Q2 2026 Big Sky Industrial Inc Earnings Call

Speaker #1: Good morning, and welcome to Big Sky Industrial, Inc.'s second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. All participants are on listen-only mode. Following a management's prepared remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session for analysts.

Mason McGuire: Good morning, and welcome to Big Sky Industrial Inc.'s Q2 2026 earnings conference call. All participants are in listen only mode. Following management's prepared remarks, there will be a question and answer session for analysts. Today's call is being recorded, and a replay will be available on the investor relations section of the company's website at bigskyindustrialinc.com. Before we begin, I would like to remind everyone that today's discussion will include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Please refer to the company's most recent SEC filings, including the Form 10-Q filed today with the Form 10-K for a discussion of these risks. Statements made on this call are only as of today, and the company undertakes no obligation to update them.

Mason McGuire: Good morning, and welcome to Big Sky Industrial Inc.'s Q2 2026 Earnings Conference Call. All participants are in listen only mode. Following management's prepared remarks, there will be a question and answer session for analysts. Today's call is being recorded, and a replay will be available on the investor relations section of the company's website at bigskyindustrialinc.com.

Speaker #1: Today's call is being recorded, and a replay will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at bigskyindustrial.inc.com. Before we begin, I would like to remind everyone that today's discussion will include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal Securities Laws.

Mason McGuire: Before we begin, I would like to remind everyone that today's discussion will include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Please refer to the company's most recent SEC filings, including the Form 10-Q filed today with the Form 10-K for a discussion of these risks.

Speaker #1: Three statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Please refer to the company's most recent SEC filings, including the Form 10-Q filed today with the Form 10-K.

Speaker #1: For a discussion of these risks, statements made on this call are only as of today, and the company undertakes no obligation to update them. Joining us today are Ryan Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Zajac, Chief Financial Officer.

Mason McGuire: Statements made on this call are only as of today, and the company undertakes no obligation to update them. Joining us today are Ryan Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Zajac, Chief Financial Officer. I'll now turn the call over to Ryan Smith.

Mason McGuire: Joining us today are Ryan Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Zajac, Chief Financial Officer. I'll now turn the call over to Ryan Smith.

Speaker #1: I will now turn the call over to Ryan Smith.

Speaker #2: Thanks, Mason, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to our second quarter call—the first one we get to do as Big Sky Industrial. Investor engagement over the last 90 days has been the strongest I've seen in my time here, with more meetings, sharper questions, and a lot more of them from institutions that had never looked at this before.

Ryan Smith: Thanks, Mason, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to our Q2 call, the first one we get to do as Big Sky Industrial. Investor engagement over the last 90 days has been the strongest I've seen in my time here, with more meetings, sharper questions, and a lot more of them from institutions that have never looked at us before. The story is starting to resonate, and that's a credit to the work this team has put in over the last several quarters. Let me start with the name, since it's the most visible change since we last spoke. On 8 June, US ENERGY CORP became Big Sky Industrial, and our stock began trading on NASDAQ under BSIN. Structurally, nothing moved, and nothing was required of shareholders. It wasn't a change in strategy, but it was the name catching up to the business.

Ryan Smith: Thanks, Mason, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to our Q2 call, the first one we get to do as Big Sky Industrial. Investor engagement over the last 90 days has been the strongest I've seen in my time here, with more meetings, sharper questions, and a lot more of them from institutions that have never looked at us before. The story is starting to resonate, and that's a credit to the work this team has put in over the last several quarters. Let me start with the name, since it's the most visible change since we last spoke.

Speaker #2: The story is starting to resonate, and that's a credit to the work this team has put in over the last several quarters. Let me start with the name, since it's the most visible change since we last spoke.

Speaker #2: On June 8, US ENERGY CORP became Big Sky Industrial, and our stock began trading on NASDAQ under the symbol BSIN. Structurally, nothing changed, and nothing was required of shareholders.

Ryan Smith: On 8 June, US ENERGY CORP became Big Sky Industrial Inc, and our stock began trading on NASDAQ under BSIN. Structurally, nothing moved, and nothing was required of shareholders. It wasn't a change in strategy, but it was the name catching up to the business.

Speaker #2: It wasn't a change in strategy, but it was the name catching up to the business. We spent the last few years turning the legacy oil and gas producer into an integrated industrial gas and carbon management platform, and in the second quarter we made that official.

Ryan Smith: We spent the last few years turning a legacy oil and gas producer into an integrated industrial gas and carbon management platform, and in Q2, we made that official. The quarter was about finishing the foundation and then going to work on top of it. In April, we completed the phase one capital stack by amending our credit facility and doubling the borrowing base. Later that month, we signed a five-year, 100% take-or-pay helium offtake with an investment-grade global industrial gas counterparty. In June, we completed the rebrand, and all quarter long, capital went into the ground in Montana. Every structural piece of phase one is now in place: engineering, permitting, EPC, funding, and offtake. What is left between here and first revenue is execution.

Ryan Smith: We spent the last few years turning a legacy oil and gas producer into an integrated industrial gas and carbon management platform, and in Q2, we made that official. The quarter was about finishing the foundation and then going to work on top of it. In April, we completed the phase one capital stack by amending our credit facility and doubling the borrowing base. Later that month, we signed a five-year, 100% take-or-pay helium offtake with an investment-grade global industrial gas counterparty.

Speaker #2: The quarter was about finishing the foundation and then going to work on top of it. In April, we completed the phase one capital stack by amending our credit facility and doubling the borrowing base, and later that month we signed a five-year 100% take or pay helium off-take with an investment-grade global industrial gas counterparty.

Speaker #2: In June, we completed the rebrand, and all quarter-long capital went into the ground in Montana. Every structural piece of phase one is now in place: engineering, permitting, EPC, funding, and off-take.

Ryan Smith: In June, we completed the rebrand, and all quarter long, capital went into the ground in Montana. Every structural piece of phase one is now in place: engineering, permitting, EPC, funding, and offtake. What is left between here and first revenue is execution.

Speaker #2: What's left between here and first revenue is execution. Here's how I'll walk through the call this morning. What's happening in the field, then our commercial position, and the market we're walking into.

Ryan Smith: Here is how I will walk through the call this morning, what is happening in the field, then our commercial position, and the market we are walking into. Mark will take you through the quarter and the balance sheet, and I will come back at the end with what is ahead. Let us start in the field because like every development project, execution is critical. We made our final investment decision on the phase one processing facility in March, and we took it the way it should be taken. Engineering complete, permitting complete, a fixed scope EPC contract with Knusa, and a funded capital stack behind it. Five weeks later, we added a long-term contracted helium buyer on top of that. Since then, it has been a construction project and not a development project. Capital went into the plant through the H1 and long lead equipment items are moving through fabrication.

Ryan Smith: Here is how I will walk through the call this morning, what is happening in the field, then our commercial position, and the market we are walking into. Mark will take you through the quarter and the balance sheet, and I will come back at the end with what is ahead. Let us start in the field because like every development project, execution is critical. We made our final investment decision on the phase one processing facility in March, and we took it the way it should be taken.

Speaker #2: Mark will take you through the quarter and the balance sheet, and I'll come back at the end with what's ahead. Let's start in the field, because like every development project, execution is critical.

Speaker #2: We made our final investment decision on the phase one processing facility in March, and we took it the way it should be taken. Engineering complete, permitting complete, a fixed-scope EPC contract with CANUSA, and a funded capital stack behind it.

Ryan Smith: Engineering complete, permitting complete, a fixed scope EPC contract with Knusa, and a funded capital stack behind it. Five weeks later, we added a long-term contracted helium buyer on top of that. Since then, it has been a construction project and not a development project. Capital went into the plant through the H1 and long lead equipment items are moving through fabrication.

Speaker #2: Five weeks later, we added a long-term contracted helium buyer on top of that. Since then, it's been a construction project and not a development project.

Speaker #2: Capital went into the plant through the first half, and long lead equipment items are moving through fabrication. The plant is sized for up to 8 million cubic feet a day of inlet capacity, which gets us to more than 14 million cubic feet of contained helium and about 125,000 metric tons of captured CO2 per year.

Ryan Smith: The plant is sized for up to 8 million cubic feet a day of inlet capacity, which gets us to more than 14 million cubic feet of contained helium and about 125,000 metric tons of captured CO2 per year. On the field side, the producing wells are in the ground, along with two operational Class 2 injection wells. Gathering system installation is underway this summer. Plant commissioning is targeted for later this year, and first gas, and with it commercial operations, for March 2027. That is the same schedule we gave the market when we first sanctioned a project, and the modular plant design is a big reason why we have not moved that. There is far less that can go sideways on-site, and that is what keeps us comfortable on schedule and budget.

Ryan Smith: The plant is sized for up to 8 million cubic feet a day of inlet capacity, which gets us to more than 14 million cubic feet of contained helium and about 125,000 metric tons of captured CO2 per year. On the field side, the producing wells are in the ground, along with two operational Class 2 injection wells. Gathering system installation is underway this summer. Plant commissioning is targeted for later this year, and first gas, and with it commercial operations, for March 2027.

Speaker #2: On the field side, the producing wells are in the ground, along with two operational Class 2 injection wells. Gathering system installation is underway this summer, plant commissioning is targeted for later this year, and first gas and with it commercial operations from March 2027.

Speaker #2: That's the same schedule we gave the market when we first sanctioned the project, and the modular plant design is a big reason why we haven't moved that.

Ryan Smith: That is the same schedule we gave the market when we first sanctioned a project, and the modular plant design is a big reason why we have not moved that. There is far less that can go sideways on-site, and that is what keeps us comfortable on schedule and budget.

Speaker #2: There's far less that can go sideways on site, and that's what keeps us comfortable on schedule and budget. On the regulatory side, both of our monitoring reporting and verification plans on big rows and cut bank are in active review at the EPA, those interactions have been positive and nothing has come up that gives us concern.

Ryan Smith: On the regulatory side, both of our monitoring, reporting, and verification plans on Big Rose and Cut Bank are in active review at the EPA. Those interactions have been positive and nothing has come up that gives us concern. We expect approvals well ahead of commercial operations, though that timing belongs to the agency and not to us. Those approvals are the gate to the Section 45Q credit stream, roughly $130 million of credit value over the first 12 years of phase one alone. I want to highlight that number because I do not think it is understood yet. That $130 million of federal carbon capture tax credits from a single phase one facility at a company whose entire market cap today is much less than that. It is policy-backed and commodity independent, sitting underneath everything that we are building. The credit is $85 a ton with annual CPI-linked escalators.

Ryan Smith: On the regulatory side, both of our monitoring, reporting, and verification plans on Big Rose and Cut Bank are in active review at the EPA. Those interactions have been positive and nothing has come up that gives us concern. We expect approvals well ahead of commercial operations, though that timing belongs to the agency and not to us. Those approvals are the gate to the Section 45Q credit stream, roughly $130 million of credit value over the first 12 years of phase one alone.

Speaker #2: We expect approvals well ahead of commercial operations though that timing belongs to the agency and not to us. Those approvals are the gate to the Section 45Q credit stream, roughly $130 million of credit value over the first 12 years of phase one alone.

Speaker #2: I want to highlight that number because I don't think it's understood yet. That $130 million of federal carbon capture tax credits from a single phase one facility at a company whose entire market cap today is much less than that.

Ryan Smith: I want to highlight that number because I do not think it is understood yet. That $130 million of federal carbon capture tax credits from a single phase one facility at a company whose entire market cap today is much less than that. It is policy-backed and commodity independent, sitting underneath everything that we are building. The credit is $85 a ton with annual CPI-linked escalators.

Speaker #2: It's policy-backed and commodity-independent, sitting underneath everything that we're building. The credit is $85 a ton, with annual CPI-linked escalators. It has bipartisan support and runs for 12 years.

Ryan Smith: It has bipartisan support, and it runs for 12 years. Our base case uses today's rate and anything better is pure upside. That number is more than just a line on a schedule. Under current law, 45Q credits are transferable. That means they can be sold to a third party for cash. We have begun the work to monetize the phase 1 credit stream and pull that value forward rather than collect it in 12 annual installments. That converts a policy-backed credit stream into non-dilutive cash upfront at a scale that is highly significant relative to where the company is valued today. We expect it to be the primary funding source for phase 2, and we have already started that planning. You will hear more from us on both of these throughout the balance of this year.

Ryan Smith: It has bipartisan support, and it runs for 12 years. Our base case uses today's rate and anything better is pure upside. That number is more than just a line on a schedule. Under current law, 45Q credits are transferable. That means they can be sold to a third party for cash. We have begun the work to monetize the phase 1 credit stream and pull that value forward rather than collect it in 12 annual installments.

Speaker #2: Our base case uses today’s rate, and anything better is pure upside. And that number is more than just a line on a schedule. Under current law, 45Q credits are transferable.

Speaker #2: That means they can be sold to a third party for cash. We've begun the work to monetize the phase one credit stream and pull that value forward rather than collect it in 12 annual installments.

Speaker #2: That converts a policy-backed credit stream into non-dilutive cash upfront at a scale that is highly significant relative to where the company's value today. We expect it to be the primary funding source for phase two, and we've already started that planning.

Ryan Smith: That converts a policy-backed credit stream into non-dilutive cash upfront at a scale that is highly significant relative to where the company is valued today. We expect it to be the primary funding source for phase 2, and we have already started that planning. You will hear more from us on both of these throughout the balance of this year.

Speaker #2: You'll hear more from us on both of these throughout the balance of this year. None of it sits in our base case, but it's the largest source of non-dilutive capital available to us, and we're actively working on it.

Ryan Smith: None of it sits in our base case, but it is the largest source of non-dilutive capital available to us, and we are actively working on it. Now to the commercial side of the platform. The helium offtake we signed in April anchors our initial revenue. A reminder on the terms, 5 years with an investment-grade global industrial gas company, one of the leading helium distributors in the world. 100% take-or-pay, 1.2 million cubic feet per month at a fixed plant gate price of $285 per Mcf with CPI escalation beginning 1 March 2028, and a price redetermination in year 3 that preserves our upside. Volume risk is gone. Demand risk is gone. The helium is contracted day 1 revenue. 90 days later, here is what I would still emphasize. A counterparty like that does not sign a multi-year, 100% take-or-pay contract with a development stage project on faith.

Ryan Smith: None of it sits in our base case, but it is the largest source of non-dilutive capital available to us, and we are actively working on it. Now to the commercial side of the platform. The helium offtake we signed in April anchors our initial revenue. A reminder on the terms, 5 years with an investment-grade global industrial gas company, one of the leading helium distributors in the world.

Speaker #2: Now to the commercial side of the platform. The helium off-take we signed in April anchors our initial revenue, a reminder on the terms, five years with an investment-grade global industrial gas company one of the leading helium distributors in the world.

Speaker #2: 100% take or pay, 1.2 million cubic feet per month at a fixed plant gate price of $285 per MCF with CPI escalation beginning March 1, 2028, and a price redetermination in year three that preserves our upside.

Ryan Smith: 100% take-or-pay, 1.2 million cubic feet per month at a fixed plant gate price of $285 per Mcf with CPI escalation beginning 1 March 2028, and a price redetermination in year 3 that preserves our upside. Volume risk is gone. Demand risk is gone. The helium is contracted day 1 revenue. 90 days later, here is what I would still emphasize. A counterparty like that does not sign a multi-year, 100% take-or-pay contract with a development stage project on faith.

Speaker #2: Volume risk is gone, demand risk is gone, the helium is contracted, day one revenue. 90 days later, here's what I'd still emphasize: a counterparty like that doesn't sign a multi-year, 100% take or pay contract with a development stage project on faith.

Speaker #2: They put our resource, our development plan, and our ability to execute through significant diligence first. That was third-party validation of this asset and nothing has changed the picture other than we're 90 days closer to first gas production.

Ryan Smith: They put our resource, our development plan, and our ability to execute through significant diligence first. That was third-party validation of this asset, and nothing has changed the picture other than we are 90 days closer to first gas production. On helium, global helium supply is structurally tight. Instability in the Middle East, along with real questions about long-term supply out of Russia and Qatar, has only made it tighter. There is no substitute for helium in semiconductors, medical imaging, fiber optics, aerospace, or the manufacturing chain behind the AI build-out. Demand does not flex on price and domestic supply is very thin. Our all-in contracted price of $285 is strong, especially with transportation and tolling costs sitting solely with our counterparty. Candidly, I think it will look conservative relative to where the market is heading, which is why we negotiated the 3-year reprice.

Ryan Smith: They put our resource, our development plan, and our ability to execute through significant diligence first. That was third-party validation of this asset, and nothing has changed the picture other than we are 90 days closer to first gas production. On helium, global helium supply is structurally tight. Instability in the Middle East, along with real questions about long-term supply out of Russia and Qatar, has only made it tighter.

Speaker #2: On helium, global helium supply is structurally tight. Instability in the Middle East, along with real questions about long-term supply out of Russia and Qatar, has only made it tighter.

Speaker #2: There's no substitute for helium in semiconductors, medical imaging, fiber optics, aerospace, or the manufacturing chain behind the AI build-out. Demand doesn't flex on price, and domestic supply is very thin.

Ryan Smith: There is no substitute for helium in semiconductors, medical imaging, fiber optics, aerospace, or the manufacturing chain behind the AI build-out. Demand does not flex on price and domestic supply is very thin. Our all-in contracted price of $285 is strong, especially with transportation and tolling costs sitting solely with our counterparty. Candidly, I think it will look conservative relative to where the market is heading, which is why we negotiated the 3-year reprice.

Speaker #2: Our all-in contracted price of $285 is strong, especially with transportation and tolling costs sitting solely with our counterparty. And candidly, I think it will look conservative relative to where the market is heading, which is why we negotiated the three-year reprice.

Speaker #2: We're an American producer of a strategically important industrial gas at a moment when that matters a great deal in Washington. On CO2 and carbon management, 45Q tax credits have bipartisan support, were extended under the IRA, and the carbon management market is forecast to grow exponentially from here.

Ryan Smith: We are an American producer of a strategically important industrial gas at a moment when that matters a great deal in Washington. On the CO2 and carbon management, 45Q tax credits has bipartisan support, was extended under the IRA, and the carbon management market is forecast to grow exponentially from here. Today, there are only about 20 operational CCUS projects in the entire country, which is a very short list, a list that we will be on. What sets us apart is how the CO2 comes to us. It is created as part of our own industrial process, and we capture all of it and either sequester it permanently or put it into work and enhanced oil recovery. There is no combustion, no fermentation, no energy intensive capture equipment on the front of the plant. Most carbon projects spend real capital and real energy just to get CO2 into a pipe.

Ryan Smith: We are an American producer of a strategically important industrial gas at a moment when that matters a great deal in Washington. On the CO2 and carbon management, 45Q tax credits has bipartisan support, was extended under the IRA, and the carbon management market is forecast to grow exponentially from here. Today, there are only about 20 operational CCUS projects in the entire country, which is a very short list, a list that we will be on. What sets us apart is how the CO2 comes to us.

Speaker #2: Today, there are only about 20 entire country, which is a very short list, a list that will be on. What sets us apart is how the CO2 comes to us.

Speaker #2: It's created as part of our own industrial process, and we capture all of it, then either sequester it permanently, or put it to work in enhanced oil recovery.

Ryan Smith: It is created as part of our own industrial process, and we capture all of it and either sequester it permanently or put it into work and enhanced oil recovery. There is no combustion, no fermentation, no energy intensive capture equipment on the front of the plant. Most carbon projects spend real capital and real energy just to get CO2 into a pipe.

Speaker #2: There's no combustion, no fermentation, no energy-intensive capture equipment on the front of the plant. Most carbon projects spend real capital and real energy just to get CO2 into a pipe.

Speaker #2: We don't, and that's a structural cost advantage, and one that a competitor cannot go and just buy. On the oil front, cut bank keeps doing its job.

Ryan Smith: We don't, and that's a structural cost advantage, and one that a competitor cannot go and just buy. On the oil front, Cut Bank keeps doing its job. Low decline, established production that supports the platform while we build out. The bigger point is the retained optionality that it gives us. There is significant recovery potential through phased CO2 enhanced oil recovery, and the CO2 comes from us. No third party supply, no negotiation, no counterparty risk. We already hold more than 170 permitted Class II injection wells, so the path to a multi-decade production tail is a low capital path. Cut Bank is the captive CO2 outlet that closes the loop on the platform. With that, let me hand it to Mark to walk through the Q2 results and the capital structure.

Ryan Smith: We don't, and that's a structural cost advantage, and one that a competitor cannot go and just buy. On the oil front, Cut Bank keeps doing its job. Low decline, established production that supports the platform while we build out. The bigger point is the retained optionality that it gives us. There is significant recovery potential through phased CO2 enhanced oil recovery, and the CO2 comes from us.

Speaker #2: Low decline, established production, that supports the platform while we build out. The bigger point is the retained optionality that it gives us. There are significant recovery potential through phased CO2 enhanced oil recovery and the CO2 comes from us.

Speaker #2: No third-party supply, no negotiation, no counterparty risk. We already hold more than $170 permitted class 2 injection wells, so the path to a multi-decade production tail is a low capital path.

Ryan Smith: No third party supply, no negotiation, no counterparty risk. We already hold more than 170 permitted Class II injection wells, so the path to a multi-decade production tail is a low capital path. Cut Bank is the captive CO2 outlet that closes the loop on the platform. With that, let me hand it to Mark to walk through the Q2 results and the capital structure.

Speaker #2: Cut Bank is the captive CO2 outlet that closes the loop on the platform. With that, let me hand it to Mark to walk through the second quarter results and the capital structure.

Speaker #3: Thanks, Ryan, and good morning, everyone. I'll keep my remarks focused on the capital structure because that is where the most consequential financial work happened this quarter.

Mark Zajac: Thanks, Ryan, and good morning, everyone. I'll keep my remarks focused on the capital structure because that is where the most consequential financial work happened this quarter. There are two pieces I'll cover, our phase one capital position and the path forward. I will briefly touch upon the quarter's results, and the additional details can be found in the morning's press release and the 10-Q. Starting with the quarter, revenue was $2.1 million, essentially flat from a year ago, as stronger realized oil prices offset lower volumes following our completed divestiture program. Cash general administrative expense was $1.8 million, down from $2.6 million in Q1 as the transaction-related professional fees behind the FID, the EPC contract, the offtake, and the credit facility amendment rolled off. Adjusted EBITDA was a negative $0.9 million compared to a negative $1.3 million a year ago.

Mark Zajac: Thanks, Ryan, and good morning, everyone. I'll keep my remarks focused on the capital structure because that is where the most consequential financial work happened this quarter. There are two pieces I'll cover, our phase one capital position and the path forward. I will briefly touch upon the quarter's results, and the additional details can be found in the morning's press release and the 10-Q.

Speaker #3: There are two pieces I'll cover. Our phase one capital position and the path forward. I will briefly touch upon the quarter's results and the additional details can be found in the morning's press release and the 10Q.

Speaker #3: Starting with the quarter, revenue was $2.1 million, essentially flat from a year ago, a stronger realized oil prices offset lower volumes following our completed divestiture program.

Mark Zajac: Starting with the quarter, revenue was $2.1 million, essentially flat from a year ago, as stronger realized oil prices offset lower volumes following our completed divestiture program. Cash general administrative expense was $1.8 million, down from $2.6 million in Q1 as the transaction-related professional fees behind the FID, the EPC contract, the offtake, and the credit facility amendment rolled off. Adjusted EBITDA was a negative $0.9 million compared to a negative $1.3 million a year ago.

Speaker #3: Cash general administrative expense was $1.8 million, down from $2.6 million in the first quarter. As the transaction-related professional fees behind FID, the EPC contract, the off-take, and the credit facility amendment rolled off.

Speaker #3: Adjusted EBITDA was a negative $0.9 million, compared to a negative $1.3 million a year ago. We invested $9.6 million of industrial gas capital in the first half, versus $2.5 million in the prior-year period.

Mark Zajac: We invested $9.6 million of industrial gas capital in H1 against $2.5 million in the prior year period. That number is the one I would like to point to. It is the clearest financial evidence that Big Sky has moved from development into construction this year. As for our capital position, the equity offering we completed in March brought in capital to fund development and strengthen the balance sheet. In April, we amended our senior secured credit agreement, doubling the borrowing base to $20 million, fixing the interest margin at 200 basis points, and suspending quarterly financial covenant testing through Q1 ending 31 March 2027. The facility runs to a May 2029 maturity with no prepayment penalties. Those are the right terms for a project in construction. Low cost, no covenant noise, and flexibility on timing.

Mark Zajac: We invested $9.6 million of industrial gas capital in H1 against $2.5 million in the prior year period. That number is the one I would like to point to. It is the clearest financial evidence that Big Sky has moved from development into construction this year. As for our capital position, the equity offering we completed in March brought in capital to fund development and strengthen the balance sheet.

Speaker #3: That number is the one I would like to point to. It is the clearest financial evidence that Big Sky has moved from development into construction this year.

Speaker #3: As for our capital position, the equity offering we completed in March brought in capital to fund development and strengthen the balance sheet. In April, we amended our senior secured credit agreement, doubling the borrowing base to $20 million, fixing the interest margin at 200 basis points, and suspending quarterly financial covenant testing through the first quarter ending March 31, 2027.

Mark Zajac: In April, we amended our senior secured credit agreement, doubling the borrowing base to $20 million, fixing the interest margin at 200 basis points, and suspending quarterly financial covenant testing through Q1 ending 31 March 2027. The facility runs to a May 2029 maturity with no prepayment penalties. Those are the right terms for a project in construction. Low cost, no covenant noise, and flexibility on timing.

Speaker #3: The facility runs to a May 2029 maturity with no prepayment penalties. Those are the right terms for a project at construction—low cost, no covenant noise, and flexibility on timing.

Speaker #3: Together with cash on hand, these sources are expected to fund the phase one program, and we will remain flexible in how we finance the balance of the build as construction advances.

Mark Zajac: Together with cash on hand, these sources are expected to fund the phase one program, and we will remain flexible in how we finance the balance of the build as construction advances. Second, the path forward. As we move from building into operations and begin positioning for phase two, the multi-stream nature of the platform opens capital avenues that were not available to us as a legacy E&P. Project-level debt becomes more accessible as MRV approvals and the contracted offtake de-risk the asset. The 45Q streamlined walkthrough is a financial asset in its own right, a potential non-dilutive source of capital that sits outside our base case. Over time, while the existing facilities are appropriately sized for today, we would expect to transition to a larger, longer data facility as revenue comes online and the credit profile matures.

Mark Zajac: Together with cash on hand, these sources are expected to fund the phase one program, and we will remain flexible in how we finance the balance of the build as construction advances. Second, the path forward. As we move from building into operations and begin positioning for phase two, the multi-stream nature of the platform opens capital avenues that were not available to us as a legacy E&P. Project-level debt becomes more accessible as MRV approvals and the contracted offtake de-risk the asset.

Speaker #3: Second, to path forward, as we move from building into operations and begin positioning for phase two, the multi-stream nature of the platform opens capital avenues that were not available to us as a legacy EMP.

Speaker #3: Project-level debt becomes more accessible as MRV approvals and the contracted off-take de-risk the asset. The 45Q stream Ryan walked through is a financeable asset in its own right—a potential non-dilutive source of capital that sits outside our base case.

Mark Zajac: The 45Q streamlined walkthrough is a financial asset in its own right, a potential non-dilutive source of capital that sits outside our base case. Over time, while the existing facilities are appropriately sized for today, we would expect to transition to a larger, longer data facility as revenue comes online and the credit profile matures.

Speaker #3: And over time, while the existing facility is appropriately sized for today, we would expect it to transition to a larger, longer data facility as revenue comes online and the credit profile matures.

Speaker #3: From a near-term liquidity standpoint, we ended the quarter with 21.5 million of total liquidity and as of August 4, we had 16.4 million following a $4 million draw to fund construction.

Mark Zajac: From a near-term liquidity standpoint, we ended the quarter with $21.5 million of total liquidity, and as of 4 August, we had $16.4 million following a $4 million draw to fund construction. We believe we are well positioned to deliver phase 1 into commercial operations in Q1 2027. We are retaining multiple financing levers as the project advances. From here, my focus on the capital side is optimization, cost of capital, flexibility, pre-positioning for phase 2.

Mark Zajac: From a near-term liquidity standpoint, we ended the quarter with $21.5 million of total liquidity, and as of 4 August, we had $16.4 million following a $4 million draw to fund construction. We believe we are well positioned to deliver phase 1 into commercial operations in Q1 2027. We are retaining multiple financing levers as the project advances. From here, my focus on the capital side is optimization, cost of capital, flexibility, pre-positioning for phase 2.

Speaker #3: We believe we are well positioned to deliver phase one into commercial operations in the first quarter of 2027, while retaining multiple financing levers as the project advances.

Speaker #3: From here, my focus on the capital side is optimization: cost of capital, flexibility, pre-positioning for phase two. And with that, back to Ryan.

Speaker #2: Thanks, Mark. Let me close with the path forward because the gap between intrinsic value and where the stock trades is, in our view, the central fact of the investment case at Big Sky.

Ryan Smith: Thanks, Mark. Let me close with the path forward because the gap between intrinsic value and where the stock trades is, in our view, the central fact of the investment case at Big Sky. Over the coming quarters, we have a sequence of independent de-risking events. MRV approvals in the near term, gathering system completion through the fall, facility commissioning later this year, with first gas and first revenue in March 2027. Phase 2 is the first step in that scaling, and it is entirely excluded from our base case model. It is a second, larger plant on the same footprint using the same infrastructure, approvals, field operations, and many of the same commercial relationships. Our acreage, our permitted wells, and our geology already support 2 to 3 times phase 1 capacity with no new land and no new approvals needed.

Ryan Smith: Thanks, Mark. Let me close with the path forward because the gap between intrinsic value and where the stock trades is, in our view, the central fact of the investment case at Big Sky. Over the coming quarters, we have a sequence of independent de-risking events. MRV approvals in the near term, gathering system completion through the fall, facility commissioning later this year, with first gas and first revenue in March 2027. Phase 2 is the first step in that scaling, and it is entirely excluded from our base case model.

Speaker #2: Over the coming quarters, we have a sequence of independent de-risking events: INRV approvals in the near term, gathering system completion through the fall, facility commissioning later this year, and first gas and first revenue in March 2027.

Speaker #2: Phase two is the first step in that scaling, and it is entirely excluded from our base case model. It's a second, larger plant on the same footprint, using the same infrastructure approvals, field operations, and many of the same commercial relationships.

Ryan Smith: It is a second, larger plant on the same footprint using the same infrastructure, approvals, field operations, and many of the same commercial relationships. Our acreage, our permitted wells, and our geology already support 2 to 3 times phase 1 capacity with no new land and no new approvals needed.

Speaker #2: Our acreage, our permitted wells, and our geology already support two to three times phase one capacity. With no new land and no new approvals needed.

Speaker #2: Because the heavy lifting is done, the incremental capital per unit is meaningfully lower, and as the asset de-risks, we would expect our cost of capital to improve as well.

Ryan Smith: Because the heavy lifting is done, the incremental capital per unit is meaningfully lower, and as the asset de-risks, we would expect our cost of capital to improve as well. Compound those across a larger second unit, and our internal modeling supports project NPV that is multiples of where phase 1 stands today. As I mentioned, the $130 million gross 45Q value earlier, that monetization work is underway now, either through a transferability transaction or a structured credit sale. This is a non-dilutive capital acceleration that is not in our base case, and we will share more with the market as it advances. Let me close with a candid observation on valuation because it gets at why we made this pivot. Small cap E&P companies trade at roughly 3 times EBITDA today. Small and mid-cap midstream and gas processing trade at roughly 8 times.

Ryan Smith: Because the heavy lifting is done, the incremental capital per unit is meaningfully lower, and as the asset de-risks, we would expect our cost of capital to improve as well. Compound those across a larger second unit, and our internal modeling supports project NPV that is multiples of where phase 1 stands today. As I mentioned, the $130 million gross 45Q value earlier, that monetization work is underway now, either through a transferability transaction or a structured credit sale.

Speaker #2: Compound those across a larger second unit, and our internal modeling supports project MPV that is multiples of where phase one stands today. As I mentioned, the $130 million gross 45Q value earlier that monetization work is underway now, either through a transferability transaction or a structured credit sale.

Speaker #2: This is a non-dilutive capital acceleration that isn't in our base case and will share more with the market as it advances. Let me close with the candid observation on valuation because it gets at why we made this pivot.

Ryan Smith: This is a non-dilutive capital acceleration that is not in our base case, and we will share more with the market as it advances. Let me close with a candid observation on valuation because it gets at why we made this pivot. Small cap E&P companies trade at roughly 3 times EBITDA today. Small and mid-cap midstream and gas processing trade at roughly 8 times.

Speaker #2: Small-cap EMP companies trade at roughly three times EBITDA today. Small and mid-cap midstream and gas processing trade at roughly eight times. Blue chip industrial gas companies trade at roughly 17 times or higher.

Ryan Smith: Blue chip industrial gas companies trade at roughly 17 times or higher. Those are not our forecasts. They are public market multiples that anyone can verify. Once phase 1 is operating, Big Sky Industrial is no longer a small cap E&P. We are an industrial gas producer with a contracted offtake, a carbon management business with policy-backed revenue, and a low decline oil business integrated as a captive CO2 outlet. We do not need every part of that re-rating for the equity to perform very well from here. Today, we traded a meaningful discount to our internally calculated phase 1 NAV against an EBITDA multiple well below where any of those categories trade. Our job between now and commissioning is to keep executing the milestones and let the market award it. To put a fine point on the quarter, we completed the phase 1 capital stack.

Ryan Smith: Blue chip industrial gas companies trade at roughly 17 times or higher. Those are not our forecasts. They are public market multiples that anyone can verify. Once phase 1 is operating, Big Sky Industrial is no longer a small cap E&P. We are an industrial gas producer with a contracted offtake, a carbon management business with policy-backed revenue, and a low decline oil business integrated as a captive CO2 outlet. We do not need every part of that re-rating for the equity to perform very well from here.

Speaker #2: Those aren't our forecasts. They're public market multiples that anyone can verify. Once phase one is operating, Big Sky Industrials no longer a small-cap EMP.

Speaker #2: We're an industrial gas producer with a contracted off-take, a carbon management business with policy-backed revenue, and a low decline oil business integrated as a captive CO2 outlet.

Speaker #2: We don't need every part of that re-rating for the equity to perform very well from here. Today, we traded at a meaningful discount to our internally calculated Phase One NAV, against an EBITDA multiple well below where any of those categories trade.

Ryan Smith: Today, we traded a meaningful discount to our internally calculated phase 1 NAV against an EBITDA multiple well below where any of those categories trade. Our job between now and commissioning is to keep executing the milestones and let the market award it. To put a fine point on the quarter, we completed the phase 1 capital stack.

Speaker #2: Our job between now and commissioning is to keep executing the milestones to let the market award it. To put a fine point on the quarter, we completed the phase one capital stack, we signed a five-year, 100% take-or-pay helium off-take, and we became Big Sky Industrial.

Ryan Smith: We signed a five-year, 100% take-or-pay helium offtake, and we became Big Sky Industrial. Through all of it, construction advanced on schedule with the countdown to commercial operations now measured in months and not years. The backdrop for helium, carbon management, and American production of critical industrial gases has never been more favorable. I am more confident in our plan today than at any point since we set it out. I want to thank our team in Houston and Montana and across our partner network for outstanding execution this quarter. Thank you to our shareholders for the continued support as we move from the build phase into the cash flow phase. Operator, with that, please open the line for questions.

Ryan Smith: We signed a five-year, 100% take-or-pay helium offtake, and we became Big Sky Industrial. Through all of it, construction advanced on schedule with the countdown to commercial operations now measured in months and not years. The backdrop for helium, carbon management, and American production of critical industrial gases has never been more favorable. I am more confident in our plan today than at any point since we set it out.

Speaker #2: Through all of it, construction advanced on schedule, with the countdown to commercial operations now measured in months and not years. The backdrop for helium, carbon management, and American production of critical industrial gases has never been more favorable.

Speaker #2: I'm more confident in our plan today than at any point since we set it out. I want to thank our team and Houston and Montana and across our partner network for outstanding execution this quarter.

Ryan Smith: I want to thank our team in Houston and Montana and across our partner network for outstanding execution this quarter. Thank you to our shareholders for the continued support as we move from the build phase into the cash flow phase. Operator, with that, please open the line for questions.

Speaker #2: And thank you to our shareholders for the continued support as we move from the build phase into the cash flow phase. Operator, with that, please open the line for questions.

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Speaker #1: Thank you. Our first question comes from the line of Charles Meade with Johnson Rice. Please proceed with your question.

Speaker #4: Good morning, Ryan. To you and everyone on your team there.

Charles Mead: Good morning, Ryan, to you and everyone on your team there.

Charles Meade: Good morning, Ryan, to you and everyone on your team there.

Speaker #2: Hey, Charles. Good morning.

Ryan Smith: Hey, Charles. Good morning.

Ryan Smith: Hey, Charles. Good morning.

Speaker #4: I want to start with a simple question, maybe an obvious one, but MRV is on one of the things on I think it's on your critical path to startup.

Charles Mead: I want to start with a simple question, maybe an obvious one, but MRV is one of the things on, I think it is on your critical path to startup. Here is the question: in the case that MRV, let us say, took another six or eight months, would you still be able to start up your facility in Q1 2027 and monetize the helium part of that stream, even if you do not have the MRV through yet?

Charles Meade: I want to start with a simple question, maybe an obvious one, but MRV is one of the things on, I think it is on your critical path to startup. Here is the question: in the case that MRV, let us say, took another six or eight months, would you still be able to start up your facility in Q1 2027 and monetize the helium part of that stream, even if you do not have the MRV through yet?

Speaker #4: And here's the question: In the case that MRV, let's say, took another six or eight months, would you still be able to start up your facility in, say, Q1 '27, and monetize the helium part of that stream, even if you don't have the MRV through yet?

Speaker #2: Yeah. Good morning. Good question. I'll caveat my answer by saying, internally—and I'll give my own opinion on that—I think that six- to eight-month timeline is a wildly unlikely timeline to happen.

Ryan Smith: Yeah. Good morning. Good question. I will caveat my answer with saying internally, and I will give my own opinion on that. I think that six to eight-month timeline is a wildly unlikely timeline to happen. With that being said, the answer is unequivocally yes, we would be able to. We have the assets on the injection, sequestration, and disposal side to where, just hypothetically speaking, if we were commercial today, we could still sequester and utilize the CO2 that is captured from the plant, the exact same process and results that we would be doing in the first quarter of next year. We just would not be receiving the 45Q credits.

Ryan Smith: Yeah. Good morning. Good question. I will caveat my answer with saying internally, and I will give my own opinion on that. I think that six to eight-month timeline is a wildly unlikely timeline to happen. With that being said, the answer is unequivocally yes, we would be able to.

Speaker #2: But with that being said, the answer is unequivocally yes—we would be able to. We have the assets on the injection, sequestration, and disposal side, to where, just hypothetically speaking, if we were commercial today, we could still sequester and utilize the CO2 that is captured from the plant using the exact same process and achieve the same results that we would be doing in the first quarter of next year.

Ryan Smith: We have the assets on the injection, sequestration, and disposal side to where, just hypothetically speaking, if we were commercial today, we could still sequester and utilize the CO2 that is captured from the plant, the exact same process and results that we would be doing in the first quarter of next year. We just would not be receiving the 45Q credits.

Speaker #2: We just wouldn't be receiving the 45Q credits.

Speaker #4: Right. So the class two wells are there. It's just whether you have the whole MR so you can inject in them. It's just whether you get the MRV credits is the it would be the question.

Charles Mead: Right. The Class II wells are there, it is just whether you have the whole MR. You can inject in them. It is just whether you get the MRV credits, it would be the question.

Charles Meade: Right. The Class II wells are there, it is just whether you have the whole MR. You can inject in them. It is just whether you get the MRV credits, it would be the question.

Ryan Smith: Correct.

Ryan Smith: Correct.

Speaker #4: So as a follow-up, as a follow-up, and I'm sorry I cut you off there, Ryan, but so the MRV is not really on the critical path to startup.

Charles Mead: As a follow-up, and I am sorry I cut you off there, Ryan, the MRV is not really on the critical path to start up. You talked about some of this in your prepared remarks. You talked about the gathering system and the facility construction. Can you share what are the items on the critical path and when you show up in the office on a Monday morning, if you did not look at your phone on the weekend, what are the things you are most interested in seeing the progress on?

Charles Meade: As a follow-up, and I am sorry I cut you off there, Ryan, the MRV is not really on the critical path to start up. You talked about some of this in your prepared remarks. You talked about the gathering system and the facility construction. Can you share what are the items on the critical path and when you show up in the office on a Monday morning, if you did not look at your phone on the weekend, what are the things you are most interested in seeing the progress on?

Speaker #4: You talked about some of this in your prepared remarks. You talked about the gathering system and the facility construction. Can you share what are the items on the critical path, and what—when you show up in the office on a Monday morning, if you didn't look at your phone over the weekend—what are the things you're most interested in seeing the progress on?

Speaker #2: Yeah, I mean, from a high level, right, it's execution, execution, and more execution. With a plant like ours, the timing concerns are really extremely front-loaded with ordering long lead-time items to get them into the EPC field and start plant construction.

Ryan Smith: Yeah, from a high level, it's execution and more execution. With a plant like ours, the timing concerns are really extremely front-loaded with ordering long lead time items to get them into the EPC field and start plant construction. Stuff like power generators, which we're competing with data centers for power generation. We've bought and paid and taken ownership of those. Compression, membranes, and these other things that range from, on the short side, 3, on the long side, 9 months of lead time. From the very beginning, that was always the biggest concern is making sure that, one, we got access to be able to purchase these items and then made those purchases and would have those well before plant construction, fabrication, et cetera. We've done the vast majority of that.

Ryan Smith: Yeah, from a high level, it's execution and more execution. With a plant like ours, the timing concerns are really extremely front-loaded with ordering long lead time items to get them into the EPC field and start plant construction. Stuff like power generators, which we're competing with data centers for power generation. We've bought and paid and taken ownership of those. Compression, membranes, and these other things that range from, on the short side, 3, on the long side, 9 months of lead time.

Speaker #2: Stuff like power generators—which we're competing with data centers for power generation—we've bought and paid for, and taken ownership of those. Compression, membranes, and these other things have lead times that range from, on the short side, three months, to on the long side, nine months.

Speaker #2: So from the very beginning, that was always the biggest concern is making sure that, one, we got access to be able to purchase these items and then made those purchases and would have those well before plant construction fabrication etc.

Ryan Smith: From the very beginning, that was always the biggest concern is making sure that, one, we got access to be able to purchase these items and then made those purchases and would have those well before plant construction, fabrication, et cetera. We've done the vast majority of that.

Speaker #2: So we've done the vast majority of that, I would say, by far the biggest bucket of long lead time items, which is really caterpillar two megawatt power generators that run off nat gas, which we've recently acquired and put into our field.

Ryan Smith: I would say by far the biggest bucket of long lead time items, which is really Caterpillar 2 megawatt power generators that run off nat gas, which we've recently acquired and put into our field, is by far the biggest concern, or I'll say, what was the biggest concern, and we've made really good progress on that. So over the next couple of months, it's those items that haven't already shown up, showing up, and then starting turning the proverbial wrench on everything early Q4 of this year.

Ryan Smith: I would say by far the biggest bucket of long lead time items, which is really Caterpillar 2 megawatt power generators that run off nat gas, which we've recently acquired and put into our field, is by far the biggest concern, or I'll say, what was the biggest concern, and we've made really good progress on that. So over the next couple of months, it's those items that haven't already shown up, showing up, and then starting turning the proverbial wrench on everything early Q4 of this year.

Speaker #2: That is by far the biggest concern—or, I'll say, was the biggest concern, and we've made really good progress on that. So over the next couple of months, it's about those items that haven't already shown up, showing up, and then starting to turn the proverbial wrench on everything early in the fourth quarter of this year.

Speaker #4: Got it. That is great detail. And if I could just sneak one more in, Ryan, and I know this is kind of you've got a lot of stuff like you you've got a lot of turning the wrenches in front of you, but peering into the future, you made some comments about phase two and about the potential there.

Charles Mead: Got it. That is great detail. If I could just sneak one more in, Ryan, and I know this is peering. You've got a lot of stuff that you still You've got a lot of turning the wrenches in front of you. But peering into the future, you made some comments about phase 2 and about the potential there. As you look at what that could be, what are the key variables, or what are the key design parameters you're thinking about when you size that plan? From your prepared comments, I got the impression that maybe it's only capital. But are there other things like gross deliverability into the plant inlet or maybe the capacity of your gathering system? What are the variables that you're going to be looking at in, let's say, 9 months from now, after you've got your first facility up?

Charles Meade: Got it. That is great detail. If I could just sneak one more in, Ryan, and I know this is peering. You've got a lot of stuff that you still You've got a lot of turning the wrenches in front of you. But peering into the future, you made some comments about phase 2 and about the potential there. As you look at what that could be, what are the key variables, or what are the key design parameters you're thinking about when you size that plan?

Speaker #4: As you look at what that could be, what are the key variables or what are the kind of key design parameters you're thinking about when you size that plan?

Charles Meade: From your prepared comments, I got the impression that maybe it's only capital. But are there other things like gross deliverability into the plant inlet or maybe the capacity of your gathering system? What are the variables that you're going to be looking at in, let's say, 9 months from now, after you've got your first facility up?

Speaker #4: From your prepare comments, it seems I got the impression that maybe it's only capital, but are there other things like are there other things like gross deliverability into the plant inlet or maybe the capacity of your gathering system?

Speaker #4: I mean, what are the variables that you're going to be looking at in, let's say, nine months from now after you've got your first facility up?

Speaker #4: What are the variables you're going to be looking at when you decide with your board what size that Phase Two is going to be?

Charles Mead: What are the variables you're going to be looking at when you decide with your board what size that phase 2 is going to be?

Charles Meade: What are the variables you're going to be looking at when you decide with your board what size that phase 2 is going to be?

Speaker #2: Yeah. I mean, I think you kind of almost answered it with your question, right? I'll start with the smallest ones first. We always want to make sure we have the production of course to support further expansion.

Ryan Smith: Yeah. I think you almost answered it with your question, right? I will start with the smallest ones first. We always want to make sure we have the production, of course, to support further expansion. That being said, we have an extremely large resource here that really can, within natural limitations, can produce into the future, into perpetuity. Example being, our first plant has a capacity of 8 million cubic feet a day. Our three producing wells are flowing, or were test flowed, at combined 17 million a day, and they are being choked back to feed this plant. Some of that production would go to a second plant. I would say, again, just using rough numbers here, half-ish of the needed production to go to the second plant is already there, and we will just open those wells up a little bit more.

Ryan Smith: Yeah. I think you almost answered it with your question, right? I will start with the smallest ones first. We always want to make sure we have the production, of course, to support further expansion. That being said, we have an extremely large resource here that really can, within natural limitations, can produce into the future, into perpetuity. Example being, our first plant has a capacity of 8 million cubic feet a day.

Speaker #2: That being said, we have an extremely large resource here that really can within natural limitations can produce into the future into perpetuity, example being our first plant has a capacity of 8 million cubic feet a day.

Speaker #2: Our three producing wells are flowing, or test flowed, at a combined 17 million a day. They're being choked back to feed this plant. Some of that production would go to a second plant.

Ryan Smith: Our three producing wells are flowing, or were test flowed, at combined 17 million a day, and they are being choked back to feed this plant. Some of that production would go to a second plant. I would say, again, just using rough numbers here, half-ish of the needed production to go to the second plant is already there, and we will just open those wells up a little bit more.

Speaker #2: So I would say, again, just using rough numbers here, about half of the needed production to go to the second plant is already there. And we would just open those wells up a little bit more.

Speaker #2: On the sequestration side, and kind of related to your first question as well, we've already tested our sequestration wells. We tested with nitrogen just because it's cheaper and easier than CO2, but from an engineering standpoint, it's the same thing.

Ryan Smith: On the sequestration side, and kind of related to your first question as well, we have already tested our sequestration wells. We tested with nitrogen, just because it is cheaper and easier than CO2. But from an engineering standpoint, it is the same thing. The main sequestration well held, on an annualized basis, what would be 400,000 metric tons per year. We are going to be storing a quarter of that on this first phase. So a lot of the infrastructure to expand phase II is already in place. We would probably need to expand the gathering system a little bit on a second phase. That being said, just because of the geographic proximity of all these assets, even though we own a very large position up there, a lot of the activity we are doing is within half a mile to 1.5 miles of distance, expanding that gathering system.

Ryan Smith: On the sequestration side, and kind of related to your first question as well, we have already tested our sequestration wells. We tested with nitrogen, just because it is cheaper and easier than CO2. But from an engineering standpoint, it is the same thing. The main sequestration well held, on an annualized basis, what would be 400,000 metric tons per year. We are going to be storing a quarter of that on this first phase. So a lot of the infrastructure to expand phase II is already in place.

Speaker #2: Those the main sequestration well held on an annualized basis what would be 400,000 metric tons per year. We're going to be storing a quarter of that on this first phase.

Speaker #2: So a lot of the infrastructure to expand Phase Two is already in place. We would probably need to expand the gathering system a little bit on a second phase, but that being said, just because of the geographic proximity of all these assets, even though we own a very large position up there, a lot of the activity we're doing is within half a mile to a mile and a half of distance. Expanding that gathering system is a very low capital cost.

Ryan Smith: We would probably need to expand the gathering system a little bit on a second phase. That being said, just because of the geographic proximity of all these assets, even though we own a very large position up there, a lot of the activity we are doing is within half a mile to 1.5 miles of distance, expanding that gathering system.

Ryan Smith: But that is a very low capital cost. That is probably $1 million. So going back to what would be the driving force, it really would be capital. Again, not to jump ahead here, but we think we have a pretty unique capital pathway here on non-dilutive pull forward cash through our 45Q credit stream. The sizes we have talked about, the sizes we have put in our investor presentation, which I think our investor presentation shows a phase II that is two times the size of phase I. I think right now, internally, we are kind of penciling between two and three times, just as we move through the rest of this year.

Ryan Smith: But that is a very low capital cost. That is probably $1 million. So going back to what would be the driving force, it really would be capital. Again, not to jump ahead here, but we think we have a pretty unique capital pathway here on non-dilutive pull forward cash through our 45Q credit stream.

Speaker #2: That's probably a million dollars. So going back to what would be the driving force it really would be it really would be capital. And again, not to jump ahead here, but we think we have a pretty unique capital pathway here on non-dilutive pull forward cash through our 45Q credit stream.

Speaker #2: And the sizes we've talked about, the sizes we've put in our investor presentation, which I think our investor presentation shows a phase two that's two times the size of phase one.

Ryan Smith: The sizes we have talked about, the sizes we have put in our investor presentation, which I think our investor presentation shows a phase II that is two times the size of phase I. I think right now, internally, we are kind of penciling between two and three times, just as we move through the rest of this year.

Speaker #2: I think right now internally, we're kind of penciling between two and three times just as we move through the rest of this year. A big driver on that will be both execution monetization and ultimate value to Big Sky on the 45Q pull forward.

Ryan Smith: A big driver on that will be both execution, monetization, and ultimate value to Big Sky on the 45Q pull forward, as well as a modest amount of leverage that makes sense, and just having that toggle to fill that phase II gap stack.

Ryan Smith: A big driver on that will be both execution, monetization, and ultimate value to Big Sky on the 45Q pull forward, as well as a modest amount of leverage that makes sense, and just having that toggle to fill that phase II gap stack.

Speaker #2: As well as a modest amount of leverage that makes sense and just having that toggle to fill that phase two gap stack.

Speaker #4: Got it. That's a great update, Ryan. Thank you.

Charles Mead: That's a great update, Ryan. Thank you.

Charles Meade: That's a great update, Ryan. Thank you.

Speaker #2: Yeah. Thanks, Charles.

Ryan Smith: Yeah. Thanks, Charles.

Ryan Smith: Yeah. Thanks, Charles.

Speaker #1: Our next question comes from the line of Tom Kerr with Sachs Investment Research. Please proceed with your question.

Operator: Our next question comes from the line of Tom Kerr with Zacks Investment Research. Please proceed with your question.

Operator: Our next question comes from the line of Tom Kerr with Zacks Investment Research. Please proceed with your question.

Tom Kerr: Good morning, guys. Just clarification on the offtake agreement. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but what percent of potential capacity does that cover? Does that taken all your helium, or is it a small portion? I forget how that works.

Tom Kerr: Good morning, guys. Just clarification on the offtake agreement. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but what percent of potential capacity does that cover? Does that taken all your helium, or is it a small portion? I forget how that works.

Speaker #5: Good morning, guys. Just a clarification on the offtake agreement. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but what percent of potential capacity does that cover?

Speaker #5: Is that taking all your helium or is it a small portion? I forget how that works.

Speaker #2: It takes 100% of everything that we produce from Phase One processing.

Ryan Smith: It takes 100% of everything that we produce from phase one processing.

Ryan Smith: It takes 100% of everything that we produce from phase one processing.

Speaker #5: Okay, and what's the length on that again?

Tom Kerr: Okay. What is the length on that again?

Tom Kerr: Okay. What is the length on that again?

Speaker #2: It's five years.

Ryan Smith: It is five years.

Ryan Smith: It is five years.

Speaker #5: Five years. Got it. Okay, I wasn't sure if it was—sorry, go ahead.

Tom Kerr: Five years. Got it. Okay. I was not sure if it was. Sorry, go ahead.

Tom Kerr: Five years. Got it. Okay. I was not sure if it was. Sorry, go ahead.

Ryan Smith: Yeah. It's five years, and we negotiated a three-year price revisit as part of that as well, to where we can go out and rebid, and our current counterparty, it has to be within, it's either 2% or 3%, I apologize, I don't have that number in front of me, of the highest bid, or we would just go to a higher bidder. But as of right now, it's five years for everything that that first plant produces.

Ryan Smith: Yeah. It's five years, and we negotiated a three-year price revisit as part of that as well, to where we can go out and rebid, and our current counterparty, it has to be within, it's either 2% or 3%, I apologize, I don't have that number in front of me, of the highest bid, or we would just go to a higher bidder. But as of right now, it's five years for everything that that first plant produces.

Speaker #2: It's five years, and we negotiated a three-year price revisit as part of that, as well, where we can go out and rebid, and our current counterparty has to be within—it's either two or three percent.

Speaker #2: I apologize. I don't have that number in front of me, of the highest bid or we would just go to a higher bidder. But as of right now, it's five years for everything that that first plant produces.

Speaker #5: Got it. And then quickly on the tax credit monetization, you probably can't talk about ongoing discussions, but would that be for all 130 million?

Tom Kerr: Got it. Quickly on the tax credit monetization, you probably can't talk about ongoing discussions, but would that be for all $130 million? Is there deals where you could keep half of it, or forward sale a portion of it? Or just how do we look at that?

Tom Kerr: Got it. Quickly on the tax credit monetization, you probably can't talk about ongoing discussions, but would that be for all $130 million? Is there deals where you could keep half of it, or forward sale a portion of it? Or just how do we look at that?

Speaker #5: Is there deals where you could keep half of it or forward sale a portion of it or just how do we look at that?

Speaker #2: Yeah, I mean, it's really everything that you said—every deal is different. We've, and I've said this publicly, so this isn't a big secret.

Ryan Smith: Yeah, it's really everything that you said. Every deal is different. I've said this publicly, so this isn't a big secret. We've already started discussions with a handful of nameplate buyers of these credit streams. Every structure is different. I think, ultimately, we would have the flexibility to do all or some of them. I envision this first phase being all of them, just to pull that cash forward. As we move forward through different phases of development here in the coming years, I think it's just a matter of math and financial analysis on how much we pull forward versus how much we keep in-house to offset our own tax liabilities.

Ryan Smith: Yeah, it's really everything that you said. Every deal is different. I've said this publicly, so this isn't a big secret. We've already started discussions with a handful of nameplate buyers of these credit streams. Every structure is different. I think, ultimately, we would have the flexibility to do all or some of them. I envision this first phase being all of them, just to pull that cash forward.

Speaker #2: We've already started discussions with a handful of nameplate buyers of these credit streams, and every structure is different. I think ultimately we would have the flexibility to do all or some of them.

Speaker #2: I envision this first phase being all of them. Just to pull that cash forward and then as we move forward through different phases of development here, in the coming years, I think it's just a matter of math and financial analysis on how much we pull forward versus how much we keep in-house to offset our own tax liabilities.

Ryan Smith: As we move forward through different phases of development here in the coming years, I think it's just a matter of math and financial analysis on how much we pull forward versus how much we keep in-house to offset our own tax liabilities.

Speaker #5: Right. Okay. I think that's all I have for today. It's a good report. Thank you. I'll get back in.

Tom Kerr: Right. Okay, I think that's all I have for today. Good report. Thank you. I'll get back in line.

Tom Kerr: Right. Okay, I think that's all I have for today. Good report. Thank you. I'll get back in line.

Speaker #2: Thanks, Tom.

Ryan Smith: Thanks, Tom.

Ryan Smith: Thanks, Tom.

Speaker #1: Thank you. We have reached the end of the question-and-answer session. I’d now like to turn the floor back over to management for closing comments.

Operator: Thank you. We have reached the end of the question and answer session. I would now like to turn the floor back over to management for closing comments.

Operator: Thank you. We have reached the end of the question and answer session. I would now like to turn the floor back over to management for closing comments.

Speaker #2: Yeah. Thank you, everybody, for joining us this morning. Thank you, analysts, for your questions. We're excited about what we're doing. We continue to make great we started roughly 18 months ago.

Ryan Smith: Yeah, thank you everybody for joining us this morning. Thank you, analysts, for your questions. We are excited about what we are doing. We continue to make great progress on our project that we started roughly 18 months ago. We have a lot of catalysts coming up, both in the near term and throughout the remainder of 2026, that we are excited to update the market on when they occur. So I appreciate everybody's time this morning and following us with what we think at Big Sky is creating a pretty unique and lucrative platform that currently doesn't exist in the small cap world. So I appreciate your time and thank you very much.

Ryan Smith: Yeah, thank you everybody for joining us this morning. Thank you, analysts, for your questions. We are excited about what we are doing. We continue to make great progress on our project that we started roughly 18 months ago. We have a lot of catalysts coming up, both in the near term and throughout the remainder of 2026, that we are excited to update the market on when they occur.

Speaker #2: We have a lot of catalysts coming up, both in the near term and throughout the remainder of 2026, that we're excited to update the market on.

Speaker #2: When they occur. So, I appreciate everybody's time this morning and for following us with what we think at Big Sky is a pretty unique and lucrative platform that currently doesn't exist in the small cap world.

Ryan Smith: So I appreciate everybody's time this morning and following us with what we think at Big Sky is creating a pretty unique and lucrative platform that currently doesn't exist in the small cap world. So I appreciate your time and thank you very much.

Speaker #2: So I appreciate your time, and thank you very much.

Speaker #1: Ladies and gentlemen, this does conclude today's teleconference. You may disconnect your lines at this time. Thank you for your participation and have a wonderful day.

Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, this does conclude today's teleconference. You may disconnect your lines at this time. Thank you for your participation, and have a wonderful day.

Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, this does conclude today's teleconference. You may disconnect your lines at this time. Thank you for your participation, and have a wonderful day.

Q2 2026 Big Sky Industrial Inc Earnings Call

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Q2 2026 Big Sky Industrial Inc Earnings Call

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Tuesday, August 11th, 2026 at 1:00 PM

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