Aug 5 (Reuters) - Texas Pacific Land ( TPL ) beat Wall
Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, as
higher oil prices and record oil and gas royalty production
boosted earnings.
Shares of the company rose 3% in after-hours trading.
* Texas Pacific generates revenue from oil and gas royalty
interests, land-use fees, construction-material sales, and water
sourcing and treatment services.
* Revenue rose to $246.1 million from $236.8 million in the
first quarter, but missed Wall Street's estimate of $254
million, according to LSEG data.
* Revenue from oil and gas royalty increased to $145.6
million from $118.2 million, as the company's share of
production rose to a record 39,700 barrels of oil equivalent per
day (boepd) from 37,100 boepd.
* Its average realized price rose to $42.17 per boe from
$37.06, with realized oil prices increasing to $97.55 per barrel
from $70.57.
* Produced-water royalty revenue rose to $37.1 million,
while water-sales revenue fell to $39.7 million as volumes
declined.
* Net income was $153.9 million and adjusted EBITDA totaled
$215.6 million.
* During the quarter, Texas Pacific announced an agreement
with a Chevron ( CVX ) unit to provide land and brackish-water
resources for Project Kilby, a power-generation and data-center
development in Reeves County, Texas.
* The Permian-focused land and royalty company reported
diluted earnings of $2.23 per share for the quarter ended June
30, above analysts' average estimate of $2.19.