Black Stone Minerals reported a strong third quarter with mineral and royalty production increasing by 20% over the prior quarter, reaching 40.3 MBoe/d. Net income was $62.1 million, and distributable cash flow was $124.4 million. The company announced a distribution of $0.475 per unit and has zero outstanding debt. They have also approved a $150 million common unit repurchase program.
Mineral and royalty production increased by 20% over the prior quarter, reaching 40.3 MBoe/d.
Net income for the third quarter was $62.1 million.
Distributable cash flow was $124.4 million.
The company announced a distribution of $0.475 per unit, a 6% increase over Q3 2022.
The Company now expects total production for 2023 to be at the upper end of the guidance range of 37 to 39 Mboe/d. The Company expects lease operating expenses to be in line with the revised guidance range of $11 to $12 million and production costs as a percentage of oil and gas revenues to be in line with the revised guidance range of 10% to 12%. Black Stone expects cash G&A to be on the low end of the guidance range of $42 to $44 million. The Company expects non-cash G&A to be at the low end of the revised guidance range of $11 to $13 million.
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