 2021 financial and   said Kipper Overstreet, Clearfork CEO.  infrastructure development deals.
       operating results. On October 1, 2021,   “I have known Mr. Overstreet for over a   AZURE MIDSTREAM ENERGY, February 22,
       Coterra announced that the merger involving   decade, and I can think of no finer example   2022
       the Company, which was formerly named   of the strong leadership needed to develop
       Cabot Oil & Gas, and Cimarex Energy, was   these assets to the next level,” Azure CEO Mr.
       completed. Fourth-quarter 2021 results   Berthelot said. “I have the utmost confidence   DOWNSTREAM
       discussed within this release represent   in Clearfork and EFM and their ability to
       Coterra. Full-year 2021 results include nine   maximise value while maintaining the safety-  Audubon Engineering
       months of legacy Cabot results from January 1   first culture we developed at Azure.”
       to September 30, plus three months of Coterra   Azure was founded in 2012 by veteran   Company awarded LNG
       beginning October 1, unless noted otherwise.  industry professional, I.J. “Chip” Berthelot, II,
         Net income for fourth-quarter 2021   who brings a two-decade record of successful   interconnect contract in
       totalled $939mn, or $1.16 per share. Adjusted   deals with over $2 billion in assets transacted.
       net income (non-GAAP) for fourth-quarter   Berthelot successfully founded, financed,   Louisiana
       2021, excluding non-recurring items, was   developed, operated, and sold multiple
       $670mn, or $0.83 per share. Net income for   natural gas midstream companies including   Audubon Engineering Company has been
       full-year 2021 totaled $1,158mn, or $2.30 per   Laser Midstream Company, Laser Northeast   awarded a contract to provide engineering
       share. Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) for   Gathering Company, and now Azure   and construction management services for a
       full-year 2021, excluding non-recurring items,   Midstream.              major greenfield liquefied natural gas (LNG)
       was $1,132mn, or $2.25 per share.   “I am deeply grateful to our investors, team   interconnect on the Louisiana Gulf Coast.
       COTERRA ENERGY, February 23, 2022   and other stakeholders who supported us   Regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory
                                           through this challenging decade for the   Commission (FERC), this pipeline project will
                                           industry,” said Mr. Berthelot. “I especially   move between 1.5 and 2.0 Bcf per day of gas
       MIDSTREAM                           appreciate our bank group currently lead by   to serve as the main supply of an LNG export
                                           Capital One who stood behind us and worked   facility.
       Azure Midstream Energy              creatively with us every step of the way, and   construction, and delivery of LNG production
                                                                                  Audubon, a global leader in the design,
                                           Latham & Watkins LLP, who provide legal
       acquired by Clearfork               advice on our credit related transactions.”  solutions, successfully completed the front-
                                                                                end engineering in 2021. Under this new
                                           At Azure, Mr. Berthelot built a team of
       Midstream                           industry veterans including chief operating   contract, Audubon will provide detailed
                                                                                engineering and design of a transmission
                                           officer, John Loiacono, chief financial
       Azure Midstream Energy, a natural gas   officer, Mandy Bush, vice president of   pipeline and associated infrastructure to
       midstream company operating in North   business development, Jay Carter and vice   provide gas for a major LNG facility.
                                                                                  Backed by our integrated offshore and
                                                                                pipeline teams, Audubon is leading the
                                                                                project from our Louisiana and Texas offices
                                                                                in collaboration with FERC, a major LNG
                                                                                export company, and a major interstate gas
                                                                                transmission company.
                                                                                  Dave Beck, managing partner at Audubon
                                                                                Engineering Company, said: “We look
                                                                                forward to bringing our project execution
                                                                                capabilities and extensive LNG track record to
                                                                                this project. LNG is an important component
                                                                                of our energy transition strategy, and we are
                                                                                proud to leverage our expertise to support the
                                                                                operation.”
                                                                                AUDUBON ENGINEERING COMPANY, February
                                                                                23, 2022


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