Co-Chief Executive Officer & Director, Permian Resources
Search every verified James Walter interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a September 2022 CNBC interview, James Walter discussed Permian Resources' strategy following its merger. He stated that the company can "grow and return meaningful capital to shareholders," adding that "returning capital is in our DNA." Walter estimated an "all in return of capital yield" of 14% or 15% with a dividend yield approaching 2.5%, which he described as "really competitive" with other exploration and production companies. He expressed confidence in the company's assets in the Delaware Basin, calling them "some of the best assets in that basin," and said that at $75 to $80 oil prices the company can "sustain this indefinitely." Walter characterized the merger as "way better than an IPO," saying it "builds a bigger, better company than we ever could have done on our own." He noted that the company is "cutting a lot of costs out of the business" through operational synergies, and that combining best practices has revealed "a lot of extra fat we can cut." Walter attributed the success of the co-CEO structure to his transactional and legal background complementing co-CEO Will Hickey's technical background, stating it "works really well." He also said that being in "the lowest break-even basin in the U.S." gives the company confidence it will be "one of the best positioned for the next ten years."
“We're in the position we can grow and return meaningful capital to shareholders. Returning capital is in our DNA. We founded the predecessor to Permian Resources with maximizing investor return through distribution.”
“I think you're probably looking at 14% or 15% all in return of capital yield with a dividend yield approaching 2.5%. Like you said, Jim, it's really competitive. It's up there with a lot of the big boys in E&P.”
“We have one of the highest quality assets in the entire Permian Basin. Like Will said, it's the best basin, we think, in North America. At 75 or $80 we can sustain this indefinitely.”
“We're cutting a lot of costs out of the business, really from operational synergies. Both businesses were very, very good at what they were doing pre-merger. We've been really surprised as we kind of laid best practices next to each other, there's a lot of extra fat we can cut.”
Permian Resources co-CEOs James Walter and Will Hickey join CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the company's debut ...
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