Operator
Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the CVR Energy, Inc. Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to turn the call over to Richard Roberts, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of FP&A and Investor Relations. Sir, please go ahead.
Richard Roberts
Principal Fin. Officer, Interim CFO, VP of Fin. Planning & Analysis and IR
Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. We very much appreciate you joining us this afternoon for our CVR Energy Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. With me today are Dane Neumann, our Chief Executive Officer; Mike Wright, our Chief Operating Officer; and other members of management.
Prior to discussing our 2026 second quarter results, let me remind you that this conference call may contain forward-looking statements as that term is defined under federal securities laws. For this purpose, any statements made during this call that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. You are cautioned that these statements may be affected by important factors set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in our latest earnings release.
As a result, actual operations or results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by











