DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2024-- Yesterday, on October 28, 2024, Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (“Enterprise”) announced that it had completed its acquisition of Piñon Midstream, LLC (“Piñon”). Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) (“Matador” or the “Company”) today announced it had received its share of the sales proceeds, or approximately $113 million, for Matador’s approximate 19% ownership interest in the parent company of Piñon.

Joseph Wm. Foran, Matador’s Founder, Chairman and CEO, commented, “Congratulations to the Enterprise team on a smooth and successful transaction. We were pleased to have acquired an approximate 19% ownership interest in the parent company of Piñon in connection with our recent Ameredev acquisition that closed in September 2024. We look forward to working with Enterprise going forward as we develop our assets in southern Lea County, New Mexico. We plan to use the approximate $113 million in sales proceeds to pay down our $980 million in current outstanding borrowings under our $2.25 billion credit facility.”

About Matador Resources Company

Matador is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States, with an emphasis on oil and natural gas shale and other unconventional plays. Its current operations are focused primarily on the oil and liquids-rich portion of the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. Matador also operates in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. Additionally, Matador conducts midstream operations in support of its exploration, development and production operations and provides natural gas processing, oil transportation services, natural gas, oil and produced water gathering services and produced water disposal services to third parties.

For more information, visit Matador Resources Company at www.matadorresources.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Mac Schmitz
Senior Vice President - Investor Relations
(972) 371-5225
investors@matadorresources.com

Source: Matador Resources Company