MIDLAND, Texas, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CSI Compressco LP (CSI Compressco or the Partnership) (NASDAQ: CCLP) today announced it has completed an amendment to its Credit Agreement with its lenders. The amendment provides additional flexibility for the Partnership under the financial leverage ratio covenant applicable to the revolving credit facility.

Prior to the amendment the maximum consolidated total leverage ratio in the Credit Agreement was 5.25X as of June 30, 2016, declining to 5.00X from September 30, 2016 and thereafter. The amendment modified this leverage ratio as follows:

• 5.50X as of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016;
• 5.75X from December 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017;
• 5.50X as of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2018;
• 5.25X as of June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018; and
• 5.00X from December 31, 2018 and thereafter.

The amendment also reduced the maximum aggregate lender commitments under the Credit Agreement from $400 million to $340 million, among other amendments.  As of March 31, 2016 the Partnership had $234 million outstanding on the revolver.  Additional details on the amendment are included in the Partnership's Form 8-K filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"We are pleased with the outcome of this amendment process.  We believe it is prudent to obtain flexibility with our revolving credit facility given the persistent weak industry environment." said Timothy A. Knox, President of CSI Compressco. "We are very appreciative of the support from our lending group, arranged by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. This amendment provides the Partnership with enhanced ability to navigate through an uncertain energy marketplace."

About CSI Compressco

CSI Compressco is a provider of compression services and equipment for natural gas and oil production, gathering, transportation, processing, and storage. CSI Compressco's compression and related services business includes a fleet of over 6,000 compressor packages providing in excess of 1.1 million in aggregate horsepower, utilizing a full spectrum of low-, medium-, and high-horsepower engines. CSI Compressco also provides well monitoring and automated sand separation services in conjunction with compression services in Mexico. CSI Compressco's equipment sales business includes the fabrication and sale of standard compressor packages, custom-designed compressor packages, and oilfield fluid pump systems designed and fabricated primarily at our facility in Midland, Texas. CSI Compressco's aftermarket business provides compressor package reconfiguration and maintenance services as well as the sale of compressor package parts and components manufactured by third-party suppliers. CSI Compressco's customers comprise a broad base of natural gas and oil exploration and production, mid-stream, transmission, and storage companies operating throughout many of the onshore producing regions of the United States as well as in a number of foreign countries, including Mexico, Canada, and Argentina. CSI Compressco is managed by CSI Compressco GP Inc., which is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of TETRA Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TTI).

Forward Looking Statements

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SOURCE CSI Compressco LP