Record Production and Efficiency Improvements
Production was at the high end of guidance, benefiting from robust well productivity and outperformance from compression projects. Capital spending came in approximately $50 million below the low end of guidance, driven by midstream spending optimization, continued improvements and completion efficiency, and lower well costs.
Strong Financial Performance
Approximately $240 million of Q2 free cash flow was generated despite a $134 million litigation settlement expense. Without this legal expense, free cash flow would have totaled approximately $375 million. Cumulative free cash flow generation totaled nearly $2 billion over the past 3 quarters.
Strategic Acquisition and Integration
Closed acquisition of Olympus Energy on July 1, funded with $475 million of cash and issuance of approximately 25.2 million shares. The assets include a 90,000 net acre position offsetting EQT's acreage in Southwest Appalachia with 500 million cubic feet per day of net production and over a decade of core Marcellus inventory.
Deleveraging and Financial Stability
Exited the quarter with $7.8 billion of net debt, down approximately $350 million compared to Q1. Nearly $6 billion of debt reduction over the past 3 quarters with a target to achieve $7.5 billion net debt by year-end 2025.
Significant Growth Projects
Announced a pipeline of projects representing nearly $1 billion of organic investment opportunity, expected to generate approximately $250 million of recurring free cash flow by 2029.