2021
ANNUAL
REPORT
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Except for statements of historical fact, this
report constitutes forward-looking statements
as defined by federal law. Forward-looking
statements may sometimes be identified
by words and phrases such as: long-term,
resilient, short-term, consistent, dependable,
strategy, will, plan, remains, continue, future,
provide, committed, depend, expect, project,
ensure, focus, dedication, transition, years to
come and similar references to future periods.
Although management of Magellan Midstream
Partners, L.P. believes such statements are
based on reasonable assumptions, such
statements necessarily involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties that may
cause actual stated and implied outcomes
to be materially different. You are urged to
carefully review and consider the cautionary
statements and other disclosures, including
the list of important factors that could cause
future results to differ materially from our
expectations, made in our accompanying 2021
Annual Report on Form 10-K, especially under
the headings “Risk Factors” and “Forward-
Looking Statements.”
Magellan owns the longest refined products pipeline system in
the country. We can tap into nearly 50% of the nation’s refining
capacity and store more than 100 million barrels of petroleum
products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel and crude oil.
LETTER FROM THE CEO
M I C H A E L N . M E A R S
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
FEBRUARY 2022
Magellan celebrated 20 years as a public company
in 2021. During our entire history, we have
intentionally managed our business in a disciplined
manner while focusing on maximizing long-term
value for our investors.
From the simplification of our capital structure,
periods of significant but disciplined growth,
volatile commodity price swings and demand
shocks of the recent pandemic, Magellan has
demonstrated continued stability throughout
various business cycles. Our resilient business
model and financial strength position us well to
respond to near-term challenges and opportunities
while successfully managing our company for
the long term.
For the past 20 years, Magellan has offered
investors a consistent value proposition —
dependable quarterly cash distributions from
an essential straight-forward business model,
combined with a strong financial profile and a
proven track record of disciplined focus on
long-term value creation.
RESILIENC Y AND RECOVERY
Overall, 2021 was a year of resiliency and recovery
for our nation and our company. As the country
moved toward reopening and resumed travel,
economic and drilling activity, Magellan benefited
from a robust return of demand for gasoline, diesel
fuel and aviation fuel. We are honored to serve our
country by Moving What Moves America®, ensuring
safe and reliable access to the essential fuels that
enable our everyday lives.
Efficiency and discipline remain key to Magellan’s
strategy. Through our ongoing business
optimization efforts, we have identified significant
cost savings and process improvements throughout
the organization. Started in late 2019, this initiative has
served us well to ensure we are operating as efficiently
as possible, especially considering the current
inflationary environment, while safeguarding the
integrity of our assets.
Improved refined products demand as well as our
successes in improving efficiency contributed to
Magellan generating solid financial results
during the year.
We are honored to serve our
country by Moving What Moves
America®, ensuring safe and reliable
access to the essential fuels that
enable our everyday lives.
Magellan also regularly reviews our asset portfolio
for opportunities to unlock incremental value for
investors. During 2021, we sold a portion of our
interest in our Pasadena, Texas marine terminal joint
venture, while retaining a meaningful position in this
strategic export facility.
We also agreed to sell our independent terminals
network, comprised of 26 locations primarily in the
southeastern United States. Though we still await
regulatory approval for this sale, we expect to
close by mid-2022.
With our strong balance sheet, Magellan is in the
fortunate position of only choosing to sell assets
if we believe it to be in the best long-term interest of
our investors. On a combined basis, these asset sales
will generate proceeds in excess of $700 million, which
we plan to redeploy consistent with our
capital allocation priorities.
CO N T I N U E D
REFINED PRODUCTS ASSETS
Refined Products Pipeline
Refined Products Terminal
Refined Products Joint Venture Terminal
Independent Refined Products
Terminal (sale pending)
CRUDE OIL ASSETS
Crude Oil Pipeline
Crude Oil Joint Venture Pipeline
Crude Oil Terminal
Crude Oil Joint Venture Terminal
Magellan remains focused
on delivering long-term
value for our investors
through a disciplined
combination of capital
investments, cash
distributions and equity
repurchases.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
OPERATING STATISTICS
Operating Profit
($ in millions)
2021
2020
2019
Refined Products
Pipeline Shipments
(million barrels)
2021
2020
2019
$1,200
550
Distributable Cash Flow
($ in millions)
Crude Oil
Pipeline Shipments
(million barrels)
2021
2020
2019
2021
2020
2019
$1,300
325
Cash Distributions
(declared per unit)
Crude Oil Terminal
Average Utilization
(million barrels per month)
2021
2020
2019
2021
2020
2019
$4.15
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Looking ahead, Magellan
remains committed to
maximizing investor value,
with a strong financial
position, proven discipline
and resilient business model
to serve the nation’s energy
needs for years to come.
DISCIPLINED APPROACH TO
C APITAL ALLOC ATION
master limited partnerships and within the
broader midstream space.
Magellan remains focused on delivering long-
term value for our investors through a disciplined
combination of capital investments, cash distributions
and equity repurchases.
Magellan has a proven track record of delivering
superior returns on invested capital. Although the
current environment for new large-scale projects is
challenging, we continue to assess additional capital
investments to create future value for our investors.
We currently plan to spend $50 million in
2022 to complete projects already committed,
including expansions of our pipeline system to
transport additional refined products to New
Mexico and Colorado. Both of these expansions are
fully underwritten by commitments from strong
counter parties and provide attractive returns,
underscoring the flexibility of our network to respond
to changing market dynamics.
Magellan remains patient and committed to our
disciplined investment approach.
We also delivered on our commitment to maximize
investor value with nearly $525 million of equity
repurchases during the year as well as an increase to
our quarterly cash distribution. This increase marked
20 uninterrupted years of annual distribution growth
for our company, which sets Magellan apart among
In total, we returned a record $1.4 billion to our
investors during 2021 through a combination of
consistent cash distributions and equity repurchases,
an increase of 19% over 2020, all while maintaining the
strength of our sector-leading financial metrics.
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
Energy transition and the long-term outlook for
petroleum products have become recent topics of
interest. However, the global pandemic and mid-
2021 fuel emergency resulting from a third-party
U.S. pipeline cyberattack served as strong reminders
that our nation and the world very much depend on
an abundance of crude oil and refined petroleum
products to function.
People expect gasoline will be readily accessible for
their daily commutes and family activities, that diesel
fuel will be available for farmers to harvest crops and
for truckers to transport retail goods. The well-being of
our entire economy depends on these essential fuels.
We expect Magellan’s business to stay healthy
for decades. Industry and government forecasts
project petroleum products to remain essential to
our nation’s everyday lives for many years to come.
The fundamental features of our business strategy
are proven, and we will adapt as the needs of our
customers and markets evolve.
CO N T I N U E D
Magellan is a best-in-class company in the
energy sector from almost every perspective:
financial performance, dedication to operational
safety and company culture. From the very
beginning, we have been intentional about building
the company on these strong principles to ensure
our long-term success.
Aaron Milford will be my successor as president and
chief executive officer. Aaron currently serves as
Magellan’s chief operating officer and has also spent
his entire career at the company. His leadership
capabilities, strategic vision and disciplined approach
will ensure a seamless transition.
Looking ahead, Magellan remains committed to
maximizing investor value, with a strong financial
position, proven discipline and resilient business
model to serve the nation’s energy needs for
years to come.
On behalf of our more than 1,700 employees, we
thank you for your investment in Magellan.
LIVING OUR PRINCIPLES
Magellan’s most important social responsibility is to
safely and reliably transport and store the fuels that
our nation relies on every day.
For two decades, Magellan has focused on long-term,
sustainable operations in all aspects of our business.
Our dedicated workforce spends significant time
and resources each year to ensure the integrity of
our assets and to protect the communities where
we live and work. Further, our employees are
empowered to make decisions every day that align
with our fundamental focus on safety to ensure our
company’s success.
To reinforce the importance of this responsibility, our
annual incentive program for all employees has been
linked to key environmental and safety metrics since
the very beginning.
In addition, Magellan has designed a responsible
governance structure, with an independent board
elected by our investors, and fostered a culture
considered to be an industry leader for integrity,
trustworthiness and simply doing the right thing.
LOOKING AHE AD
In January, I announced my upcoming retirement on
April 30. I have spent my entire career supporting
Magellan’s assets and couldn’t be more proud of the
organization we have created over the last 20 years
as a public company.
(Mark One)
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021
or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 1-16335
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
73-1599053
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Williams Center, P.O. Box 22186, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74121-2186
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(918) 574-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Common Units
Trading Symbol(s)
MMP
Name of Each Exchange on
Which Registered
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. Yes ☒ No o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
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. Yes ☒ No o
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). Yes ☒ No o
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.
Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐
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. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of
the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.
7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting and non-voting common units held by non-affiliates computed by
reference to the price at which the common units were last sold as of June 30, 2021 was $10,802,833,233.
As of February 16, 2022, there were 212,393,262 common units outstanding.
Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement prepared for the solicitation of proxies in connection with the 2022 Annual
Meeting of Limited Partners are to be incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 1.
PART I
Business .......................................................................................................................................
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors .................................................................................................................................
ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments ........................................................................................................
ITEM 2.
Properties .....................................................................................................................................
ITEM 3.
Legal Proceedings ........................................................................................................................
ITEM 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures ..............................................................................................................
ITEM 5.
PART II
Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases
of Equity Securities .................................................................................................................
ITEM 7.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ......
ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ....................................................
ITEM 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ...........................................................................
ITEM 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure .....
ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures ..............................................................................................................
ITEM 9B. Other Information ........................................................................................................................
PART III
ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance ..........................................................
ITEM 11.
Executive Compensation .............................................................................................................
ITEM 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters .....................................................................................................................................
ITEM 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence .............................
ITEM 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services ......................................................................................
ITEM 15.
PART IV
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules ...............................................................................
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Forward-Looking Statements
Except for statements of historical fact, all statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K constitute forward-
looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements may be identified
by words like “anticipates,” “believes,” “cause,” “continue,” “could,” “depend,” “develop,” “estimates,” “expects,”
“forecasts,” “goal,” “guidance,” “have,” “impact,” “implement,” “increase,” “intends,” “lead,” “maintain,” “may,”
“might,” “plans,” “potential,” “possible,” “projected,” “reduce,” “remain,” “result,” “scheduled,” “seek,” “should,”
“will,” “would” and other similar words or expressions. The absence of such words or expressions does not
necessarily mean the statements are not forward-looking. Although we believe our forward-looking statements are
reasonable, statements made regarding future results are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to
numerous assumptions, uncertainties and risks that are difficult to predict, including those described in Part I, Item
1A – Risk Factors of this Annual Report. Actual outcomes and results may be materially different from the results
stated or implied in such forward-looking statements included in this report. You should not put any undue reliance
on any forward-looking statement.
The following are among the important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from any
expected, projected, forecasted, or estimated amounts, events or circumstances we have discussed in this report:
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changes in demand for refined products, crude oil or liquefied petroleum gases;
price fluctuations for refined products, crude oil or liquefied petroleum gases and expectations about future
prices for these products;
changes in the production of crude oil in the basins served by our pipelines;
changes in general economic conditions, including market and macro-economic disruptions resulting from
pandemics and related governmental responses;
changes in the financial condition of our customers, vendors, derivatives counterparties, lenders or joint
venture co-owners;
our ability to secure financing in the credit and capital markets in amounts and on terms that will allow us
to execute our business strategy, refinance our existing obligations when due and maintain adequate
liquidity;
development and increasing use of alternative sources of energy transportation, including but not limited to
electric and battery-powered motors, natural gas, hydrogen and renewable fuels such as ethanol, biodiesel
and renewable diesel, as well as increased conservation or fuel efficiency and regulatory or technological
developments that could affect demand for our services;
changes in population in the markets served by our refined products pipeline system and changes in
consumer preferences, driving patterns or rates of automobile ownership;
changes in the product quality, throughput or interruption in service of refined products or crude oil
pipelines owned and operated by third parties and connected to our assets;
changes in demand for transportation, storage or other services we provide for refined products or crude oil;
changes in supply and demand patterns for our facilities due to geopolitical events, the activities of the
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) and other non-OPEC oil producing countries
with large production capacity, changes in U.S. trade policies or in laws governing the importing or
exporting of petroleum products;
our ability to manage interest rate and commodity price exposures;
changes in our tariff rates or other terms of service required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
or state regulatory agencies;
shut-downs or cutbacks at refineries, oil fields, petrochemical plants or other customers or businesses that
use or supply our services;
the effect of weather patterns or other natural phenomena, including climate change, on our operations and
demand for our services;
an increase in the competition our operations encounter, including the effects of capacity over-build in the
areas where we operate;
the occurrence of natural disasters, epidemics, terrorism, cyberattacks, sabotage, protests, activism,
operational hazards, equipment failures, system failures or other unforeseen interruptions, as well as global
and domestic repercussions from and any government responses to any such events;
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our ability to obtain adequate levels of insurance at a reasonable cost, and the potential for losses to exceed
the insurance coverage we do obtain;
the treatment of us as a corporation for federal or state income tax purposes or if we become subject to
significant forms of other taxation or more aggressive interpretation or increased assessments under
existing forms of taxation;
our ability to identify expansion projects, accretive acquisitions and joint ventures with acceptable expected
returns and to complete these projects on time and at projected costs;
our ability to consummate announced divestitures;
our ability to successfully execute our capital allocation priorities including unit repurchases with
acceptable expected returns;
the effect of changes in accounting policies and uncertainty of estimates, including accruals and costs of
environmental remediation;
our ability to cooperate with and rely on our joint venture co-owners;
actions by rating agencies concerning our credit ratings;
our ability to timely obtain and maintain all necessary approvals, consents and permits required to operate
our existing assets and to construct, acquire and operate any new or modified assets;
our ability to promptly obtain all necessary services, materials, labor, supplies and rights-of-way required
for maintenance and operation of our current assets and construction of our growth projects, without
significant delays, disputes or cost overruns;
risks inherent in the use and security of information systems in our business and implementation of new
software and hardware;
changes in laws and regulations or the interpretation of laws and regulations that govern our gas liquids
blending activities or changes regarding product quality specifications or renewable fuel obligations that
impact our ability to produce gasoline volumes through our gas liquids blending activities or that require
significant capital outlays for compliance;
changes in laws and regulations or the interpretation of laws and regulations to which we or our customers
are or could become subject, including those related to tax withholding requirements, safety, security,
employment, hydraulic fracturing, derivatives transactions, trade and the environment, including laws and
regulations designed to address climate change;
the cost and effects of legal and administrative claims and proceedings against us, our subsidiaries or our
joint ventures;
the amount of our indebtedness, which could make us vulnerable to general adverse economic and industry
conditions, limit our ability to borrow additional funds, place us at competitive disadvantages compared to
our competitors that have less debt or have other adverse consequences;
the potential that our internal controls may not be adequate, weaknesses may be discovered or remediation
of any identified weaknesses may not be successful;
the ability and intent of our customers, vendors, lenders, joint venture co-owners or other third parties to
perform their contractual obligations to us;
petroleum product supply disruptions; and
other factors and uncertainties inherent in the transportation, storage and distribution of petroleum products
and the operation, acquisition and construction of assets related to such activities.
This list of important factors is not exhaustive. The forward-looking statements in this Annual Report speak
only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise, unless
required by law.
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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
FORM 10-K
PART I
Item 1. Business
(a) General Development of Business
Unless indicated otherwise, the terms “our,” “we,” “us” and similar language refer to Magellan Midstream
Partners, L.P. together with its subsidiaries. Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership
formed in August 2000, and our common units are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol
“MMP.” Magellan GP, LLC, a wholly-owned Delaware limited liability company, serves as our general partner.
The board of directors of our general partner is referred to herein as our “board”.
In June 2021, we entered into an agreement to sell our independent terminals network comprised of 26 refined
petroleum products terminals with approximately six million barrels of storage located primarily in the southeastern
United States (“U.S.”) to Buckeye Partners, L.P. for $435 million. The sale is expected to close upon the receipt of
required regulatory approval. These assets and the related results of operations, financial position and cash flows
have been classified as discontinued operations. Unless indicated otherwise, the information provided in this report
relates only to our continuing operations.
(b) [Reserved.]
(c) Narrative Description of Business
We are principally engaged in the transportation, storage and distribution of refined petroleum products and
crude oil. As of December 31, 2021, our asset portfolio, excluding assets associated with discontinued operations,
consisted of:
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our refined products segment, comprised of our approximately 9,800-mile refined petroleum products
pipeline system with 54 terminals and two marine storage terminals (one of which is owned through a joint
venture); and
our crude oil segment, comprised of approximately 2,200 miles of crude oil pipelines, a condensate splitter
and 39 million barrels of aggregate storage capacity, of which approximately 29 million barrels are used for
contract storage. Approximately 1,000 miles of these pipelines, the condensate splitter and 31 million
barrels of this storage capacity (including 25 million barrels used for contract storage) are wholly-owned,
with the remainder owned through joint ventures.
Industry Background
The U.S. petroleum products transportation and distribution system links sources of crude oil supply with
refineries and ultimately with end users of petroleum products. This system is comprised of a network of pipelines,
terminals, storage facilities, waterborne vessels, railcars and trucks. For transportation of petroleum products,
pipelines are generally the most reliable, lowest cost, least carbon intensive and safest alternative for intermediate
and long-haul movements between different markets. Throughout the distribution system, terminals play a key role
in facilitating product movements by providing storage, distribution, blending and other ancillary services.
The following terms are commonly used in our industry to describe products that we transport, store,
distribute or otherwise handle through our petroleum pipelines and terminals:
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refined products are the output from crude oil refineries that are primarily used as fuels by consumers.
Refined products include gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, kerosene and heating oil. Diesel fuel, kerosene
and heating oil are also referred to as distillates;
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transmix is a mixture that forms when different refined products are transported in pipelines. Transmix is
fractionated and blended into usable refined products;
liquefied petroleum gases or LPGs are liquids produced as by-products of the crude oil refining process and
in connection with natural gas production. LPGs include gas liquids such as butane, natural gasoline and
propane;
blendstocks are products blended with refined products to change or enhance their characteristics such as
increasing a gasoline’s octane or oxygen content. Blendstocks include alkylates and oxygenates; and
crude oil, which includes condensate, is a naturally occurring unrefined petroleum product recovered from
underground that is used as feedstock by refineries, splitters and petrochemical facilities.
We use the term petroleum products to describe any, or a combination, of the above-noted products. In
addition, we handle, store and distribute renewable fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel.
Description of Our Businesses
REFINED PRODUCTS
Our refined products segment consists of our refined products pipeline system and two marine terminals. Our
refined products pipeline system is the longest common carrier pipeline system for refined products and LPGs in the
U.S., extending approximately 9,800 miles from the Texas Gulf Coast and covering a 15-state area across the central
U.S. The system includes approximately 47 million barrels of aggregate usable storage capacity at 54 terminals.
Our Galena Park marine terminal is located along the Houston Ship Channel and has 13 million barrels of wholly-
owned storage capacity and one million barrels of storage capacity that we own through a joint venture. Our
Pasadena marine terminal, which we own through a joint venture, is also located along the Houston Ship Channel
and has storage capacity of five million barrels.
Our refined products segment accounted for the following percentages of our consolidated revenue, operating
margin and total assets:
Percent of consolidated revenue .............................................
Percent of consolidated operating margin ..............................
Percent of consolidated total assets ........................................
Year Ended December 31,
2019
75%
61%
61%
2020
74%
65%
61%
2021
77%
72%
61%
See Note 4 – Segment Disclosures in the accompanying consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for a
description of the non-generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) measure of operating margin and
additional financial information about our refined products segment.
Operations. Transportation, Terminalling and Ancillary Services. During 2021, approximately 70% of the
refined products segment’s revenue (excluding product sales revenue) was generated from transportation tariffs on
volumes shipped on our refined products pipeline system. These transportation tariffs vary depending upon where
the product originates, where ultimate delivery occurs and any applicable discounts. All transportation rates and
discounts are in published tariffs filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) or appropriate
state agency. Included as part of these tariffs are charges for terminalling and storage of products at 31 of our
pipeline system’s 54 terminals. Revenue from terminalling and storage at the other 23 terminals on our refined
products pipeline system is derived from privately negotiated rates. Under our tariffs, we are allowed to deduct
prescribed quantities of the products our shippers transport on our pipelines, which are commonly referred to as
“tender deductions,” to compensate us for lost product during shipment due to metering inaccuracies, intermingling
of products between batches (transmix), evaporation or other events that result in volume shortages during the
shipment process. In return for these tender deductions, our customers receive a guaranteed delivery of the gross
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volume of products they ship with us, less the amount of our tender deductions, irrespective of the actual amount of
product shortages we incur during the shipment process.
In 2021, the products transported on our refined products pipeline system were comprised of 56% gasoline,
38% distillates and 6% aviation fuel and LPGs. Our refined products pipeline system generates additional revenue
from providing pipeline capacity and tank storage services, as well as providing services such as terminalling,
ethanol and biodiesel unloading and loading, additive injection, custom blending, laboratory testing and data
services to shippers, which are performed under a mix of “as needed,” monthly and long-term agreements.
Our marine terminals generate revenue primarily by providing storage and related services, including dock
capabilities, pursuant to privately negotiated contracts.
Commodity-Related Activities. Substantially all of the transportation, throughput and storage services we
provide are for third parties, and we do not take title to their products. We do take title to products related to tender
deductions, product overages, gas liquids blending and fractionation activities. The sales of these products generate
product sales revenue.
Our gas liquids blending activity primarily involves purchasing butane and blending it into gasoline, which
creates additional gasoline available for us to sell. This activity is limited by seasonal changes in gasoline vapor
pressure specifications and by the varying quality of the gasoline delivered to us. When the differential between the
cost of gas liquids and the price of gasoline fluctuates, the product margin we earn from these activities is impacted.
We generally hedge the economic margin from this blending activity by entering into forward physical or derivative
contracts at the time we purchase the related gas liquids. These blending activities accounted for approximately
68% of the total product margin for the refined products segment during 2021.
We also operate three fractionators along our pipeline system that separate transmix into gasoline and diesel
fuel. In addition to fractionating the transmix that results from our pipeline operations, we also purchase and
fractionate transmix from third parties and sell the resulting refined products.
Product margin from commodity-related activities in our refined products segment was $104.7 million, $98.6
million and $133.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively. The amount of
margin we earn from these activities and related hedges fluctuates with changes in petroleum prices (see Note 14 –
Derivative Financial Instruments to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this report for further
information regarding our hedging activities). Product margin is a non-GAAP financial measure, but its components
are determined in accordance with GAAP. Product margin, which is calculated as product sales revenue less cost of
product sales, is used by management to evaluate the profitability of our commodity-related activities. The
components of product margin included in operating profit, the nearest GAAP measurement, are provided in Note 4
—Segment Disclosures to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this report.
Joint Venture Activities. We own a 50% interest in Powder Springs Logistics, LLC (“Powder Springs”), a
joint venture with an affiliate of Colonial Pipeline Company, which owns a gas liquids blending system near
Atlanta, Georgia. We serve as operator of the Powder Springs assets.
We own a 50% interest in Texas Frontera, LLC (“Texas Frontera”), a joint venture with an affiliate of
Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), which owns approximately one million barrels of storage at our Galena Park
terminal. We serve as operator of the Texas Frontera assets.
We own an approximately 25% interest in MVP Terminalling, LLC (“MVP”), a joint venture with an affiliate
of Valero Energy Corporation and an undisclosed financial investor. MVP owns a refined products marine storage
terminal along the Houston Ship Channel in Pasadena, Texas, including over five million barrels of storage, two ship
docks and truck loading facilities. We serve as operator of the MVP assets. See Note 7 - Investments in Non-
Controlled Entities to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this report for further information
regarding the sale of a portion of our interest in MVP in 2021.
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Markets and Competition. Shipments originate on our refined products pipeline system from direct
connections to refineries or through interconnections with other pipelines or terminals for transportation and ultimate
distribution to retail gasoline stations, truck stops, railroads, airports and other end users. Through direct refinery
connections and interconnections with other interstate pipelines, our refined products system can access nearly 50%
of U.S. refining capacity, and in particular is well-connected to Texas Gulf Coast and Mid-Continent refineries. As a
result of its extensive connections to multiple refining regions, our pipeline system is well positioned to
accommodate demand or supply shifts that may occur.
Our system is dependent on the ability of refiners and marketers to meet the demand for refined products in
the markets they serve through shipments on our pipeline system. Demand for refined products is influenced by
many factors, including driving patterns and consumer preferences, economic conditions, population changes,
government regulations, changes in vehicle fuel efficiency and development of alternative energy sources.
Excluding recent disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for refined products in the market areas served
by our pipeline system has historically been stable. We generally rely on recent historical trends on our system and
third-party forecasts in assessing future refined products demand, and those forecasts vary both by forecaster and by
product. While increases in vehicle efficiency and more widespread penetration of electric vehicles are generally
expected to reduce demand for gasoline over time, distillate demand is expected to be less affected, while demand
for aviation fuel is expected to grow. The most recently published projections by the Energy Information
Administration suggest that overall demand for refined products in the areas that include markets served by our
pipeline system will remain relatively stable over the next 10 years.
In 2021, approximately 60% of the products transported on our refined products pipeline system originated
from direct refinery connections and 40% originated from connections with other pipelines or terminals. Our system
is directly connected to and receives product from the following 17 refineries:
Major Origins—Refineries (Listed Alphabetically)
Company
Refinery Location
Cenovus Energy ........................................................................................... Superior, WI
CHS .............................................................................................................. McPherson, KS
CVR Energy .................................................................................................
Coffeyville, KS
CVR Energy ................................................................................................. Wynnewood, OK
Flint Hills Resources ....................................................................................
Pine Bend, MN
HollyFrontier ................................................................................................
El Dorado, KS
HollyFrontier ................................................................................................
Tulsa, OK
Marathon ......................................................................................................
St. Paul, MN
Marathon ...................................................................................................... El Paso, TX
Marathon ......................................................................................................
Galveston Bay, TX
Par Pacific ................................................................................................... Newcastle, WY
Phillips 66 ....................................................................................................
Ponca City, OK
Sinclair ......................................................................................................... Evansville, WY
Suncor Energy .............................................................................................. Commerce City, CO
Valero ........................................................................................................... Ardmore, OK
Valero ........................................................................................................... Houston, TX
Valero ...........................................................................................................
Texas City, TX
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Our system is also supplied by connections to multiple pipelines and terminals, including those shown in the
table below:
Major Origins—Pipelines and Terminals (Listed Alphabetically)
Pipeline/Terminal
Connection Location
Source of Product
BP ...................................
Manhattan, IL ...........................................................
Whiting, IN refinery
CHS ................................
Fargo, ND .................................................................
Delek ............................... El Paso and Odessa, TX ........................................... Big Spring, TX refinery
Laurel, MT refinery
Enterprise ........................ El Dorado, KS ........................................................... Conway, KS storage
Explorer .......................... Mt. Vernon, MO; Glenpool, OK; Dallas, East
ExxonMobil ....................
Holly Energy Partners .... Duncan, OK; El Paso, TX ........................................ Big Spring, TX refinery, Artesia, NM
Houston and Pasadena, TX ....................................... Various Gulf Coast refineries
Pasadena, TX ............................................................
Baytown, TX refinery
refinery
Kinder Morgan ...............
Galena Park and Pasadena, TX .................................
Various Gulf Coast refineries and imports
Magellan .........................
Various Gulf Coast refineries and imports
MVP................................ Pasadena, TX ............................................................ Various Gulf Coast refineries and imports
Galena Park, TX .......................................................
NuStar Energy ................
Denver, CO; El Dorado, KS; Minneapolis, MN .......
Various OK & KS refineries, Mandan,
ND refinery, McKee, TX refinery
ONEOK ..........................
Des Moines, IA; Wayne, IL; Plattsburg, MO ...........
Bushton, KS storage and Chicago, IL area
refineries
Phillips 66 .......................
Denver, CO; Kansas City, KS; Pasadena, TX;
Casper, WY ..............................................................
Borger, TX refinery, various Billings, MT
refineries, Sweeney, TX refinery
Shell ................................
East Houston, TX .....................................................
Deer Park, TX refinery
In certain markets, barge, truck or rail provide an alternative source for transporting refined products; however,
pipelines are generally the most reliable, lowest cost, least carbon intensive and safest alternative for refined
products movements between different markets. As a result, our pipeline system’s top competitors are other
pipelines that serve the same markets.
Competition with other pipeline systems is based primarily on transportation charges, quality of customer
service, proximity to end users and long-standing customer relationships. However, given the different supply
sources on each pipeline, commodity prices at either the origin or destination point on a pipeline may outweigh
transportation costs when customers choose which pipeline to use.
Another form of competition for pipelines is the use of exchange agreements among shippers. Under these
agreements, a potential shipper agrees to supply a market near its refinery or terminal in exchange for receiving
supply from another refinery or terminal in a different market. These agreements allow the two parties to reduce or
eliminate the volumes transported and, therefore, the transportation fees paid to us. We compete with these
alternatives through price incentives and through long-term commercial arrangements with potential exchange
partners.
Government mandates increasingly require and regulatory incentives promote the use of renewable fuels,
including ethanol, biodiesel and other renewable fuels. Pipelines have historically not shipped ethanol or biodiesel
in significant quantities, but rather they are typically transported by railroad, truck or barge to terminal facilities
where they are then blended into the fuel stream. The increased use of ethanol and biodiesel has and will continue to
compete with shipments on our pipeline system. Our terminals have the necessary infrastructure to blend ethanol
and certain locations blend biodiesel with refined products, and we earn revenue for these services. In addition, we
have the potential to and recently began moving blended renewable fuels on our pipeline system in limited
quantities.
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Our marine storage terminals compete with other terminals with respect to location, price, versatility and
services provided. The competition primarily comes from integrated petroleum companies, refining and marketing
companies, independent terminal companies and distribution companies with marketing and trading operations.
Customers and Contracts. Our refined products pipeline system provides services to several different types of
customers, including refiners, wholesalers, retailers, traders, railroads, airlines and regional farm cooperatives. End
markets for refined products deliveries are primarily retail gasoline stations, truck stops, farm cooperatives, railroad
fueling depots, military bases and commercial airports. Published tariffs serve as contracts, and shippers nominate
the volume to be shipped up to a month in advance. In addition, we enter into agreements with shippers that
commonly result in payment, volume or term commitments in exchange for reduced tariff rates or expansion capital
spending on our part. For 2021, approximately 50% of the shipments on our pipeline system were subject to these
supplemental agreements. The average remaining life of these agreements was approximately five years as of
December 31, 2021. While many of these supplemental agreements do not represent guaranteed volumes, they do
reflect a significant level of shipper commitment to our refined products pipeline system.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, our refined products pipeline system had approximately 60
transportation customers. The top 10 shippers primarily included independent refining companies, integrated oil
companies and traders. Revenue attributable to these top 10 shippers for the year ended December 31, 2021
represented 37% of total revenue for our refined products segment and 57% of revenue excluding product sales.
Customers of our marine terminals include refiners, marketers and traders. As of December 31, 2021,
approximately 67% of our marine storage capacity available for contract, including the storage capacity of our joint
ventures, was subject to agreements with terms in excess of one year or that renew on an annual basis at our
customers’ option. The weighted average remaining life of our marine storage contracts was approximately two
years as of December 31, 2021. These contracts obligate the customer to pay for terminal capacity reserved even if
not used by the customer.
Product sales are primarily to trading and marketing companies active in the markets we serve. These sales
agreements are generally short-term in nature.
CRUDE OIL
Our crude oil segment is comprised of approximately 2,200 miles of crude oil pipelines, a condensate splitter
and storage facilities with an aggregate storage capacity of approximately 39 million barrels, of which 29 million
barrels are used for contract storage. Approximately 1,000 miles of these pipelines, the condensate splitter and 31
million barrels of this storage capacity (including 25 million barrels used for contract storage) are wholly-owned,
with the remainder owned through joint ventures.
The joint ventures in our crude oil segment are BridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC (“BridgeTex”), Double
Eagle Pipeline LLC (“Double Eagle”), HoustonLink Pipeline Company, LLC (“HoustonLink”), Saddlehorn Pipeline
Company, LLC (“Saddlehorn”) and Seabrook Logistics, LLC (“Seabrook”).
Our crude oil segment accounted for the following percentages of our consolidated revenue, operating margin
and total assets:
Percent of consolidated revenue .....................................
Percent of consolidated operating margin ......................
Percent of consolidated total assets ................................
Year Ended December 31,
2019
25%
39%
34%
2020
26%
35%
35%
2021
23%
28%
35%
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See Note 4 – Segment Disclosures in the accompanying consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for
additional financial information about our crude oil segment.
Operations. Our crude oil assets are strategically located to serve crude oil supply, trading and demand
centers. Revenue is generated primarily through transportation tariffs on our crude oil pipelines, storage fees from
our crude oil terminals, pipeline capacity fees and tolling fees from our condensate splitter. In addition, we earn
revenue for ancillary services including terminal throughput fees. We generally do not take title to the products we
ship or store for our crude oil customers. Our tariffs provide for tender deductions to compensate us for lost product
during shipment due to metering inaccuracies, evaporation or other events that result in volume losses during the
shipment process, and we take title to these products. We also take title to products in connection with our crude oil
marketing activities.
Our 450-mile Longhorn pipeline has the capacity to transport approximately 275,000 barrels per day (“bpd”)
of crude oil from the Permian Basin in West Texas to Houston, Texas. Shipments originate on the Longhorn
pipeline via trucks or interconnections with crude oil gathering systems owned by third parties and are delivered to
our terminal at East Houston or to various points on the Houston Ship Channel, including multiple refineries
connected to our Houston distribution system.
Our East Houston terminal includes approximately nine million barrels of crude oil storage, with
approximately six million barrels used for contract storage and three million barrels dedicated to the operation of the
Longhorn and BridgeTex pipelines. (See discussion of our BridgeTex joint venture under Joint Venture Activities
below). Our East Houston terminal is also connected to our Houston distribution system and to third-party
pipelines. Currently, Argus’ West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) Houston price assessment is based on trades at the
terminal, and the terminal is a delivery point for the recently initiated Midland WTI American Gulf Coast futures
contract traded on the Intercontinental Exchange.
Our Houston distribution system consists of more than 100 miles of pipeline that connect our East Houston
terminal through several interchanges to various points, including multiple refineries throughout the Houston area
and crude oil import and export facilities, including through the facility owned by Seabrook discussed below. In
addition, it is directly connected to other third-party crude oil pipelines providing us access to crude oil from the
Permian and Eagle Ford basins, the strategic crude oil trading hub in Cushing, Oklahoma and crude oil imports.
Our Cushing terminal consists of approximately 13 million barrels of crude oil storage, all of which is used for
contract storage. The facility primarily receives and distributes crude oil via the multiple common carrier pipelines
that terminate in and originate from the Cushing crude oil trading hub, including the pipeline owned by our
Saddlehorn joint venture discussed below, as well as short-haul pipeline connections with neighboring crude oil
terminals.
We own approximately 400 miles of pipeline in Kansas and Oklahoma used for crude oil service. A portion of
these pipelines is leased to third parties, and we earn revenue from these pipeline segments for capacity leased even
if not used by the customers.
Our Corpus Christi terminal includes approximately four million barrels of storage, with a portion used for
contract storage and a portion used in conjunction with our Double Eagle joint venture discussed below. This
terminal receives product primarily from barges and pipelines that connect to our terminal for further distribution to
end users by trucks, pipeline or waterborne vessels. Our 50,000 bpd condensate splitter with approximately two
million barrels of related storage is also located at our terminal in Corpus Christi.
Crude Oil Marketing Activities. Our crude oil marketing activities primarily involve purchasing and selling
crude oil to be shipped on our Texas crude oil pipelines to facilitate intrastate shipments and maximize profitability
on our crude oil pipeline assets. Earnings from these activities are primarily based on the differential in market
prices for crude oil between our origin and destination points.
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Joint Venture Activities. We own a 30% interest in BridgeTex, a joint venture with an affiliate of Plains All
American Pipeline, L.P. (“Plains”) and an affiliate of OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc. BridgeTex owns an
approximately 400-mile pipeline capable of transporting up to 440,000 bpd of Permian Basin crude oil to our East
Houston terminal. We serve as the operator of BridgeTex. We also have a long-term lease agreement with
BridgeTex to provide it with capacity on our Houston distribution system.
We own a 50% interest in Double Eagle, a joint venture with an affiliate of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (“Kinder”),
that transports condensate from the Eagle Ford basin in South Texas via an approximately 200-mile pipeline to our
terminal in Corpus Christi or to an inter-connecting pipeline that transports product to the Houston area. An affiliate
of Kinder serves as the operator of Double Eagle. We have entered into a terminal throughput agreement which
provides Double Eagle access to our Corpus Christi terminal.
We own a 50% interest in HoustonLink, a joint venture with an affiliate of TC Energy Corporation (“TC
Energy”). HoustonLink owns a crude oil pipeline connecting TC Energy’s Houston terminal, which is a termination
point for TC Energy’s Marketlink pipeline, to our nearby East Houston terminal. We serve as operator of
HoustonLink.
We own a 30% interest in Saddlehorn, a joint venture with an affiliate of Plains, an affiliate of Western
Midstream Partners, L.P. and an affiliate of Black Diamond Gathering LLC (which is majority-owned by Chevron
Corporation). Saddlehorn owns an undivided joint interest in an approximately 600-mile pipeline, capable of
transporting up to 290,000 bpd of crude oil from the DJ Basin as well as other Rocky Mountain production regions
to storage facilities in Cushing, including our Cushing terminal. We serve as operator of Saddlehorn and also have a
long-term agreement to provide storage for Saddlehorn at our Cushing terminal.
We own a 50% interest in Seabrook, a joint venture with an affiliate of LBC Tank Terminals, LLC (“LBC”).
Seabrook owns approximately four million barrels of crude oil storage (three million barrels of which is used for
contract storage) located in Seabrook, Texas, a pipeline connecting Seabrook’s storage facilities through a third-
party pipeline to a Houston-area refinery and another pipeline connecting its facility to our Houston distribution
system. LBC serves as operator of the Seabrook terminal and the general and administrative operator of the entity,
while we serve as operator of the Seabrook pipelines. In addition, we have a long-term lease agreement with
Seabrook that we utilize to provide our customers with crude oil storage capacity and dock access for crude oil
imports and exports on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Markets and Competition. Market conditions experienced by our crude oil pipelines vary significantly by
location. The Longhorn and BridgeTex pipelines deliver Permian Basin production to trading and demand centers
in the Houston area, and consequently depend on the level of production in the Permian Basin for supply. Demand
for shipments to the Houston area is driven primarily by the utilization of West Texas crude oil by Gulf Coast
refineries and the price for crude oil on the Gulf Coast relative to its price in alternative markets, including export
markets. Permian Basin production varies based on numerous factors including overall crude oil prices and changes
in costs of production, while Gulf Coast demand for Permian Basin production also fluctuates based on relative
prices for competing crude oil or changes by refineries to their crude oil processing slates, as well as by overall
domestic and international demand for petroleum products. The Longhorn and BridgeTex pipelines compete with
alternative outlets for Permian Basin production, including pipelines that transport crude oil to the Cushing crude oil
trading hub as well as other pipelines that transport Permian Basin crude to Houston, Corpus Christi or Nederland.
These pipelines also compete with truck and rail alternatives for Permian Basin barrels. Further, these pipelines
indirectly compete with other alternatives for delivering similar quality crude oil to the Gulf Coast, including
pipelines from other producing regions such as the Mid-Continent, Bakken, Eagle Ford or Gulf of Mexico, as well
as waterborne imports. Competition is based primarily on tariff rates, proximity to supply sources and demand
centers, connectivity, service offerings, crude quality and customer relationships.
Volumes transported on our Houston distribution system are driven by supply of crude oil delivered into our
system from the basins connected by our pipelines or third party pipelines, as well as by takeaway demand from the
various connections off our system in the Houston area. Our Houston distribution system competes with other
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distribution systems in the Houston area based primarily on rates, connectivity to supply sources and demand
centers, customer service, crude quality and customer relationships.
Our crude oil storage in Cushing serves customers who value Cushing’s location as an interchange point for
numerous interstate pipelines, including Saddlehorn, and its status as a crude oil trading hub. Demand for crude oil
storage in Cushing could be affected by changes in crude oil pipeline flows that change the volume of crude oil that
flows through or is stored in Cushing, as well as by developments of alternative trading hubs that reduce Cushing’s
relative importance. In addition, demand for our storage services in Cushing could be affected by crude oil price
volatility or price structures or by regulatory or financial conditions that affect the ability of our customers to store
or trade crude oil. We compete in Cushing with numerous other storage providers, with competition based on a
combination of connectivity, storage rates and other terms, customer service and customer relationships.
The Double Eagle pipeline depends on condensate production from the Eagle Ford basin for its supply and
competes primarily with other pipelines and supply alternatives that are capable of transporting condensate from the
Eagle Ford production area. Competition is based primarily on tariff rates, connectivity, customer service and
customer relationships. Eagle Ford production may vary based on numerous factors including overall crude oil
prices and changes in costs of production. Demand for our storage at Corpus Christi is subject to similar market
conditions and competitive forces.
Our condensate splitter at our Corpus Christi terminal depends on condensate production and overall demand
for products derived from condensate, including naphthas and distillates. Our splitter competes with other facilities
in the Gulf Coast region including other splitters and refineries, as well as export alternatives.
The Saddlehorn pipeline depends on crude oil production primarily from the DJ Basin and broader Rocky
Mountain region for its supply and competes primarily with other pipelines and supply alternatives that are capable
of transporting crude oil from these production areas. Competition is based primarily on tariff rates, connectivity,
customer service, crude quality and customer relationships. The demand for Saddlehorn’s services could be affected
by changes in DJ Basin crude oil production and additional investment in competing transportation alternatives out
of the basin, as well as the status of Cushing as a crude oil trading hub. DJ Basin production may vary based on
numerous factors including overall crude oil prices and changes in costs of production.
Customers and Contracts. We ship crude oil as a common carrier for several different types of customers,
including crude oil producers and end users, such as refiners and marketing and trading companies, including our
marketing affiliate. Published transportation tariffs filed with the FERC or the appropriate state agency serve as
contracts to ship on our crude oil pipelines, and shippers nominate volumes to be transported up to a month in
advance, with rates varying by origin, destination and product grade. We typically reserve at least 10% of the
shipping capacity of our pipelines for spot shippers. Spot barrel movements on our pipelines generally ship at
higher rates than those charged to committed shippers. Generally, we seek to secure long-term commitments to
support our long-haul crude oil pipeline assets. The majority of the capacity on our Longhorn pipeline is supported
by take-or-pay commitments. At December 31, 2021, approximately 75% of the capacity of our Longhorn pipeline
was subject to commitments with a weighted average remaining life of approximately six years. Our Houston
distribution system is generally not subject to long-term commitments. As of December 31, 2021, approximately
80% of our crude oil storage available for contract was under agreements with terms in excess of one year or that
renew on an annual basis at our customers’ option. The weighted average remaining life of our storage contracts
was approximately three years as of December 31, 2021. These agreements obligate the customer to pay for storage
capacity reserved even if not used by the customer. Our BridgeTex and Saddlehorn joint ventures also have take-or-
pay customer commitments. At December 31, 2021, approximately 70% of the capacity of the BridgeTex pipeline
was subject to commitments with a weighted average remaining life of four years. At December 31, 2021,
approximately 80% of the capacity of the Saddlehorn pipeline was subject to commitments with a weighted average
remaining life of five years. Additionally, we have a tolling agreement with one customer for the exclusive use of
our condensate splitter in Corpus Christi, the initial term of which expires in 2023.
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GENERAL BUSINESS INFORMATION
Commodity Positions and Hedges
Our policy is generally to purchase only those products necessary to conduct our normal business activities.
We generally do not acquire physical inventory, futures contracts or other derivative instruments for the purpose of
speculating on commodity price changes. Our gas liquids blending, fractionation and petroleum products marketing
activities result in our carrying significant levels of petroleum products inventories. In addition, we hold positions
related to tender deductions and product overages. We use forward physical contracts and derivative instruments to
hedge against commodity price changes and manage risks associated with our various commodity purchase and sale
activities. Our risk management policies and procedures are designed to monitor our derivative instrument
positions, as well as physical volumes, grades, locations, delivery schedules and storage capacity to help ensure that
our hedging activities address the risks inherent in our commodity positions.
Regulation
Tariff Regulation. Our interstate common carrier pipeline operations are subject to rate regulation by the
FERC under the Interstate Commerce Act, the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and related rules and orders. FERC
regulation requires that interstate liquids pipeline rates be filed with the FERC, be posted publicly, be “just and
reasonable” and not be unduly discriminatory. Rate changes and the overall level of our rates may be subject to
challenge by the FERC or shippers. If challenged and the FERC determines that our rates are not “just and
reasonable,” we may be required to reduce our rates and pay refunds for up to two years of over-earning. The rates
on approximately 30% of the shipments on our refined products pipeline system are regulated by the FERC
primarily through an index methodology. For the five-year period beginning July 1, 2021, the indexing method
initially provided for annual changes in rates by a percentage equal to the change in the producer price index for
finished goods (“PPI-FG”) plus 0.78%. Upon rehearing, the FERC lowered the index to PPI-FG minus 0.21% to be
effective March 1, 2022. As an alternative to cost-of-service or index-based rates, interstate liquids pipeline
companies may establish rates by obtaining authority to charge market-based rates in competitive markets or by
negotiation with unaffiliated shippers. Approximately 70% of our refined products pipeline system’s markets are
either subject to regulations by the states in which we operate or are approved for market-based rates by the FERC,
and in both cases these rates can generally be adjusted at our discretion based on market factors. Most of the tariffs
on our long-haul crude oil pipelines are established by negotiated rates that provide for annual adjustments in line
with changes in the FERC index, subject to certain modifications.
Some shipments on our pipeline systems that move within a single state are considered to be in intrastate
commerce. The rates, terms and conditions of service offered by our intrastate pipelines are subject to certain
regulations with respect to such intrastate transportation by state regulatory authorities in the states of Colorado,
Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. Such state regulatory authorities could limit our ability to
increase our rates or to set rates based on our costs, or could order us to reduce our rates and require the payment of
refunds to shippers if our rates are found to have been unjust.
Commodity Market Regulation. Our conduct in petroleum markets and in hedging our exposure to
commodity price fluctuations must comply with various laws and regulations that prohibit market manipulation,
including those under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the Commodity Exchange Act, as well
as regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.
Renewable Fuel Standard. We are an obligated party under the Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”)
promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and are required to satisfy our Renewable Volume
Obligation (“RVO”) on an annual basis. To meet the RVO, the gasoline we produce in our gas liquids blending
activities must either contain the mandated renewable fuel components, or credits must be purchased to cover any
shortfall. We generally satisfy our RVO requirements through the purchase of credits, known as Renewable
Identification Numbers (“RINs”). As the RFS program is currently structured, the RVO of all obligated parties may
increase over time unless adjusted by the EPA. The ability to incorporate increasing volumes of renewable fuel
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components into fuel products and the availability of RINs may be limited, which could increase our costs to comply
with the RFS standards or limit our ability to blend.
Income Taxes. We are a partnership for income tax purposes and therefore are not subject to federal or state
income taxes for most of the states in which we operate. The tax on our net income is borne by our unitholders
through allocation to them of their share of our taxable income. Net income for financial statement purposes may
differ significantly from taxable income allocated to unitholders because of differences between the tax basis and
financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities and the taxable income allocation requirements under our
partnership agreement. The aggregate difference in the basis of our net assets for financial and tax reporting
purposes cannot be readily determined because information regarding each unitholder’s tax attributes is not available
to us.
As a publicly traded limited partnership, we are subject to a statutory requirement that our “qualifying
income” (as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, related Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service
pronouncements) exceed 90% of our total gross income, determined on a calendar year basis. If our qualifying
income does not meet this statutory requirement, we could be taxed as a corporation for federal and state income tax
purposes. For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, our qualifying income met the statutory
requirement.
Environmental, Maintenance, Safety & Security
General. The operation of our pipeline systems, terminals and associated facilities is subject to strict and
complex laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, workplace safety and physical and
cybersecurity. These laws and regulations govern many aspects of our business including the work environment, the
generation and disposal of waste, discharge of process and storm water, air emissions, remediation requirements and
facility design requirements to protect against releases into the environment and breaches in the security of our
systems. We believe our assets are designed, operated and maintained in material compliance with these laws and
regulations.
Environmental. Our estimates for remediation liabilities assume that we will be able to use traditionally
acceptable remediation and monitoring methods, as well as associated engineering or institutional controls, to
comply with applicable regulatory requirements. These estimates include the cost of performing environmental
assessments, remediation and monitoring of the impacted environment such as soils, groundwater and surface water
conditions. Our recorded environmental liabilities are estimates and total remediation costs may differ from current
estimated amounts.
We may experience future releases of regulated materials into the environment or discover historical releases
that were previously unidentified. While an asset integrity and maintenance program designed to prevent, promptly
detect and address releases is an integral part of our operations, damages and liabilities arising out of any
environmental release from our assets identified in the future could have a material adverse affect on our results of
operations, financial position or cash flow.
Liabilities recognized for estimated environmental costs were $13.5 million and $9.8 million at December 31,
2020 and 2021, respectively. Environmental liabilities have been classified as current or noncurrent based on
management’s estimates regarding the timing of actual payments. We have insurance policies that provide coverage
for remediation costs and certain liabilities arising from sudden and accidental releases of products applicable to all
of our assets.
Hazardous Substances and Wastes. Our operations are subject to various laws and regulations that relate to
the release of hazardous substances and solid wastes into water or soils. For instance, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended (“CERCLA”), also known as the Superfund
law, and comparable state laws impose liability, without regard to fault or the legality of the original conduct, on
certain classes of persons who are considered to be responsible for the release of a hazardous substance into the
environment.
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Our operations generate wastes, including hazardous wastes that are subject to the requirements of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) and comparable state statutes. We are not currently required to
comply with a substantial portion of the RCRA requirements as our operations routinely generate only small
quantities of hazardous wastes, and we are not a hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility operator that
is required to obtain a RCRA hazardous waste permit. While RCRA currently exempts a number of wastes from
being subject to hazardous waste requirements, including many oil and gas exploration and production wastes, the
EPA could consider the adoption of stricter disposal standards for non-hazardous wastes. Moreover, it is possible
that additional wastes, which could include non-hazardous wastes currently generated during operations, may be
designated as hazardous wastes. Hazardous wastes are subject to more rigorous and costly storage and disposal
requirements than non-hazardous wastes. Changes in the regulations could materially increase our expenses.
We own or lease properties where hydrocarbons have been handled for many years, during which operating
and disposal standards have evolved. Although we believe we have utilized operating and disposal practices that at
least met prevailing industry standards, hydrocarbons or other wastes may have been disposed of or released on,
under or from the properties owned or leased by us or on or under other locations where these wastes have been
taken for disposal. In addition, many of these properties were previously operated by third parties whose treatment
and disposal or release of hydrocarbons or other wastes was not under our control. These properties and wastes
disposed thereon may be subject to CERCLA, RCRA and analogous state laws. Under these laws, we could be
required to remove or remediate previously disposed wastes, including wastes disposed of or released by prior
owners or operators, to remediate contaminated property, including groundwater contaminated by prior owners or
operators, or to make capital improvements to prevent future contamination.
Water Discharges. Our operations can result in the discharge of pollutants, including crude oil and refined
products, and are subject to the Oil Pollution Act (“OPA”) and Clean Water Act (“CWA”). The OPA and CWA
subject owners of facilities to strict, joint and potentially significant liability for removal costs and certain other
consequences of a product spill such as natural resource damages, where the product spills into regulated waters,
along federal shorelines or in the exclusive economic zone of the U.S. In the event of a product spill from one of our
facilities into regulated waters, substantial liabilities could be imposed. States in which we operate have also enacted
similar laws. The CWA imposes restrictions and strict controls regarding the discharge of pollutants into regulated
waters. This law and comparable state laws require that permits be obtained to discharge pollutants into regulated
waters and impose substantial potential liability for non-compliance. Compliance with these laws is not expected to
have a material adverse effect on our business.
Air Emissions. Our operations are subject to the federal Clean Air Act (“CAA”) and comparable state and
local laws and regulations, which regulate emissions of air pollutants from various industrial sources, including
certain of our facilities, and impose various operating, monitoring and reporting requirements. Such laws and
regulations may require that we obtain pre-approval for the construction or modification of certain projects or
facilities expected to produce or increase air emissions, obtain and strictly comply with air permits and regulations
containing various emissions and operational limitations and utilize specific emission control technologies to limit
emissions. Failure to comply with these requirements could subject us to monetary penalties, injunctions, conditions
or restrictions on operations and, potentially, criminal enforcement actions. We may be required to incur certain
capital expenditures in the future for air pollution control equipment in connection with obtaining and maintaining
operating permits and approvals for air emissions. We believe that our business will not be materially adversely
affected by such requirements.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The EPA has adopted regulations under existing provisions of the CAA that
require certain large stationary sources to obtain pre-construction permits and operating permits for greenhouse gas
emissions. In addition, the EPA requires the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from certain
large greenhouse gas emissions sources, including petroleum facilities.
Federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives may attempt to further address climate change or control
or limit greenhouse gas emissions. Although it is not possible at this time to predict how they would impact our
business, any such future laws or regulations could adversely affect demand for the products that we transport, store
and distribute. Depending on the particular programs adopted, they could also increase our costs to operate and
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maintain our facilities by requiring that we measure and report our emissions, install new emission controls on our
facilities, acquire allowances to authorize our emissions, pay any taxes related to our emissions and administer and
manage an emissions program, among other things. We may be unable to include some or all of such increased costs
in the rates charged to our customers and any such recovery may depend on events beyond our control, including the
outcome of future rate proceedings before the FERC or state regulatory agencies and the provisions of any final
legislation or implementing regulations.
Finally, many scientific studies conclude that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s
atmosphere affect climate changes, which could result in the increased frequency and severity of storms, floods and
other climatic events. If any such effects were to occur, there may be an increased potential for adverse effects on
our business.
Pipeline Safety and Maintenance. Our pipeline systems are subject to regulation by the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) under the Hazardous Liquid
Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, as amended (“HLPSA”). The HLPSA prescribes and enforces minimum federal safety
standards for the transportation of hazardous liquids by pipeline, including the design, construction, testing,
operation and maintenance, spill response planning and overall reporting and management related to our pipeline
facilities. In addition to the amended HLPSA covered in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, subsequent
statutes provide the framework for the pipeline hazardous liquid safety program and include provisions related to
PHMSA’s authorities, administration and regulatory activities. Over the past several years, PHMSA has taken steps
to expand the regulation of rural gathering lines and impose a number of reporting and inspection requirements on
regulated pipelines, and additional requirements are expected in the future. For example, PHMSA is advancing
rulemaking regarding rupture detection, the installation of remotely controlled valves on newly constructed or
entirely replaced hazardous liquid pipelines, regulations to address idle pipe status and revisions to the required
repair criteria for integrity assessments. We believe that compliance with such regulatory changes will not have a
material adverse effect on our business.
In addition to regulations applicable to all of our pipelines, we have undertaken additional obligations to
mitigate potential risks to health, safety and the environment on our Longhorn pipeline. Our compliance with these
incremental obligations is subject to the oversight of the U.S. Department of Transportation through PHMSA.
States are largely preempted by federal law from regulating pipeline safety for interstate lines, but most states
are certified by the U.S. Department of Transportation to assume responsibility for enforcing federal intrastate
pipeline regulations and inspection of intrastate pipelines. States may adopt stricter standards for intrastate pipelines
than those imposed by the federal government for interstate lines; however, states vary considerably in their
authority and capacity to address pipeline safety. State standards may include requirements for pipeline or facility
design and management.
Our marine terminals along coastal waterways are subject to U.S. Coast Guard regulations and comparable
state and municipal statutes relating to the design, installation, construction, testing, operation, replacement and
management of these assets.
Safety. We are subject to the requirements of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”) and
comparable state statutes, which, among other things, require us to organize and disclose information about the
hazardous materials used in our operations. Certain parts of this information must be reported to employees,
contractors, state and local governmental authorities and local citizens upon request. We are subject to OSHA
process safety management regulations and EPA risk management plan rules that are designed to identify and
establish procedures to prevent or minimize the consequences of catastrophic releases of toxic, reactive, flammable
or explosive chemicals. Compliance with these laws is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our
business.
Security. We are subject to both physical and cybersecurity regulations depending on the nature of the facility.
Some of our assets are regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the EPA, the U.S. Coast Guard and the
Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). Compliance with these regulations is achieved by creating physical
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and cybersecurity plans, physical security standards, marine terminal security drills and annual security audits of
both marine and DHS-regulated facilities. Compliance with these laws is not expected to have a material adverse
effect on our business.
Title or Interest to Real Property Assets
Substantially all of our pipelines are constructed on rights-of-way granted by the apparent record owners of
the property, and in some instances, these rights-of-way have limited terms that may require periodic renegotiation
or, if such negotiations are unsuccessful, may require us to seek to exercise the power of eminent domain where
such remedy is available. Several rights-of-way for our pipelines and other real property assets are shared with other
pipelines and by third parties. In many instances, lands over which rights-of-way have been obtained are subject to
prior liens, which may not have been subordinated to the right-of-way grants. We have obtained permits from public
authorities to cross over or under, or to lay facilities in or along, water courses, county roads, municipal streets and
state highways, and in some instances, these permits are revocable at the election of the grantor. We have also
obtained permits or easements from railroad companies to cross over or under lands or rights-of-way, many of which
are also revocable at the grantor’s election. In some cases, properties for pipeline purposes are purchased in fee. In
some states and under some circumstances, we have the right of eminent domain to acquire rights-of-way and land
necessary for our pipelines. In some circumstances, a pipeline may be categorized as abandoned under certain
governmental regulations, which may give rise to claims that the underlying easement(s) or permit(s) have been
abandoned as well and may require the removal of our pipelines.
Some of the leases, easements, rights-of-way, permits and licenses that have been transferred to us are only
transferable with the consent of the grantor of these rights, which in some instances is a governmental entity. We
believe that we have obtained or will obtain sufficient third-party consents, permits and authorizations to operate our
business in all material respects.
We believe that we have satisfactory title or interest to all of our real property assets. In some cases, title or
interest to our real property assets are subject to encumbrances, such as land use restrictions and/or covenants related
to environmental contamination, liens for current taxes and other burdens and easements, restrictions and other
encumbrances to which the underlying properties were subject to at the time of acquisition. We do not believe any of
these burdens should materially detract from the value of our real property assets or should materially interfere with
their use in the operation of our business.
Human Capital
As of December 31, 2021, we had 1,715 employees, primarily concentrated in the central and Gulf Coast
regions of the U.S. There were 854 employees assigned to our refined products segment, 253 employees assigned to
our crude oil segment and 526 employees assigned to provide G&A services. We also had 82 employees assigned to
our discontinued operations. Approximately 13% of our employees are represented by the United Steel Workers
(“USW”) and covered by a collective bargaining agreement that expired at the end of January 2022. We are
operating under a 24-hour rolling extension of this agreement while negotiations for a new agreement continue.
Management expects that we will be able to successfully negotiate a new long-term agreement with the USW;
however, a prolonged work stoppage by a majority of these employees could have a material adverse effect on our
business.
We provide a competitive benefits package designed to attract and retain a skilled and diverse workforce. Our
benefits package includes access to life and health insurance, paid parental leave, a defined benefit pension plan, a
401(k) plan and participation in our annual incentive program (“AIP”). Our performance-based AIP is intended to
encourage all employees to make decisions that support our company’s financial, environmental, safety and cultural
metrics. We also provide a long-term incentive plan for our management team and key employees that is aligned
with our long-term financial performance.
Investing in employee training and development is crucial to retaining top talent and developing our employees
into subject matter experts and leaders who solve challenges, fuel innovation and move our business strategy
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forward. Employees receive training focused on safety, leadership, respect, regulatory compliance and company
policies, including our code of ethics and business conduct. In addition, we offer comprehensive on-the-job training
programs for facility operations and site specific requirements, to provide our employees the knowledge they need to
safely and compliantly operate our assets.
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(e) Available Information
Our internet address is www.magellanlp.com. We make available free of charge on or through our website our
annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those
reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to,
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The nature of our business activities subjects us to a wide variety of hazards and risks. The following is a
summary and a description of the most significant risks relating to our business activities that we have identified. In
addition to the factors discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, you should carefully consider the
risks and uncertainties described below, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, which, as used
throughout this report, includes our financial condition, our results of operations and our ability to make cash
distributions. You should also consider the interrelationship and potential compounding effects if multiple risks are
realized. These risks are not the only risks that we face. Our business could be impacted by additional risks and
uncertainties not currently known or that we currently believe to be immaterial.
Risk Factor Summary
The following is a summary of the most significant risks relating to our business activities that we have
identified. If any of these risks actually occur, our business could be materially adversely affected. For a more
complete understanding of our material risk factors, this summary should be read in conjunction with the detailed
description of our risk factors which follows this section.
Changes in demand for and supply of petroleum products
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Unfavorable changes in the demand for the petroleum products that we transport, store and distribute could
cause our revenue to decline or be more volatile;
A decrease in crude oil production in the basins served by our crude oil pipelines could reduce our
revenues;
Our business is subject to the risk of capacity overbuilds in the markets in which we operate;
Decreased activities of producers, gathering systems, refineries and petroleum pipelines owned and
operated by others on which we depend to supply our assets could reduce demand for our services;
A decrease in contract renewals or renewals at lower rates or shorter terms could cause our revenue to
decline or be more volatile.
Commodity price volatility
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Fluctuations in prices of petroleum products that we purchase and sell could adversely affect our results of
operations;
Reduced volatility in energy prices or new government regulations could discourage our storage customers
from holding positions in petroleum products;
The volume of crude oil we transport and the tariff rates we collect for transportation services partially
depend upon unpredictable market differentials between the origin and destination points of our pipelines.
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Capital investment and financial risks
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Our distributions and unit repurchases are not guaranteed to occur, and reductions to either may result in a
loss of investor confidence and a decrease in the market value of our units;
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) investment criteria used by many investors may diminish
investor interest in our partnership and reduce the value of our common units and our access to capital;
• We are exposed to counterparty risk and nonpayment or nonperformance by our customers, vendors, joint
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venture co-owners, lenders or derivative counterparties;
Expansion projects or acquisitions may encounter unanticipated costs, and expansion projects as well as
potential acquisitions or divestitures could experience unanticipated delays or fail to be completed.
Operational hazards
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Our business involves many hazards and operational risks, the occurrence of which could adversely affect
our business;
Failure of critical information technology systems may impact our ability to operate our assets or manage
our businesses.
Cyberattacks, terrorism and other external threats
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Cyberattacks and terrorist attacks could result in increased costs or other damage to our business;
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected, and could continue to adversely affect, our business.
Regulatory risks
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Our operations are subject to extensive environmental, health, safety and other laws and regulations that
impose significant requirements and costs on us;
Our customers are subject to extensive environmental, health, safety and other laws and regulations, and
any new laws or regulations or changes in the interpretation of existing laws and regulations could result in
decreased demand for our services;
Rate regulation, challenges by shippers of the rates we charge on our pipelines or changes in the
jurisdictional characterization of our assets or activities by federal, state or local regulatory agencies may
reduce the amount of cash we generate;
Climate change legislation or regulations restricting emissions of “greenhouse gases” could result in
increased operating costs and reduced demand for the products that we transport, store or distribute.
MLP structural risks
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Our status as a publicly traded partnership prevents our equity from being included in many prominent
equity indices, which reduces the demand for our units from passive investment funds. In addition, some
individual investors or investment funds may be unable or unwilling to invest in us for reasons related to
our status as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.
Tax risks
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Our tax treatment depends on our status as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as well as
the applicable state and local laws of the various jurisdictions in which we conduct business. The IRS could
treat us as a corporation, or we could otherwise become subject to a material amount of entity-level taxation
for state or local tax purposes.
General risk factors
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Our business could be affected adversely by union disputes and strikes or work stoppages by our unionized
employees.
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Risks Related to Our Business
The following is a description of the most significant risks relating to our business activities that we have
identified. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, which could have a material
adverse effect on our business.
Changes in demand for and supply of petroleum products
Our financial results depend on the demand for the petroleum products that we transport, store and distribute.
Unfavorable economic conditions, technological changes, regulatory developments or other factors in the U.S. or
global marketplace could result in lower demand for these products for a sustained period of time.
Any sustained decrease in demand for petroleum products in the markets served by our pipelines or terminals
could result in a significant reduction in the volume of products that we transport, store or distribute, and thereby
reduce our cash flow and our ability to pay distributions. Global economic conditions have from time to time
resulted in reduced demand for the products transported and stored by our pipelines and terminals and consequently
for the services that we provide. Our financial results may also be affected by uncertain or changing economic
conditions within certain regions or by supply or demand shifts between regions. If economic and market conditions
remain uncertain or adverse conditions persist for an extended period, we could experience adverse impacts to our
business.
Other factors that could lead to a decrease in demand for the petroleum products we transport, store and
distribute include:
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an increase in the use of alternative sources of energy transportation, including but not limited to electric
and battery-powered motors, natural gas, hydrogen and renewable fuels such as ethanol, biodiesel and
renewable diesel. Several governments and automobile manufacturers have announced plans to
significantly reduce or eliminate the use of traditional petroleum fuel powered vehicles, and significant
increases in the production of electric vehicles are widely expected. In addition, current U.S. laws and
regulations require an increase in the quantity of ethanol, biodiesel and other qualifying renewable fuels
used in transportation fuels. Increases in the use of such alternative fuels could have a material adverse
impact on the volume of petroleum-based fuels transported, stored or distributed on our pipelines or
terminals;
an increase in transportation fuel economy, whether as a result of a shift by consumers to more fuel-
efficient vehicles, technological advances by manufacturers or federal, state or international regulations.
Government regulations require increasing improvements in fuel economy standards. These standards are
intended to reduce demand for petroleum products and could reduce demand for our services;
changes in population or changes in consumer preferences, rates of automobile ownership or driving
patterns in the markets we serve;
an increase or decrease in the market prices of petroleum products, which may reduce supply or demand.
Petroleum product prices have been volatile in recent years, and that volatility may continue in ways that
we are unable to predict;
higher fuel taxes, including carbon tax, or other governmental or regulatory actions that increase the cost of
the products we handle; and
lower exports of petroleum products to global markets resulting from weak economic conditions, regulatory
restrictions, changing preferences for the type of petroleum products we export or preferences for
alternative energy sources.
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A decrease in crude oil production in the basins served by our crude oil pipelines could adversely impact our
business.
Numerous factors can cause reductions in crude oil production in the regions served by our pipelines,
including, among other factors, lower overall crude oil prices, regional price or product quality differences, higher
costs of crude oil production, exhaustion of reserves, weather or other natural causes, epidemics, adverse regulatory
or legal developments, disruptions in financial or credit markets that inhibit production, or lower overall demand for
crude oil and the products derived from crude oil. Crude oil prices have historically exhibited significant volatility
and are influenced by, among other factors, worldwide and domestic supplies of and demand for crude oil, political
and economic developments in often-volatile producing regions, actions taken by OPEC and other non-OPEC
countries with large production capacity, technological developments, government regulations, taxes, policies
regarding the importing and exporting of crude oil and conditions in global financial markets.
We are unable to predict future prices of crude oil or what impact the crude price environment will have on
future production overall or specifically on production in the basins we serve. Lower production in the regions
served by our pipelines could result in lower shipments of uncommitted volume or could cause us to be unable to
renew our contracts at existing volumes or rates. A significant reduction in the volume of products that we transport
or the rates we are able to charge for such transportation services or both could adversely impact our business.
Our business is subject to the risk of capacity overbuilds in the markets in which we operate.
We and our joint ventures have made significant investments in new energy infrastructure to meet market
demand, as have several of our competitors. The increased infrastructure investments combined with production
declines in key basins served by our pipelines has resulted in take away capacity that significantly exceeds current
and future estimated production. For example, excess capacity has created a highly competitive environment that
has decreased the crude oil price differential between the Permian Basin and end markets, including Houston, which
has reduced the demand for our services resulting in decreases to volumes transported and lower rates we are able to
charge to our customers. When infrastructure investments in the markets we serve, including our own investments,
result in capacity that exceeds the demand in those markets, our facilities could be underutilized, and we could be
forced to reduce the rates we charge for our services, which could adversely affect our business.
We depend on producers, gathering systems, refineries and pipelines owned and operated by others to supply
our assets, and any closures, interruptions or reduced activity levels at these facilities may adversely affect our
business.
We depend on crude oil production and on connections with gathering systems, refineries and petroleum
pipelines owned and operated by third parties to supply our assets. We cannot control or predict the amount of crude
oil that will be delivered to us by the gathering systems and pipelines that supply our crude oil assets, nor can we
control or predict the output of refineries that supply our refined products pipelines and terminals. Changes in the
quality or quantity of this crude oil production, outages at these refineries or reduced or interrupted throughput on
these gathering systems or pipelines due to weather-related or other natural causes, competitive forces, testing, line
repair, damage, reduced operating pressures or other causes could reduce shipments on our pipelines or result in our
being unable to receive products at or deliver products from our terminals or receive products for processing at our
condensate splitter, any of which could adversely affect our business.
Refineries that supply or are supplied by our facilities are subject to regulatory developments, including but not
limited to low carbon fuel standards, regulations regarding fuel specifications, plant emissions and safety and
security requirements that could significantly increase the cost of their operations and reduce their operating
margins. In addition, the profitability of the refineries that supply our facilities is subject to regional and global
supply and demand dynamics that are difficult to predict. A period of sustained weak demand or increased costs
could make refining uneconomic for some refineries, including those directly or indirectly connected to our refined
products and crude oil pipelines. The closure of a refinery that delivers product to or receives crude from our
pipelines could reduce the volumes we transport. Further, the closure of these or other refineries could result in our
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customers electing to store and distribute petroleum products through their proprietary terminals, which could result
in a reduction in demand for our storage services.
A decrease in contract renewals or renewals at lower rates or shorter terms could cause our revenue to
decline or be more volatile, which could adversely impact our business.
A significant portion of the revenue we earn from transportation, storage and processing services is received
pursuant to multi-year contracts negotiated with our customers. Many of those contracts require our customers to
pay for our services regardless of market conditions during the contract period. Changing market conditions,
including changes in petroleum product supply or demand patterns, competitive factors, forward-price structure,
financial market conditions, regulations, accounting rules or other factors could cause our customers to be unwilling
to renew their contracts with us when those contracts terminate, or make them willing to renew only at lower rates or
for shorter contract periods. Failure by our customers to renew any of their contracts with us on terms and at rates
substantially similar to our existing contracts could result in lower utilization of our assets or cause our revenues to
decline or be more volatile, any of which could adversely affect our business.
Commodity pricing volatility
We hedge our exposure to price fluctuations for our petroleum products purchase and sale activities by
utilizing physical purchase and sale agreements and derivatives. These hedging arrangements do not eliminate all
price risks, and fluctuations in prices of petroleum products that we purchase and sell could adversely affect our
business. Further, non-compliance with our risk management policies and procedures could adversely affect our
business.
We purchase and sell commodities related to our gas liquids blending, fractionation and petroleum products
marketing activities, as well as product generated by the operations of our pipelines and terminals. We also maintain
product inventory related to these activities. Significant fluctuations in market prices of petroleum products could
result in material unrealized gains or losses on transactions we enter to hedge our exposure to commodity price
changes. To the extent these hedges do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment or are not designated as hedges,
or if they result in material amounts of ineffectiveness, we could experience material fluctuations in our results of
operations. In addition, significant fluctuation in market prices of petroleum products could result in material losses
or lower profits from these activities.
Our product purchases, sales and hedging operations involve the risk of non-compliance with our risk
management policies. We cannot assure that our processes and procedures will detect and prevent all violations of
our risk management policies, particularly if deception or other intentional misconduct is involved. Such violations
could result in material losses. Further, our requirement to post material amounts of margin in connection with our
hedges could negatively impact our liquidity and our ability to pay distributions to our unitholders.
Reduced volatility in energy prices or new government regulations could discourage our storage customers
from holding positions in petroleum products, which could adversely affect our business.
The demand for our storage services has resulted in part from our customers’ desire to have the ability to take
advantage of profit opportunities created by the volatility in prices of petroleum products. Periods of prolonged
stability in petroleum product prices or trends of declining prices could reduce demand for our storage services. If
federal, state or international regulations are passed that discourage our customers from storing these commodities,
demand for our storage services could decrease, in which case we may be unable to identify customers willing to
contract for such services or be forced to reduce the rates we charge for our services. The realization of any of these
risks could adversely affect our business.
The volume of crude oil we transport and the tariff rates we collect for transportation services partially depend
upon unpredictable market differentials between the origin and destination points of our pipelines.
Our tariff rates are established in accordance with federal and state regulations which, in general, permit us to
negotiate rates with shippers so long as such negotiated rates are not unduly discriminatory among similarly situated
shippers. Applicable regulations and our obligations to certain classes of committed shippers may limit our ability
to change our tariff rates. When the difference in market prices for crude oil between our origin points and our
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destination points is lower than our tariff rates, the volume of product we transport could decline or the revenue we
collect could decrease. For example, when the posted tariff rate for transportation on the Longhorn pipeline is
higher than the market differential, as experienced in 2020 and 2021, it is uneconomical for shippers to use
Longhorn to move volumes from the Permian Basin to Houston. As a result, we experience lower revenues during
such periods, which adversely impacts our business.
Capital investment and financial risks
Our distributions and unit repurchases are not guaranteed to occur, and reductions to either may result in a
loss of investor confidence and a decrease in the market value of our units.
Neither our distributions nor any unit repurchases are guaranteed to occur. The cash that we generate from
operations could decrease or fail to meet expectations, either of which could reduce our ability to pay distributions
and repurchase our common units.
The amount of cash we can distribute to our unitholders principally depends upon the cash we generate from
our operations, and the amount of cash we generate from operations is affected by numerous factors beyond our
control, fluctuates from quarter to quarter and may change over time. Significant or sustained reductions in the cash
generated by our operations would reduce our ability to pay distributions.
Additionally, our board has authorized the repurchase of our common units for the next several years. Our unit
repurchase program does not obligate us to acquire a specific number of units during any period, and our decision to
commence, discontinue or resume repurchases in any period will depend on many factors, including our expected
expansion capital spending, excess cash available, balance sheet metrics, legal and regulatory requirements, market
conditions and the trading price of our units. Any failure to pay distributions at expected levels or the
discontinuation of our unit repurchase program could result in a loss of investor confidence and a decrease in our
unit price.
ESG investment criteria used by many investors may diminish investor interest in our partnership and reduce
the value of our common units and our access to capital.
Investor advocacy groups, certain institutional investors and many investment funds have increased their focus
on ESG-related criteria in recent years. In particular, numerous investment firms, banks, insurance companies and
other financial institutions have made pledges to reduce their carbon emissions, which in many cases may involve
their reducing or eliminating their investments in organizations involved in the production, transport and use of
fossil fuels. In connection with this trend, investor demand for and valuation of our common units may decline, and
our access to the debt and equity capital necessary to finance our growth projects and to refinance our existing debt
obligations when due may be reduced, either of which would adversely affect our business.
We do not have the same flexibility as other types of organizations to accumulate cash and retained earnings
to protect against illiquidity in the future, and we rely on access to capital to fund acquisitions and growth projects
and to refinance existing debt obligations. Unfavorable developments in capital markets could limit our ability to
obtain funding or require us to secure funding on terms that could limit our financial flexibility, reduce our liquidity,
dilute the interests of our existing unitholders and otherwise adversely affect our business.
Our partnership agreement requires us to make quarterly distributions to our unitholders of all available cash,
after taking into account reserves established by our board for commitments and contingencies, including capital
investments, operating costs and debt service requirements. We do not accumulate equity in the form of retained
earnings in a manner typical of many other forms of organization, including most traditional public corporations,
and so are more likely than those organizations to require issuances of additional debt or equity to provide liquidity
and capital resources.
We consider and pursue growth projects and acquisitions as part of our efforts to increase cash available for
distribution to our unitholders. These transactions may occur at any time and may be significant in size relative to
our existing assets and operations. We generally do not retain sufficient cash flow to finance growth projects or
acquisitions, and consequently we require access to external sources of capital to finance our growth capital
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spending. Similarly, we generally do not retain sufficient cash flow to repay our indebtedness when it matures, and
we rely on new capital to refinance these obligations. Limitations on our access to capital, including on our ability
to issue additional debt and equity, could result from events or causes beyond our control, and could include, among
other factors, decreases in our creditworthiness or profitability, significant increases in interest rates, increases in the
risk premium generally required by investors or in the premium required specifically for investments in energy-
related companies or master limited partnerships, and decreases in the availability of credit available for
organizations involved with carbon-based fuels or the tightening of terms required by lenders. Any limitations on
our access to capital on satisfactory terms could impair our ability to execute on our strategies and meeting debt
obligations, resulting in the dilution of the interests of our existing unitholders, and adversely impact our business.
We are exposed to counterparty risk and nonperformance by our customers, vendors, joint venture co-owners,
lenders or derivative counterparties could materially reduce our revenue, increase our expenses, impair our
liquidity or otherwise negatively impact our business.
We are subject to risks of loss resulting from nonpayment or nonperformance by our customers to whom we
extend credit. In addition, we frequently undertake capital expenditures based on commitments from customers from
which we expect to realize the expected return on those expenditures, including take-or-pay commitments from our
customers. Nonperformance by our customers of those commitments could result in substantial losses to us.
Nonperformance by customers who back our growth projects could significantly impact our expected return from
those projects.
We have numerous joint ventures that require cooperation with and performance by co-owners.
Nonperformance by our joint venture co-owners could result in increased costs or delays that could decrease our
returns on our joint ventures.
We utilize third-party vendors to provide various functions, including, for example, certain construction
activities, engineering services, facility inspections and operation of certain software systems. Using third parties to
provide these functions has the effect of reducing our direct control over the services rendered. The failure of one or
more of our third-party providers to deliver the expected services on a timely basis at the prices we expect and as
required by contract could result in significant disruptions, costs to our operations or instances of a contractor’s non-
compliance with applicable laws and regulations, which could adversely affect our business.
We also rely to a significant degree on the banks that lend to us under our revolving credit facility for financial
liquidity, and any failure of those banks to perform on their obligations to us could significantly impair our liquidity.
Furthermore, nonpayment by the counterparties to our interest rate and commodity derivatives could expose us to
additional interest rate or commodity price risk. Any substantial increase in the nonpayment or nonperformance by
our customers, vendors, lenders or derivative counterparties could have an adverse effect on our business.
Changes in price levels could negatively impact our revenue, our expenses, or both, which could adversely
affect our business.
The operation of our assets and the execution of expansion projects require significant expenditures for labor,
materials, property, equipment and services. Recent inflationary pressures in the U.S. could materially increase our
expenses or capital costs, and we may not be able to pass these increased costs to our customers in the form of
higher fees for our services. Because we use the FERC’s PPI-based price indexing methodology to establish tariff
rates in certain markets served by our pipelines, our revenues are impacted by changes in price levels. In periods of
general price deflation, the ceiling level provided by the FERC’s index methodology could decrease requiring us to
reduce our index-based rates, even if the actual costs we incur to operate our assets increase. Changes in price levels
that lead to decreases in our revenue or increases in the prices we pay to operate and maintain our assets could
adversely affect our business.
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Expansion projects or acquisitions may encounter unanticipated costs, and expansion projects as well as
potential acquisitions or divestitures could experience unanticipated delays or fail to be completed.
We may pursue expansion projects or acquisitions that require us to make significant capital investments,
which could include new borrowings necessary to finance the projects. As a result, our indebtedness relative to our
earnings could increase, particularly in situations where our expansion projects or acquisitions do not meet our
earnings projections. Acquisitions and expansion projects involve numerous risks, including difficulties in the
assimilation of the related assets and operations, inefficiencies and difficulties that arise due to unfamiliarity with the
new assets and the businesses or geographic areas associated with them, as well as the diversion of management’s
attention from other business concerns. Unexpected costs and other challenges may arise whenever new assets are
put in service or businesses with different operations or management are combined, and we may discover previously
unknown liabilities associated with assets or businesses we acquire.
Expansion projects typically require us to secure and retain required permits and rights-of-way in order to
complete and operate the new infrastructure, and our inability to do so in a timely manner could result in significant
delays or cost overruns. Our ability to secure required permits and rights-of-way or otherwise proceed with
construction of our expansion projects could also encounter opposition from political activists, who may attempt to
delay energy infrastructure construction through protests, lawsuits and other means. In addition, acquisitions and
divestitures typically involve extensive negotiations and numerous conditions that must be met by us and our
transaction counterparties before a transaction can be completed, often including review by government agencies
such as the Federal Trade Commission or other approval or consent processes over which we may have no control.
The failure to meet these conditions could result in significant delays to such transactions or prevent their being
completed entirely.
Any cost overruns or unanticipated delays in the completion or commercial development of our expansion
projects or acquisitions could reduce the anticipated returns on these investments, and any delay or failure to
complete acquisitions or divestitures could interfere with our capital allocation priorities or otherwise adversely
affect our business.
The amount and timing of distributions to us from our joint ventures is not entirely within our control, and we
may be unable to cause our joint ventures to take or refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with our best
interests.
As of December 31, 2021, we were engaged in eight joint ventures, all of which are in the form of limited
liability companies (“LLC”), in which we share control with other entities according to the relevant joint venture
agreements. Those agreements provide that the respective LLC management committees, including our
representatives along with the representatives of the other owners of those LLCs, determine the amount and timing
of distributions. Our joint ventures may establish separate financing arrangements that contain restrictive covenants
that may limit or restrict the LLC’s ability to make distributions to us under certain circumstances. Any inability to
generate cash or restrictions on distributions we receive from our joint ventures could materially impair our results.
In addition, if we are unable to agree with our joint venture co-owners on a significant matter, it could result in
delays, litigation or operational impasses that could result in a material adverse effect on that joint venture’s
business. If the matter is significant to us, it could result in an adverse effect on our business.
Operational hazards
Our business involves many hazards and operational risks, and measures to maintain our physical assets may
not be adequate. The occurrence of a significant event or accident, or non-compliance with our policies and
procedures could adversely affect our business.
Our operations are subject to many hazards inherent in the transportation and distribution of petroleum
products, including releases and fires. In addition, our operations are exposed to potential natural disasters,
including hurricanes, tornadoes, storms, floods and earthquakes. The risk of natural disasters and other operational
risks could result in material losses due to personal injury or loss of life, severe damage to and destruction of
property and equipment and pollution or other environmental damage, and may result in curtailment or suspension
of our related operations. Some of our assets are located in or near high consequence areas such as residential and
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commercial centers or sensitive environments, and the potential damages are even greater in these areas. We utilize
operational and safety policies and procedures, risk management systems and technologies to manage the physical
asset risks associated with our pipeline systems and storage tanks. Failure of those management systems and
technologies, non-compliance with policies or failure to otherwise adequately monitor and maintain the condition of
our assets could compromise integrity and result in increased maintenance or remediation expenditures and an
increased risk of product releases and associated costs and liabilities. Any significant event or accident could
adversely affect our business.
Our insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover losses sustained, and we may experience increased
costs and decreased availability of insurance options.
We are not fully insured against all hazards or operational risks related to our businesses, and the insurance we
carry requires that we meet certain deductibles before we can collect for any covered losses we sustain. If a
significant accident or event occurs that is not fully insured, it could adversely affect our business.
Premiums and deductibles for our insurance policies could escalate as a result of market conditions or losses
experienced by us or by other companies. In some instances, insurance could become unavailable or available only
for reduced amounts of coverage. Increases in the cost of insurance or the inability to obtain insurance at rates that
we consider commercially reasonable could adversely affect our business.
Failure of critical information technology systems may materially impact our ability to operate our assets or
manage our businesses.
We utilize information technology systems to operate our assets and manage our businesses. Some of these
systems are proprietary systems that require specialized programming capabilities, while others are based upon or
rely on technology that has been in service for many years. Failures of these systems could result in a failure of
critical operational or financial controls and lead to a disruption of our operations, commercial activities or financial
processes. Such failures could adversely affect our business.
Cyberattacks, terrorism and other external threats
Cyberattacks or other information security breaches that circumvent security measures taken by us or others
with whom we conduct business or share information could result in increased costs, interruptions or other damages
to our business.
We rely on our information technology infrastructure to process, transmit and store electronic information,
including data we use to operate our assets. In addition, we rely on third-party systems, including for example the
electric grid and cloud-based software services, which could also experience security breaches or cyberattacks, and
the failure of which could have a material adverse effect on the operation of our assets. We and our third-party
providers face cybersecurity and other security threats to our information technology infrastructure, including threats
to our control systems and safety systems that operate our pipelines and other assets. We could face unlawful
attempts to gain access to our information technology infrastructure, including coordinated attacks from state-
sponsored groups, “hacktivists” or private individuals. The threat of terrorist attacks subjects our operations to
increased risks and increased costs as new regulations require us to work with government agencies to verify our
information technology systems are sufficiently designed to prevent and deter attacks against our assets. We could
also face attempts to obtain unauthorized access by targeted acts of deception against individuals with legitimate
access to physical locations or information.
Breaches in our information technology infrastructure or physical facilities, or other disruptions including
those arising from theft, vandalism, fraud or unethical conduct, could result in damage to our assets, business
interruptions, mitigation expense, safety incidents, damage to people, property and the environment, reputational
damage, potential liability or the loss of contracts, and could adversely affect our business.
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Terrorist attacks aimed at our facilities or that impact our customers or the markets we serve could adversely
affect our business.
The U.S. government has issued warnings that energy assets in general, and the nation’s pipeline and terminal
infrastructure in particular, may be targets of terrorist organizations. Any terrorist attack on our facilities, those of
our customers or, in some cases, on energy infrastructure owned by others, could have a material adverse effect on
our business. Similarly, any terrorist attack that severely disrupts the markets we serve could adversely affect our
business.
The COVID-19 pandemic and government responses thereto have adversely affected and could continue to
adversely affect our business.
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the global economy. In response to the pandemic,
governments around the world implemented stringent measures to reduce the spread of the virus, including stay-at-
home orders, travel restrictions, vaccine mandates, workplace safety measures and other regulations. As a result of
the pandemic and these measures, economic activity has declined around the world resulting in reduced demand for
petroleum products, which adversely affected our business. It is difficult to predict the impact of further variants or
outbreaks or government responses thereto on economic activity or our operations, either of which could adversely
affect our business.
Regulatory risks
Our operations are subject to extensive environmental, health, safety and other laws and regulations that
impose significant requirements, costs and liabilities on us. These requirements, costs and liabilities could increase
as a result of new laws or regulations or changes in the interpretation, implementation or enforcement of existing
laws and regulations. Our customers are also subject to extensive environmental, health, safety and other laws and
regulations, and any new laws or regulations or changes in the interpretation, implementation or enforcement of
existing laws and regulations, including laws and regulations related to hydraulic fracturing, could result in
decreased demand for our services.
Our operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection or
preservation of the environment, natural resources and human health and safety, including but not limited to the
CAA, RCRA, OPA, CWA, CERCLA, HLPSA, Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), Migratory Bird Treaty Act
(“MBTA”), the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty and Job Creation Act of 2011 and OSHA. Such laws and
regulations affect almost all aspects of our operations and generally require us to obtain and comply with various
environmental registrations, licenses, permits, credits, inspections and other approvals. We incur substantial costs to
comply with these laws and regulations, and any failure to comply may expose us to civil, criminal and
administrative fees, fines and penalties and interruptions in our operations that could have an adverse impact on our
business. For example, if an accidental release or spill of petroleum products, chemicals or other hazardous
substances occurs at or from our pipelines, storage or other facilities, we may experience significant operational
disruptions, and we may have to pay a significant amount to remediate the release or spill, pay government
penalties, address natural resource damages, compensate for human exposure and property damage, install costly
pollution control equipment or undertake a combination of these and other measures. The resulting costs and
liabilities could adversely affect our business. In addition, emission controls required under the CAA and other
similar laws could require significant capital expenditures at our facilities.
Liability under such laws and regulations may be incurred without regard to fault, including latent conditions
that we did not cause. Private parties, including the owners of properties through which our pipelines pass, also may
have the right to pursue legal actions to enforce compliance as well as to seek damages for non-compliance with
such laws and regulations or for personal injury or property damage. Our insurance does not cover all environmental
risks and costs, including potential fines and penalties, and may not provide sufficient coverage in the event an
environmental claim is made against us.
The laws and regulations that affect our operations, and the enforcement thereof, have become increasingly
stringent over time. These laws and regulations may be further revised or new laws or regulations may be adopted or
become applicable to us. For instance, in 2021 the Transportation Security Administration released new pipeline
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cybersecurity directives requiring mitigation measures to protect against attacks on information technology and
operational technology systems and the development and implementation of a cybersecurity contingency and
recovery plan. In 2019, PHMSA modified its existing hazardous liquid pipeline regulations, requiring integrity
assessments at least once every 10 years for pipeline segments located outside of high consequence areas (“HCAs”)
and requires all pipelines in HCAs to be capable of accommodating in-line inspection tools within 20 years. In
addition, changes in permitting processes, such as the Nationwide Permit Program under the CWA, could impact our
ability to develop new projects or maintain our existing assets. Compliance with such legislative and regulatory
changes could increase our compliance costs, make it more difficult to construct or maintain our assets and have an
adverse effect on our business.
Our customers are also subject to extensive laws and regulations, and new laws or regulations could adversely
affect their businesses. For example, several of our most significant customers operate refineries that could be
significantly impacted by changes in environmental or health-related laws or regulations. In addition, we have made
significant investments in crude oil and condensate storage and transportation projects that serve customers that
largely depend on production techniques, such as hydraulic fracturing, that have been scrutinized by governmental
authorities and have encountered political opposition that could result in increased regulatory costs and restrictions.
Any changes in laws or regulations, or in the interpretation, implementation or enforcement of existing laws and
regulations, that impose significant costs or liabilities on our customers could reduce demand for our services and
adversely affect our business.
Rate regulation, challenges by shippers of the rates we charge for transportation on our pipelines or changes
in the jurisdictional characterization of our assets or activities by federal, state or local regulatory agencies may
reduce the amount of cash we generate.
The FERC regulates the rates we can charge and the terms and conditions we can offer for interstate
transportation service on our pipelines. State regulatory authorities regulate the rates we can charge and the terms
and conditions we can offer for intrastate movements on our pipelines. The determination of the interstate or
intrastate character of shipments on our pipelines may change over time, which may change the regulatory
framework and the rates we are allowed to charge for transportation and other related services. Shippers may protest
our pipeline tariff filings, and the FERC or state regulatory authorities may investigate and require changes to tariff
terms as a result of the protests or complaints. Further, other than for rates set under market-based rate authority, the
FERC may order refunds of amounts collected under interstate rates that are determined to be in excess of a just and
reasonable level. State regulatory authorities could take similar measures for intrastate tariffs. In addition, shippers
may challenge by complaint the lawfulness of tariff rates that have become final and effective. If existing rates are
determined to be in excess of a just and reasonable level, we could be required to pay refunds to shippers, reduce
rates and make other concessions.
The FERC’s ratemaking methodologies may limit our ability to set rates based on our actual costs or may
delay the use of rates that reflect increased costs. The FERC’s primary ratemaking methodology applicable to us is
price indexing. We use this methodology to establish our rates in approximately 30% of the markets serviced by our
refined products pipelines. The FERC’s indexing methodology is subject to review every five years and currently
allows a pipeline to change its rates each year to a new ceiling level, which is calculated as the previous year’s
ceiling level multiplied by a percentage. When the ceiling level is negative, we are required to reduce our rates that
are subject to the FERC’s price indexing methodology.
The FERC and most relevant state regulatory authorities allow us to establish rates based on conditions in
competitive markets without regard to the FERC’s index level or our cost-of-service. We establish market-based
rates in approximately 70% of the markets for our refined products pipelines. The tariffs on most of our crude oil
pipelines are at negotiated rates, but are still subject to regulation by the FERC or state agencies and subject to
protest by shippers. If we were to lose our market-based rate authority, or if our negotiated rates were determined to
not be just and reasonable, we could be required to establish rates on some other basis, such as our cost-of-service.
Establishing our rates through a cost-of-service filing could be expensive, unsuccessful, or result in tariff reductions,
which could adversely affect our business.
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Climate change legislation or regulations restricting emissions of “greenhouse gases” could result in
increased operating costs and reduced demand for the products that we transport, store or distribute.
Federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives in the U.S., as well as those in other countries, have
attempted to and will continue to address climate change and control or limit greenhouse gas emissions. Although it
is not possible to predict how they will impact our business, any such laws or regulations could adversely affect
demand for the products that we transport, store and distribute. Depending on the particular programs adopted, they
could also increase our costs to operate and maintain our facilities by requiring that we measure and report our
emissions, install new emission controls on our facilities, acquire allowances to authorize our emissions, pay taxes
related to our emissions and administer and manage an emissions program, among other things. We may be unable
to include some or all of such increased costs in the rates charged to our customers and any such recovery may
depend on events beyond our control, including the outcome of future rate proceedings before the FERC or state
regulatory agencies and the provisions of any final legislation or implementing regulations.
Finally, certain scientific studies conclude that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s
atmosphere affect climate changes and that such changes could result in the increased frequency and severity of
storms, floods and other climatic events. If any such effects occur, there may be adverse effects on our business.
Our gas liquids blending activities subject us to federal regulations that govern renewable fuel requirements in
the U.S.
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 expanded the required use of renewable fuels in the U.S.
Each year, the EPA establishes an RVO requirement for refiners and fuel manufacturers based on overall quotas
established by the federal government. By virtue of our gas liquids blending activity and resulting gasoline
production, we are an obligated party and receive an annual RVO from the EPA. We typically purchase renewable
energy credits, called RINs, to meet this obligation. RINs are generated when a gallon of renewable fuels such as
ethanol or biodiesel is produced. RINs may be separated when the renewable fuel is blended into gasoline or diesel,
at which point the RIN is available for use in compliance or is available for sale on the open market. Increases in the
cost or decreases in the availability of RINs could have an adverse impact on our business.
Our business is subject to federal, state, local and international laws and regulations that govern the quality
specifications of the petroleum products that we store, transport or sell.
Petroleum products that we store and transport are sold by our customers for consumption into the public
market. Various federal, state and local agencies, as well as international regulatory bodies, have the authority to
prescribe specific product quality specifications for commodities sold into the public market. Changes in product
quality specifications or blending requirements could reduce demand, reduce our throughput volume, require us to
incur additional handling costs or require capital expenditures. For instance, different product specifications for
different markets impact the fungibility of the products in our system and could require the construction of
additional storage. If we are unable to recover these costs through increased revenue, our business could be
adversely affected.
In addition, changes in the quality of the products we receive on our pipelines, or changes in the product
specifications in the markets we serve, could reduce or eliminate our ability to blend products, which would result in
a reduction of our revenue and operating profit from blending activities. Any such reduction of our revenue or
operating profit could have an adverse effect on our business.
We do not own all of the property on which our pipelines and facilities are located, and we rely on securing
and retaining adequate rights-of-way and permits in order to operate our existing assets and complete growth
projects.
We do not own all of the land on which our pipelines and facilities are located. As such, we are subject to the
possibility of increased costs to retain necessary land use. We typically obtain the rights to construct and operate our
pipelines on land owned by third parties and sometimes those rights are only for a specific period of time and may
result in decommissioning or new acquisition costs when our rights expire. In addition, some of our facilities cross
Native American lands pursuant to rights-of-way of limited terms. We may not be able to utilize the right of eminent
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domain in some jurisdictions and in some circumstances, such as land owned by Native American tribes or other
government entities. Our ability to secure required permits and rights-of-way or otherwise proceed with
construction of our new projects could encounter opposition from activists who may attempt to delay construction
through protests and other means. The loss of these rights, through our inability to acquire or renew right-of-way
contracts or otherwise, could have an adverse effect on our business.
MLP structural risks, including risks to unitholders
Our status as a partnership prevents our equity from being included in many prominent equity indices, which
reduces the demand for our units from passive investment funds. In addition, some individual investors or investment
funds may be unable or unwilling to invest in us for reasons related to our status as a partnership for federal income
tax purposes. Limitations on the demand for our units because we are a partnership could affect the trading liquidity
and valuation of our units and could make it more difficult for us to raise funds by issuing additional equity.
Because we are a partnership for federal income tax purposes, we are a pass-through entity and are not
generally subject to entity-level taxation, and distributions to our unitholders are not taxed as dividends. Instead, our
unitholders are treated as partners and allocated their proportionate share of our income, which is reported to them
on schedule K-1 and which could subject them to other taxes, including state and local taxes imposed by the
jurisdictions in which we conduct business. This taxation and reporting arrangement is different from and less
common than the arrangement that prevails among most publicly traded companies and may create complexities that
could discourage some investors or investment funds from investing in us. In addition, the methodologies of most
indices of publicly traded equities exclude publicly traded partnerships, and as a result many passive investment
funds are prevented from investing in our equity. The inability or unwillingness of individual investors or
investment funds to invest in us reduces demand for our units. This lower demand could result in lower trading
liquidity in our equity, which could in turn cause greater volatility in our unit price, a lower unit price, or both. In
addition, a reduction in demand for our units could make it less possible or less attractive for us to raise funds
through issuances of additional equity, which could in turn reduce our financial flexibility or raise our cost of
capital. Our status as a publicly traded partnership is required by our partnership agreement and can only be
changed by a vote of our unitholders. A majority of our unitholders may prefer and our management may estimate
and advise our unitholders that it is in their best interest that we continue to benefit from the tax attributes of a
publicly traded partnership despite these potential impacts of lower demand for our units on our trading liquidity or
valuation.
Our partnership agreement restricts the voting rights of unitholders owning 20% or more of our common units
and has other governance differences from typical corporations.
Unitholders’ voting rights are restricted by a provision in our partnership agreement stating that any units held
by a person that owns 20% or more of any class of our common units then outstanding, other than our general
partner and its affiliates, cannot be voted on any matter. In addition, our partnership agreement contains provisions
limiting the ability of unitholders to call meetings or to acquire information about our operations, as well as other
provisions limiting our unitholders’ ability to influence our management. As a result of this provision, the trading
price of our common units may be lower than other forms of equity ownership due to the absence of a takeover
premium in the trading price or other governance differences.
Our unitholders’ liability may not be limited if a court finds that unitholder action constitutes control of our
business.
A general partner of a partnership generally has unlimited liability for the obligations of the partnership, except
for those contractual obligations of the partnership that are expressly made without recourse to the general partner.
Our partnership is organized under Delaware law, and we conduct business in a number of other states. The
limitations on the liability of holders of limited partner interests for the obligations of a limited partnership have not
been clearly established in some of the other states in which we do business. Our unitholders could be liable for any
and all of our obligations as if they were a general partner if a court or government agency were to determine that we
were conducting business in a state but had not complied with that particular state’s partnership statute. Our
unitholders’ rights to act with other unitholders to remove or replace the general partner, to approve some
amendments to our partnership agreement or to take other actions under our partnership agreement may constitute
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“control” of our business which could result in our unitholders being liable for all of our obligations as if they were a
general partner.
Our partnership agreement replaces our general partner’s fiduciary duties to our common unitholders with
contractual standards governing its duties and restricts the remedies available to our common unitholders for
actions that might otherwise constitute breaches of fiduciary duty by our general partner.
Our partnership agreement contains provisions that eliminate the fiduciary standards to which our general
partner and its officers and directors would otherwise be held by state fiduciary law and replaces those duties with
several different contractual standards. For example, our partnership agreement permits our general partner to make
a number of decisions in its sole discretion, free of any duties to us and our unitholders other than the implied
contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing. In addition, our partnership agreement contains provisions that
restrict the remedies available to our unitholders for actions taken by our general partner that might otherwise
constitute breaches of fiduciary duty under state fiduciary duty law. For example, our partnership agreement
provides that whenever our general partner is permitted or required to make a decision, in its capacity as our general
partner, it may make the decision in good faith and will not be subject to any other or different standard imposed by
our partnership agreement, Delaware law or any other law, rule or regulation. In addition, our general partner and
its officers and directors will not be liable for monetary damages to us or our unitholders resulting from any act or
omission taken in good faith. In the absence of bad faith, our general partner will not be in breach of its obligations
under our partnership agreement or its fiduciary duties to us or our unitholders if a transaction with an affiliate or the
resolution of a conflict of interest is approved in accordance with our partnership agreement.
Tax risks
Our tax treatment or the tax treatment of our unitholders could be subject to potential legislative, judicial or
administrative changes and differing interpretations, possibly on a retroactive basis.
Current law may change so as to cause us to be treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes or
otherwise subject us to entity-level taxation. From time to time the U.S. government considers substantive changes
to the existing federal income tax laws that affect publicly traded partnerships. We are unable to predict whether any
such additional legislation or any other tax-related proposals will ultimately be enacted. Moreover, any modification
to the federal income tax laws and interpretations thereof may or may not be applied retroactively. Any such
changes could adversely impact a unitholder’s investment in our common units.
At the state level, changes in current state law may subject us to additional entity-level taxation by individual
states. States frequently evaluate ways to subject partnerships to entity-level taxation through the imposition of state
income, franchise and other forms of taxation. Imposition of any such taxes may reduce the cash available for
distribution to our unitholders.
If the IRS contests the federal income tax positions we take, the market for our common units may be adversely
impacted and the cost of any IRS contest will reduce our cash available for distribution to our unitholders.
The IRS has made no determination as to our status as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. The IRS
may adopt positions that differ from the positions we take. It may be necessary to resort to administrative or court
proceedings to sustain some or all of the positions we take. A court may not agree with some or all of the positions
we take. Any contest with the IRS may materially and adversely impact the market for our common units and the
price at which they trade. In addition, our costs of any contest with the IRS will be borne indirectly by our
unitholders as the costs will reduce our cash available for distribution.
The IRS may challenge aspects of our proration method, and, if successful, we would be required to change the
allocation of items of income, gain, loss and deduction among our unitholders.
We prorate our items of income, gain, loss and deduction between transferors and transferees of our common
units each month based upon the ownership of our common units on the first business day of each month, instead of
on the basis of the date a particular unit is transferred. The U.S. Department of Treasury and the IRS issued Treasury
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Regulations that permit publicly traded partnerships to use a monthly simplifying convention that is similar to ours,
but they do not specifically authorize all aspects of the proration method we have adopted. If the IRS were to
successfully challenge this method, we could be required to change the allocation of items of income, gain, loss and
deduction among our unitholders.
We have adopted certain valuation methodologies in determining a unitholder’s allocations of income, gain,
loss and deduction. The IRS may challenge these methodologies or the resulting allocations, and such a challenge
could adversely affect the value of our common units.
In determining the items of income, gain, loss and deduction allocable to our unitholders, including when we
issue additional units, we must determine the fair market value of our assets. Although we may from time to time
consult with professional appraisers regarding valuation matters, we make many fair market value estimates using a
methodology based on the market value of our common units as a means to measure the fair market value of our
assets. The IRS may challenge these valuation methods and the resulting allocations of income, gain, loss and
deduction.
A successful IRS challenge to these methods or allocations could adversely affect the amount, character and
timing of taxable income or loss being allocated to our unitholders. It also could affect the amount of gain from our
unitholders’ sale of our common units and could have a negative impact on the value of our common units or result
in audit adjustments to our unitholders’ tax returns without the benefit of additional deductions.
Our unitholders are required to pay taxes on their share of our income, including their share of gains on any
dispositions of assets, even if they do not receive any distributions from us.
Our unitholders will be required to pay any federal income taxes and, in some cases, state and local income
taxes on their share of our taxable income, including any gains we realize from dispositions of assets. This tax
obligation will exist even if our unitholders receive no distributions from us, and any distributions our unitholders
may receive from us may be less than their share of our taxable income or even less than the actual tax liability that
results from that income.
Tax gain or loss on disposition of our common units could be more or less than expected.
If our unitholders sell their common units, they will recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between
the amount realized and their tax basis in those common units. Prior distributions to our unitholders in excess of the
total net taxable income they were allocated for a common unit, which decreased their tax basis in that common unit,
will, in effect, become taxable income to our unitholders if the common unit is sold at a price greater than their tax
basis in that common unit, even if the price they receive is less than their original cost. A substantial portion of the
amount realized, whether or not representing gain, may be taxed as ordinary income due to potential recapture items,
including depreciation recapture. In addition, because the amount realized includes a unitholder’s share of
nonrecourse liabilities, if our unitholders sell their common units, they may incur a tax liability in excess of the
amount of cash received from the sale.
Tax-exempt entities and foreign persons face unique tax issues from owning our common units that may result
in adverse tax consequences to them.
Investment in common units by tax-exempt entities, such as employee benefit plans, individual retirement
accounts (known as IRAs) and foreign persons raises issues unique to them. For example, virtually all of our income
allocated to organizations that are exempt from federal income tax, including IRAs and other retirement plans, will
be unrelated business taxable income and will be taxable to them. Distributions to foreign persons will be reduced
by withholding taxes at the highest applicable effective tax rate, and foreign persons will be required to file U.S.
federal tax returns and pay tax on their share of our taxable income. Upon the sale, exchange or other disposition of
a common unit by a foreign person, the transferee is generally required to withhold 10% of the amount realized on
such sale, exchange or other disposition if any portion of the gain on such sale, exchange or other disposition would
be treated as effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS
have issued final regulations providing guidance on the application of these rules for transfers of certain publicly
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traded partnership interests, including transfers of our common units. Under these regulations, the “amount realized”
on a transfer of our common units will generally be the amount of gross proceeds paid to the broker effecting the
applicable transfer on behalf of the transferor, and such broker will generally be responsible for the relevant
withholding obligations. Distributions to foreign persons may also be subject to additional withholding under these
rules to the extent a portion of a distribution is attributable to an amount in excess of our cumulative net income that
has not previously been distributed. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS have provided that these rules
will generally not apply to transfers of, or distributions on, our common units occurring before January 1, 2023.
Our unitholders may be subject to state and local taxes and return filing requirements in states where they do
not live as a result of investing in our common units.
In addition to federal income taxes, our unitholders may be subject to other taxes, including state and local
taxes, unincorporated business taxes and estate, inheritance or intangible taxes that are imposed by the various
jurisdictions in which we conduct business or own property now or in the future, even if they do not live in any of
those jurisdictions. Our unitholders may be required to file tax returns and pay taxes in some or all of these various
jurisdictions or be subject to penalties for failure to comply with those requirements. We currently own assets and
conduct business in 22 states, most of which impose a personal income tax.
If the IRS makes audit adjustments to our income tax returns for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017,
it may assess and collect any taxes (including any applicable penalties and interest) resulting from such audit
adjustment directly from us, in which case our cash available for distribution to our unitholders might be
substantially reduced.
For tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, if the IRS makes audit adjustments to our income tax
returns, it may assess and collect any taxes (including any applicable penalties and interest) resulting from such audit
adjustment directly from us. Generally, we expect to elect to have our unitholders take such audit adjustment into
account in accordance with their interests in us during the tax year under audit, but there can be no assurance that
such election will be made, or applicable, in all circumstances. If we are unable to have our unitholders take such
audit adjustment into account in accordance with their interests in us during the tax year under audit, our current
unitholders may bear some or all of the economic burden resulting from such audit adjustment, even if such
unitholders did not own units in us during the tax year under audit. If, as a result of any such audit adjustment, we
are required to make payments of taxes, penalties and interest, our cash available for distribution to our unitholders
might be substantially reduced.
General risk factors
Our business could be affected adversely by union disputes and strikes or work stoppages by our unionized
employees.
As of December 31, 2021, approximately 13% of our workforce was covered by a collective bargaining
agreement that expired at the end of January 2022. We could experience a work stoppage in the future as a result of
disagreements with the labor union. A prolonged work stoppage could have an adverse effect on our business.
Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2.
Properties
See Item 1(c) for a description of the locations and general character of our material properties.
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Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
Butane Blending Patent Infringement Proceeding. On October 4, 2017, Sunoco Partners Marketing &
Terminals L.P. (“Sunoco”) brought an action for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the District of
Delaware alleging Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (“Magellan”) and Powder Springs Logistics, LLC (“Powder
Springs”) are infringing patents related to butane blending at the Powder Springs facility located in Powder Springs,
Georgia. Sunoco subsequently submitted pleadings alleging that Magellan is also infringing various patents related
to butane blending at eight Magellan facilities, in addition to Powder Springs. Sunoco sought monetary damages,
attorneys’ fees and a permanent injunction enjoining Powder Springs from infringing the subject patents. We have
vigorously defended against all claims asserted by Sunoco. A jury trial concluded on December 6, 2021, at which
the jury found Magellan willfully infringed the three patents in suit and awarded damages of approximately $9.4
million against Magellan relating to the eight Magellan facilities at issue. The jury further found that Powder Springs
willfully infringed the one patent at issue relating to the Powder Springs facility and awarded approximately $2.8
million against Magellan and Powder Springs relating to that facility. Sunoco has requested that the court enhance
the damages award based upon the jury’s finding of willfulness and that the court award additional damages and pre-
and post-judgment interest. Magellan and Powder Springs have filed post-trial pleadings opposing Sunoco’s request
for enhanced damages and challenging the findings of liability and willfulness. The final determination of the trial
court is subject to future appeals by either or both parties to the litigation. Although it is not possible to predict the
ultimate outcome, we believe the final resolution of this matter will not have a material adverse impact on our
business.
Hurricane Harvey Enforcement Proceeding. In July 2018, we received a Notice of Enforcement letter from
the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality alleging two air emission violations at our Galena Park, Texas
terminal that occurred during Hurricane Harvey in third quarter 2017. The penalties associated with these alleged
violations could exceed $300,000. While the outcome cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe the ultimate
resolution of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on our business.
We and the non-controlled entities in which we own an interest are a party to various other claims, legal
actions and complaints. While the results cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes the ultimate
resolution of these claims, legal actions and complaints, after consideration of amounts accrued, insurance coverage
or other indemnification arrangements, will not have a material adverse effect on our business.
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Our common units are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “MMP.” At
the close of business on February 16, 2022, we had 212,393,262 common units outstanding that were owned by
approximately 170,000 record holders and beneficial owners (held in street name).
For information regarding common units that may be issued pursuant to our long-term incentive plan, see Item
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
We currently pay quarterly distributions of $1.0375 per common unit and are targeting annual distribution
growth for 2022 similar to the increase provided in 2021; however, we cannot guarantee that this increase will be
provided or that future distributions will continue at current levels.
In 2020, we initiated a $750 million common unit repurchase program, which allowed us to repurchase units
through 2022. We completed the repurchases authorized under this program in September 2021. In October 2021,
this program was expanded by $750 million to allow unit purchases totaling $1.5 billion through December 31,
2024. We intend to purchase our common units from time-to-time through a variety of methods, including open
market purchases and negotiated transactions, all in compliance with Securities Exchange Act Rules 10b-18, 10b5-1
or both and other applicable legal requirements. The timing, price and actual number of common units repurchased
will depend on a number of factors including our expected expansion capital spending, excess cash available,
balance sheet metrics, legal and regulatory requirements, market conditions and the trading price of our common
units. The program does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common units, and the repurchase
program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
The table below reflects our common units repurchased during 2020 and 2021 and inception-to-date.
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Period
Total Number of
Common Units
Purchased
Average Price
Paid Per Unit
Total Number of
Units Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Program
Approximate Dollar
Value of Units That
May Yet Be
Purchased under the
Program (in
millions)(a)
Year Ended 2020 ................
5,568,260 $
49.74
5,568,260 $
January 1-31, 2021 .................
February 1-28, 2021 ...............
March 1-31, 2021 ...................
First Quarter 2021 .............
April 1-30, 2021 .....................
—
—
—
—
—
May 1-31, 2021 .......................
1,723,188 $
June 1-30, 2021 .......................
Second Quarter 2021 .........
July 1-31, 2021 .......................
August 1-31, 2021 ..................
September 1-30, 2021 .............
Third Quarter 2021 ...........
October 1-31, 2021 .................
November 1-30, 2021 .............
December 1-31, 2021 .............
Fourth Quarter 2021 .........
Year Ended 2021 ................
—
1,723,188 $
251,947 $
6,289,504 $
1,572,941 $
8,114,392 $
—
665,921 $
391,327 $
1,057,248 $
10,894,828 $
Total Inception-to-Date .....
16,463,088
—
—
—
—
—
47.77
—
47.77
47.24
47.94
49.14
48.15
—
48.05
46.00
47.29
48.01
— $
— $
— $
—
— $
1,723,188 $
— $
1,723,188
251,947 $
6,289,504 $
1,572,941 $
8,114,392
— $
665,921 $
391,327 $
1,057,248
10,894,828
16,463,088
1,223.1
1,223.1
1,223.1
1,223.1
1,223.1
1,140.7
1,140.7
1,128.8
827.3
750.0
750.0
718.0
700.0
(a) Our program has $1.5 billion authorized for unit repurchases, which includes $750 million approved in 2020 and an additional $750 million
approved in October 2021. Our program will expire on December 31, 2024.
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Unitholder Return Performance
The following graph compares the total unitholder return performance of our common units with the
performance of (i) the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (“AMZI”), (ii) the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index
(“S&P 500”) and (iii) the Standard & Poor's 500 Energy Index ("S&P 500 Energy"). The graph assumes that $100
was invested in our common units and each comparison index beginning on December 31, 2016 and that all
distributions or dividends were reinvested on a quarterly basis. The AMZI is a composite of energy infrastructure
master limited partnerships, whose constituents earn the majority of their cash flow from midstream activities
involving energy commodities and whose trading volume and market capitalization meet certain additional criteria.
The S&P 500 Energy is a subindex of the S&P 500 that includes those companies classified as members of the
energy sector.
MMP ...................................
AMZI ..................................
S&P 500 .............................
S&P 500 Energy .................
12/31/2016
$100
$100
$100
$100
12/31/2017
$98
$91
$122
$99
12/31/2018
$84
$80
$116
$81
12/31/2019
$98
$86
$153
$91
12/31/2020
$73
$59
$181
$60
12/31/2021
$88
$83
$233
$93
The information provided in this section is being furnished to and not filed with the SEC. As such, this
information is neither subject to Regulation 14A or 14C nor to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
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MMPAMZIS&P 500S&P 500 Energy12/31/1612/31/1712/31/1812/31/1912/31/2012/31/21$50$100$150$200$250
Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Introduction
We are a publicly traded limited partnership principally engaged in the transportation, storage and distribution
of refined petroleum products and crude oil. As of December 31, 2021, our asset portfolio, excluding assets
associated with discontinued operations, consisted of:
•
•
our refined products segment, comprised of our approximately 9,800-mile refined petroleum products
pipeline system with 54 terminals and two marine storage terminals (one of which is owned through a joint
venture); and
our crude oil segment, comprised of approximately 2,200 miles of crude oil pipelines, a condensate splitter
and 39 million barrels of aggregate storage capacity, of which approximately 29 million barrels are used for
contract storage. Approximately 1,000 miles of these pipelines, the condensate splitter and 31 million
barrels of this storage capacity (including 25 million barrels used for contract storage) are wholly-owned,
with the remainder owned through joint ventures.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial
statements and related notes included in this annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
See Item 1. Business for a detailed description of our business.
Overview
Resiliency and Recovery. Overall, 2021 was a year of resiliency and recovery for our nation and us. As the
country moved toward reopening and resumed travel, economic and drilling activity, we benefited from a robust
return of demand for gasoline, diesel fuel and aviation fuel. We are honored to serve our country by Moving What
Moves America®, ensuring safe and reliable access to the essential fuels that enable our everyday lives.
Efficiency and discipline remain key to our strategy. Through our ongoing business optimization efforts, we
have identified significant cost savings and process improvements throughout the organization. Started in late 2019,
this initiative has served us well to ensure we are operating as efficiently as possible, especially considering the
current inflationary environment, while safeguarding the integrity of our assets. Improved refined products demand
as well as our successes in improving efficiency contributed to the solid financial results we achieved this year.
We also regularly review our asset portfolio for opportunities to unlock incremental value for investors. During
2021, we sold a portion of our interest in our Pasadena, Texas marine terminal joint venture, while retaining a
meaningful position in this strategic export facility. We also agreed to sell our independent terminals network,
comprised of 26 locations primarily in the southeastern United States. Though we still await regulatory approval for
this sale, we expect to close by mid-2022.
Disciplined Approach to Capital Allocation. We have a proven track record of delivering superior returns on
invested capital. Although the current environment for new large-scale projects is challenging, we continue to assess
additional capital investments to create future value for our investors. We currently plan to spend $50 million in
2022 to complete projects already committed, including expansions of our pipeline system to transport additional
refined products to New Mexico and Colorado. Both of these expansions are fully underwritten by commitments
from strong counterparties and provide attractive returns, underscoring the flexibility of our network to respond to
changing market dynamics.
We also delivered value to our investors with nearly $525 million of equity repurchases during the year as well
as an increase to our quarterly cash distribution. In total, we returned $1.4 billion to our investors during 2021
through a combination of consistent cash distributions and equity repurchases, an increase of 19% over 2020.
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Essential Services. Energy transition and the long-term outlook for petroleum products have become recent
topics of interest. However, the global pandemic and mid-2021 fuel emergency resulting from a third-party U.S.
pipeline cyberattack served as strong reminders that our nation and the world very much depend on an abundance of
crude oil and refined petroleum products to function. People expect gasoline will be readily accessible for their
daily commutes and family activities, that diesel fuel will be available for farmers to harvest crops and for truckers
to transport retail goods. The well-being of our entire economy depends on these essential fuels.
We expect our business to stay healthy for decades. Industry and government forecasts project petroleum
products to remain essential to our nation’s everyday lives for many years to come. The fundamental features of our
business strategy are proven, and we will adapt as the needs of our customers and markets evolve.
Living our Principles. Our most important social responsibility is to safely and reliably transport and store the
fuels that our nation relies on every day. For two decades, we have focused on long-term, sustainable operations in
all aspects of our business. Our dedicated workforce spends significant time and resources each year to ensure the
integrity of our assets and to protect the communities where we live and work. Further, our employees are
empowered to make decisions every day that align with our fundamental focus on safety to ensure our company’s
success.
To reinforce the importance of this responsibility, our annual incentive program for all employees has been
linked to key environmental and safety metrics since the very beginning. In addition, Magellan has designed a
responsible governance structure, with an independent board elected by our investors, and fostered a culture
considered to be an industry leader for integrity, trustworthiness and simply doing the right thing.
Recent Developments
Leadership Changes. On January 25, 2022, Michael N. Mears notified the partnership of his decision to retire
from his positions of President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors effective on April
30, 2022. Our board elected Barry R. Pearl, currently the independent Lead Director, as Chairman of the Board and
also elected Aaron L. Milford as Chief Executive Officer and President effective May 1, 2022. Mr. Milford
currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and has served in such capacity since 2019. He served as Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer from 2015 to 2019 and various positions of increasing responsibility since
joining us and our predecessor in 1995.
Mark B. Roles was elected by our board as Senior Vice President, Commercial - Refined Products, effective
May 22, 2021. Mr. Roles has held Vice President level positions since 2014 and various positions of increasing
responsibilities in commercial and operations since joining us and our predecessor in 1998.
Distribution. In January 2022, our board declared a quarterly distribution of $1.0375 per unit for the period of
October 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. This quarterly distribution was paid on February 14, 2022 to
unitholders of record on February 7, 2022.
Equity Repurchase Program. In October 2021, our board expanded our unit repurchase program by
$750 million for a total of $1.5 billion and extended the program through 2024. The expanded program allows unit
repurchases in compliance with Securities Exchange Act Rules 10b-18, 10b5-1 or both.
Discontinued Operations. In June 2021, we entered into an agreement to sell our independent terminals
network comprised of 26 refined petroleum products terminals with approximately six million barrels of storage
located primarily in the southeastern U.S. The sale is expected to close upon the receipt of required regulatory
approval. The related results of operations, financial position and cash flows have been classified as discontinued
operations for all periods presented. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale under Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this report for further details.
Sale of Partial Interest in MVP Terminalling, LLC. In April 2021, we sold nearly half of our membership
interest in MVP and received proceeds of $272.1 million. Following the sale, we own approximately 25% of MVP
and remain the operator of the facility.
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Results of Operations
We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures utilized by management.
Operating margin, which is presented in the following table, is an important measure used by management to
evaluate the economic performance of our core operations. Operating margin is not a generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”) measure, but the components of operating margin are computed using amounts that are
determined in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of operating margin to operating profit, which is its nearest
comparable GAAP financial measure, is included in the following table. Operating profit includes expense items,
such as depreciation, amortization and impairment expense and general and administrative (“G&A”) expense, which
management does not focus on when evaluating the core profitability of our operating segments. Additionally,
product margin, which management primarily uses to evaluate the profitability of our commodity-related activities,
is provided in this table. Product margin is a non-GAAP measure but the components of product sales revenue and
cost of product sales are determined in accordance with GAAP. Our gas liquids blending, fractionation and other
commodity-related activities generate significant revenue. However, we believe the product margin from these
activities, which takes into account the related cost of product sales, better represents its importance to our results of
operations.
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Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
2021
Variance
Favorable (Unfavorable)
$ Change % Change
Financial Highlights ($ in millions, except operating statistics)
Transportation and terminals revenue:
Refined products ...............................................................................
Crude oil ............................................................................................
Intersegment eliminations .................................................................
Total transportation and terminals revenue ...............................
Affiliate management fee revenue ............................................................
Operating expenses:
$ 1,190.4 $ 1,338.5 $
559.5
(6.6)
1,743.3
21.2
466.2
(5.8)
1,798.9
21.2
Refined products ...............................................................................
Crude oil ............................................................................................
Intersegment eliminations .................................................................
Total operating expenses ...........................................................
411.8
189.2
(13.2)
587.8
416.7
165.4
(12.4)
569.7
Product margin:
Product sales revenue ........................................................................
Cost of product sales .........................................................................
Product margin ..........................................................................
Other operating income (expense) ............................................................
Earnings of non-controlled entities ...........................................................
Operating margin ......................................................................
Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense ................................
G&A expense ............................................................................................
Operating profit .........................................................................
Interest expense (net of interest income and interest capitalized) ............
Gain on disposition of assets .....................................................................
Other (income) expense ............................................................................
Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes ...
Provision for income taxes ........................................................................
Income from continuing operations ..........................................................
Income from discontinued operations .......................................................
Net income ................................................................................................
557.5
468.2
89.3
0.1
153.3
1,419.4
243.1
171.2
1,005.1
221.8
(12.9)
5.2
791.0
2.9
788.1
28.9
817.0 $
913.0
780.0
133.0
2.8
154.4
1,540.6
227.9
206.3
1,106.4
225.9
(75.0)
20.9
934.6
2.3
932.3
49.7
982.0 $
$
148.1
(93.3)
0.8
55.6
—
(4.9)
23.8
(0.8)
18.1
355.5
(311.8)
43.7
2.7
1.1
121.2
15.2
(35.1)
101.3
(4.1)
62.1
(15.7)
143.6
0.6
144.2
20.8
165.0
12
(17)
12
3
—
(1)
13
(6)
3
64
(67)
49
2,700
1
9
6
(21)
10
(2)
481
(302)
18
21
18
72
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Operating Statistics
Refined products:
Transportation revenue per barrel shipped .......................................
Volume shipped (million barrels):
Gasoline .......................................................................................
Distillates .....................................................................................
Aviation fuel ................................................................................
Liquefied petroleum gases ...........................................................
Total volume shipped .............................................................
Crude oil:
Magellan 100%-owned assets:
$
1.675 $
1.715
270.8
175.5
21.6
0.9
468.8
Transportation revenue per barrel shipped(1)
...............................
Volume shipped (million barrels)(1)
.............................................
Terminal average utilization (million barrels per month) ............
$
1.028 $
229.9
25.2
Select joint venture pipelines:
BridgeTex - volume shipped (million barrels)(2)
Saddlehorn - volume shipped (million barrels)(3)
..........................
........................
132.0
61.6
303.8
205.6
30.5
0.9
540.8
0.815
189.6
24.9
112.1
77.6
(1) Includes shipments related to our crude oil marketing activities.
(2) These volumes reflect total shipments for the BridgeTex pipeline, which is owned 30% by us.
(3) These volumes reflect the total shipments for the Saddlehorn pipeline, which was owned 40% by us through January 31, 2020 and 30%
thereafter.
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Transportation and terminals revenue increased by $55.6 million, resulting from:
• an increase in refined products revenue of $148.1 million primarily due to increased transportation revenue
as a result of higher volumes versus the pandemic levels of 2020 due to the recovery in travel, economic
and drilling activity as well as additional contributions from our Texas pipeline expansion projects.
Revenues also benefited from an increase in the average tariff rate in the current period as a result of the
2020 and 2021 mid-year adjustments. These favorable items were partially offset by the absence of
revenues in the current period associated with the three marine terminals we sold in March 2020 and lower
storage revenues due to lower utilization and lower rates following recent contract expirations; and
• a decrease in crude oil revenue of $93.3 million primarily due to lower average tariff rates, less volume
shipped and reduced storage revenues. Average tariff rates decreased primarily as a result of the late 2020
expiration of several higher-priced contracts on our Longhorn pipeline. In addition, deficiency revenue
recognized in the year-ago period did not recur in 2021. Transportation volumes also declined partially due
to those Longhorn contract expirations, with much of this volume replaced by activities of our marketing
affiliate, as well as lower volumes shipped on our Houston distribution system. Storage revenues decreased
primarily due to the 2020 period benefiting from increased short-term storage utilization at higher rates
with recent contract renewals at lower rates.
Operating expenses decreased $18.1 million, resulting from:
• an increase in refined products expenses of $4.9 million primarily due to higher asset integrity spending
related to the timing of maintenance work and higher compensation costs, partially offset by more
favorable product overages and the absence of costs in the current period associated with the divested
marine terminals; and
• a decrease in crude oil expenses of $23.8 million primarily due to lower power costs as a result of our
recent optimization efforts as well as gains on power hedges driven by the winter storm in first quarter
2021, lower fees paid to Seabrook for ancillary services and lower integrity spending related to the timing
of maintenance work.
Product margin increased $43.7 million primarily due to higher margins and higher sales volume on our
fractionator and refined over/short activities, the sale of a portion of the linefill related to our crude marketing
activities, and lower losses recognized in the current year on futures contracts. See Note 14 – Derivative Financial
Instruments in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, as well as Other Items – Commodity
Derivative Agreements below, for more information about our futures contracts.
Other operating income was $2.7 million favorable primarily due to sales of air emission credits.
Earnings of non-controlled entities increased $1.1 million primarily due to increased earnings from
Saddlehorn primarily due to higher volumes shipped and increased earnings from MVP due to a favorable revenue
adjustment, partially offset by lower earnings from BridgeTex related to decreased uncommitted shipments based on
unfavorable market conditions as well as lower earnings from Seabrook due to lower transportation and storage
revenues and increased depreciation costs in the current period.
Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense decreased $15.2 million primarily due to the impairment
of certain terminalling assets in 2020.
G&A expense increased $35.1 million primarily due to higher incentive compensation costs as a result of
improved financial results, as well as higher benefits costs in 2021.
Interest expense, net of interest income and interest capitalized, increased $4.1 million in 2021 primarily due
to higher outstanding debt. Otherwise, lower capitalized interest as a result of reduced ongoing expansion capital
spending was more than offset by debt prepayment costs in the 2020 period. Our average outstanding debt increased
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from $4.9 billion in 2020 to $5.1 billion in 2021. Our weighted average interest rates remained the same during both
annual periods at 4.4%.
Gain on disposition of assets was $62.1 million favorable. We recognized a gain of $75.0 million in 2021
primarily from the sale of a portion of our interest in MVP and a gain of $12.9 million in 2020 due to the sale of a
portion of our interest in Saddlehorn.
Other expense was $15.7 million unfavorable primarily due to amounts recognized in 2021 related to certain
legal matters.
Income from discontinued operations increased by $20.8 million due to improved product margin for our
independent terminals as a result of higher gas liquids blending volume sold at higher margins, as well as less
depreciation now that the assets are classified as held for sale.
For a comparative discussion of the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020, see Part II, Item 7.
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Results of Operations”
in our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K .
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Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow
In the following tables, we present the financial measures of Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow
(“DCF”) and Free Cash Flow (“FCF”), which are non-GAAP measures. These measures include the results of our
discontinued operations.
Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure utilized by management and the investment community to assess
the financial results of a company. A reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income, the nearest comparable
GAAP measure, is included in the table below.
Our partnership agreement requires that all of our available cash, less amounts reserved by our board, be
distributed to our unitholders. DCF is used by management to determine the amount of cash that our operations
generated, after maintenance capital spending, that is available for distribution to our unitholders, as well as a basis
for recommending to our board the amount of distributions to be paid each period. We also use DCF as the basis for
calculating our performance-based equity long-term incentive compensation. A reconciliation of DCF to net income,
the nearest comparable GAAP measure, is included in the table below.
FCF is a financial metric used by many investors and others in the financial community to measure the amount
of cash generated by a company during a period after accounting for all investing activities, including both
maintenance and expansion capital spending, as well as proceeds from divestitures. We believe FCF is important to
the financial community as it reflects the amount of cash available for distributions, additional expansion capital
opportunities, equity repurchases, debt reduction or other partnership uses. A reconciliation of FCF to net income
and to net cash provided by operating activities, the nearest comparable GAAP measure, is included in the following
tables.
Since the non-GAAP measures presented here include adjustments specific to us, they may not be comparable
to similarly-titled measures of other companies.
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Adjusted EBITDA, DCF and FCF are non-GAAP measures. A reconciliation of each of these measures to net
income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2021 is as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2021
Net income ..................................................................................................................
$
817.0 $
Interest expense, net ....................................................................................................
Depreciation, amortization and impairment(1)
Equity-based incentive compensation(2)
Gain on disposition of assets(3)
Commodity-related adjustments:
....................................................................................
......................................................................
.............................................................
Derivative (gains) losses recognized in the period associated with future
transactions(4)
......................................................................................................
Derivative gains (losses) recognized in previous periods associated with
transactions completed in the period(4)
...............................................................
Inventory valuation adjustments(5)
.........................................................................
Total commodity-related adjustments .................................................................
Distributions from operations of non-controlled entities in excess of earnings ..........
..................................................................................................
Adjusted EBITDA .....................................................................................................
Interest expense, net, excluding debt issuance cost amortization(6)
Maintenance capital(7)
Distributable cash flow .............................................................................................
Expansion capital(8)
Proceeds from disposition of assets(3)
Free cash flow ............................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
.........................................................................
............................
Distributions paid ........................................................................................................
221.8
254.6
(2.7)
(10.5)
29.3
(20.9)
5.8
14.2
54.2
982.0
225.9
233.9
15.6
(70.6)
27.7
(36.8)
2.1
(7.0)
38.9
1,348.6
1,418.7
(205.4)
(98.7)
(222.8)
(77.6)
$
1,044.5 $
1,118.3
(354.4)
334.9
1,025.0
(927.1)
(73.0)
270.7
1,316.0
(906.4)
409.6
Free cash flow after distributions ............................................................................
$
97.9 $
(1) Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense is excluded from DCF to the extent it represents a non-cash expense.
(2) Because we intend to satisfy vesting of unit awards under our equity-based long-term incentive compensation plan with the issuance of
common units, expenses related to this plan generally are deemed non-cash and excluded for DCF purposes. The amounts above have been
reduced by cash payments associated with the plan, which are primarily related to tax withholdings.
(3) Gains on disposition of assets are excluded from DCF to the extent they are not related to our ongoing operations, while proceeds from
disposition of assets exclude the related gains to the extent they are already included in our calculation of DCF.
(4) Certain derivatives have not been designated as hedges for accounting purposes, and the mark-to-market changes of these derivatives are
recognized currently in net income. We exclude the net impact of these derivatives from our determination of DCF until the transactions
are settled and, where applicable, the related products are sold.
(5) We adjust DCF for lower of average cost or net realizable value adjustments related to inventory and firm purchase commitments as well as
market valuations of short positions recognized each period as these are non-cash items. In subsequent periods when we physically sell or
purchase the related products, we adjust DCF for the valuation adjustments previously recognized.
(6) Interest expense includes debt prepayment costs of $12.9 million in 2020, which are excluded from DCF as they are financing activities and
not related to our ongoing operations.
(7) Maintenance capital expenditures maintain our existing assets and do not generate incremental DCF (i.e. incremental returns to our
unitholders). For this reason, we deduct maintenance capital expenditures to determine DCF.
(8) Includes additions to property, plant and equipment (excluding maintenance capital and capital-related changes in accounts payable and
other current liabilities), acquisitions and investments in non-controlled entities, net of distributions from returns of investments in non-
controlled entities and deposits from undivided joint interest third parties.
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A reconciliation of FCF to net cash provided by operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2020
and 2021, is as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2021
Net cash provided by operating activities .........................................................................
$
1,107.5 $
1,196.2
Changes in operating assets and liabilities ............................................................................
Net cash provided (used) in investing activities ...................................................................
Payments associated with settlement of equity-based incentive compensation ...................
Settlement cost, amortization of prior service credit and actuarial loss ...............................
Changes in accrued capital items ..........................................................................................
Commodity-related adjustments(1)
Other ....................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................
Free cash flow ......................................................................................................................
Distributions paid ..................................................................................................................
37.1
(199.4)
(14.7)
(6.7)
79.7
14.2
7.3
1,025.0
(927.1)
Free cash flow after distributions ......................................................................................
$
97.9 $
9.7
118.1
(6.2)
(8.4)
7.8
(7.0)
5.8
1,316.0
(906.4)
409.6
(1) Please refer to the preceding table for a description of these commodity-related adjustments.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows and Capital Expenditures
Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $1,107.5 million and $1,196.2 million for
the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. The $88.7 million increase from 2020 to 2021 was due
to higher net income as previously described and changes in our working capital, partially offset by adjustments for
non-cash items and distributions in excess of earnings of our non-controlled entities.
Investing Activities. Net cash used by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $199.4
million and net cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $118.1 million.
During 2021, we used $148.6 million for capital expenditures. Also, during 2021, we sold a portion of our interest in
MVP for cash proceeds of $272.1 million. During 2020, we used $424.1 million for capital expenditures, which
included $0.2 million for undivided joint interest projects for which cash was received from a third party. Also,
during 2020, we sold three marine terminals for cash proceeds of $251.8 million and sold a portion of our interest in
Saddlehorn for cash proceeds of $79.9 million. Additionally, we made net capital contributions of $94.6 million to
our joint ventures, which we account for as investments in non-controlled entities.
Financing Activities. Net cash used by financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2021
was $970.3 million and $1,327.7 million, respectively. During 2021, we paid distributions of $906.4 million to our
unitholders and made common unit repurchases of $523.1 million. Additionally, we had net commercial paper
borrowings of $108.0 million. Also, in January 2021, our equity-based incentive compensation awards that vested
December 31, 2020 were settled by issuing 163,007 common units and distributing those units to the long-term
incentive plan (“LTIP”) participants, resulting in payments primarily associated with tax withholdings of $6.2
million. During 2020, we paid distributions of $927.1 million to our unitholders and made common unit repurchases
of $276.9 million. Additionally, we received net proceeds of $828.4 million from the issuance of long-term senior
notes, which were used to repay our $550.0 million of 4.25% notes due 2021 and outstanding commercial paper
borrowings at that time. Also, in January 2020, our equity-based incentive compensation awards that vested
December 31, 2019 were settled by issuing 284,643 common units and distributing those units to the LTIP
participants, resulting in payments primarily associated with tax withholdings of $14.7 million.
The quarterly distribution amount related to fourth-quarter 2021 earnings was $1.0375 per unit, which was
paid in February 2022. Based on the number of common units currently outstanding and our current quarterly
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distribution, total distributions paid to our unitholders related to 2022 earnings would be $881 million. Management
believes we will have sufficient DCF to fund these distributions.
For a discussion of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2019, see Part II, Item 7. “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources” in
our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Capital Requirements
Capital spending for our business consists primarily of:
• Maintenance capital expenditures. These expenditures include costs required to maintain equipment
reliability and safety and to address environmental and other regulatory requirements rather than to
generate incremental DCF; and
• Expansion capital expenditures. These expenditures are undertaken primarily to generate incremental DCF
and include costs to acquire additional assets to grow our business and to expand or upgrade our existing
facilities and to construct new assets, which we refer to collectively as organic growth projects. Organic
growth projects include, for example, capital expenditures that increase storage or throughput volumes or
develop pipeline connections to new supply sources.
During 2021, our maintenance capital spending was $77.6 million, including $3.8 million for discontinued
operations. For 2022, we expect to spend approximately $80 million on maintenance capital projects.
During 2021, we spent $67.4 million for our expansion capital projects, including $0.4 million for discontinued
operations, and contributed $5.6 million for expansion capital projects in conjunction with our joint ventures. Based
on the progress of expansion projects already underway, we expect to spend approximately $50 million in 2022 to
complete our current slate of expansion capital projects.
Liquidity
Cash generated from operations is a key source of liquidity for funding debt service, maintenance capital
expenditures, quarterly distributions and repurchases of common units. Additional liquidity for purposes other than
quarterly distributions, such as expansion capital expenditures, is available through borrowings under our
commercial paper program and revolving credit facility, as well as from other borrowings or issuances of debt or
common units (see Note 10 – Debt and Note 19 – Partners’ Capital and Distributions in Item 8. Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data of this report for detail of our borrowings and changes in partners’ capital).
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
None.
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Other Items
Pipeline Tariff Changes. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) regulates the rates charged
on interstate common carrier pipelines. The tariff rates on approximately 30% of our refined products shipments
have been regulated by the FERC primarily through an annual index methodology, and nearly all the remaining rates
are adjustable at our discretion based on market factors. The current 5-year FERC index began July 1, 2021 and was
initially based on the change in the producer price index for finished goods (“PPI-FG”) plus 0.78%. Upon rehearing
the FERC lowered the index to PPI-FG minus 0.21% effective March 1, 2022. Based on this methodology and
preliminary PPI-FG estimates, we expect to increase our index rates by approximately 8.7% on July 1, 2022. While
we continue to evaluate the remaining 70% of our refined products markets, we generally intend to increase rates in
those markets by an average of 5%, resulting in an overall average refined products mid-year tariff increase of
approximately 6%. Most of the tariffs on our long-haul crude oil pipelines are established at negotiated rates that
generally provide for annual adjustments in line with changes in the FERC index, subject to certain modifications.
We expect to increase the rates on our long-haul crude oil pipelines between 2% and 5% in July 2022.
Collective Bargaining Agreement. Approximately 13% of our employees are represented by the United Steel
Workers (“USW”) and covered by a collective bargaining agreement that expired at the end of January 2022. We
are operating under a 24-hour rolling extension of this agreement while negotiations for a new agreement continue.
Management expects that we will be able to successfully negotiate a new long-term agreement with the USW;
however, a prolonged work stoppage by a majority of these employees could have a material adverse effect on our
business.
Commodity Derivative Agreements. Certain of our business activities result in our owning various
commodities, which exposes us to commodity price risk. We use forward physical commodity contracts and
derivative instruments to hedge against changes in prices of commodities that we expect to sell or purchase in future
periods.
For further information regarding the quantities of refined products and crude oil hedged at December 31, 2021
and the fair value of open hedge contracts at that date, please see Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
about Market Risk.
Related Party Transactions. See Note 18 – Related Party Transactions in Item 8. Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data of this report for detail of our related party transactions.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our management has discussed the development and selection of the following critical accounting estimates
with the audit committee of our board, which has reviewed and approved these disclosures.
Pension Obligations
We sponsor a pension plan covering union employees and a pension plan for non-union employees. Various
estimates and assumptions directly affect net periodic benefit expense and obligations for these plans. These
estimates and assumptions include the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, discount rates and the
expected rate of compensation increases. Management reviews these assumptions annually and makes adjustments
as necessary.
The discount rate directly affects the measurement of the benefit obligations of our pension benefit plans. The
objective of the discount rate is to determine the amount, if invested at the December 31 measurement date in a
portfolio of high-quality fixed income securities, that would provide the necessary cash flows to make benefit
payments when due. Decreases in the discount rate increase the obligation and generally increase the related
expense, while increases in the discount rate have the opposite effect. Changes in general economic and market
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conditions that affect interest rates on long-term high-quality fixed income securities as well as the duration of our
plans’ liabilities affect our estimate of the discount rate.
We estimate the long-term expected rate of return on plan assets using expectations of capital market results,
which includes an analysis of historical results as well as forward-looking projections. We base these capital market
expectations on a long-term period and on our investment strategy and asset allocation. We develop our estimates
using input from several external sources, including consultation with our third-party independent investment
consultant. We develop the forward-looking capital market projections using a consensus of expectations by
economists for inflation and dividend yield, along with expected changes in risk premiums. Because our determined
rate is an estimate of future results, it could be significantly different from actual results. The expected rate of return
on plan assets are long-term in nature; therefore, short-term market performance does not significantly affect our
estimated long-term expected rate of return.
The expected rate of compensation increases represents average long-term salary increases. An increase in this
rate causes the pension obligation and expense to increase.
The following table presents the estimated increase (decrease) in net periodic benefit expense and obligations
that would result from a 1% change in the specified assumption (in millions):
Pension benefits:
Discount rate ..............................................................
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets ......
Rate of compensation increase ..................................
Benefit Expense
Benefit Obligation
1% Increase
1% Decrease
1% Increase
1% Decrease
$
$
$
(4.6)
(3.0)
5.1
$
$
$
5.5
3.0
(5.0)
$ (49.8)
$ —
$ 30.2
$
61.9
$ —
(29.7)
$
The following table sets forth the increase (decrease) in our pension funding based on our current funding
policy assuming a 1% change in the specified criterion (in millions):
Rate of compensation increase .....
$0.6
$(0.6)
1% Increase
1% Decrease
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Goodwill and Investments
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. Long-lived assets, including fixed assets and intangibles, are reviewed for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.
Such indicators include, among others, the nature of the asset, the projected future economic benefit of the asset,
changes in regulatory and political environments and historical and future cash flow and profitability measurements.
If the carrying value of an asset exceeds the future undiscounted cash flows expected from the asset, we recognize
an impairment charge for the excess of carrying value of the asset over its estimated fair value.
Goodwill. The goodwill relating to each of our reporting units is tested for impairment annually as well as
when an event or change in circumstances indicates an impairment may have occurred. Under GAAP, we have the
option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of one of
our reporting units is greater than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, we
determine it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount, we are
not required to perform any further testing. However, if we conclude otherwise, we perform the first step of a two-
step impairment test by calculating the fair value of the reporting unit and comparing the fair value with the carrying
amount of the reporting unit. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an impairment loss
is recorded to the extent that the implied fair value of the goodwill of the reporting unit is less than its carrying
value. We have the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any period and proceed
directly to performing the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test.
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For purposes of performing the impairment test for goodwill, our reporting units are our refined products and
crude oil segments. In 2019 and 2020, we elected to perform the qualitative goodwill impairment test and concluded
it was more likely than not that the fair value of each of our reporting units was greater than its carrying amount. In
2021, we elected to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test and began with step one of the test as required
by GAAP. Based on this assessment, we calculated that the fair value of each of our reporting units was greater than
its carrying amount. Based on this assessment, we concluded goodwill was not impaired.
Determination as to whether and how much goodwill or long-lived assets are impaired involves management
estimates on highly uncertain matters such as future commodity prices, the effects of inflation and technology
improvements on operating expenses and the outlook for national or regional market supply and demand conditions.
We base the impairment reviews and calculations used in our impairment tests on assumptions that are consistent
with our business plans and long-term investment decisions. See Note 6 – Property, Plant and Equipment, Goodwill
and Other Intangibles in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for additional information regarding
impairments of goodwill and long-lived assets.
Investments. We evaluate investments in non-controlled entities for impairment whenever events or
circumstances indicate that there is an other-than-temporary loss in value of the investment. When evidence of loss
in value has occurred, we compare our estimate of fair value of the investment to the carrying value of the
investment to determine whether an impairment has occurred. If the estimated fair value is less than the carrying
value and we consider the decline in value to be other-than-temporary, the excess of the carrying value over the fair
value is recognized in our consolidated financial statements as an impairment charge.
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Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We may be exposed to market risk through changes in commodity prices and interest rates and have
established policies to monitor and control these market risks. We use derivative agreements to help manage our
exposure to commodity price and interest rate risks.
Commodity Price Risk
Our commodity price risk primarily arises from our gas liquids blending activities, fractionation activities and
petroleum products marketing activities, as well as from managing product overages and shortages associated with
our refined products and crude oil pipelines and terminals. We use forward physical contracts and derivative
instruments to help us manage commodity price risk.
Forward physical contracts that qualify for and are elected as normal purchases and sales are accounted for
using traditional accrual accounting. As of December 31, 2021, we had commitments under forward purchase and
sale contracts as follows (in millions):
Forward purchase contracts – notional value ................................ $
377.4 $
122.6 $
135.6 $
119.2
Forward purchase contracts – barrels ............................................
9.2
2.0
3.6
Forward sales contracts – notional value ...................................... $
24.9 $
24.9 $
— $
Forward sales contracts – barrels ..................................................
0.3
0.3
—
3.6
—
—
Total
< 1 Year
1 – 4 Years
> 5 Years
We generally use derivative instruments including exchange-traded futures contracts and over-the-counter
forward contracts to hedge against changes in the price of petroleum products we expect to sell or purchase. We did
not elect hedge accounting treatment under Accounting Standards Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging for
our open contracts and as a result we accounted for these contracts as economic hedges, with changes in fair value
recognized currently in earnings. The fair value of these open contracts, representing 3.3 million barrels of
petroleum products we expect to sell and 0.6 million barrels of gas liquids we expect to purchase, was a net liability
of $17.2 million. With respect to these contracts, a $10.00 per barrel increase (decrease) in the prices of petroleum
products we expect to sell would result in a $33.0 million decrease (increase) in our operating profit, while a $10.00
per barrel increase (decrease) in the price of gas liquids we expect to purchase would result in a $6.0 million
increase (decrease) in our operating profit. These increases or decreases in operating profit would be substantially
offset by higher or lower product sales revenue or cost of product sales when the physical sale or purchase of those
products occurs, respectively. These contracts may be for the purchase or sale of products in markets different from
those in which we are attempting to hedge our exposure, and the related hedges may not eliminate all price risks.
Interest Rate Risk
Our use of variable rate debt and any future issuances of fixed rate debt expose us to interest rate risk. As of
December 31, 2021, we had $108.0 million of variable rate commercial paper outstanding.
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Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting
as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Our internal control over financial
reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that
controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies
or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2021. In making this assessment, it used the criteria set forth in 2013 by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. As a result of this assessment
management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2021, its internal control over financial reporting is effective
based on those criteria.
Ernst & Young LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited our consolidated financial
statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. The report, which expresses an unqualified
opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, is included
herein under the heading “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” relative to internal control
over financial reporting.
By:
/S/ MICHAEL N. MEARS
Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director of Magellan GP, LLC, General Partner of
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
By:
/S/ JEFF HOLMAN
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer of Magellan GP, LLC, General Partner of
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Common Unitholders of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and the Board of Directors of Magellan GP,
LLC, General Partner of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (the
Partnership) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive
income, partners’ capital and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the
related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated
financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Partnership at December 31,
2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2021, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States) (PCAOB), the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on
criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated February 17, 2022 expressed an unqualified
opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on the Partnership’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered
with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Partnership in accordance with the U.S.
federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of
material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that
respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial
statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to
accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging,
subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our
opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical
audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosures to
which it relates.
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Defined Benefit Pension Obligation
Description of
the Matter
At December 31, 2021, the Partnership’s defined benefit pension obligation was $423 million
and exceeded the fair value of pension plan assets of $295 million, resulting in a net pension
obligation of $128 million. As discussed in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements,
the Partnership reviews and updates the assumptions used to measure the defined benefit
pension obligation on an annual basis. Auditing the pension obligation was complex due to
the judgmental nature of certain actuarial assumptions used in the measurement process,
including the discount rate, mortality rates, retirement rate and future compensation levels.
The projected benefit obligation was sensitive to these assumptions.
How We
Addressed the
Matter in Our
Audit
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of
controls over the Partnership’s review of the defined benefit pension obligation calculations,
the significant actuarial assumptions and the data inputs provided to the third-party actuary.
To test the defined benefit pension obligation, our audit procedures included, among others,
evaluating the methodology used, the significant actuarial assumptions discussed above and
the underlying data used in the measurement process. We compared the actuarial assumptions
used by management to historical trends and evaluated the change in the defined benefit
pension obligation from the prior year resulting from the change in service cost, interest cost,
actuarial gains and losses, benefit payments, contributions and other activities. We involved
our actuarial specialists to assist with our procedures. Those procedures included, among
others, evaluating management’s methodology for determining the discount rate that reflects
the maturity and duration of the benefit payments and that is used to measure the defined
benefit pension obligation. We compared the projected cash flows used in the current year
measurement of the pension obligation to those in the prior year and compared the current
year benefits paid to the prior year projected payments. To evaluate the future mortality rates,
retirement rate and future compensation levels, we assessed whether the information is
consistent with publicly available information, and whether any market data adjusted for
entity-specific adjustments were applied. We also tested the completeness and accuracy of the
underlying data, including the participant data used in the actuarial calculations.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Partnership’s auditor since 1999.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
February 17, 2022
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Common Unitholders of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and the Board of Directors of Magellan GP,
LLC, General Partner of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Magellan
Midstream Partners, L.P. (the Partnership) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Partnership as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related
consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, partners’ capital and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes and our report dated February 17, 2022
expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Partnership’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and
for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting
firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Partnership in accordance
with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting
was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a
material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on
the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We
believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
An entity’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles. An entity’s internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the entity; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the entity are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the entity; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention
or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the entity’s assets that could have a material
effect on the financial statements.
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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
February 17, 2022
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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In millions, except per unit amounts)
Year Ended December 31,
2020
1,743.3 $
557.5
21.2
2,322.0
2019
1,913.9 $
665.8
21.2
2,600.9
2021
1,798.9
913.0
21.2
2,733.1
Transportation and terminals revenue ........................................... $
Product sales revenue ....................................................................
Affiliate management fee revenue .................................................
Total revenue ...................................................................
Costs and expenses:
Operating ................................................................................
Cost of product sales ..............................................................
Depreciation, amortization and impairment ...........................
General and administrative .....................................................
Total costs and expenses .................................................
Other operating income (expense) .................................................
Earnings of non-controlled entities ................................................
Operating profit .............................................................................
Interest expense .............................................................................
Interest capitalized .........................................................................
Interest income ...............................................................................
Gain on disposition of assets .........................................................
Other (income) expense .................................................................
Income from continuing operations before provision for income
taxes ...............................................................................................
Provision for income taxes ............................................................
Income from continuing operations ...............................................
Income from discontinued operations ...........................................
Net income ..................................................................................... $
616.4
560.9
230.7
194.2
1,602.2
3.0
169.0
1,170.7
221.1
(19.3)
(3.3)
(29.0)
11.8
989.4
1.4
988.0
32.8
1,020.8 $
587.8
468.2
243.1
171.2
1,470.3
0.1
153.3
1,005.1
234.1
(11.3)
(1.0)
(12.9)
5.2
791.0
2.9
788.1
28.9
817.0 $
Earnings per common unit
Basic:
Continuing operations ................................................................. $
Discontinued operations ..............................................................
Net income per common unit .................................................... $
Weighted average number of common units outstanding ...........
4.32 $
0.14
4.46 $
228.7
3.49 $
0.13
3.62 $
225.5
Diluted:
Continuing operations ................................................................. $
Discontinued operations ..............................................................
Net income per common unit .................................................... $
Weighted average number of common units outstanding ...........
4.32 $
0.14
4.46 $
228.8
3.49 $
0.13
3.62 $
225.5
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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569.7
780.0
227.9
206.3
1,783.9
2.8
154.4
1,106.4
228.1
(1.7)
(0.5)
(75.0)
20.9
934.6
2.3
932.3
49.7
982.0
4.24
0.23
4.47
219.6
4.24
0.23
4.47
219.8
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In millions)
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020
2021
Net income .......................................................................................... $ 1,020.8 $
Other comprehensive income (loss):
817.0 $
982.0
Derivative activity:
Net loss on cash flow hedges ..................................................
Reclassification of net loss on cash flow hedges to income ...
(25.2)
2.7
(9.5)
3.5
—
3.5
Changes in employee benefit plan assets and benefit
obligations recognized in other comprehensive income:
Net actuarial gain (loss) ..........................................................
Curtailment gain .....................................................................
Recognition of prior service credit amortization in income ...
Recognition of actuarial loss amortization in income .............
Recognition of settlement cost in income ...............................
Total other comprehensive income (loss) ..........................
Comprehensive income ...................................................................... $
(27.3)
—
(0.2)
5.8
2.6
(41.6)
979.2 $
16.3
(23.5)
—
1.7
(0.2)
(0.2)
6.0
5.9
2.6
1.0
(21.1)
28.2
795.9 $ 1,010.2
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
Current assets:
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents ........................................................................................................
Trade accounts receivable .........................................................................................................
Other accounts receivable .........................................................................................................
Inventory ...................................................................................................................................
Commodity derivatives contracts, net .......................................................................................
Commodity derivatives deposits ...............................................................................................
Assets held for sale ...................................................................................................................
Other current assets ...................................................................................................................
Total current assets ...................................................................................................
Property, plant and equipment ..........................................................................................................
Less: accumulated depreciation ................................................................................................
Net property, plant and equipment ............................................................................
Investments in non-controlled entities ..............................................................................................
Right-of-use asset, operating leases ..................................................................................................
Long-term receivables ......................................................................................................................
Goodwill ...........................................................................................................................................
Other intangibles (less accumulated amortization of $9.2 and $11.9 at December 31, 2020 and
2021, respectively) ........................................................................................................................
Restricted cash ..................................................................................................................................
Noncurrent assets held for sale .........................................................................................................
Other noncurrent assets .....................................................................................................................
Total assets ................................................................................................................
Current liabilities:
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
Accounts payable ......................................................................................................................
Accrued payroll and benefits ....................................................................................................
Accrued interest payable ...........................................................................................................
Accrued taxes other than income ..............................................................................................
Deferred revenue .......................................................................................................................
Accrued product liabilities ........................................................................................................
Commodity derivatives contracts, net .......................................................................................
Current portion of operating lease liability ...............................................................................
Liabilities held for sale ..............................................................................................................
Other current liabilities .............................................................................................................
Total current liabilities ..............................................................................................
Long-term debt, net ...........................................................................................................................
Long-term operating lease liability ...................................................................................................
Long-term pension and benefits ........................................................................................................
Long-term liabilities held for sale .....................................................................................................
Other noncurrent liabilities ...............................................................................................................
Commitments and contingencies
Partners’ capital:
$
$
$
December 31,
2020
2021
13.0 $
103.6
37.1
158.2
—
34.2
15.1
43.9
405.1
7,943.8
1,956.9
5,986.9
1,213.9
166.1
22.8
50.1
44.9
9.4
277.6
20.2
8,197.0 $
98.0 $
52.1
59.0
67.7
98.6
75.2
21.6
27.5
8.4
50.5
558.6
4,978.7
137.5
163.8
1.5
53.1
2.0
135.2
34.6
281.1
1.4
46.3
299.5
43.1
843.2
8,045.9
2,141.2
5,904.7
980.8
174.2
10.1
50.1
43.2
7.0
—
16.7
8,030.0
109.5
74.9
59.0
76.5
92.5
153.5
18.6
25.8
15.8
53.5
679.6
5,088.8
147.3
145.0
—
69.5
Common unitholders (223.1 units and 212.4 units outstanding at December 31, 2020 and
2021, respectively) ................................................................................................................
Accumulated other comprehensive loss ....................................................................................
Total partners’ capital ...............................................................................................
Total liabilities and partners’ capital .........................................................................
2,487.0
(183.2)
2,303.8
8,197.0 $
2,054.8
(155.0)
1,899.8
8,030.0
$
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
Operating Activities:
Net income ...............................................................................................................
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Income from discontinued operations .................................................................
Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense ..........................................
Gain on disposition of assets ...............................................................................
Earnings of non-controlled entities ......................................................................
Distributions from operations of non-controlled entities ....................................
Equity-based incentive compensation expense ...................................................
Settlement cost, amortization of prior service credit and actuarial loss ..............
Debt extinguishment costs ...................................................................................
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (Note 9) ............................................
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations .............
Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations ..........
Net cash provided by operating activities ......................................................
Investing Activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment, net(1)
..................................................
Proceeds from disposition of assets .........................................................................
Investments in non-controlled entities .....................................................................
Distributions from returns of investments in non-controlled entities ......................
Deposits received from undivided joint interest third party ....................................
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities of continuing operations ...
Net cash used by investing activities of discontinued operations .................
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities ...........................................
Financing Activities:
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020
2021
$ 1,020.8 $
817.0 $
982.0
(32.8)
230.7
(29.0)
(169.0)
203.6
24.0
8.2
8.3
2.1
1,266.9
53.2
1,320.1
(923.2)
65.4
(212.4)
8.5
75.3
(986.4)
(19.8)
(1,006.2)
(28.9)
243.1
(12.9)
(153.3)
207.6
12.0
6.7
12.9
(37.1)
1,067.1
40.4
1,107.5
(424.1)
334.8
(95.1)
0.5
—
(183.9)
(15.5)
(199.4)
(49.7)
227.9
(75.0)
(154.4)
193.3
21.8
8.4
—
(9.7)
1,144.6
51.6
1,196.2
(148.6)
275.1
(5.6)
—
—
120.9
(2.8)
118.1
Distributions paid ....................................................................................................
Repurchase of common units ..................................................................................
Net commercial paper borrowings ..........................................................................
Borrowings under long-term notes ..........................................................................
Payments on notes ...................................................................................................
Debt placement costs ...............................................................................................
Debt extinguishment costs .......................................................................................
Net payment on financial derivatives ......................................................................
Payments associated with settlement of equity-based incentive compensation ......
Net cash used by financing activities ............................................................
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash ......................................................
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period ..................................
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period ............................................
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:
(1) Additions to property, plant and equipment ............................................................
Changes in current liabilities related to capital expenditures ..................................
Additions to property, plant and equipment, net .....................................................
$
$
$
(921.6)
—
—
996.4
(550.0)
(12.0)
(8.3)
(33.3)
(9.8)
(538.6)
(224.7)
309.3
84.6 $
(927.1)
(276.9)
—
828.4
(550.0)
(7.6)
(12.9)
(9.5)
(14.7)
(970.3)
(62.2)
84.6
22.4 $
(906.4)
(523.1)
108.0
—
—
—
—
—
(6.2)
(1,327.7)
(13.4)
22.4
9.0
(959.8) $
36.6
(923.2) $
(344.4) $
(79.7)
(424.1) $
(140.8)
(7.8)
(148.6)
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
(In millions)
Balance, January 1, 2019 ............................................................. $
Comprehensive income:
Common
Unitholders
2,763.9
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
(120.5)
$
Total
Partners’
Capital
$
2,643.4
Net income .................................................................................
Total other comprehensive loss .................................................
Total comprehensive income (loss) ......................................
Distributions ...................................................................................
Equity-based incentive compensation expense ..............................
Issuance of common units in settlement of equity-based
incentive plan awards .....................................................................
Payments associated with settlement of equity-based incentive
compensation ..................................................................................
Other ...............................................................................................
Balance, December 31, 2019 ........................................................
Comprehensive income:
Net income .................................................................................
Total other comprehensive loss .................................................
Total comprehensive income (loss) ......................................
Distributions ...................................................................................
Repurchase of common units .........................................................
Equity-based incentive compensation expense ..............................
Issuance of common units in settlement of equity-based
incentive plan awards .....................................................................
Payments associated with settlement of equity-based incentive
compensation ..................................................................................
Other ...............................................................................................
Balance, December 31, 2020 ........................................................
Comprehensive income:
Net income .................................................................................
Total other comprehensive income ............................................
Total comprehensive income (loss) ......................................
Distributions ...................................................................................
Repurchase of common units .........................................................
Equity-based incentive compensation expense ..............................
Issuance of common units in settlement of equity-based
incentive plan awards .....................................................................
Payments associated with settlement of equity-based incentive
compensation ..................................................................................
Other ...............................................................................................
Balance, December 31, 2021 ........................................................ $
1,020.8
—
1,020.8
(921.6)
24.0
0.5
(9.8)
(0.7)
2,877.1
817.0
—
817.0
(927.1)
(276.9)
12.0
0.6
(14.7)
(1.0)
2,487.0
982.0
—
982.0
(906.4)
(523.1)
21.8
0.5
—
(41.6)
(41.6)
—
—
—
—
—
(162.1)
—
(21.1)
(21.1)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(183.2)
—
28.2
28.2
—
—
—
—
1,020.8
(41.6)
979.2
(921.6)
24.0
0.5
(9.8)
(0.7)
2,715.0
817.0
(21.1)
795.9
(927.1)
(276.9)
12.0
0.6
(14.7)
(1.0)
2,303.8
982.0
28.2
1,010.2
(906.4)
(523.1)
21.8
0.5
(6.2)
(0.8)
2,054.8
—
—
(155.0)
$
(6.2)
(0.8)
1,899.8
$
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization and Description of Business
Organization
Unless indicated otherwise, the terms “our,” “we,” “us” and similar language refer to Magellan Midstream
Partners, L.P. together with its subsidiaries. Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership,
and our common units are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “MMP.” Magellan GP,
LLC, a wholly owned Delaware limited liability company, serves as our general partner. The board of directors of
our general partner is referred to herein as our “board”.
Description of Business
We are principally engaged in the transportation, storage and distribution of refined petroleum products and
crude oil. As of December 31, 2021, our asset portfolio, excluding assets associated with discontinued operations,
consisted of:
•
•
our refined products segment, comprised of our approximately 9,800-mile refined petroleum products
pipeline system with 54 terminals and two marine storage terminals (one of which is owned through a joint
venture); and
our crude oil segment, comprised of approximately 2,200 miles of crude oil pipelines, a condensate splitter
and 39 million barrels of aggregate storage capacity, of which approximately 29 million barrels are used for
contract storage. Approximately 1,000 miles of these pipelines, the condensate splitter and 31 million
barrels of this storage capacity (including 25 million barrels used for contract storage) are wholly-owned,
with the remainder owned through joint ventures.
Description of Products
The following terms are commonly used in our industry to describe products that we transport, store,
distribute or otherwise handle through our petroleum pipelines and terminals:
•
•
•
•
•
refined products are the output from crude oil refineries that are primarily used as fuels by consumers.
Refined products include gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, kerosene and heating oil. Diesel fuel, kerosene
and heating oil are also referred to as distillates;
transmix is a mixture that forms when different refined products are transported in pipelines. Transmix is
fractionated and blended into usable refined products;
liquefied petroleum gases or LPGs are liquids produced as by-products of the crude oil refining process and
in connection with natural gas production. LPGs include gas liquids such as butane, natural gasoline and
propane;
blendstocks are products blended with refined products to change or enhance their characteristics such as
increasing a gasoline’s octane or oxygen content. Blendstocks include alkylates and oxygenates; and
crude oil, which includes condensate, is a naturally occurring unrefined petroleum product recovered from
underground that is used as feedstock by refineries, splitters and petrochemical facilities.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
We use the term petroleum products to describe any, or a combination, of the above-noted products. In
addition, we handle, store and distribute renewable fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel.
2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation. Our consolidated financial statements include our refined products and crude oil
operating segments. We consolidate all entities in which we have a controlling ownership interest. We apply the
equity method of accounting to investments in entities over which we exercise significant influence but do not
control. We eliminate all intercompany transactions.
In June 2021, we entered into an agreement to sell our independent terminals network comprised of 26 refined
petroleum products terminals with approximately six million barrels of storage located primarily in the southeastern
United States (“U.S.”). The sale is expected to close upon the receipt of required regulatory approval. The related
results of operations, financial position and cash flows have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods
presented (see Note 3 – Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale for additional details). Unless indicated
otherwise, the information in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements relates to continuing operations.
Reclassifications. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period’s
presentation, including amounts related to our discontinued operations.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities that exist at the date of
our consolidated financial statements, as well as their impact on the reported amounts of revenue and expense during
the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include demand and time deposits and funds that own highly
marketable securities with original maturities of three months or less when acquired. We periodically assess the
financial condition of the institutions where we hold these funds, and at December 31, 2020 and 2021, we believed
our credit risk relative to these funds was minimal.
Restricted Cash. Restricted cash includes cash that we are contractually required to use for the construction of
fixed assets and is unavailable for general use. It is classified as noncurrent due to its designation to be used for the
construction of noncurrent assets.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. Accounts receivable represent valid claims
against customers. We recognize accounts receivable when we sell products or render services and collection of the
receivable is probable. We extend credit terms to certain customers after a review of various credit indicators. We
establish an allowance for doubtful accounts using an expected credit loss approach and evaluate reserves no less
than quarterly to determine their adequacy. Judgments relative to at-risk accounts include the customers’ current
financial condition, the customers’ historical relationship with us and current and projected economic conditions.
We write off accounts receivable when we deem an account uncollectible.
Product Overages and Shortages. Each period end we measure the volume of each type of product in our
pipeline systems and terminals, which is compared to the volumes of our customers’ inventories (as adjusted for
tender deductions). To the extent the product volumes in our pipeline systems and terminals exceed the volumes of
our customers’ book inventories, we recognize a gain from the product overage and increase our product inventories.
To the extent the product in our pipeline systems and terminals is less than our customers’ book inventories, we
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
recognize a loss from the product shortage and we record a liability for product owed to our customers. The product
overages we recognize are recorded based on market prices, and the resulting inventory is carried at weighted
average cost. The product shortages we recognize are recorded based on our weighted average cost. Additionally,
when product shortages result in a net short inventory position, the related liability is recorded based on period-end
market prices. Product overages and shortages as well as adjustments to the value of net short inventory positions
are recorded in operating expenses on our consolidated statements of income.
Income Taxes. We are a partnership for income tax purposes and therefore are not subject to federal or state
income taxes for most of the states in which we operate. The tax on our net income is borne by our unitholders
through allocation to them of their share of our taxable income. Net income for financial statement purposes may
differ significantly from taxable income allocated to unitholders because of differences between the tax basis and
financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities and the taxable income allocation requirements under our
partnership agreement. The aggregate difference in the basis of our net assets for financial and tax reporting
purposes cannot be readily determined because information regarding each unitholder’s tax attributes is not available
to us.
The amounts recognized as provision for income taxes in our consolidated statements of income are primarily
comprised of partnership-level taxes levied by the state of Texas. This tax is based on revenues less direct costs of
sale for our assets apportioned to the state of Texas.
Net Income Per Unit. We calculate basic net income per common unit for each period by dividing net income
by the weighted average number of common units outstanding. The difference between our actual common units
outstanding and our weighted average number of common units outstanding used to calculate net income per
common unit is due to the impact of: (i) the phantom units issued to our independent directors, which are included in
the calculation of basic and diluted weighted average units outstanding and (ii) the weighted average effect of units
actually issued or repurchased during a period. The difference between the weighted average number of common
units outstanding used for basic and diluted net income per unit calculations on our consolidated statements of
income is primarily the dilutive effect of phantom unit awards granted pursuant to our long-term incentive plan,
which have not yet vested in periods where contingent performance metrics have been met.
Index of Additional Significant Accounting Policies
Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for
Sale .....................................................................
Revenue from Contracts with Customers ........... Note 5 – Revenue
Property, Plant and Equipment ........................... Note 6 – Property, Plant and Equipment, Goodwill
Note 3 – Discontinued Operations and Assets Held
for Sale
and Other Intangibles
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets ................ Note 6 – Property, Plant and Equipment, Goodwill
and Other Intangibles
Investments in Non-Controlled Entities ............. Note 7 – Investments in Non-Controlled Entities
Inventory ............................................................. Note 8 – Inventory
Leases ................................................................. Note 11 – Leases
Pension and Postretirement Medical and Life
Benefit Obligations ............................................. Note 12 – Employee Benefit Plans
Equity-Based Incentive Compensation ............... Note 13 – Long-Term Incentive Plan
Derivative Financial Instruments ........................ Note 14 – Derivative Financial Instruments
Contingencies and Environmental ...................... Note 16 – Commitments and Contingencies
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
New Accounting Pronouncements
We evaluate new Accounting Standards Codifications (“ASC”) and updates issued by the Financial
Accounting Standards Board on an ongoing basis. There are no new accounting pronouncements that we anticipate
will have a material impact on our financial statements.
3. Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale
In June 2021, we entered into an agreement to sell our independent terminals network comprised of 26 refined
petroleum products terminals with approximately six million barrels of storage located primarily in the southeastern
U.S. to Buckeye Partners, L.P. (“Buckeye”) for $435 million. The sale is expected to close upon the receipt of
required regulatory approval. The related results of operations, which were previously included in our refined
products segment, have been classified as discontinued operations.
Summarized Results of Discontinued Operations
The following table provides the summarized results that have been reclassified from continuing operations to
discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and
2021 (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020
2021
Transportation and terminals revenue ......................... $
56.8 $
51.4 $
Product sales revenue ..................................................
Total revenue ....................................................
70.3
127.1
54.2
105.6
Costs and expenses:
Operating ................................................................
Cost of product sales ..............................................
Depreciation, amortization and impairment ...........
General and administrative .....................................
Total costs and expenses ...................................
17.9
58.5
15.4
2.5
94.3
13.4
45.5
15.6
2.2
76.7
Income from discontinued operations ......................... $
32.8 $
28.9 $
53.3
83.7
137.0
11.2
66.5
7.1
2.5
87.3
49.7
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
Summarized Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operations
The following table provides the summarized assets and liabilities classified as held for sale on the
consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2021
Assets:
Trade accounts receivable ........................................................................................... $
5.6 $
Inventory .....................................................................................................................
Net property, plant and equipment ..............................................................................
Goodwill ......................................................................................................................
Other assets .................................................................................................................
9.2
274.9
2.7
0.3
6.3
17.0
272.0
2.7
1.5
Total assets classified as held for sale .................................................................... $
292.7 $
299.5
Liabilities:
Accounts payable ........................................................................................................ $
2.0 $
Accrued product liabilities ..........................................................................................
Other liabilities ............................................................................................................
4.0
3.9
3.7
8.4
3.7
Total liabilities classified as held for sale .............................................................. $
9.9 $
15.8
4. Segment Disclosures
Our reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. Our segments
are managed separately because each segment requires different marketing strategies and business knowledge.
Management evaluates performance based on segment operating margin, which includes revenue from affiliates and
third-party customers, operating expenses, cost of product sales, other operating (income) expense and earnings of
non-controlled entities.
We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures used by management.
Operating margin, which is presented in the following tables, is an important measure used by management to
evaluate the economic performance of our core operations. Operating margin is not a GAAP measure, but the
components of operating margin are computed using amounts that are determined in accordance with GAAP. A
reconciliation of operating margin to operating profit, which is its nearest comparable GAAP financial measure, is
included in the tables below. Operating profit includes depreciation, amortization and impairment expense and
general and administrative (“G&A”) expense that management does not consider when evaluating the core
profitability of our separate operating segments.
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Year Ended December 31, 2019
(in millions)
Refined
Products
Crude Oil
Intersegment
Eliminations
Total
Transportation and terminals revenue ............................
$
1,299.0 $
620.3 $
(5.4) $
1,913.9
Product sales revenue .....................................................
Affiliate management fee revenue .................................
Total revenue ..........................................................
Operating expense ..........................................................
Cost of product sales ......................................................
Other operating (income) expense .................................
Earnings of non-controlled entities ................................
Operating margin ....................................................
Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense .....
G&A expense .................................................................
637.5
6.7
1,943.2
454.0
532.8
(10.2)
(8.1)
974.7
158.7
138.3
28.3
14.5
663.1
173.3
28.1
7.2
(160.9)
615.4
66.5
55.9
—
—
(5.4)
(10.9)
—
—
—
5.5
5.5
—
665.8
21.2
2,600.9
616.4
560.9
(3.0)
(169.0)
1,595.6
230.7
194.2
Operating profit ..............................................................
$
677.7 $
493.0 $
— $
1,170.7
Additions to long-lived assets ........................................
$
785.1 $
74.2
$
859.3
As of December 31, 2019
(in millions)
Segment assets ................................................................
$
5,116.4 $
2,894.7
$
8,011.1
Assets held for sale .........................................................
Corporate assets ..............................................................
Total assets .....................................................................
Goodwill .........................................................................
Investments in non-controlled entities ...........................
$
$
38.5 $
422.4 $
12.1
818.2
295.5
131.1
8,437.7
50.6
1,240.6
$
$
$
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Year Ended December 31, 2020
(in millions)
Refined
Products
Crude Oil
Intersegment
Eliminations
Total
Transportation and terminals revenue ............................
$
1,190.4 $
559.5 $
(6.6) $
1,743.3
Product sales revenue .....................................................
Affiliate management fee revenue .................................
Total revenue ..........................................................
Operating expense ..........................................................
Cost of product sales ......................................................
Other operating (income) expense .................................
Earnings of non-controlled entities ................................
Operating margin ....................................................
Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense .....
G&A expense .................................................................
524.4
6.3
1,721.1
411.8
425.8
(3.2)
(32.5)
919.2
159.9
123.5
33.1
14.9
607.5
189.2
42.4
3.1
(120.8)
493.6
76.6
47.7
—
—
(6.6)
(13.2)
—
—
—
6.6
6.6
—
557.5
21.2
2,322.0
587.8
468.2
(0.1)
(153.3)
1,419.4
243.1
171.2
Operating profit ..............................................................
$
635.8 $
369.3 $
— $
1,005.1
Additions to long-lived assets ........................................
$
277.5 $
56.4
$
333.9
As of December 31, 2020
(in millions)
Segment assets ................................................................
$
4,977.0 $
2,836.9
$
7,813.9
Assets held for sale .........................................................
Corporate assets ..............................................................
Total assets .....................................................................
Goodwill .........................................................................
Investments in non-controlled entities ...........................
$
$
38.0 $
429.2 $
12.1
784.7
292.7
90.4
8,197.0
50.1
1,213.9
$
$
$
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Year Ended December 31, 2021
(in millions)
Refined
Products
Crude Oil
Intersegment
Eliminations
Total
Transportation and terminals revenue ............................
$
1,338.5 $
466.2 $
(5.8) $
1,798.9
Product sales revenue .....................................................
Affiliate management fee revenue .................................
Total revenue ..........................................................
Operating expense ..........................................................
Cost of product sales ......................................................
Other operating (income) expense .................................
Earnings of non-controlled entities ................................
Operating margin ....................................................
Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense .....
G&A expense .................................................................
763.9
6.4
2,108.8
416.7
630.1
(6.9)
(34.4)
1,103.3
153.9
147.8
149.1
14.8
630.1
165.4
149.9
4.1
(120.0)
430.7
67.4
58.5
—
—
(5.8)
(12.4)
—
—
—
6.6
6.6
—
913.0
21.2
2,733.1
569.7
780.0
(2.8)
(154.4)
1,540.6
227.9
206.3
Operating profit ..............................................................
$
801.6 $
304.8 $
— $
1,106.4
Additions to long-lived assets ........................................
$
88.9 $
41.1
$
130.0
As of December 31, 2021
(in millions)
Segment assets ................................................................
$
4,880.0 $
2,780.7
$
7,660.7
Assets held for sale .........................................................
Corporate assets ..............................................................
Total assets .....................................................................
Goodwill .........................................................................
Investments in non-controlled entities ...........................
$
$
38.0 $
232.8 $
12.1
748.0
299.5
69.8
8,030.0
50.1
980.8
$
$
$
5. Revenue
Revenue recognition policies
Revenue is recognized upon the satisfaction of each performance obligation required by our customer
contracts. Transportation and terminals revenue is recognized over time as our customers receive the benefits of our
service as it is performed on their behalf using an output method based on actual deliveries. Revenue for our storage
services is recognized over time using an output method based on the capacity of storage under contract with our
customers. Product sales revenue is recognized at a point in time when our customers take control of the
commodities purchased. We record back-to-back purchases and sales of petroleum products on a net basis.
We recognize pipeline transportation revenue for crude oil shipments when our customers’ product arrives at
the customer-designated destination. For shipments of refined products under published tariffs that combine
transportation and terminalling services, we recognize revenue when our customers take delivery of their product
from our system. For shipments where terminalling services are not included in the tariff, we recognize revenue
when our customers’ product arrives at the customer-designated destination. We have certain contracts that require
counterparties to ship a minimum volume over an agreed-upon time period, which are contracted as minimum dollar
or volume commitments. Revenue pursuant to these take-or-pay contracts is recognized when the customers utilize
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their committed volumes. Additionally, when we estimate that the customers will not utilize all or a portion of their
committed volumes, we recognize revenue in proportion to the pattern of exercised rights for the respective
commitment period.
Our interstate common carrier pipeline operations are subject to rate regulation by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) under the Interstate Commerce Act, the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and related
rules and orders. FERC regulation requires that interstate pipeline rates be filed with the FERC, be posted publicly,
be “just and reasonable” and not be unduly discriminatory. The rates on approximately 30% of the shipments on our
refined products pipeline system are regulated by the FERC primarily through an index methodology. As an
alternative to cost-of-service or index-based rates, interstate liquid pipeline companies may establish rates by
obtaining authority to charge market-based rates in competitive markets or by negotiation with unaffiliated shippers.
Approximately 70% of our refined products pipeline system’s markets are either subject to regulations by the states
in which we operate or are approved for market-based rates by the FERC, and in both cases these rates can generally
be adjusted at our discretion based on market factors. Most of the tariffs on our crude oil pipelines are established by
negotiated rates that generally provide for annual adjustments in line with changes in the FERC index, subject to
certain modifications.
For both our index-based rates and our market-based rates, our published tariffs serve as contracts, and
shippers nominate the volume to be shipped up to a month in advance. These tariffs include provisions which allow
us to deduct from our customer’s inventory a small percentage of the products our customers transport on our
pipeline systems. We refer to this non-monetary consideration as tender deduction revenue. We receive tender
deductions from our customers as consideration for product losses during the transportation of petroleum products
within our pipeline systems. Tender deduction revenue is generally recognized as transportation revenue when the
customer's transported commodities reach their destination and is recorded at the fair value of the product received
on the date received or the contract date, as applicable.
Product sales revenue pricing is contractually specified, and we have determined that each barrel sold
represents a separate performance obligation. Transaction prices for our other services, including terminalling,
storage and ancillary services, are typically contracted as a single performance obligation with our customers. In
circumstances where multiple performance obligations are contractually required, we allocate the transaction price
to the various performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling price.
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Statements of Income Disclosures
The following tables provide details of our revenue disaggregated by key activities that comprise our
performance obligations by operating segment (in millions):
Transportation ...............................................................
$
787.7 $
381.6 $
— $
1,169.3
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Refined
Products
Crude Oil
Intersegment
Eliminations
Total
Terminalling ..................................................................
Storage ..........................................................................
Ancillary services ..........................................................
Lease revenue ................................................................
139.9
214.9
128.6
27.9
Transportation and terminals revenue ....................
1,299.0
Product sales revenue ....................................................
Affiliate management fee revenue ................................
637.5
6.7
Total revenue ....................................................
1,943.2
Revenue not under the guidance of ASC 606,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers:
Lease revenue ...........................................................
(Gains) losses from futures contracts included in
product sales revenue ...........................................
Affiliate management fee revenue ..........................
Total revenue from contracts with customers
under ASC 606 .................................................
(27.9)
63.5
(6.7)
17.8
119.3
28.4
73.2
620.3
28.3
14.5
663.1
(73.2)
3.0
(14.5)
—
(5.4)
—
—
(5.4)
—
—
(5.4)
—
—
—
157.7
328.8
157.0
101.1
1,913.9
665.8
21.2
2,600.9
(101.1)
66.5
(21.2)
$
1,972.1 $
578.4 $
(5.4) $
2,545.1
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Transportation ...............................................................
$
742.9 $
305.4 $
— $
1,048.3
Year Ended December 31, 2020
Refined
Products
Crude Oil
Intersegment
Eliminations
Total
Terminalling ..................................................................
Storage ..........................................................................
Ancillary services ..........................................................
Lease revenue ................................................................
109.6
199.3
114.9
23.7
Transportation and terminals revenue ..................
1,190.4
Product sales revenue ....................................................
Affiliate management fee revenue ................................
524.4
6.3
Total revenue ....................................................
1,721.1
Revenue not under the guidance of ASC 606,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers:
Lease revenue ...........................................................
(Gains) losses from futures contracts included in
product sales revenue ...........................................
Affiliate management fee revenue ..........................
Total revenue from contracts with customers
under ASC 606 ...............................................
(23.7)
(56.8)
(6.3)
21.5
129.0
26.9
76.7
559.5
33.1
14.9
607.5
(76.7)
3.6
(14.9)
—
(6.6)
—
—
(6.6)
—
—
(6.6)
—
—
—
131.1
321.7
141.8
100.4
1,743.3
557.5
21.2
2,322.0
(100.4)
(53.2)
(21.2)
$
1,634.3 $
519.5 $
(6.6) $
2,147.2
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Refined
Products
Crude Oil
Intersegment
Eliminations
Total
Transportation ...............................................................
$
915.7 $
228.8 $
— $
1,144.5
Terminalling ..................................................................
Storage ..........................................................................
Ancillary services ..........................................................
Lease revenue ................................................................
100.1
177.1
125.2
20.4
Transportation and terminals revenue ......................
1,338.5
Product sales revenue ....................................................
Affiliate management fee revenue ................................
763.9
6.4
Total revenue .....................................................
2,108.8
Revenue not under the guidance of ASC 606,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers:
Lease revenue ...........................................................
(Gains) losses from futures contracts included in
product sales revenue ...........................................
Affiliate management fee revenue ...........................
Total revenue from contracts with customers
(20.4)
(127.2)
(6.4)
17.0
114.8
29.9
75.7
466.2
149.1
14.8
630.1
(75.7)
(16.0)
(14.8)
—
(5.8)
—
—
(5.8)
—
—
(5.8)
—
—
—
117.1
286.1
155.1
96.1
1,798.9
913.0
21.2
2,733.1
(96.1)
(143.2)
(21.2)
under ASC 606 ...............................................
$
1,954.8 $
523.6 $
(5.8) $
2,472.6
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Balance Sheet Disclosures
We invoice customers on our refined products pipelines for transportation services when their product enters
our system. At each period end, we record all invoiced amounts associated with products that have not yet been
delivered (in-transit products) as a contract liability. We also record contract liabilities for payments received in
conjunction with take-or-pay contracts, storage contracts and other service offerings in which the service to our
customers remains unfulfilled. These liabilities are presented as deferred revenue and other noncurrent liabilities on
our consolidated balance sheets. We recognize contract assets for costs incurred to obtain new customer contracts.
Additionally, at each period end, we defer a portion of the costs incurred associated with our customers’ in-transit
products based on our per-barrel direct delivery costs and the average delivery point for all barrels in our system.
These contract assets are presented on our consolidated balance sheets as other current and noncurrent assets.
Contract assets and contract liabilities are determined using judgments and assumptions that management considers
reasonable.
The following table summarizes our accounts receivable, contract assets and contract liabilities resulting from
contracts with customers (in millions):
Accounts receivable from contracts with customers ....
Contract assets ..............................................................
Contract liabilities .........................................................
$
$
$
103.3 $
12.2 $
102.7 $
134.8
12.5
100.1
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2021
For the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized $80.9 million of transportation and terminals revenue
that was recorded in deferred revenue as of December 31, 2020.
Unfulfilled Performance Obligations
We have certain contracts with customers that represent customer commitments to purchase a minimum
amount of our services over specified time periods. These contracts require us to provide services to our customers
in the future and result in us having unfulfilled performance obligations (“UPOs”) to our customers related to the
periods remaining under each contract. We have UPOs in many of our core business services, including
transportation, terminalling and storage. The UPOs will be recognized as revenue in the future as our customers
utilize our services or when we estimate that our customers are not likely to use all or a portion of their
commitments.
The following table provides the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to our UPOs as of
December 31, 2021 by operating segment, including the range of years remaining on our contracts with customers
and an estimate of revenues expected to be recognized over the next 12 months (dollars in millions):
Refined Products
Crude Oil
Total
Amounts as of December 31, 2021 ..........................
$
1,874.5 $
1,069.8 $
2,944.3
Remaining terms .......................................................
Estimated revenues from UPOs to be recognized in
the next 12 months ................................................
1 - 17 years
1 - 10 years
$
368.9 $
257.4 $
626.3
In computing the value of these future revenues, we have used the current rates in effect as of December 31,
2021 and have not included any estimates for future rate changes due to changes in the FERC index or other
contractually negotiated rate escalations. Our UPO balances include the full amount of our customer commitments
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as of December 31, 2021 through the expiration of the related contracts. The UPO balances disclosed exclude all
performance obligations for which the original expected term is one year or less, the consideration is variable or the
future use of our services is fully at the discretion of our customers.
6. Property, Plant and Equipment, Goodwill and Other Intangibles
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consists primarily of pipeline, pipeline-related equipment, storage tanks and
processing equipment. We state property, plant and equipment at cost except for certain acquired assets recorded at
fair value on their respective acquisition dates and impaired assets. We record impaired assets at fair value on the
last impairment evaluation date for which an adjustment was required.
We assign asset lives based on reasonable estimates when we place an asset into service. Subsequent events
could cause us to change our estimates, which would affect the future calculation of depreciation expense.
When we sell or retire property, plant and equipment, we remove its carrying value and the related
accumulated depreciation from our accounts and record any associated gains or losses on our consolidated
statements of income in the period of sale or disposition.
We capitalize expenditures to replace existing assets and retire the replaced assets. We capitalize expenditures
when they extend the useful life, increase the productivity or capacity, or improve the safety or efficiency of the
asset. We capitalize direct project costs such as labor and materials as incurred. Indirect project costs, such as
overhead, are capitalized based on a percentage of direct labor charged to the respective capital project. We charge
expenditures for maintenance, repairs and minor replacements to operating expense in the period incurred.
During construction, we capitalize interest on construction projects undergoing preparation for use and when
total budgeted project costs exceed $0.5 million. The interest we capitalize is based on the weighted average interest
rate of our debt. The weighted average rates used to capitalize interest on borrowed funds were 4.6%, 4.4% and
4.4% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in millions):
December 31,
2020
2021
Estimated
Depreciable Lives
Construction work-in-progress .............................
$
122.0 $
Land and rights-of-way ........................................
Buildings ...............................................................
Storage tanks .........................................................
Pipeline and station equipment .............................
Processing equipment ...........................................
Other .....................................................................
373.9
119.7
1,952.7
3,325.9
1,769.4
280.2
89.5
374.3
121.8
1,986.7
3,386.0
1,826.4
261.2
Property, plant and equipment, gross ...........
$
7,943.8 $
8,045.9
10 to 53 years
10 to 49 years
10 to 59 years
3 to 56 years
3 to 53 years
Other includes total interest capitalized on assets placed in service as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 of $96.2
million and $98.7 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and
2021 was $227.5 million, $240.5 million and $225.2 million, respectively.
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Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying value may not be recoverable. In reviewing for impairment, the carrying value of such assets is compared to
the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If
such cash flows are not sufficient to support the asset’s recorded value, an impairment charge is recognized to
reduce the carrying value of the long-lived asset to its estimated fair value. The determination of future cash flows as
well as the estimated fair value of long-lived assets involves significant estimates on the part of management.
In accordance with ASC, 360 Plant, Property and Equipment, we ceased recording depreciation and
amortization for the assets held for sale in June 2021.
Goodwill
We record the excess of purchase price over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets
acquired and liabilities assumed in a business acquisition (or combination) as goodwill. The goodwill relating to
each of our reporting units is tested for impairment annually as well as when an event or change in circumstances
indicates an impairment may have occurred.
For purposes of performing the impairment test for goodwill, our reporting units are our refined products and
crude oil segments. In 2019 and 2020, we elected to complete the qualitative goodwill impairment test and
concluded it was more likely than not that the fair value of each of our reporting units was greater than its carrying
amount. In 2021, we elected to perform the quantitative assessment for purposes of our annual goodwill impairment
test and calculated that the fair value of each of our reporting units was greater than the carrying amount. Based on
this assessment, we concluded goodwill was not impaired.
Other Intangibles
Other intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives of 7 years up to 30
years. The weighted average asset life of our other intangible assets at December 31, 2021 was approximately 16
years. We adjust the useful lives of our other intangible assets if events or circumstances indicate there has been a
change in the remaining useful lives. We eliminate from our balance sheets the gross carrying amount and the
related accumulated amortization for any fully amortized intangibles in the year they are fully amortized. During the
years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, amortization of other intangible assets was $3.3 million, $2.7
million and $2.7 million, respectively.
7. Investments in Non-Controlled Entities
We account for interests in affiliates that we do not control using the equity method of accounting. Under this
method, an investment is recorded at our acquisition cost or capital contributions, as adjusted by contractual terms,
plus equity in earnings or losses since acquisition or formation, plus interest capitalized, less distributions received
and amortization of interest capitalized and excess net investment. Excess net investment is the amount by which our
investment in a non-controlled entity exceeded our proportionate share of the book value of the net assets of that
investment. We amortize excess net investment over the weighted average depreciable asset lives of the equity
investee. Our unamortized excess net investment was $33.0 million and $32.0 million at December 31, 2020 and
2021, respectively. The amount of unamortized excess investment is primarily related to our investment in
BridgeTex. We evaluate equity method investments for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that
there is an other-than-temporary loss in value of the investment. In the event that we determine that the loss in value
of an investment is other-than-temporary, we would record a charge to earnings to adjust the carrying value to fair
value. We recognized no equity investment impairments during 2019, 2020 and 2021.
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Our equity investments in non-controlled entities at December 31, 2021 were comprised of:
Entity
Ownership Interest
BridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC (“BridgeTex”) ...................................
Double Eagle Pipeline LLC (“Double Eagle”) ...........................................
HoustonLink Pipeline Company, LLC (“HoustonLink”) ...........................
MVP Terminalling, LLC (“MVP”) .............................................................
Powder Springs Logistics, LLC (“Powder Springs”) ..................................
Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC (“Saddlehorn”) .................................
Seabrook Logistics, LLC (“Seabrook”) ......................................................
Texas Frontera, LLC (“Texas Frontera”) ....................................................
30%
50%
50%
25%
50%
30%
50%
50%
In April 2021, we sold nearly half of our membership interest in MVP. As a result of the sale, we received
proceeds of $272.1 million and recorded a gain of $70.4 million on our consolidated statements of income.
Following the sale, we own approximately 25% of MVP and remain the operator of the facility.
We serve as operator of BridgeTex, HoustonLink, MVP, Powder Springs, Saddlehorn, Texas Frontera and the
pipeline activities of Seabrook. We receive fees for management services as well as reimbursement or payment to
us for certain direct operational payroll and other overhead costs. The management fees we receive are reported as
affiliate management fee revenue on our consolidated statements of income. Cost reimbursements we receive from
these entities in connection with our operating services are included as reductions to costs and expenses on our
consolidated statements of income and totaled $5.3 million, $3.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for the years
ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
We recorded the following revenue and expense transactions from certain of these non-controlled entities in
our consolidated statements of income (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020
2021
Transportation and terminals revenue:
BridgeTex, pipeline capacity and storage ............
Double Eagle, throughput revenue ......................
Saddlehorn, storage revenue ................................
$
$
$
41.8 $
42.3 $
6.2 $
2.2 $
4.9 $
2.5 $
43.7
3.0
2.3
Operating expense:
Seabrook, storage lease and ancillary services ....
$
25.9 $
29.1 $
19.7
Product sales revenue:
Seabrook, product sales .......................................
$
0.3 $
— $
—
Other operating income:
MVP, easement sale ............................................
Seabrook, gain on sale of air emission credits .....
$
$
0.3 $
— $
— $
1.4 $
—
0.4
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Our consolidated balance sheets reflected the following balances related to our investments in non-controlled
entities (in millions):
Trade
Accounts
Receivable
December 31, 2020
Other
Accounts
Receivable
Other
Accounts
Payable
Long-Term
Receivables
BridgeTex ........................
Double Eagle ....................
HoustonLink ....................
MVP .................................
Powder Springs ................
Saddlehorn .......................
Seabrook ..........................
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
0.4 $
0.3 $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
0.5 $
— $
0.1 $
— $
1.0 $
— $
0.1 $
2.3 $
— $
— $
7.3 $
—
—
—
—
10.2
—
—
Trade
Accounts
Receivable
December 31, 2021
Other
Accounts
Receivable
Other
Accounts
Payable
Long-Term
Receivables
BridgeTex ........................
Double Eagle ....................
HoustonLink ....................
MVP .................................
Powder Springs ................
Saddlehorn .......................
Seabrook ..........................
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
1.2 $
0.2 $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
0.6 $
— $
0.2 $
0.1 $
0.3 $
— $
0.2 $
2.2 $
— $
— $
3.2 $
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
We entered into a long-term terminalling and storage contract with Seabrook for exclusive use of dedicated
tankage that provides our customers with crude oil storage capacity and dock access for crude oil imports and
exports on the Texas Gulf Coast (see Note 11 – Leases for more details regarding this lease).
We also made purchases of transmix from MVP throughout the year totaling $7.6 million.
The financial results from MVP, Powder Springs and Texas Frontera are included in our refined products
segment and the financial results from BridgeTex, Double Eagle, HoustonLink, Saddlehorn and Seabrook are
included in our crude oil segment, each as earnings of non-controlled entities.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
A summary of our investments in non-controlled entities (representing only our proportionate interests)
follows (in millions):
Investments at December 31, 2020 ..........................................................................
$
1,213.9
Additional investment .................................................................................................
5.6
Sale of ownership interests .........................................................................................
(199.8)
Earnings of non-controlled entities:
Proportionate share of earnings .............................................................................
Amortization of excess investment and capitalized interest ..................................
Earnings of non-controlled entities ..................................................................
Less:
Distributions from operations of non-controlled entities ......................................
Investments at December 31, 2021 ..........................................................................
$
156.2
(1.8)
154.4
193.3
980.8
Summarized financial information of our non-controlled entities (representing 100% of the interests in these
entities) follows (in millions):
December 31,
2020
2021
Current assets ....................................................................
$
243.8 $
Noncurrent assets ..............................................................
2,846.7
Total assets ...................................................................
Current liabilities ..............................................................
Noncurrent liabilities ........................................................
Total liabilities .............................................................
Equity ................................................................................
$
$
$
$
3,090.5 $
143.6 $
57.5
201.1 $
227.0
2,795.7
3,022.7
178.6
59.5
238.1
2,889.4 $
2,784.6
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020
2021
Revenue ................................................
Net income ............................................
$
$
782.0 $
507.5 $
752.7 $
471.4 $
733.1
463.4
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
8.
Inventory
Inventory is comprised primarily of refined products, crude oil, liquefied petroleum gases and transmix and is
stated and relieved at the lower of average cost or net realizable value.
Inventory at December 31, 2020 and 2021 was as follows (in millions):
December 31,
2020
2021
Refined products ...............................................................................
Crude oil ............................................................................................
Liquefied petroleum gases ................................................................
Transmix ...........................................................................................
Additives ...........................................................................................
Total inventory ..........................................................................
$
72.0 $
32.4
25.0
23.4
5.4
$
158.2 $
138.0
25.4
42.0
72.4
3.3
281.1
9. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Changes in the components of operating assets and liabilities are as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020
2021
Trade accounts receivable and other accounts receivable ...........................
Inventory ......................................................................................................
Accounts payable .........................................................................................
Accrued payroll and benefits .......................................................................
Accrued interest payable ..............................................................................
Accrued taxes other than income .................................................................
Deferred revenue ..........................................................................................
Accrued product liabilities ...........................................................................
Other current and noncurrent assets and liabilities ......................................
$
(20.3) $
(0.9) $
2.7
(1.9)
4.8
1.0
12.6
(11.4)
15.9
(1.3)
14.0
4.5
(22.3)
(5.3)
4.4
(10.7)
(8.5)
(12.3)
Total .....................................................................................................
$
2.1 $
(37.1) $
(29.1)
(122.9)
16.0
22.8
—
8.8
(6.1)
78.3
22.5
(9.7)
Other current and noncurrent assets and liabilities above exclude certain non-cash items that were reflected in
the consolidated balance sheets but were not reflected in the statements of cash flows. At December 31, 2019 and
2020, the long-term pension and benefits liability was increased by $27.0 million and $21.5 million, respectively,
resulting in a corresponding increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”). At December 31, 2021,
the long-term pension and benefits liability was decreased by $16.3 million, resulting in a corresponding decrease in
AOCL.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
10. Debt
Long-term debt at December 31, 2020 and 2021 was as follows (in millions):
December 31,
2020
2021
Commercial paper ...............................................................................................
$
— $
3.20% Notes due 2025 ........................................................................................
5.00% Notes due 2026 ........................................................................................
3.25% Notes due 2030 ........................................................................................
6.40% Notes due 2037 ........................................................................................
4.20% Notes due 2042 ........................................................................................
5.15% Notes due 2043 ........................................................................................
4.20% Notes due 2045 ........................................................................................
4.25% Notes due 2046 ........................................................................................
4.20% Notes due 2047 ........................................................................................
4.85% Notes due 2049 ........................................................................................
3.95% Notes due 2050 ........................................................................................
250.0
650.0
500.0
250.0
250.0
550.0
250.0
500.0
500.0
500.0
800.0
108.0
250.0
650.0
500.0
250.0
250.0
550.0
250.0
500.0
500.0
500.0
800.0
Face value of long-term debt ...................................................................
5,000.0
5,108.0
Unamortized debt issuance costs(1)
Net unamortized debt premium(1)
.....................................................................
.......................................................................
(40.1)
18.8
(37.8)
18.6
Long-term debt, net .................................................................................
$
4,978.7 $
5,088.8
(1) Debt issuance costs and note discounts and premiums are being amortized or accreted to the applicable notes over the respective
lives of those notes.
All of the instruments detailed in the table above are senior indebtedness.
At December 31, 2021, maturities of our senior notes were as follows: $0 in 2022 through 2024; $250 million
in 2025; and $4.75 billion thereafter.
Other Debt
Revolving Credit Facility. At December 31, 2021, the total borrowing capacity under our revolving credit
facility maturing in May 2024 was $1.0 billion. Any borrowings outstanding under this facility are classified as
long-term debt on our consolidated balance sheets. Borrowings under the facility are unsecured and bear interest at
LIBOR plus a spread ranging from 0.875% to 1.500% based on our credit ratings. Additionally, an unused
commitment fee is assessed at a rate between 0.075% and 0.200% depending on our credit ratings. The unused
commitment fee was 0.125% at December 31, 2021. Borrowings under this facility may be used for general
purposes, including capital expenditures. As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, there were no borrowings outstanding
under this facility and $3.5 million was obligated for letters of credit. Amounts obligated for letters of credit are not
reflected as debt on our consolidated balance sheets, but decrease our borrowing capacity under this facility.
Our revolving credit facility requires us to maintain a specified ratio of consolidated debt to EBITDA (as
defined in the credit agreement) of no greater than 5.0 to 1.0. In addition, the revolving credit facility and the
indentures under which our senior notes were issued contain covenants that limit our ability to, among other things,
incur indebtedness secured by certain liens or encumber our assets, engage in certain sale-leaseback transactions and
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
consolidate, merge or dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. We were in compliance with these covenants as
of and during the year ended December 31, 2021.
Commercial Paper Program. We have a commercial paper program under which we may issue commercial
paper notes in an amount up to the available capacity under our $1.0 billion revolving credit facility. The maturities
of the commercial paper notes vary, but may not exceed 397 days from the date of issuance. Because the
commercial paper we can issue is limited to amounts available under our revolving credit facility, amounts
outstanding under the program are classified as long-term debt. The commercial paper notes are sold under
customary terms in the commercial paper market and are issued at a discount from par, or alternatively, are sold at
par and bear varying interest rates on a fixed or floating basis. The weighted average interest rate for commercial
paper borrowings based on the number of days outstanding was 0.4% and 0.2% for the year ended December 31,
2020 and 2021, respectively. There was $108.0 million outstanding under this program at December 31, 2021.
During the years ending December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, total cash payments for interest on all
indebtedness, excluding the impact of related interest rate swap agreements, were $217.1 million, $234.5 million and
$221.6 million, respectively.
11. Leases
We have both lessee and lessor arrangements. Our leases are evaluated at inception or at any subsequent
modification. Depending on the terms, leases are classified as either operating or finance leases if we are the lessee,
or as operating, sales-type or direct financing leases if we are the lessor, as appropriate under ASC 842, Leases. Our
lessee arrangements primarily include a terminalling and storage contract where we have exclusive use of dedicated
tankage, leased pipelines and office buildings. Our lessor arrangements include pipeline capacity and storage
contracts and our condensate splitter tolling agreement that qualify as operating leases under ASC 842. In addition,
we have a long-term throughput and deficiency agreement with a customer that is being accounted for as a sales-
type lease under ASC 842.
In accordance with ASC 842, we have made an accounting policy election to not apply the standard to lessee
arrangements with a term of one year or less and no purchase option that is reasonably certain of exercise. We will
continue to account for these short-term arrangements by recognizing payments and expenses as incurred, without
recording a lease liability and right-of-use asset.
We have also made an accounting policy election for both our lessee and lessor arrangements to combine lease
and non-lease components. This election is applied to all of our lease arrangements as our non-lease components do
not result in significant timing differences in the recognition of rental expenses or income.
Operating Leases – Lessee
We recognize a lease liability for each lease based on the present value of remaining minimum fixed rental
payments (which includes payments under any renewal option that we are reasonably certain to exercise), using a
discount rate that approximates the rate of interest we would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a
similar term. We also recognize a right-of-use asset for each lease, valued at the lease liability, adjusted for prepaid
or accrued rent balances existing at the time of initial recognition. The lease liability and right-of-use asset are
reduced over the term of the lease as payments are made and the assets are used.
Related Party Operating Lease. We entered into a long-term terminalling and storage contract with Seabrook
for exclusive use of dedicated tankage that provides our customers with crude oil storage capacity and dock access
for crude oil imports and exports on the Texas Gulf Coast.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
Minimum fixed rental payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease as costs and
expenses on our consolidated statements of income. Variable and short-term rental payments are recognized as
costs and expenses as they are incurred. Variable payments consist of amounts that exceed the contractual minimum
rental payment (for example, payment increases tied to a change in a market index). Future minimum rental
payments under operating leases with initial terms greater than one year as of December 31, 2021 are as follows (in
millions):
Third Party
Leases
Seabrook Lease
All Leases
2022 ........................................................................... $
21.2 $
9.9 $
2023 ...........................................................................
2024 ...........................................................................
2025 ...........................................................................
2026 ...........................................................................
Thereafter ..................................................................
Total future minimum rental payments .............
Present value discount ...............................................
21.4
21.7
21.8
12.5
34.1
132.7
12.1
9.9
9.7
6.6
6.6
17.6
60.3
7.8
Total operating lease liability ............................ $
120.6 $
52.5 $
31.1
31.3
31.4
28.4
19.1
51.7
193.0
19.9
173.1
The following tables provide a summary of the effect on our consolidated statements of income for the years
ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 (in millions):
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Third Party
Leases
Seabrook
Lease
All Leases
Fixed lease expense .................
$
19.2 $
10.8 $
Short-term lease expense .........
Variable lease expense .............
1.6
3.0
—
15.0
Total lease expense .............
$
23.8 $
25.8 $
30.0
1.6
18.1
49.7
Year Ended December 31, 2020
Third Party
Leases
Seabrook
Lease
All Leases
Fixed lease expense .................
$
19.2 $
14.3 $
Short-term lease expense .........
Variable lease expense .............
1.3
4.1
—
14.8
Total lease expense .............
$
24.6 $
29.1 $
33.5
1.3
18.9
53.7
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Third Party
Leases
Seabrook
Lease
All Leases
Fixed lease expense .................
$
21.0 $
12.7 $
Short-term lease expense .........
Variable lease expense .............
1.7
3.4
—
6.8
Total lease expense .............
$
26.1 $
19.5 $
33.7
1.7
10.2
45.6
The following table provides a summary of the effect on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31,
2020 and 2021 (dollars in millions):
As of and for the Year Ended
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2021
Third Party
Leases
Seabrook
Lease
All Leases
Third Party
Leases
Seabrook
Lease
All Leases
Current lease liability ................
$
17.1
Long-term lease liability ...........
Right-of-use asset .....................
85.0
$
$ 103.2
$
$
$
10.4
52.5
62.9
$
27.5
$
17.8
$ 137.5
$ 166.1
$ 102.8
$ 121.7
$
$
$
8.0
$
25.8
44.5
52.5
$ 147.3
$ 174.2
Operating cash flows for
operating leases .........................
Weighted average remaining
lease term (years) ......................
Weighted average discount
rate ...........................................
Operating Leases – Lessor
$
24.1
$
29.1
$
53.2
$
26.2
$
19.5
$
45.7
6
7
7
7
7
7
3.7 %
4.0 %
3.8 %
3.0 %
4.1 %
3.4 %
We recognize fixed rental income on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease as revenue on our
consolidated statements of income. Variable rental payments are recognized as revenue in the period in which the
circumstances on which the variable lease payments are based occur.
Future minimum payments receivable under operating leases with initial terms greater than one year as of
December 31, 2021 are estimated as follows (in millions):
2022 ............................................. $
2023 .............................................
2024 .............................................
2025 .............................................
2026 .............................................
Thereafter .....................................
24.9
25.2
21.9
13.8
13.1
32.9
Total ..................................... $
131.8
We recognized variable lease revenue of $58.4 million, $61.4 million and $61.0 million, respectively, for the
years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, primarily related to our condensate splitter.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
At December 31, 2021, property, plant and equipment utilized by our customers in operating lease
arrangements consisted of: $216.9 million of processing equipment; $56.4 million of storage tanks; $47.5 million of
pipeline and station equipment; and $29.0 million of other assets. The processing equipment primarily relates to our
condensate splitter.
Sales-Type Lease – Lessor
We entered into a long-term throughput and deficiency agreement with a customer on a pipeline and related
assets that we constructed in Texas and New Mexico, which contains minimum volume/payment commitments. Our
customer has the option to purchase this pipeline and related assets at the end of the lease term for a nominal
amount. This agreement is accounted for as a sales-type lease under ASC 842. The net investment under this
arrangement as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 was as follows (in millions):
Total minimum lease payments receivable ................................
$
14.0 $
Less: Unearned income .............................................................
2.3
Recorded net investment in sales-type lease .........................
$
11.7 $
12.2
1.8
10.4
December 31,
2020
December 31,
2021
The net investment in this sales-type lease was classified in the consolidated balance sheets as follows (in
millions):
Other accounts receivable ........................................................
$
1.2 $
Long-term receivables .............................................................
10.5
Total ....................................................................................
$
11.7 $
1.3
9.1
10.4
December 31,
2020
December 31,
2021
Future minimum payments receivable under this sales-type lease for the next five years are $1.7 million each
year with $3.5 million due thereafter.
12. Employee Benefit Plans
Our pension and postretirement benefit liabilities represent the funded status of the present value of benefit
obligations of our employee benefit plans. We develop pension, postretirement medical and life benefit costs from
third-party actuarial valuations. We establish actuarial assumptions to anticipate future events and use those
assumptions when calculating the expense and liabilities related to these plans. These factors include assumptions
management makes concerning expected investment return on plan assets, discount rates, health care costs trend
rates, turnover rates and rates of future compensation increases, among others. In addition, we use subjective factors
such as withdrawal and mortality rates to develop actuarial valuations. Management reviews and updates these
assumptions on an annual basis. The actuarial assumptions that we use may differ from actual results due to
changing market rates or other factors. These differences could affect the amount of pension and postretirement
medical and life benefit expense we will recognize in future periods.
Defined Contribution Plan. We sponsor a defined contribution plan in which we match our employees’
qualifying contributions, resulting in additional expense to us. Expenses related to the defined contribution plan,
including expenses related to discontinued operations, were $11.4 million, $12.2 million and $10.6 million in 2019,
2020 and 2021, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
Defined Benefit Plans. We sponsor two pension plans, including one for non-union employees and one for
union employees, and a postretirement benefit plan for certain employees. The annual measurement date of these
plans is December 31.
The following table presents the changes in benefit obligations and plan assets for pension benefits and other
postretirement benefits, as well as the end-of-period accumulated benefit obligation, including amounts related to
discontinued operations, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2021 (in millions):
Change in benefit obligations:
Benefit obligations at beginning of year ....................
$
381.2 $
443.6 $
15.2 $
17.3
Pension Benefits
Other Postretirement Benefits
2020
2021
2020
2021
Service cost ................................................................
Interest cost ................................................................
Plan participants’ contributions .................................
Actuarial (gain) loss ...................................................
Benefits paid ..............................................................
Curtailment gain .........................................................
Settlement payments ..................................................
Benefit obligations at end of year ..............................
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year ............
Employer contributions ..............................................
Plan participants’ contributions .................................
Actual return on plan assets .......................................
Benefits paid ..............................................................
Settlement payments ..................................................
Fair value of plan assets at end of year ......................
27.7
11.0
—
53.2
(23.1)
(1.7)
(4.7)
443.6
249.2
29.3
—
43.6
(23.1)
(3.3)
295.7
28.2
9.5
—
(19.4)
(29.2)
—
(9.3)
423.4
295.7
27.6
—
9.7
(29.2)
(9.3)
294.5
0.3
0.5
0.6
2.5
(1.8)
—
—
17.3
—
1.2
0.6
—
(1.8)
—
—
0.3
0.4
0.8
0.9
(1.9)
—
—
17.8
—
1.1
0.8
—
(1.9)
—
—
Funded status at end of year ...............................................
Accumulated benefit obligations .......................................
$
$
(147.9) $
(128.9) $
(17.3) $
(17.8)
324.8 $
305.0
At December 31, 2020 and 2021, the accumulated benefit obligations of each of our plans exceeded the fair
value of the related plan’s assets.
The pension plans’ actuarial gain in 2021 of $19.4 million is primarily due to the impact of increases in the
discount rates used to calculate the benefit obligations, partially offset by demographic changes. The pension
benefit obligations experienced an actuarial loss of $53.2 million in 2020 primarily due to the impact of decreases in
the discount rates used to calculate the benefit obligations, partially offset by changes in salary assumptions and
higher asset returns.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
The following table summarizes information for pension plans with obligations in excess of plan assets (in
millions):
December 31,
2020
2021
Plans with a projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation .......................................................................... $
Fair value of plan assets ................................................................................ $
443.6 $
295.7 $
423.4
294.5
Plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:
Accumulated benefit obligation .................................................................... $
Fair value of plan assets ................................................................................ $
324.8 $
295.7 $
305.0
294.5
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets included in these financial statements were as follows
(in millions):
Amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheets:
Current accrued benefit cost ......................................
Long-term pension and benefits .................................
$
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Net actuarial loss ..................................................
Prior service credit ................................................
Net amount of liabilities and accumulated other
comprehensive loss recognized in consolidated
balance sheets .............................................................
Pension Benefits
Other Postretirement Benefits
2020
2021
2020
2021
— $
— $
147.9
147.9
(120.5)
2.7
(117.8)
128.9
128.9
(95.3)
2.5
(92.8)
1.4 $
15.9
17.3
(10.4)
—
(10.4)
1.7
16.1
17.8
(10.7)
—
(10.7)
$
30.1 $
36.1 $
6.9 $
7.1
Net periodic benefit expense for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 was as follows (in
millions):
Pension Benefits
Other Postretirement Benefits
2019
2020
2021
2019
2020
2021
Components of net periodic benefit costs:
Service cost ...............................................
Interest cost ...............................................
Expected return on plan assets ..................
Amortization of prior service credit ..........
Amortization of actuarial loss ...................
Settlement cost ..........................................
Settlement gain on disposition of assets ....
$
25.4 $
27.7 $
28.2 $
0.2 $
0.3 $
12.2
(9.4)
(0.2)
5.5
2.6
—
11.0
(11.4)
(0.2)
5.4
1.0
(1.3)
9.5
(11.9)
(0.2)
5.4
2.6
—
0.5
—
—
0.3
—
—
0.5
—
—
0.4
—
—
Net periodic benefit cost ......................
$
36.1 $
32.2 $
33.6 $
1.0 $
1.2 $
0.3
0.4
—
—
0.6
—
—
1.3
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
The service component of our net periodic benefit costs is presented in operating expense and G&A expense,
and the non-service components are presented in other (income) expense in our consolidated statements of income.
Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) during 2019,
2020 and 2021 were as follows (in millions):
Pension Benefits
Other Postretirement Benefits
2019
2020
2021
2019
2020
2021
Beginning balance ...............................
$
(88.6) $
(104.7) $
(117.8) $
(5.4) $
(8.4) $
(10.4)
Net actuarial gain (loss) .......................
Amortization of prior service credit ....
Amortization of actuarial loss .............
Curtailment gain ..................................
Settlement cost ....................................
Amount recognized in other
comprehensive loss .............................
(24.0)
(0.2)
5.5
—
2.6
(21.0)
(0.2)
5.4
1.7
1.0
17.2
(0.2)
5.4
—
2.6
(3.3)
(2.5)
(0.9)
—
0.3
—
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
0.6
—
—
(16.1)
(13.1)
25.0
(3.0)
(2.0)
(0.3)
Ending balance ....................................
$
(104.7) $
(117.8) $
(92.8) $
(8.4) $
(10.4) $
(10.7)
Actuarial gains and losses are amortized over the average future service period of the current active plan
participants expected to receive benefits. The corridor approach is used to determine when actuarial gains and losses
are to be amortized and is equal to 10% of the greater of the projected benefit obligation or the market related value
of plan assets. The amount of gain or loss in excess of the calculated corridor is subject to amortization.
The weighted average rate assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligations were as follows:
Discount rate ..................................................
Rate of compensation increase .......................
Cash balance interest crediting rate ...............
Pension Benefits
Other Postretirement Benefits
2020
2.23%
4.53%
1.70%
2021
2.61%
6.51%
1.94%
2020
2.30%
n/a
n/a
2021
2.64%
n/a
n/a
The weighted average rate assumptions used to determine net pension and other postretirement benefit plans
expense were as follows:
Discount rate ...........................................
Rate of compensation increase ................
Expected rate of return on plan assets .....
Cash balance interest crediting rate .........
Pension Benefits
Other Postretirement Benefits
For the Year Ended December 31,
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
3.98%
6.48%
6.00%
2.78%
2020
3.01%
4.58%
4.50%
2.16%
2021
2.23%
4.53%
4.10%
1.70%
2019
4.08%
2020
3.06%
2021
2.30%
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The non-pension postretirement benefit plans provide for retiree contributions and contain other cost-sharing
features such as deductibles and coinsurance. The accounting for these plans anticipates future cost sharing that is
consistent with management’s expressed intent to increase the retiree contribution rate generally in line with health
care cost increases.
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The annual assumed rate of increase in the health care cost trend rate for 2022 is 6.0% decreasing
systematically to 5.08% by 2029 for pre-65 year old participants.
The fair values of the pension plan assets at December 31, 2020 were as follows (in millions):
Asset Category
Total
Domestic equity securities:(1)
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Small-cap fund .....................................................
$
5.8 $
5.8 $
— $
Mid-cap fund .......................................................
Large-cap fund .....................................................
International equity fund ...........................................
Fixed income securities:(1)
Short-term bond fund ...........................................
Intermediate-term bond fund ...............................
Long-term investment grade bond funds .............
Other:
Short-term investment fund .................................
Group annuity contract ........................................
5.8
47.6
29.9
4.2
34.9
161.0
6.3
0.2
5.8
47.6
29.9
4.2
34.9
161.0
6.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Fair value of plan assets ............................................
$
295.7 $
295.5 $
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
(1) We hold equity and fixed income securities through investments in mutual funds, which are dedicated to each category as indicated.
The fair values of the pension plan assets at December 31, 2021 were as follows (in millions):
Asset Category
Total
Domestic equity securities(1):
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Small-cap fund ......................................................
$
6.1 $
6.1 $
— $
Mid-cap fund ........................................................
Large-cap fund ......................................................
International equity fund ............................................
Fixed income securities(1):
6.0
48.0
30.1
6.0
48.0
30.1
Long-term investment grade bond funds ..............
197.1
197.1
Other:
Short-term investment fund ..................................
Group annuity contract .........................................
7.0
0.2
7.0
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Fair value of plan assets .............................................
$
294.5 $
294.3 $
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
(1) We hold equity and fixed income securities through investments in mutual funds, which are dedicated to each category as indicated.
As reflected in the tables above, Level 3 activity was not material.
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The investment strategies for the various funds held as pension plan assets by asset category are as follows:
Asset Category
Domestic equity securities:
Fund’s Investment Strategy
Small-cap fund ................................................. Seeks to track performance of the Center for Research in Security Prices
(“CRSP”) US Small Cap Index
Mid-cap fund ................................................... Seeks to track performance of the CRSP US Mid Cap Index
Large-cap fund ................................................. Seeks to track performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index
International equity fund ...................................... Seeks to track performance of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Fixed income securities:
Short-term bond fund ....................................... Seeks current income with limited price volatility through investment in
primarily high quality bonds with short-term maturities
Intermediate-term bond fund ........................... Seeks moderate and sustainable level of current income by investing
primarily in high quality fixed income securities with maturities from five
to ten years
Long-term investment grade bond funds ......... Seek high and sustainable current income through investment primarily in
long-term investment grade debt securities
Other:
Short-term investment funds ...........................
Invest in high quality short-term money market instruments issued by the
U.S. Treasury
Group annuity contract .................................... Earns interest quarterly equal to the effective yield of the 91-day U.S.
Treasury bill
The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was determined by combining a review of projected
returns, historical returns of portfolios with assets similar to the current portfolios of the union and non-union
pension plans and target weightings of each asset classification. Our investment objective for the assets within the
pension plans is to earn a return that meets or exceeds the growth of obligations that result from interest and changes
in the discount rate, while avoiding excessive risk. Defined diversification goals are set in order to reduce the risk of
wide swings in the market value from year to year, or of incurring large losses that may result from concentrated
positions. As a result, our plan assets have no significant concentrations of credit risk. Additionally, liquidity risks
are minimized because the funds that the plans have invested in are publicly traded. We evaluate risks based on the
potential impact to the predictability of contribution requirements, probability of under-funding, expected risk-
adjusted returns and investment return volatility. Funds are invested with multiple investment managers. Our
liabilities are calculated using rates defined by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Approximately 70% of the
plans’ investments are allocated to fixed-income securities and invested to match the durations of the plans’ short,
intermediate and long-term pension liabilities, with the amount invested in each duration reflecting that duration’s
proportion of the plans’ liabilities. The remaining approximately 30% of the plans’ investments are allocated to
equity securities.
The target allocation and actual weighted average asset allocation percentages at December 31, 2020 and 2021
were as follows:
Equity securities .................................................................
Fixed income securities ......................................................
Other ..................................................................................
2020
2021
Actual
Target
Actual
Target
30%
67%
3%
30%
67%
3%
30%
70%
—%
30%
68%
2%
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
As of December 31, 2021, the benefit amounts expected to be paid from plan assets through December 31,
2031 were as follows (in millions):
Pension
Benefits
Other
Postretirement
Benefits
2022 ..................................................................................................................
2023 ..................................................................................................................
2024 ..................................................................................................................
2025 ..................................................................................................................
2026 ..................................................................................................................
2027 through 2031 ............................................................................................
$
$
$
$
$
$
16.2 $
18.1 $
21.6 $
22.4 $
27.4 $
147.9 $
1.7
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.2
4.0
Contributions estimated to be paid by us into the plans in 2022 are $37.2 million and $1.7 million for the
pension and other postretirement benefit plans, respectively.
13. Long-Term Incentive Plan
The compensation committee of our board administers our long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) covering certain
of our employees and the independent directors of our general partner. In April 2021, our compensation committee
and our limited partners approved an amendment to the LTIP increasing the number of common units available for
issuance from 11.9 million to 13.7 million. The LTIP primarily consists of phantom units. The estimated units
remaining available under the LTIP at December 31, 2021 totaled approximately 2.4 million. The awards include: (i)
performance-based awards issued to certain officers and other key employees (“performance-based awards”), (ii)
time-based awards issued to certain officers and other key employees (“time-based awards,” and together with
performance-based awards, “employee awards”) and (iii) awards issued to independent members of our board
(“director awards”) that may be deferred and if deferred may be paid in cash. All of the awards include distribution
equivalent rights, except non-deferred director awards.
The LTIP requires employee awards to be settled in our common units, except the settlement of distribution
equivalents, which we pay in cash. As a result, we classify employee awards as equity. Fair value for these awards
is determined on the grant date, and we recognize this value as compensation expense ratably over the requisite
service period, which is the vesting period of each award. The vesting period for employee awards is generally three
years; however, certain awards have been issued with shorter vesting periods while others have vesting periods of up
to four years. Because employee awards contain distribution equivalent rights, the fair value of our employee
awards is based on the closing price of our units on the grant date.
Payouts for performance-based awards are subject to the attainment of a financial metric. Additionally, the
2019 performance-based awards, which vested on December 31, 2021, were subject to an adjustment for our total
unitholder return (the “TUR adjustment”), and the fair value of these awards was adjusted for the fair value of the
TUR adjustment. The TUR adjustment is based on our total unitholder return at the end of the three-year vesting
period of the awards in relation to the total unitholder returns of certain peer entities. The financial metric for the
performance-based awards is our distributable cash flow per unit excluding commodity-related activities for the last
year of the three-year vesting period as compared to established threshold, target and stretch levels. The payouts for
the performance-related component of the awards can range from 0%, for results below threshold, up to 200%, for
actual results at stretch or above. Payouts related to time-based awards are based solely on the completion of the
requisite service period by the employee and contain no provisions that provide for a payout other than the original
number of units awarded and the associated distribution equivalents.
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Performance-based awards are subject to forfeiture if a participant’s employment is terminated for any reason
other than for termination within two years of a change-in-control that occurs on an involuntary basis without cause
or on a voluntary basis for good cause, or due to retirement, disability or death prior to the vesting date. These
awards can vest early under certain circumstances following a change in control. Time-based awards are subject to
forfeiture if a participant’s employment is terminated for any reason other than retirement, death or disability prior to
the vesting date, or as the result of certain other employment restrictions. If an employee award recipient retires,
dies or becomes disabled prior to the end of the vesting period, the award is prorated based upon months of
employment completed during the vesting period, and the award is settled shortly after the end of the vesting period.
Compensation expense for our equity awards is calculated as the number of unit awards less forfeitures,
multiplied by the grant date fair value of those awards, multiplied by the percentage of the requisite service period
completed at each period end, multiplied by the expected payout percentage, less previously-recognized
compensation expense.
Non-deferred director awards are paid in units valued on the grant date, with compensation expense calculated
as the number of units awarded multiplied by the fair value of those units at that date. We classify deferred director
awards as liability awards because they may be settled in cash. Because deferred director awards have distribution
equivalent rights, the fair value of these awards equals the closing price of our units at the measurement date.
Compensation expense for deferred director awards is calculated as the number of units awarded, multiplied by the
fair value of those awards on the measurement date, less previously-recognized compensation expense.
Non-Vested Unit Awards
The following table includes the changes during the current fiscal year in the number of non-vested units that
have been granted by the compensation committee. The amounts below do not include adjustments for above-target
or below-target performance.
Performance-Based
Awards
Time-Based Awards
Total Awards
Number of
Unit
Awards
Weighted
Average
Fair Value
Number of
Unit
Awards
Weighted
Average
Fair Value
Number of
Unit
Awards
Weighted
Average
Fair Value
Non-vested units - 1/1/2021 .........
340,164 $
62.35
353,544 $
61.07
693,708 $
61.70
Units granted during 2021 ............
281,823 $
40.85
301,873 $
40.99
583,696 $
40.92
Units vested during 2021 ..............
(161,484) $
63.62
(168,204) $
60.76
(329,688) $
62.16
Units forfeited during 2021 ..........
(14,578) $
51.23
(16,699) $
50.92
(31,277) $
51.06
Non-vested units - 12/31/21 .........
445,925 $
48.66
470,514 $
48.67
916,439 $
48.67
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
The table below summarizes the total non-vested unit awards outstanding, including estimated targeted
financial performance adjustments, to determine our total equity-based liability accrual.
Grant Date
Performance-based awards:
2020 awards ........................
2021 awards ........................
Time-based awards: ...............
2022 vesting date ................
2023 vesting date ................
Total ..............................
Non-Vested
Unit Awards
Performance
Adjustment to
Unit Awards
Total Unit
Award
Accrual
Vesting
Date
Unrecognized
Compensation
Expense
(in millions)(a)
171,400
274,525
178,911
291,603
916,439
(51,420)
119,980 12/31/2022
$
68,631
343,156 12/31/2023
—
—
178,911 12/31/2022
291,603 12/31/2023
17,211
933,650
$
2.4
9.3
3.7
8.3
23.7
(a) Unrecognized compensation expense will be recognized over the remaining vesting period of the awards.
Weighted Average Fair Value
The weighted average fair value of awards granted during 2019, 2020 and 2021 was as follows:
Performance-Based Awards
Time-Based Awards
Number of
Unit
Awards
Weighted
Average Fair
Value
Number of
Unit
Awards
Weighted
Average Fair
Value
Units granted during 2019 ............
Units granted during 2020 ............
Units granted during 2021 ............
182,834 $
189,632 $
281,823 $
63.65
61.16
40.85
195,031 $
198,450 $
301,873 $
62.91
61.18
40.99
Vested Unit Awards
The table below sets forth the numbers and values of units that vested in each of the three years ended
December 31, 2021. The vested common units include adjustments for above-target financial and market
performance.
Vesting Date
12/31/2019 ............
12/31/2020 ............
12/31/2021 ............
Vested
Common Units
436,629
235,127
316,336
Fair Value of
Unit Awards on
Intrinsic Value of
Unit Awards on
Vesting Date
(in millions)
Vesting Date
(in millions)
$31.0
$15.2
$19.3
$27.5
$10.0
$14.7
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Cash Flow Effects of LTIP Settlements
The difference between the common units issued to the participants and the total number of unit awards vested
primarily represents the tax withholdings associated with the award settlement, which we pay in cash.
Settlement Date
January 2019 ..........
January 2020 ..........
January 2021 ..........
Number of Common
Units Issued, Net of
Tax Withholdings
199,792
275,093
150,435
Tax
Withholdings
and Other
Cash
Payments
(in millions)
$9.8
$14.7
$6.2
Compensation Expense Summary
Employer
Taxes
Total Cash
Payments
(in millions)
(in millions)
$0.9
$1.3
$0.7
$10.7
$16.0
$6.9
Equity-based incentive compensation expense for 2019, 2020 and 2021, primarily recorded as G&A expense
on our consolidated statements of income, was as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020
2021
Performance awards ...............................
Time-based awards .................................
Total ............................................
$
$
$
17.9 $
6.1 $
3.1 $
8.9 $
24.0 $
12.0 $
11.2
10.6
21.8
14. Derivative Financial Instruments
We use derivative instruments to manage market price risks associated with inventories, interest rates and
certain forecasted transactions. For those instruments that qualify for hedge accounting, the accounting treatment
depends on their intended use and their designation. We classify derivative financial instruments qualifying for
hedge accounting treatment into two categories: (1) cash flow hedges and (2) fair value hedges. We execute cash
flow hedges to hedge against the variability in cash flows related to a forecasted transaction and execute fair value
hedges to hedge against the changes in the value of a recognized asset or liability. At the inception of a hedged
transaction, we document the relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item, the risk
management objectives and the methods used for assessing and testing hedge effectiveness. We also assess, both at
the inception of the hedge and on an on-going basis, whether the derivatives that are used in our hedging
transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows or fair value of the hedged item. If we determine
that a derivative originally designated as a cash flow or fair value hedge is no longer highly effective, we discontinue
hedge accounting prospectively and record the change in the fair value of the derivative in current earnings. The
changes in fair value of derivative financial instruments that are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes,
which we refer to as economic hedges, are included in current earnings.
As part of our risk management process, we assess the creditworthiness of the financial and other institutions
with which we execute financial derivatives. Such financial instruments involve the risk of non-performance by the
counterparty, which could result in material losses to us.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
Interest Rate Derivatives
We periodically enter into interest rate derivatives to hedge the fair value of debt or hedge against variability in
interest rates. For interest rate cash flow hedges, we record the unrealized gains or losses as an adjustment to other
comprehensive income. The realized gains and losses from our cash flow hedges are recognized into earnings as an
adjustment to our periodic interest expense over the life of the related debt issuance. For fair value hedges on long-
term debt, we record the unrealized gains or losses as an adjustment to long-term debt, and realized amounts as an
adjustment to our periodic interest expense. Adjustments resulting from discontinued hedges continue to be
recognized in accordance with their historic hedging relationships.
In December 2020, upon issuance of an additional $300.0 million of 3.95% notes due 2050, we terminated and
settled treasury lock agreements that we had previously entered into to protect against the variability of interest
payments on this anticipated debt issuance for a gain of $1.0 million, which was included in our statements of cash
flows as a net receipt on financial derivatives. These agreements were accounted for as cash flow hedges. The gain
was recorded to other comprehensive income (loss) and will be recognized into earnings as an adjustment to our
periodic interest expense over the term of the life of the associated notes.
In May 2020, upon issuance of $500.0 million of 3.25% notes due 2030, we terminated and settled treasury
lock agreements that we had previously entered into to protect against the variability of interest payments on this
anticipated debt issuance for a loss of $10.4 million, which was included in our statements of cash flows as a net
payment on financial derivatives. These agreements were accounted for as cash flow hedges. The loss was recorded
to other comprehensive income (loss) and will be recognized into earnings as an adjustment to our periodic interest
expense over the term of the life of the associated notes.
In August 2019, upon issuance of our $500.0 million of 3.95% notes due 2050, we terminated and settled
treasury lock agreements we had previously entered into to protect against the variability of interest payments on
this anticipated debt issuance for a loss of $25.3 million, which was included in our statements of cash flows as a net
payment on financial derivatives. These agreements were accounted for as cash flow hedges. The loss was recorded
to other comprehensive income (loss) and will be recognized into earnings as an adjustment to our periodic interest
expense over the life of the associated notes.
In January 2019, upon issuance of $500.0 million of 4.85% notes due 2049, we terminated and settled treasury
lock agreements that we had previously entered into to protect against the variability of interest payments on this
anticipated debt issuance for a loss of $8.0 million, which was included in our statements of cash flows as a net
payment on financial derivatives. These agreements were accounted for as cash flow hedges. The loss was recorded
to other comprehensive income (loss) and will be recognized into earnings as an adjustment to our periodic interest
expense over the life of the associated notes.
Commodity Derivatives
Our gas liquids blending activities produce gasoline, and we can reasonably estimate the timing and quantities
of sales of these products. We use a combination of exchange-traded and over-the-counter commodity derivatives
contracts and forward physical purchase and sale contracts to help manage commodity price changes and mitigate
the risk of decline in the product margin realized from our gas liquids blending activities. Further, certain of our
other commercial operations and marketing activities involve petroleum products inventories, and we also use
derivatives contracts to hedge against price changes for some of these inventories.
Forward physical purchase and sale contracts that qualify for and are elected as normal purchases and sales are
accounted for using traditional accrual accounting, whereby changes in the mark-to-market values of such contracts
are not recognized in income, rather the revenues and costs associated with such transactions are recognized during
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the period when commodities are physically delivered or received. Physical forward commodity contracts subject to
this exception are evaluated for the probability of future delivery and are periodically tested once the forecasted
period has passed to determine whether similar forward contracts are probable of physical delivery in the future.
We record the effective portion of the gains or losses for commodity-based derivative contracts designated as
fair value hedges as adjustments to the assets being hedged and the ineffective portions as well as amounts excluded
from the assessment of hedge effectiveness as adjustments to other income or expense. We recognize the change in
fair value of economic hedges that hedge against changes in the price of petroleum products that we expect to sell or
purchase in the future currently in earnings as adjustments to product sales revenue, cost of product sales, or
operating expenses, as applicable.
Our open futures contracts at December 31, 2021 were as follows:
Type of Contract/
Accounting Methodology
Commodity derivatives contract -
Economic hedges .............................
Commodity derivatives contract -
Economic hedges .............................
Product Represented by the Contract
and Associated Barrels
3.3 million barrels of refined
products and crude oil ......................
Maturity Dates
Between January and November
2022
0.6 million barrels of gas liquids ..... Between January and April 2022
Commodity Derivatives Contracts and Deposits Offsets
At December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had made margin deposits of $34.2 million and $46.3 million,
respectively, for our commodity derivatives contracts with our counterparties, which were recorded as current assets
under commodity derivatives deposits on our consolidated balance sheets. We have the right to offset the combined
fair values of our open derivatives contracts against our margin deposits under a master netting arrangement for each
counterparty; however, we have elected to present the combined fair values of our open derivatives contracts
separately from the related margin deposits on our consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, we have the right to
offset the fair values of our derivatives contracts together for each counterparty, which we have elected to do, and
we report the combined net balances on our consolidated balance sheets. A schedule of the derivative amounts we
have offset and the deposit amounts we could offset under master netting arrangements are provided below as of
December 31, 2020 and 2021 (in millions):
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
Gross Amounts
of Assets Offset
in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
Margin Deposit
Amounts Not
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
Net Asset
Amount(1)
Description
As of December 31, 2020 .............
As of December 31, 2021 .............
$
$
(21.7) $
(22.3) $
1.2 $
5.1 $
(20.5) $
(17.2) $
34.2 $
46.3 $
13.7
29.1
(1) Amount represents the maximum loss we would incur if all of our counterparties failed to perform on their derivative contracts.
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Basis Derivative Agreement
During 2019, we entered into a basis derivative agreement with a joint venture co-owner’s affiliate, and,
contemporaneously, that affiliate entered into an intrastate transportation services agreement with the joint venture.
Settlements under the basis derivative agreement are determined based on the basis differential of crude oil prices at
different market locations and a notional volume of 30,000 barrels per day. As a result, we account for this
agreement as a derivative. The agreement will expire in early 2022. We recognize the changes in fair value of this
agreement based on forward price curves for crude oil in West Texas and the Houston Gulf Coast in other operating
income (expense) in our consolidated statements of income. The liability for this agreement at December 31, 2020
and 2021, respectively, was $10.2 million and $1.5 million.
Impact of Derivatives on Our Financial Statements
Comprehensive Income
The changes in derivative activity included in AOCL for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021
were as follows (in millions):
Derivative Losses Included in AOCL
2019
2020
2021
Beginning balance .....................................................................
$
(26.5) $
(49.0) $
(55.0)
Net loss on cash flow hedges ....................................................
Reclassification of net loss on cash flow hedges to income .....
(25.2)
2.7
(9.5)
3.5
—
3.5
Ending balance ..........................................................................
$
(49.0) $
(55.0) $
(51.5)
Year Ended December 31,
The following is a summary of the effect on our consolidated statements of income for the years ended
December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 of derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges (in millions):
Amount of Loss
Recognized in
AOCL on
Derivatives
Interest Rate Contracts
Location of Loss
Reclassified from
AOCL into Income
Amount of Loss
Reclassified
from AOCL into
Income
Year Ended December 31, 2019 ......
Year Ended December 31, 2020 ......
Year Ended December 31, 2021 ......
$
$
$
(25.2)
Interest expense ............
(9.5)
Interest expense ............
—
Interest expense ............
$
$
$
(2.7)
(3.5)
(3.5)
As of December 31, 2021, the net loss estimated to be classified to interest expense over the next twelve
months from AOCL is approximately $3.5 million. This amount relates to the amortization of losses on interest rate
contracts over the life of the related debt instruments.
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The following table provides a summary of the effect on our consolidated statements of income for the years
ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 of derivatives that were not designated as hedging instruments (in
millions):
Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized on Derivatives
Year Ended December 31,
Derivative Instrument
Location of Gain (Loss)
Recognized on Derivatives
2019
2020
2021
Commodity derivatives contracts ..............
Product sales revenue .............................
$
(66.5) $
53.2 $
(143.2)
Commodity derivatives contracts .............. Cost of product sales ..............................
Basis derivative agreement ........................ Other operating income (expense) .........
(0.2)
(10.2)
0.3
(4.3)
21.1
(5.6)
Total ....................................................
$
(76.9) $
49.2 $
(127.7)
The impact of the derivatives in the above table was reflected as cash from operations on our consolidated
statements of cash flows.
Balance Sheets
The following tables provide a summary of the fair value of derivatives, which are presented on a net basis in
our consolidated balance sheets, that were not designated as hedging instruments as of December 31, 2020 and 2021
(in millions):
December 31, 2020
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Derivative Instrument
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value
Commodity derivatives contracts ................ Commodity derivatives
contracts, net ......................
$
Commodity derivatives contracts ................ Other noncurrent assets ..........
Commodity derivatives
contracts, net ......................
0.1
1.1 Other noncurrent liabilities .....
Basis derivative agreement
Basis derivative agreement
Other current assets ................
— Other current liabilities ...........
Other noncurrent assets ..........
— Other noncurrent liabilities .....
$
21.7
—
8.8
1.4
Total ....................................
$
1.2
Total ....................................
$
31.9
December 31, 2021
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Derivative Instrument
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value
Commodity derivatives contracts ................ Commodity derivatives
contracts, net ......................
Basis derivative agreement .......................... Other current assets ................
Commodity derivatives
$
5.1
contracts, net ......................
$
22.3
— Other current liabilities ...........
1.5
Total ....................................
$
5.1
Total ....................................
$
23.8
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15. Fair Value Disclosures
Fair Value Methods and Assumptions - Financial Assets and Liabilities
We used the following methods and assumptions in estimating fair value of our financial assets and liabilities:
•
•
•
•
•
Commodity derivatives contracts. These include exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivative
contracts related to petroleum products. These contracts are carried at fair value on our
consolidated balance sheets. The exchange-traded contracts are valued based on quoted prices in
active markets, while the over-the-counter contracts are valued based on observable market data
inputs including published commodity pricing data. See Note 14 – Derivative Financial
Instruments for further disclosures regarding these contracts.
Basis derivative agreement. During 2019, we entered into a basis derivative agreement with a
joint venture co-owner’s affiliate, and, contemporaneously, that affiliate entered into an intrastate
transportation services agreement with the joint venture. Settlements under the basis derivative
agreement are determined based on the basis differential of crude oil prices at different market
locations and a notional volume of 30,000 barrels per day (see Note 14 - Derivative Financial
Instruments for further disclosures regarding this agreement). The fair value of this derivative was
calculated based on observable market data inputs, including published commodity pricing data
and market interest rates. The key inputs in the fair value calculation include the forward price
curves for crude oil, the implied forward correlation in crude oil prices between West Texas and
the Houston Gulf Coast, and the implied forward volatility for crude oil futures contracts.
Long-term receivables. These include payments receivable under a sales-type leasing arrangement
and cost reimbursement agreements. These receivables were recorded at fair value on our
consolidated balance sheets, using then-current market rates to estimate the present value of future
cash flows.
Contractual obligations. At December 31, 2021, these primarily included a long-term contractual
obligation we entered into in connection with the 2020 sale of three marine terminals to a
subsidiary of Buckeye Partners, L.P. (“Buckeye”). This obligation requires us to perform certain
environmental remediation work on Buckeye’s behalf at the New Haven, Connecticut terminal.
This contractual obligation was recorded at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets upon
initial recognition and was calculated using our best estimate of potential outcome scenarios to
determine our liability for the remediation costs required in this agreement.
Debt. The fair value of our publicly traded notes was based on the prices of those notes at
December 31, 2020 and 2021; however, where recent observable market trades were not available,
prices were determined using adjustments to the last traded value for that debt issuance or by
adjustments to the prices of similar debt instruments of peer entities that are actively traded. The
carrying amount of borrowings, if any, under our revolving credit facility and our commercial
paper program approximates fair value due to the frequent repricing of these obligations.
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Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets and Liabilities
The following tables summarize the carrying amounts, fair values and fair value measurements recorded or
disclosed as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, based on the three levels established by ASC 820; Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures (in millions):
Assets (Liabilities)
Carrying
Amount
Fair Value
Fair Value Measurements as of
December 31, 2020 using:
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Commodity derivatives contracts .....
Basis derivative agreement ...............
Long-term receivables ......................
Contractual obligations .....................
Debt ..................................................
$
$
$
$
$
(20.5) $
(10.2) $
22.8 $
(11.2) $
(20.5) $
(10.2) $
22.8 $
(11.2) $
(4,978.7) $
(5,880.9) $
(20.5) $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
(10.2) $
— $
— $
(5,880.9) $
—
—
22.8
(11.2)
—
Assets (Liabilities)
Carrying
Amount
Fair Value
Fair Value Measurements as of
December 31, 2021 using:
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Commodity derivatives contracts ..........
Basis derivative agreement ....................
Long-term receivables ...........................
Contractual obligations ..........................
Debt .......................................................
$
$
$
$
$
(17.2) $
(17.2) $
(18.6) $
(1.5) $
10.1 $
(9.8) $
(1.5) $
10.1 $
(9.8) $
(5,088.8) $
(5,711.5) $
— $
— $
— $
— $
1.4 $
(1.5) $
— $
— $
(5,711.5) $
—
—
10.1
(9.8)
—
16. Commitments and Contingencies
Certain conditions may exist as of the date our consolidated financial statements are issued that could result in
a loss to us, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. Our management
assesses such contingent liabilities, which inherently involves significant judgment. In assessing loss contingencies
related to legal proceedings that are pending against us or for unasserted claims that may result in proceedings, our
management, with input from legal counsel, evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted
claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.
Environmental expenditures are charged to operating expense or capitalized based on the nature of the
expenditures. We record environmental liabilities independently of any potential claim for recovery. Accruals
related to environmental matters are generally determined based on site-specific plans for remediation, taking into
account currently available facts, existing technologies and presently enacted laws and regulations. Accruals for
environmental matters reflect our prior remediation experience and include an estimate for costs such as fees paid to
contractors, outside engineering and consulting firms. Accruals for estimated losses from environmental
remediation obligations generally are recognized no later than completion of the remediation feasibility study. Such
accruals are adjusted as further information develops or circumstances change. The determination of the accrual
amounts recorded for environmental liabilities includes significant judgments and assumptions made by
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management. The use of alternate judgments and assumptions could result in the recognition of different levels of
environmental remediation costs.
We maintain specific insurance coverage, which may cover all or portions of certain environmental
expenditures less a deductible. We recognize receivables in cases where we consider the realization of
reimbursements of remediation costs as probable.
We recognize liabilities for other commitments and contingencies when, after analyzing the available
information, we determine it is probable that an asset has been impaired, or that a liability has been incurred and the
amount of impairment or loss can be reasonably estimated. When we can estimate a range of probable loss, we
accrue the most likely amount within that range, or if no amount is more likely than another, we accrue the
minimum of the range of probable loss. We expense legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred.
Butane Blending Patent Infringement Proceeding
On October 4, 2017, Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.P. (“Sunoco”) brought an action for patent
infringement in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
(“Magellan”) and Powder Springs Logistics, LLC (“Powder Springs”) are infringing patents relating to butane
blending at the Powder Springs facility located in Powder Springs, Georgia. Sunoco subsequently submitted
pleadings alleging that Magellan is also infringing various patents related to butane blending at eight Magellan
facilities, in addition to Powder Springs. Sunoco sought monetary damages, attorneys’ fees and a permanent
injunction enjoining Powder Springs from infringing the subject patents. We have vigorously defended against all
claims asserted by Sunoco. A jury trial concluded on December 6, 2021, at which the jury found Magellan willfully
infringed the three patents in suit and awarded damages of approximately $9.4 million against Magellan relating to
the eight Magellan facilities at issue. The jury further found that Powder Springs willfully infringed the one patent at
issue relating to the Powder Springs facility and awarded approximately $2.8 million against Magellan and Powder
Springs relating to that facility. Sunoco requested that the the court enhance the damages award based upon the
jury’s finding of willfulness, and that the court award additional damages and pre- and post-judgment interest.
Magellan and Powder Springs have filed post-trial pleadings opposing Sunoco’s request for enhanced damages and
to otherwise challenge the finding of liability and willfulness. The final determination of the trial court is subject to
potential future appeals by either or both parties to the litigation.The amounts we have accrued in relation to the
claims are immaterial, and although it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome, we believe the final resolution
of this matter will not have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Environmental Liabilities
Liabilities recognized for estimated environmental costs were $13.5 million and $9.8 million at December 31,
2020 and December 31, 2021, respectively. We have classified environmental liabilities as current or noncurrent
based on management’s estimates regarding the timing of actual payments. Environmental expenses recognized as a
result of changes in our environmental liabilities are included in operating expenses on our consolidated statements
of income. Environmental expenses were $3.8 million, $3.4 million and $3.2 million for the years ended
December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Other
In first quarter 2020, we entered into a long-term contractual obligation in connection with the sale of three
marine terminals to Buckeye. This obligation requires us to perform certain environmental remediation work on
Buckeye’s behalf in New Haven, Connecticut. At December 31, 2020 our consolidated balance sheets included a
current liability of $0.6 million and a noncurrent liability of $10.2 million, and as of December 31, 2021, our
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
consolidated balance sheets reflected a current liability of $0.5 million and a noncurrent liability of $8.9 million,
reflecting the fair values of these obligations.
We have entered into an agreement to guarantee our 50% pro rata share, up to $25.0 million, of contractual
obligations under Powder Springs’ credit facility. As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, our consolidated balance
sheets reflected a $0.4 million other current liability and a corresponding increase in our investment in non-
controlled entities on our consolidated balance sheets to reflect the fair value of this guarantee.
We and the non-controlled entities in which we own an interest are a party to various other claims, legal
actions and complaints. While the results cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes the ultimate
resolution of these claims, legal actions and complaints after consideration of amounts accrued, insurance coverage
or other indemnification arrangements will not have a material adverse effect on our business.
17. Concentration of Risks
We transport, store and distribute petroleum products for refiners, producers, marketers, traders and end users
of those products. Our revenue producing activities are concentrated in the central U.S. Concentrations of customers
may affect our overall credit risk as our customers may be similarly affected by changes in economic, regulatory or
other factors. We generally secure transportation and storage revenue with warehouseman’s liens. We periodically
evaluate the financial condition and creditworthiness of our customers and require additional security as we deem
necessary.
As of December 31, 2021, we had 1,715 employees, primarily concentrated in the central and Gulf Coast
regions of the U.S. There were 854 employees assigned to our refined products segment, 253 employees assigned to
our crude oil segment and 526 employees assigned to provide G&A services. We also had 82 employees assigned to
our discontinued operations. Approximately 13% of our employees are represented by the United Steel Workers and
covered by a collective bargaining agreement that expired at the end of January 2022.
18. Related Party Transactions
Stacy Methvin is an independent member of our general partner’s board of directors and also serves as a
director of one of our customers. We received tariff, terminalling and other ancillary revenue from this customer of
$29.6 million, $37.4 million and $65.2 million for the periods ending December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021,
respectively. We recorded a receivable of $3.9 million and $5.4 million from this customer at December 31, 2020
and 2021, respectively. We occasionally have transmix settlements with this customer as well. Additionally, we
received storage and other miscellaneous revenue of $0.5 million for the period ending December 31, 2020 and
$0.3 million for the period ending December 31, 2021 from a subsidiary of a separate company for which Stacy
Methvin served as a director until August 31, 2021.
See Note 7 – Investments in Non-Controlled Entities and Note 11 – Leases for a discussion of transactions with
our joint ventures.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
19. Partners’ Capital and Distributions
Partners’ Capital
Our board authorized the repurchase of up to $1.5 billion of our common units through 2024. The timing,
price and actual number of common units repurchased will depend on a number of factors including our expected
expansion capital spending needs, excess cash available, balance sheet metrics, legal and regulatory requirements,
market conditions and the trading price of our common units. The repurchase program does not obligate us to
acquire any particular amount of common units, and the repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at
any time.
The following table details the changes in the number of our common units outstanding from January 1, 2019
through December 31, 2021:
Common units outstanding on January 1, 2019 .....................................................................................
228,195,160
February 2019—Settlement of employee LTIP awards ...................................................................
During 2019—Other(1)
......................................................................................................................
199,792
8,476
Common units outstanding on December 31, 2019 ...............................................................................
228,403,428
Units repurchased during 2020 .........................................................................................................
(5,568,260)
February 2020—Settlement of employee LTIP awards ...................................................................
During 2020—Other(1)
......................................................................................................................
275,093
9,550
Common units outstanding on December 31, 2020 ...............................................................................
223,119,811
Units repurchased during 2021 .........................................................................................................
(10,894,828)
January 2021—Settlement of employee LTIP awards .....................................................................
During 2021—Other(1)
......................................................................................................................
150,435
12,572
Common units outstanding on December 31, 2021 ...............................................................................
212,387,990
(1) Common units issued to settle the equity-based retainer paid to independent directors of our general partner.
Our partnership agreement allows us to issue additional partnership securities for any partnership purpose at
any time and from time to time for consideration and on terms and conditions as our general partner determines, all
without approval by our unitholders.
Common unitholders have the following rights, among others:
•
•
•
•
•
right to receive distributions of our available cash within 45 days after the end of each quarter;
right to elect the members of our board;
right to remove Magellan GP, LLC as our general partner upon a 100% vote of outstanding unitholders;
right to transfer common unit ownership to substitute common unitholders;
right to receive an annual report, containing audited financial statements and a report on those financial
statements by our independent public accountants, within 120 days after the close of the fiscal year end;
right to receive information reasonably required for tax reporting purposes within 90 days after the close
of the calendar year;
right to vote according to the unitholder’s percentage interest in us at any meeting that may be called by
our general partner; and
right to inspect our books and records at the unitholder’s own expense.
•
•
•
In the event of liquidation, we would distribute all property and cash in excess of that required to discharge all
liabilities to the unitholders in proportion to the positive balances in their respective capital accounts. The common
unitholders’ liability is generally limited to their investment.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—Continued
Distributions
Distributions we paid during 2019, 2020 and 2021 were as follows (in millions, except per unit amounts):
Payment Date
2/14/2019
5/15/2019
8/14/2019
11/14/2019
Total
2/14/2020
5/15/2020
8/14/2020
11/13/2020
Total
2/12/2021
5/14/2021
8/13/2021
11/12/2021
Total
Per Unit
Distribution Amount Total Distribution
$
$
$
$
$
$
0.9975 $
1.0050
1.0125
1.0200
4.0350 $
1.0275 $
1.0275
1.0275
1.0275
4.1100 $
1.0275 $
1.0275
1.0275
1.0375
4.1200 $
227.8
229.5
231.3
233.0
921.6
234.8
231.2
231.2
229.9
927.1
229.4
229.0
226.6
221.4
906.4
20. Subsequent Events
Recognizable events
No recognizable events have occurred subsequent to December 31, 2021.
Non-recognizable events
On January 25, 2022, Michael N. Mears notified the partnership of his decision to retire from his positions of
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors effective on April 30, 2022. Our board
elected Barry R. Pearl, currently the independent Lead Director, as Chairman of the Board and also elected Aaron L.
Milford as Chief Executive Officer and President effective May 1, 2022. Mr. Milford currently serves as Chief
Operating Officer and has served in such capacity since 2019. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer from 2015 to 2019 and various positions of increasing responsibility since joining us and our
predecessor in 1995.
Approximately 13% of our employees are represented by the United Steel Workers and covered by a collective
bargaining agreement that expired at the end of January 2022. We are operating under a 24-hour rolling extension
of this agreement while negotiations for a new agreement continue.
On February 14, 2022, we paid distributions of $1.0375 per unit on our outstanding common units to
unitholders of record at the close of business on February 7, 2022.
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Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)
Summarized quarterly financial data is as follows (in millions, except per unit amounts):
2020
Revenue .....................................................
Total costs and expenses ...........................
Operating margin .......................................
Income from continuing operations ..........
Income from discontinued operations .......
Net income ................................................
Basic net income per common unit ...........
Diluted net income per common unit ........
2021
Revenue .....................................................
Total costs and expenses ...........................
Operating margin .......................................
Income from continuing operations ..........
Income from discontinued operations .......
Net income ................................................
Basic net income per common unit ...........
Diluted net income per common unit ........
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
First
Quarter
Second
Quarter
Third
Quarter
Fourth
Quarter
748.3 $
476.3 $
411.2 $
276.0 $
11.7 $
287.7 $
1.26 $
1.26 $
631.1 $
398.8 $
371.6 $
212.7 $
8.6 $
221.3 $
0.99 $
0.99 $
439.5 $
280.3 $
293.4 $
129.9 $
3.9 $
576.4 $
353.1 $
365.6 $
204.7 $
6.9 $
133.8 $
211.6 $
0.59 $
0.59 $
0.94 $
0.94 $
653.6 $
429.3 $
375.2 $
264.9 $
15.5 $
280.4 $
1.26 $
1.26 $
639.1 $
400.4 $
385.7 $
221.3 $
15.3 $
236.6 $
1.08 $
1.08 $
557.8
360.6
349.2
177.5
6.4
183.9
0.82
0.82
809.3
555.4
408.1
233.4
10.3
243.7
1.14
1.14
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Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and
procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. We performed this evaluation under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our general partner’s Chief Executive Officer
(“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Based upon that evaluation, our general partner’s CEO and CFO
concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were
effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or
submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in
the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Our disclosure controls and procedures include
controls and procedures designed so that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the
Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and the CFO, as appropriate,
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There has been no change in our internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2021 that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
See “Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” set forth in Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Item 9B.
Other Information
None.
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Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
PART III
The information regarding the directors and executive officers of our general partner and our governance
required by Items 401, 405, 406 and 407(c)(3), (d)(4) and (d)(5) of Regulation S-K will be presented in our
definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A (our “Proxy Statement”) under the following
captions, which information is to be incorporated by reference herein:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Director Election Proposal;
Executive Officers of our General Partner;
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance;
Code of Ethics;
Governance – Director Nominations; and
Governance – Board Committees.
Item 11.
Executive Compensation
The information regarding executive compensation required by Items 402 and 407(e)(4) and (e)(5) of
Regulation S-K will be presented in our Proxy Statement under the following captions, which information is to be
incorporated by reference herein:
•
•
•
Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers;
Governance – Compensation Committee – Interlocks and Insider Participation; and
Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers – Compensation Committee Report.
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
The information regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans and security
ownership required by Items 201(d) and 403 of Regulation S-K will be presented in our Proxy Statement under the
following captions, which information is to be incorporated by reference herein:
•
•
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans; and
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information regarding certain relationships and related transactions and director independence required by
Items 404 and 407(a) of Regulation S-K will be presented in our Proxy Statement under the following captions,
which information is to be incorporated by reference herein:
•
•
Transactions with Related Persons, Promoters and Certain Control Persons; and
Governance – Director Independence.
Item 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information regarding principal accountant fees and services required by Item 9(e) of Schedule 14A of the
Exchange Act will be presented in our Proxy Statement under the caption “Independent Auditor Proposal,” which
information is to be incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 15.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
PART IV
(a)1 and (a)2.
Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 42)
Consolidated statements of income for the three years ended December 31, 2021 .......................
Consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three years ended December 31,
2021 ............................................................................................................................................
Consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2020 and 2021 .......................................................
Consolidated statements of cash flows for the three years ended December 31, 2021 ..................
Consolidated statement of partners’ capital for the three years ended December 31, 2021 ..........
Notes 1 through 20 to consolidated financial statements ...............................................................
Page
52
56
57
58
59
60
61
Not covered by reports of independent auditors:
Quarterly financial data (unaudited) ...............................................................................................
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We have omitted all other required schedules since the required information is not present or is not present in
amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the information required is included in the
financial statements and notes thereto.
(a)3, (b) and (c). The exhibits listed below on the Index to Exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as
part of this annual report.
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Index to Exhibits
Description
Certificate of Limited Partnership of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. dated August 30, 2000, as amended on November 15,
2002 and August 12, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-Q filed November 10, 2003).
Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. dated September 28,
2009 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed September 30, 2009).
Amendment No. 1 dated October 27, 2011 to Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Magellan
Midstream Partners, L.P. dated September 28, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed October 28, 2011).
Amendment No. 2 dated January 16, 2017 to Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Magellan
Midstream Partners, L.P. dated September 28, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K filed January 17, 2017).
Amendment No. 3 dated October 25, 2018 to Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Magellan
Midstream Partners, L.P. dated September 28, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed October 26, 2018).
Amendment No. 4 dated September 25, 2020 to Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Magellan
Midstream Partners, L.P. dated September 28, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed September 25, 2020).
Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Magellan GP, LLC dated November 15, 2002, as amended on August 12,
2003 (filed as Exhibit 3(f) to Form 10-K filed March 10, 2004).
Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Magellan GP, LLC dated September 28, 2009 (filed as
Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K filed September 30, 2009).
Amendment No. 1 dated January 16, 2017 to Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Magellan
GP, LLC dated September 28, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed January 17, 2017).
Amendment No. 2 dated January 25, 2022 to Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Magellan
GP, LLC dated September 28, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed January 31, 2022).
Exhibit No.
Exhibit 3
*(a)
*(b)
*(c)
*(d)
*(e)
*(f)
*(g)
*(h)
*(i)
*(j)
Exhibit 4
*(a)
*(b)
*(c)
*(d)
*(e)
*(f)
*(g)
*(h)
*(i)
*(j)
*(k)
*(l)
Indenture dated as of April 19, 2007 between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed April 20, 2007).
First Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 19, 2007 between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank National
Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed April 20, 2007).
Indenture dated as of August 11, 2010 between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed August 16, 2010).
Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 9, 2012 between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed November 9, 2012).
Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 10, 2013 between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed October 10, 2013).
Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 4, 2015 between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank National
Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed March 4, 2015).
Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 4, 2015 between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank National
Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed March 4, 2015).
Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 29, 2016 between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed February 29, 2016).
Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 13, 2016 between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed September 13, 2016).
Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 3, 2017 between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed October 3, 2017).
Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 18, 2019 between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed January 18, 2019).
Tenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 19, 2019 between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed August 19, 2019).
*(m)
Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 20, 2020 between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed May 20, 2020).
*(n)
Description of Securities (filed as Exhibit 4(o) to Form 10-K filed February 18, 2020).
Exhibit 10
*(a)
*(b)
Amended and Restated Magellan Midstream Partners Long-Term Incentive Plan dated January 26, 2021 (filed as Exhibit 10(a)
to Form 10-K filed February 18, 2021).
Amendment No. 1 dated April 1, 2021 to Magellan Midstream Partners Long-Term Incentive Plans (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to
Form 10-Q filed April 29, 2021).
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Exhibit No.
Description
(c)
(d)
*(e)
*(f)
*(g)
*(h)
(i)
(j)
*(k)
*(l)
*(m)
(n)
*(o)
Exhibit 14
*(a)
*(b)
Description of Magellan 2022 Annual Incentive Program.
Magellan GP, LLC Non-Management Director Compensation Program effective January 1, 2022.
Amended and Restated Director Deferred Compensation Plan effective January 28, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10(d) to Form 10-K
filed February 24, 2014).
$1,000,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 26, 2017 among Magellan Midstream
Partners, L.P., the Lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and an Issuing
Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agent and an Issuing Bank, and SunTrust Bank, as Co-Syndication
Agent and an Issuing Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed October 27, 2017).
First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 17, 2019 among Magellan Midstream
Partners, L.P., as borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto
(filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed May 22, 2019).
Magellan Midstream Holdings GP, LLC Executive Severance Pay Plan and Summary Plan Description, amended and restated
effective April 1, 2021 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q filed April 29, 2021).
Form of 2022 Performance Based Phantom Unit Agreement for awards granted pursuant to the Magellan Midstream Partners
Long-Term Incentive Plan.
Form of 2022 Retention Phantom Unit Agreement for awards granted pursuant to the Magellan Midstream Partners Long-Term
Incentive Plan.
Form of Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., as Issuer, and the Dealer party
thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed April 22, 2014).
Form of Indemnification Agreement by and among Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., Magellan GP, LLC and the directors
and officers of Magellan GP, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q filed November 3, 2015).
Equity Purchase Agreement between Magellan OLP, L.P., as Seller, and Buckeye Partners, L.P., as Buyer, dated June 9, 2021
(filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q filed July 29, 2021).
Retention Agreement dated January 31, 2020 between Magellan Midstream Holdings GP, LLC and Melanie Little.
Retirement Agreement dated January 28, 2022 between Michael N. Mears and Magellan GP, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to
Form 8-K filed January 31, 2022).
Code of Ethics dated February 1, 2011 by Michael N. Mears, principal executive officer (filed as Exhibit 14(a) to Form 10-K
filed February 25, 2011).
Code of Ethics dated May 1, 2019 by Jeff L. Holman, principal financial and accounting officer (filed as Exhibit 14(b) to Form
10-K filed February 18, 2020).
Exhibit 21
Subsidiaries of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Exhibit 31
(a)
(b)
Exhibit 32
(a)
(b)
Exhibit
101.INS
Exhibit
101.SCH
Exhibit
101.CAL
Exhibit
101.DEF
Exhibit
101.LAB
Exhibit
101.PRE
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Certification of Michael N. Mears, principal executive officer.
Certification of Jeff Holman, principal financial officer.
Section 1350 Certification of Michael N. Mears, Chief Executive Officer.
Section 1350 Certification of Jeff Holman, Chief Financial Officer.
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Each such exhibit has heretofore been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the filing indicated and is
incorporated herein by reference.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SIGNATURES
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
(Registrant)
By:
By:
MAGELLAN GP, LLC, its general partner
/s/ JEFF HOLMAN
Jeff Holman
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date: February 17, 2022
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacity and on the dates indicated.
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ MICHAEL N. MEARS
Michael N. Mears
/s/ JEFF HOLMAN
Jeff Holman
Chairman of the Board and Principal Executive
Officer of Magellan GP, LLC, General Partner of
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
February 17, 2022
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of
Magellan GP, LLC, General Partner of Magellan
Midstream Partners, L.P.
February 17, 2022
/s/ WALTER R. ARNHEIM
Director of Magellan GP, LLC, General Partner of
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
February 17, 2022
Walter R. Arnheim
/s/ ROBERT G. CROYLE
Robert G. Croyle
/s/ LORI A. GOBILLOT
Lori A. Gobillot
/s/ EDWARD J. GUAY
Edward J. Guay
/s/ CHANSOO JOUNG
Chansoo Joung
/s/ STACY P. METHVIN
Stacy P. Methvin
/s/ JAMES R. MONTAGUE
James R. Montague
/s/ BARRY R. PEARL
Barry R. Pearl
Director of Magellan GP, LLC, General Partner of
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
February 17, 2022
Director of Magellan GP, LLC, General Partner of
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
February 17, 2022
Director of Magellan GP, LLC, General Partner of
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
February 17, 2022
Director of Magellan GP, LLC, General Partner of
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
February 17, 2022
Director of Magellan GP, LLC, General Partner of
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
February 17, 2022
Director of Magellan GP, LLC, General Partner of
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
February 17, 2022
Director of Magellan GP, LLC, General Partner of
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
February 17, 2022
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E XECUTIVE OFFICER S
BOARD OF DIREC TOR S
HE ADQUARTER S
Michael J. Aaronson
Senior Vice President,
Business Development
Robert L. Barnes
Senior Vice President,
Commercial, Crude Oil
Jeff L. Holman
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Lisa J. Korner
Senior Vice President, Human
Resources and Administration
Walter R. Arnheim
Chair, Audit Committee
Robert G. Croyle
Chair, Nominating and
Governance Committee
Lori A. Gobillot
Edward J. Guay
Chansoo Joung
Michael N. Mears
Chairman, Board of Directors
Melanie A. Little
Senior Vice President, Operations
Stacy P. Methvin
Chair, Sustainability Committee
Douglas J. May
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel, Compliance
and Ethics Officer
Michael N. Mears
President and Chief Executive Officer
James R. Montague
Chair, Compensation
Committee
Barry R. Pearl
Lead Director
Aaron L. Milford
Chief Operating Officer
Michael C. Pearson
Senior Vice President,
Technical Services
Mark B. Roles
Senior Vice President,
Commercial, Refined Products
INVES TOR REL ATIONS
Paula Farrell
Associate Vice President,
Investor Relations
(918) 574-7650
paula.farrell@magellanlp.com
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
P.O. Box 22186
Tulsa, OK 74121-2186
One Williams Center
Tulsa, OK 74172
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