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| We outperformed in the third quarter in the face of a softening industry, delivering significant operating efficiencies, outstanding safety record and attractive returns |
| Liberty delivered excellent quarterly financial results reflecting outstanding operational execution, focused customer engagement and agility across a softer North American frac market |
| Record pumping efficiencies drove sequential growth in revenue and adjusted EBITDA while electing to idle a fleet during the quarter in response to softer market conditions |
| We act as long-term partners with our customers like this business thrives when we win, our customers win and over the long-term, you can generate better efficiency, smarter decision making and come up with new ideas that then should be developed |
| Our superior execution, combined with expanded vertical integration and technology investments culminated in a trailing 12-month adjusted pre-tax return on capital employed of 44% |
| I'm proud that our team delivered a milestone achievement in operational efficiency |
| We achieved the third consecutive quarter of record average daily pumping efficiencies, delivered across our full fleet, safely pumping more hours and tons of sand than ever before |
| That's a huge cost savings opportunity that benefits both our customers and us |
| Over the years, our investment decisions have grown our competitive advantage by driving value creation through technology, scale and vertical integration |
| Today, the latest piece in our digiTechnologies suite is demonstrating impressive operating results |
| There's just huge benefits in long-term partnerships with our customers |
| And look, I know, you know the history, but in that top downturn in '15 and '16 and the top COVID downturn, we were positioned and able to make just compelling acquisitions, that massively grew our per share value and ability to generate cash and profitability |
| Today, we have a truly differential frac fleet technology that is setting operating performance records while delivering the highest efficiency, lowest emission fleets in the industry |
| And as you see, we will have a very, very strong return of cash to shareholders program |
| We are excited by the strong customer benefits and pull for our digiFleets |
| We have an incredibly high demand for our next generation technologies |
| We're generating expertise, and having the highest thermal efficiency on wheels, mobile power generation there is |
| Our year's long effort in predictive and preventative maintenance programs have positioned us to optimize equipment performance and availability, enabling us to run our pumps in optimal operating ranges to achieve maximum gas substitution |
| We are also starting to reap the advantage of vertical integration provided by LPI improving the reliability of gas supply to our frac fleets |
| Liberty's focus on asset optimization maximizes the uptime of each pump, driving higher equipment reliability and operational efficiency |
| Our predictive maintenance programs are better than ever before continually assessing asset health in real time |
| The whole digi initiative seems like it's going extremely well |
| But even better, it makes the whole Liberty wireline and frac operate more efficiently, deliver faster results to our customers and better profitability to us |
| We will continue to deliver on our strategic priorities, including our industry leading return of capital program, a strong balance sheet and continued investment in differential technologies that position us well in the coming years |
| We knew our customers would greatly benefit from streamlining our frac and wireline crew interactions on-site to shave extra minutes off the day |
| Every minute equals efficiency and translates into a lower cost of producing a barrel of oil for our customers and improved profitability for Liberty |
| In 2024, we continued - we see a continued constructive outlook for the oil and gas markets and even more so for Liberty |
| We increased our quarterly cash dividend by 40% in response to the significant growth in our per share earnings and cash generating abilities from our business transformation over the last three years |
| So that technology allows it to be a win for our customers and a win for us |
| And we're delivering twice the rate So it truly is an incredible step forward |
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| Fourth quarter trends will likely see seasonal softness, winter weather and holiday disruptions |
| Volatility in commodity markets has emerged from the possibility of an escalating conflict in the Middle East and renewed recessionary fears |
| We drained half our strategic petroleum reserves, not in a crisis but simply to short-term lower gasoline prices |
| But I think as you've seen over the last three quarters in a gradually softening market |
| That what's the mast over the last five years is probably a slightly declining average quality of location being drilled |
| Looking ahead, we see North American completions activity to slow modestly in Q4 on normal seasonality and the related impact on efficiency |
| So yes, if you had a dense flat market, your first quarter will be slightly lower than your summer quarters |
| In the fourth quarter activity is expected to slow modestly on normal seasonality and the related impact on efficiency |
| Sadly, another global conflict has burst on the scene with heartbreaking scenes of death and destruction |
| But in our new boring shale industry it's probably going to grow much slower, much more modestly |
| We have used a myriad of regulatory bodies to impede the funding and development of our oil and gas resources, having the obvious and presumably intended impact of reducing U.S |
| We just saw an industry tightened double down on North America's future |
| The price of plugs is going down |
| Hence, we are not doing well in the power grid area |
| I like to think of them as complementary, not that there's going to be a winner and a loser in these technologies |
| To say that customer interest in digi is high would be an understatement |
| If it moves quickly upward, we're going to caution and take a breath and reflect what's happening |
| Hey, market is softening |
| And we never do that |
| I guess the first one is just any supply chain or labor concerns as we head into '24? Chris Wright No, the challenge is that we're being a year ago, 18 months ago, don't look to be challenges today |
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