Company Summary: BKV Corporation

Business Overview

• Core Business:
  Produces natural gas from owned and operated upstream assets, supported by four main business lines:

  • Natural gas production
  • Natural gas gathering, processing, and transportation (midstream)
  • Power generation
  • Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS)

• Net Zero Emissions Goal:
  Aims for net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions from upstream and midstream by early 2030s, and net zero Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by late 2030s through emissions reduction and offset initiatives.

• Vertical Integration:
  Practices a "closed-loop" approach to reduce costs and improve efficiencies across its value chain.

Recent Developments

• Initial Public Offering (IPO):
  • Completed on September 27, 2024
  • Sold 15 million shares at $18.00 each, with an option for additional 2.25 million shares
  • Raised net proceeds of approximately $265.7 million
  • Used funds to repay debt ($200 million), repay a related-party loan ($50 million), and fund growth capital expenditures

Business Strategy

• Optimize core operations using technology, data analysis, and emission reduction programs like "Pad of the Future"
• Grow via accretive acquisitions, leveraging operational expertise and technology
• Maintain disciplined financial management for consistent cash flow
• Focus on achieving net zero emissions and expanding commitments to CCUS and renewable energy projects
• Foster innovation and develop sustainable, carbon-neutral natural gas products such as "Carbon Sequestered Gas"

Operations Details

Natural Gas Production

• Locations:
  • Approximately 481,000 net acres in total
  • Focus in the Barnett Shale (~462,000 net acres) and NEPA (~19,100 net acres)
• Production (2024):
  • Average daily natural gas production of 788.0 MMcf equivalent (MMcfe/d)
  • Composition: ~79% natural gas, ~21% NGLs
• Reserves:
  • 3,132 Bcfe proved reserves as of December 31, 2024
  • Proven reserves include both developed and undeveloped assets

Midstream Operations

• Operates gathering and processing systems in Barnett and NEPA
• Barnett Midstream:
  • ~778 miles of pipeline, 65 compressors, 1 amine processing unit
  • ~188.1 MMcf/d processed from owned assets; remaining volume under third-party agreements
• NEPA Midstream:
  • ~16 miles of gathering pipelines, 14 miles of freshwater pipelines, 6 gas compressors
  • Contracts with UGI, Williams, and Energy Transfer for gathering and treating ~58%, 35%, and 7% of gross volumes, respectively

Power Generation

• Ownership:
  • 50% interest in BKV-BPP Power Joint Venture
  • Other 50% owned by BPPUS (subsidiary of Banpu Power)
• Facilities:
  • Temple I and Temple II: ~752 MW and ~747 MW capacity respectively, located in Temple, Texas
• Business:
  • Provides baseload power to ERCOT grid
  • Launched retail power marketing through BKV Energy, serving >55,000 customers in Texas (as of early 2025)

CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration)

• Projects:
  • Barnett Zero Project (operational since Nov 2023): captures ~165,000 metric tons CO2e/year
  • Cotton Cove Project: FID reached in 2022, targeted ~32,000 metric tons annually, planned start in mid-2026
  • Eagle Ford Project: FID in Dec 2024, targets ~90,000 metric tons annually, start in 2026
  • Several other projects in evaluation or early stages, with total forecasted capacity of approximately 15.63 million metric tons CO2e/year by early 2030s
• Capacity:
  • Over 42,000 acres under lease for sequestration, with total reservoir capacity over 1 billion metric tons CO2e

Employees and Customers

• Employees:
  • 366 full-time employees (as of late 2024)
• Customers:
  • Power marketing: Served >55,000 retail customers (Texas) as of early 2025
  • Natural gas: Marketed to credit-worthy utilities, LNG producers, industrial consumers, and major corporations

Financial Highlights

• 2024 Revenue & Income:
  Not explicitly provided in the excerpt; the document primarily discusses operational and strategic information rather than specific financial figures.

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