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| We'll have the benefit of the gas tech services growth that will be coming to fruition through the expanded installed base that we have and the opportunity to provide efficiency through our digital applications and also the [indiscernible] cordon to our customers |
| We were very pleased with our third quarter results as both segments continued to execute well and benefit from market tailwinds |
| We were pleased with our third quarter results and remain optimistic on the outlook |
| As you can see on Slide 4, we maintain strong orders performance in both IET and SSPS, with large awards coming from Venture Global in LNG and VAR's Energy in subsea |
| We also delivered strong operating results at the upper end of our EBITDA guidance range, booked almost $100 million of new energy orders, and generated $592 million of free cash flow |
| We continue to see positive momentum across our portfolio despite persisting global uncertainty |
| And if you look at the Middle East and the spending that's anticipated on the D&C side, again, with the plans that have been announced by the various national oil companies, we still feel good about the double digit in next year activity |
| Overall, we remain excited about the future of Baker Hughes |
| We are continuing to see the cost-out performance come through our operating results, and we see further opportunities to enhance our operating performance through continued business transformation efforts |
| Higher carbon prices do provide positive momentum into operators' development plans for next year |
| While it is still early and with the caveat there is growing geopolitical risk, we do see another year of solid upstream spending growth in 2024, led by international and offshore markets |
| More broadly, our transformation journey continues, and we're pleased with the progress we're making in identifying areas to drive efficiencies, structurally removing costs, and modernizing how the business operates |
| So again, we're in a, I think, unique position where irrespective of the speed of the transition, we have the opportunity to benefit |
| Looking out to next year, we remain optimistic for continued growth across both OFSE and IET, as well as further operational enhancements to drive increasing margins and returns |
| Importantly, we are laying the foundation today for a more durable earnings and free cash flow growth profile, which will enable us, in parallel, to deliver best in class performance and structurally increasing shareholder returns |
| Our full year outlook for IET remains constructive for orders, revenue, and EBITDA |
| And we feel very good about the ability to take on the additional orders and also turn it around from a cycle time perspective and also from a conversion |
| Overall, we remain optimistic on the outlook for both OFSE and IET, given strong growth tailwinds across each business, as well as continued operational enhancements to drive backlog execution and margin improvement |
| So all of those things together with a very strong top-lying growth allow us the past and to see the transparency around how we get to the 20% margin |
| You'll also see improvement in the industrial tech margins, and the supply chain and chip shortages really continue to normalize in that space |
| LNG prices remain healthy, which has helped to sustain the strength and off-take contracting a key driver of LNG FIDs |
| So when you think about the things we're doing to drive to that 20% margin, it's really a continued progress on our cost-out and transformation process at the segment level, thinking how we can be leaner, how we can operate more efficiently |
| We are pleased to see continued traction from brush power generation, which we acquired in 2022 to enhance our industrial electric machinery portfolio and to support our strategic commitment to provide lower carbon solutions |
| While continued robust LNG activity is set to push IET orders to yet another record year in 2023, and most importantly, our improved operational execution and cost structure and continued commitment to our customers are helping us to deliver on our commitments to our shareholders |
| The LNG project pipeline remains strong, both in the US and internationally |
| This represents an almost 70% increase in name-blank capacity from 2022, which provides significant near-term growth for gas tech equipment and further long-term structural growth for gas tech services |
| And as we've gone forward through the year, that has continued to get stronger and stronger, and more of the pipeline has been converting |
| Accordingly, natural gas will be fundamental in satisfying the world's energy needs for many decades to come, while also improving air quality and reducing global emissions, displacing coal in the broader energy mix |
| Given that Baker Hughes equipment is installed on the majority of these projects, we have significant earnings and returns visibility through 2030 and beyond from our Gas Tech services franchise |
| Also, the 172 MTPA of capacity additions during the 2016 to 2022 timeframe will begin to earn increasing service revenue over the medium term |
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| There's some investor concern that maybe mid-teens or even double digits might be a stretch for international spending |
| EBITDA margin was 15%, down 160 basis points year-over-year, driven by higher equipment mix and higher R&D spend related to our new energy investments |
| And I think we've mentioned it at the start that we continue to navigate a challenging aerospace supply chain |
| This tightness is evidenced by the recent LNG price spikes that resulted from the current geopolitical situation and strikes in Australia by LNG workers, which temporarily interrupted operations at several LNG facilities |
| This is despite softer than anticipated gas demand and economic weakness persisting in key LNG-consuming markets like Europe and China |
| And then certainly Gas Tech services is slower to ramp in the impact this year of the continued aviation supply chain issues, which we believe will start to abate in 2024 |
| We apologize for the technical difficulties |
| Again, we sincerely apologize for the technical difficulties experienced on today's call |
| I would say the biggest driver is the mix of the mix, and that's really the headwind, and that's sort of the variable to our EBITDA target |
| Your IET results came in at the top end of the 3Q guide, even with some of the concerns out there about air derivative tightness that could impact IET |
| And Lorenzo, you made a statement earlier that you said that there's a growing consensus that the energy transition taking longer is more complex than many expected |
| As a result, the oil market is likely to see inventory draws through the rest of 2023 |
| Nancy Buese Yes, I think what I said this previously is supply chain challenges are certainly contemplated within our 2023 guidance, and will also be considered in 2024 |
| Last quarter, there was a little bit slower |
| Turning to LNG, despite a soft economy, the global LNG market remains fundamentally tight |
| Continued discipline from the world's largest producers, the pace of oil demand growth in the face of economic uncertainty, and geopolitical risk will be important factors to monitor as we look into 2024 |
| At the same time, we see upstream and natural gas spending continuing to grow at a lower rate |
| We also remain focused on navigating short-term supply constraints, specifically in aerospace sector, and broader macroeconomic and political uncertainty |
| And what we're mentioning here is that the reality is, I think, becoming known that it's going to take some time and it's going to be more gradual, but it doesn't change the destination |
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