Energy Prospectus

Second quarter net income increased 206 percent to $63.5 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, compared to $20.8 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, in the prior year period. < Compares to my forecast of $66.5 million net income or $0.25 per share.

Highlights:
•Increased daily equivalent production 6 percent quarter-over-quarter and 94 percent year-over-year
•Reported successful Third Bone Spring Sand result in Reeves County, Texas
•Announced strong well results from multiple intervals in Southern Delaware Basin, including most productive wells to date
•Executed firm sales agreement for significant portion of crude oil production
•Secured firm transportation agreements for natural gas production through 2021
•Delivered unit costs at or below low-end of full-year guidance ranges
•Reported drilling and completion capital expenditures approximately 10% below prior quarter

“As evidenced by our results, we continue to deliver some of the best wells in Reeves County and remain on track to achieve our full-year production targets with lower unit costs. These strong operational reports were somewhat offset by the impact of the timing of completions in addition to higher than anticipated volumes shut-in by offset frac jobs. With approximately half of our second quarter completions coming online in June, the production impact from these wells was only minimal during the quarter,” said Mark G. Papa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

This is important:
Midstream and Marketing Update

Centennial recently entered into a firm sales agreement for a significant portion of its oil production with a large diversified crude oil purchaser. Utilizing the buyer’s existing firm transport capacity out of the Basin, the six-year agreement provides for firm gross sales of 20,000 Bbls/d beginning in January 2019, increasing to 30,000 Bbls/d in 2020 for the remainder of the agreement.

“This agreement secures flow assurance for a large portion of our crude oil volumes. Additionally, it provides access to Brent-weighted pricing in 2020, enabling us to diversify our pricing portfolio longer term,” Papa said. “We are working with other major marketers and expect to execute similar contracts within the next few months. Our goal is to secure transportation for essentially all of our future crude oil production.”

Centennial also finalized transportation agreements for all of its expected associated natural gas production. Through firm transportation and sales agreements, Centennial has ensured flow assurance both to the Waha Hub and out of the Permian Basin through the end of 2021.

“We expect natural gas egress will become a significant issue in the Permian Basin by early 2019. These transportation agreements not only provide flow assurance for our natural gas, but also enable Centennial to recognize the economic value of our natural gas and NGL streams,” Papa said.