Viper Energy, Inc. (VNOM) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Hello and welcome to the VIPER Energy first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. After the speaker presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press star one one on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message advising your hand has been raised. To withdraw your question, please press star one one again. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce Director of Investor Relations, Chip Seale. Thank you, Andrew. Good morning and welcome to Viper Energy's first quarter 2026 conference call. During our call today, we may reference an updated investor presentation, which can be found on Viper's website. Representing Viper today are Case Van Hoff, CEO, and Austin Gilfillan, President. During this conference call, the participants may make certain forward-looking statements relating to the company's financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance in businesses. We caution you that actual results could differ materially from those that are indicated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors. Information concerning these factors can be found in the company's filings with the SEC. In addition, we will make reference to certain non-GAAP measures. The reconciliations with the appropriate gap measures can be found in our earnings release issued yesterday afternoon. I will now turn the call over to Case. Thank you, Chip. Welcome, everyone, and thank you for listening to Viper Energy's first quarter 2026 conference call. The first quarter marked a strong start to the year as production exceeded our expectations and that momentum is carryi...