Gulfport shares fell 2.5% after earnings. Results were in line with guidance, but investors may be weighing the lack of 2027 guidance until the fourth-quarter report and the planned reduction in SCOOP activity as the company shifts capital toward Appalachia.
- Third-quarter production, capital and operating costs were all in line with guidance; liquids were 13% of total production, and EBITDA and adjusted free cash flow were up meaningfully from the second quarter.
- Gulfport expects to reduce drilling and completion cost per foot by more than 20% by 2028, supported by continuous two-rig Appalachia operations and an electric frac fleet beginning in mid-2027.
- New supply agreements are expected to cover about 10% of forecast Appalachia production over their lives, at a premium to historical pricing for those volumes; one starts in Ohio in mid-2027 and another in the Upper Midwest in Q4 2028.
- The company closed $83 million of Ohio State land acquisitions in the quarter and expects $50 million to $55 million of its 2026 discretionary acreage spending to remain before year-end.
- Gulfport plans to reduce SCOOP activity in 2027 and reassess development there; it will provide 2027 financial guidance with its fourth-quarter results.
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