On July 2, 2019, Oasis Petroleum, OPNA, OMS, the Partnership, Bighorn DevCo, Bobcat DevCo and Beartooth DevCo (collectively “Oasis Entities”) counterclaimed against Mirada for a judgment declaring that Oasis Entities are not obligated to purchase, manage, gather, transport, compress, process, market, sell or otherwise handle Mirada’s proportionate share of crude oil and natural gas produced from OPNA-operated wells. The counterclaim also seeks attorney’s fees, costs and expenses.
On November 1, 2019, Mirada filed a sixth amended petition that stated that Mirada seeks in excess of $200 million in damages and asserted that OMS is an agent of OPNA and OPNA, OMS, the Partnership, Bighorn DevCo, Bobcat DevCo and Beartooth DevCo are agents of Oasis Petroleum. Mirada also changed its allegation that it may elect a new operator for the subject wells to instead allege that Mirada may remove Oasis Petroleum as operator.
On November 1, 2019, the Oasis Entities amended their counterclaim against Mirada for a judgment declaring that a provision in one of the agreements does not incorporate by reference any provisions in a certain participation agreement and joint operating agreement. The additional counterclaim also seeks attorney’s fees, costs and expenses. On the same day, the Oasis Entities filed an amended answer asserting additional defenses against Mirada’s claims.
On March 13, 2020, Mirada filed a seventh amended petition that did not assert any new causes of action and did not add any new parties. Mirada did add an allegation that Oasis Petroleum breached its implied duty of good faith and fair dealing with respect to certain contracts.
On April 30, 2020, Mirada abandoned its prior claims related to overstating the estimated costs of proposed well operations in Wild Basin.
On September 28, 2020, the Oasis Entities entered into a Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement (the “Mirada Settlement Agreement”) with Mirada. The Mirada Settlement Agreement provides for, among other things, payment by OPNA to certain Mirada related parties of $42.8 million ($20 million of which was paid on the effective date of the Oasis Petroleum Restructuring Plan, and the remaining balance of $22.8 million was paid by Oasis Petroleum in May 2021). None of the Partnership, Bighorn DevCo, Bobcat DevCo, or Beartooth DevCo contributed to the settlement payment.
11. Equity-Based Compensation
The LTIP provides for the grant, at the discretion of the board of directors of the General Partner, of options, unit appreciation rights, restricted units, phantom units, and other unit or cash-based awards. The purpose of awards under the LTIP is to provide additional incentive compensation to individuals providing services to the Partnership and to align the economic interests of such individuals with the interests of the Partnership’s unitholders.
As of December 31, 2021, the aggregate number of common units that may be issued pursuant to any and all awards under the LTIP is equal to 3,131,474 common units, subject to adjustment due to recapitalization or reorganization, or related to forfeitures or expiration of awards, as provided under the LTIP. On January 1 of each calendar year following the adoption and prior to the expiration of the LTIP, the total number of common units that may be issued pursuant to the LTIP automatically increases by a number of common units equal to one percent of the number of common units outstanding on a fully diluted basis as of the close of business on the immediately preceding December 31 (calculated by adding to the number of common units outstanding, all outstanding securities convertible into common units on such date on an as converted basis). As a result of this adjustment, an additional 486,277 common units were reserved for issuance pursuant to awards under the LTIP on January 1, 2022. On February 1, 2022, all of the common units outstanding under the LTIP became fully vested in conjunction with the Partnership’s merger with Crestwood Equity Partners LP. See Note 13 - Subsequent Events for a further discussion of the merger.
Restricted unit awards. The Partnership has granted to independent directors of the General Partner restricted unit awards under the LTIP, which vest over a one year period. These awards are accounted for as equity-classified awards since the awards will settle in common units upon vesting. Under the fair value method for equity-classified awards, equity-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized over the service period.
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