Excelerate Energy Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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Key Takeaways

  • Positive Sentiment: Delivered $107 million adjusted EBITDA in Q2, marking a $7 million QoQ increase and $18 million YoY growth driven by the Jamaica acquisition.
  • Positive Sentiment: Successfully integrated the Jamaica terminal and power assets, which are exceeding operational expectations and immediately contributing predictable, take-or-pay cash flows.
  • Positive Sentiment: Outlined a clear Caribbean growth plan to unlock $80–110 million incremental EBITDA by 2030 with $200–400 million in targeted CapEx for fuel switching, new power projects, terminal expansions, LNG bunkering and hub-and-spoke distribution.
  • Positive Sentiment: Expanded terminal services with the Excelsior FSRU at full regas capacity in Germany, acquisition and conversion engineering of the Shenandoah, a Petrobras re-liquefaction deal and on-track delivery of FSRU Hold 3407 in 2026.
  • Positive Sentiment: Maintains a strong balance sheet—$426 million cash, $500 million undrawn revolver and 2.2x net leverage—while raising 2025 EBITDA guidance to $420–440 million and increasing the quarterly dividend.
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Earnings Conference Call
Excelerate Energy Q2 2025
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There are 15 speakers on the call.

Operator

Good morning all, and thank you for joining us on today's Accelerate Energy Second Quarter twenty twenty five Earnings Conference Call. My name is Drew, and I'll be the operator on today's call. After today's prepared remarks, there will be a Q and A session. It's now my pleasure to hand over to Craig Hick, Vice President of Investor Relations and Strategy. Your line is now open.

Operator

Please go ahead.

Speaker 1

Good morning and thank you for joining Accelerate Energy's second quarter twenty twenty five earnings call. Joining me today are Stephen Kobos, CEO Dana Armstrong, Chief Financial Officer Oliver Simpson, Chief Commercial Officer and David Leiner, Chief Operating Officer. Our second quarter earnings press release and presentation were published this morning and are available on our website at ir.accelerateenergy.com. Before we begin, please note that today's discussion will include forward looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. We undertake no obligation to update these statements.

Speaker 1

We'll also reference certain non GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures can be found at the back of the presentation. With that, it is my pleasure to pass the call over to Stephen Kobos.

Speaker 2

Thanks, Craig. Good morning, everyone. We appreciate you joining us today to discuss our second quarter twenty twenty five results. At Accelerate, we are committed to operational excellence, disciplined growth, and delivering long term value for our shareholders. This quarter was no exception.

Speaker 2

We delivered strong financial and operational results. We advanced the strategic priorities that will define the next phase of our growth. On today's call, I'll speak to the Accelerate Energy value proposition and provide an update on our recent Jamaica acquisition. Then I will share recent highlights from terminal services before turning the call over to Dana, who will walk through our financial results. Let's turn to our value proposition.

Speaker 2

I want to spend a few minutes on the key elements that define how Accelerate delivers long term value to shareholders and how we are positioning the company for continued success. First, we are a leading provider of critical energy infrastructure in the downstream part of the global LNG value chain. The recent Jamaica acquisition represents a pivotal step in our evolution. Our growth strategy has long included owning and operating downstream infrastructure assets. And today, our business model reflects that ambition.

Speaker 2

Second, our business is predominantly supported by long term take or pay contracts. These allow us to generate predictable earnings, and they are insulated from economic cycles. We told investors last quarter that our business model is essentially tariff proof. We aren't exposed to tariffs. That hasn't changed.

Speaker 2

It's one of the reasons Accelerate continues to stand out as a resilient investment, especially in today's geoeconomic environment. We are a safe haven. Third, as a result of the groundwork we have laid, we have a long runway for growth through both strategic opportunities and scalable assets. Fourth, and importantly, this growth strategy is bolstered by strong macro tailwinds. These include the growing demand for LNG tied to enhancing energy security and advancing the energy transition.

Speaker 2

Energy security will remain a paramount need for all nations. We are also seeing supportive policy momentum. For example, the recent US EU trade agreement focused on expanding LNG exports. Look, any deal that's good for US LNG is good for Accelerate, and this one reinforces the relevance of our business in connecting supply to demand. Fifth and finally, all of this results in an attractive financial profile that gives us the flexibility to pursue new growth opportunities while returning capital to shareholders.

Speaker 2

Our foundational strategy remains unchanged. It continues to guide our commercial efforts and underpins the bold moves we're making as a company. We are focused on protecting and enhancing long term contracted revenue and margins, and we are doing this while pursuing growth catalysts for near term value creation. So with that context in mind, let's turn to Jamaica. The Jamaica transaction, which closed in May, brought into our portfolio the Montego Bay and Old Harbour LNG Terminals, the Clarendon Combined Heat And Power Plant, and numerous small scale regasification facilities throughout the island.

Speaker 2

Since we closed the acquisition, we have been laser focused on ensuring a smooth integration of people, systems, and processes. We're also working to optimize the existing business, enhance customer service, and strengthen our continuity plans. I'm pleased to report that integration is proceeding as planned and the Jamaica assets are exceeding our operational expectations. Thanks to the excellent condition of the assets and the deep expertise of our new Accelerate colleagues, we are well positioned to deliver sustained reliability and high operational performance. The Jamaica transaction is a compelling strategic win for Accelerate and for our shareholders.

Speaker 2

The assets we acquired are contracted, cash generating, and already contributing meaningfully to earnings. Beyond immediate earnings contribution, the transaction also strengthens the foundation of our US LNG supply portfolio. Jamaica's twenty one year contract profile dovetails nicely with our twenty year offtake of US LNG from Venture Global's Plaquemines Phase two. With this alignment, we have secured a long term downstream destination for our volumes. As we optimize the Jamaica platform, we expect to unlock near term EBITDA growth by improving asset performance and expanding commercial activity.

Speaker 2

At the same time, we see a clear path to scale this model across The Caribbean that will require targeted investment to support new infrastructure development, to expand our customer reach, and to deliver on broader commercial objectives. This approach is designed to enhance the value of the assets over time and strengthen the return profile of the broader transaction. By 2,030, we expect to generate 80,000,000 to $110,000,000 in incremental EBITDA from optimizing the Jamaica platform and investing 200,000,000 to $400,000,000 in growth CapEx to expand our operational presence in Jamaica and across The Caribbean. Now let's talk about how this is going to happen. First, we are focused on optimizing expanding the Jamaica platform to meet natural gas demand driven not only by fuel switching across the island, but also by the need for additional power generation as the Jamaican economy continues to grow.

Speaker 2

Our team is off to a great start identifying ways to increase throughput across existing infrastructure and extract greater value from current commercial agreements. We have already begun to sell incremental volumes of LNG and natural gas to customers on the island, and we expect this early momentum to continue. In the medium to longer term, we will make investments in larger scale infrastructure projects that support our growth. These opportunities span a diverse range of initiatives, including new power generation, terminal expansions, LNG bunkering and additional pipelines. The second part of our approach is to position Jamaica as a regional hub for LNG distribution across The Caribbean.

Speaker 2

Jamaica's geographic location gives us a structural cost advantage. Its proximity to The U. S. And to key regional markets allows us to respond quickly to regional demand, making it an ideal launch point for LNG distribution and power development. We are advancing a hub and spoke model that leverages our floating LNG terminal in Old Harbour as a central storage and distribution point.

Speaker 2

From there, we can efficiently deliver LNG throughout The Caribbean using smaller vessels to reduce transportation times and lower fuel costs. We see this as a natural expansion of our downstream operations and an important part of our long term Caribbean growth strategy. And while we are still early in our ownership, we have hit the ground running, and we see clear opportunities to scale the platform efficiently. Now let's turn to terminal services. Before we get to the second quarter highlights, I want to underscore the progress we are making in expanding the asset portfolio that supports terminal services.

Speaker 2

We are strengthening our long term infrastructure footprint and positioning ourselves to capitalize on new developing opportunities in the LNG import terminal space. These efforts will enable us to capture a greater share of our total addressable market, particularly in regions where demand for reliable energy infrastructure continues to rise. Now to the highlights. This quarter marked several important milestones. In April, the FSRU Excelsior arrived in Germany at the port of Wilmshaven.

Speaker 2

In late May, the Excelsior officially commenced regasification operations and is regularly delivering gas ashore at maximum capacity. Really pleased with our operations team. In July, we acquired an LNG carrier, which we renamed the Accelerate Shenandoah. While the vessel will support our previously announced midterm Atlantic Basin supply agreement, its utility extends well beyond that. Shenandoah enhances our ability to serve Jamaica and support regional LNG storage and logistics.

Speaker 2

The LNG carrier also represents Accelerate's first owned asset to be selected as an FSRU conversion candidate. We have already begun engineering for the conversion to accelerate the construction timeline. Next, we signed a deal with Petrobras to install a relicrifaction unit on the FSRU Experience, our floating LNG terminal located in Guanabara Bay, Brazil. The relic unit is expected to be installed in '27 during the next planned dry dock for the experience. Once installed, this technology will eliminate all excess LNG losses due to boil off and lower our scope one emissions.

Speaker 2

Same time, it will upgrade the performance and life expectancy of the asset. Finally, we continue to make strong progress on the construction of Hole 3407, our new build FSRU under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries. The vessel remains on track for delivery in June 26. Hole 3407 will be a best in class asset capable of delivering up to 1,000,000,000 cubic feet a day of natural gas and also having the lowest rates of boil off in the industry. We remain confident in our ability to place Hold 3407.

Speaker 2

The vessel's scale, performance and flexibility position it as a cornerstone asset in our global LNG infrastructure portfolio. We expect to provide further updates on its commercial deployment in the coming quarters. Let's sum it up. Accelerate is executing on a clear growth road map that aligns with our long term strategic priorities. We remain committed to transparency and delivering on the promises we've made.

Speaker 2

We know this approach will support long term value creation and position Accelerate as a compelling investment opportunity. I want to thank each of you for your continued support and confidence in Accelerate Energy. With that, I'll turn the call over to Dana.

Speaker 3

Good morning, and thank you for joining us. Before we dive into the numbers, I want to highlight a few important updates to our financial statements that better reflect the structure of our business following the Jamaica acquisition. On our income statement, we've renamed the FSRU and terminal services revenue line to terminal services and the gas sales revenue line is now presented as LNG, Gas and Power. The associated cost line items have been updated accordingly. Now let's turn to the results for the quarter.

Speaker 3

Q2 was a great quarter for Accelerate with adjusted EBITDA of 107,000,000 Adjusted EBITDA increased roughly $7,000,000 quarter over quarter driven primarily by the addition of Jamaica EBITDA for a partial quarter starting on May 14 when we closed the acquisition. This increase from Jamaica was partially offset by the seasonal impact of the Atlantic Basin winter cargo margin, which occurred in the first quarter of this year but not in the second quarter, and the timing of various vessel operating expenses, which were higher in the second quarter as compared to the first quarter. Year over year adjusted EBITDA grew by $18,000,000 driven both by the addition of the Jamaica EBITDA and the strength of our legacy business. Now let's turn to our balance sheet. Our balance sheet remains strong and continues to provide the stability and flexibility needed to execute on our long term strategy and navigate dynamic market conditions.

Speaker 3

As of June 30, our total debt, including finance leases, was $1,300,000,000 and we had $426,000,000 of cash and cash equivalents on hand. Additionally, all of the $500,000,000 of undrawn capacity under our revolver was available for additional borrowings. Net debt was $867,000,000 and our trailing twelve month net leverage as of June 30 stood at 2.2 times. Our financial strength is rooted in the durability and predictability of our business model with over 90% of our adjusted EBITDA supported by take or pay contracts. This structure gives us a high degree of visibility into future cash flows, supports disciplined capital allocation and enables us to invest confidently in growth while returning capital to our shareholders.

Speaker 3

Now let's turn to capital allocation. Our capital allocation strategy remains unchanged. Investing in accretive growth opportunities remains our top priority. We're actively deploying capital into growth projects like our new build FSRU Hall 3407, which remains on track and on budget. We're also targeting additional infrastructure investments across our asset footprint that support long term value creation.

Speaker 3

At the same time, we recognize the importance of returning capital to shareholders. That's why on July 31, we announced an increase to our quarterly dividend. Raising the dividend is a direct reflection of our enhanced cash flow profile from the Jamaica acquisition. It's a signal of confidence in the cash flows of both the newly acquired Jamaica assets as well as our legacy business. Looking ahead with even greater confidence in our forward cash flow outlook, we are now targeting an annual dividend growth rate in the low double digits commencing in 2026 and continuing through 2028.

Speaker 3

Of course, all dividend decisions remain subject to board discretion and the pace of future growth investments. We believe this balanced approach of investing in growth while returning capital will create long term value for our shareholders. As previously communicated on July 29, following the closing of the Jamaica acquisition and based on our second quarter results, we have raised our adjusted EBITDA guidance range for 2025. For the full year, adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $420,000,000 and $440,000,000 As a reminder, our adjusted EBITDA guidance continues to include the financial impacts of the two drydocks planned for the third and fourth quarters of this year. Maintenance CapEx has increased slightly and is now expected to range between $65,000,000 and 75,000,000 Committed growth capital, which is defined as capital that has been contractually committed or internally approved for specific growth projects, is now expected to range between $95,000,000 and $105,000,000 This represents an increase of $30,000,000 from our prior guidance, the majority of which is related to the purchase of our new LNG carrier.

Speaker 3

In closing, Accelerate is exceptionally well positioned to create long term value for our shareholders. We've integrated the Jamaica platform, and it's already contributing meaningfully to our financial performance. We're executing with discipline, and we will continue investing in growth opportunities that will enhance our long term earnings power while returning capital to shareholders. We believe this combination, operational strength, financial discipline and a clear focus on shareholder returns positions Accelerate to thrive and lead in the evolving global energy landscape. Thank you.

Speaker 3

And with that, we will now open up the call for Q and A.

Operator

Thank you. We will now start today's Q and A session. Our first question today comes from Wade Sukey from Capital One. Just

Speaker 4

wondering if you might be able to maybe give us a better sense of your priorities for Jamaica projects timing wise, the nature of the projects. If you could sort of help us near segregating them for near to intermediate term projects versus some of term projects. And then I think you're talking about 80 to a 110, million in EBITDA by 2030. I mean, yeah, I'll go ahead and expand on that question and see what do you think might, might be the contribution next year. And and if you're willing to go out further to '27, I'm sure everyone would love to hear it.

Speaker 4

Thank you.

Speaker 5

Thanks, Wade. This is Oliver. I'll take this question. So I think we put out there the guidance through 2030 on our expectations for the Jamaica and Caribbean platform. Obviously, encompasses a wide range of opportunities that we see out there.

Speaker 5

But I think what I can probably say here today just to give you a sense of how we're looking at it is with the assets that we purchased in Jamaica, we've talked about the platform. It gives us a platform on which to grow. Those assets. Some of them there is opportunities to directly use those assets, optimize those assets and get near term EBITDA and growth, which doesn't necessarily require significant additional CapEx. That's getting new LNG or gas customers on the island or using those assets to reach other customers in the region.

Speaker 5

So some of those are probably a little bit more near term in nature, we would like to think. And then there is the opportunities that will require more CapEx and those there's sort of growth opportunities on the island. Certainly, new power generation is likely to be on the higher end of the CapEx as well as some other infrastructure opportunities we're looking there as well as in the broader region. So there's that split there. I think we don't want to get into specific details exactly on the different opportunities.

Speaker 5

We've had these assets now for a few months, but we're extremely confident on the platform and the ability of the platform to capture new demand and grow from there. As Stephen mentioned, we've already had some additional sales. Since we've acquired the platform, There's a number of discussions and we've had a really positive reaction both in Jamaica and in the broader region of this. We're really excited about what's coming from these assets.

Speaker 4

Great. Thanks, Oliver. Appreciate that. Maybe maybe, I'll push it a little bit more here. Maybe I could ask if you could maybe expand on some of these, opportunities in The Caribbean, maybe speak to specific markets that are of interest or where you're seeing the best opportunities to the extent you feel comfortable doing that, that'd be great.

Speaker 4

Thank you.

Speaker 5

Sure. I mean, I think, obviously, you've seen a little bit from the Jamaica assets. You've seen what we've touched in Jamaica. In many ways, you look at some of the other islands in The Caribbean, there's similar fundamentals. So where Jamaica is today is perhaps where some of these markets want to be themselves in a few years.

Speaker 5

So on that, as you look at The Caribbean, a lot of these islands in The Caribbean are still burning liquid fuels, whether it's diesel, HFO, power generation. So the opportunity for fuel switching is there and that's again, that's where we believe that with our assets, have that launch pad in Jamaica to be a hub for the broader region. So I'd say a lot of it is coming from power generation in the broader region. But we're also looking at bunkering and I think Stephen mentioned that too. The growth of bunkering globally is I think that there's some very bullish estimates out there about global demand for LNG for bunkering over the next, you know, five plus years.

Speaker 5

And we see Jamaica's, you know, in a great position both in terms of receiving supply from US for LNG bunkering, but also in terms of proximity to some main shipping lines to which you could provide those services. So hopefully that gives a little flavor on some of those different opportunities there.

Speaker 4

Thanks, Oliver. I appreciate it. I'll jump back in queue.

Operator

Our next question comes from Theresa Chen from Barclays. Your line is now open. Please proceed.

Speaker 6

You. Oliver, I wanted to follow-up on your comments about the opportunity for fuel switching in The Caribbean. Have you been able to quantify the addressable untapped market for gas here? What can you realistically target?

Speaker 5

I mean, I I think there is a you know, again, in in The Caribbean and and the region, is there is significant demand. I I don't think we're you know, I don't think I have a number to put out to put out there today. But again, you know, the majority of the islands in The Caribbean are currently burning, you know, liquid fuels for power generation. So, you know, and we see this as a market with healthy margins and as you go down the value chain on the LNG, there's few people who can truly offer these services. I think our view is that with these assets in Jamaica, we're able to offer a service and at a cost that I think others will have a competitive advantage there.

Speaker 5

So we see it as a big market from which we can grow.

Speaker 6

Thank you. And turning to a different component within your portfolio, 2025 has clearly been a banner year for U. S. LNG on multiple fronts. And I realize you will likely have more details about Hull 3407 commercialization progress as things become more concrete.

Speaker 6

But can you give us a sense of how discussions are going in general and your view of the supply and demand outlook for new builds like 03/1100, especially at that caliber?

Speaker 7

Teresa, it's Steven. I'll jump in. I said just a few minutes ago that that asset's best in class BCF, and more importantly, likely, fact that it's got the lowest boil off, in the industry. So it, the asset class is incredibly tight right now, will remain tight, and that's largely while you're hearing the confidence. I don't want to go into the discussions and negotiations that Alter's team are having around the world, but they are active and there are there is demand.

Speaker 7

And, you know, we've talked all of us know that, as I said, what's good for US LNG is good for Accelerate. That is in part because that means more FIDs. That means an expanding global supply of this commodity that is already in the money for fuel switching, but, which will be, you know, kinda ever put in the money for these markets that are examining them. So you've got you have if you put it all together, you have an enormous TAM, you have a tight infrastructure market, and, you have a price point that will be ever, increasing demand for further access. So we think we're well positioned when you take all three of that together.

Speaker 6

Thank you so much.

Operator

Our next question today comes from Chris Robertson from Deutsche Bank. Your line is now open. Please go ahead.

Speaker 8

Thank you, operator, and hi, everyone. Thank you for taking my questions. Just on the, on the FSRU conversion project, Steven, can you remind us, I guess, the timeline around that when when you expect to initiate the conversion? And then, if you were to compare, like, an apples to apples basis, a similarly sized new building project, what are the cost savings associated with the conversion asset versus a new build asset?

Speaker 7

Hey, Chris. I'm gonna hand it over to David because his team is in the weeds on the engineering, for it, and then I'll I'll let him compare apples and oranges for you.

Speaker 9

Hey, Chris. David here.

Speaker 8

Got it. Thank you.

Speaker 9

Yeah. So so we've got actually multiple conversion

Speaker 4

Hi, David.

Speaker 9

Hey. How are you, Chris? We've got multiple conversion projects underway right now. All you know, both both the ones I'll speak to are in the engineering phase. Earlier this year, I spoke about one opportunity that we're pursuing, one specific vessel that we're working with a prospective partner on.

Speaker 9

That engineering, the original or initial engineering, has already wrapped up, and we're continuing to work with that partner to to move that project forward. So we're already already well on our way with that one. Now that we have Accelerate Shenandoah in our in our in our ownership, we are starting the conversion engineering for her. So before we've said it's, you know, it's roughly two years to to bring an asset like that to to market. That's about right, but we we would like to think that we can compress that.

Speaker 9

We have quite a bit of equipment already in storage that we can use for that conversion that we hope is going to compress the timeline. So those two projects well on their way. In terms of cost savings that you asked about versus a new build, it's they're they're different animals very much. A new build is gonna be generally a higher capacity, more flexible asset. When you get into a conversion, it's usually not as high capacity, so you aren't putting as much equipment and as much engineering into the conversion as as as you do for a new build.

Speaker 9

So there's some savings there. Usually, it's more bespoke for a specific project, and it doesn't have that flexibility of a new build. So there's some savings there too. So I hope that gives you a sense for for some of the savings.

Speaker 8

Sure. Yeah. I appreciate that. Thank you, David. Just going back to the Jamaica assets for a minute.

Speaker 8

I wanted to ask around your expectations on incremental CapEx related to building the smaller receiving terminals in the kind of the hub and spoke model that you you talked about. So just kind of comparing it to the Montego Bay, receiving terminal, for example. What what would the cost expectations be around smaller receiving terminals for the shuttle tankers?

Speaker 5

Chris, Oliver here. I'll take that one. Think we again, we put out a range. I think the range covered a number of assets that we saw. It had obviously some power generation.

Speaker 5

It did have some smaller terminals in there. I don't think we'll be giving an exact range on those terminals. It's early days. We're assessing some of these projects. But I think it's also there's many different markets, many different sizes.

Speaker 5

So, there's also many different solutions that we can look at. So, obviously, Montego Bay, as you look at it, is something that can be scaled up or scaled down as you look at that asset as how it could work somewhere else. It's also something that we could use also as a platform for the further Caribbean. So I think we'll be looking to have some obviously commonality across assets, but also be flexible to ensure that we deliver the customer what they're looking for.

Speaker 8

Got it. Okay. And last question from my end, if I might get a third one in here. Just looking at the balance sheet, this might be a question for Dana. Looks like as part of the transaction, we have some intangible assets here on the balance sheet.

Speaker 8

Just wondering if you could walk through, some of the aspects on that from the from the transaction.

Speaker 10

Yeah. And that's Chris, that's that's detailed in our queue, which I think has been filed, as of this morning, but it's it's customer contracts, and that's really the bulk of what's in that intangibles.

Speaker 8

Okay. Got it. Thank you very much. I'll turn it over.

Operator

Our next question today comes from Jeremy Tonet from JPMorgan. Your line is now open. Please go ahead.

Speaker 11

Hey, this is Eli on for Jeremy. I appreciate there's been a lot of color shared today on the Jamaica platform But maybe if we just think about specific milestones that we should keep an eye out for both operationally and financially, whether we can expect updates on those this year? And if you can just share color again, the kind of the first key milestones you guys expect to hit and what that would do for EE both operationally and financially? Thanks.

Speaker 7

Hey, Eli. This is Steven. Just touch on it in general. I mean, we're we're gonna continue to be as transparent as I believe we've been today. So I assure you, we will continue to give as much color as we can.

Speaker 7

Just as today, we told you, hey, we're already making incremental sales of LNG and nat gas through the platform, right

Speaker 8

off

Speaker 7

the bat. We will continue to update you on those incremental paths. We've we've already in terms of optimizing, we've already ordered ISOs. We're buying trucks. We're buying other vaporizers.

Speaker 7

We've already hit the ground running and doing some of these smaller investments that will allow for immediate optimization and that will continue. And then obviously, when we hit a suitable contractual milestone on something where we're going to deploy a little more capital than that, I assure you you'll be the first to know. Yes, all of you will be the first to know.

Speaker 11

Okay. Got you. Thanks for that color. And then maybe if we just touch on the LNG supply side to support some of this targeted growth across your asset portfolio. I know the Venture Global agreement provides key supply in The Caribbean, but how much kind of incremental supply do you guys need to execute on this targeted growth?

Speaker 11

And how should we think about kind of agreements going forward to support that?

Speaker 5

Eli. This is Oliver. I'll take this one. So, obviously, we've mentioned that the VG volume works well. The twenty year VG offtake works well with our profile in Jamaica.

Speaker 5

There's a little the VG volume themselves, it's a little larger off take than we have the current demand. So obviously, there's room for some growth there. But as platform grows in Jamaica and The Caribbean, we'll be looking for incremental supply to match that. But we feel with Jamaica and The Caribbean, obviously, the proximity to The U. S, The U.

Speaker 5

S. LNG that's coming on starting this year going forward, I think that's a really good mixture and sets us up pretty well to be able to access that incremental LNG as that demand comes from the customers. So I think it's something we can work pretty much hand in hand as that comes on.

Speaker 12

Got it. That's helpful. Thanks.

Operator

Our next question comes from Michael Cialla from Stephens Inc. Your line is now open. Please go ahead.

Speaker 12

Yes. Good morning. I wanted to see, given the incremental growth you're expecting from Jamaica, the EBITDA growth, if there's been any change in thinking on how you might finance the 34.07%. I think in the past, you've been leaning towards some external financing. Wanna see if there's been any change in thinking there.

Speaker 10

Hey, Mike. It's Dana. You know, we're we're still evaluating that. As you know, we raised 800,000,000 of debt from the bond market a couple months ago, and so we are continuing to evaluate that. But as you can see from our balance sheet, you still have a very healthy balance sheet.

Speaker 10

We have over 400,000,000 of cash on hand, unrestricted cash. We have $500,000,000 of borrowing capacity on our revolver. So we're in very good position to finance that roughly $200,000,000 which is going be due in a little under years, June 2026. So again, it could be revolver borrowing, it could be some of our cash or a combination of cash and, debt, it could be we're still working on potential ECA financing or it could be some sort of bond upside, but we haven't decided yet. I'll I'll just say that, you know, there's there's no issue there.

Speaker 10

And if we wanted to use cash and more and revolver capacity, we could easily do that.

Speaker 12

Okay. Good. And looking at the purchase of the LNG carrier, the Shenandoah, looks like you were kind of on the low end or maybe even a little bit below low end of what you had previously talked about for a purchase price. Just wondering, could you speak to did you have to sacrifice anything in terms of the quality or size of the vessel that you were looking for there?

Speaker 9

Hey, Michael. This is David. I can take that one. Yeah. We were really happy with the Accelerate Shenandoah.

Speaker 9

We took her immediately after her drydocking. So for folks unfamiliar, you know, at a dry docking, which happens roughly every five years, you're renewing or or rebuilding all the major equipment. So when we took her, when we took ownership, she's in great condition, got a great price on her, we're really happy about it, and she's already on her way over into the Atlantic. So we didn't have to compromise anything, not at all. We're happy she's a great candidate for conversion, and she's gonna serve those Atlantic Basin volumes very well until we need to pull her over for whatever conversion we have.

Speaker 12

Thank you very much.

Operator

Our next question comes from Zach Van Averne from TPH. Your line is now open. Please proceed.

Speaker 13

Hi, all. Thanks for taking my question. Maybe going back to the new LNG carrier, you know, I know you mentioned this is gonna help with the midterm Atlantic Basin supply deal. I believe that deal was already in motion. So will there be any cost savings using your own vessel or any upside to that contract that we can look for?

Speaker 10

Hey, Zach. It's Dana. Yeah. We I mean, obviously, buying this vessel, there's a there's a upsize to our returns. It's cheaper to own a vessel than to charter vessel for this contract, so you will see enhanced returns.

Speaker 10

We don't release what those returns are, but we are delivering a new cargo, our summer cargo in the third quarter of this year, and and we do expect to have an accrete you know, more more accretive returns on that project than in the past because that ownership of that vessel.

Speaker 13

Got it. That makes sense. And then maybe one more on Jamaica. The 80,000,000 to $110,000,000 EBITDA, I know you're still in the works of kind of planning all that out and how that will look. But can you break out maybe at a high level what portion of that is synergies on the existing assets versus new build or CapEx going into other Caribbean islands?

Speaker 13

Just kind of an idea of of how much of that is original deal synergies versus, new EBITDA from other opportunities.

Speaker 5

Hey, Zach. This is Oliver. I mean, think all of these opportunities the platform Jamaica gives us access to all these new opportunities. I I think that's part of the reason why we were comfortable giving some of this guidance today because there are opportunities that without Jamaica on these other islands, we didn't think we could be competitive or have a sort of right to win on those. So, some as I mentioned earlier and it's not an insignificant portion of things that optimizing the assets we have and growing from there with minimal CapEx.

Speaker 5

Others, while they will likely use the assets we have in Jamaica, they will require further CapEx that project. There's a split there. Wouldn't want to get pinned to specific numbers on that, but that's a little bit how we are looking at it.

Speaker 13

Got it. That makes sense. I appreciate your time. Thanks, everyone.

Operator

Our next question comes from the line of Bobby Brooks from Northland Capital. Your line is now open. Please go ahead.

Speaker 14

Hey, good morning team. Thank you for taking the question. The Caribbean growth plan, very intriguing, but I just wanted to make sure I'm thinking about it right with the hub and spoke model. Would you be buying a vessel that would then move the LNG from the Jamaican hub to other islands? Or would it be countries you make agreements with make their own arrangements to move the LNG or maybe something a combination of both?

Speaker 14

Just curious on that.

Speaker 5

Hey, Bobby. It's Oliver again. Yes. So I think I mean, it's today we have a small scale vessel that we use to shuttle from within Jamaica from our Old Harbor terminal up to the Montego Bay terminal. As we look at other opportunities on other islands in The Caribbean, it's early stages.

Speaker 5

It's discussions with the customers so it's understanding what they want, what we can give to them. But I'd say as a general statement, want the delivered LNG, the delivered gas solution. We are looking to expand the asset base that we have to bring those solutions to the customers. That would mean new vessels, new onshore assets on other islands to deliver those solutions. It could be quite a wide range but yeah, we're pretty excited about that growth there.

Speaker 14

Super helpful. Thank you for that. And then I just think more broadly, a lot

Speaker 4

of focus today, obviously, on

Speaker 14

the Eastern Hemisphere of the business, but I know your vision for growth goes far, obviously, expands globally. I was just curious to hear any updates, general updates on developments within Europe or Asia, maybe specifically Vietnam as I know we've talked about that more specifically before. You.

Speaker 7

Hey, Bobby. It's Steven. I'll take I'll take that one because you've probably seen photos of me around the world, and that is because we are a global company. We want to spend some time today on The Caribbean and this area near to The United States just because it was a significant investment. We're excited about that.

Speaker 7

We're excited about this platform. We think it's gonna give us the ability to chop some predictable wood in the neighborhood. Lot of thirst for US LNG in the neighborhood, and we're excited about that. But our confidence comes from the fact that we are a global energy company and we do care about those markets. We do care about all of that TAM.

Speaker 7

I'll touch on a couple of points. I'm I am excited. I I mentioned it in passing as

Speaker 2

a proof point,

Speaker 7

but I think the EU and US deals, anything that's gonna have more US LNG flowing into Europe is good. I I'm pleased that Excelsior is regularly delivering at max send out into Germany. You know, we are an important part of the mix. So Europe, you know, Europe is an important market. I think we've talked in the past about Germany and Germany adding gas fired power and the resilience that they have and need.

Speaker 7

I think it's I think it's a cornerstone. We expect to be in Europe for a long time. Let me pivot to the other side of the world, Vietnam, since you mentioned it. How can you not be interested in a market that is that people widely expect to be 20 gigawatts of gas to power generation? I mean, how can you not be excited about Vietnam?

Speaker 7

I'm excited about Vietnam. I was over and met with prime minister of Vietnam, gosh, in late May or June, and we continued to engage with Vietnam. What I would say there is I think what I told this folks on this call back in May. We have two MOUs with Petro Vietnam or with subsidiaries of Petro Vietnam. We continue to engage with Petro Vietnam.

Speaker 7

We are willing to make significant investments in Vietnam. We want to be part of the solution for Vietnam. We want to aid with the prosperity of that country. And the best way to do that is to continue to build and prove oneself with significant actors and national champions like Petro Vietnam, and we continue to do that. So basically, I would say we're we're wanting to give everyone on this call some detail about The Caribbean and what we what our intentions are there.

Speaker 7

But we are a global company. We're bringing that global expertise to this platform just as we do to everywhere else. We are a critical part of the LNG value chain, and I expect for folks to sit up and take notice that we are the important part downstream that are gonna help make all of this happen.

Speaker 14

Awesome, caller. Really appreciate it and agree with your thoughts there, Stephen. I'll return to queue.

Operator

Thank you. With that, we have no further questions in the queue at this time. So that concludes the Q and A portion of today's call. I'll hand back over to Stephen Kobo, CEO, for some closing comments.

Speaker 7

Thank you all for joining us today. Look, we appreciate your continued support and engagement as we execute on our strategy and deliver long term value. We're going to look forward to updating all of you on our progress and seeing many of you on the road in the months ahead. Thank you.

Operator

That concludes today's call. You may now disconnect your line.

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