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Western Midstream
WES
#1314
Rank
$16.91 B
Marketcap
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United States
Country
$41.46
Share price
-0.77%
Change (1 day)
7.08%
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2019
Or
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number:
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization:
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.:
Western Midstream Partners, LP
001-35753
Delaware
46-0967367
Western Midstream Operating, LP
001-34046
Delaware
26-1075808
Address of principal executive offices:
Zip Code:
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
Former Name:
Western Midstream Partners, LP
1201 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands,
Texas
77380
(832)
636-6000
Western Gas Equity Partners, LP
Western Midstream Operating, LP
1201 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands,
Texas
77380
(832)
636-6000
Western Gas Partners, LP
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol
Name of exchange
on which registered
Common units outstanding as of July 29, 2019:
Western Midstream Partners, LP
Common units
WES
New York Stock Exchange
453,008,854
Western Midstream Operating, LP
None
None
None
None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Western Midstream Partners, LP
Yes
þ
No
¨
Western Midstream Operating, LP
Yes
þ
No
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Western Midstream Partners, LP
Yes
þ
No
¨
Western Midstream Operating, LP
Yes
þ
No
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Western Midstream Partners, LP
Large Accelerated Filer
Accelerated Filer
Non-accelerated Filer
Smaller Reporting Company
Emerging Growth Company
þ
¨
¨
☐
☐
Western Midstream Operating, LP
Large Accelerated Filer
Accelerated Filer
Non-accelerated Filer
Smaller Reporting Company
Emerging Growth Company
þ
¨
¨
☐
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Western Midstream Partners, LP
¨
Western Midstream Operating, LP
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Western Midstream Partners, LP
Yes
☐
No
þ
Western Midstream Operating, LP
Yes
☐
No
þ
FILING FORMAT
This quarterly report on Form
10-Q
is a combined report being filed by two separate registrants: Western Midstream Partners, LP and Western Midstream Operating, LP. Western Midstream Operating, LP is a consolidated subsidiary of Western Midstream Partners, LP that has publicly traded debt, but does not have any publicly traded equity securities. Information contained herein related to any individual registrant is filed by such registrant solely on its own behalf. Each registrant makes no representation as to information relating exclusively to the other registrant.
Part I
,
Item 1
of this quarterly report includes separate financial statements (i.e., consolidated statements of operations, consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of equity and partners’ capital and consolidated statements of cash flows) for Western Midstream Partners, LP and Western Midstream Operating, LP. The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which are included under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this quarterly report, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, which is included under
Part I
,
Item 2
of this quarterly report, are presented on a combined basis for each registrant, with any material differences between the registrants disclosed separately.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Item 1.
Financial Statements
Western Midstream Partners, LP
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018
7
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018
8
Consolidated Statements of Equity and Partners’ Capital for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018
9
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018
11
Western Midstream Operating, LP
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018
12
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018
13
Consolidated Statements of Equity and Partners’ Capital for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018
14
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018
16
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
17
Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
17
Note 2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
22
Note 3. Acquisitions and Divestitures
24
Note 4. Partnership Distributions
26
Note 5. Equity and Partners’ Capital
28
Note 6. Transactions with Affiliates
31
Note 7. Property, Plant and Equipment
35
Note 8. Equity Investments
36
Note 9. Components of Working Capital
37
Note 10. Debt and Interest Expense
38
Note 11. Leases
41
Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies
43
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
44
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
44
Executive Summary
46
Acquisitions and Divestitures
48
Equity Offerings
49
Results of Operations
50
Operating Results
50
Key Performance Metrics
57
Liquidity and Capital Resources
62
Items Affecting the Comparability of Financial Results with WES Operating
68
Contractual Obligations
70
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
70
Recent Accounting Developments
70
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
70
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
71
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
71
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
72
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
75
Item 6.
Exhibits
76
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COMMONLY USED TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “WES,” “the Partnership,” or “Western Midstream Partners, LP” refer to Western Midstream Partners, LP (formerly Western Gas Equity Partners, LP) and its subsidiaries. As used in this Form
10-Q
, the terms and definitions below have the following meanings:
Affiliates:
Subsidiaries of Anadarko, excluding us, but including equity interests in Fort Union, White Cliffs, Rendezvous, the Mont Belvieu JV, TEP, TEG, FRP, Whitethorn LLC, Cactus II, Saddlehorn, Panola, Mi Vida, Ranch Westex and Red Bluff Express.
AMA:
The Anadarko Midstream Assets, which are comprised of the Wattenberg processing plant, Wamsutter pipeline, DJ Basin oil system, DBM oil system, APC water systems, the 20% interest in Saddlehorn, the 15% interest in Panola, the 50% interest in Mi Vida and the 50% interest in Ranch Westex.
AMH:
APC Midstream Holdings, LLC.
Anadarko or APC:
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries, excluding us and the general partner.
Barrel or Bbl:
42 U.S. gallons measured at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bbls/d:
Barrels per day.
Board of Directors:
The board of directors of the general partner.
Btu:
British thermal unit; the approximate amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
Cactus II:
Cactus II Pipeline LLC.
Chipeta:
Chipeta Processing, LLC.
Condensate:
A natural gas liquid with a low vapor pressure mainly composed of propane, butane, pentane and heavier hydrocarbon fractions.
Cryogenic:
The process in which liquefied gases are used to bring natural gas volumes to very low temperatures (below approximately -238 degrees Fahrenheit) to separate natural gas liquids from natural gas. Through cryogenic processing, more natural gas liquids are extracted than when traditional refrigeration methods are used.
DBM:
Delaware Basin Midstream, LLC.
DBM water systems:
The produced water gathering and disposal systems in West Texas, including the APC water systems acquired as part of the acquisition of AMA.
DJ Basin complex:
The Platte Valley system, Wattenberg system, Lancaster plant and Wattenberg processing plant (acquired as part of the acquisition of AMA).
EBITDA:
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. For a definition of “Adjusted EBITDA,” see
Key Performance Metrics
under
Part I
,
Item 2
of this Form
10-Q
.
Exchange Act:
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Fort Union:
Fort Union Gas Gathering, LLC.
Fractionation:
The process of applying various levels of higher pressure and lower temperature to separate a stream of natural gas liquids into ethane, propane, normal butane, isobutane and natural gasoline for end-use sale.
FRP:
Front Range Pipeline LLC.
GAAP:
Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
General partner:
Western Midstream Holdings, LLC, the general partner of the Partnership.
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Hydraulic fracturing:
The injection of fluids into the wellbore to create fractures in rock formations, stimulating the production of oil or gas.
IDRs:
Incentive distribution rights.
Imbalance:
Imbalances result from (i) differences between gas and NGLs volumes nominated by customers and gas and NGLs volumes received from those customers and (ii) differences between gas and NGLs volumes received from customers and gas and NGLs volumes delivered to those customers.
IPO:
Initial public offering.
LIBOR:
London Interbank Offered Rate.
Marcellus Interest:
The 33.75% interest in the Larry’s Creek, Seely and Warrensville gas gathering systems and related facilities located in northern Pennsylvania.
MBbls/d:
Thousand barrels per day.
Mcf:
Thousand cubic feet.
Merger
: The merger of Clarity Merger Sub, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership, with and into WES Operating, with WES Operating continuing as the surviving entity and a subsidiary of the Partnership, which closed on February 28, 2019.
Merger Agreement
: The Contribution Agreement and Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 7, 2018, by and among the Partnership, WES Operating, Anadarko and certain of their affiliates, pursuant to which the parties thereto agreed to effect the Merger and certain other transactions.
MGR:
Mountain Gas Resources, LLC.
MGR assets:
The Red Desert complex and the Granger straddle plant.
Mi Vida:
Mi Vida JV LLC.
MMBtu:
Million British thermal units.
MMcf:
Million cubic feet.
MMcf/d:
Million cubic feet per day.
Mont Belvieu JV:
Enterprise EF78 LLC.
Natural gas liquid(s) or NGL(s):
The combination of ethane, propane, normal butane, isobutane and natural gasolines that, when removed from natural gas, become liquid under various levels of higher pressure and lower temperature.
NYSE:
New York Stock Exchange.
Occidental:
Occidental Petroleum Corporation.
Occidental Merger:
Occidental’s acquisition by merger of Anadarko pursuant to, and subject to the conditions of, the Occidental Merger Agreement.
Occidental Merger Agreement
: Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 9, 2019, by and among Occidental, Baseball Merger Sub 1, Inc. and Anadarko.
Panola:
Panola Pipeline Company, LLC.
Produced water:
Byproduct associated with the production of crude oil and natural gas that often contains a number of dissolved solids and other materials found in oil and gas reservoirs.
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Ranch Westex:
Ranch Westex JV LLC.
RCF:
WES Operating’s senior unsecured revolving credit facility.
Red Bluff Express:
Red Bluff Express Pipeline, LLC.
Red Desert complex
: The Patrick Draw processing plant, the Red Desert processing plant, associated gathering lines, and related facilities.
Rendezvous:
Rendezvous Gas Services, LLC.
Residue:
The natural gas remaining after the unprocessed natural gas stream has been processed or treated.
ROTF:
Regional oil treating facility.
Saddlehorn:
Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC.
SEC:
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Springfield system:
The Springfield gas gathering system and Springfield oil gathering system.
TEFR Interests:
The interests in TEP, TEG and FRP.
TEG:
Texas Express Gathering LLC.
TEP:
Texas Express Pipeline LLC.
Term loan facility:
WES Operating’s senior unsecured credit facility entered into in connection with the Merger.
WES Operating:
Western Midstream Operating, LP, formerly Western Gas Partners, LP.
WES Operating GP:
Western Midstream Operating GP, LLC, the general partner of WES Operating.
West Texas complex:
The DBM complex and DBJV and Haley systems, all of which were combined into a single complex effective January 1, 2018.
WGP RCF:
The senior secured revolving credit facility that Western Gas Equity Partners, LP entered into in March 2016 and matured in March 2019.
White Cliffs:
White Cliffs Pipeline, LLC.
Whitethorn LLC:
Whitethorn Pipeline Company LLC.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Item 1.
Financial Statements
WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands except per-unit amounts
2019
2018
(1)
2019
2018
(1)
Revenues and other – affiliates
Service revenues – fee based
$
343,484
$
234,512
$
670,126
$
456,550
Service revenues – product based
634
538
1,986
1,169
Product sales
41,066
54,494
91,509
117,001
Total revenues and other – affiliates
385,184
289,544
763,621
574,720
Revenues and other – third parties
Service revenues – fee based
250,060
197,349
503,392
369,084
Service revenues – product based
16,041
22,124
34,068
44,916
Product sales
33,403
8,821
55,093
29,939
Other
366
240
763
473
Total revenues and other – third parties
299,870
228,534
593,316
444,412
Total revenues and other
685,054
518,078
1,356,937
1,019,132
Equity income, net – affiliates
63,598
49,430
121,590
79,659
Operating expenses
Cost of product
(2)
122,877
95,656
236,940
189,974
Operation and maintenance
(2)
148,431
112,789
291,260
209,584
General and administrative
(2)
30,027
15,597
52,871
31,426
Property and other taxes
14,282
13,750
30,567
28,350
Depreciation and amortization
121,117
88,488
235,063
173,278
Impairments
797
127,184
1,187
127,384
Total operating expenses
437,531
453,464
847,888
759,996
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net
(
1,061
)
170
(
1,651
)
286
Operating income (loss)
310,060
114,214
628,988
339,081
Interest income – affiliates
4,225
4,225
8,450
8,450
Interest expense
(3)
(
79,472
)
(
42,245
)
(
145,348
)
(
80,260
)
Other income (expense), net
(
58,477
)
1,277
(
93,683
)
2,094
Income (loss) before income taxes
176,336
77,471
398,407
269,365
Income tax expense (benefit)
1,278
10,304
11,370
21,188
Net income (loss)
175,058
67,167
387,037
248,177
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
5,464
(
33,017
)
98,783
16,466
Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP
$
169,594
$
100,184
$
288,254
$
231,711
Limited partners’ interest in net income (loss):
Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP
$
169,594
$
100,184
$
288,254
$
231,711
Pre-acquisition net (income) loss allocated to Anadarko
(
163
)
(
32,604
)
(
29,279
)
(
63,126
)
Limited partners’ interest in net income (loss)
169,431
67,580
258,975
168,585
Net income (loss) per common unit – basic and diluted
$
0.37
$
0.31
$
0.69
$
0.77
Weighted-average common units outstanding – basic and diluted
453,000
218,934
376,702
218,934
(1)
Financial information has been recast to include the financial position and results attributable to AMA. See
Note 1
and
Note 3
.
(2)
Cost of product includes product purchases from affiliates (as defined in
Note 1
) of
$
68.2
million
and
$
124.4
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, and
$
38.0
million
and
$
72.8
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2018
, respectively. Operation and maintenance includes charges from affiliates of
$
32.3
million
and
$
71.5
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, and
$
26.8
million
and
$
49.8
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2018
, respectively. General and administrative includes charges from affiliates of
$
26.9
million
and
$
45.8
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, and
$
12.3
million
and
$
25.0
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2018
, respectively. See
Note 6
.
(3)
Includes affiliate (as defined in
Note 1
) amounts of
$
0.02
million
and
$
1.9
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, and
$
1.4
million
and
$
2.0
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2018
, respectively. See
Note 1
and
Note 10
.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
thousands except number of units
June 30,
2019
December 31,
2018
(1)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
95,795
$
92,142
Accounts receivable, net
(2)
219,924
221,164
Other current assets
(3)
20,466
27,056
Total current assets
336,185
340,362
Note receivable – Anadarko
260,000
260,000
Property, plant and equipment
Cost
11,852,158
11,258,773
Less accumulated depreciation
3,058,512
2,848,420
Net property, plant and equipment
8,793,646
8,410,353
Goodwill
445,800
445,800
Other intangible assets
825,399
841,408
Equity investments
1,249,509
1,092,088
Other assets
(4)
69,992
67,194
Total assets
$
11,980,531
$
11,457,205
LIABILITIES, EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
Current liabilities
Accounts and imbalance payables
$
240,568
$
443,343
Short-term debt
(5)
8,381
28,000
Accrued ad valorem taxes
30,641
36,986
Accrued liabilities
219,726
129,148
Total current liabilities
499,316
637,477
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt
7,489,448
4,787,381
APCWH Note Payable
(6)
—
427,493
Deferred income taxes
16,175
280,017
Asset retirement obligations
320,073
300,024
Other liabilities
(7)
164,309
132,130
Total long-term liabilities
7,990,005
5,927,045
Total liabilities
8,489,321
6,564,522
Equity and partners’ capital
Common units (453,008,854 and 218,937,797 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively)
3,338,646
951,888
Net investment by Anadarko
—
1,388,018
Total partners’ capital
3,338,646
2,339,906
Noncontrolling interests
152,564
2,552,777
Total equity and partners’ capital
3,491,210
4,892,683
Total liabilities, equity and partners’ capital
$
11,980,531
$
11,457,205
(1)
Financial information has been recast to include the financial position and results attributable to AMA. See
Note 1
and
Note 3
.
(2)
Accounts receivable, net includes amounts receivable from affiliates (as defined in
Note 1
) of
$
96.3
million
and
$
72.6
million
as of
June 30, 2019
, and
December 31, 2018
, respectively.
(3)
Other current assets includes affiliate amounts of
$
11.1
million
and
$
3.7
million
as of
June 30, 2019
, and
December 31, 2018
, respectively.
(4)
Other assets includes affiliate amounts of
$
43.5
million
and
$
42.2
million
as of
June 30, 2019
, and
December 31, 2018
, respectively.
(5)
As of
June 30, 2019
, all amounts are considered affiliate. See
Note 11
.
(6)
See
Note 1
and
Note 6
.
(7)
Other liabilities includes affiliate amounts of
$
75.1
million
and
$
47.8
million
as of
June 30, 2019
, and
December 31, 2018
, respectively.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
(UNAUDITED)
Partners’ Capital
thousands
Net
Investment
by Anadarko
Common
Units
Noncontrolling
Interests
Total
Balance at December 31, 2018
(1)
$
1,388,018
$
951,888
$
2,552,777
$
4,892,683
Net income (loss)
29,116
89,544
93,319
211,979
Cumulative impact of the Merger transactions
(2)
—
3,169,800
(
3,169,800
)
—
Above-market component of swap agreements with Anadarko
(3)
—
7,407
—
7,407
WES Operating equity transactions, net
(4)
—
(
752,796
)
752,796
—
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner
—
—
(
1,935
)
(
1,935
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners of WES Operating
—
—
(
100,999
)
(
100,999
)
Distributions to Partnership unitholders
—
(
131,910
)
—
(
131,910
)
Acquisitions from affiliates
(5)
(
2,141,827
)
106,856
27,470
(
2,007,501
)
Contributions of equity-based compensation from Anadarko
—
1,840
—
1,840
Net pre-acquisition contributions from (distributions to) Anadarko
451,591
—
—
451,591
Adjustments of net deferred tax liabilities
273,102
(
4,375
)
—
268,727
Other
—
(
332
)
(
9
)
(
341
)
Balance at March 31, 2019
$
—
$
3,437,922
$
153,619
$
3,591,541
Net income (loss)
163
169,431
5,464
175,058
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner
—
—
(
1,858
)
(
1,858
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners of WES Operating
—
—
(
5,667
)
(
5,667
)
Distributions to Partnership unitholders
—
(
276,324
)
—
(
276,324
)
Acquisitions from affiliates
(5)
(
5,510
)
4,493
1,017
—
Contributions of equity-based compensation from Anadarko
—
2,768
—
2,768
Net pre-acquisition contributions from (distributions to) Anadarko
5,347
—
—
5,347
Other
—
356
(
11
)
345
Balance at June 30, 2019
$
—
$
3,338,646
$
152,564
$
3,491,210
(1)
Financial information has been recast to include the financial position and results attributable to AMA. See
Note 1
and
Note 3
.
(2)
See
Note 1
.
(3)
See
Note 6
.
(4)
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the
$
752.8
million
decrease
to partners’ capital, together with net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP, totaled
$(
634.1
) million
.
(5)
The amounts allocated to common unitholders and noncontrolling interests represent a noncash investing activity related to the assets and liabilities assumed in the AMA acquisition.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
(UNAUDITED)
Partners’ Capital
thousands
Net
Investment
by Anadarko
Common
Units
Noncontrolling
Interests
Total
Balance at December 31, 2017
(1)
$
1,050,171
$
1,061,125
$
2,883,754
$
4,995,050
Cumulative effect of accounting change
629
(
14,209
)
(
30,200
)
(
43,780
)
Net income (loss)
30,522
101,005
49,483
181,010
Above-market component of swap agreements with Anadarko
(2)
—
14,282
—
14,282
WES Operating equity transactions, net
(3)
—
(
2,525
)
2,525
—
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner
—
—
(
3,353
)
(
3,353
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners of WES Operating
—
—
(
94,272
)
(
94,272
)
Distributions to Partnership unitholders
—
(
120,140
)
—
(
120,140
)
Contributions of equity-based compensation from Anadarko
—
1,470
—
1,470
Net pre-acquisition contributions from (distributions to) Anadarko
64,251
—
—
64,251
Adjustments of net deferred tax liabilities
(
175
)
—
—
(
175
)
Other
—
58
92
150
Balance at March 31, 2018
(1)
$
1,145,398
$
1,041,066
$
2,808,029
$
4,994,493
Cumulative effect of accounting change
—
9
21
30
Net income (loss)
32,604
67,580
(
33,017
)
67,167
Above-market component of swap agreements with Anadarko
(2)
—
13,839
—
13,839
WES Operating equity transactions, net
(3)
—
(
4,965
)
4,965
—
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner
—
—
(
3,068
)
(
3,068
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners of WES Operating
—
—
(
95,809
)
(
95,809
)
Distributions to Partnership unitholders
—
(
124,518
)
—
(
124,518
)
Contributions of equity-based compensation from Anadarko
—
1,331
—
1,331
Net pre-acquisition contributions from (distributions to) Anadarko
93,013
—
—
93,013
Other
—
76
116
192
Balance at June 30, 2018
(1)
$
1,271,015
$
994,418
$
2,681,237
$
4,946,670
(1)
Financial information has been recast to include the financial position and results attributable to AMA. See
Note 1
and
Note 3
.
(2)
See
Note 6
.
(3)
For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, the
$
2.5
million
and
$
5.0
million
decrease to partners’ capital, respectively, together with net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP, totaled
$
129.0
million
and
$
95.2
million
, respectively.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands
2019
2018
(1)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)
$
387,037
$
248,177
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
235,063
173,278
Impairments
1,187
127,384
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense
5,493
3,165
Deferred income taxes
4,885
48,858
Accretion and amortization of long-term obligations, net
2,848
3,376
Equity income, net – affiliates
(
121,590
)
(
79,659
)
Distributions from equity investment earnings – affiliates
115,483
65,525
(Gain) loss on divestiture and other, net
1,651
(
286
)
(Gain) loss on interest-rate swaps
94,585
—
Lower of cost or market inventory adjustments
169
151
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net
2,668
(
8,572
)
Increase (decrease) in accounts and imbalance payables and accrued liabilities, net
(
81,198
)
42,040
Change in other items, net
38,250
5,889
Net cash provided by operating activities
686,531
629,326
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures
(
704,425
)
(
1,112,474
)
Acquisitions from affiliates
(
2,007,501
)
—
Acquisitions from third parties
(
93,303
)
(
161,858
)
Investments in equity affiliates
(
77,333
)
(
27,490
)
Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings – affiliates
17,052
13,632
Proceeds from the sale of assets to third parties
342
286
Net cash used in investing activities
(
2,865,168
)
(
1,287,904
)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings, net of debt issuance costs
(2)
2,710,750
1,525,439
Repayments of debt
(3)
(
467,595
)
(
630,000
)
Increase (decrease) in outstanding checks
(
5,662
)
(
5,357
)
Registration expenses related to the issuance of Partnership common units
(
855
)
—
Distributions to Partnership unitholders
(4)
(
408,234
)
(
244,658
)
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner
(
3,793
)
(
6,421
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners of WES Operating
(
106,666
)
(
190,081
)
Net contributions from (distributions to) Anadarko
456,938
157,264
Above-market component of swap agreements with Anadarko
(4)
7,407
28,121
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
2,182,290
634,307
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
3,653
(
24,271
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
92,142
79,588
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
95,795
$
55,317
Supplemental disclosures
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest
$
137,686
$
56,784
Taxes paid (reimbursements received)
96
(
87
)
Accrued capital expenditures
141,094
327,777
(1)
Financial information has been recast to include the financial position and results attributable to AMA. See
Note 1
and
Note 3
.
(2)
For the
six months ended June 30, 2019
and 2018, includes
$
11.0
million
and
$
187.9
million
of borrowings, respectively, under the APCWH Note Payable.
(3)
For the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, includes a
$
439.6
million
repayment to settle the APCWH Note Payable. See
Note 6
.
(4)
See
Note 6
.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands except per-unit amounts
2019
2018
(1)
2019
2018
(1)
Revenues and other – affiliates
Service revenues – fee based
$
343,484
$
234,512
$
670,126
$
456,550
Service revenues – product based
634
538
1,986
1,169
Product sales
41,066
54,494
91,509
117,001
Total revenues and other – affiliates
385,184
289,544
763,621
574,720
Revenues and other – third parties
Service revenues – fee based
250,060
197,349
503,392
369,084
Service revenues – product based
16,041
22,124
34,068
44,916
Product sales
33,403
8,821
55,093
29,939
Other
366
240
763
473
Total revenues and other – third parties
299,870
228,534
593,316
444,412
Total revenues and other
685,054
518,078
1,356,937
1,019,132
Equity income, net – affiliates
63,598
49,430
121,590
79,659
Operating expenses
Cost of product
(2)
122,877
95,656
236,940
189,974
Operation and maintenance
(2)
148,431
112,789
291,260
209,584
General and administrative
(2)
28,101
14,901
48,661
29,898
Property and other taxes
14,282
13,750
30,567
28,350
Depreciation and amortization
121,117
88,488
235,063
173,278
Impairments
797
127,184
1,187
127,384
Total operating expenses
435,605
452,768
843,678
758,468
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net
(
1,061
)
170
(
1,651
)
286
Operating income (loss)
311,986
114,910
633,198
340,609
Interest income – affiliates
4,225
4,225
8,450
8,450
Interest expense
(3)
(
79,472
)
(
41,937
)
(
145,103
)
(
78,889
)
Other income (expense), net
(
58,482
)
1,229
(
93,746
)
2,011
Income (loss) before income taxes
178,257
78,427
402,799
272,181
Income tax expense (benefit)
1,278
10,304
11,370
21,188
Net income (loss)
176,979
68,123
391,429
250,993
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
1,967
2,811
3,821
5,796
Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Operating, LP
$
175,012
$
65,312
$
387,608
$
245,197
Limited partners’ interest in net income (loss):
Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Operating, LP
$
175,012
$
65,312
$
387,608
$
245,197
Pre-acquisition net (income) loss allocated to Anadarko
(
163
)
(
32,604
)
(
29,279
)
(
63,126
)
General partner interest in net (income) loss
(4)
—
(
84,176
)
—
(
167,615
)
Common and Class C limited partners’ interest in net income (loss)
(4)
174,849
(
51,468
)
358,329
14,456
Net income (loss) per common unit – basic and diluted
(4)
N/A
$
(
0.32
)
N/A
$
0.06
(1)
Financial information has been recast to include the financial position and results attributable to AMA. See
Note 1
and
Note 3
.
(2)
Cost of product includes product purchases from affiliates (as defined in
Note 1
) of
$
68.2
million
and
$
124.4
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, and
$
38.0
million
and
$
72.8
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2018
, respectively. Operation and maintenance includes charges from affiliates of
$
32.3
million
and
$
71.5
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, and
$
26.8
million
and
$
49.8
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2018
, respectively. General and administrative includes charges from affiliates of
$
26.4
million
and
$
44.9
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, and
$
12.0
million
and
$
24.5
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2018
, respectively. See
Note 6
.
(3)
Includes affiliate (as defined in
Note 1
) amounts of
$
0.02
million
and
$
1.9
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, and
$
1.4
million
and
$
2.0
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2018
, respectively. See
Note 1
and
Note 10
.
(4)
See
Note 5
for the calculation of net income (loss) per common unit.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
thousands except number of units
June 30,
2019
December 31,
2018
(1)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
95,342
$
90,448
Accounts receivable, net
(2)
220,352
221,373
Other current assets
(3)
19,794
26,181
Total current assets
335,488
338,002
Note receivable – Anadarko
260,000
260,000
Property, plant and equipment
Cost
11,852,158
11,258,773
Less accumulated depreciation
3,058,512
2,848,420
Net property, plant and equipment
8,793,646
8,410,353
Goodwill
445,800
445,800
Other intangible assets
825,399
841,408
Equity investments
1,249,509
1,092,088
Other assets
(4)
69,992
67,194
Total assets
$
11,979,834
$
11,454,845
LIABILITIES, EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
Current liabilities
Accounts and imbalance payables
$
240,568
$
443,343
Short-term debt
(5)
8,381
—
Accrued ad valorem taxes
30,641
36,986
Accrued liabilities
219,193
127,874
Total current liabilities
498,783
608,203
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt
7,489,448
4,787,381
APCWH Note Payable
(6)
—
427,493
Deferred income taxes
16,175
280,017
Asset retirement obligations
320,073
300,024
Other liabilities
(7)
164,309
132,130
Total long-term liabilities
7,990,005
5,927,045
Total liabilities
8,488,788
6,535,248
Equity and partners’ capital
Common units (318,675,578 and 152,609,285 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively)
3,433,251
2,475,540
Class C units (zero and 14,372,665 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively)
(8)
—
791,410
General partner units (zero and 2,583,068 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively)
(8)
—
206,862
Net investment by Anadarko
—
1,388,018
Total partners’ capital
3,433,251
4,861,830
Noncontrolling interest
57,795
57,767
Total equity and partners’ capital
3,491,046
4,919,597
Total liabilities, equity and partners’ capital
$
11,979,834
$
11,454,845
(1)
Financial information has been recast to include the financial position and results attributable to AMA. See
Note 1
and
Note 3
.
(2)
Accounts receivable, net includes amounts receivable from affiliates (as defined in
Note 1
) of
$
96.7
million
and
$
72.8
million
as of
June 30, 2019
, and
December 31, 2018
, respectively.
(3)
Other current assets includes affiliate amounts of
$
11.1
million
and
$
3.7
million
as of
June 30, 2019
, and
December 31, 2018
, respectively.
(4)
Other assets includes affiliate amounts of
$
43.5
million
and
$
42.2
million
as of
June 30, 2019
, and
December 31, 2018
, respectively.
(5)
As of
June 30, 2019
, all amounts are considered affiliate. See
Note 11
.
(6)
See
Note 1
and
Note 6
.
(7)
Other liabilities includes affiliate amounts of
$
75.1
million
and
$
47.8
million
as of
June 30, 2019
, and
December 31, 2018
, respectively.
(8)
Immediately prior to the closing of the Merger (as defined in
Note 1
), all outstanding general partner units converted into a non-economic general partner interest in WES Operating and WES Operating common units and all outstanding Class C units converted into WES Operating common units on a
one
-for-one basis.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
(UNAUDITED)
Partners’ Capital
thousands
Net
Investment
by Anadarko
Common
Units
Class C
Units
General
Partner
Units
Noncontrolling
Interest
Total
Balance at December 31, 2018
(1)
$
1,388,018
$
2,475,540
$
791,410
$
206,862
$
57,767
$
4,919,597
Net income (loss)
29,116
170,847
10,636
1,997
1,854
214,450
Cumulative impact of the Merger transactions
(2)
—
926,236
(
802,588
)
(
123,648
)
—
—
Above-market component of swap agreements with Anadarko
(3)
—
7,407
—
—
—
7,407
Amortization of beneficial conversion feature of Class C units
—
(
542
)
542
—
—
—
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner
—
—
—
—
(
1,935
)
(
1,935
)
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders
—
(
178,128
)
—
(
85,230
)
—
(
263,358
)
Acquisitions from affiliates
(4)
(
2,141,827
)
134,326
—
—
—
(
2,007,501
)
Contributions of equity-based compensation from Anadarko
—
1,819
—
19
—
1,838
Net pre-acquisition contributions from (distributions to) Anadarko
451,591
—
—
—
—
451,591
Adjustments of net deferred tax liabilities
273,102
(
4,375
)
—
—
—
268,727
Other
—
268
—
—
—
268
Balance at March 31, 2019
$
—
$
3,533,398
$
—
$
—
$
57,686
$
3,591,084
Net income (loss)
163
174,849
—
—
1,967
176,979
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner
—
—
—
—
(
1,858
)
(
1,858
)
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders
—
(
283,271
)
—
—
—
(
283,271
)
Acquisitions from affiliates
(4)
(
5,510
)
5,510
—
—
—
—
Contributions of equity-based compensation from Anadarko
—
2,765
—
—
—
2,765
Net pre-acquisition contributions from (distributions to) Anadarko
5,347
—
—
—
—
5,347
Balance at June 30, 2019
$
—
$
3,433,251
$
—
$
—
$
57,795
$
3,491,046
(1)
Financial information has been recast to include the financial position and results attributable to AMA. See
Note 1
and
Note 3
.
(2)
See
Note 1
.
(3)
See
Note 6
.
(4)
The amount allocated to common unitholders represents a noncash investing activity related to the assets and liabilities assumed in the AMA acquisition.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
(UNAUDITED)
Partners’ Capital
thousands
Net
Investment
by Anadarko
Common
Units
Class C
Units
General
Partner
Units
Noncontrolling
Interest
Total
Balance at December 31, 2017
(1)
$
1,050,171
$
2,950,010
$
780,040
$
179,232
$
61,729
$
5,021,182
Cumulative effect of accounting change
629
(
41,135
)
(
3,536
)
(
696
)
958
(
43,780
)
Net income (loss)
30,522
59,133
6,791
83,439
2,985
182,870
Above-market component of swap agreements with Anadarko
(2)
—
14,282
—
—
—
14,282
Amortization of beneficial conversion feature of Class C units
—
(
810
)
810
—
—
—
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner
—
—
—
—
(
3,353
)
(
3,353
)
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders
—
(
140,394
)
—
(
76,192
)
—
(
216,586
)
Contributions of equity-based compensation from Anadarko
—
1,435
—
29
—
1,464
Net pre-acquisition contributions from (distributions to) Anadarko
64,251
—
—
—
—
64,251
Adjustments of net deferred tax liabilities
(
175
)
—
—
—
—
(
175
)
Other
—
91
—
—
—
91
Balance at March 31, 2018
(1)
$
1,145,398
$
2,842,612
$
784,105
$
185,812
$
62,319
$
5,020,246
Cumulative effect of accounting change
—
27
3
—
—
30
Net income (loss)
32,604
(
47,605
)
(
3,863
)
84,176
2,811
68,123
Above-market component of swap agreements with Anadarko
(2)
—
13,839
—
—
—
13,839
Amortization of beneficial conversion feature of Class C units
—
(
812
)
812
—
—
—
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner
—
—
—
—
(
3,068
)
(
3,068
)
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders
—
(
142,683
)
—
(
78,450
)
—
(
221,133
)
Contributions of equity-based compensation from Anadarko
—
1,302
—
26
—
1,328
Net pre-acquisition contributions from (distributions to) Anadarko
93,013
—
—
—
—
93,013
Other
—
119
—
—
—
119
Balance at June 30, 2018
(1)
$
1,271,015
$
2,666,799
$
781,057
$
191,564
$
62,062
$
4,972,497
(1)
Financial information has been recast to include the financial position and results attributable to AMA. See
Note 1
and
Note 3
.
(2)
See
Note 6
.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands
2019
2018
(1)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)
$
391,429
$
250,993
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
235,063
173,278
Impairments
1,187
127,384
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense
4,882
3,017
Deferred income taxes
4,885
48,858
Accretion and amortization of long-term obligations, net
2,827
2,626
Equity income, net – affiliates
(
121,590
)
(
79,659
)
Distributions from equity investment earnings – affiliates
115,483
65,525
(Gain) loss on divestiture and other, net
1,651
(
286
)
(Gain) loss on interest-rate swaps
94,585
—
Lower of cost or market inventory adjustments
169
151
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net
2,464
(
8,563
)
Increase (decrease) in accounts and imbalance payables and accrued liabilities, net
(
80,458
)
42,088
Change in other items, net
38,069
5,578
Net cash provided by operating activities
690,646
630,990
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures
(
704,425
)
(
1,112,474
)
Acquisitions from affiliates
(
2,007,501
)
—
Acquisitions from third parties
(
93,303
)
(
161,858
)
Investments in equity affiliates
(
77,333
)
(
27,490
)
Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings – affiliates
17,052
13,632
Proceeds from the sale of assets to third parties
342
286
Net cash used in investing activities
(
2,865,168
)
(
1,287,904
)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings, net of debt issuance costs
(2)
2,710,750
1,525,447
Repayments of debt
(3)
(
439,595
)
(
630,000
)
Increase (decrease) in outstanding checks
(
5,662
)
(
5,357
)
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders
(4)
(
546,629
)
(
437,719
)
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner
(
3,793
)
(
6,421
)
Net contributions from (distributions to) Anadarko
456,938
157,264
Above-market component of swap agreements with Anadarko
(4)
7,407
28,121
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
2,179,416
631,335
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
4,894
(
25,579
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
90,448
78,814
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
95,342
$
53,235
Supplemental disclosures
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest
$
137,452
$
56,155
Taxes paid (reimbursements received)
96
(
87
)
Accrued capital expenditures
141,094
327,777
(1)
Financial information has been recast to include the financial position and results attributable to AMA. See
Note 1
and
Note 3
.
(2)
For the
six months ended June 30, 2019
and 2018, includes
$
11.0
million
and
$
187.9
million
of borrowings, respectively, under the APCWH Note Payable.
(3)
For the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, includes a
$
439.6
million
repayment to settle the APCWH Note Payable. See
Note 6
.
(4)
See
Note 6
.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
General.
Western Midstream Partners, LP (formerly Western Gas Equity Partners, LP) is a Delaware master limited partnership formed in September 2012. Western Midstream Operating, LP (formerly Western Gas Partners, LP, and together with its subsidiaries, “WES Operating”) is a Delaware limited partnership formed by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in 2007 to acquire, own, develop and operate midstream assets. Western Midstream Partners, LP owns, directly and indirectly, a
98.0
%
limited partner interest in WES Operating, and directly owns all of the outstanding equity interests of Western Midstream Operating GP, LLC, which holds the entire non-economic general partner interest in WES Operating.
For purposes of these consolidated financial statements, the “Partnership” refers to Western Midstream Partners, LP in its individual capacity or to Western Midstream Partners, LP and its subsidiaries, including Western Midstream Operating GP, LLC and WES Operating, as the context requires. “WES Operating GP” refers to Western Midstream Operating GP, LLC, individually as the general partner of WES Operating, and excludes WES Operating. The Partnership’s general partner, Western Midstream Holdings, LLC (the “general partner”), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. “Anadarko” refers to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries, excluding the Partnership and the general partner, and “affiliates” refers to subsidiaries of Anadarko, excluding the Partnership, but including equity interests in Fort Union Gas Gathering, LLC (“Fort Union”), White Cliffs Pipeline, LLC (“White Cliffs”), Rendezvous Gas Services, LLC (“Rendezvous”), Enterprise EF78 LLC (the “Mont Belvieu JV”), Texas Express Pipeline LLC (“TEP”), Texas Express Gathering LLC (“TEG”), Front Range Pipeline LLC (“FRP”), Whitethorn Pipeline Company LLC (“Whitethorn LLC”), Cactus II Pipeline LLC (“Cactus II”), Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC (“Saddlehorn”), Panola Pipeline Company, LLC (“Panola”), Mi Vida JV LLC (“Mi Vida”), Ranch Westex JV LLC (“Ranch Westex”) and Red Bluff Express Pipeline, LLC (“Red Bluff Express”). See
Note 3
. The interests in TEP, TEG and FRP are referred to collectively as the “TEFR Interests.” “MGR assets” refers to the Red Desert complex and the Granger straddle plant. The “West Texas complex” refers to the Delaware Basin Midstream, LLC (“DBM”) complex and DBJV and Haley systems.
The Partnership is engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) and crude oil; and gathering and disposing of produced water. In addition, in its capacity as a processor of natural gas, the Partnership also buys and sells natural gas, NGLs and condensate on behalf of itself and as agent for its customers under certain of its contracts. The Partnership provides these midstream services for Anadarko, as well as for third-party customers.
As of
June 30, 2019
, the Partnership’s assets and investments consisted of the following:
Owned and
Operated
Operated
Interests
Non-Operated
Interests
Equity
Interests
Gathering systems
(1)
17
2
3
2
Treating facilities
35
3
—
3
Natural gas processing plants/trains
24
3
—
5
NGLs pipelines
2
—
—
4
Natural gas pipelines
5
—
—
1
Oil pipelines
3
1
—
3
(1)
Includes the DBM water systems.
These assets and investments are located in the Rocky Mountains (Colorado, Utah and Wyoming), North-central Pennsylvania, Texas and New Mexico.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
(CONTINUED)
Merger transactions
. On February 28, 2019, the Partnership, WES Operating, Anadarko and certain of their affiliates consummated the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement and Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of November 7, 2018, pursuant to which, among other things, Clarity Merger Sub, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership, merged with and into WES Operating, with WES Operating continuing as the surviving entity and a subsidiary of the Partnership (the “Merger”). In connection with the closing of the Merger, (i) the common units of WES Operating, which previously traded under the symbol “WES,” ceased to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), (ii) the common units of the Partnership, which previously traded under the symbol “WGP,” began to trade on the NYSE under the symbol “WES,” (iii) the Partnership changed its name from Western Gas Equity Partners, LP to Western Midstream Partners, LP and (iv) WES Operating changed its name from Western Gas Partners, LP to Western Midstream Operating, LP.
The Merger Agreement also provided that the Partnership, WES Operating and Anadarko cause their respective affiliates to cause the following transactions, among others, to occur immediately prior to the Merger becoming effective in the order as follows: (1) Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC and WGR Asset Holding Company LLC (“WGRAH”) (the “Contributing Parties”) contributed to WES Operating all of their interests in each of Anadarko Wattenberg Oil Complex LLC, Anadarko DJ Oil Pipeline LLC, Anadarko DJ Gas Processing LLC, Wamsutter Pipeline LLC, DBM Oil Services, LLC, Anadarko Pecos Midstream LLC, Anadarko Mi Vida LLC and APC Water Holdings 1, LLC (“APCWH”) to WGR Operating, LP, Kerr-McGee Gathering LLC and DBM (each wholly owned by WES Operating) in exchange for aggregate consideration of
$
1.814
billion
in cash from WES Operating, minus the outstanding amount payable pursuant to an intercompany note (the “APCWH Note Payable”) assumed by WES Operating in connection with the transaction, and
45,760,201
WES Operating common units; (2) APC Midstream Holdings, LLC (“AMH”) sold to WES Operating its interests in Saddlehorn and Panola in exchange for aggregate consideration of
$
193.9
million
in cash; (3) WES Operating contributed cash in an amount equal to the outstanding balance of the APCWH Note Payable immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger to APCWH, and APCWH paid such cash to Anadarko in satisfaction of the APCWH Note Payable; (4) the Class C units converted into WES Operating common units on a
one
-for-one basis; and (5) WES Operating and WES Operating GP caused the conversion of the incentive distribution rights (“IDRs”) and the
2,583,068
general partner units in WES Operating held by WES Operating GP into a non-economic general partner interest in WES Operating and
105,624,704
WES Operating common units. The 45,760,201 WES Operating common units issued to the Contributing Parties, less
6,375,284
WES Operating common units retained by WGRAH, converted into the right to receive an aggregate of
55,360,984
common units of the Partnership upon the consummation of the Merger. Each WES Operating common unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Merger (other than WES Operating common units owned by the Partnership and WES Operating GP, and certain common units held by subsidiaries of Anadarko) was converted into the right to receive
1.525
common units of the Partnership. See
Note 10
for additional information.
Occidental merger.
On May 9, 2019, Anadarko, the indirect general partner and majority unitholder of the Partnership, which is the indirect general partner and majority unitholder of WES Operating, (i) terminated its agreement and plan of merger with Chevron Corporation and (ii) entered into the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Occidental Petroleum Corporation (“Occidental”) and Baseball Merger Sub 1, Inc., pursuant to which, and subject to the conditions of the agreement, all outstanding shares of Anadarko will be acquired by Occidental in a stock and cash transaction. Occidental’s acquisition by merger of Anadarko (“Occidental Merger”) is subject to Anadarko stockholder approval and other customary closing conditions. Anadarko is holding a special meeting of its stockholders on August 8, 2019, for holders of record as of July 11, 2019, to vote on the proposal necessary to complete the Occidental Merger. Assuming all closing conditions are satisfied, including obtaining the requisite approval from the Anadarko stockholders, Occidental and Anadarko expect the Occidental Merger to close shortly after the special meeting of Anadarko stockholders.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
(CONTINUED)
Basis of presentation.
The following table outlines the ownership interests and the accounting method of consolidation used in the consolidated financial statements for entities not wholly owned:
Percentage Interest
Equity investments
(1)
Fort Union
14.81
%
White Cliffs
10.00
%
Rendezvous
22.00
%
Mont Belvieu JV
25.00
%
TEP
20.00
%
TEG
20.00
%
FRP
33.33
%
Whitethorn LLC
20.00
%
Cactus II
15.00
%
Saddlehorn
20.00
%
Panola
15.00
%
Mi Vida
50.00
%
Ranch Westex
50.00
%
Red Bluff Express
30.00
%
Proportionate consolidation
(2)
Marcellus Interest systems
33.75
%
Springfield system
50.10
%
Full consolidation
Chipeta
(3)
75.00
%
(1)
Investments in non-controlled entities over which the Partnership exercises significant influence are accounted for under the equity method. “Equity investment throughput” refers to the Partnership’s share of average throughput for these investments.
(2)
The Partnership proportionately consolidates its associated share of the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses attributable to these assets.
(3)
The
25
%
interest in Chipeta Processing LLC (“Chipeta”) held by a third-party member is reflected within noncontrolling interests in the consolidated financial statements, in addition to the noncontrolling interests noted below.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and entities in which it holds a controlling financial interest, including WES Operating and WES Operating GP. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
Certain information and note disclosures commonly included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the Partnership and WES Operating’s
2018
Forms 10-K, as filed with the SEC on
February 20, 2019
, certain sections of which were recast to reflect the results attributable to AMA (as defined in
Note 3
) in the Partnership and WES Operating’s Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on May 17, 2019.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
(CONTINUED)
The consolidated financial results of WES Operating are included in the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements. Throughout these notes to consolidated financial statements, and to the extent material, any differences between the consolidated financial results of the Partnership and WES Operating are discussed separately. The Partnership’s consolidated financial statements differ from those of WES Operating primarily as a result of (i) the presentation of noncontrolling interest ownership (see
Noncontrolling interests
below and
Note 5
), (ii) the elimination of WES Operating GP’s investment in WES Operating with WES Operating GP’s underlying capital account, (iii) the general and administrative expenses incurred by the Partnership, which are separate from, and in addition to, those incurred by WES Operating, (iv) the inclusion of the impact of Partnership equity balances and Partnership distributions, and (v) the senior secured revolving credit facility (“WGP RCF”) until its repayment in March 2019. See
Note 10
.
Adjustments to previously issued financial statements.
The consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, include adjustments to revenue and cost of product expense of the following amounts: (i)
$
24.7
million
and
$
39.0
million
, respectively, increase in Service revenues - fee based, (ii)
$
7.3
million
and
$
12.6
million
, respectively, increase in Product sales and (iii)
$
32.0
million
and
$
51.6
million
, respectively, increase in Cost of product. During the third quarter of 2018, management determined that under Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)
adopted on January 1, 2018, the Partnership’s marketing affiliate was acting as its agent in certain product sales transactions on behalf of the Partnership and in performing marketing services on behalf of the Partnership’s customers. The adjustments have no impact to Operating income (loss), Net income (loss), the balance sheets, cash flows or any non-GAAP metric the Partnership uses to evaluate its operations (see
Key Performance Metrics
under Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q) and are not considered material to the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.
Presentation of Partnership assets.
The term “Partnership assets” includes both the assets owned and the interests accounted for under the equity method by the Partnership, through its partnership interests in WES Operating as of
June 30, 2019
(see
Note 8
). Because the Partnership owns the entire non-economic general partner interest in and controls WES Operating GP, and the general partner is controlled by Anadarko, each of the Partnership’s acquisitions of assets from Anadarko has been considered a transfer of net assets between entities under common control. As such, assets acquired from Anadarko were initially recorded at Anadarko’s historic carrying value, which did not correlate to the total acquisition price paid by the Partnership. Further, after an acquisition of assets from Anadarko, the Partnership is required to recast its financial statements to include the activities of such assets from the date of common control.
For those periods requiring recast, the consolidated financial statements for periods prior to the acquisition of assets from Anadarko are prepared from Anadarko’s historical cost-basis accounts and may not necessarily be indicative of the actual results of operations that would have occurred if the Partnership had owned the assets during the periods reported. Net income (loss) attributable to the assets acquired from Anadarko for periods prior to the Partnership’s acquisition of such assets is not allocated to the limited partners.
Use of estimates.
In preparing financial statements in accordance with GAAP, management makes informed judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Management evaluates its estimates and related assumptions regularly, using historical experience and other methods considered reasonable. Changes in facts and circumstances or additional information may result in revised estimates and actual results may differ from these estimates. Effects on the business, financial condition and results of operations resulting from revisions to estimates are recognized when the facts that give rise to the revisions become known. The information included herein reflects all normal recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements, and certain prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current-year presentation.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
(CONTINUED)
Noncontrolling interests.
For periods subsequent to the consummation of the Merger, the Partnership’s noncontrolling interests in the consolidated financial statements consisted of (i) the
25
%
interest in Chipeta held by a third-party member and (ii) the
2.0
%
limited partner interest in WES Operating held by a subsidiary of Anadarko. For periods prior to the consummation of the Merger, the Partnership’s noncontrolling interests in the consolidated financial statements consisted of (i) the 25% interest in Chipeta held by a third-party member, (ii) the publicly held limited partner interests in WES Operating, (iii) the common units issued by WES Operating to subsidiaries of Anadarko as part of the consideration paid for prior acquisitions from Anadarko, and (iv) the Class C units issued by WES Operating to a subsidiary of Anadarko as part of the funding for the acquisition of DBM. For all periods presented, WES Operating’s noncontrolling interest in the consolidated financial statements consisted of the 25% interest in Chipeta held by a third-party member. See
Note 5
.
When WES Operating issues equity, the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest reported by the Partnership is adjusted to reflect the noncontrolling ownership interest in WES Operating. The resulting impact of such noncontrolling interest adjustment on the Partnership’s interest in WES Operating is reflected as an adjustment to the Partnership’s partners’ capital.
Shutdown of gathering systems.
In May 2018, after assessing a number of factors, with safety and protection of the environment as the primary focus, the Partnership decided to take the Kitty Draw gathering system in Wyoming (part of the Hilight system) and the Third Creek gathering system in Colorado (part of the DJ Basin complex) permanently out of service. Results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, reflect (i) an accrual of
$
10.9
million
in anticipated costs associated with the shutdown of the systems, recorded as a reduction in affiliate Product sales in the consolidated statements of operations and (ii) impairment expense of
$
127.2
million
associated with reducing the net book value of the gathering systems and additional asset retirement obligation. During the first quarter of 2019,
$
5.5
million
of the accrual related to the Kitty Draw gathering system was reversed due to producer settlements being less than initial estimates.
Segments.
The Partnership’s operations continue to be organized into a single operating segment, the assets of which gather, compress, treat, process and transport natural gas; gather, stabilize and transport condensate, NGLs and crude oil; and gather and dispose of produced water in the United States.
Recently adopted accounting standards.
ASU 2016-02,
Leases (Topic 842)
requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset for all leases, including operating leases, with a term greater than 12 months on the balance sheet. This ASU modifies the definition of a lease and outlines the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of leasing arrangements by both lessees and lessors. The Partnership adopted this standard on January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective method applied to all leases that existed on January 1, 2019, and prior-period financial statements were not adjusted. The Partnership elected not to reassess contracts that commenced prior to adoption, to continue applying its current accounting policy for existing or expired land easements and not to recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for short-term leases.
Leases.
The Partnership determines if an arrangement is a lease based on rights and obligations conveyed at inception of a contract. At the commencement date, a lease is classified as either operating or finance, and ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of future lease payments over the lease term. As the rate implicit in the Partnership’s leases is generally not readily determinable, the Partnership discounts lease liabilities using the Partnership’s incremental borrowing rate at the commencement date. Non-lease components associated with leases that begin in 2019 or later are accounted for as part of the lease component, and prepaid lease payments are included in ROU assets. Options to extend or terminate a lease are included in the lease term when it is reasonably certain that the Partnership will exercise that option. Leases of 12 months or less are not recognized on the consolidated balance sheets.
Lease cost is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, interest expense is recognized over the lease term using the effective interest method. Variable lease payments are recognized when the obligation for those payments is incurred.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
2. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
The following table summarizes revenue from contracts with customers:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands
2019
2018
2019
2018
Revenue from customers
Service revenues – fee based
$
593,544
$
431,861
$
1,173,518
$
825,634
Service revenues – product based
16,675
22,662
36,054
46,085
Product sales
74,469
64,687
147,269
149,555
Total revenue from customers
684,688
519,210
1,356,841
1,021,274
Revenue from other than customers
Net gains (losses) on commodity price swap agreements
—
(
1,372
)
(
667
)
(
2,615
)
Other
366
240
763
473
Total revenues and other
$
685,054
$
518,078
$
1,356,937
$
1,019,132
Contract balances.
Receivables from customers, which are included in Accounts receivable, net on the consolidated balance sheets were
$
262.4
million
and
$
214.3
million
as of
June 30, 2019
, and December 31,
2018
, respectively.
Contract assets primarily relate to accrued deficiency fees the Partnership expects to charge customers once the related performance periods are completed and revenue accrued but not yet billed under cost of service contracts with fixed and variable fees.
The following table summarizes the current period activity related to contract assets from contracts with customers:
thousands
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
47,621
Amounts transferred to Accounts receivable, net that were included in the contract assets balance at the beginning of the period
(
1,574
)
Additional estimated revenues recognized
9,951
Balance at June 30, 2019
$
55,998
Contract assets at June 30, 2019
Other current assets
$
12,501
Other assets
43,497
Total contract assets from contracts with customers
$
55,998
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
2. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
(CONTINUED)
Contract liabilities primarily relate to (i) fees that are charged to customers for only a portion of the contract term and must be recognized as revenues over the expected period of customer benefit, (ii) fixed and variable fees under cost of service contracts that are received from customers for which revenue recognition is deferred and (iii) aid in construction payments received from customers that must be recognized over the expected period of customer benefit.
The following table summarizes the current period activity related to contract liabilities from contracts with customers:
thousands
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
145,624
Cash received or receivable, excluding revenues recognized during the period
28,588
Revenues recognized that were included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period
(
10,183
)
Balance at June 30, 2019
$
164,029
Contract liabilities at June 30, 2019
Accrued liabilities
$
6,620
Other liabilities
157,409
Total contract liabilities from contracts with customers
$
164,029
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations.
Revenues expected to be recognized from certain
performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of
June 30, 2019
, are reflected in the following table. The Partnership applies the optional exemptions in Topic 606 and does not disclose consideration for remaining performance obligations with an original expected duration of one year or less or for variable consideration related to unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) performance obligations.
Therefore, the following table represents only a portion of expected future revenues from existing contracts as most future revenues from customers are dependent on future variable customer volumes and, in some cases, variable commodity prices for those volumes.
thousands
Remainder of 2019
$
380,239
2020
873,259
2021
912,081
2022
962,556
2023
918,095
Thereafter
4,340,666
Total
$
8,386,896
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
3. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
AMA acquisition.
In February 2019, WES Operating acquired the following assets from Anadarko (see
Note 1
), which are collectively referred to as the Anadarko Midstream Assets (“AMA”):
•
Wattenberg processing plant.
The Wattenberg processing plant consists of a cryogenic train (with capacity of
190
million cubic feet per day (“MMcf/d”)) and a refrigeration train (with capacity of
100
MMcf/d) located in Adams County, Colorado, now part of the DJ Basin complex.
•
Wamsutter pipeline.
The Wamsutter pipeline is a crude oil gathering pipeline located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming and delivers crude oil into Andeavor’s Wamsutter Pipeline System.
•
DJ Basin oil system.
The DJ Basin oil system consists of (i) a crude oil gathering system, (ii) a centralized oil stabilization facility (“COSF”) and (iii) a
12
-mile crude oil pipeline, located in Weld County, Colorado. The COSF consists of Trains I through VI with total capacity of
155
thousand barrels per day (“MBbls/d”) and two storage tanks with total capacity of
500,000
barrels. Train VI commenced operation in 2018. The pipeline connects the COSF to Tampa Rail.
•
DBM oil system.
The DBM oil system consists of (i) a crude oil gathering system, (ii) three central production facilities (“CPFs”), which include ten processing trains with total capacity of
75
MBbls/d, (iii) three storage tanks with total capacity of
30,000
barrels, (iv) a
14
-mile crude oil pipeline, and (v) two regional oil treating facilities (“ROTFs”), which include four trains with total capacity of
120
MBbls/d, located in Reeves and Loving Counties, Texas. The ROTFs commenced operation in 2018. The pipeline transports crude oil from the DBM oil system and one third-party CPF into Plains All American Pipeline.
•
APC water systems.
The APC water systems consist of five produced-water disposal systems with total capacity of
565
MBbls/d, located in Reeves, Loving, Winkler and Ward Counties, Texas, which are now part of the DBM water systems. One produced-water disposal system commenced operation in 2017 and the others commenced operation in 2018.
•
A
20
%
interest in Saddlehorn.
Saddlehorn owns (i) a crude oil and condensate pipeline (excluding pipeline capacity leased by Saddlehorn) that originates in Laramie County, Wyoming and terminates in Cushing, Oklahoma, and (ii) four storage tanks with total capacity of
300,000
barrels. The Saddlehorn interest is accounted for under the equity method and the pipeline is operated by a third party.
•
A
15
%
interest in Panola.
Panola owns a
248
-mile NGLs pipeline that originates in Panola County, Texas and terminates in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The Panola interest is accounted for under the equity method and the pipeline is operated by a third party.
•
A
50
%
interest in Mi Vida.
Mi Vida owns a cryogenic gas processing plant (with capacity of
200
MMcf/d) located in Ward County, Texas. The interest in Mi Vida is accounted for under the equity method and the processing plant is operated by a third party.
•
A
50
%
interest in Ranch Westex.
Ranch Westex owns a processing plant consisting of a cryogenic train (with capacity of
100
MMcf/d) and a refrigeration train (with capacity of
25
MMcf/d), located in Ward County, Texas. The interest in Ranch Westex is accounted for under the equity method and the processing plant is operated by a third party.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
3. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
(CONTINUED)
Because the acquisition of AMA was a transfer of net assets between entities under common control, the Partnership and WES Operating’s historical financial statements previously filed with the SEC have been recast in this Form 10-Q to include the results attributable to AMA as if it was owned for all periods presented. The consolidated financial statements for periods prior to the acquisition of AMA have been prepared from Anadarko’s historical cost-basis accounts and may not necessarily be indicative of the actual results of operations that would have occurred if AMA had been owned during the periods reported.
The following tables present the impact of AMA on Revenues and other, Equity income, net – affiliates and Net income (loss) as presented in the Partnership and WES Operating’s historical consolidated statements of operations:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
thousands
Partnership Historical
(1)
AMA
Eliminations
Combined
Revenues and other
$
467,919
$
58,686
$
(
8,527
)
$
518,078
Equity income, net – affiliates
39,218
10,212
—
49,430
Net income (loss)
34,563
32,604
—
67,167
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
thousands
Partnership Historical
(1)
AMA
Eliminations
Combined
Revenues and other
$
924,721
$
110,350
$
(
15,939
)
$
1,019,132
Equity income, net – affiliates
59,642
20,017
—
79,659
Net income (loss)
185,051
63,126
—
248,177
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
thousands
WES Operating
Historical
(1)
AMA
Eliminations
Combined
Revenues and other
$
467,919
$
58,686
$
(
8,527
)
$
518,078
Equity income, net – affiliates
39,218
10,212
—
49,430
Net income (loss)
35,519
32,604
—
68,123
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
thousands
WES Operating
Historical
(1)
AMA
Eliminations
Combined
Revenues and other
$
924,721
$
110,350
$
(
15,939
)
$
1,019,132
Equity income, net – affiliates
59,642
20,017
—
79,659
Net income (loss)
187,867
63,126
—
250,993
(1)
See
Adjustments to previously issued financial statements
within
Note 1
.
Red Bluff Express acquisition.
In January 2019, the Partnership acquired a
30
%
interest in Red Bluff Express, which owns a natural gas pipeline operated by a third party connecting processing plants in Reeves and Loving Counties, Texas to the WAHA hub in Pecos County, Texas. The Partnership acquired its 30% interest from a third party via an initial net investment of
$
92.5
million
, which represented its share of costs incurred up to the date of acquisition. The initial investment was funded with cash on hand and the interest in Red Bluff Express is accounted for under the equity method. See
Note 8
.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
3. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
(CONTINUED)
Whitethorn LLC acquisition.
In June 2018, the Partnership acquired a
20
%
interest in Whitethorn LLC, which owns a crude oil and condensate pipeline that originates in Midland, Texas and terminates in Sealy, Texas (the “Midland-to-Sealy pipeline”) and related storage facilities (collectively referred to as “Whitethorn”). A third party operates Whitethorn and oversees the related commercial activities. In connection with its investment in Whitethorn LLC, the Partnership shares proportionally in the commercial activities. The Partnership acquired its 20% interest via a
$
150.6
million net investment, which was funded with cash on hand and is accounted for under the equity method. See
Note 8
.
Cactus II acquisition.
In June 2018, the Partnership acquired a
15
%
interest in Cactus II, which will own a crude oil pipeline operated by a third party (the “Cactus II pipeline”) connecting West Texas to the Corpus Christi area. The Cactus II pipeline is under construction and is expected to become operational in late 2019. The Partnership acquired its 15% interest from a third party via an initial net investment of
$
12.1
million
, which represented its share of costs incurred up to the date of acquisition. The initial investment was funded with cash on hand and the interest in Cactus II is accounted for under the equity method. See
Note 8
.
4. PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS
The partnership agreement requires the Partnership to distribute all of its available cash (as defined in its partnership agreement) to unitholders of record on the applicable record date within
55
days of the end of each quarter.
The Board of Directors of the general partner (the “Board of Directors”) declared the following cash distributions to the Partnership’s unitholders for the periods presented:
thousands except per-unit amounts
Quarters Ended
Total Quarterly
Distribution
per Unit
Total Quarterly
Cash Distribution
Date of
Distribution
2018
(1)
March 31
$
0.56875
$
124,518
May 2018
June 30
0.58250
127,531
August 2018
September 30
0.59500
130,268
November 2018
December 31
0.60250
131,910
February 2019
2019
March 31
$
0.61000
$
276,324
May 2019
June 30
(2)
0.61800
279,959
August 2019
(1)
The 2018 distributions were declared and paid prior to the closing of the Merger.
(2)
The Board of Directors declared a cash distribution to the Partnership’s unitholders for the
second quarter
of
2019
of
$
0.61800
per unit, or
$
280.0
million
in aggregate. The cash distribution is payable on
August 13, 2019
, to unitholders of record at the close of business on
July 31, 2019
.
Available cash.
The amount of available cash (as defined in the partnership agreement) generally is all cash on hand at the end of the quarter, plus, at the discretion of the general partner, working capital borrowings made subsequent to the end of such quarter, less the amount of cash reserves established by the general partner to provide for the proper conduct of the Partnership’s business, including reserves to fund future capital expenditures; to comply with applicable laws, debt instruments or other agreements; or to provide funds for distributions to its unitholders for any one or more of the next four quarters. Working capital borrowings generally include borrowings made under a credit facility or similar financing arrangement. Working capital borrowings may only be those that, at the time of such borrowings, were intended to be repaid within 12 months. In all cases, working capital borrowings are used solely for working capital purposes or to fund distributions to partners.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
4. PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS
(CONTINUED)
WES Operating partnership distributions.
For the 2018 periods noted below, WES Operating paid the following cash distributions to WES Operating’s common and general partner unitholders:
thousands except per-unit amounts
Quarters Ended
Total Quarterly
Distribution
per Unit
Total Quarterly
Cash Distribution
Date of
Distribution
2018
March 31
$
0.935
$
221,133
May 2018
June 30
0.950
225,691
August 2018
September 30
0.965
230,239
November 2018
December 31
0.980
234,787
February 2019
Immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, the IDRs and the general partner units were converted into a non-economic general partner interest in WES Operating and WES Operating common units, and upon consummation of the Merger, all WES Operating common units held by the public and subsidiaries of Anadarko (other than common units held by the Partnership, WES Operating GP and
6.4
million
common units held by a subsidiary of Anadarko) were converted into common units of the Partnership. Beginning in the first quarter of 2019, WES Operating makes distributions to the Partnership and a subsidiary of Anadarko in respect of their proportionate share of limited partner interests in WES Operating. For the quarter ended March 31, 2019, WES Operating distributed
$
283.3
million
to its limited partners. For the quarter ended
June 30, 2019
, WES Operating will distribute
$
288.1
million
to its limited partners. See
Note 5
.
WES Operating Class C unit distributions.
Prior to the closing of the Merger, WES Operating’s Class C units received quarterly distributions at a rate equivalent to WES Operating’s publicly-traded common units. The distributions were paid in the form of additional Class C Units (“PIK Class C units”) and were disregarded with respect to WES Operating’s distributions of WES Operating’s available cash. The number of PIK Class C units issued in connection with a distribution payable on the Class C units was determined by dividing the corresponding distribution attributable to the Class C units by the volume-weighted-average price of WES Operating’s common units for the ten days immediately preceding the payment date for the common unit distribution, less a
6
%
discount. WES Operating recorded the PIK Class C unit distributions at fair value at the time of issuance. This Level 2 fair value measurement used WES Operating’s unit price as a significant input in the determination of the fair value. See
Note 5
for further discussion of the Class C units.
In February 2019, immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, all outstanding Class C units converted into WES Operating common units on a
one
-for-one basis (see
Note 1
).
WES Operating’s general partner interest and incentive distribution rights.
Prior to the closing of the Merger, WES Operating GP was entitled to
1.5
%
of all quarterly distributions that WES Operating made prior to its liquidation and, as the former holder of the IDRs, was entitled to incentive distributions at the maximum distribution sharing percentage of
48.0
%
for all prior periods presented. Immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, the IDRs and the general partner units converted into a non-economic general partner interest in WES Operating and WES Operating common units (see
Note 1
).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
5. EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
Holdings of Partnership equity.
The Partnership’s common units are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “WES.” As of
June 30, 2019
, Anadarko held
251,197,617
common units, representing a
55.5
%
limited partner interest in the Partnership, and, through its ownership of the general partner, Anadarko indirectly held the entire non-economic general partner interest in the Partnership. The public held
201,811,237
common units, representing a
44.5
%
limited partner interest in the Partnership.
In February 2019, the Partnership issued common units in connection with the closing of the Merger (see
Note 1
) as follows:
Partnership common units outstanding prior to the Merger
218,937,797
WES Operating common units outstanding prior to the Merger
152,609,285
WES Operating Class C units outstanding prior to the Merger
14,681,388
Less: WES Operating common units owned by the Partnership
(
50,132,046
)
WES Operating common units subject to conversion into Partnership common units
117,158,627
Exchange ratio per unit
1.525
Partnership common units issued for WES Operating common units
(1)
178,692,081
WES Operating common units issued as part of the AMA acquisition
45,760,201
Less: WES Operating common units retained by a subsidiary of Anadarko
(
6,375,284
)
WES Operating acquisition common units subject to conversion into Partnership common units
39,384,917
Conversion ratio per unit
1.4056
Partnership common units issued for WES Operating acquisition common units
55,360,984
Partnership common units outstanding at February 28, 2019
452,990,862
(1)
Total Partnership units issued upon consummation of the Merger exceeds the calculation of such units using the exchange ratio due to the rounding convention reflected in the Merger Agreement.
Holdings of WES Operating equity.
As of
June 30, 2019
, (i) the Partnership, directly and indirectly through its ownership of WES Operating GP, owned a
98.0
%
limited partner interest and the entire non-economic general partner interest in WES Operating and (ii) Anadarko, through its ownership of WGRAH, owned a
2.0
%
limited partner interest in WES Operating, which is reflected as a noncontrolling interest within the consolidated financial statements of the Partnership (see
Note 1
).
WES Operating interests.
The following table summarizes WES Operating’s units issued during the
six months ended June 30, 2019
:
Common
Units
Class C
Units
General
Partner
Units
Total
Balance at December 31, 2018
152,609,285
14,372,665
2,583,068
169,565,018
PIK Class C units
—
308,723
—
308,723
Conversion of Class C units
14,681,388
(
14,681,388
)
—
—
IDR and General partner unit conversion
105,624,704
—
(
2,583,068
)
103,041,636
Units issued as part of the AMA acquisition
45,760,201
—
—
45,760,201
Balance at June 30, 2019
(1)
318,675,578
—
—
318,675,578
(1)
All WES Operating common units that converted into WES common units upon closing of the Merger were canceled and an equivalent amount of the canceled WES Operating common units were issued to WES. See
Note 1
for further details on the units issued and converted in connection with the closing of the Merger.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
5. EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
(CONTINUED)
WES Operating Class C units.
In November 2014, WES Operating issued
10,913,853
Class C units to AMH, pursuant to a Unit Purchase Agreement with Anadarko and AMH. The Class C units were issued to partially fund the acquisition of DBM.
The Class C units were issued at a discount to the then-current market price of the common units into which they were convertible. This discount, totaling
$
34.8
million
, represented a beneficial conversion feature, and at issuance, was reflected as an increase in WES Operating common unitholders’ capital and a decrease in Class C unitholder capital to reflect the fair value of the Class C units at issuance. The beneficial conversion feature was considered a non-cash distribution that was recognized from the date of issuance through the date of conversion, resulting in an increase in Class C unitholder capital and a decrease in common unitholders’ capital as amortized. The beneficial conversion feature was amortized assuming the extended conversion date of March 1, 2020, using the effective yield method. The impact of the beneficial conversion feature amortization was included in the calculation of earnings per unit (see
WES Operating’s net income (loss) per common unit
below).
All outstanding Class C units converted into WES Operating common units on a
one
-for-one basis immediately prior to the closing of the Merger (see
Note 1
).
Partnership’s net income (loss) per common unit.
The Partnership’s net income (loss) per common unit is calculated by dividing the limited partners’ interest in net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common units outstanding during the period. Net income (loss) per common unit is calculated assuming that cash distributions are equal to the net income attributable to the Partnership. Net income (loss) attributable to the Partnership assets (as defined in
Note 1
) acquired from Anadarko for periods prior to the acquisition of the assets is not allocated to the limited partners when calculating net income (loss) per common unit. Net income equal to the amount of available cash (as defined by the partnership agreement) is allocated to the Partnership’s common unitholders consistent with actual cash distributions.
WES Operating’s net income (loss) per common unit.
For periods subsequent to the closing of the Merger, net income (loss) per common unit for WES Operating is not calculated as it no longer has publicly traded units. For periods prior to the closing of the Merger, Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Operating, LP earned on and subsequent to the date of acquisition of the Partnership assets was allocated as discussed below. Net income (loss) attributable to the Partnership assets acquired from Anadarko for periods prior to the acquisition of the assets was not allocated to the unitholders for purposes of calculating net income (loss) per common unit.
General partner.
The general partner’s allocation was equal to cash distributions plus its portion of undistributed earnings or losses. Specifically, net income equal to the amount of available cash (as defined by WES Operating’s partnership agreement) was allocated to the general partner consistent with actual cash distributions and capital account allocations, including incentive distributions. Undistributed earnings (net income in excess of distributions) or undistributed losses (available cash in excess of net income) was then allocated to the general partner in accordance with its weighted-average ownership percentage during each period.
Common and Class C unitholders.
The Class C units were considered a participating security because they participated in distributions with common units according to a predetermined formula (see
Note 4
). The common and Class C unitholders’ allocation was equal to their cash distributions plus their respective allocations of undistributed earnings or losses. Specifically, net income equal to the amount of available cash (as defined by the WES Operating partnership agreement) was allocated to the common and Class C unitholders consistent with actual cash distributions and capital account allocations. Undistributed earnings or undistributed losses were then allocated to the common and Class C unitholders in accordance with their respective weighted-average ownership percentages during each period. The common unitholder allocation also included the impact of the amortization of the Class C units beneficial conversion feature. The Class C unitholder allocation was similarly impacted by the amortization of the Class C units beneficial conversion feature (see
WES Operating Class C units
above).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
5. EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
(CONTINUED)
Calculation of net income (loss) per unit.
Basic net income (loss) per common unit was calculated by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders by the weighted-average number of common units outstanding during the period. The common units issued in connection with acquisitions and equity offerings were included on a weighted-average basis for periods they were outstanding. Diluted net income (loss) per common unit was calculated by dividing the sum of (i) the net income (loss) attributable to common units and (ii) the net income (loss) attributable to the Class C units as a participating security, by the sum of the weighted-average number of common units outstanding plus the dilutive effect of the weighted-average number of outstanding Class C units.
The following table illustrates the calculation of WES Operating’s net income (loss) per common unit:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands except per-unit amounts
2018
2018
Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Operating, LP
$
65,312
$
245,197
Pre-acquisition net (income) loss allocated to Anadarko
(
32,604
)
(
63,126
)
General partner interest in net (income) loss
(
84,176
)
(
167,615
)
Common and Class C limited partners’ interest in net income (loss)
$
(
51,468
)
$
14,456
Net income (loss) allocable to common units
(1)
$
(
48,417
)
$
9,906
Net income (loss) allocable to Class C units
(1)
(
3,051
)
4,550
Common and Class C limited partners’ interest in net income (loss)
$
(
51,468
)
$
14,456
Net income (loss) per unit
Common units – basic and diluted
(2)
$
(
0.32
)
$
0.06
Weighted-average units outstanding
Common units – basic and diluted
152,604
152,603
Excluded due to anti-dilutive effect:
Class C units
(2)
13,649
13,516
(1)
Adjusted to reflect amortization of the beneficial conversion feature.
(2)
The impact of Class C units would be anti-dilutive for the periods presented.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
6. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Affiliate transactions.
Revenues from affiliates include amounts earned by the Partnership from services provided to Anadarko as well as from the sale of natural gas, condensate and NGLs to Anadarko. Anadarko sells such natural gas, condensate and NGLs as an agent on behalf of either the Partnership or the Partnership’s customers. When such sales are on the Partnership’s customers’ behalf, the Partnership recognizes associated service revenues and cost of product expense. When such sales are on the Partnership’s behalf, the Partnership recognizes product sales revenues based on the Anadarko sales price to the third party and cost of product expense associated with these sales activities.
In addition, the Partnership purchases natural gas, condensate and NGLs from an affiliate of Anadarko pursuant to gas purchase agreements. Operation and maintenance expense includes amounts accrued for or paid to affiliates for the operation of the Partnership assets, whether in providing services to affiliates or to third parties, including field labor, measurement and analysis, and other disbursements. A portion of general and administrative expenses is paid by Anadarko, which results in affiliate transactions pursuant to the reimbursement provisions of the omnibus agreements of the Partnership and WES Operating. Affiliate expenses do not bear a direct relationship to affiliate revenues, and third-party expenses do not bear a direct relationship to third-party revenues.
Merger transactions.
As discussed in more detail in
Note 1
, on February 28, 2019, the Partnership, WES Operating, Anadarko and certain of their affiliates consummated the Merger and the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement, which included the acquisition of AMA from Anadarko. See
Note 3
.
Cash management.
Anadarko operates a cash management system whereby excess cash from most of its subsidiaries’ separate bank accounts is generally swept to centralized accounts. Prior to the acquisition of Partnership assets, third-party sales and purchases related to such assets were received or paid in cash by Anadarko within its centralized cash management system. The outstanding affiliate balances were entirely settled through an adjustment to net investment by Anadarko in connection with the acquisition of the Partnership assets. Subsequent to the acquisition of Partnership assets from Anadarko, transactions related to such assets are cash-settled directly with third parties and with Anadarko affiliates. Chipeta cash settles its transactions directly with third parties and Anadarko, as well as with the other subsidiaries of the Partnership.
Note receivable - Anadarko.
In May 2008, WES Operating loaned
$
260.0
million
to Anadarko in exchange for a 30-year note bearing interest at a fixed annual rate of
6.50
%
, payable quarterly. The fair value of the note receivable from Anadarko was
$
325.6
million
and
$
279.6
million
at
June 30, 2019
, and December 31,
2018
, respectively. The fair value of the note reflects consideration of credit risk and any premium or discount for the differential between the stated interest rate and quarter-end market interest rate, based on quoted market prices of similar debt instruments. Accordingly, the fair value of the note receivable from Anadarko is measured using Level 2 inputs.
APCWH Note Payable.
In June 2017, APCWH entered into an eight-year note payable agreement with Anadarko, which was repaid upon consummation of the Merger. See
Note 1
and
Note 10
.
Commodity price swap agreements.
WES Operating had commodity price swap agreements with Anadarko to mitigate exposure to the commodity price risk inherent in its percent-of-proceeds, percent-of-product and keep-whole contracts. Notional volumes for each of the commodity price swap agreements were not specifically defined. Instead, the commodity price swap agreements applied to the actual volume of natural gas, condensate and NGLs purchased and sold. The commodity price swap agreements did not satisfy the definition of a derivative financial instrument and, therefore, were not required to be measured at fair value. Net gains (losses) on commodity price swap agreements were
zero
and
$(
0.7
) million
(due to settlement of 2018 activity in 2019) for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, and
$(
1.4
) million
and
$(
2.6
) million
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2018
, respectively, and are reported in the consolidated statements of operations as affiliate Product sales. These commodity price swap agreements expired without renewal on December 31, 2018.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
6. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
(CONTINUED)
Revenues or costs attributable to volumes sold and purchased during 2018 and/or settled during 2019 for the DJ Basin complex and the MGR assets are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations at the applicable market price in the tables below. A capital contribution from Anadarko is recorded in the consolidated statements of equity and partners’ capital for an amount equal to (i) the amount by which the swap price for product sales exceeds the applicable market price in the tables below, minus (ii) the amount by which the swap price for product purchases exceeds the applicable market price in the tables below.
The tables below summarize the swap prices compared to the forward market prices:
DJ Basin Complex
per barrel except natural gas
2018 Swap Prices
2018 Market Prices
(1)
Ethane
$
18.41
$
5.41
Propane
47.08
28.72
Isobutane
62.09
32.92
Normal butane
54.62
32.71
Natural gasoline
72.88
48.04
Condensate
76.47
49.36
Natural gas (per MMBtu)
5.96
2.21
MGR Assets
per barrel except natural gas
2018 Swap Prices
2018 Market Prices
(1)
Ethane
$
23.11
$
2.52
Propane
52.90
25.83
Isobutane
73.89
30.03
Normal butane
64.93
29.82
Natural gasoline
81.68
47.25
Condensate
81.68
56.76
Natural gas (per MMBtu)
4.87
2.21
(1)
Represents the New York Mercantile Exchange forward strip price as of December 20, 2017, for the 2018 Market Prices, adjusted for product specification, location, basis and, in the case of NGLs, transportation and fractionation costs.
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(UNAUDITED)
6. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
(CONTINUED)
Gathering and processing agreements.
The Partnership has significant gathering and processing arrangements with affiliates of Anadarko on a majority of its systems. Natural gas gathering, treating and transportation throughput (excluding equity investment throughput) attributable to production owned or controlled by Anadarko was
5
%
and
6
%
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, and
6
%
and
7
%
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2018
, respectively. Natural gas processing throughput (excluding equity investment throughput) attributable to production owned or controlled by Anadarko was
42
%
and
41
%
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, and
39
%
and
40
%
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2018
, respectively. Crude oil, NGLs and produced water gathering, treating, transportation and disposal throughput (excluding equity investment throughput) attributable to production owned or controlled by Anadarko was
82
%
and
83
%
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, and
82
%
and
80
%
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2018
, respectively.
Commodity purchase and sale agreements.
The Partnership sells a significant amount of its natural gas, condensate and NGLs to Anadarko Energy Services Company (“AESC”), Anadarko’s marketing affiliate that acts as an agent in the sale to a third party. In addition, the Partnership purchases natural gas, condensate and NGLs from AESC pursuant to purchase agreements. The purchase and sale agreements with AESC are generally one-year contracts, subject to annual renewal.
LTIPs.
The general partner awards phantom units under the Western Gas Partners, LP 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (assumed by the Partnership in connection with the Merger) and the Western Gas Equity Partners, LP 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan (collectively referred to as the “LTIPs”) to its independent directors, but also from time to time to the executive officers and Anadarko employees performing services for the Partnership. The phantom units awarded to the independent directors vest
one year
from the grant date, while all other awards are subject to graded vesting over a three-year service period.
Anadarko Incentive Plan.
General and administrative expenses included equity-based compensation expense allocated to the Partnership by Anadarko, for awards granted to the executive officers of the general partner and other employees under the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated (the “Anadarko Incentive Plan”). Portions of these amounts are reflected as contributions to partners’ capital in the consolidated statements of equity and partners’ capital.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
6. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
(CONTINUED)
Summary of affiliate transactions.
The following table summarizes material affiliate transactions included in the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands
2019
2018
2019
2018
Revenues and other
(1)
$
385,184
$
289,544
$
763,621
$
574,720
Equity income, net – affiliates
(1)
63,598
49,430
121,590
79,659
Cost of product
(1)
68,225
38,001
124,397
72,820
Operation and maintenance
(1)
32,318
26,826
71,459
49,827
General and administrative
(2)
26,892
12,262
45,786
24,950
Operating expenses
127,435
77,089
241,642
147,597
Interest income
(3)
4,225
4,225
8,450
8,450
Interest expense
(4)
20
1,409
1,853
1,986
APCWH Note Payable borrowings
(5)
—
81,343
11,000
187,908
Repayment of APCWH Note Payable
(5)
—
—
439,595
—
Distributions to Partnership unitholders
(6)
153,231
101,571
255,885
199,571
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders
(7)
5,667
1,881
8,210
3,731
Above-market component of swap agreements with Anadarko
—
13,839
7,407
28,121
(1)
Represents amounts earned or incurred on and subsequent to the date of the acquisition of Partnership assets, as well as amounts earned or incurred by Anadarko on a historical basis related to the Partnership assets prior to the acquisition of such assets.
(2)
Represents general and administrative expense incurred on and subsequent to the date of the acquisition of Partnership assets, as well as a management services fee for expenses incurred by Anadarko for periods prior to the acquisition of such assets. These amounts include equity-based compensation expense allocated to the Partnership by Anadarko (see
LTIPs
and
Anadarko Incentive Plan
within this
Note 6
) and amounts charged by Anadarko under the omnibus agreements of the Partnership and WES Operating.
(3)
Represents interest income recognized on the note receivable from Anadarko.
(4)
See
Note 10
.
(5)
See
Note 1
.
(6)
Represents distributions paid to Anadarko under the partnership agreement of the Partnership (see
Note 4
and
Note 5
).
(7)
Represents distributions paid to other subsidiaries of Anadarko under WES Operating’s partnership agreement (see
Note 4
and
Note 5
).
The following table summarizes affiliate transactions for WES Operating (which are included in the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements) to the extent the amounts differ from the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands
2019
2018
2019
2018
General and administrative
(1)
$
26,380
$
12,044
$
44,878
$
24,523
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders
(2)
283,271
127,204
448,173
251,368
(1)
Represents general and administrative expense incurred on and subsequent to the date of the acquisition of Partnership assets, as well as a management services fee for expenses incurred by Anadarko for periods prior to the acquisition of such assets. These amounts include equity-based compensation expense allocated to WES Operating by Anadarko (see
LTIPs
and
Anadarko Incentive Plan
within this
Note 6
) and amounts charged by Anadarko under the omnibus agreement of WES Operating.
(2)
Represents distributions paid to the Partnership and other subsidiaries of Anadarko under WES Operating’s partnership agreement (see
Note 4
and
Note 5
). For the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, includes distributions to the Partnership and a subsidiary of Anadarko related to the repayment of the WGP RCF (see
Note 10
).
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(UNAUDITED)
6. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
(CONTINUED)
Concentration of credit risk.
Anadarko was the only customer from whom revenues exceeded 10% of consolidated revenues for all periods presented in the consolidated statements of operations.
7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
A summary of the historical cost of property, plant and equipment is as follows:
thousands
Estimated Useful Life
June 30,
2019
December 31,
2018
Land
n/a
$
8,863
$
5,298
Gathering systems – pipelines
30
years
4,938,224
4,764,099
Gathering systems – compressors
15
years
1,839,353
1,712,939
Processing complexes and treating facilities
25
years
2,952,268
2,844,337
Transportation pipeline and equipment
6 to 45 years
172,807
172,558
Produced water disposal systems
20
years
697,949
629,946
Assets under construction
n/a
660,397
604,265
Other
3 to 40 years
582,297
525,331
Total property, plant and equipment
11,852,158
11,258,773
Less accumulated depreciation
3,058,512
2,848,420
Net property, plant and equipment
$
8,793,646
$
8,410,353
The cost of property classified as “Assets under construction” is excluded from capitalized costs being depreciated. These amounts represent property that is not yet suitable to be placed into productive service as of the respective balance sheet date.
Impairments.
During the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, the Partnership recognized impairments of
$
1.2
million
.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Partnership recognized impairments of
$
230.6
million
,
including impairments of
$
125.9
million
at the Third Creek gathering system and
$
8.1
million
at the Kitty Draw gathering system. These assets were impaired to their estimated salvage values of
$
1.8
million
and
zero
, respectively, using the market approach and Level 3 fair value inputs, due to the shutdown of the systems in May 2018. Also during 2018, the Partnership recognized impairments of
$
38.7
million
and
$
34.6
million
at the Hilight and MIGC systems, respectively. These assets were impaired to their estimated fair values of
$
4.9
million
and
$
15.2
million
, respectively, using the income approach and Level 3 fair value inputs, due to a reduction in estimated future cash flows. The remaining
$
23.3
million
of impairments was primarily related to (i) a
$
10.9
million
impairment at the GNB NGL pipeline, which was impaired to its estimated fair value of
$
10.0
million
using the income approach and Level 3 fair value inputs, and (ii) a
$
5.6
million
impairment related to an idle facility at the Chipeta complex, which was impaired to its estimated salvage value of
$
1.5
million
using the market approach and Level 3 fair value inputs.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
8. EQUITY INVESTMENTS
The following table presents the equity investments activity for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
:
thousands
Balance at December 31, 2018
Acquisitions
Equity
income, net
Contributions
(1)
Distributions
Distributions in
excess of
cumulative
earnings
(2)
Balance at June 30, 2019
Fort Union
$
2,259
$
—
$
(
1,093
)
$
—
$
—
$
(
389
)
$
777
White Cliffs
43,020
—
5,689
3,925
(
5,398
)
(
1,756
)
45,480
Rendezvous
37,841
—
341
—
(
1,312
)
(
1,614
)
35,256
Mont Belvieu JV
104,949
—
14,404
—
(
14,424
)
(
1,376
)
103,553
TEG
19,358
—
1,847
—
(
1,858
)
(
493
)
18,854
TEP
193,198
—
16,322
11,020
(
16,785
)
—
203,755
FRP
176,436
—
16,251
10,175
(
15,483
)
—
187,379
Whitethorn LLC
161,858
—
44,921
8,865
(
40,359
)
(
6,359
)
168,926
Cactus II
106,360
—
—
34,643
—
—
141,003
Saddlehorn
108,507
—
11,438
1,026
(
8,180
)
—
112,791
Panola
22,769
—
1,075
—
(
1,075
)
(
553
)
22,216
Mi Vida
64,631
—
5,840
—
(
6,193
)
(
2,743
)
61,535
Ranch Westex
50,902
—
3,745
—
(
5,119
)
(
1,465
)
48,063
Red Bluff Express
—
92,546
810
7,679
(
810
)
(
304
)
99,921
Total
$
1,092,088
$
92,546
$
121,590
$
77,333
$
(
116,996
)
$
(
17,052
)
$
1,249,509
(1)
Includes capitalized interest of
$
3.1
million
related to the construction of the Cactus II pipeline.
(2)
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings, classified as investing cash flows in the consolidated statements of cash flows, are calculated on an individual investment basis.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
9. COMPONENTS OF WORKING CAPITAL
A summary of accounts receivable, net is as follows:
The Partnership
WES Operating
thousands
June 30,
2019
December 31,
2018
June 30,
2019
December 31,
2018
Trade receivables, net
$
219,924
$
221,119
$
220,352
$
221,328
Other receivables, net
—
45
—
45
Total accounts receivable, net
$
219,924
$
221,164
$
220,352
$
221,373
A summary of other current assets is as follows:
The Partnership
WES Operating
thousands
June 30,
2019
December 31,
2018
June 30,
2019
December 31,
2018
NGLs inventory
$
3,589
$
6,466
$
3,589
$
6,466
Imbalance receivables
3,117
9,035
3,117
9,035
Prepaid insurance
1,259
1,972
587
1,972
Contract assets
12,501
5,399
12,501
5,399
Other
—
4,184
—
3,309
Total other current assets
$
20,466
$
27,056
$
19,794
$
26,181
A summary of accrued liabilities is as follows:
The Partnership
WES Operating
thousands
June 30,
2019
December 31,
2018
June 30,
2019
December 31,
2018
Accrued interest expense
$
72,309
$
70,968
$
72,309
$
70,959
Short-term asset retirement obligations
24,564
25,938
24,564
25,938
Short-term remediation and reclamation obligations
863
863
863
863
Income taxes payable
1,319
384
1,319
384
Contract liabilities
6,620
16,235
6,620
16,235
Other
(1)
114,051
14,760
113,518
13,495
Total accrued liabilities
$
219,726
$
129,148
$
219,193
$
127,874
(1)
Includes amounts related to WES Operating’s interest-rate swaps as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (see
Note 10
). Includes lease liabilities related to the implementation of ASU 2016-02,
Leases (Topic 842)
as of June 30, 2019 (see
Note 1
).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
10. DEBT AND INTEREST EXPENSE
WES Operating is the borrower for all existing debt, excluding the WGP RCF, and is expected to be the borrower for all future debt.
The following table presents the outstanding debt:
June 30, 2019
December 31, 2018
thousands
Principal
Carrying
Value
Fair
Value
(1)
Principal
Carrying
Value
Fair
Value
(1)
Short-term debt
WGP RCF
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
28,000
$
28,000
$
28,000
Finance lease liabilities
(2)
8,381
8,381
8,381
—
—
—
Total short-term debt
$
8,381
$
8,381
$
8,381
$
28,000
$
28,000
$
28,000
Long-term debt
5.375% Senior Notes due 2021
$
500,000
$
497,556
$
520,144
$
500,000
$
496,959
$
515,990
4.000% Senior Notes due 2022
670,000
669,198
679,819
670,000
669,078
662,109
3.950% Senior Notes due 2025
500,000
493,329
496,725
500,000
492,837
466,135
4.650% Senior Notes due 2026
500,000
495,951
507,915
500,000
495,710
483,994
4.500% Senior Notes due 2028
400,000
394,869
400,317
400,000
394,631
377,475
4.750% Senior Notes due 2028
400,000
396,014
407,229
400,000
395,841
384,370
5.450% Senior Notes due 2044
600,000
593,408
565,879
600,000
593,349
522,386
5.300% Senior Notes due 2048
700,000
686,744
650,938
700,000
686,648
605,327
5.500% Senior Notes due 2048
350,000
342,379
335,567
350,000
342,328
311,536
RCF
920,000
920,000
920,000
220,000
220,000
220,000
Term loan facility
2,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
—
—
—
APCWH Note Payable
—
—
—
427,493
427,493
427,493
Total long-term debt
$
7,540,000
$
7,489,448
$
7,484,533
$
5,267,493
$
5,214,874
$
4,976,815
(1)
Fair value is measured using the market approach and Level 2 inputs.
(2)
Amounts are considered affiliate. See
Note 11
.
Debt activity.
The following table presents the debt activity for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
:
thousands
Carrying Value
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
5,242,874
RCF borrowings
700,000
Term loan facility borrowings
2,000,000
APCWH Note Payable borrowings
11,000
Finance lease liabilities
8,381
Repayment of WGP RCF borrowings
(
28,000
)
Repayment of APCWH Note Payable
(
439,595
)
Other
3,169
Balance at June 30, 2019
$
7,497,829
WES Operating Senior Notes.
At
June 30, 2019
, WES Operating was in compliance with all covenants under the indentures governing its outstanding notes.
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(UNAUDITED)
10. DEBT AND INTEREST EXPENSE
(CONTINUED)
WGP RCF.
In February 2018, the Partnership voluntarily reduced the aggregate commitments of the lenders under the WGP RCF to
$
35.0
million
.
The WGP R
CF, which was previously available to be used to buy WES Operating common units and for general partnership purposes, matured in March 2019 and the
$
28.0
million
of outstanding borrowings were repaid.
Revolving credit facility.
In December 2018, WES Operating entered into an amendment to the senior unsecured revolving credit facility (“RCF”) that (i) subject to the consummation of the Merger (see
Note 1
), increased the size of the RCF from
$
1.5
billion
to
$
2.0
billion
, while leaving the
$
0.5
billion
accordion feature of the RCF unexercised, and (ii) effective on February 15, 2019, exercised one of the one-year extension options to extend the maturity date of the RCF from February 2023 to February 2024.
The RCF is expandable to a maximum of
$
2.5
billion
and bears interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), plus applicable margins ranging from
1.00
%
to
1.50
%
, or an alternate base rate equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus
0.50
%
, or (c) LIBOR plus
1.00
%
, in each case plus applicable margins currently ranging from
zero
to
0.50
%
, based upon WES Operating’s senior unsecured debt rating. A required quarterly facility fee is paid ranging from
0.125
%
to
0.250
%
of the commitment amount (whether used or unused), also based upon the senior unsecured debt rating.
As of
June 30, 2019
, there was
$
920.0
million
in outstanding borrowings and
$
4.6
million
in outstanding letters of credit, resulting in
$
1.1
billion
available borrowing capacity under the RCF. As of
June 30, 2019
and
2018
, the interest rate on any outstanding RCF borrowings was
3.71
%
and
3.39
%
, respectively. The facility fee rate was
0.20
%
at
June 30, 2019
and
2018
. At
June 30, 2019
, WES Operating was in compliance with all covenants under the RCF.
Term loan facility.
In December 2018, WES Operating entered into a
$
2.0
billion
364-day senior unsecured credit facility (the “Term loan facility”), the proceeds of which were used to fund substantially all of the cash portion of the consideration under the Merger Agreement and the payment of related transaction costs (see
Note 1
). The Term loan facility bears interest at LIBOR, plus applicable margins ranging from
1.000
%
to
1.625
%
, or an alternate base rate equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus
0.50
%
, or (c) LIBOR plus
1.00
%
, in each case as defined in the Term loan facility and plus applicable margins currently ranging from
zero
to
0.625
%
, based upon WES Operating’s senior unsecured debt rating. Net cash proceeds received from future asset sales and debt or equity offerings must be used to repay amounts outstanding under the facility.
In July 2019, WES Operating entered into an amendment to the Term loan facility to (i) extend the maturity date from February 2020 to December 2020, (ii) increase the commitments available under the Term loan facility from
$
2.0
billion
to
$
3.0
billion
, the incremental
$
1.0
billion
of which may be drawn by WES Operating on or before September 30, 2019, and (iii) modify the provision requiring that all debt issuance proceeds be used to repay the Term loan facility to allow for a
$
1.0
billion
carve out of debt offering proceeds.
As of
June 30, 2019
, there was
$
2.0
billion
in outstanding borrowings under the Term loan facility. As of
June 30, 2019
, the interest rate on outstanding Term loan facility borrowings was
3.78
%
and WES Operating was in compliance with all covenants under the Term loan facility.
All of WES Operating’s notes and obligations under the RCF and Term loan facility are recourse to WES Operating GP. WES Operating GP is indemnified by wholly owned subsidiaries of Anadarko against any claims made against WES Operating GP for WES Operating’s long-term debt and/or borrowings under the RCF and Term loan facility.
APCWH Note Payable.
In June 2017, in connection with funding the construction of the APC water systems, which were acquired as part of the AMA acquisition, APCWH entered into an eight-year note payable agreement with Anadarko. This note payable had a maximum borrowing limit of
$
500.0
million
, and accrued interest, which was payable upon maturity, at the applicable mid-term federal rate based on a quarterly compounding basis as determined by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. As of
June 30, 2018
, the interest rate on the outstanding borrowings was
2.83
%
. The APCWH Note Payable was repaid upon the consummation of the Merger. See
Note 1
.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
10. DEBT AND INTEREST EXPENSE
(CONTINUED)
Interest-rate swaps.
In December 2018 and March 2019, WES Operating entered into interest-rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of
$
750.0
million
and
$
375.0
million
, respectively, to manage interest rate risk associated with anticipated 2019 debt issuances. Pursuant to these swap agreements, a floating interest rate indexed to the three-month LIBOR was exchanged for a fixed interest rate. Depending on market conditions, liability management actions or other factors, WES Operating may settle or amend certain or all of the currently outstanding interest-rate swaps.
The following interest-rate swaps were outstanding as of
June 30, 2019
:
Notional Principal Amount
Reference Period
Mandatory Termination Date
Weighted-Average Interest Rate
$
375.0
million
December 2019 - 2024
December 2019
2.662
%
$
375.0
million
December 2019 - 2029
December 2019
2.802
%
$
375.0
million
December 2019 - 2049
December 2019
2.885
%
The Partnership does not apply hedge accounting and, therefore, gains and losses associated with the interest-rate swaps are recognized currently in earnings. For the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, non-cash losses of
$
59.0
million
and
$
94.6
million
, respectively, were recognized, which are included in Other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations.
Valuation of the interest-rate swaps is based on similar transactions observable in active markets and industry standard models that primarily rely on market-observable inputs. Inputs used to estimate fair value in industry standard models are categorized as Level 2 inputs, because substantially all assumptions and inputs are observable in active markets throughout the full term of the instruments. Inputs used to estimate the fair value include market price curves, contract terms and prices, and credit risk adjustments. The fair value of the interest-rate swaps was a liability of
$
102.6
million
and
$
8.0
million
at
June 30, 2019
, and December 31,
2018
, respectively, which is reported in Accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
Credit risk considerations.
Over-the-counter traded swaps expose the Partnership to counterparty credit risk. The Partnership monitors the creditworthiness of its counterparties, establishes credit limits according to credit policies and guidelines, and assesses the impact on the fair value of its counterparties’ creditworthiness. Under certain circumstances, the Partnership has the ability to require cash collateral or letters of credit to mitigate its credit risk exposure. The interest-rate swaps are subject to individually negotiated credit provisions that may require collateral of cash or letters of credit depending on the derivative’s portfolio valuation versus negotiated credit thresholds. These credit thresholds generally require full or partial collateralization of the Partnership’s obligations depending on certain credit risk related provisions. Specifically, collateral may be required to be posted with respect to the interest-rate swaps if WES Operating’s credit ratings decline below current levels, the liability associated with the swaps increases substantially or certain credit event of default provisions occur. For example, based on the derivative positions as of
June 30, 2019
, if WES Operating’s credit ratings from both Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service were below the investment grade thresholds of BBB- and Baa3, respectively, collateral would be required to be posted of up to approximately
$
44.0
million
as of
June 30, 2019
. The aggregate fair value of interest-rate swaps with credit risk related contingent features for which a net liability position existed was
$
82.3
million
and
$
5.7
million
at
June 30, 2019
, and December 31,
2018
, respectively.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
10. DEBT AND INTEREST EXPENSE
(CONTINUED)
Interest expense.
The following table summarizes the amounts included in interest expense:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands
2019
2018
2019
2018
Third parties
Long-term and short-term debt
$
(
82,624
)
$
(
48,671
)
$
(
149,720
)
$
(
90,207
)
Amortization of debt issuance costs and commitment fees
(
3,170
)
(
2,037
)
(
6,322
)
(
4,901
)
Capitalized interest
6,342
9,872
12,547
16,834
Total interest expense – third parties
(
79,452
)
(
40,836
)
(
143,495
)
(
78,274
)
Affiliates
APCWH Note Payable
—
(
1,409
)
(
1,833
)
(
1,986
)
Finance lease liabilities
(
20
)
—
(
20
)
—
Total interest expense – affiliates
(
20
)
(
1,409
)
(
1,853
)
(
1,986
)
Interest expense
$
(
79,472
)
$
(
42,245
)
$
(
145,348
)
$
(
80,260
)
11. LEASES
Anadarko, on behalf of the Partnership, has entered into operating leases that extend through 2028 for corporate offices, shared field offices, and equipment supporting the Partnership’s operations, for which Anadarko charges the Partnership rent. The Partnership has also subleased equipment from Anadarko with finance leases extending through April 2020.
The following table summarizes information related to the Partnership’s leases at
June 30, 2019
:
thousands except lease term and discount rate
Operating Leases
Finance Leases
Assets
Other assets
$
6,923
$
—
Net property, plant and equipment
—
8,374
Total lease assets
(1)
$
6,923
$
8,374
Liabilities
Accrued liabilities
$
4,515
$
—
Short-term debt
—
8,381
Other liabilities
3,302
—
Total lease liabilities
(1)
$
7,817
$
8,381
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
4
1
Weighted-average discount rate
4.6
%
2.9
%
(1)
Includes additions to ROU assets and lease liabilities of
$
8.5
million
related to finance leases for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
11. LEASES
(CONTINUED)
Lease expense charged to the Partnership was
$
12.9
million
and
$
26.7
million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2018
, respectively.
The following table summarizes the Partnership’s lease cost for the periods presented below:
thousands
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
Operating lease cost
$
1,923
$
3,837
Variable lease cost
102
119
Sublease income
(
103
)
(
207
)
Finance lease cost
Amortization of ROU assets
80
80
Interest on lease liabilities
20
20
Total lease cost
$
2,022
$
3,849
The following table summarizes cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
:
thousands
Operating Leases
Operating cash flows
$
3,929
The following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows to the operating and finance lease liabilities at
June 30, 2019
:
thousands
Operating Leases
Finance Leases
Remainder of 2019
$
3,114
$
625
2020
1,969
7,934
2021
612
—
2022
618
—
2023
625
—
Thereafter
1,658
—
Total lease payments
8,596
8,559
Less portion representing imputed interest
779
178
Total lease liabilities
$
7,817
$
8,381
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
11. LEASES
(CONTINUED)
The amounts in the table below represent contractual operating lease commitments at December 31,
2018
, that may be assigned or otherwise charged to the Partnership pursuant to the reimbursement provisions of the omnibus agreement:
thousands
2019
$
8,711
2020
2,236
2021
460
2022
467
2023
473
Thereafter
1,547
Total lease payments
$
13,894
12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation and legal proceedings.
From time to time, the Partnership is involved in legal, tax, regulatory and other proceedings in various forums regarding performance, contracts and other matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. Management is not aware of any such proceeding for which the final disposition could have a material adverse effect on the Partnership’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Other commitments.
The Partnership has short-term payment obligations, or commitments, related to its capital spending programs, as well as those of its unconsolidated affiliates, the majority of which is expected to be paid in the next twelve months. These commitments primarily relate to construction and expansion projects at the West Texas and DJ Basin complexes, DBM oil system and DBM water systems.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion analyzes our financial condition and results of operations and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, in which WES Operating is fully consolidated, which are included under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this quarterly report, as well as the historical consolidated financial statements, and the notes thereto of WES and WES Operating, which are included under Part II, Item 8 of the
2018
Forms 10-K as filed with the SEC on
February 20, 2019
, certain sections of which were recast to reflect the results attributable to AMA in WES and WES Operating’s Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on May 17, 2019.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We have made in this Form
10-Q
, and may from time to time make in other public filings, press releases and statements by management, forward-looking statements concerning our operations, economic performance and financial condition. These forward-looking statements include statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “target,” “goal,” “plans,” “objective,” “should” or similar expressions or variations on such expressions. These statements discuss future expectations, contain projections of results of operations or financial condition or include other “forward-looking” information.
Although we and our general partner believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, neither we nor our general partner can give any assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include, but are not limited to, the following:
•
our ability to pay distributions to our unitholders;
•
our and Anadarko’s assumptions about the energy market;
•
future throughput (including Anadarko production) that is gathered or processed by or transported through our assets;
•
our operating results;
•
competitive conditions;
•
technology;
•
the availability of capital resources to fund acquisitions, capital expenditures and other contractual obligations, and our ability to access those resources from Anadarko or through the debt or equity capital markets;
•
the supply of, demand for, and price of, oil, natural gas, NGLs and related products or services;
•
commodity price risks inherent in percent-of-proceeds, percent-of-product and keep-whole contracts;
•
weather and natural disasters;
•
inflation;
•
the availability of goods and services;
•
general economic conditions, internationally, domestically or in the jurisdictions in which we are doing business;
•
federal, state and local laws as well as state-approved voter ballot initiatives, including those laws or ballot initiatives that limit Anadarko’s and other producers’ hydraulic fracturing or other oil and natural gas development or operations;
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•
environmental liabilities;
•
legislative or regulatory changes, including changes affecting our status as a partnership for federal income tax purposes;
•
changes in the financial or operational condition of Anadarko;
•
the creditworthiness of Anadarko or our other counterparties, including financial institutions, operating partners, and other parties;
•
changes in Anadarko’s capital program, strategy or desired areas of focus;
•
our commitments to capital projects;
•
our ability to use the RCF;
•
our ability to repay debt;
•
conflicts of interest among us, our general partner, and affiliates, including Anadarko;
•
our ability to maintain and/or obtain rights to operate our assets on land owned by third parties;
•
our ability to acquire assets on acceptable terms from Anadarko or third parties, and Anadarko’s ability to generate an inventory of assets suitable for acquisition;
•
non-payment or non-performance of Anadarko or other significant customers, including under gathering, processing, transportation and disposal agreements and the $260.0 million note receivable from Anadarko;
•
the timing, amount and terms of future issuances of equity and debt securities;
•
the outcome of pending and future regulatory, legislative, or other proceedings or investigations, and continued or additional disruptions in operations that may occur as Anadarko and we comply with any regulatory orders or other state or local changes in laws or regulations;
•
the completion of the proposed merger transaction between Occidental and Anadarko; and
•
other factors discussed below, in “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates” included in the WES and WES Operating
2018
Forms 10-K, certain sections of which were recast to reflect the results attributable to AMA in the WES and WES Operating Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on May 17, 2019, in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and in our other public filings and press releases.
The risk factors and other factors noted throughout or incorporated by reference in this Form
10-Q
could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
We were formed by Anadarko in September 20
12 and own a 98.0% limited partner interest in WES Operating, a Delaware limited partnership formed by Anadarko in 2007 to acquire, own, develop and operate midstream assets, and all of the outstanding equity interests of WES Operating GP, which holds the entire non-economic general partner interest in WES Operating. Our consolidated financial statements include the consolidated financial results of WES Operating.
We currently own or have investments in assets located in the Rocky Mountains (Colorado, Utah and Wyoming), North-central Pennsylvania, Texas and New Mexico. We are engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing and transporting condensate, NGLs and crude oil; and gathering and disposing of produced water. In addition, in our capacity as a processor of natural gas, we also buy and sell natural gas, NGLs and condensate on behalf of ourselves and as agent for our customers under certain of our contracts. We provide these midstream services for Anadarko, as well as for third-party customers. As of
June 30, 2019
, our assets and investments consisted of the following:
Owned and
Operated
Operated
Interests
Non-Operated
Interests
Equity
Interests
Gathering systems
(1)
17
2
3
2
Treating facilities
35
3
—
3
Natural gas processing plants/trains
24
3
—
5
NGLs pipelines
2
—
—
4
Natural gas pipelines
5
—
—
1
Oil pipelines
3
1
—
3
(1)
Includes the DBM water systems.
Merger transactions
. On February 28, 2019, WES, WES Operating, Anadarko and certain of their affiliates consummated the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement and Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) dated as of November 7, 2018, pursuant to which, among other things, Clarity Merger Sub, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of WES, merged with and into WES Operating, with WES Operating continuing as the surviving entity and a subsidiary of WES (the “Merger”). In connection with the closing of the Merger, (i) the common units of WES Operating, which previously traded under the symbol “WES” ceased to trade on the NYSE, (ii) the common units of WES, which previously traded under the symbol “WGP,” began to trade on the NYSE under the symbol “WES,” (iii) WES changed its name from Western Gas Equity Partners, LP to Western Midstream Partners, LP and (iv) WES Operating changed its name from Western Gas Partners, LP to Western Midstream Operating, LP.
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The Merger Agreement also provided that WES, WES Operating and Anadarko cause their respective affiliates to cause the following transactions, among others, to occur immediately prior to the Merger becoming effective in the order as follows: (1) Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC and WGR Asset Holding Company LLC (“WGRAH”) (the “Contributing Parties”) contributed to WES Operating all of their interests in each of Anadarko Wattenberg Oil Complex LLC, Anadarko DJ Oil Pipeline LLC, Anadarko DJ Gas Processing LLC, Wamsutter Pipeline LLC, DBM Oil Services, LLC, Anadarko Pecos Midstream LLC, Anadarko Mi Vida LLC and APC Water Holdings 1, LLC (“APCWH”) to WGR Operating, LP, Kerr-McGee Gathering LLC and DBM (each wholly owned by WES Operating) in exchange for aggregate consideration of $1.814 billion in cash from WES Operating, minus the outstanding amount payable pursuant to an intercompany note (“APCWH Note Payable”) assumed by WES Operating in connection with the transaction, and 45,760,201 WES Operating common units; (2) AMH sold to WES Operating its interests in Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC and Panola Pipeline Company, LLC in exchange for aggregate consideration of $193.9 million in cash; (3) WES Operating contributed cash in an amount equal to the outstanding balance of the APCWH Note Payable immediately prior to the effective time to APCWH, and APCWH paid such cash to Anadarko in satisfaction of the APCWH Note Payable; (4) Class C units converted into WES Operating common units on a one-for-one basis; and (5) WES Operating and WES Operating GP caused the conversion of the IDRs and the 2,583,068 general partner units in WES Operating held by WES Operating GP into a non-economic general partner interest in WES Operating and 105,624,704 WES Operating common units. The 45,760,201 WES Operating common units issued to the Contributing Parties, less 6,375,284 WES Operating common units retained by WGRAH, converted into the right to receive an aggregate of
55,360,984
common units of WES upon the consummation of the Merger. Each WES Operating common unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Merger (other than WES Operating common units owned by the Partnership and WES Operating GP, and certain common units held by subsidiaries of Anadarko) was converted into the right to receive
1.525
common units of WES. See
Note 10—Debt and Interest Expense
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
for additional information.
Significant financial and operational events during the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, included the following:
•
We raised our distribution to
$0.61800
per unit for the
second
quarter of
2019
, representing a
1%
increase
over the distribution for the
first
quarter of
2019
and a
6%
increase
over the distribution for the
second
quarter of
2018
.
•
In March 2019, WES Operating entered into interest-rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of
$375.0 million
. See
Liquidity and Capital Resources
within this
Item 2
for additional information.
•
In January 2019, we acquired a 30% interest in Red Bluff Express from a third party. See
Acquisitions and Divestitures
within this
Item 2
for additional information.
•
We commenced operation of Mentone Train II at the West Texas complex (with capacity of 200 MMcf/d) at the end of the first quarter of 2019.
•
In March 2019, the WGP RCF matured and the outstanding borrowings were repaid. See
Liquidity and Capital Resources
within this
Item 2
for additional information.
•
In February 2019, WES Operating increased the size of the RCF from $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion and extended the maturity date of the RCF to February 2024. See
Liquidity and Capital Resources
within this
Item 2
for additional information.
•
Throughput attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP for natural gas assets totaled
4,276
MMcf/d and
4,238
MMcf/d for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, representing a
10%
and
11%
increase
, respectively, compared to the same periods in
2018
.
•
Throughput attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets totaled
1,105
MBbls/d and
1,104
MBbls/d for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, representing an
84%
and
102%
increase
, respectively, compared to the same periods in
2018
.
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•
Operating income (loss) was
$310.1 million
and
$629.0 million
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, representing a
171%
and
85%
increase
, respectively, compared to the same periods in
2018
.
•
Adjusted gross margin for natural gas assets (as defined under the caption
Key Performance Metrics
within this
Item 2
) averaged
$1.06
per Mcf and
$1.08
per Mcf for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, representing a
12%
and
11%
increase
, respectively, compared to the same periods in
2018
.
•
Adjusted gross margin for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets (as defined under the caption
Key Performance Metrics
within this
Item 2
) averaged
$1.83
per Bbl and
$1.80
per Bbl for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, representing a
6%
and
1%
increase
, respectively, compared to the same periods in
2018
.
The following tables provide additional information on throughput for the periods presented below:
Three Months Ended June 30,
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
Natural gas
(MMcf/d)
Crude oil & NGLs
(MBbls/d)
Produced water
(MBbls/d)
Delaware Basin
1,179
1,044
13
%
141
128
10
%
515
99
420
%
DJ Basin
1,266
1,119
13
%
112
108
4
%
—
—
—
%
Equity investments
402
296
36
%
310
219
42
%
—
—
—
%
Other
1,607
1,620
(1
)%
50
57
(12
)%
—
—
—
%
Total throughput
4,454
4,079
9
%
613
512
20
%
515
99
420
%
Six Months Ended June 30,
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
Natural gas
(MMcf/d)
Crude oil & NGLs
(MBbls/d)
Produced water
(MBbls/d)
Delaware Basin
1,178
982
20
%
143
120
19
%
516
89
480
%
DJ Basin
1,262
1,113
13
%
107
105
2
%
—
—
—
%
Equity investments
390
295
32
%
308
187
65
%
—
—
—
%
Other
1,585
1,602
(1
)%
53
57
(7
)%
—
—
—
%
Total throughput
4,415
3,992
11
%
611
469
30
%
516
89
480
%
Occidental merger.
On May 9, 2019, Anadarko, the indirect general partner and majority unitholder of WES, which is the indirect general partner and majority unitholder of WES Operating, (i) terminated its agreement and plan of merger with Chevron Corporation and (ii) entered into the Occidental Merger Agreement pursuant to which, and subject to the conditions of the agreement, all outstanding shares of Anadarko will be acquired by Occidental in a stock and cash transaction. The Occidental Merger is subject to Anadarko stockholder approval and other customary closing conditions. Anadarko is holding a special meeting of its stockholders on August 8, 2019, for holders of record as of July 11, 2019, to vote on the proposal necessary to complete the Occidental Merger. Assuming all closing conditions are satisfied, including obtaining the requisite approval from the Anadarko stockholders, Occidental and Anadarko expect the Occidental Merger to close shortly after the special meeting of Anadarko stockholders.
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
AMA acquisition.
In February 2019, WES Operating acquired AMA from Anadarko. See
Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
and
Note 3—Acquisitions and Divestitures
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
for further information.
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Red Bluff Express acquisition.
In January 2019, we acquired a
30%
interest in Red Bluff Express, which owns a natural gas pipeline operated by a third party connecting processing plants in Reeves and Loving Counties, Texas to the WAHA hub in Pecos County, Texas. We acquired our 30% interest from a third party via an initial net investment of
$92.5 million
, which represented our share of costs incurred up to the date of acquisition. The initial investment was funded with cash on hand and the interest in Red Bluff Express is accounted for under the equity method.
Whitethorn LLC acquisition.
In June 2018, we acquired a 20% interest in Whitethorn LLC, which owns a crude oil and condensate pipeline that originates in Midland, Texas and terminates in Sealy, Texas (the “Midland-to-Sealy pipeline”) and related storage facilities (collectively referred to as “Whitethorn”). A third party operates Whitethorn and oversees the related commercial activities. In connection with our investment in Whitethorn LLC, we share proportionally in the commercial activities. We acquired our 20% interest via a $150.6 million net investment, which was funded with cash on hand and is accounted for under the equity method.
Cactus II acquisition.
In June 2018, we acquired a 15% interest in Cactus II, which will own a crude oil pipeline operated by a third party (the “Cactus II pipeline”) connecting West Texas to the Corpus Christi area. The Cactus II pipeline is under construction and is expected to become operational in late 2019. We acquired our 15% interest from a third party via an initial net investment of $12.1 million, which represented our share of costs incurred up to the date of acquisition. The initial investment was funded with cash on hand and the interest in Cactus II is accounted for under the equity method.
Newcastle system divestiture.
In December 2018, the Newcastle system, located in Northeast Wyoming, was sold to a third party for $3.2 million, resulting in a net gain on sale of $0.6 million recorded as Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net in the consolidated statements of operations. We previously held a 50% interest in, and operated, the Newcastle system.
Presentation of Partnership assets.
The term “Partnership assets” includes both the assets owned and the interests accounted for under the equity method by us, through our partnership interests in WES Operating as of
June 30, 2019
(see
Note 8—Equity Investments
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
). Because we own the entire non-economic general partner interest in and control WES Operating GP, and our general partner is controlled by Anadarko, each acquisition of assets from Anadarko has been considered a transfer of net assets between entities under common control. As such, assets acquired from Anadarko were initially recorded at Anadarko’s historic carrying value, which did not correlate to the total acquisition price paid by us. Further, after an acquisition of assets from Anadarko, we are required to recast our financial statements to include the activities of such assets from the date of common control.
For those periods requiring recast, the consolidated financial statements for periods prior to the acquisition of assets from Anadarko are prepared from Anadarko’s historical cost-basis accounts and may not necessarily be indicative of the actual results of operations that would have occurred if
we had owned the assets during the periods reported. For ease of reference, we refer to the historical financial results of the Partnership assets prior to the acquisitions from Anadarko as being “our” historical financial results.
EQUITY OFFERINGS
See
Note 5—Equity and Partners’ Capital
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
for additional information.
WES common units.
In February 2019, we issued
234,053,065
common units in connection with the closing of the Merger. See
Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
and
Note 5—Equity and Partners’ Capital
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
for additional information.
WES Operating common units.
In February 2019, WES Operating (i) converted the IDRs and general partner units into
105,624,704
common units in connection with the closing of the Merger and (ii) issued
45,760,201
common units as part of the AMA acquisition.
WES Operating Class C units.
All outstanding Class C units converted into WES Operating common units on a
one
-for-one basis immediately prior to the closing of the Merger.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
OPERATING RESULTS
The following tables and discussion present a summary of our results of operations:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands
2019
2018
2019
2018
Total revenues and other
(1)
$
685,054
$
518,078
$
1,356,937
$
1,019,132
Equity income, net – affiliates
63,598
49,430
121,590
79,659
Total operating expenses
(1)
437,531
453,464
847,888
759,996
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net
(1,061
)
170
(1,651
)
286
Operating income (loss)
310,060
114,214
628,988
339,081
Interest income – affiliates
4,225
4,225
8,450
8,450
Interest expense
(79,472
)
(42,245
)
(145,348
)
(80,260
)
Other income (expense), net
(58,477
)
1,277
(93,683
)
2,094
Income (loss) before income taxes
176,336
77,471
398,407
269,365
Income tax (benefit) expense
1,278
10,304
11,370
21,188
Net income (loss)
175,058
67,167
387,037
248,177
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
5,464
(33,017
)
98,783
16,466
Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP
(2)
$
169,594
$
100,184
$
288,254
$
231,711
Key performance metrics
(3)
Adjusted gross margin
$
596,476
$
430,873
$
1,184,170
$
849,707
Adjusted EBITDA
432,920
311,144
861,250
623,284
Distributable cash flow
335,485
249,121
675,653
513,209
(1)
Revenues and other include amounts earned from services provided to our affiliates, as well as from the sale of residue and NGLs to our affiliates. Operating expenses include amounts charged by our affiliates for services, as well as reimbursement of amounts paid by affiliates to third parties on our behalf. See
Note 6—Transactions with Affiliates
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
(2)
For reconciliations to comparable consolidated results of WES Operating, see
Items Affecting the Comparability of Financial Results with WES Operating
within this
Item 2
.
(3)
Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable cash flow are defined under the caption
Key Performance Metrics
within this
Item 2
. For reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see
Key Performance Metrics
—Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures
within this
Item 2
.
For purposes of the following discussion, any increases or decreases “for the three months ended
June 30, 2019
” refer to the comparison of the three months ended
June 30, 2019
, to the three months ended
June 30, 2018
; any increases or decreases “for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
” refer to the comparison of the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, to the
six months ended June 30, 2018
; and any increases or decreases “for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
” refer to the comparison of these
2019
periods to the corresponding three and
six
month periods ended
June 30, 2018
.
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Throughput
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
Throughput for natural gas assets (MMcf/d)
Gathering, treating and transportation
528
540
(2
)%
527
524
1
%
Processing
3,524
3,243
9
%
3,498
3,173
10
%
Equity investment
(1)
402
296
36
%
390
295
32
%
Total throughput for natural gas assets
4,454
4,079
9
%
4,415
3,992
11
%
Throughput attributable to noncontrolling interests for natural gas assets
(2)
178
174
2
%
177
173
2
%
Total throughput attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP for natural gas assets
4,276
3,905
10
%
4,238
3,819
11
%
Throughput for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets (MBbls/d)
Gathering, treating, transportation and disposal
817
392
108
%
819
371
121
%
Equity investment
(3)
311
219
42
%
308
187
65
%
Total throughput for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets
1,128
611
85
%
1,127
558
102
%
Throughput attributable to noncontrolling interests for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets
(2)
23
12
92
%
23
11
109
%
Total throughput attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets
1,105
599
84
%
1,104
547
102
%
(1)
Represents the 14.81% share of average Fort Union throughput, 22% share of average Rendezvous throughput, 50% share of average Mi Vida and Ranch Westex throughput, and 30% share of average Red Bluff Express throughput.
(2)
For all periods presented, includes (i) the
25%
interest in Chipeta held by a third-party member and (ii) the 2.0% limited partner interest in WES Operating held by a subsidiary of Anadarko, which collectively represent WES’s noncontrolling interests as of
June 30, 2019
. For a discussion of the impact to noncontrolling interests as a result of the Merger closing, see
Noncontrolling interests
within
Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
(3)
Represents the 10% share of average White Cliffs throughput, 25% share of average Mont Belvieu JV throughput, 20% share of average TEG, TEP, Whitethorn and Saddlehorn throughput, 33.33% share of average FRP throughput and 15% share of average Panola throughput.
Natural gas assets
Gathering, treating and transportation throughput
decrease
d by
12
MMcf/d for the
three months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to production declines in the areas around the Springfield gas gathering system and Bison facility. These decreases were partially offset by increased production in the areas around the Marcellus Interest systems.
Gathering, treating and transportation throughput
increase
d by
3
MMcf/d for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to (i) increased production in the areas around the Marcellus Interest systems and (ii) volumes from the Bison facility being taken to a third-party treater in the first quarter of 2018 and a new contract effective April 2018, partially offset by production declines in the area. These increases were partially offset by lower throughput at the Springfield gas gathering system due to production declines in the area.
Processing throughput
increase
d by
281
MMcf/d for the
three months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to (i) increased production in the areas around the DJ Basin and West Texas complexes, (ii) the start-up of Mentone Trains I and II at the West Texas complex in November 2018 and March 2019, respectively, and (iii) increased production in the areas around the Granger complex. These increases were partially offset by lower throughput at the Granger straddle plant.
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Processing throughput
increase
d by
325
MMcf/d for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to (i) increased production in the areas around the West Texas and DJ Basin complexes and (ii) the start-up of Mentone Trains I and II at the West Texas complex in November 2018 and March 2019, respectively. These increases were partially offset by lower throughput at the Chipeta complex due to production declines in the area.
Equity investment throughput
increase
d by
106
MMcf/d and
95
MMcf/d for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to the acquisition of the interest in Red Bluff Express in January 2019, partially offset by decreased throughput at the Mi Vida and Ranch Westex plants due to affiliate volumes being processed at the West Texas complex following the start-up of Mentone Trains I and II in November 2018 and March 2019, respectively. In addition, for the six months ended June 30, 2019, the increase in equity investment throughput was partially offset by lower volumes at the Rendezvous system due to downtime at the Granger complex in the first quarter of 2019.
Crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets
Gathering, treating, transportation and disposal throughput
increase
d by
425
MBbls/d and
448
MBbls/d for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to (i) increased throughput at the DBM water systems due to the new water disposal systems that commenced operation during the third and fourth quarters of 2018 and (ii) increased throughput at the DBM oil system due to the ROTFs that commenced operation in the second quarter of 2018 and increased production in the area.
Equity investment throughput
increase
d by
92
MBbls/d and
121
MBbls/d for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to (i) the acquisition of the interest in Whitethorn LLC in June 2018 and (ii) increased volumes at the Saddlehorn pipeline due to increased production in the DJ Basin area and a new tariff structure beginning in the second quarter of 2019. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, these increases were partially offset by lower volumes on TEP due to the start-up of a third-party NGLs pipeline in the first quarter of 2019.
Service Revenues
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands except percentages
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
Service revenues – fee based
$
593,544
$
431,861
37
%
$
1,173,518
$
825,634
42
%
Service revenues – product based
16,675
22,662
(26
)%
36,054
46,085
(22
)%
Total service revenues
$
610,219
$
454,523
34
%
$
1,209,572
$
871,719
39
%
Service revenues – fee based
increase
d by
$161.7 million
for the
three months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to increases of (i) $73.3 million and $24.4 million at the West Texas and DJ Basin complexes, respectively, due to increased throughput, (ii) $35.6 million at the DBM water systems due to increased throughput and new gathering and disposal agreements effective July 1, 2018, (iii) $13.7 million at the DJ Basin oil system due to increased throughput and a higher gathering fee due to a cost of service rate adjustment in the fourth quarter of 2018, and (iv) $13.4 million at the DBM oil system due to increased throughput and a higher average gathering fee due to a new agreement effective May 2018.
Service revenues – fee based
increase
d by
$347.9 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to increases of (i) $164.2 million and $50.9 million at the West Texas and DJ Basin complexes, respectively, due to increased throughput, (ii) $72.0 million at the DBM water systems due to increased throughput and new gathering and disposal agreements effective July 1, 2018, (iii) $31.4 million at the DBM oil system due to increased throughput and a higher average gathering fee due to a new agreement effective May 2018, and (iv) $27.3 million at the DJ Basin oil system due to increased throughput and a higher gathering fee due to a cost of service rate adjustment in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Service revenues – product based
decrease
d by
$6.0 million
and
$10.0 million
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to (i) a contract termination at the West Texas complex in the first quarter of 2019 and (ii) decreased throughput at the Chipeta complex.
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Product Sales
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands except percentages and
per-unit amounts
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
Natural gas sales
(1)
$
8,227
$
12,225
(33
)%
$
35,551
$
42,062
(15
)%
NGLs sales
(1)
66,242
51,090
30
%
111,051
104,878
6
%
Total Product sales
$
74,469
$
63,315
18
%
$
146,602
$
146,940
—
%
Gross average sales price per unit
(1)
:
Natural gas (per Mcf)
$
1.13
$
1.99
(43
)%
$
1.77
$
2.24
(21
)%
NGLs (per Bbl)
20.92
32.12
(35
)%
23.09
31.11
(26
)%
(1)
For the three and
six months ended June 30, 2018
, includes the effects of commodity price swap agreements for the MGR assets and DJ Basin complex, excluding the amounts considered above market with respect to these swap agreements that were recorded as capital contributions in the consolidated statement of equity and partners’ capital. See
Note 6—Transactions with Affiliates
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
Natural gas sales
decrease
d by
$4.0 million
for the
three months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to a decrease of $12.6 million at the West Texas complex due to a decrease in average price and volumes sold. This decrease was partially offset by an increase of $8.7 million at the Hilight system primarily due to the reversal of an accrual for anticipated costs recorded in 2018 associated with the shutdown of the Kitty Draw gathering system (see
Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q).
Natural gas sales
decrease
d by
$6.5 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to a decrease of $21.7 million at the West Texas complex due to a decrease in average price, partially offset by an increase in volumes sold. This decrease was partially offset by an increase of $13.5 million at the Hilight system primarily due to the reversal of an accrual for anticipated costs recorded in 2018 associated with the shutdown of the Kitty Draw gathering system (see
Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q).
NGLs sales
increase
d by
$15.2 million
for the
three months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to increases of $12.2 million and $4.9 million at the West Texas and DJ Basin complexes, respectively, due to increases in volumes sold, partially offset by decreases in average prices.
NGLs sales
increase
d by
$6.2 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to an increase of $15.1 million at the DJ Basin complex due to an increase in volumes sold, partially offset by a decrease in average price. This increase was partially offset by decreases of (i) $4.9 million at the West Texas complex due to a decrease in volumes sold, (ii) $3.4 million at the Granger complex due to a decrease in average price, partially offset by an increase in volumes sold, and (iii) $3.1 million at the MGR assets due to a decrease in volumes sold and the expiration of the commodity price swap agreements in December 2018.
Equity Income, Net – Affiliates
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands except percentages
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
Equity income, net – affiliates
$
63,598
$
49,430
29
%
$
121,590
$
79,659
53
%
Equity income, net – affiliates
increase
d by
$14.2 million
and
$41.9 million
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to (i) the acquisition of the interest in Whitethorn LLC in June 2018 and (ii) increased volumes at FRP and the Saddlehorn pipeline. These increases were partially offset by decreases in deficiency fees at TEP.
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Cost of Product and Operation and Maintenance Expenses
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands except percentages
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
NGLs purchases
$
95,856
$
74,039
29
%
$
175,675
$
134,560
31
%
Residue purchases
17,980
24,436
(26
)%
51,620
56,574
(9
)%
Other
9,041
(2,819
)
NM
9,645
(1,160
)
NM
Cost of product
122,877
95,656
28
%
236,940
189,974
25
%
Operation and maintenance
148,431
112,789
32
%
291,260
209,584
39
%
Total Cost of product and Operation and maintenance expenses
$
271,308
$
208,445
30
%
$
528,200
$
399,558
32
%
NM
—
Not Meaningful
NGL purchases
increase
d by
$21.8 million
and
$41.1 million
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to increases of (i) $21.8 million and $40.3 million, respectively, at the West Texas complex due to an increase in volumes purchased, partially offset by a decrease in average price, and (ii) $4.2 million and $9.3 million, respectively, at the DJ Basin complex due to an increase in volumes purchased, partially offset by a decrease in average price. These increases were partially offset by decreases of (i) $3.7 million and $5.3 million, respectively, at the Granger complex due to a decrease in average price, partially offset by an increase in volumes purchased, and (ii) $2.5 million and $4.9 million, respectively, at the MGR assets due to a decrease in average price and volumes purchased.
Residue purchases
decrease
d by
$6.5 million
for the
three months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to a decrease of $7.2 million at the West Texas complex due to a decrease in average price and volumes purchased.
Residue purchases
decrease
d by
$5.0 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to a decrease of $10.0 million at the West Texas complex due to a decrease in average price, partially offset by an increase in volumes purchased. This decrease was partially offset by an increase of $5.7 million at the DJ Basin complex due to an increase in average price and volumes purchased.
Other items
increase
d by
$11.9 million
and
$10.8 million
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to increases of (i) $8.1 million and $2.9 million, respectively, from changes in imbalance positions at the West Texas complex and (ii) $2.7 million and $4.0 million, respectively, at the DJ Basin complex due to an increase in volumes purchased. In addition, for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, other items increased by $2.7 million at the Granger complex due to fees related to the adoption of
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)
recorded beginning in the third quarter of 2018.
Operation and maintenance expense
increase
d by
$35.6 million
for the
three months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to increases of (i) $13.3 million at the DBM water systems due to the new water disposal systems that commenced operation during the third and fourth quarters of 2018, (ii) $12.9 million and $4.8 million at the West Texas complex and DBM oil system, respectively, due to increases in surface maintenance and plant repairs, salaries and wages, and utilities expense, and (iii) $2.3 million at the DJ Basin complex due to increases in utilities expense.
Operation and maintenance expense
increase
d by
$81.7 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to increases of (i) $29.3 million and $12.1 million at the West Texas complex and DBM oil system, respectively, due to increases in salaries and wages, surface maintenance and plant repairs, and utilities expense, (ii) $27.8 million at the DBM water systems due to the new water disposal systems that commenced operation during the third and fourth quarters of 2018, and (iii) $7.7 million at the DJ Basin complex due to increases in utilities expense and contract labor and consulting services.
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Other Operating Expenses
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands except percentages
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
General and administrative
$
30,027
$
15,597
93
%
$
52,871
$
31,426
68
%
Property and other taxes
14,282
13,750
4
%
30,567
28,350
8
%
Depreciation and amortization
121,117
88,488
37
%
235,063
173,278
36
%
Impairments
797
127,184
(99
)%
1,187
127,384
(99
)%
Total other operating expenses
$
166,223
$
245,019
(32
)%
$
319,688
$
360,438
(11
)%
General and administrative expenses
increase
d by
$14.4 million
and
$21.4 million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to personnel costs for which we reimbursed Anadarko pursuant to our omnibus agreement.
Property and other taxes
increase
d by
$2.2 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to ad valorem tax increases at the West Texas complex.
Depreciation and amortization expense
increase
d by
$32.6 million
and
$61.8 million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to increases of (i) $11.5 million and $22.7 million, respectively, at the West Texas complex, (ii) $8.5 million and $15.0 million, respectively, at the DBM water systems, (iii) $5.9 million and $10.3 million, respectively, at the DJ Basin complex, and (iv) $4.6 million and $9.8 million, respectively, at the DBM oil system, all due to capital projects being placed into service. For further information regarding capital projects, see
Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital expenditures
within this Item 2.
Impairment expense for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2018
, was primarily due to impairments of $120.8 million at the Third Creek gathering system and $6.4 million at the Kitty Draw gathering system. See
Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
Interest Income – Affiliates and Interest Expense
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands except percentages
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
Note receivable – Anadarko
$
4,225
$
4,225
—
%
$
8,450
$
8,450
—
%
Interest income – affiliates
$
4,225
$
4,225
—
%
$
8,450
$
8,450
—
%
Third parties
Long-term debt
$
(82,624
)
$
(48,671
)
70
%
$
(149,720
)
$
(90,207
)
66
%
Amortization of debt issuance costs and commitment fees
(3,170
)
(2,037
)
56
%
(6,322
)
(4,901
)
29
%
Capitalized interest
6,342
9,872
(36
)%
12,547
16,834
(25
)%
Affiliates
APCWH Note Payable
—
(1,409
)
(100
)%
(1,833
)
(1,986
)
(8
)%
Finance lease liabilities
(20
)
—
NM
(20
)
—
NM
Interest expense
$
(79,472
)
$
(42,245
)
88
%
$
(145,348
)
$
(80,260
)
81
%
Interest expense
increase
d by
$37.2 million
and
$65.1 million
for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to (i) $26.9 million and $35.9 million, respectively, of interest incurred on the Term loan facility and higher outstanding borrowings on the RCF in 2019, and (ii) $9.7 million and $19.3 million, respectively, of interest incurred on the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2028 and 5.500% Senior Notes due 2048 that were issued in August 2018. In addition, for the six months ended June 30, 2019, interest expense increased due to $9.5 million of interest incurred on the 4.500% Senior Notes due 2028 and 5.300% Senior Notes due 2048 that were issued in March 2018.
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Other Income (Expense), Net
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands except percentages
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
Other income (expense), net
$
(58,477
)
$
1,277
NM
$
(93,683
)
$
2,094
NM
Other income (expense), net
decrease
d by
$59.8 million
and
$95.8 million
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to non-cash losses of
$59.0 million
and
$94.6 million
, respectively, on interest-rate swaps resulting from a decrease in benchmark interest rates. See
Note 10—Debt and Interest Expense
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
for additional information.
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands except percentages
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
176,336
$
77,471
128
%
$
398,407
$
269,365
48
%
Income tax (benefit) expense
1,278
10,304
(88
)%
11,370
21,188
(46
)%
Effective tax rate
1
%
13
%
3
%
8
%
We are not a taxable entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, our income apportionable to Texas is subject to Texas margin tax. For the periods presented, the variance from the federal statutory rate, which is zero percent as a non-taxable entity, is primarily due to federal and state taxes on pre-acquisition income attributable to assets acquired from Anadarko, and our share of Texas margin tax.
Income attributable to the AMA assets prior to and including February 2019 was subject to federal and state income tax. Income earned on the AMA assets for periods subsequent to February 2019 was only subject to Texas margin tax on income apportionable to Texas.
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KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands except percentages and per-unit amounts
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
2019
2018
Inc/
(Dec)
Adjusted gross margin for natural gas assets
(1)
$
412,494
$
336,440
23
%
$
824,922
$
672,054
23
%
Adjusted gross margin for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets
(2)
183,982
94,433
95
%
359,248
177,653
102
%
Adjusted gross margin
(3)
596,476
430,873
38
%
1,184,170
849,707
39
%
Adjusted gross margin per Mcf for natural gas assets
(4)
1.06
0.95
12
%
1.08
0.97
11
%
Adjusted gross margin per Bbl for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets
(5)
1.83
1.73
6
%
1.80
1.79
1
%
Adjusted EBITDA
(3)
432,920
311,144
39
%
861,250
623,284
38
%
Distributable cash flow
(3)
335,485
249,121
35
%
675,653
513,209
32
%
(1)
Adjusted gross margin for natural gas assets is calculated as total revenues and other for natural gas assets (less reimbursements for electricity-related expenses recorded as revenue), less cost of product for natural gas assets, plus distributions from our equity investments, and excluding the noncontrolling interests owners’ proportionate share of revenues and cost of product. See the reconciliation of Adjusted gross margin for natural gas assets to its most comparable GAAP measure below.
(2)
Adjusted gross margin for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets is calculated as total revenues and other for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets (less reimbursements for electricity-related expenses recorded as revenue), less cost of product for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets, plus distributions from our equity investments, and excluding the noncontrolling interests owners’ proportionate share of revenues and cost of product. See the reconciliation of Adjusted gross margin for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets to its most comparable GAAP measure below.
(3)
For a reconciliation of Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable cash flow to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see the descriptions below.
(4)
Average for period. Calculated as Adjusted gross margin for natural gas assets, divided by total throughput (MMcf/d) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP for natural gas assets.
(5)
Average for period. Calculated as Adjusted gross margin for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets, divided by total throughput (MBbls/d) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets.
Adjusted gross margin.
We define Adjusted gross margin attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP (“Adjusted gross margin”) as total revenues and other (less reimbursements for electricity-related expenses recorded as revenue), less cost of product, plus distributions from equity investments, and excluding the noncontrolling interests owners’ proportionate share of revenues and cost of product. We believe Adjusted gross margin is an important performance measure of the core profitability of our operations, as well as our operating performance as compared to that of other companies in the midstream industry.
Adjusted gross margin
increase
d by
$165.6 million
and
$334.5 million
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to (i) increased throughput at the West Texas and DJ Basin complexes, (ii) the start-up of the new water disposal systems during the third and fourth quarters of 2018, (iii) the acquisition of the interest in Whitethorn LLC in June 2018, (iv) increased throughput and a higher gathering fee due to a cost of service rate adjustment in the fourth quarter of 2018 at the DJ Basin oil system, and (v) increased throughput and a higher average gathering fee due to a new agreement effective May 2018 at the DBM oil system.
To facilitate investor and industry analyst comparisons between us and our peers, we also disclose
Adjusted gross margin per Mcf for natural gas assets
and
Adjusted gross margin per Bbl for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets
.
Adjusted gross margin per Mcf for natural gas assets
increase
d by
$0.11
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to (i) a cost of service rate adjustment at the Springfield gas gathering system in the fourth quarter of 2018 and (ii) increased throughput at the West Texas complex, which has a higher-than-average margin as compared to our other natural gas assets.
Adjusted gross margin per Bbl for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets
increase
d by
$0.10
for the
three months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to (i) the acquisition of the interest in Whitethorn LLC in June 2018, (ii) increased throughput and a higher gathering fee due to a cost of service rate adjustment in the fourth quarter of 2018 at the DJ Basin oil system, and (iii) increased throughput and a higher average gathering fee due to a new agreement effective May 2018 at the DBM oil system. These increases were partially offset by increased throughput at the DBM water systems, which has a lower margin per Bbl than our other crude oil and NGLs assets.
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Adjusted EBITDA.
We define Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as net income (loss), plus distributions from equity investments, non-cash equity-based compensation expense, interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, impairments, and other expense (including lower of cost or market inventory adjustments recorded in cost of product), less gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net, income from equity investments, interest income, income tax benefit, and other income and excluding the noncontrolling interests owners’ proportionate share of revenues and expenses. We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA provides information useful to investors in assessing our financial condition and results of operations and that Adjusted EBITDA is a widely accepted financial indicator of a company’s ability to incur and service debt, fund capital expenditures and make distributions. Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental financial measure that management and external users of our consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, commercial banks and rating agencies, use to assess the following, among other measures:
•
our operating performance as compared to other publicly traded partnerships in the midstream industry, without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis;
•
the ability of our assets to generate cash flow to make distributions; and
•
the viability of acquisitions and capital expenditure projects and the returns on investment of various investment opportunities.
Adjusted EBITDA
increase
d by
$121.8 million
and
$238.0 million
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to (i)
increase
s of
$167.0 million
and
$337.8 million
, respectively, in total revenues and other and (ii)
increase
s of
$31.8 million
and
$53.4 million
, respectively, in distributions from equity investments. These amounts were partially offset by (i)
increase
s of
$35.6 million
and
$81.7 million
, respectively, in operation and maintenance expenses, (ii)
increase
s of
$27.1 million
and
$46.9 million
, respectively, in cost of product (net of lower of cost or market inventory adjustments), and (iii)
increase
s of
$12.1 million
and
$19.5 million
, respectively, in general and administrative expenses excluding non-cash equity-based compensation expense.
Distributable cash flow.
We define “Distributable cash flow” as Adjusted EBITDA, plus interest income and the net settlement amounts from the sale and/or purchase of natural gas, condensate and NGLs under WES Operating’s commodity price swap agreements to the extent such amounts are not recognized as Adjusted EBITDA, less Service revenues – fee based recognized in Adjusted EBITDA (less than) in excess of customer billings, net cash paid (or to be paid) for interest expense (including amortization of deferred debt issuance costs originally paid in cash, offset by non-cash capitalized interest), maintenance capital expenditures, and income taxes and excluding Distributable cash flow attributable to noncontrolling interests to the extent such amounts are not excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. We compare Distributable cash flow to the cash distributions we expect to pay our unitholders. Using this measure, management can quickly compute the Coverage ratio of Distributable cash flow to planned cash distributions. We believe Distributable cash flow is useful to investors because this measurement is used by many companies, analysts and others in the industry as a performance measurement tool to evaluate our operating and financial performance and compare it with the performance of other publicly traded partnerships.
While Distributable cash flow is a measure we use to assess our ability to make distributions to our unitholders, it should not be viewed as indicative of the actual amount of cash that we have available for distributions or that we plan to distribute for a given period. Furthermore, to the extent Distributable cash flow includes realized amounts recorded as capital contributions from Anadarko attributable to activity under our commodity price swap agreements, it is not a reflection of our ability to generate cash from operations.
Distributable cash flow
increase
d by
$86.4 million
and
$162.4 million
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively, primarily due to (i)
increase
s of
$121.8 million
and
$238.0 million
, respectively, in Adjusted EBITDA and (ii)
$13.6 million
and
$21.3 million
, respectively, of customer billings in excess of the amount recognized as Service revenues - fee based. These amounts were partially offset by (i)
increase
s of
$33.7 million
and
$60.8 million
, respectively, in net cash paid for interest expense, (ii)
decrease
s of
$13.8 million
and
$20.7 million
, respectively, in the above-market component of the swap agreements with Anadarko, and (iii)
increase
s of
$2.2 million
and
$16.7 million
, respectively, in cash paid for maintenance capital expenditures.
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Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.
Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable cash flow are not defined in GAAP. The GAAP measure used by us that is most directly comparable to Adjusted gross margin is operating income (loss), while net income (loss) and net cash provided by operating activities are the GAAP measures used by us that are most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA. The GAAP measure used by us that is most directly comparable to Distributable cash flow is net income (loss). Our non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable cash flow should not be considered as alternatives to the GAAP measures of operating income (loss), net income (loss), net cash provided by operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable cash flow have important limitations as analytical tools because they exclude some, but not all, items that affect operating income (loss), net income (loss) and net cash provided by operating activities. Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable cash flow should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Our definitions of Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies in our industry, thereby diminishing their utility.
Management compensates for the limitations of Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable cash flow as analytical tools by reviewing the comparable GAAP measures, understanding the differences between Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable cash flow compared to (as applicable) operating income (loss), net income (loss) and net cash provided by operating activities, and incorporating this knowledge into its decision-making processes. We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures that our management uses in evaluating our operating results.
The following tables present (a) a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measure of our operating income (loss) to the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted gross margin, (b) a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measures of our net income (loss) and our net cash provided by operating activities to the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA and (c) a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measure of our net income (loss) to the non-GAAP financial measure of Distributable cash flow:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands
2019
2018
2019
2018
Reconciliation of Operating income (loss) to Adjusted gross margin
Operating income (loss)
$
310,060
$
114,214
$
628,988
$
339,081
Add:
Distributions from equity investments
70,522
38,731
132,535
79,157
Operation and maintenance
148,431
112,789
291,260
209,584
General and administrative
30,027
15,597
52,871
31,426
Property and other taxes
14,282
13,750
30,567
28,350
Depreciation and amortization
121,117
88,488
235,063
173,278
Impairments
797
127,184
1,187
127,384
Less:
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net
(1,061
)
170
(1,651
)
286
Equity income, net – affiliates
63,598
49,430
121,590
79,659
Reimbursed electricity-related charges recorded as revenues
20,189
17,262
36,778
32,719
Adjusted gross margin attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1)
16,034
13,018
31,584
25,889
Adjusted gross margin
$
596,476
$
430,873
$
1,184,170
$
849,707
Adjusted gross margin for natural gas assets
$
412,494
$
336,440
$
824,922
$
672,054
Adjusted gross margin for crude oil, NGLs and produced water assets
183,982
94,433
359,248
177,653
(1)
For all periods presented, includes (i) the
25%
interest in Chipeta held by a third-party member and (ii) the 2.0% limited partner interest in WES Operating held by a subsidiary of Anadarko, which collectively represent WES’s noncontrolling interests as of
June 30, 2019
. For a discussion of the impact to noncontrolling interests as a result of the Merger closing, see
Noncontrolling interests
within
Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands
2019
2018
2019
2018
Reconciliation of Net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
Net income (loss)
$
175,058
$
67,167
$
387,037
$
248,177
Add:
Distributions from equity investments
70,522
38,731
132,535
79,157
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense
4,343
2,000
6,141
4,152
Interest expense
79,472
42,245
145,348
80,260
Income tax expense
1,278
10,304
11,370
21,188
Depreciation and amortization
121,117
88,488
235,063
173,278
Impairments
797
127,184
1,187
127,384
Other expense
58,639
8
93,852
151
Less:
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net
(1,061
)
170
(1,651
)
286
Equity income, net – affiliates
63,598
49,430
121,590
79,659
Interest income – affiliates
4,225
4,225
8,450
8,450
Other income
—
1,277
—
2,094
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1)
11,544
9,881
22,894
19,974
Adjusted EBITDA
$
432,920
$
311,144
$
861,250
$
623,284
Reconciliation of Net cash provided by operating activities to Adjusted EBITDA
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
343,458
$
329,175
$
686,531
$
629,326
Interest (income) expense, net
75,247
38,020
136,898
71,810
Uncontributed cash-based compensation awards
1,218
465
648
987
Accretion and amortization of long-term obligations, net
(1,337
)
(1,273
)
(2,848
)
(3,376
)
Current income tax (benefit) expense
458
(14,335
)
6,485
(27,670
)
Other (income) expense, net
(2)
(470
)
(1,277
)
(902
)
(2,094
)
Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings – affiliates
9,260
4,782
17,052
13,632
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
6,818
(21,060
)
(2,668
)
8,572
Accounts and imbalance payables and accrued liabilities, net
25,669
(13,136
)
81,198
(42,040
)
Other items, net
(15,857
)
(336
)
(38,250
)
(5,889
)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1)
(11,544
)
(9,881
)
(22,894
)
(19,974
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
432,920
$
311,144
$
861,250
$
623,284
Cash flow information
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
686,531
$
629,326
Net cash used in investing activities
(2,865,168
)
(1,287,904
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
2,182,290
634,307
(1)
For all periods presented, includes (i) the
25%
interest in Chipeta held by a third-party member and (ii) the 2.0% limited partner interest in WES Operating held by a subsidiary of Anadarko, which collectively represent WES’s noncontrolling interests as of
June 30, 2019
. For a discussion of the impact to noncontrolling interests as a result of the Merger closing, see
Noncontrolling interests
within
Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
(2)
Excludes non-cash losses on interest-rate swaps of
$59.0 million
and
$94.6 million
for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively. See
Note 10—Debt and Interest Expense
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands except Coverage ratio
2019
2018
2019
2018
Reconciliation of Net income (loss) to Distributable cash flow and calculation of the Coverage ratio
Net income (loss)
$
175,058
$
67,167
$
387,037
$
248,177
Add:
Distributions from equity investments
70,522
38,731
132,535
79,157
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense
4,343
2,000
6,141
4,152
Income tax (benefit) expense
1,278
10,304
11,370
21,188
Depreciation and amortization
121,117
88,488
235,063
173,278
Impairments
797
127,184
1,187
127,384
Above-market component of swap agreements with Anadarko
(1)
—
13,839
7,407
28,121
Other expense
58,639
8
93,852
151
Less:
Recognized Service revenues – fee based (less than) in excess of customer billings
(12,038
)
1,557
(18,296
)
2,957
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net
(1,061
)
170
(1,651
)
286
Equity income, net – affiliates
63,598
49,430
121,590
79,659
Cash paid for maintenance capital expenditures
29,899
27,689
65,590
48,917
Capitalized interest
6,342
9,872
12,547
16,834
Cash paid for (reimbursement of) income taxes
—
—
96
(87
)
Other income
—
1,277
—
2,094
Distributable cash flow attributable to noncontrolling interests
(2)
9,529
8,605
19,063
17,739
Distributable cash flow
$
335,485
$
249,121
$
675,653
$
513,209
Distributions declared
Distributions from WES Operating
$
282,319
$
559,923
Less: Cash reserve for the proper conduct of WES’s business
2,360
3,640
Distributions to WES unitholders
(3)
$
279,959
$
556,283
Coverage ratio
1.20
x
1.21
x
(1)
See
Note 6—Transactions with Affiliates
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
(2)
For all periods presented, includes (i) the
25%
interest in Chipeta held by a third-party member and (ii) the 2.0% limited partner interest in WES Operating held by a subsidiary of Anadarko, which collectively represent WES’s noncontrolling interests as of
June 30, 2019
. For a discussion of the impact to noncontrolling interests as a result of the Merger closing, see
Noncontrolling interests
within
Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
(3)
Reflects cash distributions of
$0.61800
and
$1.22800
per unit declared for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, respectively.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our primary cash requirements are for acquisitions and capital expenditures, debt service, customary operating expenses, quarterly distributions to our limited partners and to our general partner, and distributions to our noncontrolling interest owner. Our sources of liquidity as of
June 30, 2019
, included cash and cash equivalents, cash flows generated from operations, interest income on our
$260.0 million
note receivable from Anadarko, available borrowing capacity under the RCF, and issuances of additional equity or debt securities. As of July 1, 2019, we have an additional $1.0 billion in available commitments under the Term loan facility, which may be drawn by WES Operating on or before September 30, 2019. We believe that cash flows generated from these sources will be sufficient to satisfy our short-term working capital requirements and long-term maintenance and expansion capital expenditure requirements. The amount of future distributions to unitholders will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors and will be determined by the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. Due to our cash distribution policy, we expect to rely on external financing sources, including equity and debt issuances, to fund expansion capital expenditures and future acquisitions. However, to limit interest expense, we may use operating cash flows to fund expansion capital expenditures or acquisitions, which could result in subsequent borrowings under the RCF to pay distributions or fund other short-term working capital requirements.
Our partnership agreement requires that we distribute all of our available cash (as defined in our partnership agreement) within
55
days of the end of each quarter. Our cash flow and resulting ability to make cash distributions are completely dependent upon our ability to generate favorable cash flow from operations. Generally, our available cash is our cash on hand at the end of a quarter after the payment of our expenses and the establishment of cash reserves and cash on hand resulting from working capital borrowings made after the end of the quarter. We have made cash distributions to our unitholders each quarter since our IPO in 2012 and have increased our quarterly distribution each quarter since the fourth quarter of 2012. The Board of Directors declared a cash distribution to unitholders for the
second quarter
of
2019
of
$0.61800
per unit, or
$280.0 million
in aggregate. The cash distribution
is payable
on
August 13, 2019
, to our unitholders of record at the close of business on
July 31, 2019
.
Management continuously monitors our leverage po
sition and coordinates our capital expenditure program, quarterly distributions and acquisition strategy with our expected cash flows and projected debt-repayment schedule. We will continue to evaluate funding alternatives, including additiona
l borrowings and the issuance of debt or equity securities, to secure funds as needed or to refinance outstanding debt balances with longer term notes. Our ability to generate cash flows is subject to a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control. Read
Risk Factors
under
Part II
, Item 1A of this Form
10-Q
.
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Working capital
.
As of
June 30, 2019
, we had a
$163.1 million
working capital deficit, which we define as the amount by which current liabilities exceed current assets. Working capital is an indication of liquidity and potential need for short-term funding. Working capital requirements are driven by changes in accounts receivable and accounts payable and factors such as credit extended to, and the timing of collections from, our customers, and the level and timing of our spending for acquisitions, maintenance and expansion activity. The working capital deficit as of
June 30, 2019
, was primarily due to the costs incurred related to continued construction and expansion at the West Texas and DJ Basin complexes, DBM oil system and DBM water systems. As of
June 30, 2019
, there was
$1.1 billion
available for borrowing under the RCF. See
Note 9—Components of Working Capital
and
Note 10—Debt and Interest Expense
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
Capital expenditures
.
Our business is capital intensive, requiring significant investment to maintain and improve existing facilities or develop new midstream infrastructure. We categorize capital expenditures as either of the following:
•
maintenance capital expenditures, which include those expenditures required to maintain the existing operating capacity and service capability of our assets, such as to replace system components and equipment that have been subject to significant use over time, become obsolete or reached the end of their useful lives, to remain in compliance with regulatory or legal requirements or to complete additional well connections to maintain existing system throughput and related cash flows; or
•
expansion capital expenditures, which include expenditures to construct new midstream infrastructure and those expenditures incurred to extend the useful lives of our assets, reduce costs, increase revenues or increase system throughput or capacity from current levels, including well connections that increase existing system throughput.
Capital expenditures in the consolidated statements of cash flows reflect capital expenditures on a cash basis, when payments are made. Capital incurred is presented on an accrual basis. Capital expenditures as presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows and capital incurred were as follows:
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands
2019
2018
Acquisitions
$
2,100,804
$
161,858
Expansion capital expenditures
$
638,786
$
1,063,540
Maintenance capital expenditures
65,639
48,934
Total capital expenditures
(1) (2)
$
704,425
$
1,112,474
Capital incurred
(1) (3)
$
570,886
$
1,127,531
(1)
For the
six months ended June 30, 2019
and
2018
, included
$9.5 million
and
$16.8 million
, respectively, of capitalized interest.
(2)
Capital expenditures for the
six months ended June 30, 2018
, included $462.4 million of pre-acquisition capital expenditures for AMA.
(3)
Capital incurred for the
six months ended June 30, 2018
, included $499.5 million of pre-acquisition capital incurred for AMA.
Acquisitions during 2019 included AMA and the
30%
interest in Red Bluff Express. Acquisitions during 2018 included a 20% interest in Whitethorn LLC and a 15% interest in Cactus II. See
Note 3—Acquisitions and Divestitures
and
Note 6—Transactions with Affiliates
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
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Capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions,
decrease
d by
$408.0 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
. Expansion capital expenditures
decrease
d by
$424.8 million
(including a
$7.3 million
decrease
in capitalized interest) for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to decreases of (i) $237.0 million at the West Texas complex primarily due to the completion of Mentone Trains I and II that commenced operation in November 2018 and March 2019, respectively, (ii) $165.4 million at the DBM oil system primarily due to the completion of the ROTFs that commenced operation in the second quarter of 2018, and (iii) $110.5 million at the DBM water systems due to the completion of the water systems that commenced operation in the third and fourth quarters of 2018. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $80.7 million at the DJ Basin complex primarily due to ongoing construction of the Latham processing plant. Maintenance capital expenditures increased by
$16.7 million
for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to increases at the DBM oil system, DJ Basin complex and DJ Basin oil system.
Historical cash flow
.
The following table and discussion present a summary of our net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, investing activities and financing activities:
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands
2019
2018
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities
$
686,531
$
629,326
Investing activities
(2,865,168
)
(1,287,904
)
Financing activities
2,182,290
634,307
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
$
3,653
$
(24,271
)
Operating Activities
. Net cash provided by operating activities
increase
d for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, primarily due to the impact of changes in working capital items and increases in distributions from equity investments. Refer to
Operating Results
within this
Item 2
for a discussion of our results of operations as compared to the prior periods.
Investing Activities
. Net cash used in investing activities for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, included the following:
•
$2.0 billion of cash paid for the acquisition of AMA;
•
$704.4 million
of capital expenditures, primarily related to construction and expansion at the West Texas and DJ Basin complexes, DBM oil system and DBM water systems;
•
$92.5 million
of cash paid for the acquisition of the interest in Red Bluff Express;
•
$77.3 million
of capital contributions primarily paid to Cactus II, the TEFR Interests, Whitethorn LLC, Red Bluff Express and White Cliffs for construction activities; and
•
$17.1 million
of distributions received from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings.
Net cash used in investing activities for the
six months ended June 30, 2018
, included the following:
•
$1.1 billion
of capital expenditures, primarily related to construction and expansion at the West Texas and DJ Basin complexes, DBM oil system and DBM water systems;
•
$161.9 million of cash paid for the acquisitions of the interests in Whitethorn LLC and Cactus II;
•
$27.5 million of capital contributions paid to Cactus II, Whitethorn LLC and White Cliffs for construction activities; and
•
$13.6 million
of distributions received from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings.
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Financing Activities
. Net cash provided by financing activities for the
six months ended June 30, 2019
, included the following:
•
$2.0 billion of borrowings under the Term loan facility, net of issuance costs, which were used to fund the acquisition of AMA and to repay the APCWH Note Payable;
•
$700.0 million
of borrowings under the RCF, which were used for general partnership purposes, including to fund capital expenditures;
•
$456.9 million
of net contributions from Anadarko representing intercompany transactions attributable to the acquisition of AMA;
•
$439.6 million
of repayments of the total outstanding balance under the APCWH Note Payable;
•
$408.2 million
of distributions paid to WES unitholders;
•
$106.7 million
of distributions paid to the noncontrolling interest owners of WES Operating;
•
$28.0 million of repayments of the total outstanding balance under the WGP RCF, which matured in March 2019;
•
$11.0 million
of borrowings under the APCWH Note Payable, which were used to fund the construction of the DBM water systems;
•
$7.4 million
of capital contributions from Anadarko related to the above-market component of swap agreements; and
•
$3.8 million
of distributions paid to the noncontrolling interest owner of Chipeta.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the
six months ended June 30, 2018
, included the following:
•
$1.08 billion of net proceeds from the offering of the 4.500% Senior Notes due 2028 and 5.300% Senior Notes due 2048 in March 2018, after underwriting and original issue discounts and offering costs, which were used to repay amounts outstanding under the RCF and for general partnership purposes, including to fund capital expenditures;
•
$630.0 million
of repayments of outstanding borrowings under the RCF;
•
$256.8 million of borrowings under the RCF, net of extension costs, which were used for general partnership purposes, including to fund capital expenditures;
•
$244.7 million
of distributions paid to WES unitholders;
•
$190.1 million
of distributions paid to the noncontrolling interest owners of WES Operating;
•
$187.9 million
of borrowings under the APCWH Note Payable, which were used to fund the construction of the DBM water systems;
•
$157.3 million
of net contributions from Anadarko representing intercompany transactions attributable to the acquisition of AMA;
•
$28.1 million
of capital contributions from Anadarko related to the above-market component of swap agreements; and
•
$6.4 million
of distributions paid to the noncontrolling interest owner of Chipeta.
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Debt and credit facilities.
As of
June 30, 2019
, the carrying value of outstanding debt was
$7.5 billion
. See
Note 10—Debt and Interest Expense
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
Senior Notes
. At
June 30, 2019
, WES Operating was in compliance with all covenants under the indentures governing its outstanding notes.
WGP RCF.
In Fe
bruary 2018, we voluntarily reduced the aggregate commitments of the lenders under the WGP RCF to
$35.0 million
. The WGP RCF, which was previously available to be used to buy WES Operating common units and for general partnership purpo
ses, matured in March 2019 and the
$28.0 million
of outstanding borrowings were repaid.
Revolving credit facility.
In December 2018, WES Operating entered into an amendment to the RCF that (i) subject to the consummation of the Merger (see
Executive Summary—
Merger transactions
within this
Item 2
), increased the size of the RCF from
$1.5 billion
to
$2.0 billion
, while leaving the
$0.5 billion
accordion feature of the RCF unexercised, and (ii) effective on February 15, 2019, exercised one of the one-year extension options to extend the maturity date of the RCF from February 2023 to February 2024.
The RCF is expandable to a maximum of
$2.5 billion
and bears interest at LIBOR, plus applicable margins ranging from
1.00%
to
1.50%
, or an alternate base rate equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus
0.50%
, or (c) LIBOR plus
1.00%
, in each case plus applicable margins currently ranging from
zero
to
0.50%
, based upon WES Operating’s senior unsecured debt rating. A required quarterly facility fee is paid ranging from
0.125%
to
0.250%
of the commitment amount (whether used or unused), also based upon the senior unsecured debt rating.
The RCF contains certain covenants that limit, among other things, WES Operating’s ability, and that of certain of its subsidiaries, to incur additional indebtedness, grant certain liens, merge, consolidate or allow any material change in the character of its business, enter into certain affiliate transactions and use proceeds other than for partnership purposes. The RCF also contains various customary covenants, customary events of default and a maximum consolidated leverage ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter (which is defined as the ratio of consolidated indebtedness as of the last day of a fiscal quarter to Consolidated Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such day) of 5.0 to 1.0, or a consolidated leverage ratio of 5.5 to 1.0 with respect to quarters ending in the 270-day period immediately following certain acquisitions.
As of
June 30, 2019
, there was
$920.0 million
in outstanding borrowings and
$4.6 million
in outstanding letters of credit, resulting in
$1.1 billion
available for borrowing under the RCF. At
June 30, 2019
, the interest rate on the RCF was
3.71%
and the facility fee rate was
0.20%
. At
June 30, 2019
, WES Operating was in compliance with all covenants under the RCF.
Term loan facility.
In December 2018, WES Operating entered into a
$2.0 billion
364-day senior unsecured credit facility, the proceeds of which were used to fund substantially all of the cash portion of the consideration under the Merger Agreement and the payment of related transaction costs (see
Executive Summary—
Merger transactions
within this
Item 2
). The Term loan facility bears interest at LIBOR, plus applicable margins ranging from
1.000%
to
1.625%
, or an alternate base rate equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus
0.50%
, or (c) LIBOR plus
1.00%
, in each case as defined in the Term loan facility and plus applicable margins currently ranging from
zero
to
0.625%
, based upon WES Operating’s senior unsecured debt rating. Net cash proceeds received from future asset sales and debt or equity offerings must be used to repay amounts outstanding under the facility. The Term loan facility contains covenants and customary events of default that are substantially similar to those contained in the RCF.
In July 2019, WES Operating entered into an amendment to the Term loan facility to (i) extend the maturity date from February 2020 to December 2020, (ii) increase the commitments available under the Term loan facility from $2.0 billion to $3.0 billion, the incremental $1.0 billion of which may be drawn by WES Operating on or before September 30, 2019, and (iii) modify the provision requiring that all debt issuance proceeds be used to repay the Term loan facility to allow for a $1.0 billion carve out of debt offering proceeds.
As of
June 30, 2019
, there was
$2.0 billion
in outstanding borrowings under the Term loan facility. As of
June 30, 2019
, the interest rate on outstanding Term loan facility borrowings was
3.78%
and WES Operating was in compliance with all covenants under the Term loan facility.
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All of WES Operating’s notes and obligations under the RCF and Term loan facility are recourse to WES Operating GP. WES Operating GP is indemnified by wholly owned subsidiaries of Anadarko against any claims made against WES Operating GP for WES Operating’s long-term debt and/or borrowings under the RCF and Term loan facility.
APCWH Note Payable.
In June 2017, in connection with funding the construction of the APC water systems, which were acquired as part of the AMA acquisition, APCWH entered into an eight-year note payable agreement with Anadarko. This note payable had a maximum borrowing limit of
$500.0 million
, and accrued interest, which was payable upon maturity, at the applicable mid-term federal rate based on a quarterly compounding basis as determined by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. The APCWH Note Payable was repaid upon the consummation of the Merger (see
Executive Summary—
Merger transactions
within this
Item 2
).
Interest-rate swaps.
In December 2018 and March 2019, WES Operating entered into interest-rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of
$750.0 million
and
$375.0 million
, respectively, to manage interest rate risk associated with anticipated 2019 debt issuances. Pursuant to these swap agreements, a floating interest rate indexed to the three-month LIBOR was exchanged for a fixed interest rate. Depending on market conditions, liability management actions or other factors, WES Operating may settle or amend certain or all of the currently outstanding interest-rate swaps.
We do not apply hedge accounting and, therefore, gains and losses associated with the interest-rate swaps are recognized currently in earnings. For the three and
six months ended June 30, 2019
, non-cash losses of
$59.0 million
and
$94.6 million
, respectively, were recognized, which are included in Other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of the interest-rate swaps was a liability of
$102.6 million
and
$8.0 million
at
June 30, 2019
, and December 31,
2018
, respectively, which is reported in Accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. See
Note 10—Debt and Interest Expense
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
for additional information.
Credit risk
.
We bear credit risk through exposure to non-payment or non-performance by our counterparties, including Anadarko, financial institutions, customers and other parties. Generally, non-payment or non-performance results from a customer’s inability to satisfy payables to us for services rendered or volumes owed pursuant to gas imbalance agreements. We examine and monitor the creditworthiness of third-party customers and may establish credit limits for third-party customers.
We do not, however, maintain a credit limit with respect to Anadarko. Consequently, we are subject to the risk of non-payment or late payment by Anadarko for gathering, processing, transportation and disposal fees and for proceeds from the sale of residue, NGLs and condensate to Anadarko.
We expect our exposure to concentrated risk of non-payment or non-performance to continue for as long as we remain substantially dependent on Anadarko for our revenues. Additionally, we are exposed to credit risk on the note receivable from Anadarko. We are also party to agreements with Anadarko under which Anadarko is required to indemnify us for certain environmental claims, losses arising from rights-of-way claims, failures to obtain required consents or governmental permits and income taxes with respect to the assets acquired from Anadarko. See
Note 6—Transactions with Affiliates
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
Our ability to make distributions to our unitholders may be adversely impacted if Anadarko becomes unable to perform under the terms of gathering, processing, transportation and disposal agreements, natural gas and NGLs purchase agreements, Anadarko’s note payable to WES Operating, our and WES Operating’s omnibus agreements, the services and secondment agreement, or the contribution agreements.
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ITEMS AFFECTING THE COMPARABILITY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS WITH WES OPERATING
Our consolidated financial statements include the consolidated financial results of WES Operating. Our results of operations do not differ materially from the results of operations and cash flows of WES Operating, which are reconciled below.
Reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to WES to net income (loss) attributable to WES Operating.
The differences between net income (loss) attributable to WES and net income (loss) attributable to WES Operating are reconciled as follows:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands
2019
2018
2019
2018
Net income (loss) attributable to WES
$
169,594
$
100,184
$
288,254
$
231,711
Limited partner interests in WES Operating not held by WES
(1)
3,497
(35,828
)
94,962
10,670
General and administrative expenses
(2)
1,926
696
4,210
1,528
Other income (expense), net
(5
)
(48
)
(63
)
(83
)
Interest expense
—
308
245
1,371
Net income (loss) attributable to WES Operating
$
175,012
$
65,312
$
387,608
$
245,197
(1)
Represents the portion of net income (loss) allocated to the limited partner interests in WES Operating not held by WES. As of
June 30, 2019
and
2018
, the public held a 0% and 59.5% limited partner interest in WES Operating, respectively. Other subsidiaries of Anadarko separately held a 2.0% and 9.3% limited partner interest in WES Operating as of
June 30, 2019
and
2018
, respectively. Immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, the IDRs and the general partner units were converted into a non-economic general partner interest in WES Operating and WES Operating common units, and upon consummation of the Merger, all WES Operating common units held by the public and subsidiaries of Anadarko (other than common units held by WES, WES Operating GP and 6.4 million common units held by a subsidiary of Anadarko) were converted into WES common units. See
Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
(2)
Represents general and administrative expenses incurred by WES separate from, and in addition to, those incurred by WES Operating.
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Reconciliation of net cash provided by (used in) operating and financing activities.
The differences between net cash provided by (used in) operating and financing activities for WES and WES Operating are reconciled as follows:
Six Months Ended
June 30,
thousands
2019
2018
WES net cash provided by operating activities
$
686,531
$
629,326
General and administrative expenses
(1)
4,210
1,528
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense
(611
)
(148
)
Changes in working capital
355
(254
)
Other income (expense), net
(63
)
(83
)
Interest expense
245
1,371
Debt related amortization and other items, net
(21
)
(750
)
WES Operating net cash provided by operating activities
$
690,646
$
630,990
WES net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
$
2,182,290
$
634,307
Distributions to WES unitholders
(2)
408,234
244,658
Distributions to WES from WES Operating
(3)
(439,963
)
(247,638
)
Registration expenses related to the issuance of WES common units
855
—
WGP RCF costs
—
8
WGP RCF repayments
28,000
—
WES Operating net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
$
2,179,416
$
631,335
(1)
Represents general and administrative expenses incurred by WES separate from, and in addition to, those incurred by WES Operating.
(2)
Represents distributions to WES common unitholders paid under WES’s partnership agreement. See
Note 4—Partnership Distributions
and
Note 5—Equity and Partners’ Capital
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
(3)
Difference attributable to elimination upon consolidation of WES Operating’s distributions on partnership interests owned by WES. See
Note 4—Partnership Distributions
and
Note 5—Equity and Partners’ Capital
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
Noncontrolling interest.
WES Operating’s noncontrolling interest consists of the 25% interest in Chipeta held by a third-party member (see
Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
for further information).
WES Operating distributions.
Prior to the closing of the Merger, WES Operating’s partnership agreement required WES Operating to distribute all of its available cash (as defined in its partnership agreement) to WES Operating unitholders of record on the applicable record date within 45 days of the end of each quarter.
Immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, the IDRs and the general partner units were converted into WES Operating common units, and upon consummation of the Merger, all WES Operating common units held by the public and subsidiaries of Anadarko (other than common units held by WES, WES Operating GP and 6.4 million common units held by a subsidiary of Anadarko) were converted into WES common units. Beginning in the first quarter of 2019, WES Operating makes distributions to WES and a subsidiary of Anadarko in respect of their proportionate share of limited partner interests in WES Operating. For the quarter ended March 31, 2019, WES Operating distributed $283.3 million to its limited partners. For the quarter ended
June 30, 2019
, WES Operating will distribute
$288.1 million
to its limited partners. See
Note 5
.
WES Operating LTIP.
Concurrently with the closing of the Merger, we assumed the Western Gas Partners, LP 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan. See
Note 6—Transactions with Affiliates
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
for further information.
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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
Our contractual obligations include, among other things, a revolving credit facility, other third-party long-term debt, capital obligations related to expansion projects and various operating and finance leases. Refer to
Note 10—Debt and Interest Expense
,
Note 12—Commitments and Contingencies
and
Note 11—Leases
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for an update to contractual obligations as of
June 30, 2019
.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements other than short-term operating leases and standby letters of credit. The information pertaining to operating leases and standby letters of credit required for this item is provided under
Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
,
Note 11—Leases
and
Note 10—Debt and Interest Expense
, respectively, included in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS
See
Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Commodity price risk.
Certain of our processing services are provided under percent-of-proceeds and keep-whole agreements in which Anadarko is typically responsible for the marketing of the natural gas, condensate and NGLs. Under percent-of-proceeds agreements, we receive a specified percentage of the net proceeds from the sale of residue and/or NGLs. Under keep-whole agreements, we keep 100% of the NGLs produced and the processed natural gas, or value of the natural gas, is returned to the producer, and because some of the gas is used and removed during processing, we compensate the producer for the amount of gas used and removed in processing by supplying additional gas or by paying an agreed-upon value for the gas used.
For the
six months ended June 30, 2019
,
93%
of our wellhead natural gas volumes (excluding equity investments) and
100%
of our crude oil and produced water throughput (excluding equity investments) were attributable to fee-based contracts. A 10% increase or decrease in commodity prices would not have a material impact on our operating income (loss), financial condition or cash flows for the next twelve months, excluding the effect of imbalances described below.
We bear a limited degree of commodity price risk with respect to settlement of natural gas imbalances that arise from differences in gas volumes received into our systems and gas volumes delivered by us to customers, as well as instances where actual liquids recovery or fuel usage varies from the contractually stipulated amounts. Natural gas volumes owed to or by us that are subject to monthly cash settlement are valued according to the terms of the contract as of the balance sheet dates, and generally reflect market index prices. Other natural gas volumes owed to or by us are valued at our weighted-average cost of natural gas as of the balance sheet dates and are settled in-kind. Our exposure to the impact of changes in commodity prices on outstanding imbalances depends on the timing of settlement of the imbalances.
Interest rate risk.
The Federal Open Market Committee raised its target range for the federal funds rate four separate times during 2018. These increases, and any future increases, in the federal funds rate will ultimately result in an increase in financing costs. As of
June 30, 2019
, we had
$920.0 million
in outstanding borrowings under the RCF and
$2.0 billion
in outstanding borrowings under the Term loan facility. The RCF and Term loan facility each bear interest at a rate based on LIBOR or an alternative base rate at WES Operating’s option. While a 10% change in the applicable benchmark interest rate would not materially impact interest expense on outstanding borrowings under the RCF and Term loan facility, it would impact the fair value of the Senior Notes at
June 30, 2019
.
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In December 2018 and March 2019, WES Operating entered into interest-rate swap agreements to manage interest rate risk associated with anticipated 2019 debt issuances. At
June 30, 2019
, we had a net derivative liability position of
$102.6 million
related to interest-rate swaps. A 10% increase or decrease in the LIBOR interest rate curve would change the aggregate fair value of outstanding interest-rate swap agreements by $28.6 million. However, any change in the interest rate derivative gain or loss could be substantially offset by changes in actual borrowing costs associated with anticipated 2019 debt issuances. See
Note 10—Debt and Interest Expense
in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under
Part I
,
Item 1
of this Form
10-Q
.
Additional variable-rate debt may be incurred in the future, either under the RCF or other financing sources, including commercial bank borrowings or debt issuances.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
.
The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of WES’s general partner and WES Operating GP (for purposes of this Item 4, “Management”) performed an evaluation of WES and WES Operating’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. WES and WES Operating’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, Management concluded that WES and WES Operating’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of
June 30, 2019
.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
.
There were no changes in WES or WES Operating’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended
June 30, 2019
, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, WES or WES Operating’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Kerr-McGee Gathering LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of WES, is currently in negotiations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) and the State of Colorado with respect to alleged non-compliance with the leak detection and repair requirements of the federal Clean Air Act (“LDAR requirements”) at its Fort Lupton facility in the DJ Basin complex and WGR Operating, LP, another wholly owned subsidiary of WES, is in negotiations with the EPA and the State of Wyoming with respect to alleged non-compliance with LDAR requirements at its Granger, Wyoming facility. Although management cannot predict the outcome of settlement discussions in these matters, management believes that it is reasonably likely a resolution of these matters will result in a fine or penalty for each matter in excess of $100,000.
Except as discussed above, we are not a party to any legal, regulatory or administrative proceedings other than proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that there are no such proceedings for which a final disposition could have a material adverse effect on results of operations, cash flows or financial condition, or for which disclosure is otherwise required by Item 103 of Regulation S-K.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Security holders and potential investors in our securities should carefully consider the risk factors included below, as well as those set forth under Part I, Item 1A in our Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2018
, together with all of the other information included in this document, and in our other public filings, press releases and public discussions with management. Additionally, for a full discussion of the risks associated with Anadarko’s business, see Item 1A under Part I in Anadarko’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2018
, Anadarko’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and Anadarko’s other public filings, press releases and public discussions with Anadarko management. We have identified these risk factors as important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any written or oral forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf.
Our general partner is owned by Anadarko, which has announced its entry into the Occidental Merger Agreement. If the Occidental Merger is completed, Occidental will own and control our general partner. Occidental’s ownership of our general partner may result in conflicts of interest.
Anadarko entered into the Occidental Merger Agreement in May 2019, which provides for a series of transactions whereby Anadarko will be merged with and into an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental. Following the completion of the Occidental Merger, the directors and officers of our general partner and its affiliates will have duties to manage our general partner in a manner that is beneficial to Occidental, who would be the owner of our general partner. At the same time, our general partner will have duties to manage us in a manner that is beneficial to our unitholders. Therefore, following the completion of the Occidental Merger, our general partner’s duties to us may conflict with the duties of its officers and directors to Occidental. As a result of these conflicts of interest following the Occidental Merger, our general partner may favor its own interest or the interests of Occidental or its owners or affiliates over the interest of our unitholders.
Furthermore, we rely on Anadarko for a substantial portion of the natural gas, crude oil, NGLs and produced water that we gather, treat, process, transport and/or dispose of. Following the completion of the Occidental Merger, our future prospects will depend upon Occidental’s growth strategy and drilling program, including the level of drilling and completion activity by Occidental in acreage dedicated to us. Additional conflicts may also arise in the future following the Occidental Merger associated with (1) the allocation of capital and the allocation of costs between Occidental and us, (2) the amount of time devoted by the officers and directors of Occidental to its business in relation to us and (3) future business opportunities that are pursued by Occidental and us.
We will be subject to business uncertainties while the Occidental Merger is pending, which could adversely affect our businesses.
Uncertainty about the effect of the Occidental Merger on employees and customers may have an adverse effect on us. These uncertainties may impair Anadarko’s ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel involved in our operations until the Occidental Merger is completed and for a period of time thereafter and could cause customers and others that deal with us to seek to change their existing business relationships with us. Anadarko’s employee retention may be challenging during the pendency of the merger, as employees may experience uncertainty about their future roles. In addition, the Occidental Merger Agreement restricts Anadarko and us from entering into certain corporate transactions, entering into certain material contracts, making certain changes to our capital budget, incurring certain indebtedness and taking other specified actions without the consent of Occidental, and generally requires us to continue our operations in the ordinary course of business during the pendency of the Occidental Merger. These restrictions may prevent us from pursuing attractive business opportunities or adjusting our capital plan prior to the completion of the Occidental Merger.
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Anadarko may be subject to lawsuits relating to the Occidental Merger, which, because we are substantially dependent on Anadarko as our primary customer and the controlling party of our general partner, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
Anadarko, Occidental and/or their respective directors and officers, including certain of Anadarko’s officers that serve as members of our general partner’s Board of Directors, may be subject to lawsuits relating to the Occidental Merger. Such litigation is very common in connection with acquisitions of public companies, regardless of any merits related to the underlying acquisition. While Anadarko will evaluate and defend against any actions vigorously, the costs of the defense of such lawsuits and other effects of such litigation could, because we are substantially dependent on Anadarko as our primary customer and the controlling party of our general partner, have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
Completion of the Occidental Merger is subject to a number of conditions, and if these conditions are not satisfied or waived, the Occidental Merger will not be completed. Failure to complete, or significant delays in completing, the Occidental Merger could negatively affect the trading price of our common units and our future business and financial results.
Completion of the Occidental Merger is subject to satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions, including (1) the adoption of the Occidental Merger Agreement by Anadarko stockholders, (2) the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, as amended, applicable to the Occidental Merger (the U.S. Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of the applicable waiting period on June 3, 2019), (3) the absence of any order or law prohibiting consummation of the Occidental Merger, (4) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by Occidental pursuant to which the shares of Occidental common stock to be issued in connection with the Occidental Merger will be registered with the SEC (the Registration Statement was declared effective on July 11, 2019) and (5) the authorization for listing on the NYSE of the shares of Occidental common stock to be issued in connection with the Occidental Merger. There can be no assurance that the conditions to the completion of the Occidental Merger will be satisfied or waived or that the Occidental Merger will be completed.
If the Occidental Merger is not completed, or if there are significant delays in completing the Occidental Merger, the trading price of our common units and our future business and financial results could be negatively affected, and we will be subject to several risks, including the following:
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the requirement that Anadarko pay Occidental a termination fee of $1.0 billion under certain circumstances provided in the Occidental Merger Agreement;
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negative reactions from the financial markets, including declines in the price of our common units due to the fact that the current price may reflect a market assumption that the Occidental Merger will be completed;
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Anadarko having to pay certain transaction expenses and other costs relating to the Occidental Merger; and
•
the attention of Anadarko’s management, including certain of Anadarko’s officers that also serve as our officers or members of our general partner’s Board of Directors, may have been diverted to the Occidental Merger rather than Anadarko’s own operations and pursuit of other opportunities that could have been beneficial to Anadarko and to us.
The Occidental Merger Agreement limits Anadarko’s ability to pursue alternatives to the Occidental Merger.
The Occidental Merger Agreement contains provisions that may discourage a third party from submitting a competing proposal that might result in greater value to Anadarko stockholders, and ultimately to our unitholders, than the Occidental Merger. These provisions include a general prohibition on Anadarko from soliciting or, subject to certain exceptions relating to the exercise of fiduciary duties by its board, entering into discussions with any third party regarding any competing proposal or offer for a competing transaction.
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Implementation of new Colorado Senate Bill 19-181 may increase costs and limit oil and natural gas exploration and production operations in the state, which could have a material adverse effect on our customers in Colorado and significantly reduce demand for our services in the state.
On April 16, 2019, Senate Bill 19-181 was signed into law in Colorado. The new legislation reforms oversight of oil and natural gas exploration and production activities in the state. The mission of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (“COGCC”) has changed from fostering energy development in the state, to instead regulating the industry in a manner that is protective of public health and safety and the environment. The new legislation also authorizes Colorado cities and counties to take on an increased role in regulating oil and natural gas operations within their jurisdictions including in a manner that may be more stringent than state-level rules, and a few local governments have passed temporary moratorium on new oil and natural gas projects until the local governments have passed their own rules implementing the new law. The composition of the COGCC commissioners has also been changed under the new law, with the COGCC adding a commissioner with public health expertise. The COGCC is now tasked with undertaking several reviews of existing regulations and new or amended rulemakings, with priority given to implementing the new public health, safety and environmental priorities, cumulative impacts, and local government assistance and interaction. Moreover, the new law requires the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Division to adopt additional air quality rules to minimize emissions from oil and natural gas activities. While the COGCC has already rejected calls for a complete moratorium on new oil and natural gas projects, it issued a set of “Objective Criteria” in May 2019 upon which the COGCC will determine whether a pending permit will be subject to “additional review” to determine compliance with Senate Bill 19-181, pending completion of certain COGCC rulemakings necessary to implement the new law. Timing for issuance of new or amended rules pursuant to Senate Bill 19-181 is currently unknown, with hearings planned in late 2019 and extending into 2020. Implementation of this new law could limit operations, including due to delays in the state issuing new drilling permits, and result in increased operational costs, which developments could have a material adverse effect on our customers in Colorado, which could significantly reduce demand for our midstream services in the state.
We are exposed to the credit risk of third-party customers, and any material non-payment or non-performance by these parties, including with respect to our gathering, processing, transportation and disposal agreements, could reduce our ability to make distributions to our unitholders.
On some of our systems, we rely on third-party customers for substantially all of our revenues related to those assets. The loss of all or even a portion of the contracted volumes of these customers, as a result of competition, creditworthiness, inability to negotiate extensions, replacements of contracts or otherwise, could reduce our ability to make cash distributions to our unitholders. Further, to the extent any of our third-party customers is in financial distress or enters bankruptcy proceedings, the related customer contracts may be renegotiated at lower rates or rejected altogether. For example, Sanchez Energy Corporation, which is the upstream operator for substantially all of the natural gas, crude oil and NGLs we gather and process in the Eagleford Basin, and which directly represents 9% of our natural gas gathering, treating and transportation volumes, 1% of our crude oil, NGLs and produced water volumes (excluding equity investment volumes), and directly and indirectly 7% of our natural gas processing volumes, has recently elected to defer making an interest payment on its 6.125% Senior Notes due 2023. The indenture governing the 6.125% Senior Notes provides for a 30-day grace period, which expires on August 14, 2019, to make the scheduled interest payment. If Sanchez were to enter bankruptcy, our earnings in the Eagleford Basin could be materially and adversely impacted. Any materially negative impact on such earnings may also result in impairments to the carrying value of our Eagleford assets.
The tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships or an investment in our common units could be subject to potential legislative, judicial or administrative changes and differing interpretations, possibly on a retroactive basis.
The present U.S. federal income tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships, including us, or an investment in our common units may be modified by administrative, legislative or judicial interpretation at any time. From time to time, members of Congress have proposed and considered substantive changes to the existing U.S. federal income tax laws that would affect publicly traded partnerships, including elimination of partnership tax treatment for publicly traded partnerships. For example, the “Clean Energy for America Act”, which is similar to legislation that was commonly proposed during the Obama Administration, was introduced in the Senate on May 2, 2019. If enacted, this proposal would, among other things, repeal Section 7704(d)(1)(E) of the Code, upon which we rely for our status as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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In addition, the Treasury Department has issued, and in the future may issue, regulations interpreting those laws that affect publicly traded partnerships. There can be no assurance that there will not be further changes to U.S. federal income tax laws or the Treasury Department’s interpretation of the qualifying income rules in a manner that could impact our ability to qualify as a partnership in the future. We believe the income that we treat as qualifying satisfies the requirements under current regulations.
We are unable to predict whether any changes or proposals will ultimately be enacted. Any modification to the U.S. federal income tax laws and interpretations thereof may or may not be retroactively applied and could make it more difficult or impossible for us to meet the exception to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and could negatively impact the value of an investment in our common units.
You are urged to consult with your own tax advisor with respect to the status of regulatory or administrative developments and proposals and their potential effect on your investment in our common units.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
PIK Class C units
. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, in connection with the quarterly distribution for the Class C units, WES Operating issued
308,723
additional Class C units to AMH, a subsidiary of Anadarko.
WES Operating common units issued in connection with the Merger
. On February 28, 2019, WES, WES Operating, Anadarko and certain of their affiliates consummated the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Immediately prior to the closing, (i) the Class C units converted into WES Operating common units on a one-for-one basis; (ii) WES Operating and WES Operating GP caused the conversion of the IDRs and the 2,583,068 general partner units in WES Operating held by WES Operating GP into a non-economic general partner interest in WES Operating and
105,624,704
WES Operating common units, and (iii) WES Operating issued
45,760,201
common units to subsidiaries of Anadarko as consideration for AMA.
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibits designated by an asterisk (*) are filed herewith and those designated with asterisks (**) are furnished herewith; all exhibits not so designated are incorporated herein by reference to a prior filing as indicated.
Exhibit
Number
Description
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2.
1
Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement by and among Western Gas Partners, LP, Western Gas Holdings, LLC, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, WGR Holdings, LLC, Western Gas Resources, Inc., WGR Asset Holding Company LLC, Western Gas Operating, LLC and WGR Operating, LP, dated as of May 14, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2008, File No. 001-34046).
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2.
2
Contribution Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2008, by and among Western Gas Resources, Inc., WGR Asset Holding Company LLC, WGR Holdings, LLC, Western Gas Holdings, LLC, Western Gas Partners, LP, Western Gas Operating, LLC and WGR Operating, LP. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2008, File No. 001-34046).
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2.
3
Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2009, by and among Western Gas Resources, Inc., WGR Asset Holding Company LLC, Anadarko Uintah Midstream, LLC, WGR Holdings, LLC, Western Gas Holdings, LLC, WES GP, Inc., Western Gas Partners, LP, Western Gas Operating, LLC and WGR Operating, LP. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 23, 2009, File No. 001-34046).
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2.
4
Contribution Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2010 by and among Western Gas Resources, Inc., WGR Asset Holding Company LLC, Mountain Gas Resources LLC, WGR Holdings, LLC, Western Gas Holdings, LLC, WES GP, Inc., Western Gas Partners, LP, Western Gas Operating, LLC and WGR Operating, LP. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2010 File No. 001-34046).
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2.
5
Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2010, by and among Western Gas Resources, Inc., WGR Asset Holding Company LLC, WGR Holdings, LLC, Western Gas Holdings, LLC, WES GP, Inc., Western Gas Partners, LP, Western Gas Operating, LLC and WGR Operating, LP. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 5, 2010, File No. 001-34046).
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2.
6
Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of January 14, 2011, by and among Western Gas Partners, LP, Kerr-McGee Gathering LLC and Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 18, 2011 File No. 001-34046).
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2.
7
Contribution Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2011, by and among Western Gas Resources, Inc., WGR Asset Holding Company LLC, WGR Holdings, LLC, Western Gas Holdings, LLC, WES GP, Inc., Western Gas Partners, LP, Western Gas Operating, LLC and WGR Operating, LP. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 15, 2011, File No. 001-34046).
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2.
8
Contribution Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2013, by and among Anadarko Marcellus Midstream, L.L.C., Western Gas Partners, LP, Western Gas Operating, LLC, WGR Operating, LP, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2013, File No. 001-34046).
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2.
9
Contribution Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, by and among WGR Asset Holding Company LLC, APC Midstream Holdings, LLC, Western Gas Partners, LP, Western Gas Operating, LLC, WGR Operating, LP and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.9 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2014, File No. 001-34046).
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2.
10
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 28, 2014, by and among Western Gas Partners, LP, Maguire Midstream LLC and Nuevo Midstream, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 28, 2014, File No. 001-34046).
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2.
11
Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2015, by and among WGR Asset Holding Company LLC, Delaware Basin Midstream, LLC, Western Gas Partners, LP, and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2015, File No. 001-34046).
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2.
12
Amendment No. 1 to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2017, by and between WGR Asset Holding Company LLC and Delaware Basin Midstream, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2017, File No. 001-34046).
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Exhibit
Number
Description
#
2.
13
Contribution Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2016, by and among WGR Asset Holding Company, LLC, APC Midstream Holdings, LLC, Western Gas Partners, LP, Western Gas Operating, LLC, WGR Operating, LP and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2016, File No. 001-34046).
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2.
14
Interest Swap and Purchase Agreement, dated February 9, 2017, among Western Gas Partners, LP, WGR Operating, LP, Delaware Basin JV Gathering, LLC, Williams Partners L.P., Williams Midstream Gas Services LLC and Appalachia Midstream Services, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 9, 2017, File No. 001-34046).
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2.
15
Contribution Agreement and Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 7, 2018, by and among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, APC Midstream Holdings, LLC, Western Gas Equity Partners, LP, Western Gas Equity Holdings, LLC, Western Gas Partners, LP, Western Gas Holdings, LLC, Clarity Merger Sub, LLC, WGR Asset Holding Company LLC, WGR Operating, LP, Kerr-McGee Gathering LLC, Kerr-McGee Worldwide Corporation and Delaware Basin Midstream, LLC, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Western Gas Equity Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2018, File No. 001-35753).
3.
1
Certificate of Limited Partnership of Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Western Gas Equity Partners, LP filed on November 5, 2012, File No. 333-184763).
3.
2
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Limited Partnership of Western Gas Equity Partners, LP, effective as of February 28, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Western Midstream Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2019, File No. 001-35753).
3.
3
First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Western Gas Equity Partners, LP, dated as of December 12, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Western Gas Equity Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2012, File No. 001-35753).
3.
4
Amendment No. 1 to First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Western Gas Equity Partners, LP, dated November 9, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Western Gas Equity Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2017, File No. 001-35753).
3.
5
Amendment No. 2 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Western Midstream Partners, LP, dated as of February 28, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to Western Midstream Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2019, File No. 001-35753).
3.
6
Certificate of Formation of Western Gas Equity Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Western Gas Equity Partners, LP’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on November 5, 2012, File No. 333-184763).
3.
7
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Formation of Western Gas Equity Holdings, LLC, effective as of February 28, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Western Midstream Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2019, File No. 001-35753).
3.
8
Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Western Midstream Holdings, LLC, dated as of February 28, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to Western Midstream Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2019, File No. 001-35753).
3.
9
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Western Midstream Holdings, LLC, dated February 28, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Western Midstream Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 26, 2019, File No. 001-35753).
3.
10
Certificate of Limited Partnership of Western Gas Partners, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on October 15, 2007, File No. 333-146700).
3.
11
Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Western Midstream Operating, LP, dated as of February 28, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Western Midstream Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2019, File No. 001-35753).
3.
12
Certificate of Formation of Western Gas Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on October 15, 2007, File No. 333-146700).
3.
13
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Formation of Western Gas Holdings, LLC, effective as of February 28, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Western Midstream Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2019, File No. 001-35753).
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Exhibit
Number
Description
3.
14
Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Western Midstream Operating GP, LLC, dated as of February 28, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.8 to Western Midstream Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2019, File No. 001-35753).
3.
15
Certificate of Merger of Clarity Merger Sub, LLC with and into Western Gas Partners, LP, effective as of February 28, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Western Midstream Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2019, File No. 001-35753).
4.
1
Specimen Unit Certificate for the Common Units (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on June 13, 2008, File No. 001-34046).
4.
2
Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2011, among Western Gas Partners, LP, as Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, as Guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2011, File No. 001-34046).
4.
3
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2011, among Western Gas Partners, LP, as Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, as Guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2011, File No. 001-34046).
4.
4
Form of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3, which is included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.2, to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2011, File No. 001-34046).
4.
5
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 28, 2012, among Western Gas Partners, LP, as Issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 28, 2012, File No. 001-34046).
4.
6
Form of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2, which is included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1, to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 28, 2012, File No. 001-34046).
4.
7
Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 20, 2014, among Western Gas Partners, LP, as Issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 20, 2014, File No. 001-34046).
4.
8
Form of 5.450% Senior Notes due 2044 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4, which is included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.2, to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 20, 2014, File No. 001-34046).
4.
9
Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2015, among Western Gas Partners, LP, as Issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 4, 2015, File No. 001-34046).
4.
10
Form of 3.950% Senior Notes due 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2, which is included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1, to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 4, 2015, File No. 001-34046).
4.
11
Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 12, 2016, among Western Gas Partners, LP, as Issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 12, 2016, File No. 001-34046).
4.
12
Form of 4.650% Senior Notes due 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2, which is included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1, to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 12, 2016, File No. 001-34046).
4.
13
Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 2, 2018, among Western Gas Partners, LP, as Issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 2, 2018, File No. 001-34046).
4.
14
Form of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2028 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2, which is included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.1, to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 2, 2018, File No. 001-34046).
4.
15
Form of 5.300% Senior Notes due 2048 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3, which is included as Exhibit A-2 to Exhibit 4.1, to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 2, 2018, File No. 001-34046).
4.
16
Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 9, 2018, by and between Western Gas Partners, LP, as Issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2018, File No. 001-34046).
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Exhibit
Number
Description
4.
17
Form of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2028 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2, which is included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.1, to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K file on August 9, 2018, File No. 001-34046).
4.
18
Form of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2048 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3, which is included as Exhibit A-2 to Exhibit 4.1, to Western Gas Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K file on August 9, 2018, File No. 001-34046).
10.
1
First Amendment to 364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2019, among Western Midstream Operating, LP, as the Borrower, Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Western Midstream Partners, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2019, File No. 001-35753).
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31.
1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Western Midstream Partners, LP.
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31.
2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Western Midstream Partners, LP.
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31.
3
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Western Midstream Operating, LP.
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31.
4
Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Western Midstream Operating, LP.
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32.
1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Western Midstream Partners, LP.
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32.
2
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Western Midstream Operating, LP.
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Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, the registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
July 31, 2019
/s/ Robin H. Fielder
Robin H. Fielder
President and Chief Executive Officer
Western Midstream Holdings, LLC
(as general partner of Western Midstream Partners, LP)
July 31, 2019
/s/ Jaime R. Casas
Jaime R. Casas
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Western Midstream Holdings, LLC
(as general partner of Western Midstream Partners, LP)
WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
July 31, 2019
/s/ Robin H. Fielder
Robin H. Fielder
President and Chief Executive Officer
Western Midstream Operating GP, LLC
(as general partner of Western Midstream Operating, LP)
July 31, 2019
/s/ Jaime R. Casas
Jaime R. Casas
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Western Midstream Operating GP, LLC
(as general partner of Western Midstream Operating, LP)
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