Strategic Fleet Deleveraging and Sale Leaseback Repurchases
Scorpio Tankers has reduced lease obligations from $2.2 billion at start of 2022 to below $70 million, with plans to fully eliminate sale leaseback obligations within a few months.
The company has expanded liquidity to approximately $1.4 billion, including cash, undrawn credit, and investments, emphasizing strong balance sheet management.
Gulfport Energy reported adjusted EBITDA of approximately $212 million and adjusted free cash flow of $64.6 million in Q2 2025, exceeding analyst expectations.
Liquidity stood at $885 million, including $3.8 million in cash and $881.1 million in borrowing base availability.
Net cash provided by operating activities before changes in working capital was about $198 million, sufficient to cover capital expenditures and share repurchases while maintaining a strong balance sheet.
The company repurchased approximately 6.2 million shares at an average price of $113.48, reducing share count by about 18%.
Trailing 12-month net leverage decreased to approximately 0.85x as of June 30, 2025, down from the prior quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was approximately $514 million, with capital expenditures of $265 million.
Crescent Energy posted an exceptional Q2 2025 with record production of 263,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, including 108,000 barrels of oil per day.
Crescent repaid approximately $200 million of debt during the quarter, increasing liquidity to $1.75 billion.
Dividend of $0.12 per share was declared, equating to an attractive 7% annualized yield.
The company generated approximately $171 million of free cash flow, exceeding Wall Street expectations on all key metrics.
The company repurchased $28 million of stock at an average price of $7.88, about 12% below the current share price.
Strategic Fleet Renewal and Asset Management Focus
Teekay Tankers sold 11 vessels in the first half of 2025 for gross proceeds of $340 million and estimated book gains of $100 million.
The company is actively reducing exposure to older vessels (18-19 years old) and opportunistically selling 2009-built Suezmaxes during a high asset price environment.
Recent acquisitions include a modern Suezmax in July and a 50% stake in the Hong Kong Spirit VLCC, reflecting a focus on modern, efficient assets.
Management emphasized a shift towards renewing the fleet with younger vessels, recycling capital from sales into acquisitions, and maintaining a disciplined approach to fleet growth.
Adjusted EBITDA grew by 9% to $35 million compared to Q1 2025.
Capital expenditures in Q2 2025 were $10 million; asset retirement costs totaled $12 million.
Liquidity increased to $171 million as of June 30, 2025.
Midyear 2025 SEC proved reserves were 123 million barrels of oil equivalent, slightly down from 127 million at year-end 2024 due to production but partially offset by 1.8 million barrels of positive revisions.
Pretax PV-10 value of midyear 2025 proved reserves was flat at $1.2 billion compared to year-end 2024.
Total debt reduced from $393 million at year-end 2024 to $350 million at the end of Q2 2025; net debt reduced from $284 million to $229 million.
Total lease operating expenses were $77 million, within guidance.
Unrestricted cash grew to over $120 million while net debt was lowered by about $15 million to under $230 million.
W&T Offshore increased production by 10% quarter-over-quarter to 33,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day in Q2 2025, within guidance range.