(Reuters) – U.S. pipeline and terminal operator Kinder Morgan on Wednesday missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit, weighed down by higher costs and weakness in its CO2 segment.
Adjusted core profit from the transportation of CO2 fell about 6.3% to $164 million, from $175 million in the year-ago quarter.
The segment earnings were impacted by lower crude and natural gas liquids volumes and CO2 sales, the company said.
The terminal operator’s quarterly revenue came in at $3.57 billion, well below analysts’ estimates of $4.13 billion, according to LSEG data.
Kinder Morgan said it continues to have a bullish outlook for natural gas due to demand from LNG export facilities and increased exports from Mexico. This comes at a time when natural gas prices have declined nearly 17.5% since the start of the year.
The Houston, Texas-based company posted an adjusted profit of 25 cents per share, in the three months ended June 30, narrowly missing analysts’ estimates of 26 cents per share.
(Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
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