Denbury Announces Key Takeaways from CCUS Business Outlook Event

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Denbury Inc. (NYSE: DEN) is hosting a live webcast today at 10:00 a.m. C.T. to discuss its carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) strategy and financial outlook. Key details include a 1,300-mile CO₂ pipeline network, expansion estimates of CO₂ capacity to over 150 Mmtpa, and projected growth in service volumes to 50–70 Mmtpa by 2030. CCUS operations are expected to be self-funding by 2026/2027, with capital expenditures of $200-$250 million from 2023 to 2030. Denbury aims for net negative CO₂ emissions by 2030.

Positive

• Denbury has a dedicated 1,300-mile CO₂ pipeline network, representing ~25% of the U.S. total.
• Projected CO₂ transportation & storage volumes expected to grow to 50-70 Mmtpa by 2030.
• CCUS operations anticipated to be self-funding by 2026/2027.
• 2030 EBITDA projected between $650 million and $900 million.

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• None.

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Denbury Inc. (NYSE: DEN) (“Denbury” or the “Company”) is hosting a live webcast at 10:00 a.m. C.T. today to review its carbon capture, utilization, and storage (“CCUS”) strategy, growth plans, and financial projections. Registration for the webcast can be found on the Company’s Investor Relations website, where presentation materials are currently available. A replay of the event will be available shortly following the conclusion of the broadcast on the same website.

Key Highlights from the CCUS Business Outlook include:

• Denbury is uniquely positioned to lead the deployment of CCUS in the U.S. based on its extensive technical expertise and dedicated CO₂ assets.
  • The Company’s greater than 1,300 mile dedicated CO₂ pipeline network represents ~25% of the total CO₂ pipelines in the U.S. With strategic pipeline extensions and the addition of CO₂ sequestration sites, Denbury estimates it can expand its Gulf Coast CO₂ network capacity to more than 150 million metric tons per year (“Mmtpa”) of CO₂.
  • For more than 20 years, Denbury has been transporting and utilizing CO₂ in association with its enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations. Cumulatively, the associated storage of CO₂ underground through its EOR operations totals more than 225 million metric tons to date.
  • The Company’s sequestration portfolio spans the U.S. Gulf Coast with planned sites in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Denbury’s contracted CO₂ sequestration potential has increased to approximately 2 billion metric tons following the addition of two new storage sites (one in Mississippi and one in Louisiana).
• Denbury estimates that its CO₂ transportation & storage service volumes will grow to between 15 and 25 Mmtpa on average in 2026, 30 – 40 Mmtpa in 2028, and 50 – 70 Mmtpa in 2030.
  • The Company’s current CO₂ transportation & storage agreements total 20 Mmtpa.
• The Company’s CCUS business is anticipated to be self-funding beginning as early as 2026/2027.
  • CCUS capital expenditures are projected to average $200 to $250 million from 2023 to 2030, with the highest investment periods expected in 2024 and 2025 as the Company expands its pipeline network and builds out multiple CO₂ sequestration sites.
  • 2030 EBITDA⁽¹⁾ is expected to range between $650 million and $900 million.
• Denbury targets achieving Scope 1, 2, and 3⁽²⁾ net negative status by the end of 2030 through increasing amounts of associated and dedicated storage of industrial-sourced CO₂. The Company is currently Scope 1 and 2 net negative through storage associated with its use of industrial CO₂ in its EOR operations.

(1) A Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Statement regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

(2)Scope 3 refers to Scope 3 Category 11 (Use of Sold Products)

ABOUT DENBURY

Denbury is an independent energy company with operations and assets focused on Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS) and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions. For over two decades, the Company has maintained a unique strategic focus on utilizing CO₂ in its EOR operations and since 2012 has also been active in CCUS through the injection of captured industrial-sourced CO₂. The Company currently injects over four million tons of captured industrial-sourced CO₂ annually, with an objective to fully offset its Scope 1, 2, and 3 CO₂ emissions by 2030, primarily through increasing the amount of captured industrial-sourced CO₂ used in its operations. For more information about Denbury, visit www.denbury.com.

The Denbury Carbon Solutions team was formed in January 2020 to advance Denbury’s leadership in the anticipated high-growth CCUS industry, leveraging Denbury’s unique capabilities and assets that were developed over the last 20-plus years through its focus on CO₂ EOR.

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Forward-Looking Statements: The data and/or statements contained in today’s CCUS Business Outlook presentation materials and the accompanying webcast that are not historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding possible or assumed future cash flows and EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure, see Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures below), volumes of CO₂ expected to be transported, stored, or utilized, capital expenditures, and other plans and objectives for Denbury’s future carbon capture, use and storage activities (“CCUS”) are all forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.

Such forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “predict,” “forecast,” “to our knowledge,” “anticipate,” “projected,” “preliminary,” “should,” “assume,” “believe,” “may” or other words that convey, or are intended to convey, the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Such forward-looking information is based upon management’s current plans, expectations, estimates, and assumptions that could significantly and adversely be affected by various factors discussed below, many of which are beyond our control. As a consequence, actual results may differ materially from expectations, estimates or assumptions expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf.

Among the factors that could cause actual results of our CCUS activities to differ materially from the projections herein are the successful completion of technical and feasibility evaluations; in certain cases raising of funds sufficient to build and operate such projects; the construction or installation of add-on or new facilities being built and brought into functioning operational status; and receipt of required regulatory approvals or classifications, along with the other variables and timing considerations and the risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in the Company’s public reports, filings and public statements including, without limitation, the Company’s most recent periodic reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q.

Statement Regarding CCUS “Agreements”: References in this presentation to CCUS “Agreements” refers to both executed definitive agreements and executed term sheets or letters of intent covering various CCUS arrangements. In the case of arrangements covered by term sheets or letters of intent, those arrangements are subject to the negotiation and execution of definitive enforceable agreements.

Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures: This presentation also contains certain non-GAAP financial measures, particularly those pertaining to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). The projections of EBITDA contained herein are not reconciled to any GAAP measure given that no comparable future GAAP measure currently exists. Management believes EBITDA projections may be helpful to investors in order to assess the Company’s future CCUS activities as compared to that of other companies in the industry. Future EBITDA projections should not be considered in isolation, as a substitute for, or more meaningful than GAAP measures of net income (loss), cash flow from operations, or any other measure reported in accordance with GAAP.

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DENBURY CONTACTS:

Brad Whitmarsh, 972.673.2020, brad.whitmarsh@denbury.com

Beth Bierhaus, 972.673.2554, beth.bierhaus@denbury.com

Source: Denbury Inc.

FAQ

What is Denbury's carbon capture strategy?

Denbury's strategy focuses on enhancing its CO₂ pipeline network and increasing CO₂ sequestration capacity, targeting net negative emissions by 2030.

What are Denbury's CO₂ storage projections for 2030?

Denbury projects its CO₂ transportation & storage volumes will reach 50–70 Mmtpa by 2030.

When will Denbury's CCUS operations be self-funding?

Denbury estimates its CCUS operations will become self-funding by 2026 or 2027.

What is the estimated EBITDA for Denbury in 2030?

Denbury expects its 2030 EBITDA to range from $650 million to $900 million.

How much will Denbury invest in CCUS from 2023 to 2030?

Denbury's capital expenditures for CCUS are projected to average between $200 million and $250 million from 2023 to 2030.