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| For example, our inventory management has resulted in improvement in both earnings and debt levels |
| So Neil, you can see it very easy to see that we had a record during the quarter and the investment needs all the guidance to give in terms of G&A, OpEx, very strong cash flow |
| Logistics set a new record quarter at over $99 million |
| In refining, we achieved record total throughput in the quarter, but still see opportunities for further operational improvement |
| We delivered another record quarter in our logistics segment |
| The consistent strong performance from our logistics segment validates our favorable position in the Permian Basin |
| US refining market dynamics for 2024 are constructed and we are well-positioned to capture this opportunity |
| Turning to the full year, 2023 was a strong year for Delek |
| We remain confident about our progress in Big Spring for reliability ahead of the coming gasoline season |
| And in addition, we are expecting better energy efficiency with coupled turbines that we're replacing and higher reform and catalyst activity post-turnaround |
| As a reminder, they are operational excellence, financial strength and shareholder return, and executing our strategic initiatives |
| In terms of operational excellence, our team delivered a solid performance across all businesses this year |
| This improved our foundation for profitable and sustainable growth |
| Our planned major turnaround of the Tyler refinery was completed on time, on budget, and with no recordable incidents The result was improved reliability, yield recovery, and stronger capture rate |
| Our focus on people, process and equipment is giving us a strong foundation to optimize what we have and positioned our system for growth while Tyler, Krotz Springs and El Dorado have optimized operations over the years |
| I'm pleased to report that 2023 was our best year on record for safety performance |
| We are expecting our commercial initiatives to provide us with a better optionality in the future |
| We should see improvement in our ability, meaning knowledge and capture, cost structure |
| We also improved our financial position by using our strong cash flow to reduce debt by $454 million |
| And we are very encouraged by the closeness we have commenced and this surprises as the time goes by and we are very confident about total capabilities already in Big Spring |
| We look to deliver strong portfolio performance and results |
| We believe we are well positioned to capture opportunities |
| Financial strength and shareholder returns, will remain key |
| Our [indiscernible] segment reported its best Q4 outside of COVID year 2020 |
| And you have seen that as you have seen us demonstrate that Jason last year very nicely |
| This has delivered tangible results |
| Growth projects will advance new connections in both the Midland and Delaware gathering systems, enabling continued volume growth at the partnership |
| We actually achieved 24, but the margins were better |
| I would also say, it could be a potentially an attractive and low cost opportunity for us to acquire a meaningful position in a well located in a renewable diesel facility |
| We're going to make some regenerative upgrades that will provide us with improved conversion and yields |
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| From a market perspective, during the quarter, we saw a weakness in product demand, consistent with the seasonal trends |
| Wholesale marketing was challenged, and I think you heard it from the close finals beyond seasonal trends, driven by incremental in the Mid-Con |
| In the fourth quarter, wholesale marketing contributed a loss of approximately $20 million |
| The follow-up is just on the quarter was a little bit softer than what we expected |
| Retail was down largely due to seasonal trends, although we were in a falling crude environment |
| The decrease reflects seasonal trends along with challenging Mid-Con supply/demand dynamics and lowering prices |
| This is a $40 million negative variance for the third quarter |
| On slide 9, the waterfall of adjusted EBITDA from the third quarter to the fourth quarter of 2023 showed that the primary driver for the lower results was from refining |
| For the fourth quarter of 2023 Delek US had a loss of $165 million or $2.57 per share |
| But it's been a challenge here recently |
| And you got the first quarter in the fourth quarter being a little bit on the weaker side |
| our key priorities have not wavered |
| This reflects the significantly lower cracks in the fourth quarter relative to the third quarter |
| Just again, to follow-up on the supply and marketing, sort of let's call it, headwinds in Q4 |
| I think that the only thing I would maybe add, Roger, is the fact that some of the weather impacts that Joseph referred to and he said in his prepared remarks were persistent through January, and I think others saw that |
| Joseph Israel Yeah, the wholesale marketing contributed a negative $20 million in at to positive $5 million consistent with the seasonal trend |
| Our production margin was $6.5 per barrel, including an estimated unfavorable $3.40 per barrel impact from the maintenance activities |
| Supply and marketing obviously had a weaker, which is in line with the seasonal trend -- and we've seen that line of supply marketing that the previous quarter and a big positive in Q2 |
| So sorry it's a bit difficult to hear you |
| Adjusted net loss was $93 million or $1.46 per share and adjusted EBITDA was $61 million |
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