Oasis Midstream Partners LP Announces Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 Earnings

HOUSTON, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Oasis Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: OMP) (the "Partnership" or "OMP") today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 and provided an operational update.

Recent Highlights:

• Declared the quarterly cash distribution for the third quarter of 2018 of $0.43 per unit, an approximate 5% increase from the cash distribution declared for the second quarter of 2018, in line with the Partnership's 20% annualized distribution growth target.
• Net income was $38.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and net cash from operating activities was $40.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $46.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and net Adjusted EBITDA to the Partnership was $16.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.
• Distributable Cash Flow ("DCF") was $14.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, resulting in distribution coverage of 1.22x. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.
• OMP's 80 million cubic feet per day ("MMscfpd") natural gas processing plant in Wild Basin ("Gas Plant I") experienced operational downtime lasting twelve days in August. Plant operations have successfully been restored and the plant has been running smoothly, at full capacity, since the team brought the plant back online. Crude oil and natural gas volumes in Wild Basin were adversely impacted by the downtime, which resulted in lower than anticipated EBITDA, DCF and distribution coverage. Adjusting for the impact of the downtime, OMP would have seen distribution coverage of approximately 1.3x during the third quarter of 2018.
• Increased water volumes in Beartooth DevCo LLC ("Beartooth DevCo") to 151.3 thousand barrels of water per day ("Mbwpd"), a 54% increase compared to the third quarter of 2017. Approximately 75% of the increase was related to Oasis Petroleum produced water growth and approximately 25% was associated with increased freshwater volumes, which was largely driven by third-party sales.

"Oasis Midstream Partners remains on track to deliver our targeted 20% annual growth in distributions per unit while simultaneously increasing coverage in coming quarters," said Taylor Reid, Chief Executive Officer of OMP. "We successfully delivered a strong third quarter, navigating some operational downtime at Gas Plant I in August. Our distribution coverage was within our third quarter guidance range, and looking forward coverage remains strong, now on track to exceed 1.7x exiting 2019 while concurrently delivering 20% distribution growth. Our new 200 MMscfpd gas plant is expected to move product this month, and we successfully signed additional third-party deals to further increase utilization. Third-party deals in conjunction with high activity levels in the Williston Basin put us in a great position to grow distributions per unit 20% per year past 2021 while maintaining strong coverage. Our 2019 EBITDA estimate increased by approximately 68% from what we originally projected during the IPO just over a year ago, and we continue to see significant growth opportunities ahead."

Gas Plant II Update:

OMP mechanically completed its new 200 MMscfpd natural gas processing plant ("Gas Plant II") in October and expects volumes to start flowing at the end of November. Upon completion of the gas plant, OMP will be the second largest natural gas processor in the Williston Basin.  OMP expects approximately 60% utilization in January 2019, consisting largely of volumes from Oasis Petroleum, before increasing to above 80% by year-end 2019, as third-party volumes become more significant. In October, OMP successfully signed additional third-party agreements, which resulted in increased expectations for EBITDA at OMP for 2019. Gas processing remains tight in the Williston Basin, and OMP continues to pursue additional opportunities with third parties to further increase the utilization of its gas plant infrastructure.

Outlook Update:

• OMP is increasing its 2019 EBITDA estimate to $106 - $112 million, compared to $102 - $108 million as of the August update and $65 million at the time of OMP's IPO. OMP has increased expectations on distribution coverage, entering 2019 around 1.4x and quickly increasing to 1.6x-1.7x for the remainder of 2019 (prior coverage was 1.4x and then 1.5x-1.7x).
• Expects net EBITDA in 2019, before public company expenses, to be split between the three DevCos accordingly: Bighorn ~68%, Bobcat ~12%, and Beartooth ~20%.
• Anticipates fourth quarter 2018 distribution coverage of approximately 1.2x based on current assumptions surrounding Gas Plant II start-up timing.

Operational and Financial Update

Select operational and financial statistics are in the following table:

The following table provides an update of actual volumes compared to guidance and updates quarterly volumes for the remainder of the year:

Liquidity and CapEx

As of September 30, 2018, OMP had cash and cash equivalents of $5.0 million and $166.0 million of borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility with an unused borrowing capacity of $84.0 million. On August 27, 2018, the Partnership entered into an amendment to its revolving credit facility to (i) increase the aggregate amount of commitments from $200.0 million to $250.0 million; (ii) provide for the ability to further increase commitments to $400.0 million; and (iii) add six new lenders to the bank group. Expansion CapEx attributable to OMP during the third quarter of 2018 of $16.3 million was also in-line with expectations.

Quarterly Distribution

On August 28, 2018, the Partnership paid the quarterly cash distribution of $0.41 per unit for the second quarter of 2018.

On October 30, 2018, the Board of Directors of OMP GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership, declared the quarterly cash distribution of $0.43 per unit for the third quarter of 2018. The distribution will be payable on November 27, 2018 to unitholders of record as of November 9, 2018.

Qualified Notice

This release is intended to be a qualified notice under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b). Brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100.0%) of the Partnership's distributions to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business.  Accordingly, the Partnership's distributions to non-U.S. investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate.

Conference Call Information

Investors, analysts and other interested parties are invited to listen to the webcast and call:

Sell-side analysts wishing to ask a question may use the following dial-in:

A recording of the conference call will be available beginning at 1:30 p.m. Central Time on the day of the call and will be available until Tuesday, November 13, 2018 by dialing:

The conference call will also be available for replay for approximately 30 days at www.oasismidstream.com.

Contact:

Oasis Midstream Partners LP
Bob Bakanauskas, (281) 404-9600
Director, Investor Relations

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the Partnership expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, forward-looking statements contained in this press release specifically include the expectations of plans, strategies, objectives and anticipated financial and operating results of the Partnership, including the Partnership's capital expenditure levels and other guidance included in this press release. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by the Partnership based on management's experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, anticipated future developments and other factors believed to be appropriate. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Partnership, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements. These include, but are not limited to, the Partnership's ability to integrate acquisitions into its existing business, changes in oil and natural gas prices, weather and environmental conditions, the timing of planned capital expenditures, availability of acquisitions, uncertainties in the estimates of proved reserves and forecasted production results of the Partnership's customers, operational factors affecting the commencement or maintenance of producing wells, the condition of the capital markets generally, as well as the Partnership's ability to access them, the proximity to and capacity of transportation facilities, and uncertainties regarding environmental regulations or litigation and other legal or regulatory developments affecting the Partnership's business and other important factors. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the Partnership's actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made and the Partnership undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

About Oasis Midstream Partners LP

Oasis Midstream Partners LP is a growth-oriented, fee-based master limited partnership formed by its sponsor, Oasis Petroleum Inc. to own, develop, operate and acquire a diversified portfolio of midstream assets in North America that are integral to the oil and natural gas operations of Oasis Petroleum Inc. and are strategically positioned to capture volumes from other producers. For more information, please visit the Partnership's website at www.oasismidstream.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Cash Interest

Cash Interest is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure that is used by management and external users of the Partnership's financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. The Partnership defines Cash Interest as interest expense plus capitalized interest less amortization of deferred financing costs included in interest expense. Cash Interest is not a measure of interest expense as determined by United States generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Management believes that the presentation of Cash Interest provides useful additional information to investors and analysts for assessing the interest charges incurred on our debt, excluding non-cash amortization, and our ability to maintain compliance with our debt covenants.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measure of interest expense, net of capitalized interest, to the non-GAAP financial measure of Cash Interest for the periods presented:

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure that is used by management and external users of the Partnership's financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. The Partnership defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest expense (net of capitalized interest), income taxes, depreciation, amortization, equity-based compensation expenses and other similar non-cash adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to net income, net cash provided by operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA provides information useful to investors and analysts for assessing the Partnership's results of operations, financial performance and its ability to generate cash from its business operations without regard to its financing methods or capital structure, coupled with the Partnership's ability to maintain compliance with its debt covenants. The GAAP measures most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA are net income and net cash provided by operating activities, respectively.

Distributable Cash Flow ("DCF")

DCF is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure that is used by management and external users of the Partnership's financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. The Partnership defines DCF as Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Partnership less Cash Interest and maintenance capital expenditures attributable to the Partnership. Maintenance capital expenditures are cash expenditures (including expenditures for the construction or development of new capital assets or the replacement, improvement or expansion of existing capital assets) made to maintain, over the long term, system operating capacity, operating income or revenue. DCF should not be considered an alternative to net income, net cash provided by operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that the presentation of DCF provides information useful to investors and analysts for assessing the Partnership's results of operations, financial performance and ability to generate cash from its business operations without regard to its financing methods or capital structure, coupled with the Partnerships ability to make distributions to its unitholders. The GAAP measures most directly comparable to DCF are net income and net cash provided by operating activities, respectively.

The following table presents reconciliations of the GAAP financial measures of net income and net cash provided by operating activities to the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA and DCF for the periods presented:

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