Steven M. Kobos
Thanks, Craig. Good morning, everyone. We appreciate you joining us today to discuss our second quarter 2025 results. At Excelerate, we are committed to operational excellence, disciplined growth and delivering long-term value for our shareholders. This quarter was no exception. 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 Excelerate 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. I want to spend a few minutes on the key elements that define how Excelerate 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. 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. It's one of the reasons Excelerate 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. Energy security will remain a paramount need for all nations. We are also seeing supportive policy momentum, for example, the recent U.S. EU trade agreement focused on expanding LNG exports. Look, any deal that's good for U.S. LNG is good for Excelerate, 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. 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. Since we closed the acquisition, we have been laser-focused on ensuring a smooth integration of people, systems and processes. We are 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 Excelerate colleagues, we are well positioned to deliver sustained reliability and high operational performance. The Jamaica transaction is a compelling strategic win for Excelerate and for our shareholders. 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 U.S. LNG supply portfolio. Jamaica's 21-year contract profile dovetails nicely with our 20-year offtake of U.S. LNG from Venture Global's Plaquemines Phase 2. 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. 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 2030, we expect to generate $80 million to $110 million in incremental EBITDA from optimizing the Jamaica platform and investing $200 million to $400 million 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 and 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 Wilhelmshaven. In late May, the Excelsior officially commenced regasification operations and is regularly delivering [indiscernible] at maximum capacity. Really pleased with our operations team. In July, we acquired an LNG carrier, which we renamed the Excelerate 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. The LNG carrier also represents Excelerate'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 reliquefaction unit on the FSRU Experience, our floating LNG terminal located in Guanabara Bay, Brazil. The reliquefaction 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 1 emissions. At the same time, it will upgrade the performance and life expectancy of the asset. Finally, we continue to make strong progress on the construction of Hull 3407, our newbuild FSRU under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries. The vessel remains on track for delivery in June '26. Hull 3407 will be a best-in-class asset, capable of delivering up to 1 billion 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 Hull 3407. 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. Excelerate 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. We know this approach will support long-term value creation and position Excelerate as a compelling investment opportunity. I want to thank each of you for your continued support and confidence in Excelerate Energy. With that, I'll turn the call over to Dana.