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       UPSTREAM                            lessons from the year served to strengthen our  MIDSTREAM
                                           conviction that ConocoPhillips offers the right
       ConocoPhillips reports              value proposition for this volatile business   Summit Midstream Partners
                                           -- free cash flow generation, a strong balance
       fourth-quarter and full-year        sheet, commitment to differential returns of   announces $175mn of
                                           and on capital and ESG leadership.
       2020 results; announces             downturn in 2020, we successfully delivered   financing commitments for
                                             “Despite the significant industry-wide
       quarterly dividend                  this value proposition and remain committed   its Double E pipeline project
                                           to it. As we enter 2021, our ability to lead the
       ConocoPhillips today reported a fourth-  sector in value creation is enhanced by the   and schedules fourth
       quarter 2020 loss of $0.8bn, or ($0.72) per   recent Concho acquisition that creates a best-
       share, compared with fourth-quarter 2019   in-class competitor of scale to thrive in the   quarter 2020 earnings call
       earnings of $0.7bn, or $0.65 per share.   new energy future.”
       Excluding special items, fourth-quarter 2020   CONOCOPHILLIPS, February 02, 2021  Summit Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:
       adjusted earnings were a loss of $0.2bn, or                              SMLP) announced today that its wholly-
       ($0.19) per share, compared with fourth-  Earthstone Provides            owned, indirect subsidiary, Summit Permian
       quarter 2019 adjusted earnings of $0.8bn, or                             Transmission, has received $175mn of
       $0.76 per share. Special items for the current   update, 2021 guidance and   commitments from three leading commercial
       quarter were primarily due to non-cash                                   banks to finance the development of its
       impairments related to the Alaska North   announces proved reserves      Double E pipeline project. The lenders have
       Slope Gas asset and non-core assets in Lower                             committed to provide senior secured credit
       48, in addition to exploration-related expenses  Earthstone Energy today provided an   facilities consisting of a $160mn delayed
       in Other International, partially offset by an   operations update, released 2021 guidance   draw term loan facility and a $15mn working
       unrealised gain on Cenovus Energy equity.  and announced its year-end 2020 estimated   capital facility (collectively, the “Credit
         Full-year 2020 earnings were a loss of   proved reserves. The company has estimated   Facilities”). The credit facilities are non-
       $2.7bn, or ($2.51) per share, compared with   its oil and gas sales volumes for the fourth   recourse to SMLP and mature seven years
       full-year 2019 earnings of $7.2bn, or $6.40   quarter of 2020 to be approximately 1.40mn   after the date of initial borrowing. SMLP
       per share. Excluding special items, full-year   boe or an average of approximately 15,232   expects to close and fund on the Credit
       2020 adjusted earnings were a loss of $1.0bn,   boepd (47% oil). For the year ended   Facilities shortly and will post a $15mn
       or ($0.97) per share, compared with full-year   December 31, 2020, the company estimates   letter of credit under its corporate revolving
       2019 adjusted earnings of $4.0bn, or $3.59 per   its annual sales volumes grew 15% to   credit facility to support back-end equity
       share.                              approximately 5.63mn boe, or an average   contributions, if any needed, upon first
         “I want to thank our workforce for their   of approximately 15,382 boepd (56% oil)   funding.
       efforts in the face of a most challenging year,”   compared to 13,429 boepd (63% oil) reported   Heath Deneke, president, chief executive
       said Ryan Lance, chairman and chief executive  for the year ended December 31, 2019.   officer and chairman, commented, “I am
       officer. “Throughout 2020, they protected   The company also announced its year-end   pleased that we have secured financing
       each other, helped mitigate the spread of   2020 SEC total estimated proved reserves of   commitments for substantially all of Summit’s
       COVID-19 and safely executed our business   approximately 78.9mn boe.    expected remaining capital obligations for
       as we adapted to changing market conditions.   EARTHSTONE ENERGY, February 02, 2021  the construction of Double E. I would like
       There was nothing easy about 2020, but the                               to thank our bank group for their support
                                                                                of Double E and believe this is a testament
                                                                                to the quality of this world class project.
                                                                                This further advances the Double E project
                                                                                toward our expected in-service date during
                                                                                the fourth quarter of 2021. With our
                                                                                previously announced notice to proceed with
                                                                                construction from the FERC, we commenced
                                                                                construction activities to deliver this project
                                                                                in service in a safe manner, on time and under
                                                                                budget.”
                                                                                SUMMIT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, February 02,
                                                                                2021
                                                                                Magellan Midstream

                                                                                reports fourth-quarter 2020

                                                                                financial results

                                                                                Magellan Midstream Partners today reported
                                                                                net income of $183.9mn for fourth quarter



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