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| We're seeing tremendous growth on a peak day basis |
| So I'm very proud of these ratings, not -- again, not because it's the latest fad, but because it really is -- speaks to the way we've always run our business |
| And we certainly have that steady growth that you see in our base business, but we have a lot of upside beyond that as we get beyond this guidance period |
| We've seen strong demand for natural gas in the West |
| And you're going to hear why we're so committed to the natural gas strategy today and why we think it's so important for the future of our company and as a result, a great opportunity for Williams and for our shareholders |
| There's strong demand for natural gas in the West |
| So it's a nice growth trajectory |
| We've got a very nice growth trajectory that you saw today, but that's even without the upsides that we've been enjoying from Sequent and the upsides that we've seen from our E&P business |
| So all of those things, I think, are great tailwinds for the long-term investor in our business |
| Really able to generate tremendous opportunities in the Northeast |
| Coal replacement remains, continues to be an opportunity, and it's a steady opportunity for our transmission business |
| We think it's a great opportunity for us |
| So we're proud of our 50 consecutive years of dividend payments to shareholders |
| And so I'm very proud to work for a company that really does value its reputation and is always focused on doing things the right way |
| And as you heard Alan say, a great generation of free cash flow for the business |
| KKR was a great partner, and we really did benefit, I think both of us did from the collaboration that we had with KKR |
| And importantly, we have grown our ROCE over this period -- over the same period by 58% |
| We're very proud of that effort and our ability to trying to really bend the communication around natural gas and the huge opportunity that it has |
| And it's a great cash flow story |
| This has been a great story for a long time in the Northeast and it just continues to grow for us on a free cash flow basis |
| This is the cleanest production in the world and ultimately, I believe the producers will be able to continue to find opportunities to purchase leases out here, take advantage of the clean production that occurs in here |
| And this really bodes very well for us not in the short term, but this is really a mid- and long-term opportunity for the Company |
| We work to identify really strong fundamentals, fundamentals that make sense that we believe in, that we can identify that are important today but will also be sustainable for the future |
| So I think we like the position we've got |
| Really excited about the opportunities we see in the Gulf of Mexico |
| You've seen from what Micheal showed, the incredible growth we've seen in the Haynesville, the incredible growth we're going to need from the Haynesville in order to meet the LNG demand that's coming online over the next 10 years |
| That's generating an 8% five-year CAGR now exceeding our long-term target for adjusted EBITDA of 5% to 7% |
| And I think that's been a very positive thing for our shareholders to be buying that at the bottom |
| And so if you really use the in-value product on gas to diesel, it is a tremendous advantage for us here at home to continue to drive our industries, not just lightly, but our heavy industries as well on the backs of natural gas |
| So we get very favorable reception in states like New Jersey when we come in and propose things like that because we're actually reducing emissions while growing the business |
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| Our Wamsutter upstream EBITDA was down about $67 million, really due to the combined effects of the historically difficult winter weather that we had to the start of the year, the effect on those production volumes in Wyoming as well as lower net realized prices |
| Additionally, we're forecasting a return to more normal marketing contributions versus the very strong year that Sequent had in 2023 and we're also expecting another decline in EBITDA from our upstream operations due to assumed lower net realized prices |
| The teams have been challenged to improve upon that, really taking a lot of cost out of the business and moving that right to the bottom line |
| So I can tell you, it is really frustrating for those of us in the gas industry when we go to places like Dubai and we hear that we really shouldn't be there because we don't have that much to offer, when we actually have been the #1 source of emissions reduction |
| It's more of a challenge with our customers here on the Transco system |
| Thus, we've tempered our expectations here in regard to growth CapEx being needed in the Haynesville this year |
| And what that means is we're taking the risk on permitting in some instances |
| I would say for the gathering and processing business, forecasting this 2024-25 time period is pretty challenging given the commodity price backdrop |
| We are seeing lower EPS in 2024 due primarily to higher acquisition-related DD&A and interest expense |
| But we do have some pretty significant headwinds for 2024, and we have some pretty significant unknowns as well |
| Our Upstream Joint Venture operations included in our Other segment were down about $141 million versus 2022 |
| But as we look at it, and we don't see that same level of growth in other businesses, it makes it pretty challenging to do a transaction that improves on those three metrics all at the same time |
| So that's certainly affecting us |
| And I would say the environment hasn't actually gotten worse |
| It's really just, I would say, in the early innings of concern on that front |
| It was a lack of knowledge on how they're connected to the grid and where their power is really coming from |
| Ultimately, if we build that project and it costs more than we expected, we would obviously take that risk |
| Obviously, coal, I think, would be very, very difficult to lean into these days |
| And so we've seen the infrastructure not keep pace with the demand |
| And so that creates a bit of a challenge for us when you have your customer's regulator negotiating on their behalf |
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