Matador (MTDR) Signs Agreement to Acquire New Mexico Assets
Matador Resources Company MTDR signed an agreement with Summit Midstream Partners LP to acquire the latter’s Lane Gathering and Processing (G&P) system in Eddy and Lea counties for $75 million.
The Lane G&P system involves 45 miles of low- and high-pressure gathering pipeline in Eddy and Lea counties in the northern Delaware Basin. The system also involves three compressor stations and a cryogenic gas processing facility, with the capacity to process 60 million cubic feet per day.
Matador will also assume the takeaway capacity on the Double E Pipeline associated with the Lane G&P System. Double E Pipeline is a FERC-regulated natural gas pipeline operated by Summit Midstream.
The acquisition is a further development of Matador’s strategy to manage its midstream operations and use midstream resources to enhance operations. To achieve this, the company expects to expand the Lane G&P system to support its environmental aspects, safety, exploration and production work in northern Eddy and Lea counties.
Matador is a major acreage holder, owning 125,000 net acres in Eddy and Lea counties in southeastern New Mexico. The takeover of additional take-or-pay firm capacity further improves Matador’s commercial relationship with Double E.
The divestment provides Summit Midstream with the added financial flexibility to seek scale-building opportunities for Double E and its key assets in growth basins. The transaction, subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to complete in the second quarter of 2022.
Price Performance
Shares of Matador have outperformed the industry in the past six months. The stock has surged 78.3% compared with the industry’s 68.7% growth.
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Zacks Rank & Other Stocks to Consider
Matador currently flaunts a Zack Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
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