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UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C.D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002
OR

¨For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003

OR

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number: 1-14569


PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
76-0582150

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)
 
76-0582150
(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

333 Clay Street, Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002

(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

(713) 646-4100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
333 Clay Street, Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(713) 646-4100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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. Yesþý    Noo

¨Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ý

    No o

At November 4, 2002,1, 2003, there were outstanding 38,240,93944,135,939 Common Units, 1,307,190 Class B Common Units and 10,029,619 Subordinated Units.






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Item 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

 

 


 
September 30, 2002,2003, and December 31, 20012002 3


 
For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 20022003 and 20012002 4


 
For the nine months ended September 30, 20022003 and 20012002 5


 
For the nine months ended September 30, 20022003 6


 
For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 20022003 and 20012002 7


 
For the nine months ended September 30, 20022003 7

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES



CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


(in thousands, except unit data)
   
September 30, 2002

   
December 31, 2001

 
   
(unaudited)
     
ASSETS
        
CURRENT ASSETS
          
Cash and cash equivalents  $4,306   $3,511 
Accounts receivable and other current assets   496,857    365,697 
Inventory   81,189    188,874 
   


  


Total current assets   582,352    558,082 
   


  


PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
   1,012,814    653,050 
Less allowance for depreciation and amortization   (67,900)   (48,131)
   


  


    944,914    604,919 
   


  


OTHER ASSETS
          
Pipeline linefill   51,416    57,367 
Other, net   52,808    40,883 
   


  


    104,224    98,250 
   


  


   $1,631,490   $1,261,251 
   


  


LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
        
CURRENT LIABILITIES
          
Accounts payable and other current liabilities  $468,988   $386,993 
Due to related parties   25,580    13,685 
Short-term debt   105,577    101,482 
   


  


Total current liabilities   600,145    502,160 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
          
Long-term debt under credit facilities   309,453    354,677 
Senior notes, net of unamortized discount of $400   199,600    —   
Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits   4,317    1,617 
   


  


Total liabilities   1,113,515    858,454 
   


  


COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 8)
          
PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
          
Common unitholders (38,240,939 and 31,915,939 units outstanding at September 30, 2002, and December 31, 2001, respectively)   529,488    408,562 
Class B common unitholders (1,307,190 units outstanding at each date )   18,621    19,534 
Subordinated unitholders (10,029,619 units outstanding at each date)   (45,900)   (38,891)
General partner   15,766    13,592 
   


  


Total partners’ capital   517,975    402,797 
   


  


   $1,631,490   $1,261,251 
   


  


 
 September 30,
2003

 December 31,
2002

 
 
 (unaudited)

 
ASSETS       
CURRENT ASSETS       
Cash and cash equivalents $3,418 $3,501 
Trade accounts receivable, net  350,916  499,909 
Inventory  162,202  81,849 
Other current assets  47,692  17,676 
  
 
 
 Total current assets  564,228  602,935 
  
 
 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT  1,181,944  1,030,303 
Accumulated depreciation  (109,873) (77,550)
  
 
 
   1,072,071  952,753 
  
 
 
OTHER ASSETS       
Pipeline linefill  109,481  62,558 
Other, net  64,362  48,329 
  
 
 
 Total assets $1,810,142 $1,666,575 
  
 
 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
CURRENT LIABILITIES       
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $524,866 $488,922 
Due to related parties  24,182  23,301 
Short-term debt  35,141  99,249 
Other current liabilities  45,342  25,777 
  
 
 
 Total current liabilities  629,531  637,249 
  
 
 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES       
Long-term debt under credit facilities, including current maturities of $8,000 and $9,000, respectively  254,100  310,126 
Senior notes, net of unamortized discount of $360 and $390, respectively  199,640  199,610 
Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits  21,483  7,980 
  
 
 
 Total liabilities  1,104,754  1,154,965 
  
 
 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 9)       
PARTNERS' CAPITAL       
Common unitholders (44,135,939 and 38,240,939 units outstanding at September 30, 2003, and December 31, 2002, respectively)  704,387  524,428 
Class B common unitholder (1,307,190 units outstanding at each date)  19,171  18,463 
Subordinated unitholders (10,029,619 units outstanding at each date)  (41,676) (47,103)
General partner  23,506  15,822 
  
 
 
 Total partners' capital  705,388  511,610 
  
 
 
  $1,810,142 $1,666,575 
  
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


(in thousands, except per unit data)
   
Three Months Ended September 30,

   
Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   
2002

   
2001

   
2002

   
2001

 
   
(unaudited)
 
REVENUES
  $2,344,089   $2,191,310   $5,874,759   $5,298,051 
COST OF SALES AND OPERATIONS
   2,299,823    2,151,666    5,750,398    5,189,288 
   


  


  


  


Gross Margin   44,266    39,644    124,361    108,763 
   


  


  


  


EXPENSES
                    
General and administrative   11,512    10,297    33,389    34,327 
Depreciation and amortization   8,981    6,402    23,125    17,575 
   


  


  


  


Total expenses   20,493    16,699    56,514    51,902 
   


  


  


  


OPERATING INCOME
   23,773    22,945    67,847    56,861 
Interest expense   (7,368)   (7,775)   (20,175)   (22,482)
Interest and other income (expense)   (88)   (9)   (123)   356 
   


  


  


  


Income before cumulative effect of accounting change   16,317    15,161    47,549    34,735 
Cumulative effect of accounting change   —      —      —      508 
   


  


  


  


NET INCOME
  $16,317   $15,161   $47,549   $35,243 
   


  


  


  


NET INCOME—LIMITED PARTNERS
  $15,159   $14,536   $44,515   $34,019 
   


  


  


  


NET INCOME—GENERAL PARTNER
  $1,158   $625   $3,034   $1,224 
   


  


  


  


BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT
                    
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change  $0.33   $0.38   $1.01   $0.93 
Cumulative effect of accounting change   —      —      —      0.01 
   


  


  


  


Net income  $0.33   $0.38   $1.01   $0.94 
   


  


  


  


WEIGHTED AVERAGE UNITS OUTSTANDING
   46,027    38,353    44,188    36,156 
   


  


  


  


 
 Three Months Ended
September 30,

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 
 
 2003
 2002
 2003
 2002
 
 
 (unaudited)

 
REVENUES $3,053,677 $2,344,089 $9,044,774 $5,874,759 
COST OF SALES AND OPERATIONS
(excluding depreciation and LTIP accrual)
  3,001,627  2,299,823  8,879,867  5,750,398 
LTIP Accrual—operations (Note 7)  1,390    1,390   
  
 
 
 
 
 Gross margin (excluding depreciation)  50,660  44,266  163,517  124,361 
  
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES             
General and administrative (excluding LTIP accrual)  12,198  11,512  37,431  33,389 
LTIP Accrual—general and administrative (Note 7)  6,006    6,006   
Depreciation and amortization-operations  10,510  7,730  29,491  19,713 
Depreciation and amortization-general and administrative  1,478  1,251  4,673  3,412 
  
 
 
 
 
 Total expenses  30,192  20,493  77,601  56,514 
  
 
 
 
 
OPERATING INCOME  20,468  23,773  85,916  67,847 
OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE)             
Interest expense (net of $165 and $182, respectively, capitalized for the three month periods and $461 and $640, respectively, capitalized for the nine month periods)  (8,794) (7,368) (26,480) (20,175)
Interest income and other, net  197  (88) 184  (123)
  
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME $11,871 $16,317 $59,620 $47,549 
  
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME-LIMITED PARTNERS $10,392 $15,159 $54,958 $44,515 
  
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME-GENERAL PARTNER $1,479 $1,158 $4,662 $3,034 
  
 
 
 
 
BASIC NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT $0.20 $0.33 $1.06 $1.01 
  
 
 
 
 
DILUTED NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT $0.19 $0.33 $1.05 $1.01 
  
 
 
 
 
BASIC WEIGHTED AVERAGE UNITS OUTSTANDING  52,788  46,027  51,735  44,188 
  
 
 
 
 
DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE UNITS OUTSTANDING  53,435  46,027  52,407  44,188 
  
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


(in thousands)
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   
2002

   
2001

 
   
(unaudited)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
          
Net income  $47,549   $35,243 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   23,125    17,575 
Cumulative effect of accounting change   —      (508)
Change in derivative fair value   2,130    (774)
Noncash compensation expense   —      5,741 
Change in assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:          
Accounts receivable and other current assets   (129,930)   (189,490)
Inventory   104,664    (8,037)
Accounts payable and other current liabilities   67,954    149,408 
Due to related parties   11,895    (3,679)
   


  


Net cash provided by operating activities   127,387    5,479 
   


  


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
          
Cash paid in connection with acquisitions   (323,786)   (209,264)
Additions to property and equipment   (27,445)   (13,804)
Proceeds from sales of assets   1,390    1,808 
   


  


Net cash used in investing activities   (349,841)   (221,260)
   


  


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
          
Proceeds from long-term debt   1,122,346    1,655,475 
Proceeds from short-term debt   411,350    258,655 
Principal payments of long-term debt   (1,167,659)   (1,537,935)
Principal payments of short-term debt   (410,598)   (202,555)
Cash paid in connection with financing arrangements   (11,721)   (10,649)
Proceeds from the issuance of common units   151,671    106,209 
Proceeds from the issuance of senior unsecured notes   199,600    —   
Distributions paid to unitholders and general partner   (71,642)   (52,981)
   


  


Net cash provided by financing activities   223,347    216,219 
   


  


Effect of translation adjustment on cash   (98)   —   
   


  


Net increase in cash and cash equivalents   795    438 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   3,511    3,426 
   


  


Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $4,306   $3,864 
   


  


 
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 
 
 2003
 2002
 
 
 (unaudited)

 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES       
Net income $59,620 $47,549 
Adjustments to reconcile to cash flows from operating activities:       
 Depreciation and amortization  34,164  23,125 
 Change in derivative fair value  1,731  2,130 
 Non-cash portion of LTIP accrual (Note 7)  3,700   
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:       
 Accounts receivable and other  131,758  (129,930)
 Inventory  (84,690) 104,664 
 Pipeline linefill  (40,449)  
 Accounts payable and other current liabilities  84,717  67,954 
 Settlement of environmental indemnities  4,600   
 Due to related parties  500  11,895 
  
 
 
  Net cash provided by operating activities  195,651  127,387 
  
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES       
Cash paid in connection with acquisitions (Note 2)  (99,897) (323,786)
Additions to property and equipment  (52,180) (27,445)
Proceeds from sales of assets  7,076  1,390 
Other investing activities  232   
  
 
 
  Net cash used in investing activities  (144,769) (349,841)
  
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES       
Net repayments on long-term revolving credit facility  (13,122) (42,313)
Net borrowings (repayments) on short-term letter of credit and hedged inventory facility  (67,315) 752 
Principal payments on senior secured term loan  (43,000) (3,000)
Cash paid in connection with financing arrangements  (87) (5,396)
Net proceeds from the issuance of common units (Note 6)  161,905  145,346 
Proceeds from the issuance of senior unsecured notes    199,600 
Distributions paid to unitholders and general partner  (89,346) (71,642)
  
 
 
  Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (50,965) 223,347 
  
 
 

Effect of translation adjustment on cash

 

 


 

 

(98

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(83

)

 

795

 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  3,501  3,511 
  
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $3,418 $4,306 
  
 
 
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized $24,286 $23,476 
  
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’PARTNERS' CAPITAL


(in thousands)
  
Common Units

  
Class B Common Units

  
Subordinated Units

  
General Partner Amount

  
Total Partners’ Capital Amount

 
  
Units

 
Amount

  
Units

 
Amount

  
Units

 
Amount

   
  
(unaudited)
 
Balance at December 31, 2001 31,916 $408,562  1,307 $19,534  10,030 $(38,891) $13,592  $402,797 
Issuance of common units 6,325  142,013  —    —    —    —     3,033   145,046 
Distributions —    (50,267) —    (2,059) —    (15,797)  (3,519)  (71,642)
Accumulated other comprehensive income —    (4,030) —    (158) —    (1,213)  (374)  (5,775)
Net income —    33,210  —    1,304  —    10,001   3,034   47,549 
  
 


 
 


 
 


 


 


Balance at September 30, 2002 38,241 $529,488  1,307 $18,621  10,030 $(45,900) $15,766  $517,975 
  
 


 
 


 
 


 


 


 
 Common Unitholders
 Class B
Common
Unitholder

 Subordinated
Unitholders

  
  
 
 
  
 Total
Partners'
Capital
Amount

 
 
 General
Partner
Amount

 
 
 Units
 Amounts
 Units
 Amounts
 Units
 Amounts
 
 
 (unaudited)

 
Balance at December 31, 2002 38,241 $524,428 1,307 $18,463 10,030 $(47,103)$15,822 $511,610 

Issuance of common units

 

5,895

 

 

158,516

 


 

 


 


 

 


 

 

3,389

 

 

161,905

 

Distributions

 


 

 

(65,527

)


 

 

(2,141

)


 

 

(16,423

)

 

(5,255

)

 

(89,346

)

Other comprehensive income

 


 

 

44,168

 


 

 

1,446

 


 

 

11,097

 

 

4,888

 

 

61,599

 

Net income

 


 

 

42,802

 


 

 

1,403

 


 

 

10,753

 

 

4,662

 

 

59,620

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Balance at September 30, 2003

 

44,136

 

$

704,387

 

1,307

 

$

19,171

 

10,030

 

$

(41,676

)

$

23,506

 

$

705,388

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND

CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands)


Statements of Comprehensive Income

   
Three Months Ended September 30,

   
Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   
2002

   
2001

   
2002

   
2001

 
   
(unaudited)
 
Net income  $16,317   $15,161   $47,549   $35,243 
Other comprehensive income   (16,723)   (5,398)   (5,775)   (11,236)
   


  


  


  


Total comprehensive income  $(406)  $9,763   $41,774   $24,007 
   


  


  


  


 
 Three Months Ended
September 30,

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 
 
 2003
 2002
 2003
 2002
 
 
 (unaudited)

 
Net income $11,871 $16,317 $59,620 $47,549 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  25,286  (16,723) 61,599  (5,775)
  
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss) $37,157 $(406)$121,219 $41,774 
  
 
 
 
 


Statement of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

   
Net Deferred Loss on Derivative Instruments

   
Currency Translation Adjustments

   
Total

 
   
(unaudited)
 
Beginning balance at December 31, 2001  $(4,740)  $(8,002)  $(12,742)
Current year activity               
Reclassification adjustments for settled contracts   3,185    —      3,185 
Changes in fair value of outstanding hedge positions   (9,531)   —      (9,531)
Currency translation adjustment   —      571    571 
   


  


  


Total current year activity   (6,346)   571    (5,775)
   


  


  


Ending balance at September 30, 2002  $(11,086)  $(7,431)  $(18,517)
   


  


  


 
 Net Deferred
Gain (Loss) on
Derivative
Instruments

 Currency
Translation
Adjustments

 Total
 
 
 (unaudited)

 
Balance at December 31, 2002 $(8,207)$(6,219)$(14,426)
 
Current period activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  
Reclassification adjustments for settled contracts

 

 

(6,570

)

 


 

 

(6,570

)
  
Changes in fair value of outstanding hedge positions

 

 

32,784

 

 


 

 

32,784

 
  
Currency translation adjustment

 

 


 

 

35,385

 

 

35,385

 
  
 
 
 
 
Total period activity

 

 

26,214

 

 

35,385

 

 

61,599

 
  
 
 
 

Balance at September 30, 2003

 

$

18,007

 

$

29,166

 

$

47,173

 
  
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Note 1—Organization and Accounting Policies
We are a Delaware limited partnership formed in September of 1998. On November 23, 1998, we completed our initial public offering and the transactions whereby we became the successor to the midstream crude oil business and assets of Plains Resources Inc. and its midstream subsidiaries. The term ��Partnership” herein refers to

        Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., is a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership") formed in 1998, and its affiliated operating partnerships.is engaged in interstate and intrastate marketing, transportation and terminalling of crude oil and liquified petroleum gas ("LPG"). Our operations are conducted directly and indirectly through Plains Marketing, L.P., All American Pipeline, L.P. and Plains Marketing Canada, L.P. We, and are engaged in interstate and intrastate crude oil pipeline transportation as well as gathering, marketing, terminalling and storage of crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas (“LPG”). We own an extensive network in the United States and Canada of pipeline transportation, storage and gathering assets in key oil producing basins and at major market hubs. Our operations are conducted primarilyconcentrated in Texas, Oklahoma, California, Oklahoma, Louisiana and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes present (i) our consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2002,2003, and December 31, 2001,2002, (ii) the results of our consolidated operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, and 2001,(iii) our consolidated cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, and 2001,(iv) our consolidated changes in partners’partners' capital for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, total2003, (v) our consolidated comprehensive income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, and 2001, and(vi) our changes in consolidated accumulated other comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2002.2003. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions tofor interim reporting as prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. All adjustments consisting(consisting only of normal recurring adjustments,adjustments) that in the opinion of management were necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods, have been reflected. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Certain reclassifications are made to prior period amounts to conform to current period presentation. The results of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2002,2003 should not be taken as indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto presented in our 20012002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


Note 2—Acquisitions and Dispositions

        The following acquisitions made in 2003, and accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 141 "Business Combinations", did not have a material effect on either our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, either individually or in the aggregate. Thus, no pro forma financial information or additional disclosures otherwise required under SFAS 141 are included herein. The cash portion of these acquisitions was funded from cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

        In September 2003, we made a deposit (approximately $17.0 million) to acquire the ArkLaTex Pipeline System from Link Energy (formerly EOTT Energy). The ArkLaTex Pipeline System consists of 240 miles of active crude oil gathering and mainline pipelines and connects to our Red River Pipeline System near Sabine, Texas. Also included in the transaction were 470,000 barrels of active crude oil storage capacity, the assignment of certain of Link Energy's crude oil supply contracts and crude oil linefill and working inventory comprised of approximately 108,000 barrels. The total purchase price of approximately $21.3 million is comprised of a) $14.0 million of cash paid to Link Energy for the pipeline system, b) $2.9 million of cash paid to Link Energy to purchase crude oil linefill and working inventory, c) $3.6 million for transaction costs and estimated near-term capital costs and d) $0.8 million associated with the satisfaction of outstanding claims for accounts receivable and inventory balances.

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The near-term capital costs are associated with modifications required to enhance the capacity and validate and improve the integrity of the pipeline (which are expected to extend the life and improve the usefulness of the pipeline system) and enable us to operate it in conformity with our policies and specifications and are expected to be incurred within the next year. A portion of the purchase price has been allocated to the crude oil supply contracts; however, we are in the process of evaluating certain estimates made in the purchase price allocation. Thus, the allocation is subject to refinements. The acquisition closed and was effective on October 1, 2003, and will be included in our Pipeline Operations and our Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage segments, as appropriate.

        During the first half of 2003, we made six acquisitions from various entities for an aggregate purchase price of $85.7 million. These acquisitions included mainline crude oil pipelines, crude oil gathering lines, terminal and storage facilities, and an underground LPG storage facility. With the exception of $3.0 million that was allocated to investment in affiliates and $0.5 million that was allocated to goodwill and other intangible assets, the remaining aggregate purchase price was allocated to property and equipment.

        We acquired the Rancho Pipeline System in conjunction with the acquisition of several other West Texas assets from Shell Pipeline Company, LP and Equilon Enterprises, LLC in August of 2002. The Rancho Pipeline System Agreement dated November 1, 1951, pursuant to which the system was constructed and operated, terminated in March 2003. Upon termination, the agreement required the owners to take the pipeline system, in which we owned an approximate 50% interest, out of service. Accordingly, we notified our shippers and did not accept nominations for movements after February 28, 2003. This shutdown was contemplated at the time of the acquisition and was accounted for under purchase accounting in accordance with SFAS No. 141 "Business Combinations." The pipeline was shut down on March 1, 2003 and a purge of the crude oil linefill was completed in April 2003. In June 2003, we completed transactions whereby we transferred all of our ownership interest in approximately 240 miles of the total 458 miles of the pipeline in exchange for $4 million and approximately 500,000 barrels of crude oil tankage in West Texas. We are currently in discussions for the remainder of the pipe to be salvaged or sold. No gain or loss has been recorded on the shutdown of the Rancho System or these transactions.


Note 3—Trade Accounts Receivable

        Trade accounts receivable included in the consolidated balance sheets are reflected net of our allowance for doubtful accounts. We routinely review our receivable balances to identify past due amounts and analyze the reasons such amounts have not been collected. In many instances, such delays involve billing delays and discrepancies or disputes as to the appropriate price, volumes or quality of crude oil delivered or exchanged. We also attempt to monitor changes in the creditworthiness of our customers as a result of developments related to each customer, the industry as a whole and the general economy.

        At September 30, 2003 approximately 99% of our net trade accounts receivable classified as current were less than 60 days past the scheduled invoice date. Our allowance for doubtful accounts receivable classified as current totaled $3.2 million, representing 41% of trade receivable balances

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greater than 60 days past the scheduled invoice date. At September 30, 2003, our allowance for doubtful accounts receivable classified as long-term totaled $5.0 million, representing 100% of all long-term receivable balances.


Note 4—Debt

        At September 30, 2003 our total debt balance was approximately $488.9 million (including approximately $35.2 million of short-term debt) with a fair value of approximately $509.2 million. The carrying amounts of the variable rate instruments in our credit facilities approximate fair value primarily because the interest rates fluctuate with prevailing market rates, while the interest rate on the 7.75% senior notes is fixed and the fair value is based on quoted market prices. Total availability under our long-term revolving credit facilities was approximately $441.9 million (net of $8.0 million to refinance term loan maturities due in the next twelve months). This reflects the use of proceeds from the September 2003 sale of common units (see Note 6) to reduce net borrowings under our revolving credit facilities at September 30, 2003, to approximately $0.1 million and the prepayment of approximately $34 million on our Senior secured term B loan. The payment on the Senior secured term B loan was made in anticipation of our potential refinancing.

        At September 30, 2003, we have classified $8.0 million of term loan maturities due in the next twelve months as long-term due to our intent and ability to refinance those maturities using the revolving credit facilities. The following table reflects the aggregate maturities of our long-term debt for the next five years (in millions):

Calendar Year

 Payment
2004 $8.0
2005  8.1
2006  76.0
2007  162.0
2008  
Thereafter  200.0
  
 Total(1) $454.1
  

(1)
Includes unamortized discount on 7.75% senior notes of approximately $0.4 million.


Note 5—Earnings Per Common Unit

        The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per limited partner unit (in thousands, except for per unit amounts). The net income available to limited partners and the

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weighted average limited partner units outstanding have been adjusted for the impact of the contingent equity issuance related to the CANPET acquisition (see Note 9).

 
 Three Months Ended
September 30,

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 
 2003
 2002
 2003
 2002
Numerator:            
 Numerator for basic earnings per limited partner unit:            
  Net income available for common unitholders $10,392 $15,159 $54,958 $44,515
 Effect of dilutive securities:            
  Increase in general partner's incentive distribution—Contingent equity issuance  (16)   (46) 
  
 
 
 
 Numerator for diluted earnings per limited partner unit $10,376 $15,159 $54,912 $44,515
  
 
 
 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 Denominator for basic earnings per limited partner unit:            
  Weighted average number of limited partner units  52,788  46,027  51,735  44,188
 Effect of dilutive securities:            
  Contingent equity issuance  647    672  
  
 
 
 
 
Denominator for diluted earnings per limited partner unit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Weighted average number of limited partner units  53,435  46,027  52,407  44,188
  
 
 
 

Basic net income per limited partner unit

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.33

 

$

1.06

 

$

1.01
  
 
 
 

Diluted net income per limited partner unit

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.33

 

$

1.05

 

$

1.01
  
 
 
 


Note 6—Partners' Capital and Distributions

        On October 23, 2003, we declared a cash distribution of $0.55 per unit on our outstanding common units, Class B common units and subordinated units. The distribution is payable on November 14, 2003, to unitholders of record on November 4, 2003, for the period July 1, 2003, through September 30, 2003. The total distribution to be paid is approximately $32.5 million, with approximately $25.0 million to be paid to our common unitholders, $5.5 million to be paid to our subordinated unitholders and $0.6 million and $1.4 million to be paid to our general partner for its general partner and incentive distribution interests, respectively. The distribution is in excess of the minimum quarterly distribution specified in the partnership agreement.

        During the previous months of 2003, we declared three separate cash distributions on our outstanding common units, Class B common units and subordinated units. The total distributions paid were approximately $89.3 million, with approximately $67.6 million paid to our common unitholders, $16.4 million paid to our subordinated unitholders and $1.8 million and $3.5 million paid to our general partner for its general partner and incentive distribution interests, respectively. The

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distributions each were in excess of the minimum quarterly distribution specified in the partnership agreement.

        In September 2003, we completed a public offering of 3,250,000 common units for $30.91 per unit. The offering resulted in gross proceeds of approximately $100.5 million from the sale of the units and approximately $2.1 million from our general partner's proportionate capital contribution. Total costs associated with the offering, including underwriter fees and other expenses, were approximately $4.5 million. Net proceeds of approximately $98.0 million were used to reduce outstanding borrowings under the domestic revolving credit facility and reduce the principal balance on our Senior secured term B loan.

        In March 2003, we completed a public offering of 2,645,000 common units for $24.80 per unit. The offering resulted in gross proceeds of approximately $65.6 million from the sale of the units and approximately $1.3 million from our general partner's proportionate capital contribution. Total costs associated with the offering, including underwriter fees and other expenses, were approximately $3.0 million. Net proceeds of approximately $63.9 million were used to reduce outstanding borrowings under the domestic revolving credit facility.

        The subordination period (as defined in the partnership agreement) for the 10,029,619 outstanding subordinated units will end if certain financial tests are met for three consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods (the "testing period"). During the first quarter after the end of the subordination period, all of the subordinated units will convert into common units, and will participate pro rata with all other common units in future distributions. Early conversion of a portion of the subordinated units may occur if the testing period is satisfied before December 31, 2003. We are now in the testing period and, in connection with the payment of the quarterly distribution in November 2003, 25% of the subordinated units will convert to common units. If we continue to meet the testing period requirements, the remaining subordinated units will convert in the first quarter of 2004.


Note 7—Vesting of Unit Grants Under Long-Term Incentive Plan

        As of September 30, 2003, there were grants covering approximately one million restricted units outstanding under our Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"). Restricted unit grants become eligible to vest in the same proportion as the conversion of our outstanding subordinated units into common units, subject to any additional vesting requirements.

        As discussed in Note 6, 25% of the outstanding subordinated units will convert into common units in connection with the payment of the quarterly distribution in November 2003. In conjunction with this conversion, approximately 35,000 restricted units will vest, and a 90-day period will commence for approximately 220,000 additional restricted units that will not have any remaining vesting requirements except that the holder must continue employment with the Partnership for the remainder of the 90-day period.

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Probable Vesting

        Under generally accepted accounting principles, we are required to recognize an expense when it is considered probable that the financial tests for conversion of subordinated units and required distribution levels will be met and that the restricted unit grants will vest. At September 30, 2003 we concluded that the vesting of approximately 255,000 restricted units was probable and thus accrued approximately $7.4 million of compensation expense based upon an estimated market price of $30.05 per unit (the unit price as of September 30, 2003), our share of employment taxes and other related costs. Under the LTIP, we may satisfy our obligations using a combination of cash, the issuance of new units and delivery of units purchased in the open market. We anticipate that in November 2003, to satisfy the vesting of those restricted units that vest substantially contemporaneously with the conversion of subordinated units, we will issue approximately 18,000 common units after netting for taxes and paying cash in lieu of a portion of the vested units. For those restricted units that require passage of time to vest, the 90-day period will expire and final vesting will occur in February 2004. We estimate we will issue approximately 100,000 common units in the first quarter of 2004 in connection with this probable vesting.

Potential Vesting

        At the current distribution level of $2.20 per unit, assuming that the additional subordination conversion tests are met as of December 31, 2003, approximately 580,000 additional units will vest in connection with the payment of the quarterly distribution in February 2004. If at December 31, 2003 it is considered probable that this distribution level and tests will be met, the costs associated with the vesting of these additional units will be estimated and accrued in the fourth quarter of 2003. At a distribution level of $2.30 to $2.49, the number of additional units that would vest would increase by approximately 87,000. At a distribution level at or above $2.50, the number of additional units that would vest would increase by approximately 87,000. In all cases, vesting is subject to any applicable continuing employment requirements.

        Subject to providing those holding less than a certain number of restricted units the option to receive cash, we are currently planning to issue units to satisfy the majority of restricted unit obligations that vest in connection with the conversion of subordinated units. If all conditions to vesting are met, we currently project the issuance of units (approximately 100,000 common units in connection with the probable vesting and approximately 239,000 common units in connection with the potential vesting) in the first half of 2004 to satisfy such obligations. Obligations satisfied by the issuance of units will result in a non-cash compensation expense. Purchase of units would result in a cash charge to compensation expense. In addition, the "company match" portion of payroll taxes, plus the value of any units withheld for taxes, will result in a cash charge. The aggregate amount of the potential charge to expense will be determined by the unit price on the date vesting occurs multiplied by the number of units, plus our share of associated employment taxes. The amount of the potential charge is subject to various factors, including the unit price on the date vesting occurs, and thus is not known at this time. As mentioned above, we have accrued approximately $7.4 million as of September 30, 2003 in connection with the probable vesting. At the current distribution level and based on an assumed market price of $30.05 per unit (the unit price as of September 30, 2003), the aggregate additional charge that would be triggered by the potential vesting (that is, if we determine it is probable that the additional units will vest) would be approximately $21 million, of which approximately $17 million would be accrued as of December 31, 2003 (although payment and issuance of units would not occur until the first and second quarters of 2004).

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Note 8—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

We utilize various derivative instruments to (i) manage our exposure to commodity price risk, (ii) engage in a controlled trading program, (iii) manage our exposure to interest rate risk and (iv) manage our exposure to currency exchange rate risk.

        Our risk management policies and procedures are designed to monitor interest rates, foreigncurrency exchange rates, NYMEX and over-the-counter positions, and physical volumes, grades, locations and delivery schedules to ensure that our hedging activities are implemented in accordance with such policies.address our market risks. We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as our risk management objectives and strategy for undertaking the hedge. We calculate hedge effectiveness on a quarterly basis. This process includes specific identification of the hedging instrument and the hedged transaction, the nature of the risk being hedged and how the hedging instrument’sinstrument's effectiveness will be assessed. Both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, we assess whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items.

Summary of Financial Impact

        The following is a summary of the financial impact of the derivative instruments and hedging activities discussed below. The September 30, 2003, balance sheet includes assets of $40.8 million ($37.5 million current), liabilities of $23.5 million ($6.9 million current) and related unrealized net gains deferred to Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") of $18.0 million. Our hedge-related assets and liabilities are included in other current and non-current assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, included a noncash loss of $1.7 million ($0.7 million noncash loss before the reversal of the prior period fair value adjustment related to contracts that settled during the current period) resulting from (i) derivatives characterized as fair value hedges, (ii) derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting and (iii) the portion of cash flow hedges that is not highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items.

        The total amount of deferred net gains or losses recorded in OCI are expected to be reclassified to future earnings, contemporaneously with the related physical purchase or delivery of the underlying commodity or payments of interest. During the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, no amounts were reclassified to earnings from OCI in connection with forecasted transactions that were no longer considered probable of occurring. Of the $18.0 million net gain deferred to OCI at September 30, 2003, a gain of $28.8 million will be reclassified to earnings in the next twelve months and the remaining loss by March 2014. Since these amounts are based on market prices at the current period end, actual amounts to be reclassified will differ and could vary materially as a result of changes in market conditions.

        The following sections discuss our risk management activities in the indicated categories.

We hedge our exposure to price fluctuations with respect to crude oil and LPG in storage, and expected purchases, sales and transportation of these commodities. The derivative instruments utilized consist primarily of futures and option contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange and over-the-counter transactions, including crude oil swap and option contracts entered into with financial institutions and other energy companies (see Note 6 for a discussion of the mitigation of credit risk).companies. In accordance with Statement of Financial

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Accounting Standards (“SFAS”)SFAS No. 133 “Accounting"Accounting for Derivative

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Instruments and Hedging Activities," these derivative instruments are recognized in the balance sheet or earnings at their fair values. Changes in fair value are included in the current period for (i) derivatives characterized as fair value hedges, (ii) derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting and (iii) the portion of cash flow hedges that is not highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items. The amount included in earnings related to our commodity price risk activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, was a $2.1 million loss. The effective portion of changes in fair values of derivatives that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”). At September 30, 2002, there was a $0.4 million loss deferred in OCI related to our commodity price risk activities. The majority of our commodity price risk derivative instruments qualify for hedge accounting as cash flow hedges and thushedges. Therefore, the corresponding changes in fair value for the effective portion of the hedgehedges are deferred into OCI and recognized in revenues or cost of sales and operations in the periods during which the underlying physical transactions occur. We have determined that our physical purchase and sale agreements qualify for the normal purchase and sale exclusion and thus are not subject to SFAS 133.

At September 30, 2003, there was a gain of $28.8 million, deferred in OCI related to our commodity price risk activities. The amount included in earnings due to changes in the fair value of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting and the portion of cash flow hedges that are not highly effective for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, was a loss of $1.6 million and a loss of $2.1 million, respectively.

As

        From time to time, we experience net unbalanced positions as a result of production and delivery variances associated with our lease purchase activities, from time to time we experience net unbalanced positions.activities. In connection with managing these positions and maintaining a constant presence in the marketplace, both necessary for our core business, we engage in a controlled trading program for up to 500,000 barrels. This activity isThese activities are monitored independently by our risk management function and must take place within predefined limits and authorizations. We record this activity at fair value inIn accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 98-10, “Accounting for Contracts InvolvedSFAS 133, these derivative instruments are recorded in Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities” (see Note 9). EITF 98-10 requires energy trading contracts to be recorded at fair value on the balance sheet as assets or liabilities at their fair value, with the changes in fair value recorded net in revenues. Although thereThere were no open positions under this program at September 30, 2002, the2003. The realized earnings impact related to these derivatives for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 was a loss of $0.2 million and $0.3 million.

million, respectively.

We also utilize various products, such as interest rate swaps, collars and collarstreasury locks, to hedge interest obligations on specificoutstanding debt and anticipated debt issuances. AtDuring the first quarter of 2003, we converted a $50.0 million treasury lock into a 10-year LIBOR-based swap that becomes effective in March 2004, as discussed below, contemporaneously with the expiration of an existing $50.0 million LIBOR-based swap. The instruments outstanding at September 30, 2002, we had2003, consist of three separate interest rate swaps forwith an aggregate notional principal amount of $150.0 million. These instruments$100.0 million outstanding at any one time. The interest rate swaps are based on LIBOR rates and provide for a LIBOR rate of 3.6%5.1% for a $100.0$50.0 million notional principal amount expiring September 2003, andOctober 2006, a LIBOR rate of 4.3% for a $50.0 million notional principal amount expiring March 2004.2004 and a LIBOR rate of 5.8% for a $50.0 million notional principal amount that commences in March 2004 and expires in March 2014. All of these instruments are placed with what we believe are large creditworthy financial institutions. Interest on the actualunderlying debt is based on LIBOR plus a margin. In anticipation of the issuance of our 7.75% senior notes due October 2012 and potential subsequent add-on thereto, in July 2002, we entered into a treasury lock on a $100 million principal amount with an effective interest rate of 4.51% and maturing on November 22, 2002. A treasury lock is a financial derivative instrument that enables the company to lock in the U.S. Treasury Note rate. In October 2002, the LIBOR swaps expiring in September 2003 and half of the treasury lock were consolidated into a $50 million LIBOR swap maturing in October 2006 at a rate of 5.05%. All of the financial instruments utilized are placed with large creditworthy financial institutions.

        These instruments qualify for hedge accounting as cash flow hedges in accordance with SFAS 133. The effective portion of changes in fair values of these hedges is recorded in OCI until the related hedged item impacts earnings. At September 30, 2002,2003, there was a $10.9loss of $10.6 million loss deferred in OCI related to our interest rate risk activities.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, there were no amounts recognized into earnings related to hedge ineffectiveness.

        At September 30, 2003, our weighted average interest rate, excluding non-use and facilities fees, was approximately 5.9%. This rate is based on our average September 2003 debt balances, our credit

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spread under our credit facilities and the combination of our fixed rate debt floating rate indices and current interest rate hedges. We have locked-in interest rates (excluding the credit spread under the credit facilities) for approximately 66% of our total long-term debt through October 2006, and 55% for the period from October 2006 through September 2012.

Since substantially all

        Because a significant portion of our Canadian business is conducted in Canadian dollars (CAD), we use certain financial instruments to minimize the risks of unfavorable changes in exchange rates. These instruments include forward exchange contracts, forward extra option contracts and cross currency swaps.

At September 30, 2002,2003, we

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had forward exchange contracts and forward extra option contracts that allow us to exchange $3.0 million Canadian for at least $1.9 million U. S.U.S. quarterly during 2002 and 2003 (based on a Canadian-U.S. dollar exchange rate of 1.54). At September 30, 2002,2003, we also had a cross currency swap contractcontracts for an aggregate notional principal amount of $24.8$23.0 million, effectively converting this amount of our $99.0 million senior secured term loan (25% of the total) from U.S. dollars to $38.3$35.6 million of Canadian dollar debt (based on a Canadian-U.S. dollar exchange rate of 1.55). The terms of this contract mirror the term loan, matching the amortization schedule and final maturity in May 2006. Additionally, at September 30, 2002, $2.0 million of our long-term debt was denominated in Canadian dollars ($3.1 million CAD based on a Canadian-U.S. dollar exchange rate of 1.59). All of these financial instruments are placed with what we believe are large creditworthy financial institutions.

        The forward exchange contracts and forward extra option contracts qualify for hedge accounting as cash flow hedges, in accordance with SFAS 133. Such derivative activity resulted in a loss of $0.2 million deferred in OCI at September 30, 2003. For the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and the2002, there were no amounts recognized into earnings related to hedge ineffectiveness. The cross currency swaps qualify for hedge accounting as fair value hedges, bothalso in accordance with SFAS 133. Such derivative activity resultedTherefore, the change in a gainthe fair value of $0.2 million deferredthese instruments is recognized currently in OCI related to our currency exchange rate cash flow hedges.earnings. The earnings impact related to our cross currency exchange rate fair value hedgesswaps was nominal.

Summarya loss of Financial Impact
The following is a summary of the financial impact of the derivative instruments and hedging activities discussed above. The September 30, 2002, balance sheet includes a $11.1$0.1 million unrealized loss in OCI, related assets of $6.3 million ($4.7 million current) and related liabilities of $18.8 million ($16.0 million current). Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, included2003 and a noncash loss of $2.1 million ($1.4 million noncash loss net of the reversal of the prior period fair value adjustment related to contracts that settled during the current period). Our hedge-related assets and liabilities are included in other current and non-current assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.
As of September 30, 2002, the totalnominal amount of deferred net losses recorded in OCI are expected to be reclassified to future earnings, contemporaneously with the related physical purchase or delivery of the underlying commodity or payments of interest. Duringfor the nine months ended September 30, 2002, no amounts were reclassified to earnings from OCI in connection with forecasted transactions that were no longer considered probable of occurring. Based on the amounts deferred to OCI at September 30, 2002, a loss of $9.5 million will be reclassified to earnings2002.


Note 9—Commitments and Contingencies

        We, in the next twelve months and the remainder by 2004. Since these amounts are based on market prices at the current period end, actual amounts to be reclassified will differ and could vary materially as a resultordinary course of changes in market conditions.

Note 3—Acquisitions
On August 1, 2002, we acquired interests in approximately 2,000 miles of gathering and mainline crude oil pipelines and approximately 8.7 million barrels (net to our interest) of above-ground crude oil terminalling and storage assets in West Texas from Shell Pipeline Company LP and Equilon Enterprises LLC (the “Shell acquisition”). The results of operations and assets from this acquisition have been included in our consolidated financial statements and in our pipeline operations segment since that date (see Note 7). The primary assets included in the transaction are interests in the Basin Pipeline System, the Permian Basin Gathering System and the Rancho Pipeline System. These assets complement our existing asset infrastructure in West Texas and represent a transportation link to Cushing, Oklahoma, where webusiness, are a provider of storage and terminalling services. The total purchase price of $322.7 million consisted of (i) $304.0 million in cash, which was borrowed under our revolving credit facility, (ii) approximately $9.1 million related to the settlement of pre-existing accounts receivable and inventory balances and (iii) approximately $9.6 million of estimated transaction and closing costs. The entire purchase price was allocated to Property and Equipment. We are in the process of evaluating certain estimates made in the purchase price allocation; thus, the allocation is subject to refinement.

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The following unaudited pro forma data is presented to show pro forma revenues, net income and basic and diluted net income per limited partner unit for the Partnership as if the Shell acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2001 (in millions, except for per unit amounts):
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,

   
2002

  
2001

Revenues  $5,900.9  $5,342.5
   

  

Income before cumulative effect of accounting change  $46.9  $37.3
   

  

Net income  $46.9  $37.9
   

  

Basic and diluted income before cumulative effect of accounting change per limited partner unit  $0.99  $1.00
   

  

Basic and diluted net income per limited partner unit  $0.99  $1.01
   

  

Note 4—Credit Facilities and Long-term Debt
During September 2002, we completed the sale of $200 million of 7.75% senior notes due in October 2012. The notes were issued by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. andclaimant and/or a 100% owned finance subsidiary (neither of which have independent assets or operations) at a discount of $0.4 million, resulting in an effective interest rate of 7.78%. Interest payments are due on April 15 and October 15 of each year. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by all of our existing 100% owned subsidiaries, except for subsidiaries which are minor.
As amended in July 2002 and giving effect to the third quarter capital raising activities, our credit facilities consist of a $350.0 million senior secured letter of credit and hedged inventory facility (with current lender commitments totaling $200.0 million), and a $747.0 million senior secured revolving credit and term loan facility, each of which is secured by substantially all of our assets. The terms of our credit facilities enable us to expand the size of the letter of credit and hedged inventory facility from $200.0 million to $350.0 million without additional approval from existing lenders. The revolving credit and term loan facility consists of a $420.0 million domestic revolving facility (with a $10.0 million letter of credit sublimit), a $30.0 million Canadian revolving facility (with a $5.0 million letter of credit sublimit), a $99.0 million term loan, and a $198.0 million term B loan.
The facilities have final maturities as follows:
as to the $350.0 million senior secured letter of credit and hedged inventory facility and the aggregate $450.0 million domestic and Canadian revolver portions, in April 2005;
as to the $99.0 million term loan, in May 2006; and
as to the $198.0 million term B loan, in September 2007.
The financial covenants of these credit facilities require us to maintain:
a current ratio (as defined) of at least 1.0 to 1.0;
a debt coverage ratio which will not be greater than: 5.25 to 1.0 on unsecured debt and 4.0 to 1.0 on secured debt;

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an interest coverage ratio that is not less than 2.75 to 1.0; and
a debt to capital ratio of not greater than 0.7 to 1.0 through March 30, 2003, and 0.65 to 1.0 at any time thereafter.
The combined domestic and Canadian revolving facility had approximately $12 million outstanding at September 30, 2002. In addition, we have classified $9 million of term loan payments due in 2003 as long term due to our intent and ability to refinance those maturities using the revolving facility.
For covenant compliance purposes, letters of credit and borrowings under the letter of credit and hedged inventory facility are excluded when calculating the debt coverage ratio. We are currently in compliance with the covenants contained in our credit agreements.
The amended facility permits us to issue up to an aggregate $400 million of senior unsecured debt having a maturity beyond the final maturity of the existing credit facility, and provides a mechanism to reduce the amount of the domestic revolving credit facility. The foregoing description of the credit facility incorporates the reduction associated with the $200 million senior note offering completed in September 2002. Depending on the amount of additional senior indebtedness incurred, the domestic revolving credit facility will be reduced by an amount equating to 40% to 63% of any incremental indebtedness up to the aggregate $400 million limitation.
Note 5—Partners’ Capital and Distributions
In August 2002, we completed a public offering of 6,325,000 common units for $23.50 per unit. The offering resulted in cash proceeds of approximately $148.6 million from the sale of the units and approximately $3.0 million from our general partner’s proportionate capital contribution. Total costs associated with the offering, including underwriter fees and other expenses, were approximately $6.6 million. Net proceeds of approximately $145.0 million were used to reduce outstanding borrowings under the domestic revolving credit facility.
On October 24, 2002, we declared a cash distribution of $0.5375 per unit on our outstanding common units, Class B common units and subordinated units. The distribution is payable on November 14, 2002, to unitholders of record on November 4, 2002, for the period July 1, 2002, through September 30, 2002. The total distribution to be paid is approximately $28.2 million, with approximately $21.2 million to be paid to our common unitholders, $5.4 million to be paid to our subordinated unitholders and $1.6 million to be paid to our general partner for its general partner and incentive distribution interests. The distribution is in excess of the minimum quarterly distribution specified in the Partnership Agreement.
On July 23, 2002, we declared a cash distribution of $0.5375 per unit on our outstanding common units, Class B common units and subordinated units. The distribution was paid on August 14, 2002, to unitholders of record on August 5, 2002, for the period April 1, 2002, through June 30, 2002. The total distribution paid was approximately $24.6 million, with approximately $17.8 million paid to our common unitholders, $5.4 million paid to our subordinated unitholders and $1.4 million paid to our general partner for its general partner and incentive distribution interests. The distribution was in excess of the minimum quarterly distribution specified in the Partnership Agreement.

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(unaudited)

Note 6—Recent Disruptions in Industry Credit Markets
As a result of business failures, revelations of material misrepresentations and related financial restatements by several large, well-known companiesdefendant in various industries over the last year, there have been significant disruptions and extreme volatility in the financial markets and credit markets. Because of the credit intensive nature of the energy industry and troubling disclosures by several large, diversified energy companies, the energy industry has been especially impacted by these developments, with the rating agencies downgrading a number of large, energy-related companies. Accordingly, in this environment we are exposed to an increased level of direct and indirect counterparty credit and performance risk.
The majority of our credit extensions and therefore our accounts receivable relate to our gathering and marketing activities that can generally be described as high volume and low margin activities, in many cases involving complex exchanges of crude oil volumes. In transacting business with our counterparties, we must determine the amount, if any, of open credit lines to extend to our counterparties and the form and amount of financial performance assurances we may require. The vast majority of such accounts receivable settle monthly and any collection delays generally involve discrepancies or disputes as to the appropriate price, volume or quality of crude oil delivered or exchanged and associated billing delays. Of our $357.6 million aggregate receivables balance included in current assets at December 31, 2001, approximately $330.9 million, or 93%, were less than sixty days past the scheduled invoice date. Of our $483.7 million aggregate receivables balance included in current assets at September 30, 2002, approximately $474.0 million, or 98%, were less than sixty days past the scheduled invoice date.
We have modified our credit arrangements with certain counterparties that have been adversely affected by these recent events, but a large portion of the balances more than sixty days past the invoice date, along with approximately $10.8 million of net receivables classified as long-term, are associated with an ongoing effort to bring substantially all balances to within sixty days of scheduled invoice date. In certain cases, this effort involves reconciling and resolving certain discrepancies, generally related to pricing, volumes, quality or crude oil exchange imbalances, and the majority of these receivables are related to monthly periods leading up to and immediately following the disclosure of our unauthorized trading losses in late 1999. Following that disclosure, a significant number of our suppliers and trading partners temporarily reduced or eliminated our open credit and demanded payments or withheld payments due us before disputed amounts or discrepancies associated with exchange imbalances, pricing issues and quality adjustments were reconciled in accordance with customary industry practices. Because these matters also arose in the midst of various software systems conversions and acquisition integration activities, our effort to resolve outstanding claims and discrepancies has included reprocessing and integrating historical information on numerous software platforms. We have made significant progress to date in this effort and intend to substantially complete this project by the end of 2002 and, based on the work performed to date and the scope of the remaining work to be performed, we believe these prior period balances are collectible or subject to offsets and consider our reserves adequate. However, in the event our counterparties experience an unanticipated deterioration in their credit-worthiness, any addition to existing reserves or write-offs in excess of such reserves would result in a noncash charge to earnings.legal proceedings. We do not believe any such charge wouldthat the outcome of these legal proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material effect on our cash flow or liquidity.
Note 7—Operating Segments
Our operations consist of two operating segments: (1) Pipeline Operations—engages in interstate and intrastate crude oil pipeline transportation and certain related merchant activities; (2) Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage Operations—engages in purchases and resales of crude oil and LPG at various points along the distribution chain and the operation of certain terminalling and storage assets. We evaluate segment performance based on gross margin and gross profit (gross margin less general and administrative expenses).

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(unaudited)

   
Pipeline

  
Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling & Storage

  
Total

   
(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2002
            
Revenues:            
External customers  $123.4  $2,220.7  $2,344.1
Intersegment (a)   7.0   —     7.0
   

  

  

Total revenues  $130.4  $2,220.7  $2,351.1
   

  

  

Gross margin (b)  $23.0  $21.3  $44.3
General and administrative expenses (c)   3.2   8.3   11.5
   

  

  

Gross profit (d)  $19.8  $13.0  $32.8
   

  

  

Maintenance capital  $0.5  $0.7  $1.2
          







Three Months Ended September 30, 2001
            
Revenues:            
External customers  $88.8  $2,102.5  $2,191.3
Intersegment (a)   4.5   —     4.5
   

  

  

Total revenues  $93.3  $2,102.5  $2,195.8
   

  

  

Gross margin (b)  $16.1  $23.5  $39.6
General and administrative expenses (c)   2.9   7.4   10.3
   

  

  

Gross profit (d)  $13.2  $16.1  $29.3
   

  

  

Maintenance capital  $0.4  $0.2  $0.6
          







Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002
            
Revenues:            
External customers  $320.2  $5,554.6  $5,874.8
Intersegment (a)   13.9   —     13.9
   

  

  

Total revenues  $334.1  $5,554.6  $5,888.7
   

  

  

Gross margin (b)  $60.3  $64.1  $124.4
General and administrative expenses (c)   9.3   24.1   33.4
   

  

  

Gross profit (d)  $51.0  $40.0  $91.0
   

  

  

Maintenance capital  $2.7  $1.3  $4.0
          







Nine Months Ended September 30, 2001
            
Revenues:            
External customers  $268.7  $5,029.4  $5,298.1
Intersegment (a)   12.9   —     12.9
   

  

  

Total revenues  $281.6  $5,029.4  $5,311.0
   

  

  

Gross margin (b)  $48.3  $60.5  $108.8
General and administrative expenses (c)   8.3   20.3   28.6
   

  

  

Gross profit (d)  $40.0  $40.2  $80.2
   

  

  

Maintenance capital  $0.5  $2.4  $2.9

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(unaudited)


(a)Intersegment sales are based on published tariff rates.
(b)Gross margin is calculated as revenues less cost of sales and operations expenses.
(c)G&A expenses reflect direct costs attributable to each segment and an allocation of other expenses to the segments based on the business activities that exist at that time. For comparison purposes, we have reclassified G&A expenses by segment for all periods presented to conform to the refined presentation used in the third quarter of 2002. The proportional allocations by segment will continue to be based on the business activities that exist during each period.
(d)Gross profit is calculated as gross margin less general and administrative expenses, excluding noncash compensation expense as it is not allocated to the reportable segments.
Note 8—Contingencies
Export License Matter.    In our marketing and gathering activities, we import and export crude oil from and to Canada. Our exports of crude oil are licensed under two export licenses from the Bureau of Industry and Security (the “BIS”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. We have determined that we may have exceeded the quantity of crude oil exports authorized by the licenses. Export of crude oil in excess of the authorized amounts is a violation of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). On October 18, 2002, we submitted to the BIS an initial notification of voluntary disclosure. Upon completion of our internal inquiry, we will voluntarily submit additional information to the BIS. At this time, we have received no indication whether the BIS intends to charge us with a violation of the EAR or, if so, what penalties would be assessed. As a result, we cannot estimate the ultimate impact of these potential violations.
Other.    A pipeline, terminal or other facilities may experience damage as a result of an accident or natural disaster. These hazards can cause personal injury and loss of life, severe damage to and destruction of property and equipment, pollution or environmental damage and suspension of operations. We maintain insurance of various types that we consider adequate to cover our operations and properties. The insurance covers all of our assets in amounts considered reasonable. The insurance policies are subject to deductibles that we consider reasonable and not excessive. Our insurance does not cover every potential risk associated with operating pipelines, terminals and other facilities including the potential loss of significant revenues. Consistent with insurance coverage generally available to the industry, our insurance policies provide limited coverage for losses or liabilities relating to pollution, with broader coverage for sudden and accidental occurrences. The events of September 11, 2001, and their overall effect on the insurance industry has had an adverse impact on availability and cost of coverage. Due to these events, insurers have excluded acts of terrorism and sabotage from our insurance policies. On certain of our key assets, we purchased a separate insurance policy for acts of terrorism and sabotage.
Since the terrorist attacks, the United States Government has issued numerous warnings that energy assets (including our nation’s pipeline infrastructure) may be a future target of terrorist organizations. These developments expose our operations and assets to increased risks. Any future terrorist attacks on our facilities, those of our customers and, in some cases, those of our competitors, could have a materialmaterially adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

        In November, 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others ("FIN 45"). FIN 45 elaborates on the disclosures to be made by a guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued. It also clarifies that a guarantor is required to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee. We are party to various contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business whether insured or not.

Thethat contain indemnity provisions pursuant to which we indemnify the counterparties against various expenses. Our indemnity

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obligations are contingent upon the occurrence of a significant eventevents or circumstances specified in the contracts. No such events or circumstances have occurred at this time, and we do not fully insuredconsider our liability under such indemnity provisions, individually or indemnified against, orin the failure of a partyaggregate, to meet its indemnification obligations, could materially and adversely affect our operations and financial condition. We believe that we are adequately insured for public liability and property damage to others with respectbe material to our operations. With respect to allfinancial position or results of our coverage, no assurance can be given that we will be able to maintain adequate insurance in the future at rates we consider reasonable.

operations.

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
(unaudited)

We may experience future releases of crude oil into the environment from our pipeline and storage operations, or discover past releases that were previously unidentified. Although we maintain an inspection program designed to prevent and, as applicable, to detect and address such releases promptly, damages and liabilities incurred due to any such environmental releases from our assets may substantially affect our business.
We in the ordinary course of business, are a claimant and/or a defendant in various other legal proceedings. We do not believe that the outcomeour reserve for environmental liabilities is adequate. However, no assurance can be given that any costs incurred in excess of these other legal proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, willthis reserve would not have a materiallymaterial adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In October 2002,connection with the EITF reached consensusCANPET acquisition in July 2001, approximately $26.5 million Canadian dollars of the purchase price, payable in common units, was deferred subject to various performance objectives being met. If these objectives are met as of December 31, 2003, the deferred amount is payable on certain issuesApril 30, 2004. The number of common units issued in EITF Issue No. 02-03, “Recognitionsatisfaction of the deferred payment will depend upon the average trading price of our common units for a ten-day trading period prior to the payment date and Reporting of Gainsthe Canadian and LossesU.S. dollar exchange rate on Energy Trading Contracts under Issues No. 98-10 and 00-17.” The consensus reached included i) rescinding EITF 98-10 and ii) the requirement that mark-to-market gains and losses on trading contracts (whether realized or unrealized and whether financially or physically settled)payment date. In addition, an amount will be shown net inpaid equivalent to the income statement. The EITF provided guidance that, beginning on October 25, 2002, all new contractsdistributions that would have been accounted for under EITF 98-10 should no longerpaid on the common units had they been outstanding since the acquisition was consummated. At our option, the deferred payment may be marked-to-market through earnings unless such contracts fall withinpaid in cash rather than the scopeissuance of SFAS 133. All of the contracts that we have accounted for under EITF 98-10 fall within the scope of SFAS 133 and therefore will continue to be marked-to-market through earnings under the provisions of that rule. Therefore, we do notunits. We believe that it is probable that the adoptionobjectives will be met and the deferred amount will be paid in April 2004, however, it is not determinable beyond a reasonable doubt. Assuming the tests are met as of this rule will have a material effect on either our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS 146 “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” SFAS 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred rather than at the date of the exit plan. This Statement is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. We do not believe that the adoption of SFAS 146 will have a material effect on either our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 145, “Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections.” SFAS 145 rescinds, updates, clarifies and simplifies existing accounting pronouncements. Among other things, SFAS 145 rescinds SFAS 4, which required all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt to be aggregated and, if material, classified as an extraordinary item, net of related income tax effect. Under SFAS 145, the criteria in Accounting Principles Board No. 30 will now be used to classify those gains and losses. The adoption of this2003, and the remaining provisions of SFAS 145 did not have a materialentire obligation is satisfied with common units, based on the foreign exchange rate and the ten-day average unit price in effect on our financial position or results of operations. However, any future extinguishments of debt may impact income from continuing operations.
at September 30, 2003, (1.35 Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate and $30.36 per unit price) approximately 650,000 units would be issued.

In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143 “Asset"Asset Retirement Obligations." SFAS 143 establishes accounting requirements for retirement obligations associated with tangible long-lived assets, including (1) the time of the liability recognition, (2) initial measurement of the liability, (3) allocation of asset retirement cost to expense, (4) subsequent measurement of the liability and (5) financial statement disclosures. SFAS 143 requires that anthe cost for asset retirement cost should be capitalized as part of the cost of the related long-lived asset and subsequently allocated to expense using a systematic and rational method. We will adopt the statement effectiveEffective January 1, 2003, we adopted SFAS 143, as required. Determination of the amounts to be recognized upon adoption is based upon numerous estimates and assumptions, including future retirement costs, future inflation rates and the credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate. The transition adjustment resulting frommajority of our assets, primarily related to our pipeline operations segment, have obligations to perform remediation and, in some instances, removal activities when the adoptionasset is retired. However, the fair value of SFAS 143the asset retirement obligations cannot be reasonably estimated, as the settlement dates are indeterminate. We will be reported as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. Although we arerecord such asset retirement obligations in the process of evaluatingperiod in which we can reasonably determine the impact of adoption, we cannot reasonably estimate the effect of thesettlement dates. The adoption of this statement did not have a material

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impact on either our financial position, results of operations or cash flowsflows. See Note 2 for the accounting treatment of the shutdown of the Rancho Pipeline System.

        Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States Government has issued numerous warnings that energy assets (including our nation's pipeline infrastructure) may be future targets of terrorist organizations. These developments expose our operations and assets to increased risks. We have instituted security measures and procedures in conformity with Department of Transportation ("DOT") guidance. We will institute, as appropriate, additional security measures or procedures indicated by the DOT or the Transportation Safety Administration (an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, which is in the transitional phase of assuming responsibility from the DOT). We cannot assure you that these or any other security measures would protect our facilities from a concentrated attack. Any future terrorist attacks on our facilities, those of our customers and, in some cases, those of our competitors, could have a material adverse effect on our business, whether insured or not.

        The occurrence of a significant event not fully insured or indemnified against, or the failure of a party to meet its indemnification obligations, could materially and adversely affect our operations and financial condition. We believe we are adequately insured for public liability and property damage to others with respect to our operations. We believe that our levels of coverage and retention are generally consistent with those of similarly situated companies in our industry. With respect to all of our coverage, no assurance can be given that we will be able to maintain adequate insurance in the future at rates we consider reasonable, or that we have established adequate reserves to the extent that such risks are not insured.


Note 10—Operating Segments

        Our operations consist of two operating segments: (1) our Pipeline Operations through which we engage in interstate and intrastate crude oil pipeline transportation and certain related margin activities; and (2) our Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage Operations through which we engage in purchases and resales of crude oil and LPG at various points along the distribution chain and the operation of certain terminalling and storage assets. We evaluate segment performance based on (i) gross margin (excluding depreciation), (ii) gross profit (excluding depreciation), which is gross margin (excluding depreciation) less general and administrative expenses and (iii) on an annual basis, maintenance capital. Maintenance capital consists of expenditures required to maintain the existing operating capacity of partially or fully depreciated assets or extend their useful lives. Capital expenditures made to expand our existing capacity, whether through construction or acquisition, are not considered maintenance capital expenditures. Repair and maintenance expenditures associated with

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existing assets that do not extend the useful life or expand the operating capacity are charged to expense as incurred.

 
 Pipeline
 Gathering,
Marketing,
Terminalling
& Storage

 Total
 
 
 (in millions)

 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2003          
Revenues:          
 External Customers $148.3 $2,905.3 $3,053.6 
 Intersegment(1)  16.1  0.2  16.3 
  
 
 
 
  Total revenues of reportable segments  164.4  2,905.5  3,069.9 
  
 
 
 

Gross margin (excluding depreciation)

 

 

30.1

 

 

20.6

 

 

50.7

 
General and administrative expenses(2)  (7.2) (11.0) (18.2)
  
 
 
 
Gross profit (excluding depreciation) $22.9 $9.6 $32.5 
  
 
 
 
LTIP accrual(3) $(3.0)$(4.4)$(7.4)
  
 
 
 
Noncash SFAS 133 impact(4) $ $(2.9)$(2.9)
  
 
 
 
Maintenance capital $1.0 $0.3 $1.3 
  
 
 
 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Revenues:          
 External Customers $123.4 $2,220.7 $2,344.1 
 Intersegment(1)  7.0    7.0 
  
 
 
 
  Total revenues of reportable segments  130.4  2,220.7  2,351.1 
  
 
 
 
Gross margin (excluding depreciation)  23.0  21.3  44.3 
General and administrative expenses(2)  (3.3) (8.2) (11.5)
  
 
 
 
Gross profit (excluding depreciation) $19.7 $13.1 $32.8 
  
 
 
 
Noncash SFAS 133 impact(4) $ $(0.4)$(0.4)
  
 
 
 
Maintenance capital $0.5 $0.7 $1.2 
  
 
 
 

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 Pipeline
 Gathering,
Marketing,
Terminalling
& Storage

 Total
 
 
 (in millions)

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003          
Revenues:          
 External Customers $450.6 $8,594.1 $9,044.7 
 Intersegment(1)  38.5  0.7  39.2 
  
 
 
 
  Total revenues of reportable segments  489.1  8,594.8  9,083.9 
  
 
 
 

Gross margin (excluding depreciation)

 

 

83.5

 

 

80.0

 

 

163.5

 
General and administrative expenses(2)  (16.3) (27.1) (43.4)
  
 
 
 
Gross profit (excluding depreciation) $67.2 $52.9 $120.1 
  
 
 
 
LTIP accrual(3) $(3.0)$(4.4)$(7.4)
  
 
 
 
Noncash SFAS 133 impact(4) $ $(1.7)$(1.7)
  
 
 
 
Maintenance capital $4.8 $0.7 $5.5 
  
 
 
 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Revenues:          
 External Customers $320.2 $5,554.6 $5,874.8 
 Intersegment(1)  13.9    13.9 
  
 
 
 
  Total revenues of reportable segments  334.1  5,554.6  5,888.7 
  
 
 
 
Gross margin (excluding depreciation)  60.3  64.1  124.4 
General and administrative expenses(2)  (9.9) (23.5) (33.4)
  
 
 
 
Gross profit (excluding depreciation) $50.4 $40.6 $91.0 
  
 
 
 
Noncash SFAS 133 impact(4) $ $(2.1)$(2.1)
  
 
 
 
Maintenance capital $2.7 $1.3 $4.0 
  
 
 
 

(1)
Intersegment sales are based on published tariff rates or contracted amounts at market prices.
(2)
General and administrative expenses (G&A) reflect direct costs attributable to each segment and an allocation of other expenses to the segments based on the business activities that existed at that time. The proportional allocations by segment require judgement by management and will continue to be based on the business activities that exist during each period.
(3)
Includes $0.4 million and $1.0 million related to the accrual for our LTIP included in gross margin for our Pipeline and our Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage segments, respectively. In addition, $2.6 million and $3.4 million related to the accrual for our LTIP are included in general & administrative expenses for our Pipeline and our Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage segments, respectively.
(4)
Amounts related to SFAS 133 are included in revenues, gross margin (excluding depreciation) and gross profit (excluding depreciation). When we internally evaluate our results, we exclude the noncash, mark-to-market impact of SFAS 133.


Note 11—Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        The following recently issued accounting standard has not yet been adopted. This standard will impact the preparation of our financial statements; however, we do not believe that this time.

standard will materially impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

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        In July 2003, the Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") reached consensus on certain issues in EITF Issue No. 03-11, "Reporting Realized Gains and Losses on Derivative Instruments That Are Subject to FASB Statement No. 133 and Not "Held for Trading Purposes" As Defined in EITF Issue No. 02-3." The consensus provides guidance as to whether gains and losses on physically settled derivative contracts not "held for trading purposes" should be reported in the income statement on a gross or net basis. EITF 03-11 is effective for arrangements entered into after September 30, 2003.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

We are

        Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., is a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership"), formed in September1998 and is engaged in interstate and intrastate marketing, transportation and terminalling of 1998. On November 23, 1998, we completed our initial public offering and the transactions whereby we became the successor to the midstream crude oil business and assets of Plains Resources Inc. and its midstream subsidiaries.liquified petroleum gas ("LPG"). Our operations are conducted directly and indirectly through Plains Marketing, L.P., All American Pipeline, L.P. and Plains Marketing Canada, L.P. We, and are engaged in interstate and intrastate crude oil pipeline transportation as well as gathering, marketing, terminalling and storage of crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas (“LPG”). We own an extensive network in the United States and Canada of pipeline transportation, storage and gathering assets in key oil producing basins and at major market hubs. Our operations are conducted primarilyconcentrated in Texas, Oklahoma, California, Oklahoma, Louisiana and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and SaskatchewanSaskatchewan.

        During the first quarter of 2003, new Securities and consistExchange Commission regulations regarding the use of two operating segments: (i) Pipeline Operationsnon-GAAP financial measures became effective. As a result of our efforts to comply with these new regulations, we have made certain changes to the content and (ii) Gathering, Marketing, Terminallingpresentation of information in Management's Discussion and Storage Operations. We evaluate segment performance based on gross marginAnalysis of Financial Condition and gross profit (gross margin less general and administrative expenses).

The following acquisitions impact the comparability of the 2002 and 2001 periods as noted in the discussion below:
On August 1, 2002, we acquired interests in approximately 2,000 miles of gathering and mainline crude oil pipelines and approximately 8.7 million barrels (net to our interest) of above-ground crude oil terminalling and storage assets in West Texas from Shell Pipeline Company LP and Equilon Enterprises LLC, (which we refer to collectively as the “Shell acquisition”). The results of operations from this acquisition have been included in our consolidated financial statements and in our pipeline operations segment since that date. The primary assets included in the transaction are interests in the Basin Pipeline System, the Permian Basin Gathering System and the Rancho Pipeline System. These assets complement our existing asset infrastructure in West Texas and represent a transportation link to Cushing, Oklahoma, where we are a provider of storage and terminalling services. The total purchase price of $322.7 million consisted of (i) $304.0 million in cash, which was borrowed under our revolving credit facility, (ii) approximately $9.1 million related to the settlement of pre-existing accounts receivable and inventory balances and (iii) approximately $9.6 million of estimated transaction and closing costs.
In 2001, we acquired substantially all of the Canadian crude oil pipeline, gathering, marketing, terminalling and storage assets of Murphy Oil Company Ltd. and the assets of CANPET Energy Group Inc., a Calgary-based Canadian crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas marketing company, together the “Canadian acquisitions.” The Canadian acquisitions were effective April 1, 2001, and July 1, 2001, respectively.
Results of Operations
The following table reconcilesOperations. Although not excluded here, when we internally evaluate our reported net income to our net income before unusual or nonrecurring itemsresults for performance against expectations, public guidance and the impact of SFAS 133:
   
Three Months Ended September 30,

   
Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   
2002

  
2001

   
2002

  
2001

 
   
(millions)
   
(millions)
 
Reported net income  $16.3  $15.2   $47.5  $35.2 
Noncash compensation expense   —     —      —     5.7 
Noncash cumulative effect of accounting change (1)   —     —      —     (0.5)
Noncash SFAS 133 adjustment   0.4   (0.7)   2.1   (0.8)
   

  


  

  


Net income before unusual or nonrecurring items and the impact of SFAS 133  $16.7  $14.5   $49.6  $39.6 
   

  


  

  



(1)Related to the adoption of SFAS 133 on January 1, 2001.

For the three months ended September 30, 2002, we reported net income of $16.3 million on total revenues of $2.3 billion compared to net income for the same period in 2001 of $15.2 million on total revenues of $2.2 billion. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, we reported net income of $47.5 million on total revenues of $5.9 billion compared to net income for the same period in 2001 of $35.2 million of total revenues of $5.3 billion. When evaluating our results,trend analysis, we exclude the noncash, mark-to-market impact of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”("SFAS") No. 133, “Accounting"Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,”Activities" resulting from (i) derivatives characterized as fair value hedges, (ii) derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting and (iii) the portion of cash flow hedges that is not highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items. The majority of these instruments serve as economic hedges whichthat offset future physical positions not reflected in current results. Therefore, the SFAS 133 adjustment to net income is not a complete depiction of the economic substance of the transaction, as it only represents the derivative side of these transactions and does not take into account the offsetting physical position. In addition, the impact will vary from quarter to quarter based on market prices at the end of the quarter.quarter, which are impossible for us to control or forecast.

        Internally, we also consider in our analysis of operating results the impact of other items that we believe impact comparability between periods. To comply with the new regulations, we have omitted certain adjustments and reconciliations related to these items that have been presented in the past. We have also changed the format of certain tables presented in the discussion of our results of operations. In addition, certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to current period presentation. Where appropriate, we have noted that reported results include the effects of items we consider to impact comparability between periods. Overall, we believe the discussion and presentation provides an accurate and thorough analysis of our results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, we maintain on our website (www.paalp.com) a reconciliation of all non-GAAP financial information that we disclose to the most comparable GAAP measures. To access the information, investors should click on the "Non-GAAP Reconciliation" link on our home page.

Acquisitions

        We completed several acquisitions during 2002 and 2003 that have impacted the results of operations and liquidity discussed herein. The cash portion of these acquisitions was funded from cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. These acquisitions are discussed below and our ongoing acquisition activity is discussed further in "Liquidity and Capital Resources."

        In September 2003, we made a deposit (approximately $17.0 million) to acquire the ArkLaTex Pipeline System from Link Energy (formerly EOTT Energy). The ArkLaTex Pipeline System consists of 240 miles of active crude oil gathering and mainline pipelines and connects to our Red River Pipeline System near Sabine, Texas. Also included in the transaction were 470,000 barrels of active crude oil storage capacity, the assignment of certain of Link Energy's crude oil supply contracts and

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crude oil linefill and working inventory comprised of approximately 108,000 barrels. The total purchase price of approximately $21.3 million is comprised of a) $14.0 million of cash paid to Link Energy for the pipeline system, b) $2.9 million of cash paid to Link Energy to purchase crude oil linefill and working inventory, c) $3.6 million for transaction costs and estimated near-term capital costs and d) $0.8 million associated with the satisfaction of outstanding claims for accounts receivable and inventory balances. The near-term capital costs are associated with modifications required to enhance the capacity and validate and improve the integrity of the pipeline (which are expected to extend the life and improve the usefulness of the pipeline system) and enable us to operate it in conformity with our policies and specifications and are expected to be incurred within the next year. A portion of the purchase price has been allocated to the crude oil supply contracts; however, we are in the process of evaluating certain estimates made in the purchase price allocation. Thus, the allocation is subject to refinements. The acquisition closed and was effective on October 1, 2003, and will be included in our Pipeline Operations and our Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage segments, as appropriate.

        During the first half of 2003, we made six acquisitions from various entities for an aggregate purchase price of $85.7 million. These acquisitions included mainline crude oil pipelines, crude oil gathering lines, terminal and storage facilities, and an underground LPG storage facility. With the exception of $3.0 million that was allocated to investment in affiliates and $0.5 million that was allocated to goodwill and other intangible assets, the aggregate purchase price was allocated to property and equipment.

        In August 2002, we acquired interests in approximately 2,000 miles of gathering and mainline crude oil pipelines and approximately 8.9 million barrels (net to our interest) of above-ground crude oil terminalling and storage assets in West Texas from Shell Pipeline Company LP and Equilon Enterprises LLC (the "Shell acquisition") for approximately $324 million. During the remainder of 2002, we made two acquisitions consisting of domestic gathering and marketing assets and an equity interest in a pipeline system for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $15.9 million.

Results of Operations

        Our operations consist of two operating segments: (1) our Pipeline Operations, through which we engage in interstate and intrastate crude oil pipeline transportation and certain related margin activities; and (2) our Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage Operations, through which we engage in purchases and resales of crude oil and LPG at various points along the distribution chain and the operation of certain terminalling and storage assets. We evaluate segment performance based on (i) gross margin (excluding depreciation), (ii) gross profit (excluding depreciation), which is gross margin (excluding depreciation) less general and administrative expenses and (iii) on an annual basis, maintenance capital. Maintenance capital consists of capital expenditures required either to maintain the existing operating capacity of partially or fully depreciated assets or to extend their useful lives. Capital expenditures made to expand our existing capacity, whether through construction or acquisition, are not considered maintenance capital expenditures. Repair and maintenance expenditures associated with existing assets that do not extend the useful life or expand the operating capacity are charged to expense as incurred. Our current estimate of maintenance capital expenditures for 2003 is approximately $6.9 million. We monitor maintenance capital expenditures on an annual basis, since these capital projects can overlap quarters and may be impacted by weather, permitting and other uncontrollable delays. Accordingly, no period-by-period analysis is provided, except on an annual basis.

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        For the three months ended September 30, 2003, we reported net income of $11.9 million on total revenues of $3.1 billion compared to net income for the same period in 2002 of $16.3 million on total revenues of $2.3 billion. Included in the results of operations for the third quarter of 2003 and 2002 are certain items that impact the comparability between periods. These items include amounts related to accruals for the probable vesting of restricted units granted under our Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"). Under generally accepted accounting principles, we are required to recognize an expense when vesting of LTIP units becomes probable as determined by management at the end of the period (See Outlook, Vesting of Unit Grants Under Long-Term Incentive Plan). The compensation expense accrued relates to many years of service (thus we have included this amount in the following table of items impacting comparability), and culminates with both the early conversion of 25% of our subordinated units to common units and the related 90-day "continued employment" period. (see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). In addition, and as discussed previously, the majority of instruments we are required to mark-to-market at the end of each quarterly period pursuant to SFAS 133 do serve as economic hedges that offset future physical positions not reflected in current results. Therefore, we believe mark-to-market adjustments to net income required under SFAS 133 do not provide a complete depiction of the economic substance of the transaction, as it only represents the derivative side of these transactions and does not take into account the offsetting physical position. In addition, the impact will vary from quarter to quarter based on market prices at the end of the quarter, which are impossible for us to control or forecast, and the SFAS 133 adjustments will reverse in future periods. Accordingly, when we internally evaluate our results for performance against expectations, public guidance and trend analysis, we exclude the non-cash, mark-to-market impact of SFAS 133. Thus, we present the impact of the SFAS 133 adjustments because we believe such amounts affect the comparison of the fundamental operating results for the periods presented. Our third quarter 2003 net income also includes a $0.2 million loss related to unamortized debt issue costs on early extinguishment of debt. This loss relates to a $34 million prepayment on our Senior secured term B loan which was made in anticipation of restructuring our existing secured credit facilities into unsecured credit facilities during the fourth quarter (See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

        The items discussed above are included in net income in the period indicated and impact the comparability between periods as shown below:

 
 Three months ended
September 30,

 
 
 2003
 2002
 
 
 (in millions)

 
Items Impacting Comparability       
 LTIP accrual $(7.4)$ 
 SFAS 133 Loss  (2.9) (0.4)
 Loss on early extinguishment of debt  (0.2)  
  
 
 
 Total of items impacting comparability $(10.5)$(0.4)
  
 
 

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        The following table reflects our results of operations for each segment:

 
 Pipeline
Operations

 Gathering, Marketing,
Terminalling &
Storage

 
 
 (in millions)

 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2003(1)       
Revenues $164.4 $2,905.5 
Cost of sales and operations (excluding depreciation and LTIP accrual)  (133.9) (2,883.9)
LTIP accrual—operations  (0.4) (1.0)
  
 
 
Gross margin (excluding depreciation)  30.1  20.6 
General and administrative expenses (excluding LTIP accrual)(2)  (4.6) (7.6)
LTIP accrual—general and administrative  (2.6) (3.4)
  
 
 
Gross profit (excluding depreciation) $22.9 $9.6 
  
 
 
Noncash SFAS 133 impact(3) $ $(2.9)
  
 
 
Maintenance capital $1.0 $0.3 
  
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2002(1)       
Revenues $130.4 $2,220.7 
Cost of sales and operations (excluding depreciation)  (107.4) (2,199.4)
  
 
 
Gross margin (excluding depreciation)  23.0  21.3 
General and administrative expenses(2)  (3.3) (8.2)
  
 
 
Gross profit (excluding depreciation) $19.7 $13.1 
  
 
 
Noncash SFAS 133 impact(3) $ $(0.4)
  
 
 
Maintenance capital $0.5 $0.7 
  
 
 

(1)
Revenues and costs of sales and operations include intersegment amounts.
(2)
General and administrative expenses (G&A) reflect direct costs attributable to each segment and an allocation of other expenses to the segments based on the business activities that existed at that time. The proportional allocations by segment require judgment by management and will continue to be based on the business activities that exist during each period.
(3)
Amounts related to SFAS 133 are included in revenues, gross margin (excluding depreciation), and gross profit (excluding depreciation).

Pipeline Operations

We own

        As of September 30, 2003, we owned and operateoperated over 5,5006,200 miles of gathering and mainline crude oil pipelines located throughout the United States and Canada. Our activities from pipeline operations generally consist of transporting third-party volumes of crude oil for a fee and third-party leases of pipeline capacity (tariff activities), as well as barrel exchanges and buy/sell arrangements. We also use our pipelines inarrangements (margin activities). In connection with certain of our merchant activities conducted under our gathering and marketing business.business, we are also shippers on certain of our own pipelines. Tariffs and other fees on our pipeline systems vary by receipt point and delivery point. The gross margin (excluding depreciation) generated by our tariff and other fee-related activities depends on the volumes transported on the pipeline and the level of the tariff and other fees charged as well as the fixed and variable costs of operating the pipeline. Gross margin (excluding depreciation) from our pipeline capacity leases, barrel exchanges and buy/sell arrangements generally reflect a negotiated amount.

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The following table sets forth our operating results from our Pipeline Operations segment for the periods indicated:

   
Three Months Ended September 30,

  
Nine Months Ended September 30,

   
2002

  
2001

  
2002

  
2001

Operating Results (in millions):
                
Revenues (including intersegment)  $130.4  $93.3  $334.1  $281.6
   

  

  

  

Gross margin  $23.0  $16.1  $60.3  $48.3
General & administrative expenses   3.2   2.9   9.3   8.3
   

  

  

  

Gross profit  $19.8  $13.2  $51.0  $40.0
   

  

  

  

Average Daily Volumes (thousands of barrels per day) (1):
                
Tariff activities                
All American   68   68   65   68
Basin   157   —     53   —  
Other domestic   256   139   186   148
Canada (2)   201   191   186   118
Margin activities   71   53   72   58
   

  

  

  

Total   753   451   562   392
   

  

  

  

 
 Three months ended
September 30,

 
 
 2003
 2002
 
Operating Results (in millions)(1)       
 
Tariff activities revenues

 

$

40.4

 

$

31.5

 
 Margin activities revenues  124.0  98.9 
  
 
 
 Total pipeline operations revenues  164.4  130.4 
 Cost of sales and operations (excluding depreciation and LTIP accrual)  (133.9) (107.4)
 LTIP accrual—operations  (0.4)  
  
 
 
 Gross Margin (excluding depreciation)  30.1  23.0 
 General and administrative expenses (excluding LTIP accrual)(2)  (4.6) (3.3)
 LTIP accrual—general and administrative  (2.6)  
  
 
 
 Gross Profit (excluding depreciation) $22.9 $19.7 
  
 
 
 Maintenance capital $1.0 $0.5 
  
 
 

Average Daily Volumes (thousands of barrels per day)(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 Tariff activities       
  All American  59  68 
  Basin  301  157 
  Other domestic  328  260 
  Canada  210  201 
  
 
 
 Total tariff activities  898  686 
 Margin activities  77  71 
  
 
 
   Total  975  757 
  
 
 

(1)Total volumes transported on assets acquired during the period have been divided by the total number of days in the period to get a daily average.
(2)2001 volume information is adjusted for consistency of comparison with 2002 presentation.

Pipeline Operations
(1)
Revenues and cost of sales and operations include intersegment amounts.
(2)
General and administrative ("G&A") expenses reflect direct costs attributable to each segment and an allocation of other expenses to the segments based on the business activities that existed at that time. The proportional allocations by segment require judgment by management and will continue to be based on the business activities that exist during each period.
(3)
Volumes associated with acquisitions represent weighted average daily amounts for the Three Months Endednumber of days we actually owned the assets over the total days in the period.

        Total average daily volumes transported were approximately 975,000 barrels per day and 757,000 barrels per day for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. As discussed above, we have completed a number of acquisitions during 2003 and 20012002 that have impacted the

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results of operations herein. The following table reflects our total average daily volumes from our tariff activities by year of acquisition for comparison purposes:

 
 Three months ended
September 30,

 
 2003
 2002
 
 (thousands of barrels per day)

Tariff activities(1)    
 2003 acquisitions 108 
 2002 acquisitions 375 282
 All other pipeline systems 415 404
  
 
 Total tariff activities average daily volumes 898 686
  
 

(1)
Volumes associated with acquisitions represent weighted average daily amounts for the number of days we actually owned the assets over the total days in the period.

Average daily volumes onfrom our pipelines during the third quarter of this yeartariff activities were approximately 753,000898,000 barrels per day compared to 451,000approximately 686,000 barrels per day for the prior year quarter, which was an increase of approximately 302,000 barrels per day.quarter. Approximately 298,000201,000 barrels per day of the increase in the thirdcurrent year quarter is due to volumes transported on the pipelines acquired in 2003 and 2002, including an increase of 2002 resulted from the acquisition of various businesses during 2002 and late 2001, including approximately 266,00094,000 barrels per day related toon the businessesassets acquired in the Shell acquisition.

acquisition because of their inclusion for the entire period in 2003 compared to 2 months in 2002. Volumes on all other pipeline systems increased by approximately 11,000 barrels per day to approximately 415,000 barrels per day. The increase is primarily related to a 9,000 barrel per day increase in volumes from our Canadian pipelines and a 13,000 barrel per day increase in our West Texas Gathering System volumes, offset by a decrease of 9,000 barrels per day in our All American tariff volumes attributable to a decline in California outer continental shelf ("OCS") production. The increase in our Canadian volumes primarily resulted from the completion of capital expansion projects that allowed for additional volumes on certain of our Canadian pipelines, coupled with the impact of the completion of a refinery turnaround. Our West Texas Gathering System has benefited from the shutdown of the Rancho pipeline. In addition, during the third quarter of 2003, we also transported additional barrels as a result of refinery problems in West Texas that temporarily diverted crude oil from other systems.

Total revenues from our pipeline operations were approximately $130.4$164.4 million and $93.3$130.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, and 2001, respectively. Excluding theThe increase in revenues of $11.1 million from businesses acquired during 2002 and late 2001, revenues fromwas primarily related to our pipeline operations would have been approximately $119.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002. That is an increase of approximately $26.0 million over the comparable 2001 revenues. Of this increase,margin activities, which increased by approximately $25.1 million relatesin the third quarter of 2003. This increase was related to higher volumes on our merchant activitiesbuy/sell arrangements in the current period, coupled with higher average prices on our margin activity on our San Joaquin Valley gathering system. This increase was relatedsystem in the 2003 period as compared to both increased volumes and higher average prices on our buy/sell arrangements in the 2002 period. However, this business is a margin business and although revenues and cost of sales are impacted by the absolute level of crude oil prices, there is a limited impact on gross margin.

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        Revenues from our tariff activities increased approximately 28% or $8.9 million. The following table reflects our revenues from our tariff activities by year of acquisition from their date of acquisition for comparison purposes:

 
 Three months ended
September 30,

 
 2003
 2002
 
 (in millions)

Tariff activities revenues(1)      
 2003 acquisitions $4.1 $
 2002 acquisitions  14.8  10.4
 All other pipeline systems  21.5  21.1
  
 
 Total tariff activities $40.4 $31.5
  
 
Gross margin
(1)
Revenues include intersegment amounts.

        Total revenues from our tariff activities were approximately $40.4 million and $31.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in the third quarter of 2003 is predominately related to the inclusion of $18.9 million of revenues from the businesses acquired in 2003 and 2002. Revenues from pipeline operationssystems acquired in 2002 have increased to $14.8 million from $10.4 million primarily the result of the inclusion of only two months' contribution in 2002 from the assets acquired in the Shell acquisition. Revenues from all other pipeline systems increased approximately $23.0$0.4 million to $21.5 million. This increase resulted principally from our Canadian operations. Canadian revenues increased approximately $1.1 million in the 2003 period primarily due to expanded capacity, higher tariffs and a $0.9 million favorable exchange rate impact. The favorable exchange rate impact has resulted from a decrease in the Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate to an average rate of 1.38 for the three months ended September 30, 2003, from an average rate of 1.56 for the three months ended September 30, 2002. Higher volumes on the West Texas Gathering System also contributed to the increase in tariff revenues from all other systems. These increases were partially offset by lower revenues from the All American System, on which we receive the highest per barrel tariffs among our pipeline systems.

        As a result of these factors, our pipeline operations gross margin (excluding depreciation) increased 31% to approximately $30.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2002,2003, from $16.1 million for the prior year quarter, an increase of $6.9 million primarily related to the acquisition of various businesses during 2002 and late 2001.

General and administrative expense (“G&A”) related to pipeline operations was $3.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, compared to $2.9 million for the third quarter of 2001. The increase in 2002 is primarily due to expenses associated with our Canadian acquisitions.
Pipeline Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
Average daily volumes on our pipelines during the nine months ended September 30, 2002, were approximately 562,000 barrels per day compared to an average of 392,000 barrels per day for the prior year period, which was an increase of approximately 170,000 barrels per day. Approximately 119,000 barrels per day of the increase resulted from the acquisition of various businesses in 2002 and late 2001, including an average of approximately 89,000 barrels per day related to the businesses acquired in the Shell acquisition. The remainder of the increase was primarily related to the inclusion of the average daily volumes from the pipeline assets included in the Canadian acquisitions for all of the 2002 period compared to only six months during the 2001 period.
Total revenues from our pipeline operations were approximately $334.1 million and $281.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Excluding revenues of approximately $12.7 million from various businesses acquired during 2002 and late 2001, revenues from our pipeline operations would have been approximately $321.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002. This reflects an increase of approximately $39.8 million over the comparable 2001 revenues. Of this increase, approximately $33.3 million relates to our merchant activities on our SJV gathering system. The increase was related to both increased volumes and higher average prices on our buy/sell arrangements in the 2002 period. However, this business is a margin business and although revenues and cost of sales are impacted by the absolute level of crude oil prices, there is a limited impact on gross margin. The remainder of the increase in revenues is primarily related to the inclusion of the results of operations from the pipeline assets included in the Canadian acquisitions for all of the 2002 period compared to only six months during the 2001 period.
Gross margin from pipeline operations increased to approximately $60.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, from $48.3$23.0 million for the prior year period, an increase of $12approximately $7.1 million. TheSuch results incorporate an increase primarilyin operating expenses to $15.0 million in the 2003 period from $12.9 million in the 2002. This increase includes $0.4 million related to the acquisitionaccrual made for the probable vesting of various businesses during 2002 and late 2001 and the inclusion of the

results of operationsunit grants under our LTIP. The remaining increase is predominately related to our continued growth, primarily from acquisitions, coupled with higher utility costs. In addition, gross margin (excluding depreciation) includes a $0.6 million favorable impact resulting from the pipeline assets includeddecrease in the average Canadian acquisitionsdollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate for allthe 2003 period as compared to the 2002 period.

        General and administrative expenses increased approximately $3.9 million between comparable periods, primarily as a result of a $2.6 million accrual related to the probable vesting of unit grants under our LTIP. Additionally, the percentage of indirect costs allocated to the pipeline operations segment has increased in the 2003 period as our pipeline operations have grown. Including the impact of the 2002 perioditems discussed above, gross profit (excluding depreciation) was approximately $22.9 million in the third quarter of 2003, an increase of 16% as compared to only six months during the 2001 period.

G&A expense related to pipeline operations was $9.3$19.7 million reported for the nine monthsquarter ended September 30, 2002,2002. Gross profit (excluding depreciation) includes a $0.5 million favorable impact resulting from the decrease in the average Canadian-dollar to U.S.-dollar exchange rate for the 2003 period as compared to $8.3 million for the first nine months of 2001. The increase in 2002 is primarily due to expenses associated with our Canadian acquisitions which were acquired in April and July of 2001.
period.

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Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage Operations

Our revenues from gathering and marketing activities reflect the sale of gathered and bulk-purchased barrelscrude oil and liquefied petroleum gas ("LPG") plus the sale of additional barrels exchanged through buy/sell arrangements entered into to enhance the margins of the gathered and bulk-purchased crude oil.volumes. Gross margin from our gathering and marketing activities is dependent on our ability to sell crude oil and LPG at a price in excess of our aggregate cost. These operations are margin businesses and are not directly affected by the absolute level of crude oil prices, but are affected by overall levels of supply and demand for crude oil and LPG and fluctuations in market-related indices. Accordingly, an increase or decrease in revenues is not necessarily an indication of segment performance.

We own and operate approximately 21.323.2 million barrels of above-ground crude oil terminalling and storage facilities, including a crude oil terminalling and storage facility at Cushing, Oklahoma. Cushing, which we refer to as the Cushing Interchange, is one of the largest crude oil market hubhubs in the United States and the designated delivery point for New York Mercantile Exchange, or NYMEX, crude oil futures contracts. Terminals are facilities where crude oil is transferred to or from storage or a transportation system, such as a pipeline, to another transportation system, such as trucks or another pipeline. The operation of these facilities is called “terminalling.” Gross"terminalling." Approximately 11.0 million barrels of our 23.2 million barrels of tankage is used primarily in our Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage Operations and the balance is used in our Pipeline Operations segment. On a stand alone basis, gross margin from terminalling and storage activities is dependent on the throughput of volumes, the volume of crude oil stored and the level of fees generated from our terminalling and storage services. We alsoOur terminalling and storage activities are integrated with our gathering and marketing activities and the level of tankage that we allocate for our arbitrage activities (and therefore not available for lease to third parties) varies throughout crude oil price cycles. This integration enables us to use our storage tanks in an effort to counter cyclicallycounter-cyclically balance and hedge our gathering and marketing operationsactivities.

        Crude oil prices have historically been very volatile and cyclical. Over the last 13 years, the NYMEX benchmark price has ranged from as high as $40.00 per barrel to as low as $10.00 per barrel. Our business strategy recognizes this volatility and the inherent inefficiencies such conditions create. Accordingly, we have deliberately configured our assets and integrated our activities in this segment in an effort to provide a counter-cyclical balance between our gathering and marketing activities and our terminalling and storage activities, and execute different hedging strategies to stabilize and enhance margins and reduce the negative impact of crude oil market volatility.

        The volatility in the market place continued as during this quarter the NYMEX benchmark price of crude oil ranged from as high as $32.85 per barrel to as low as $26.65 per barrel. This volatility, in conjunction with our hedging strategies, enhanced the returns of our gathering and marketing activities. Beginning in September 2003, the steep backwardation that existed in the crude oil markets for most of the first eight months of the year subsided. Market conditions during the third quarter of 2002 were less favorable as the crude oil market alternated between periods of weak contango and strong backwardation.

        As a result of completing our Phase III expansion at our Cushing facility, total tankage dedicated to our Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage Operations was approximately 1.0 million barrels greater in the third quarter of 2003 relative to the third quarter of 2002. A portion of such tankage was employed in hedging activities related to our gathering and marketing activities in the third quarter of 2003.

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The following table sets forth our operating results from our Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage operationsOperations segment for the periods indicated:

   
Three Months Ended September 30,

  
Nine Months Ended September 30,

   
2002

  
2001

  
2002

  
2001

Operating Results (in millions):
                
Revenues  $2,220.7  $2,102.5  $5,554.6  $5,029.4
   

  

  

  

Gross margin  $21.3  $23.5  $64.1  $60.5
General & administrative expenses   8.3   7.4   24.1   20.3
   

  

  

  

Gross profit  $13.0  $16.1  $40.0  $40.2
   

  

  

  

Average Daily Volumes (thousands of barrels per day) (1)(2):
                
Lease gathering   408   391   406   334
Bulk purchases   85   55   74   39
   

  

  

  

Total   493   446   480   373
   

  

  

  

Terminal throughput   123   97   92   103
   

  

  

  

Storage leased to third parties, monthly average volumes   811   2,672   1,323   2,337
   

  

  

  

 
 Three months ended
September 30,

 
 
 2003
 2002
 
Operating Results (in millions)(1)       
 
Revenues

 

$

2,905.5

 

$

2,220.7

 
 Cost of sales and operations (excluding depreciation and LTIP accrual)  (2,883.9) (2,199.4)
 LTIP accrual—operations  (1.0)  
  
 
 
 Gross Margin (excluding depreciation)  20.6  21.3 
 General and administrative expenses (excluding LTIP accrual)(2)  (7.6) (8.2)
 LTIP accrual—general and administrative  (3.4)  
  
 
 
 Gross Profit (excluding depreciation) $9.6 $13.1 
  
 
 
 Noncash SFAS 133 impact(3) $(2.9)$(0.4)
  
 
 
 Maintenance capital $0.3 $0.7 
  
 
 

Average Daily Volumes (thousands of barrels per day except as otherwise noted)(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Crude oil lease gathering

 

 

429

 

 

408

 
 Crude oil bulk purchases  96  72 
  
 
 
  Total  525  480 
  
 
 
 LPG sales  37  32 
  
 
 
 Cushing Terminal throughput  214  118 
  
 
 
 Storage leased to third parties, monthly average volumes  1,099  591 
  
 
 

(1)Total volumes attributable to acquisitions during the period have been divided by the total number of days in the period to get a daily average.
(2)2001 volume information is adjusted for consistency of comparison with 2002 presentation.

Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling
(1)
Revenues and Storage Operationscost of sales and operations include intersegment amounts.
(2)
General and administrative ("G&A") expenses reflect direct costs attributable to each segment and an allocation of other expenses to the segments based on the business activities that existed at that time. The proportional allocations by segment require judgment by management and will continue to be based on the business activities that exist during each period.
(3)
Amounts related to SFAS 133 are included in revenues, gross margin (excluding depreciation) and gross profit (excluding depreciation).
(4)
Volumes associated with acquisitions represent weighted averaged daily amounts for the Three Months Endednumber of days we actually owned the assets over the total days in the period.

        Because of the overall counter-cyclical balance of our assets and the flexibility embedded in our business strategy, the benefit we received from backwardation in the market, the increase in lease gathering volumes, volatile market conditions and increased tankage available to our gathering and marketing business in the third quarter of 2003, more than offset the adverse impact of reduced storage activities. During much of the third quarter of 2002, the crude oil market was in contango. In addition, the Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate decreased to an average rate of 1.38 for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001

For2003, from an average rate of 1.56 for the three months ended September 30, 2002, which resulted in a favorable impact on the results reported for our Canadian operations.

        The increase in earnings we realized from the factors discussed above was offset by the items impacting comparability listed in the table below. The resulting gross margin (excluding depreciation)

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for the quarter was $20.6 million compared to $21.3 million in 2002. The following items impact the comparability of gross margin (excluding depreciation) for the periods presented:

 
 Three months ended
September 30,

 
 
 2003
 2002
 
 
 (in millions)

 
Items Impacting Comparability       
 LTIP accrual $(1.0)$ 
 SFAS 133 Loss  (2.9) (0.4)
  
 
 
 Total of items impacting comparability $(3.9)$(0.4)
  
 
 

        Operating expenses included in gross margin (excluding depreciation) increased to approximately $19.6 million in the current period from $15.9 million in the prior year period. This increase included the $1.0 million LTIP accrual shown above. The remaining increase was partially related to our continued growth, primarily from acquisitions, coupled with increased regulatory compliance activities and higher fuel costs. These items were partially offset by the approximately $0.9 million favorable impact from the decrease in the Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate in the 2003 period as compared to the 2002 period.

        General and administrative expenses increased to $11.0 million in the current period from $8.2 million in the 2002 period. Included in the 2003 amount is $3.4 million related to the accrual for the probable vesting of unit grants under our LTIP. The percentage of indirect costs allocated to the Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage Operations segment has decreased from period to period as our pipeline operations have grown, partially offsetting the impact of the inclusion of the LTIP accrual. Current quarter gross profit (excluding depreciation) of $9.6 million includes $3.9 million related to the items impacting comparability listed above as well as an additional $3.4 million of expense related to the probable vesting of unit grants under our LTIP accrual included in general and administrative expenses. Partially offsetting these items is the approximately $0.5 million favorable impact from the decrease in the Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate.

        In addition to market conditions and our hedging activities, the primary drivers of the performance of our gathering, marketing, terminalling and storage operations segment are crude oil lease gathered volumes and LPG sales volumes. Crude oil bulk purchase volumes are not considered a driver as they are primarily used to enhance margins of lease gathered barrels. Gross profit per barrel (excluding depreciation) including the items impacting comparability for the quarters ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, was $0.22 per barrel and $0.32 per barrel, respectively.

        For the quarter ended September 30, 2003, we gathered from producers, using our assets or third-party assets, approximately 408,000429,000 barrels of crude oil per day.day, an increase of 5% over similar activities in the third quarter of 2002. In addition, we purchased in bulk, primarily at major trading locations, approximately 85,00096,000 barrels of crude oil per day.day in the 2003 period and approximately 72,000 barrels per day in the 2002 period. Storage leased to third parties decreasedat our Cushing facility increased to an average of 0.81.1 million barrels per daymonth in the current year quarter from an average of 2.70.6 million barrels per daymonth in the prior yearthird quarter as we used an increased amount of our capacity for our own account due to contango market activities in the current year period. A contango market exists when oil prices for future deliveries are higher than current prices thereby making it profitable to store crude oil for future delivery.2002. Cushing Terminal throughput volumes averaged approximately 123,000214,000 barrels per day and 97,000118,000 barrels per day for the quarterquarters ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, and 2001, respectively.

Also during the quarter, we marketed approximately 37,000 barrels per day of LPG, an increase of approximately 16% over the approximately 32,000 barrels per day marketed in the third quarter of 2002.

Revenues from our gathering, marketing, terminalling and storage operations were approximately $2.2$2.9 billion and $2.1$2.2 billion for the quarterquarters ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

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Revenues and 2001, respectively. Revenuescost of sales and operations (excluding depreciation) for 20022003 were impacted both by increased volumes over the comparative prior year quarter as well as higher average prices.prices and higher crude oil lease gathering volumes in the 2003 period as compared to the 2002 period. The average NYMEX price for crude oil was $28.27$30.26 per barrel and $26.78$28.27 per barrel for the third quarter of 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Other Expenses

    Depreciation and 2001, respectively.

Gross margin from gathering, marketing, terminallingAmortization

        Depreciation and storage activitiesamortization expense related to operations was approximately $21.3$10.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2002,2003, compared to $23.5$7.7 million for the same period of 2002. The increase relates to an inclusion of a full quarter of depreciation for the Shell acquisition in 2003 compared to only two months in 2002, the completion of numerous smaller acquisitions in 2003 and various capital expansion projects. Depreciation and amortization expense related to general and administrative items increased to $1.5 million in the prior year quarter. Excludingthird quarter of 2003 from $1.3 million in the impactthird quarter of 2002. Debt amortization costs included in depreciation and amortization expense were $1.0 million in the noncash fair value adjustments relatedthird quarter of both 2003 and 2002.

    Interest Expense

        Interest expense increased approximately $1.4 million to SFAS 133, gross margin for this segment would have been approximately $21.7$8.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, compared to $22.8 million in the prior year quarter. The 2002 results were negatively impacted by hurricanes Isidore and Lili that caused the temporary shut-in of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico during the third quarter.

G&A related to gathering, marketing, terminalling and storage operations was $8.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, compared to2003, from $7.4 million for the comparable 2002 period. The increase was primarily related to an increase in the average debt balance during the 2003 period to approximately $532.3 million from approximately $482.3 million in the 2002 period, which resulted in additional interest expense of approximately $0.7 million. The higher average debt balance was primarily due to the portion of the Shell acquisition that was not financed with equity. This debt was outstanding for the entire quarter in 2003 versus only a portion of the quarter in 2002. Also, increased commitment and other fees coupled with lower capitalized interest resulted in approximately $0.5 million of the increase in the 2003 period. In addition, our weighted average interest rate increased slightly during the current year quarter to 5.9% versus 5.8% in the third quarter of 2001. The2002, which increased our interest expense by approximately $0.2 million. Although the interest rate change was slight, it was the net result of various factors that included an increase in the amount of fixed rate, long-term debt, long-term interest rate hedges and declining short-term interest rates. In mid-September 2002, is primarily duewe issued $200 million of ten-year bonds bearing a fixed interest rate of 7.75%. In the fourth quarter of 2002 and the first quarter of 2003, the company entered into hedging arrangements to expenses associated with our Canadian acquisitions, partially offsetlock in interest rates on approximately $50 million of its floating rate debt. In addition, the average three-month LIBOR rate declined from approximately 1.8% during the third quarter of 2002 to approximately 1.1% during the three months ended September 30, 2003. The net impact of these factors, increased commitment fees and changes in average debt balances increased the average interest rate by a decrease in other G&A expenses related to the domestic operations.
0.1%.

    Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 20022003 and 20012002

For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, we reported net income of $59.6 million on total revenues of $9.0 billion compared to net income for the same period in 2002 of $47.5 million on total revenues of $5.9 billion.

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        The items included in the following table are included in net income in the period indicated and impact the comparability between periods:

 
 Nine months ended
September 30,

 
 
 2003
 2002
 
 
 (in millions)

 
Items Impacting Comparability       
 LTIP accrual $(7.4)$ 
 SFAS 133 Loss  (1.7) (2.1)
 Loss on early extinguishment of debt  (0.2)  
  
 
 
 Total of items impacting comparability $(9.3)$(2.1)
  
 
 

        The following table reflects our results of operations for each segment:

 
 Pipeline
Operations

 Gathering,
Marketing,
Terminalling &
Storage

 
 
 (in millions)

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003(1)       
Revenues $489.1 $8,594.8 
Cost of sales and operations (excluding depreciation and LTIP accrual)  (405.2) (8,513.8)
LTIP accrual—operations  (0.4) (1.0)
  
 
 
Gross margin (excluding depreciation)  83.5  80.0 
General and administrative expenses (excluding LTIP accrual)(2)  (13.7) (23.7)
LTIP accrual—general and administrative  (2.6) (3.4)
  
 
 
Gross profit (excluding depreciation) $67.2 $52.9 
  
 
 
Noncash SFAS 133 impact(3) $ $(1.7)
  
 
 
Maintenance capital $4.8 $0.7 
  
 
 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Revenues $334.1 $5,554.6 
Cost of sales and operations (excluding depreciation)  (273.8) (5,490.5)
  
 
 
Gross margin (excluding depreciation)  60.3  64.1 
General and administrative expenses(2)  (9.9) (23.5)
  
 
 
Gross profit (excluding depreciation) $50.4 $40.6 
  
 
 
Noncash SFAS 133 impact(3) $ $(2.1)
  
 
 
Maintenance capital $2.7 $1.3 
  
 
 

(1)
Revenues and costs of sales and operations include intersegment amounts.
(2)
General and administrative expenses (G&A) reflect direct costs attributable to each segment and an allocation of other expenses to the segments based on the business activities that existed at that time. The proportional allocations by segment require judgment by management and will continue to be based on the business activities that exist during each period.
(3)
Amounts related to SFAS 133 are included in revenues, gross margin (excluding depreciation), and gross profit (excluding depreciation).

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Pipeline Operations

        The following table sets forth our operating results from our Pipeline Operations segment for the periods indicated:

 
 Nine months
ended
September 30,

 
 
 2003
 2002
 
Operating Results (in millions)(1)       
 Tariff activities revenues $112.4 $72.2 
 Margin activities revenues  376.7  261.9 
  
 
 
 Total pipeline operations revenues  489.1  334.1 
 Cost of sales and operations (excluding depreciation and LTIP accrual)  (405.2) (273.8)
 LTIP accrual—operations  (0.4)  
  
 
 
 Gross Margin (excluding depreciation)  83.5  60.3 
 General and administrative expenses (excluding LTIP accrual)(2)  (13.7) (9.9)
 LTIP accrual—general and administrative  (2.6)  
  
 
 
 Gross Profit (excluding depreciation) $67.2 $50.4 
  
 
 
 Maintenance capital $4.8 $2.7 
  
 
 

Average Daily Volumes (thousands of barrels per day)(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 Tariff activities       
  All American  60  65 
  Basin  264  53 
  Other domestic  283  189 
  Canada  191  186 
  
 
 
 Total tariff activities  798  493 
 Margin activities  80  72 
  
 
 
   Total  878  565 
  
 
 

(1)
Revenues and cost of sales and operations include intersegment amounts.

(2)
General and administrative ("G&A") expenses reflect direct costs attributable to each segment and an allocation of other expenses to the segments based on the business activities that existed at that time. The proportional allocations by segment require judgment by management and will continue to be based on the business activities that exist during each period.

(3)
Volumes associated with acquisitions represent weighted average daily amounts for the number of days we actually owned the assets over the total days in the period.

        Total average daily volumes transported were approximately 878,000 barrels per day and 565,000 barrels per day for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. As discussed above, we have completed a number of acquisitions during 2003 and 2002 that have impacted the

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results of operations herein. The following table reflects our total average daily volumes from our tariff activities by year of acquisition from their date of acquisition for comparison purposes:

 
 Nine months ended
September 30,

 
 2003
 2002
 
 (thousands of barrels per day)

Tariff activities(1)    
 2003 acquisitions 58 
 2002 acquisitions 348 103
 All other pipeline systems 392 390
  
 
 Total tariff activities average daily volumes 798 493
  
 

(1)
Volumes associated with acquisitions represent weighted average daily amounts for the number of days we actually owned the assets over the total days in the period.

        Average daily volumes from our tariff activities were approximately 798,000 barrels per day compared to approximately 493,000 barrels per day for the prior year period. Approximately 303,000 barrels per day of the increase in the current year period is due to volumes transported on the pipelines acquired in 2003 and 2002, including approximately 244,000 on the assets acquired in the Shell acquisition. Volumes transported on all other pipeline systems increased approximately 2,000 barrels per day to 392,000 barrels per day. This increase included approximately 5,000 barrels per day more on our Canadian pipelines in the first nine months of 2003 than in the first nine months of 2002, and approximately 7,000 barrels per day more on our West Texas Gathering System. Offsetting these increases is an approximate 5,000 barrel per day decrease in our All American tariff volumes attributable to a decline in OCS production and various smaller decreases on other systems. The increase in our Canadian volumes primarily resulted from the completion of capital expansion projects during 2002 that allowed for additional volumes. Concurrently, our West Texas Gathering System has benefited from the shutdown of the Rancho pipeline and also from temporary refinery problems that have diverted crude oil barrels from other systems.

        Total revenues from our pipeline operations were approximately $489.1 million and $334.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in revenues was primarily related to our margin activities, which increased by approximately $114.8 million in the 2003 period. This increase was primarily related to higher average prices on our margin activity on our San Joaquin Valley gathering system in the 2003 period as compared to the 2002 period, but was also positively impacted by higher volumes on our buy/sell arrangements in the current period. However, this business is a margin business and although revenues and cost of sales are impacted by the absolute level of crude oil prices, this factor had a limited impact on gross margin.

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        Revenues from our tariff activities increased approximately $40.2 million. The following table reflects our revenues from our tariff activities by year of acquisition for comparison purposes:

 
 Nine months
ended
September 30,

 
 2003
 2002
 
 (in millions)

Tariff activities revenues(1)      
 2003 acquisitions $8.0 $
 2002 acquisitions  40.7  10.6
 All other pipeline systems  63.7  61.6
  
 
 Total tariff activities $112.4 $72.2
  
 

(1)
Revenues include intersegment amounts.

        Total revenues from our tariff activities were approximately $112.4 million and $72.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in 2003 of $40.2 million is predominately related to the inclusion of revenues from the businesses acquired in 2003 and an increase in revenues from the pipeline systems acquired in the Shell acquisition as they have been included for nine months of 2003 versus two months of 2002. Revenues from all other pipeline systems increased approximately $2.1 million to $63.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. Canadian revenues increased approximately $2.5 million primarily due to higher volumes and tariffs in the current period coupled with a $2.2 million favorable exchange rate impact. The favorable exchange rate impact resulted from a decrease in the Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate to an average rate of 1.43 for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, from an average rate of 1.57 for the nine months ended September 30, 2002. Revenues from our West Texas Gathering System also increased approximately $1.1 million. These increases were partially offset by decreased revenues from various of our U.S. pipeline systems, including a $2.1 million decrease on our All American system on which we receive the highest per barrel tariffs among our pipeline operations.

        As a result of these factors, pipeline operations gross margin (excluding depreciation) increased 38% to approximately $83.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, from $60.3 million for the prior year period, an increase of approximately $23.2 million. Incorporated in this increase is approximately $1.4 million from a more favorable Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate in the 2003 period as compared to the 2002 period. Such results also incorporate an increase in operating expenses to $42.7 million in the 2003 period from $25.9 million in the 2002 period. This increase includes $0.4 million related to the accrual made for the probable vesting of unit grants under our LTIP. The remaining increase is predominately related to our continued growth, primarily from acquisitions, coupled with higher utility costs and regulatory compliance activities.

        General and administrative expenses increased approximately $6.4 million between comparable periods, partially as a result of a $2.6 million accrual related to the probable vesting of unit grants under our LTIP and our continued growth, primarily from acquisitions. Additionally, the percentage of indirect costs allocated to the pipeline operations segment has increased in the 2003 period as our pipeline operations have grown. Including the impact of the items discussed above, gross profit (excluding depreciation) was approximately $67.2 million in the first nine months of 2003, an increase of 33% as compared to the $50.4 million reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2002. Incorporated in this increase is approximately $1.3 million from a more favorable Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate in the 2003 period as compared to the 2002 period.

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Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage Operations

        The following table sets forth our operating results from our Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage Operations segment for the periods indicated:

 
 Nine months
ended
September 30,

 
 
 2003
 2002
 
Operating Results (in millions)(1)       
 Revenues $8,594.8 $5,554.6 
 Cost of sales and operations (excluding depreciation and LTIP accrual)  (8,513.8) (5,490.5)
 LTIP accrual—operations  (1.0)  
  
 
 
 Gross Margin (excluding depreciation) $80.0 $64.1 
 General and administrative expenses (excluding LTIP accrual)(2)  (23.7) (23.5)
 LTIP accrual—general and administrative  (3.4)  
  
 
 
 Gross Profit (excluding depreciation) $52.9 $40.6 
  
 
 
 Noncash SFAS 133 impact(3) $(1.7)$(2.1)
  
 
 
 Maintenance capital $0.7 $1.3 
  
 
 
Average Daily Volumes(thousands of barrels per day except as otherwise noted)(4) 
 Crude oil lease gathering  430  406 
 Crude oil bulk purchases  84  69 
  
 
 
  Total  514  475 
  
 
 
 LPG sales  43  40 
  
 
 
 Cushing Terminal throughput  196  87 
  
 
 
 Storage leased to third parties, monthly average volumes  1,124  1,103 
  
 
 

(1)
Revenues and cost of sales and operations include intersegment amounts.

(2)
General and administrative ("G&A") expenses reflect direct costs attributable to each segment and an allocation of other expenses to the segments based on the business activities that existed at that time. The proportional allocations by segment require judgment by management and will continue to be based on the business activities that exist during each period.

(3)
Amounts related to SFAS 133 are included in revenues, gross margin (excluding depreciation) and gross profit (excluding depreciation).

(4)
Volumes associated with acquisitions represent weighted averaged daily amounts for the number of days we actually owned the assets over the total days in the period.

        During the first nine months of 2003, market conditions were extremely volatile as a confluence of several events caused the NYMEX benchmark price of crude oil to fluctuate widely, with periods of steep backwardation throughout the first eight months of 2003 (See Outlook—Other for additional discussion regarding our expectations for the remainder of the year). The NYMEX benchmark price of crude oil ranged from as high as $39.99 per barrel to as low as $25.04 per barrel during this nine month period. Additionally, results from the first quarter of 2003 were further enhanced by increased sales and higher margins in our LPG activities resulting from cold weather throughout the U.S. and Canada.

        Because of the overall counter-cyclical balance of our assets and the flexibility embedded in our business strategy, the benefit we received from the periods of pronounced backwardation, volatile market conditions and increased tankage available to our gathering and marketing business in the first nine months of 2003 more than offset the adverse impact of reduced storage activities. In contrast,

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during a substantial portion of the first nine months of 2002, the crude oil market was in contango, which enhances the economics of storing crude oil and increases demand for storage services from third parties, but is generally disadvantageous for our gathering and marketing activities.

        As a result of these factors, our gross margin (excluding depreciation) increased approximately $15.9 million or 25% to $80.0 million as compared to $64.1 million in the first nine months of 2002. Included in these results is a $1.7 million non-cash, mark-to-market loss pursuant to SFAS 133 in the first nine months of 2003 and a $2.1 million, SFAS 133 non-cash mark-to-market loss in the comparable 2002 period. The impact of SFAS 133 adjustments accounted for $0.4 million or approximately 3% of the increase in gross margin (excluding depreciation). Also included in gross margin (excluding depreciation) is a favorable impact of $1.9 million resulting from a decrease in the average Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate to 1.43 in the 2003 period from 1.57 in the 2002 period.

        These results incorporate an increase in operating expenses to $57.6 million in the 2003 period from $49.0 million in the 2002 period related to our continued growth, primarily from acquisitions, coupled with increased regulatory compliance activities and higher fuel costs. Operating expenses for the 2003 period also include $1.0 million related to the accrual for our LTIP.

        General and administrative expenses increased approximately $3.6 million to $27.1 million in the current year period. Included in general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, is $3.4 million related to the accrual for the probable vesting of unit grants under our LTIP. General and administrative expenses also reflect a general decrease in the percentage of non-direct costs allocated to the Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage Operations segment as our pipeline operations have grown. Gross profit (excluding depreciation) was approximately $52.9 million in the first nine months of 2003, an increase of $12.3 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2002. This increase incorporates the favorable impacts of approximately $1.2 million resulting from a decrease in the Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate in the 2003 period as compared to the 2002 period and a $0.4 million favorable difference in the impact of the SFAS 133 adjustments. Both of these items were partially offset by accruals for the probable vesting of unit grants under our LTIP totaling $4.4 million, as discussed above.

        In addition to market conditions and our hedging activities, the primary drivers of the performance of our Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage Operations segment are crude oil lease gathered volumes and LPG sales volumes. Crude oil bulk purchase volumes are not considered a driver as they are primarily used to enhance margins of lease gathered barrels. Gross profit per barrel (excluding depreciation) for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, was $0.41 per barrel and $0.33 per barrel, respectively.

        For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, we gathered from producers, using our assets or third-party assets, approximately 406,000430,000 barrels of crude oil per day.day, an increase of 6% over similar activities in the first nine months of 2002. In addition, we purchased in bulk, primarily at major trading locations, approximately 74,00084,000 barrels of crude oil per day.day in the 2003 period and approximately 69,000 barrels per day in the 2002 period. Storage leased to third parties decreased to an average of 1.3 million barrels per day from an average of 2.3 million barrels per day inat our Cushing facility was flat over the prior year period as we used an increased amount of our capacity for our own account due to contango market activities in the current year period.two periods. Cushing Terminal throughput volumes averaged approximately 92,000196,000 barrels per day and 103,00087,000 barrels per day for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Also during the first nine months of 2003 and 2001,2002, we marketed approximately 43,000 and 40,000 barrels per day of LPG, respectively.

Revenues from our gathering, marketing, terminallingGathering, Marketing, Terminalling and storage operationsStorage Operations were approximately $5.6$8.6 billion and $5.0$5.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 20022003 and 2001,2002, respectively. Revenues from our Canadianand cost of sales and operations (excluding depreciation) for 2003 were approximately $1.1 billion forprimarily impacted by higher average prices and increased crude oil lease gathering volumes in the 2003 period as compared to the 2002 period, which was an increase of approximately $0.6 billion over the prior year period. The increase was partially related to the inclusion of the Canadian acquisitions for all of 2002 compared to a portion of 2001. This had the impact of increasing volumes by approximately 84,000 barrels per day. Domestic gathering volumes increased an average of approximately 22,000 barrels per day in the 2002 period from the comparable 2001 period, but the increased volumes were offset by decreased prices resulting in relatively flat revenues from our domestic operations. The average NYMEX price for crude oil was $25.39$31.03 per barrel and $27.86$25.39 per barrel for the first nine months ended September 30,of 2003 and 2002, respectively.

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Other Expenses

    Depreciation and 2001, respectively.

Amortization

Gross margin from gathering, marketing, terminalling        Depreciation and storage activitiesamortization expense related to operations was approximately $64.1$29.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002,2003, compared to $60.5 million in the prior year period. Excluding the impact of the noncash fair value adjustments related to SFAS 133, gross margin for this segment would have been approximately $66.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, compared to $59.7 million in the prior year period. The increase is partially related to the inclusion of the businesses acquired in the Canadian acquisitions for all of 2002 compared to the portion of 2001 subsequent to acquisition. In addition, higher domestic volumes contributed to higher gross margin in 2002.
G&A expense related to gathering, marketing, terminalling and storage operations was $24.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, compared to $20.3 million for the 2001 period. The increase in 2002 is primarily due to expenses associated with our Canadian acquisitions, partially offset by a decrease in other G&A expenses related to the domestic operations.
Other Expenses
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense was $9.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, compared to $6.4$19.7 million for the same period of 2001.2002. Approximately $1.6$5.6 million of the increase is associated with the assets acquired in the Shell acquisition. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, depreciation and amortization expense increased to $23.1 million, an increase of $5.5 million from the $17.6 million reported in the 2001 period. Approximately $4.0 million of the increase is attributable to our acquisitions completed in 2002, as well as those completed in 2001, but not outstanding the entire period. The remainder of the increase for both periods is primarily related to anthe completion of various capital expansion projects and other acquisitions. Depreciation and amortization expense related to general and administrative items increased approximately $1.3 million to $4.7 million in the first nine months of 2003 from the first nine months of 2002 because of higher debt issue costs, technology expenditures and various other smaller items. Debt amortization costs included in depreciation and amortization expense were $3.0 million and $2.5 million in the first nine months of 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase inwas because of higher debt issue costs related to the amendment of our credit facilities during 2002 and late 2001, the sale of the senior unsecured notes in September 2002, and the completion of various capital expansion projects.
2002.

    Interest Expense

Interest expense decreasedincreased approximately $6.3 million to $7.4$26.5 million for the quarternine months ended September 30, 2002,2003, from $7.8$20.2 million for the comparative 2001comparable 2002 period. ForThe increase was primarily related to an increase in the average debt balance during the 2003 period to approximately $524.7 million from approximately $422.0 million in the 2002 period, which resulted in additional interest expense of approximately $4.7 million. The higher average debt balance was primarily due to the portion of the Shell acquisition that was not financed with equity. This debt was outstanding for the entire period in 2003 versus only a portion of the period in 2002. In addition, increased commitment and other fees coupled with lower capitalized interest resulted in approximately $2.2 million of the increase in the 2003 period. Our weighted average interest rate decreased slightly during the first nine months of 2003 to 6.0% versus 6.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, which decreased our interest expense decreased to $20.2 million from $22.5 million forby approximately $0.6 million. Although the comparative 2001 period. The decreases are due tointerest rate change was slight, it was the capitalizationnet result of interest and lower interest rates somewhat offset by higher average debt balances and increased commitment fees. Interestvarious factors that included an increase in the amount of $0.2 millionfixed rate, long-term debt, long-term interest rate hedges and $0.6 million for the quarter and nine months, respectively was capitalized in conjunction with the construction of our Cushing terminal expansion. The lowerdeclining short-term interest rates are due to a decrease in LIBOR and prime rates in the current year. During the third quarter of 2001,rates. In mid-September 2002, we issued $200 million of term B notes. Proceeds were usedten-year bonds bearing a fixed interest rate of 7.75%. In the fourth quarter of 2002 and the first quarter of 2003, the company entered into hedging arrangements to reduce borrowings underlock in interest rates on approximately $50 million of its floating rate debt. In addition, the revolver. As such, ouraverage three-month LIBOR rate declined from approximately 1.9% during the first nine months of 2002 to approximately 1.2% during the first nine months of 2003. The net impact of these factors, increased commitment fees on our revolver increased, as they are based on unused availability. The overall increasedand changes in average debt balance in 2002 is related tobalances decreased the Shell acquisition in August 2002.

average interest rate by 0.2%.

Outlook

On October 29, 2002,2003, we furnished Item 9 information in aan amended current report on Form 8-K,8-K/A containing management's guidance for operating and financial performance for the fourth quarter of 20022003 and updated selected preliminary guidance information for 2003.

2004, including a discussion of the significant factors and assumptions management considered in preparing our guidance, as well as a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from results anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Information that is "furnished" in a Form 8-K is typically not included in a periodic report such as this quarterly report. As a result, the projections, assumptions and risk factors discussed in our 8-K/A furnished on October 29 are not incorporated by reference in this report.

        This "Outlook" section and the section captioned "Forward Looking Statements and Associated Risks" identify certain matters of risk and uncertainty that may affect our financial performance and results of operations in the future.

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    Crude Oil Inventory

        We value our crude oil inventory at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using an average cost method. At September 30, 2003 we had approximately 574,000 barrels of inventory classified as unhedged operating inventory at a weighted average cost of $25.81 per barrel. The lower of cost or market method requires a write down of inventory to the market price at the end of a period in which our weighted average cost exceeds the market price. This method does not allow a write up of the inventory if the market price subsequently increases. We did not have an adjustment in this period. However, future fluctuations in crude oil prices could result in a period end lower of cost or market adjustment.

    Acquisition Activities.Activities

        Consistent with our acquisitionbusiness strategy, we are continuously engaged in discussions with potential sellers regarding the possible purchase by us of midstream crude oil assets. Such acquisition efforts involve participation by us in processes that have been made public, involve a number of potential buyers and are commonly referred to as “auction”"auction" processes, as well as situations in which we believe we are the only party or one of a very limited number of potential buyers in negotiations with the potential seller. These acquisition efforts often involve assets which, if acquired, would have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations. We are currently in advanced negotiations for a crude oil pipeline and storage acquisition that is complementary to our existing asset base. We have signed a letter of intent with the seller and are in advanced negotiations with respect to a definitive purchase and sale agreement. If consummated under current terms, the purchase price is expected to be approximately $50 million. Since 1998, we have completed 12numerous acquisitions for an aggregate purchase price of $1.1approximately $1.3 billion. We can give you no assurance that our current or future acquisition efforts will be successful or that any such acquisition will be

completed on terms considered favorable to us. In connection with these activities, we routinely incur third party costs, which are capitalized and deferred pending final outcome of the transaction. Deferred costs associated with successful transactions are capitalized as part of the transaction, while deferred costs associated with unsuccessful transactions are expensed at the time of such final determination. At September 30, 2002,2003, the amount of costs deferred pending final outcome was not material.
FERC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.    On August 1, 2002, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, if adopted, would amend its Uniform Systems of Accounts for oil pipeline companies with respect to participation of a FERC-Regulated subsidiary in the cash management arrangement of its non-FERC-regulated parent. Although it appears that, if adopted, the rule may affect the way in which we manage cash, we believe that the incremental costs will not be significant.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and New SEC Rules.    Several regulatory and legislative initiatives have been introduced over the past several months in response to recent events regarding accounting issues at large public companies, resulting disruptions in the capital markets and ensuing calls for action to prevent repetition of such events. We support the actions called for under these initiatives and believe these steps will ultimately be successful in accomplishing the stated objectives. However, implementation of reforms in connection with such initiatives will add to the costs of doing business for all publicly-traded entities, including the Partnership. Such costs will have an adverse impact on future income and cash flow, especially in the near term as legal, financial and consultant costs are incurred to analyze the new requirements, formalize current practices and implement required changes to ensure that we maintain compliance with these new rules. We are not able to estimate the magnitude of increase in our costs that will result from such reforms.
$0.3 million.

    Vesting of Unit Grants under LTIP.Under Long-Term Incentive Plan    In connection with our public offering in 1998, our general partner established a long-term incentive plan, which permits the grant

        As of restricted units and unit optionsSeptember 30, 2003, there were grants covering an aggregate of approximately 1.4 million units. Approximately 1.0one million restricted units (and nooutstanding under our LTIP. Restricted unit options) have been granted under the plan. A restricted unit grant entitles the granteegrants become eligible to receive a common unit upon the vesting of the restricted unit. Subject to additional vesting requirements, restricted units may vest in the same proportion as the conversion of our outstanding subordinated units into common units. Certainunits, subject to any additional vesting requirements.

        The subordination period (as defined in the partnership agreement) for the 10,029,619 outstanding subordinated units will end if certain financial tests are met for three consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods (the "testing period"). See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. We are now in the testing period and, in connection with the payment of the quarterly distribution in November 2003, 25% of the outstanding subordinated units will convert into common units. In conjunction with this conversion, approximately 35,000 restricted unit grants containunits vest, and a 90-day period will commence for approximately 220,000 additional restricted units that will not have any remaining vesting requirements tied toexcept that the holder must continue employment with the Partnership achieving targeted distribution thresholds, generally $2.10, $2.30 and $2.50 per unit, in equal proportions.for the remainder of the 90-day period.

        Probable Vesting.

Under generally accepted accounting principles, we are required to recognize an expense when it is considered probable that the financial tests for conversion of subordinated units and required distribution levels are met. The test associatedwill be met and that restricted unit grants will vest. At September 30, 2003 we concluded that the vesting of approximately 255,000 restricted units was probable and thus accrued

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approximately $7.4 million of compensation expense based upon an estimated market price of $30.05 per unit (the unit price as of September 30, 2003), our share of employment taxes and other related costs. Under the LTIP, we may satisfy our obligations using a combination of cash, the issuance of new units and delivery of units purchased in the open market. Approximately $2.8 million of the $7.4 million accrued at September 30, 2003 is related to units granted to senior management of the partnership and will be settled almost exclusively with the delivery of units, net of taxes. We anticipate that in November 2003, to satisfy the vesting of those restricted units that vest substantially contemporaneously with the conversion of subordinated units, towe will issue approximately 18,000 common units is set forthafter netting for taxes and paying cash in lieu of a portion of the vested units. For those restricted units that require passage of time to vest, the 90-day period will expire and final vesting will occur in February 2004. We estimate we will issue approximately 100,000 common units in the Partnership Agreement and involves GAAP accounting concepts as well as complex and esoteric cash receipts and disbursement concepts that are indexed to the minimum quarterly distribution ratefirst quarter of $1.80 per limited partner unit.

Because of2004 in connection with this complexity, it is difficult to forecast when the vesting of these restricted units will occur. However, atprobable vesting.

        Potential Vesting.    At the current distribution level of $2.15$2.20 per unit, assuming that the additional subordination conversion testtests are met as of December 31, 2003, approximately 580,000 additional units will vest in connection with the payment of the quarterly distribution in February 2004. If at December 31, 2003, it is considered probable that this distribution level and tests will be met, the costs associated with the vesting of up to approximately 820,000these additional units wouldwill be incurred orestimated and accrued in the second half of 2003 or the firstfourth quarter of 2004.2003. At a distribution level of $2.30 to $2.49, the number of additional units that would bevest would increase by approximately 940,000.87,000. At a distribution level at or above $2.50, the number of additional units that would bevest would increase by approximately 1,030,000. We87,000. In all cases, vesting is subject to any applicable continuing employment requirements.

        Subject to providing those holding less than a certain number of restricted units the option to receive cash, we are currently planning to issue units to satisfy the first 975,000 vested, andmajority of restricted unit obligations that vest in connection with the conversion of subordinated units. If all conditions to purchasevesting are met, we currently project the issuance of units (approximately 100,000 common units in connection with the open marketprobable vesting and approximately 239,000 common units in connection with the potential vesting) in the first half of 2004 to satisfy any vesting obligations in excess of that amount. Issuancesuch obligations. Obligations satisfied by the issuance of units wouldwill result in a non-cash compensation expense. Purchase of units would result in a cash charge to compensation expense. In addition, the "company match" portion of payroll taxes, plus the value of any units withheld for taxes, will result in a cash charge. The aggregate amount of the potential charge to expense will be determined by the unit price on the date vesting occurs multiplied by the number of units.

units, plus our share of associated employment taxes. The amount of the potential charge is subject to various factors, including the unit price on the date vesting occurs, and thus is not known at this time. As mentioned above, we have accrued approximately $7.4 million as of September 30, 2003 in connection with the probable vesting. At the current distribution level and based on an assumed market price of $30.05 per unit (the unit price as of September 30, 2003), the aggregate additional charge that would be triggered by the potential vesting (that is, if we determine it is probable that the additional units will vest) would be approximately $21 million, of which approximately $17 million would be accrued as of December 31, 2003 (although payment and issuance of units would not occur until the first and second quarters of 2004). Approximately $6.1 million of the potential charge is related to units granted to senior management of the partnership and will be settled almost exclusively with the delivery of units, net of taxes. We currently estimate that approximately one-third of the aggregate potential charge of $21 million will be settled with the delivery of units and the remainder in cash.

    Contingent Equity Issuance

        In connection with the CANPET acquisition in July 2001, approximately $26.5 million Canadian dollars of the purchase price, payable in common units, was deferred subject to various performance objectives being met. If these objectives are met as of December 31, 2003, the deferred amount is payable on April 30, 2004. The number of common units issued in satisfaction of the deferred payment

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will depend upon the average trading price of our common units for a ten-day trading period prior to the payment date and the Canadian and U.S. dollar exchange rate on the payment date. In addition, an amount will be paid equivalent to the distributions that would have been paid on the common units had they been outstanding since the acquisition was consummated. At our option, the deferred payment may be paid in cash rather than the issuance of units. We believe that it is probable that the objectives will be met and the deferred amount will be paid in April 2004, however, it is not determinable beyond a reasonable doubt. Assuming the tests are met as of December 31, 2003, and the entire obligation is satisfied with common units, based on the foreign exchange rate and the ten-day average unit price in effect at September 30, 2003, (1.35 Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate and $30.36 per unit price) approximately 650,000 units would be issued.

    Basin Expansion

        We are currently evaluating a potential expansion of a segment of the Basin Pipeline System that extends from Colorado City to Cushing, Oklahoma. At times, the pipeline has operated at levels that are close to its current maximum throughput and we would like to be positioned to handle increased volumes if market conditions warrant. We estimate the expected expansion investment to be approximately $1.5 million and would expect higher incremental operating costs as we would have to activate pump stations that are currently idled. However, we can give no assurances that our volumes transported would increase as a result of this expansion.

    OCS production

        In early October, Plains Exploration and Production announced that they had received all of the necessary permits to develop a portion of the Rocky Point structure that is accessible from the Point Arguello platforms and it appears that they will commence drilling activities in the first quarter of 2004. Such drilling activities, if successful, are not expected to have a significant impact on pipeline shipments on our All American Pipeline system in 2004. However, such incremental drilling activity, if successful, could lead to increased volumes on our All American Pipeline System in 2005 and beyond. However, we can give no assurances that our volumes transported would increase as a result of this drilling activity.

    Pipeline Rate Regulation

        Our interstate common carrier pipeline operations are subject to rate regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") under the Interstate Commerce Act. The Interstate Commerce Act requires that tariff rates for petroleum pipelines, which includes crude oil, as well as refined product and petrochemical pipelines, be just and reasonable and non-discriminatory. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 deemed petroleum pipeline rates in effect for the 365-day period ending on the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act or that were in effect on the 365th day preceding enactment and had not been subject to complaint, protest or investigation during the 365-day period to be just and reasonable under the Interstate Commerce Act. Generally, complaints against such "grandfathered" rates may only be pursued if the complainant can show that a substantial change has occurred since enactment in either the economic circumstances or the nature of the services that were a basis for the rate or that a provision of the tariff is unduly discriminatory or preferential. In a FERC proceeding involving SFPP, L.P., certain shippers are challenging grandfathered rates on the basis of changed circumstances since the passage of the Energy Policy Act. The ultimate disposition of this challenge may define "substantial change" in such a way as to make grandfathered rates more vulnerable to challenge than has historically been the case. We are uncertain what effect, if any, an unfavorable determination in the FERC proceeding might have on our grandfathered tariffs.

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industry groups have commented on the proposal, and we cannot predict what the final provisions of the rulemaking might include, nor the impact the final rule would have on us.

    Other

        The following factors are likely to have a negative influence on our operating and financial results for the fourth quarter of 2003:

    In August, a blackout of electrical systems occurred in the Midwestern and Northeastern portions of the United States and Eastern Canada. Our pipelines and facilities were not directly impacted by the blackout and there was minimal adverse impact on our operations in the third quarter. However, as a result of related refinery shutdowns that caused crude oil pipelines within these regions to run slower than normal and the related impact on differentials within our Canadian operations, we currently anticipate that the indirect impact of the blackout may reduce fourth quarter earnings and cash flow by approximately $1 million.

    We are also expecting an increased level of operating expenses associated with a pipeline spill that occurred in October of 2003 in a remote area of Mississippi. On October 13, 2003, a raised pipeline crossing was struck and severed by a falling pine tree, which caused approximately 350 barrels of oil to escape the pipeline. We estimate that the costs related to containing the spill and clean up and recovery operations will increase operating expenses by approximately $1 million in the fourth quarter of 2003.

    In addition, the steep backwardation in the crude oil forward market (see Results of Operations—Gathering, Marketing, Terminalling and Storage Operations) that existed for most of the first eight months of the year weakened in September and we expect these weaker market conditions to continue for the remainder of the year. As a result, market conditions for the gathering and marketing business are not expected to be as strong in the fourth quarter of 2003 as they were for the first three quarters of 2003.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

    Liquidity

Cash generated from operations and our credit facilities are our primary sources of liquidity. At September 30, 2002,2003, we had a working capital deficit of approximately $17.8$65.3 million, approximately $437.5$441.9 million (net of $8.0 million to refinance term loan maturities due in the next twelve months) of availability under our revolving credit facility and $53.3$125.7 million of availability under the letter of credit and hedged inventory facility. Usage of the credit facilities is subject to compliance with covenants. In the past,We believe we have generally maintained a positive working capital position. During the third quarter of 2002, we reduced our working capital, primarily through the (i) collection of accounts receivable and certain prepayments and the application of those proceeds to reduce its long-term borrowings, and (ii) shifting borrowings to finance certain contango inventory and LPG purchase requirements from its long-term revolving credit facilities to its hedged inventory and letter of credit facility. The hedged inventory and letter of credit facility requires reductionare currently in outstanding amounts at the time proceeds from the sale of the inventory are collected. Accordingly, amounts drawn under this facility are reflected as a current liability for hedged inventory expected to be sold within one year. In addition, approximately $11.3 million of the company’s net liability under SFAS 133 is reflected as current.

compliance with all covenants.

We funded the purchase of the Shell acquisition on August 1, 2002,acquisitions completed in the first nine months of the year with funds drawn on itsour revolving credit facilities. Later in August,facilities and available cash on hand. In September 2003, we completed a public offering of 6,325,0003,250,000 common units priced at $23.50$30.91 per unit. Net proceeds from the offering, including our general partner’spartner's proportionate capital contribution and expenses associated with the offering, were approximately $145.0$98.0 million and were used to pay down our revolving credit facilities. During September 2002,facilities and term loan. In March 2003, we completed a public offering of 2,645,000 common units priced at $24.80 per unit. Net proceeds from the sale of $200offering, including our general partner's proportionate capital contribution and expenses associated with the offering, were approximately $63.9 million of 7.75% senior notes due in October 2012, which generated net proceeds of $196.3 million that weand were used to pay down our revolving credit facilities.

        On October 27, 2003, we announced that we intend to replace our existing senior secured credit facilities with new senior unsecured credit facilities totaling $750 million and a $200 million, 364-day uncommitted facility for the purchase of hedged crude oil. The new senior unsecured facility will be

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comprised of a $455 million, 4-year revolving credit facility, a $170 million 364-day facility (with a 5-year term out option), and a $125 million, 364-day revolving credit facility.

        In conjunction with this transaction, we anticipate a non-cash charge of approximately $3.3 million attributable to a loss on the early extinguishment of debt. This expected loss consists of unamortized debt issue costs expected to be written off as a result of the completion of the new credit facility. However, the actual amount of the charge will depend on the final provisions and lenders of the new facility. Although we anticipate closing the refinancing in the fourth quarter of 2003, we can give no assurances that we will successfully consummate the transaction.

        The following table reflects our long-term debt obligations as of September 30, 2003 (in millions):

Calendar Year

 Payment
2004 $8.0
2005  8.1
2006  76.0
2007  162.0
2008  
Thereafter  200.0
  
 Total(1) $454.1
  

(1)
Includes unamortized discount on 7.75% senior notes of approximately $0.4 million.

We believe that we have sufficient liquid assets, cash from operations and borrowing capacity under our credit agreements to meet our financial commitments, debt service obligations, contingencies and anticipated capital expenditures. However, we are subject to business and operational risks that could adversely effect our cash flow. A material decrease in our cash flows would likely produce a corollary adverse effect on our borrowing capacity.

Recent Disruptions in Industry Credit Markets.    As a result of business failures, revelations of material misrepresentations and related financial restatements by several large, well-known companies in various industries over the last year, there have been significant disruptions and extreme volatility in the financial markets and credit markets. Because of the credit-intensive nature of the energy industry and troubling disclosures by several large, diversified energy companies, the energy industry has been especially impacted by these developments, with the rating agencies downgrading a number of large energy related companies. Accordingly, in this environment we are exposed to an increased level of direct and indirect counterparty credit and performance risk.
The majority of our credit extensions and therefore our accounts receivable relate to our gathering and marketing activities that can generally be described as high volume and low margin activities, in many cases involving complex exchanges of crude oil volumes. In transacting business with our counterparties, we must determine the amount, if any, of open credit lines to extend to our counterparties and the form and amount of financial performance assurances we may require. The vast majority of such accounts receivable settle monthly and any collection delays generally involve discrepancies or disputes as to the appropriate price, volume or quality of crude oil delivered or exchanged and associated billing delays. Of our $357.6 million aggregate receivables balance included in current assets at December 31, 2001, approximately $330.9 million, or 93%, were less than sixty days past the scheduled invoice date. Of our $483.7 million aggregate receivables balance included in current assets at September 30, 2002, approximately $474.0 million, or 98%, were less than sixty days past the scheduled invoice date.

    We have modified our credit arrangements with certain counterparties that have been adversely affected by these recent events, but a large portion of the balances more than sixty days past the invoice date, along with approximately $10.8 million of net receivables classified as long-term, are associated with an ongoing effort to bring substantially all balances to within sixty days of scheduled invoice date. In certain cases, this effort involves reconciling and resolving certain discrepancies, generally related to pricing, volumes, quality or crude oil exchange imbalances, and the majority of these receivables are related to monthly periods leading up to and immediately following the disclosure of our unauthorized trading losses in late 1999. Following that disclosure, a significant number of our suppliers and trading partners temporarily reduced or eliminated our open credit and demanded payments or withheld payments due us before disputed amounts or discrepancies associated with exchange imbalances, pricing issues and quality adjustments were reconciled in accordance with customary industry practices. Because these matters also arose in the midst of various software systems conversions and acquisition integration activities, our effort to resolve outstanding claims and discrepancies has included reprocessing and integrating historical information on numerous software platforms. We have made significant progress to date in this effort and intend to substantially complete this project by the end of 2002 and, based on the work performed to date and the scope of the remaining work to be performed, we believe these prior period balances are collectible or subject to offsets and consider our reserves adequate. However, in the event our counterparties experience an unanticipated deterioration in their credit-worthiness, any addition to existing reserves or write-offs in excess of such reserves would result in a noncash charge to earnings. We do not believe any such charge would have a material effect on our cash flow or liquidity.
    To date, these market disruptions have not had a material adverse impact on our activities or on obtaining open credit for our account with counterparties. We are currently rated BB+ by Standard & Poor’s and on June 27, 2002, we were placed on Credit Watch with positive implications. On September 17, 2002, Moody’s Investor Services upgraded our senior implied credit rating to Ba1, stable outlook. You should note that a rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities, and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
    Cash Flows

 
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 
 
 2003
 2002
 
 
 (in millions)

 
Cash provided by (used in):       
 Operating activities $195.7 $127.4 
 Investing activities  (144.8) (349.8)
 Financing activities  (51.0) 223.3 
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   
2002

   
2001

 
   
(in millions)
 
Cash provided by (used in):          
Operating activities  $127.4   $5.5 
Investing activities   (349.8)   (221.3)
Financing activities   223.3    216.2 

Operating ActivitiesActivities..    Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 20022003 was $127.4$195.7 million as compared to $5.5$127.4 million in the 20012002 period. Approximately $15.5Cash provided by operating activities in the current year period consisted primarily of (i) net income of $59.6 million, (ii) depreciation and amortization of $34.2 million, (iii) a change in derivative fair value related to SFAS 133 of $1.7 million and (iv) net changes in assets and liabilities of approximately $100.1 million. Cash provided by operating activities in the prior year period consisted primarily of (i) net income of $47.5 million, (ii) depreciation and amortization of $23.1 million, (iii) a change in derivative fair value related to SFAS 133 of $2.1 million and (iv) net changes in assets and liabilities of approximately $54.7 million. The net changes in assets and liabilities are generally the result of the increase is due to an increase in earnings, adjusted for non-cash items, predominantlytiming of cash receipts related to our acquisitions completed in Aprilsales and July 2001 and August 2002. The remainder of the increase is due to changes in working capital itemscash disbursements related to the following: i) the collectionpurchases, inventory and other expenses. Inventory purchases and sales are accounted for as a use and source, respectively, of accounts receivable related to prior period balances as discussed in “Recent Disruptions in Industry Credit Markets” above; ii) the collectioncash provided by operating activities. Accordingly, during periods of prepayments due to the increase in credit risk associated with certain counter-parties; and iii) the sale of hedged crude oilsignificant inventory purchased in 2001 and 2002 and the correlated changes in accounts receivable and accounts payable. In addition to the hedged inventory transactions having a positive effect onbuilds or

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draws, cash provided by operating activities will fluctuate significantly. Significant inventory activity is typically associated with periods when the market is transitioning into or out of contango, a market condition where prompt month crude oil prices trade at a discount to crude oil prices in one or more future months, and periods following acquisitions or expansion activities where the partnership builds working inventory to operate the expanded asset base.

        Investing Activities.    Net cash used in investing activities in 2003 includes an approximately $17.0 million deposit made for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, similar transactions had a negative effect onArkLaTex acquisition and an aggregate $82.9 million paid for acquisitions completed in the nine months ended September 30, 2001 asfirst half of 2003 and before and approximately $52.2 million for additions to property and equipment. These additions consist of $18.2 million related to the inventory was being purchasedconstruction of crude oil gathering and stored; thus, resultingtransmission lines in an even larger variance when comparing the two periods.

Investing Activities.West Texas and $34.0 million related to other capital projects. Net cash used in investing activities in 2002 includes the payment of $310.1$309.5 million related to the purchase of certain assets fromour Shell Pipeline Company as well as related transaction costs, $7.7acquisition, $14.3 million for the Butte acquisitionother acquisitions, and $5.1 million for the Coast/Lantern acquisition. Investing activities also

includes $27.4 million of capital expenditures related toprimarily for the Cushing expansion the construction of the Marshall terminal in Canada and other capital projects.

Financing ActivitiesActivities..    Cash provided byused in financing activities in 20022003 consisted of (i) approximately $351.3$161.9 million of proceeds from the issuance of common units and senior unsecured notes used primarily to fund capital projects and acquisitions and pay down outstanding balances on the revolving credit facility. In addition, $71.6facility and Senior secured term B loan, (ii) $89.3 million of distributions were paid to unitholders and the general partner, during(iii) $43.0 million of principal repayments of our term loans, (iv) net repayments on our long-term revolving credit facilities of $13.1 million, and (v) net short-term debt repayments of $67.3 million primarily from the nine months ended September 30, 2002.proceeds of inventory sales. Cash provided by financing activities in 2002 consisted primarily of (i) $199.6 million of proceeds from the issuance of senior unsecured notes, (ii) $145.3 million of proceeds from the issuance of common units, (iii) net repayments on our long-term revolving credit facilities of $42.3 million, (iv) $3.0 million of payments on our term loans, (v) $71.6 million of distributions paid to unitholders and the general partner, and (vi) a $5.4 million payment related to our financing arrangements.

    Universal Shelf

We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a universal shelf registration statement that, subject to effectiveness at the time of use, allows us to issue from time to time up to an aggregate of $700 million of debt or equity securities. At September 30, 2002,2003, we have approximately $421$255 million remaining under this registration statement.

    Credit FacilitiesContingencies

        Litigation.    We, in the ordinary course of business, are a claimant and/or a defendant in various legal proceedings. We do not believe that the outcome of these legal proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a materially adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

        Indemnities.    In November, 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor's Accounting and Long-term Debt

During September 2002, we completedDisclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others ("FIN 45"). FIN 45 elaborates on the sale of $200 million of 7.75% senior notes duedisclosures to be made by a guarantor in October 2012. The notes were issued by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued. It also clarifies that a 100% owned finance subsidiary (neither of which have independent assets or operations)guarantor is required to recognize, at a discount of $0.4 million, resulting in an effective interest rate of 7.78%. Interest payments are due on April 15 and October 15 of each year. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by all of our existing 100% owned subsidiaries, except for subsidiaries which are minor.
As amended in July 2002 and giving effect to the third quarter capital raising activities, our credit facilities consistinception of a $350.0 million senior secured letter of credit and hedged inventory facility (with current lender commitments totaling $200.0 million), andguarantee, a $747.0 million senior secured revolving credit and term loan facility, each of which is secured by substantially all of our assets. The terms of our credit facilities enable us to expandliability for the sizefair value of the letter of credit and hedged inventory facility from $200.0 million to $350.0 million without additional approval from existing lenders. The revolving credit and term loan facility consists of a $420.0 million domestic revolving facility (with a $10.0 million letter of credit sublimit), a $30.0 million Canadian revolving facility (with a $5.0 million letter of credit sublimit), a $99.0 million term loan, and a $198.0 million term B loan.
The facilities have final maturities as follows:
as to the $350.0 million senior secured letter of credit and hedged inventory facility and the aggregate $450.0 million domestic and Canadian revolver portions, in April 2005;
as to the $99.0 million term loan, in May 2006; and
as to the $198.0 million term B loan, in September 2007.
The financial covenants of these credit facilities require us to maintain:
a current ratio (as defined) of at least 1.0 to 1.0;
a debt coverage ratio which will not be greater than 5.25 to 1.0 on unsecured debt and 4.0 to 1.0 on secured debt;
an interest coverage ratio that is not less than 2.75 to 1.0; and
a debt to capital ratio of not greater than 0.7 to 1.0 through March 30, 2003, and 0.65 to 1.0 at any time thereafter.
For covenant compliance purposes, letters of credit and borrowings underobligation undertaken in issuing the letter of credit and hedged inventory facility are excluded when calculating the debt coverage ratio.guarantee. We are currentlyparty to various contracts entered into in compliance with the covenants containedordinary course of business that contain indemnity provisions pursuant to which we indemnify the counterparties against various expenses. Our indemnity obligations are contingent upon the occurrence of events or circumstances specified in the contracts. No such events or circumstances have occurred at this time, and we do not consider our credit agreements.

The amended facility permits us to issue up to an aggregate $400 million of senior unsecured debt having a maturity beyond the final maturity of the existing credit facility and provides a mechanism to reduce the amount of the domestic revolving credit facility. The foregoing description of the credit facility incorporates the reduction associated with the $200 million senior note offering completedliability under such indemnity provisions, individually or in September 2002. Depending on the amount of additional senior indebtedness incurred, the domestic revolving credit facility will be reduced by an amount equating to 40% to 63% of any incremental indebtedness, up to the aggregate, $400 million limitation.
The average life of our debt capitalization at September 30, was approximately 6.5 years. At the end of the third quarter we had approximately $12 million outstanding under our $450 million of revolving credit facilities that mature in 2005, approximately $297 million of senior secured term loans with final maturity dates in 2006 and 2007 and $200 million of senior notes which mature in 2012. We have classified the $9 million of term loan payments due in 2003 as long term dueto be material to our intentfinancial position or results of operations.

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        Operational Hazards and ability to refinance those maturities using the revolving facility.

Term loan payments are as follows (in millions):
Calendar Year

  
Payment

2003  $9.0
2004   10.0
2005   10.0
2006   78.0
2007   190.0
   

Total  $297.0
   

We manage our exposure to increasing interest rates. Based on September 30, 2002, debt balances, floating rate indexes at the end of October 2002, our credit spread under our credit facilities and the combination of our fixed rate debt and current interest rate hedges, the average interest rate was approximately 6.2%, excluding non-use and facilities fees, which will vary based on usage and outstanding balance. Based on current amounts outstanding, we estimate these fees will average approximately $2.2 million per year. We have locked-in interest rates (excluding the credit spread under the credit facilities) for approximately 60% of our total debt for the next year, 50% for the next four years and 40% for the next ten years.
ContingenciesInsurance.
Export License Matter.    In our marketing and gathering activities, we import and export crude oil from and to Canada. Our exports of crude oil are licensed under two export licenses from the Bureau of Industry and Security (the “BIS”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. We have determined that we may have exceeded the quantity of crude oil exports authorized by the licenses. Export of crude oil in excess of the authorized amounts is a violation of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). On October 18, 2002, we submitted to the BIS an initial notification of voluntary disclosure. Upon completion of our internal inquiry, we will voluntarily submit additional information to the BIS. At this time, we have received no indication whether the BIS intends to charge us with a violation of the EAR or, if so, what penalties would be assessed. As a result, we cannot estimate the ultimate impact of these potential violations.
Pipeline and Storage Regulation.    We are subject to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (the “DOT’s”) pipeline integrity rules, which require continual assessment of pipeline segments that could affect “high consequence areas.” Our compliance costs will vary from year to year based on the assessment priority placed on particular line segments. Based on currently available information, we estimate that such costs will average approximately $2.5 million per year in 2003 and 2004. Such amounts incorporate approximately $1 million per year associated with assets acquired in the Shell acquisition. We will continue to refine our estimates as data from initial assessments is collected.

The DOT has adopted API 653 as the standard for the inspection, repair, alteration and reconstruction of existing crude oil storage tanks subject to DOT jurisdiction (approximately 72% of our 21.3 million barrels). API 653 requires regularly scheduled inspection and repair of tanks remaining in service. Full compliance is required by 2009. We have commenced our compliance activities under the standard and, based on currently available information, we estimate that we will spend approximately $3 million per year in 2003 and 2004 in connection with these activities. Such amounts incorporate costs associated with assets acquired in the Shell acquisition. We will continue to refine our estimates as data from initial assessments is collected.
Other.    A pipeline, terminal    Pipelines, terminals or other facilities may experience damage as a result of an accident or natural disaster. These hazards can cause personal injury and loss of life, severe damage to and destruction of property and equipment, pollution or environmental damage and suspension of operations. We maintainSince the Partnership and its predecessors commenced midstream crude oil activities in the early 1990s, we have maintained insurance of various types and varying levels of coverage that we considerconsidered adequate under the circumstances to cover our operations and properties. The insurance covers all of our assets in amounts considered reasonable. The insurance policies are subject to deductibles and retention levels that we consider reasonable and not excessive. OurHowever, such insurance does not cover every potential risk associated with operating pipelines, terminals and other facilities, including the potential loss of significant revenues. ConsistentOver the last several years, our operations have expanded significantly, with total assets increasing approximately 200% since the end of 1998. At the same time that the scale and scope of our business activities have expanded, the breadth and depth of the available insurance coverage generally available tomarkets have contracted. Notwithstanding what we believe is a favorable claims history, the industry,overall cost of such insurance as well as the deductibles and overall retention levels that we maintain have increased. This trend was reinforced in connection with the renewal of our insurance policies provide limited coverage for losses or liabilities relating to pollution, with broader coverage for sudden and accidental occurrences. The events of September 11, 2001, and their overall effect on the insurance industry has had adverse impact on availability and cost of coverage. Due to these events, insurers have excluded acts of terrorism and sabotage from our insurance policies. On certain of our key assets, we purchased a separate insurance policy for acts of terrorism and sabotage.
Since the terrorist attacks, the United States Government has issued numerous warnings that energy assets (including our nation’s pipeline infrastructure) may be a future target of terrorist organizations. These developments expose our operations and assets to increased risks. Any future terrorist attacks on our facilities, those of our customers and,program in some cases, those of our competitors, could haveJune 2003. Absent a material adverse effect on our business whether insured or not.
The occurrencefavorable change in available insurance markets, this trend of rising insurance-related costs is expected to continue as we continue to grow and expand. As a significant event not fully insured or indemnified against, or the failure of a party to meet its indemnification obligations, could materially and adversely affect our operations and financial condition. We believe that we are adequately insured for public liability and property damage to others with respect to our operations. With respect to all of our coverage, no assurance can be givenresult, it is anticipated that we will be ableelect to maintain adequate insurance in the future at rates we consider reasonable.
self insure more activities against certain of these operating hazards.

        Environmental.We may experience future releases of crude oil into the environment from our pipeline and storage operations, or discover past releases that were previously unidentified. Although we maintain an inspection program designed to prevent and, as applicable, to detect and address such releases promptly, damages and liabilities incurred due to any such environmental releases from our assets may substantially affect our business.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached consensus on certain issues in EITF Issue No. 02-03, “Recognition and Reporting of Gains and Losses on Energy Trading Contracts under Issues No. 98-10 and 00-17.” The consensus reached included i) rescinding EITF 98-10 and ii) the requirement that mark-to-market gains and losses on trading contracts (whether realized or unrealized and whether financially or physically settled) be shown net in the income statement. The EITF provided guidance that, beginning on October 25, 2002, all new contracts that would have been accounted for under EITF 98-10 should no longer be marked-to-market through earnings unless such contracts fall within the scope of SFAS 133. All of the contracts that we have accounted for under EITF 98-10 fall within the scope of SFAS 133 and therefore will continue to be marked-to-market through earnings under the provisions of that rule. Therefore, we do not We believe that the adoptionour reserve for environmental liabilities is adequate. However, no assurance can be given that any costs incurred in excess of this rule willreserve would not have a material adverse effect on either our financial position,condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2002,        Other.    Since the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States Government has issued numerous warnings that energy assets (including our nation's pipeline infrastructure) may be future targets of terrorist organizations. These developments expose our operations and assets to increased risks. We have instituted security measures and procedures in conformity with Department of Transportation ("DOT") issued SFAS 146 “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exitguidance. We will institute, as appropriate, additional security measures or Disposal Activities.” SFAS 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exitprocedures indicated by the DOT or disposal activity be recognized when the obligation is incurred rather than at the dateTransportation Safety Administration (an agency of the exit plan. This StatementDepartment of Homeland Security, which is effective for exitin the transitional phase of assuming responsibility from the DOT). We cannot assure you that these or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. We do not believe that the adoptionany other security measures would protect our facilities from a concentrated attack. Any future terrorist attacks on our facilities, those of SFAS 146 willour customers and, in some cases, those of our competitors, could have a material effect on either our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 145, “Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections.” SFAS No. 145 rescinds, updates, clarifies and simplifies existing accounting pronouncements. Among other things, SFAS No. 145 rescinds SFAS No. 4, which required all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt to be aggregated and, if material, classified as an extraordinary item, net of related income tax effect. Under SFAS No. 145, the criteria in Accounting Principles Board No. 30 will now be used to classify those gains and losses. The adoption of this and the remaining provisions of SFAS 145 did not have a materialadverse effect on our business, whether insured or not.

        The occurrence of a significant event not fully insured or indemnified against, or the failure of a party to meet its indemnification obligations, could materially and adversely affect our operations and financial positioncondition. We believe we are adequately insured for public liability and property damage to others with respect to our operations. We believe that our levels of coverage and retention are generally consistent with those of similarly situated companies in our industry. With respect to all of our coverage, no assurance can be given that we will be able to maintain adequate insurance in the future at rates we consider reasonable, or resultsthat we have established adequate reserves to the extent that such risks are not insured.

    Industry Credit Markets and Accounts Receivable

        Throughout the latter part of operations. However, any future extinguishments2001 and all of debt may impact income from continuing operations.

In June 2001,2002, there have been significant disruptions and extreme volatility in the FASB issued SFAS 143 “Asset Retirement Obligations.” SFAS 143 establishes accounting requirements for retirement obligations associated with tangible long-lived assets, including (1) the timefinancial markets and credit markets. Because of the liability recognition, (2) initial measurementcredit intensive nature of the liability, (3) allocationenergy industry and extreme financial distress at several large, diversified energy companies, the

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energy industry has been especially impacted by these developments. Accordingly, we are exposed to an increased level of asset retirement costdirect and indirect counterparty credit and performance risk.

        The majority of our credit extensions relate to expense, (4) subsequent measurementour gathering and marketing activities that can generally be described as high volume and low margin activities. In our credit approval process, we make a determination of the liability and (5) financial statement disclosures. SFAS 143 requires that an asset retirement cost should be capitalized as partamount, if any, of the costline of credit to be extended to any given customer and the related long-lived assetform and subsequently allocatedamount of financial performance assurances we require. Such financial assurances are commonly provided to expense using a systematic and rational method. We will adopt the statement effective January 1, 2003, as required. The transition adjustment resulting from the adoption of SFAS 143 will be reported as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. Although we areus in the processform of evaluating the impactstandby letters of adoption,credit or advance cash payments. At September 30, 2003, we cannot reasonably estimate the effecthad received approximately $39.5 million of the adoptionadvance cash payments from third parties to mitigate credit risk. These proceeds reduced our working capital requirements and were used to reduce long-term borrowings.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        We continuously monitor and revise our accounting policies as our business and relevant accounting literature change. For further discussion of this statement on either our financial position, results of operations or cash flows at this time.

new accounting rules, see Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 11 "Recent Accounting Pronouncements."

Forward-Looking Statements and Associated Risks

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this report are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements identified by the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend”"anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "plan," "intend" and “forecast,”"forecast," and similar expressions and statements regarding our business strategy, plans and objectives for future operations. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, based on what we believe are reasonable assumptions. Certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from results anticipated in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to:

abrupt or severe production declines or production interruptions in outer continental shelf production located offshore California and transported on the All American Pipeline;
declines in volumes shipped on the Basin Pipeline and our other pipelines by third party shippers;
the availability of adequate supplies of and demand for crude oil in the areas in which we operate;
the effects of competition;
the success of our risk management activities;
the impact of crude oil price fluctuations;
the availability (or lack thereof) of acquisition or combination opportunities;
successful integration and future performance of acquired assets;
continued creditworthiness of, and performance by, counterparties;
successful third party drilling efforts and completion of announced oil-sands projects;

    abrupt or severe production declines or production interruptions in outer continental shelf production located offshore California and transported on the All American Pipeline;

    declines in volumes shipped on the Basin Pipeline and our other pipelines by third party shippers;

    the availability of adequate supplies of and demand for crude oil in the areas in which we operate;

    the effects of competition;

    the success of our risk management activities;

    the impact of crude oil price fluctuations;

    the availability (or lack thereof) of acquisition or combination opportunities;

    successful integration and future performance of acquired assets;

    continued creditworthiness of, and performance by, our counterparties;

    conversion (or non-conversion) of our subordinated units into common units;

    completion of the refinancing of our credit facilities;

    our levels of indebtedness and our ability to receive credit on satisfactory terms;

    successful third-party drilling efforts in areas in which we operate pipelines or gather crude oil;

    shortages or cost increases of power supplies, materials or labor;

    weather interference with business operations or project construction;

our levels of indebtedness and our ability to receive credit on satisfactory terms;
shortages or cost increases of power supplies, materials or labor;
weather interference with business operations or project construction;
the impact of current and future laws and governmental regulations;
the currency exchange rate of the Canadian dollar;
environmental liabilities that are not covered by an indemnity or insurance;
fluctuations in the debt and equity markets; and
general economic, market or business conditions.
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      the impact of current and future laws and governmental regulations;

      the currency exchange rate of the Canadian dollar;

      environmental liabilities that are not covered by an indemnity or insurance;

      fluctuations in the debt and equity markets, including the price of our units at the time of vesting under our LTIP; and

      general economic, market or business conditions.

    Other factors, described herein, such as the recent disruption"Risk Factors Related to our Business" and the Recent Disruption in industry credit marketsIndustry Credit Markets discussed in Liquidity and Capital Resources and in Note 6 to the financial statementsItem 7 of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K or factors that are unknown or unpredictable, could also have a material adverse effect on future results. Except as required by applicable securities laws, we do not intend to update these forward-looking statements and information.


    Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

    The information required herein isfollowing should be read in conjunction with Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks included in Note 2Item 7A. in our 2002 Form 10-K. There have not been any material changes in that information other than those discussed below.

            As of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 the Notes tofair value of our crude oil futures contracts was approximately $30.6 million and $0.6 million respectively. A 10% price decrease would result in a decrease in fair value of $12.0 million and $4.3 million at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

            During the Consolidated Financial Statements.

    first quarter of 2003, we converted a $50.0 million treasury lock into a 10-year LIBOR based swap that becomes effective in March 2004, contemporaneously with the expiration of an existing $50.0 million LIBOR based swap. At September 30, 2003, the fair value of our interest rate risk hedging instruments was a liability of approximately $10.5 million with $0.7 million maturing in 2004, $4.5 million in 2006 and $5.3 million in 2014.

            As of September 30, 2003, the fair value of our currency exchange rate risk hedging instruments was a liability of approximately $4.0 million with $0.3 million maturing during 2003 and the remainder in 2006.


    Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

    Under Exchange Act Rule 13a-15, which became effective August 29, 2002, we are required to

            We maintain “disclosurewritten "disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(c). As a result of the rule, we have formalized our disclosure practices into a written “disclosure controls and procedures,”" which we refer to as our “DCP.”"DCP." The purpose of our DCP is to ensureprovide reasonable assurance that (i) information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in time to allow for timely disclosure of such information in accordance with the securities laws and SEC regulations and (ii) information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our DCP is incremental to our system of internal accounting controls designed to comply with the requirements of Section 13(b)(2) of the Exchange Act.

    Exchange Act Rule 13a-15 also requires

            Applicable SEC rules require an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our DCP, within the 90-day period prior to filing any 10-Q or 10-K,as of September 30, 2003, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive OfficeOfficer and Chief Financial Officer. Management (including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our DCP within the last 90 days,as of September 30, 2003, and havehas found our DCP to be effective in producingproviding reasonable assurance of the timely recording, processing, summarization and reporting of information, and in accumulation and communication of information to management to allow for timely decisions with regard to required disclosure.

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    In addition to the information concerning our DCP, we are required to discuss significantdisclose certain changes in our internal controls.control over financial reporting. There werewas no significant changeschange in our internal controlscontrol over financial reporting that occurred during the third quarter and that has materially affected, or in other factors that could significantlyis reasonably likely to materially affect, these controls subsequent to the last date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

    We have recently commenced an effort to consolidate our internal auditing activities into a centralized function,control over financial reporting.

            The certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and have hired a directorChief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) are filed with this report as exhibits 31.1 and 31.2. The certifications of internal auditingour Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to oversee that function. As we complete the consolidation of these activities over the next several months, we will make any additional enhancements to our controls18 U.S.C. §1350 are furnished with this report as exhibits 32.1 and procedures that are deemed appropriate.

    32.2.


    PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

    Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

    Export License Matter.    In our marketing and gathering activities, we import and export crude oil from and to Canada. Our exports of crude oil are licensed under two export licenses from the Bureau of Industry and Security (the “BIS”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. We have determined that we may have exceeded the quantity of crude oil exports authorized by the licenses. Export of crude oil in excess of the authorized amounts is a violation of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). On October 18, 2002, we submitted to the BIS an initial notification of voluntary disclosure. Upon completion of our internal inquiry, we will voluntarily submit additional information to the BIS. At this time, we have received no indication whether the BIS intends to charge us with a violation of the EAR or, if so, what penalties would be assessed. As a result, we cannot estimate the ultimate impact of these potential violations.
    Other.

            We, in the ordinary course of business, are a claimant and/or a defendant in various other legal proceedings. We do not believe that the outcome of these other legal proceedings, individually andor in the aggregate, will have a materially adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.


    Item 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

    None


    Item.Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

    None


    Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

    None


    Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION

    None

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    Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

    A. Exhibits




    3.1


    Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Plains All American GP LLC dated June 8, 2001, as amended by the First Amendment dated September 16, 2003
    4.1

     
    Indenture dated as
    31.1


    Certification of September 25, 2002.Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)



    31.2


    Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
    4.2

     
    First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 25, 2002.
    4.3
    32.1

     
    Registration Rights Agreement dated September 25, 2002.
    99.1
    Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section§ 1350.
    99.2

     

    32.2


    Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.§ 1350

    B. Reports on Form 8-K.

      A current report on Form 8-K was filed on November 8, 2002, including as an exhibit the balance sheet of Plains AAP, L.P. as of June 30, 2002.

    8-K/A current report on Form 8-KA was furnished on November 5, 2002,October 29, 2003, to correct certain information in the Form 8-K furnished on October 29, 2002, 8-K.
    28, 2003.

    A current report on Form 8-K was furnished on October 29, 2002,28, 2003, in connection with disclosure of fourth quarter estimates2003 projections and earnings guidance.

    guidance and preliminary guidance for certain aspects of financial performance for 2004.

            A current report on Form 8-K was furnished on October 7, 2003, in connection with the disclosure of our presentation at Independent Petroleum Association of America's 2003 Oil & Gas Investment Symposium West.

            A current report on Form 8-K was furnished on September 24, 2003, in connection with the disclosure of our presentation at Herold's 12th Annual Pacesetters Energy Conference.

            A current report on Form 8-K was furnished on September 16, 2003, in connection with the disclosure of our presentation at the RBC Capital Markets 2003 North American Energy and Power Conference.

            A current report on Form 8-K was filed on September 10, 2003, including as an exhibit an underwriting agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., UBS Securities LLC, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. in connection with the sale by the Partnership of 3,250,000 common units of the Partnership.

            A current report on Form 8-K was furnished on September 8, 2003, in connection with disclosure of our planned sale of common units pursuant to an effective shelf registration on Form S-3 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

    A current report on Form 8-K was filed on August 21, 2002,2003, including as an exhibit an underwriting agreement with Goldman, Sachs & Co., Lehman Brothers Inc., Salomon Smith Barney Inc., UBS Warburg LLC, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. and Wachovia Securities, Inc. in connection with the sale by the Partnershipunaudited balance sheet of 5,500,000 common unitsPlains AAP, L.P. as of the Partnership.

    June 30, 2003.

    A current report on Form 8-K was filedfurnished on August 15, 2002, including as exhibits consents of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

    A current report on Form 8-K was filed on August 9, 2002,5, 2003, in connection with disclosure of our presentation at the certification by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to SEC Order 4-460.
    A current report on Form 8-K was filed on August 9, 2002, in connection with the acquisition of assets from Shell Pipeline Company LP and Equilon Enterprises LLC.
    Enercom 8th Annual Oil & Gas Conference.

    A current report on Form 8-K was furnished on July 24, 2002,29, 2003, in connection with disclosure of third quarter estimatesand full year 2003 projections and earnings guidance.

    guidance and preliminary guidance for certain aspects of financial performance for 2004.

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    SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned and thereunto duly authorized.

    PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P.
    By:    PLAINS AAP, L.P., its general partner
    By:    PLAINS ALL AMERICAN GP LLC,
              its general partner
    Date:    November 11, 2002
    By:    /s/    PHILLIP D. KRAMER
    Phillip D. Kramer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
    Date:    November 11, 2002
    By:    /s/    GREG L. ARMSTRONG
    Greg L. Armstrong, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Plains
    All American GP LLC (Principal Executive
        Officer)

    CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
    PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P.
    I, Greg L. Armstrong, certify that:
     1.PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P.

     
    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q

    By:


    PLAINS AAP, L.P., its general partner



    By:


    PLAINS ALL AMERICAN GP LLC,
    its general partner

    Date: November 7, 2003


    By:


    /s/ GREG L. ARMSTRONG

    Greg L. Armstrong, Chairman of the Board,
    Chief Executive Officer and Director of Plains
    All American Pipeline, L.P.;GP LLC
    (Principal Executive Officer)

    Date: November 7, 2003


    By:


    /s/ PHIL KRAMER

    Phil Kramer, Executive Vice President
    and Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

    2.Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
    3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
    4.The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
    a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
    b)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
    c)presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
    5.The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
    a)all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
    b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
    6.The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
    Date: November 11, 2002
    /s/    GREG L. ARMSTRONG
    Greg L. Armstrong
    Chief Executive Officer

    CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
    PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P.
    I, Phillip D. Kramer, certify that:
    1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.;
    2.Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
    3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
    4.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
    a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
    b)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
    c)presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
    5.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
    a)all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
    b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and
    6.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
    Date: November 11, 2002
    /s/    PHILLIP D. KRAMER
    Phillip D. Kramer
    Chief Financial Officer

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