Carbon TerraVault Provides First Quarter 2025 Update

Core Insights - Carbon TerraVault Holdings, LLC (CTV), a subsidiary of California Resources Corporation (CRC), is advancing California's first carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project at Elk Hills, with expectations to break ground in summer 2025 and inject CO2 by year-end 2025 [2][7]. Financial Performance - In the first quarter of 2025, CMB expenses were $18 million, down from $20 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. General and administrative expenses decreased to $3 million from $5 million [4]. - Capital investments in Q1 2025 were $2 million, a decline from $6 million in Q4 2024. Adjusted EBITDAX for Q1 2025 was $(21) million, an improvement from $(25) million in Q4 2024 [4]. Guidance - For Q2 2025, CRC expects capital expenditures between $5 million and $10 million, with total year guidance of $20 million to $30 million. CMB expenses are projected to be $10 million to $15 million for Q2 and $60 million to $90 million for the full year [6]. - General and administrative expenses are estimated at $2 million to $4 million for Q2 and $10 million to $15 million for the year. Adjusted EBITDAX is forecasted to be between $(15) million and $(20) million for Q2 and $(80) million to $(85) million for the full year [6]. Project Developments - CTV has received EPA Class VI well permits for CO2 storage and is preparing to commence construction of the CCS project at Elk Hills [7]. - CTV signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with National Cement for the "Lebec Net Zero" initiative, which aims to produce carbon-neutral cement with potential funding of up to $500 million from the Department of Energy [7].