UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
ý | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023
or
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 001-32678
DCP MIDSTREAM, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 03-0567133 | |||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
6900 E. Layton Ave, Suite 900 Denver, Colorado | 80237 | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(303) 595-3331
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Common units representing limited partnership interests | DCP | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
7.875% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units | DCP PRB | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
7.95% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units | DCP PRC | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ý No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ý | Accelerated filer | ¨ | Emerging growth company | ¨ | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No ý
As of April 28, 2023, there were 208,657,950 common units representing limited partnership interests outstanding.
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DCP MIDSTREAM, LP
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item | Page | |||||||
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||||||
1 | Financial Statements (unaudited): | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | ||||||||
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | ||||||||
2 | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | |||||||
3 | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | |||||||
4 | Controls and Procedures | |||||||
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||||
1 | Legal Proceedings | |||||||
1A | Risk Factors | |||||||
6 | Exhibits | |||||||
Signatures |
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
The following is a list of terms used in the industry and throughout this report:
ASC | accounting standards codification | |||||||
ASU | accounting standards update | |||||||
Bbl | barrel | |||||||
Bbls/d | barrels per day | |||||||
Btu | British thermal unit, a measurement of energy | |||||||
Credit Agreement | Credit Agreement governing our Credit Facility | |||||||
Credit Facility | Our $1.4 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, maturing March 18, 2027 | |||||||
FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board | |||||||
Fractionation | the process by which natural gas liquids are separated into individual components | |||||||
GAAP | generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America | |||||||
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate | |||||||
MBbls | thousand barrels | |||||||
MBbls/d | thousand barrels per day | |||||||
MMBtu | million Btus | |||||||
MMBtu/d | million Btus per day | |||||||
MMcf | million cubic feet | |||||||
MMcf/d | million cubic feet per day | |||||||
NGLs | natural gas liquids | |||||||
OPIS | Oil Price Information Service | |||||||
SEC | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | |||||||
Securitization Facility | $350 million Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility, maturing August 12, 2024 | |||||||
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate | |||||||
TBtu/d | trillion Btus per day | |||||||
Throughput | the volume of product transported or passing through a pipeline or other facility |
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Our reports, filings and other public announcements may from time to time contain statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. Such statements are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can typically identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words, such as “may,” “could,” “should,” “intend,” “assume,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “potential,” “plan,” “forecast” and other similar words.
All statements that are not statements of historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements reflect our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside our control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include known and unknown risks. Known risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks set forth in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, including the following risks and uncertainties:
•the timing and completion of our pending merger with Phillips 66 pursuant to which Phillips 66 will acquire all of our issued and outstanding common units not already owned by DCP Midstream, LLC or its subsidiaries;
•conflicts of interest may exist between our individual unitholders and Phillips 66, which has the authority to conduct, direct and manage the activities of DCP Midstream, LLC associated with the Partnership and our general partner;
•risks related to the disruption of economies around the world including the oil, gas and NGL industry in which we operate and the resulting adverse impact on our business, liquidity, commodity prices, workforce, third-party and counterparty effects and resulting federal, state and local actions;
•the extent of changes in commodity prices and the demand for our products and services, our ability to effectively limit a portion of the adverse impact of potential changes in commodity prices through derivative financial instruments, and the potential impact of price, and of producers’ access to capital on natural gas drilling, demand for our services, and the volume of NGLs and condensate extracted;
•the demand for crude oil, residue gas and NGL products;
•the level and success of drilling and quality of production volumes around our assets and our ability to connect supplies to our gathering and processing systems, as well as our residue gas and NGL infrastructure;
•new, additions to, and changes in, laws and regulations, particularly with regard to taxes, safety, regulatory and protection of the environment, including, but not limited to, climate change legislation, regulation of over-the-counter derivatives markets and entities, and hydraulic fracturing regulations, or the increased regulation of our industry, including additional local control over such activities, and their impact on producers and customers served by our systems;
•other factors beyond our control including the increased cost of labor, contractors, services, supplies and materials due to persistent inflation;
•general economic, market and business conditions;
•the amount of natural gas we gather, compress, treat, process, transport, store and sell, or the NGLs we produce, fractionate, transport, store and sell, may be reduced if the pipelines, storage and fractionation facilities to which we deliver the natural gas or NGLs are capacity constrained and cannot, or will not, accept the natural gas or NGLs or we may be required to find alternative markets and arrangements for our natural gas and NGLs;
•our ability to continue the safe and reliable operation of our assets;
•our ability to grow through organic growth projects, or acquisitions, and the successful integration and future performance of such assets;
•our ability to access the debt and equity markets and the resulting cost of capital, which will depend on general market conditions, our financial and operating results, inflation rates, interest rates, our ability to comply with the covenants in our Credit Agreement or other credit facilities, and the indentures governing our notes, as well as our ability to maintain our credit ratings;
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•the creditworthiness of our customers and the counterparties to our transactions, including the impact of bankruptcies;
•the amount of collateral we may be required to post from time to time in our transactions;
•industry changes, including consolidations, alternative energy sources, technological advances, infrastructure constraints and changes in competition;
•our ability to construct and start up facilities on budget and in a timely fashion, which is partially dependent on obtaining required construction, environmental and other permits issued by federal, state and municipal governments, or agencies thereof, the availability of specialized contractors and laborers, and the price of and demand for materials;
•our ability to hire, train, and retain qualified personnel and key management to execute our business strategy;
•our ability to successfully manage our ongoing integration with Phillips 66;
•volatility in the price of our common units and preferred units;
•weather, weather-related conditions and other natural phenomena, including, but not limited to, their potential impact on demand for the commodities we sell and the operation of company-owned and third party-owned infrastructure;
•security threats such as terrorist attacks, and cybersecurity attacks and breaches, against, or otherwise impacting, our facilities and systems; and
•our ability to obtain insurance on commercially reasonable terms, if at all, as well as the adequacy of insurance to cover our losses.
In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than we have described. The forward-looking statements in this report speak as of the filing date of this report. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws.
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PART I
Item 1. Financial Statements
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DCP MIDSTREAM, LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
ASSETS | (millions) | ||||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | |||||||
Accounts receivable: | |||||||||||
Trade, net of allowance for credit losses of $2 and $2 million, respectively | 707 | 995 | |||||||||
Affiliates | 389 | 360 | |||||||||
Other | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
Inventories | 28 | 83 | |||||||||
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments | 87 | 140 | |||||||||
Collateral cash deposits | 32 | 93 | |||||||||
Other | 20 | 27 | |||||||||
Total current assets | 1,270 | 1,702 | |||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 7,759 | 7,763 | |||||||||
Intangible assets, net | 33 | 34 | |||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | 3,458 | 3,475 | |||||||||
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments | 20 | 26 | |||||||||
Operating lease assets | 119 | 112 | |||||||||
Other long-term assets | 225 | 222 | |||||||||
Total assets | $ | 12,884 | $ | 13,334 | |||||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
Accounts payable: | |||||||||||
Trade | $ | 709 | $ | 1,199 | |||||||
Affiliates | 298 | 255 | |||||||||
Other | 37 | 29 | |||||||||
Current debt | 7 | 506 | |||||||||
Unrealized losses on derivative instruments | 68 | 148 | |||||||||
Accrued interest | 65 | 78 | |||||||||
Accrued taxes | 58 | 58 | |||||||||
Accrued wages and benefits | 35 | 72 | |||||||||
Capital spending accrual | 12 | 22 | |||||||||
Other | 100 | 137 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,389 | 2,504 | |||||||||
Long-term debt | 4,892 | 4,357 | |||||||||
Unrealized losses on derivative instruments | 20 | 35 | |||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 33 | 33 | |||||||||
Operating lease liabilities | 100 | 95 | |||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 302 | 274 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 6,736 | 7,298 | |||||||||
Equity: | |||||||||||
Series B preferred limited partners (6,450,000 preferred units authorized, issued and outstanding, respectively) | 156 | 156 | |||||||||
Series C preferred limited partners (4,400,000 preferred units authorized, issued and outstanding, respectively) | 106 | 106 | |||||||||
Limited partners (208,649,649 and 208,396,558 common units authorized, issued and outstanding, respectively) | 5,868 | 5,755 | |||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (6) | (6) | |||||||||
Total partners’ equity | 6,124 | 6,011 | |||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 24 | 25 | |||||||||
Total equity | 6,148 | 6,036 | |||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 12,884 | $ | 13,334 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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DCP MIDSTREAM, LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions, except per unit amounts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales of natural gas, NGLs and condensate | $ | 1,743 | $ | 2,328 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales of natural gas, NGLs and condensate to affiliates | 733 | 1,127 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation, processing and other | 163 | 155 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading and marketing gains (losses), net | 87 | (235) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues | 2,726 | 3,375 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases and related costs | 1,852 | 2,719 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases and related costs from affiliates | 97 | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation and related costs from affiliates | 279 | 257 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating and maintenance expense | 197 | 152 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 90 | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expense | 80 | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets, net | — | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring costs | 10 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating costs and expenses | 2,605 | 3,365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income | 121 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | 160 | 143 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (68) | (71) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 213 | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | (1) | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | 212 | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1) | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to partners | 211 | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series A preferred limited partners' interest in net income | — | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series B preferred limited partners' interest in net income | (3) | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series C preferred limited partners' interest in net income | (2) | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income allocable to limited partners | $ | 206 | $ | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income per limited partner unit — basic and diluted | $ | 0.99 | $ | 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average limited partner units outstanding — basic | 208.6 | 208.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average limited partner units outstanding — diluted | 208.6 | 208.8 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 212 | $ | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total other comprehensive income | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | 212 | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1) | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income attributable to partners | $ | 211 | $ | 80 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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DCP MIDSTREAM, LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 212 | $ | 81 | |||||||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 90 | 90 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | (160) | (143) | |||||||||||||||
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates | 168 | 168 | |||||||||||||||
Net unrealized (gains) losses on derivative instruments | (40) | 176 | |||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets, net | — | (7) | |||||||||||||||
Other, net | 23 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities, which (used) provided cash: | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 256 | (334) | |||||||||||||||
Inventories | 33 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | (454) | 327 | |||||||||||||||
Other assets and liabilities | 7 | (202) | |||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 135 | 189 | |||||||||||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (81) | (23) | |||||||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | — | (1) | |||||||||||||||
Distribution from unconsolidated affiliate | 9 | — | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of assets | — | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (72) | (8) | |||||||||||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from debt | 1,243 | 1,542 | |||||||||||||||
Payments of debt | (1,210) | (1,632) | |||||||||||||||
Distributions to preferred limited partners | (5) | (5) | |||||||||||||||
Distributions to limited partners and general partner | (90) | (81) | |||||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (2) | (1) | |||||||||||||||
Debt issuance costs | — | (4) | |||||||||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (64) | (181) | |||||||||||||||
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (1) | — | |||||||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 4 | $ | 1 | |||||||||||||
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash: | March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | |||||||||||||
Restricted cash included in other current assets | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | $ | 4 | $ | 1 | |||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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DCP MIDSTREAM, LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(unaudited)
Partners' Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series B Preferred Limited Partners | Series C Preferred Limited Partners | Limited Partners | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2023 | $ | 156 | $ | 106 | $ | 5,755 | $ | (6) | $ | 25 | $ | 6,036 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | 3 | 2 | 206 | — | 1 | 212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to unitholders | (3) | (2) | (90) | — | — | (95) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | (2) | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity based compensation | — | — | (3) | — | — | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2023 | $ | 156 | $ | 106 | $ | 5,868 | $ | (6) | $ | 24 | $ | 6,148 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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DCP MIDSTREAM, LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(unaudited)
Partner's Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series A Preferred Limited Partners | Series B Preferred Limited Partners | Series C Preferred Limited Partners | Limited Partners | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2022 | $ | 489 | $ | 156 | $ | 106 | $ | 5,106 | $ | (6) | $ | 25 | $ | 5,876 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | 9 | 3 | 2 | 66 | — | 1 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to unitholders | — | (3) | (2) | (81) | — | — | (86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | (1) | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity based compensation | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2022 | $ | 498 | $ | 156 | $ | 106 | $ | 5,092 | $ | (6) | $ | 25 | $ | 5,871 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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DCP MIDSTREAM, LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(unaudited)
1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
DCP Midstream, LP, with its consolidated subsidiaries, or “us,” “we,” “our” or the “Partnership” is a Delaware limited partnership formed in 2005 by DCP Midstream, LLC to own, operate, acquire and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets.
Our Partnership includes our Logistics and Marketing and Gathering and Processing segments. For additional information regarding these segments, see Note 14 - Business Segments.
Our operations and activities are managed by our general partner, DCP Midstream GP, LP (“GP LP”), which in turn is managed by its general partner, DCP Midstream GP, LLC, which we refer to as the General Partner, and which is 100% owned by DCP Midstream, LLC.
On August 17, 2022, Phillips 66 and Enbridge Inc. (“Enbridge”), through their respective subsidiaries, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Realignment Transaction”) for the purpose of realigning their respective economic interests in, and governance responsibilities over, DCP Midstream, LP and Gray Oak Pipeline, LLC through the merger of existing joint ventures owned by Phillips 66 and Enbridge.
As part of the Realignment Transaction, Phillips Gas Company LLC (“PGC”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips 66, and Spectra DEFS Holding, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Enbridge, as the members of DCP Midstream, LLC, the owner of the General Partner, the general partner of GP LP, the general partner of the Partnership, entered into a Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement of DCP Midstream, LLC, effective on August 17, 2022 (the “Third A&R LLC Agreement”). Under the Third A&R LLC Agreement, PGC, except as otherwise provided therein, was delegated the power to control, direct and manage all activities of DCP Midstream, LLC associated with the Partnership and each of its subsidiaries, the General Partner and the GP LP, and, in each case, the businesses, activities, assets and liabilities thereof. The Third A&R LLC Agreement also delegated PGC the power to exercise DCP Midstream, LLC’s rights to appoint or remove any director of the General Partner and vote any common units representing limited partner interests of the Partnership that are owned directly or indirectly by DCP Midstream, LLC. Prior to the Realignment Transaction, Phillips 66 and Enbridge, through their respective subsidiaries, jointly governed DCP Midstream, LLC and its subsidiaries.
On January 5, 2023, the Partnership, GP LP, the General Partner, Phillips 66, Phillips 66 Project Development Inc., a Delaware corporation and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips 66 (“PDI”), and Dynamo Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of PDI (“Merger Sub”), entered into a Merger Agreement, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Partnership, with the Partnership surviving as a Delaware limited partnership (the “Merger”).
At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each common unit representing a limited partner interest in the Partnership (each, a “Common Unit”) issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the Sponsor Owned Units, as defined below) (each, a “Public Common Unit”) will be converted into the right to receive $41.75 per Public Common Unit in cash, without any interest thereon.
The Partnership’s preferred units will be unaffected by the Merger and will remain outstanding immediately following the Merger. The Common Units owned by DCP Midstream, LLC, and the General Partner (collectively, the “Sponsor Owned Units”) will be unaffected by the Merger and will remain outstanding immediately following the Merger. At the Effective Time, PDI’s ownership interest in Merger Sub will be converted into a number of new Common Units equal to the number of Public Common Units. As a result of the Merger, Phillips 66’s economic interest in the Partnership will increase from 43.3% to approximately 86.8%. Enbridge's economic interest in the Partnership will remain unchanged at approximately 13.2%.
The Merger was unanimously approved by the board of directors of the General Partner, based on the unanimous approval and recommendation of a special committee comprised entirely of independent directors after evaluation of the Merger by the special committee in consultation with independent financial and legal advisors.
The Merger is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023. Completion of the Merger is subject to certain customary conditions as set forth in the Merger Agreement. There can be no assurance that the Merger will be consummated on the terms described above or at all.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
As of March 31, 2023, DCP Midstream, LLC, together with the General Partner, owned approximately 56% of the Partnership’s common units representing limited partner interests.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and all majority-owned subsidiaries where we have the ability to exercise control. Investments in greater than 20% owned affiliates that are not variable interest entities and where we do not have the ability to exercise control, and investments in less than 20% owned affiliates where we have the ability to exercise significant influence, are accounted for using the equity method.
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
2. Revenue Recognition
We disaggregate our revenue from contracts with customers by type of contract for each of our reportable segments, as we believe it best depicts the nature, timing and uncertainty of our revenue and cash flows. The following tables set forth our revenue by those categories:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Logistics and Marketing | Gathering and Processing | Eliminations | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales of natural gas | $ | 802 | $ | 680 | $ | (669) | $ | 813 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sales of NGLs and condensate (a) | 1,528 | 898 | (763) | 1,663 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation, processing and other | 19 | 144 | — | 163 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading and marketing gains, net (b) | 43 | 44 | — | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues | $ | 2,392 | $ | 1,766 | $ | (1,432) | $ | 2,726 |
(a) Includes $479 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 of revenues from physical sales contracts and buy-sell exchange transactions in our Logistics and Marketing segment, which is net of $725 million of buy-sell purchases related to buy-sell revenues of $796 million which are not within the scope of Topic 606.
(b) Not within the scope of Topic 606.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Logistics and Marketing | Gathering and Processing | Eliminations | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales of natural gas | $ | 1,063 | $ | 882 | $ | (821) | $ | 1,124 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sales of NGLs and condensate (a) | 2,122 | 1,282 | (1,073) | 2,331 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation, processing and other | 19 | 136 | — | 155 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading and marketing losses, net (b) | (41) | (194) | — | (235) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues | $ | 3,163 | $ | 2,106 | $ | (1,894) | $ | 3,375 |
(a) Includes $676 million of revenues from physical sales contracts and buy-sell exchange transactions in our Logistics and Marketing segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022, which is net of $756 million of buy-sell purchases related to buy-sell revenues of $851 million which are not within the scope of Topic 606.
(b) Not within the scope of Topic 606.
The revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are not satisfied is approximately $370 million as of March 31, 2023. Our remaining performance obligations primarily consist of minimum volume commitment fee arrangements and are expected to be recognized through 2031 with a weighted average remaining life of three years as of March 31, 2023. As a practical expedient permitted by Topic 606, this amount excludes variable consideration as well as remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less, as applicable. Our remaining performance obligations also exclude estimates of variable rate escalation clauses in our contracts with customers.
3. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates
DCP Midstream, LLC
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Services Agreement and Other General and Administrative Charges
The following table summarizes employee related costs that were charged by DCP Midstream, LLC to the Partnership that are included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Employee related costs charged by DCP Midstream, LLC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating and maintenance expense | $ | 43 | $ | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expense | $ | 58 | $ | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring costs | $ | 10 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary of Transactions with Affiliates
The following table summarizes our transactions with affiliates:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phillips 66 (including its affiliates): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales of natural gas, NGLs and condensate to affiliates | $ | 704 | $ | 1,095 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases and related costs from affiliates | $ | 75 | $ | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation and related costs from affiliates | $ | 41 | $ | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating and maintenance and general administrative expenses | $ | 4 | $ | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enbridge (including its affiliates): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales of natural gas, NGLs and condensate to affiliates | $ | 1 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases and related costs from affiliates | $ | — | $ | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unconsolidated affiliates: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales of natural gas, NGLs and condensate to affiliates | $ | 28 | $ | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation, processing, and other to affiliates | $ | 4 | $ | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases and related costs from affiliates | $ | 22 | $ | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation and related costs from affiliates | $ | 238 | $ | 214 |
We had balances with affiliates as follows:
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||
Phillips 66 (including its affiliates): | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable | $ | 362 | $ | 343 | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 195 | $ | 167 | |||||||
Other assets | $ | — | $ | 1 | |||||||
Enbridge (including its affiliates): | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | — | $ | 1 | |||||||
Unconsolidated affiliates: | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable | $ | 26 | $ | 16 | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 103 | $ | 87 | |||||||
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
4. Inventories
Inventories were as follows:
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||
Natural gas | $ | 19 | $ | 47 | |||||||
NGLs | 9 | 36 | |||||||||
Total inventories | $ | 28 | $ | 83 |
We recognize lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments when the carrying value of our inventories exceeds their net realizable value. These non-cash charges are a component of purchases and related costs in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. We recognized $22 million and no lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
5. Property, Plant and Equipment
A summary of property, plant and equipment by classification is as follows:
Depreciable Life | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||
Gathering and transmission systems | 20 — 50 Years | $ | 7,896 | $ | 7,865 | ||||||||||||
Processing, storage and terminal facilities | 35 — 60 Years | 5,159 | 5,138 | ||||||||||||||
Other | 3 — 30 Years | 564 | 563 | ||||||||||||||
Finance lease assets | 5 — 35 Years | 32 | 32 | ||||||||||||||
Construction work in progress | 215 | 183 | |||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 13,866 | 13,781 | |||||||||||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (6,107) | (6,018) | |||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 7,759 | $ | 7,763 |
Construction projects with capitalized interest were immaterial during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
Depreciation expense was $89 million and $89 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
6. Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates
The following table summarizes our investments in unconsolidated affiliates:
Carrying Value as of | |||||||||||||||||
Percentage Ownership | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||
DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC | 66.67% | $ | 1,658 | $ | 1,653 | ||||||||||||
DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC | 66.67% | 710 | 713 | ||||||||||||||
Gulf Coast Express LLC | 25.00% | 395 | 408 | ||||||||||||||
Front Range Pipeline LLC | 33.33% | 189 | 191 | ||||||||||||||
Texas Express Pipeline LLC | 10.00% | 90 | 91 | ||||||||||||||
Mont Belvieu 1 Fractionator | 20.00% | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Discovery Producer Services LLC | 40.00% | 214 | 219 | ||||||||||||||
Cheyenne Connector, LLC | 50.00% | 142 | 143 | ||||||||||||||
Mont Belvieu Enterprise Fractionator | 12.50% | 29 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
Other | Various | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 3,458 | $ | 3,475 |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC | $ | 87 | $ | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC | 25 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gulf Coast Express LLC | 17 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Front Range Pipeline LLC | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Express Pipeline LLC | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mont Belvieu 1 Fractionator | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discovery Producer Services LLC | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cheyenne Connector, LLC | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mont Belvieu Enterprise Fractionator | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 160 | $ | 143 |
The following tables summarize the combined financial information of our investments in unconsolidated affiliates:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statements of operations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenue | $ | 595 | $ | 563 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | $ | 222 | $ | 217 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 379 | $ | 344 |
7. Fair Value Measurement
Valuation Hierarchy
Our fair value measurements are grouped into a three-level valuation hierarchy and are categorized in their entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows.
•Level 1 — inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
•Level 2 — inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
•Level 3 — inputs are unobservable and considered significant to the fair value measurement.
A financial instrument’s categorization within the hierarchy is based upon the level of judgment involved in the most significant input in the determination of the instrument’s fair value. Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the hierarchy.
Commodity Derivative Assets and Liabilities
We enter into a variety of derivative financial instruments, which may include exchange traded instruments (such as New York Mercantile Exchange, or NYMEX, crude oil or natural gas futures) or over-the-counter, or OTC, instruments (such as natural gas contracts, crude oil or NGL swaps). The exchange traded instruments are generally executed with a highly rated broker dealer serving as the clearinghouse for individual transactions.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Our activities expose us to varying degrees of commodity price risk. To mitigate a portion of this risk and to manage commodity price risk related primarily to owned natural gas storage and pipeline assets, we engage in natural gas asset based trading and marketing, and we may enter into natural gas and crude oil derivatives to lock in a specific margin when market conditions are favorable. A portion of this may be accomplished through the use of exchange traded derivative contracts. Such instruments are generally classified as Level 1 since the value is equal to the quoted market price of the exchange traded instrument as of our balance sheet date, and no adjustments are required. Depending upon market conditions and our strategy we may enter into exchange traded derivative positions with a significant time horizon to maturity. Although such instruments are exchange traded, market prices may only be readily observable for a portion of the duration of the instrument. In order to calculate the fair value of these instruments, readily observable market information is utilized to the extent it is available; however, in the event that readily observable market data is not available, we may interpolate or extrapolate based upon observable data. In instances where we utilize an interpolated or extrapolated value, and it is considered significant to the valuation of the contract as a whole, we would classify the instrument within Level 3.
We also engage in the business of trading energy related products and services, which exposes us to market variables and commodity price risk. We may enter into physical contracts or financial instruments with the objective of realizing a positive margin from the purchase and sale of these commodity-based instruments. We may enter into derivative instruments for NGLs or other energy related products, primarily using the OTC derivative instrument markets, which are not as active and liquid as exchange traded instruments. Market quotes for such contracts may only be available for short dated positions (up to six months), and an active market itself may not exist beyond such time horizon. Contracts entered into with a relatively short time horizon for which prices are readily observable in the OTC market are generally classified within Level 2. Contracts with a longer time horizon, for which we internally generate a forward curve to value such instruments, are generally classified within Level 3. The internally generated curve may utilize a variety of assumptions including, but not limited to, data obtained from third-party pricing services, historical and future expected relationship of NGL prices to crude oil prices, the knowledge of expected supply sources coming online, expected weather trends within certain regions of the United States, and the future expected demand for NGLs.
Each instrument is assigned to a level within the hierarchy at the end of each financial quarter depending upon the extent to which the valuation inputs are observable. Generally, an instrument will move toward a level within the hierarchy that requires a lower degree of judgment as the time to maturity approaches, and as the markets in which the asset trades will likely become more liquid and prices more readily available in the market, thus reducing the need to rely upon our internally developed assumptions. However, the level of a given instrument may change, in either direction, depending upon market conditions and the availability of market observable data.
The following table presents the financial instruments carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, by condensed consolidated balance sheet caption and by valuation hierarchy, as described above:
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total Carrying Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total Carrying Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity derivatives | $ | 1 | $ | 71 | $ | 15 | $ | 87 | $ | 2 | $ | 121 | $ | 17 | $ | 140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term investments (a) | $ | — | $ | 1 | $ | — | $ | 1 | $ | — | $ | 1 | $ | — | $ | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity derivatives | $ | — | $ | 19 | $ | 1 | $ | 20 | $ | — | $ | 23 | $ | 3 | $ | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in marketable securities (a) | $ | 45 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 45 | $ | 42 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity derivatives | $ | (1) | $ | (66) | $ | (1) | $ | (68) | $ | (4) | $ | (142) | $ | (2) | $ | (148) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity derivatives | $ | — | $ | (19) | $ | (1) | $ | (20) | $ | — | $ | (32) | $ | (3) | $ | (35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(a) $1 million and $1 million recorded within "Other" current assets and $45 million and $42 million recorded within "Other long-term assets" as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Changes in Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
The table below illustrates a rollforward of the amounts included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets for derivative financial instruments that we have classified within Level 3.
We manage our overall risk at the portfolio level and in the execution of our strategy, we may use a combination of financial instruments, which may be classified within any level. Since Level 1 and Level 2 risk management instruments are not included in the rollforward below, the gains or losses in the table do not reflect the effect of our total risk management activities.
Commodity Derivative Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current Assets | Long-Term Assets | Current Liabilities | Long-Term Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, 2023 (a): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance | $ | 17 | $ | 3 | $ | (2) | $ | (3) | |||||||||||||||
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings | 2 | (1) | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | (1) | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Settlements | (4) | — | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Ending balance | $ | 15 | $ | 1 | $ | (1) | $ | (1) | |||||||||||||||
Net unrealized gains on derivatives still held included in earnings | $ | 2 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, 2022 (a): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance | $ | — | $ | 2 | $ | (3) | $ | (4) | |||||||||||||||
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings | 2 | 3 | (12) | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | (1) | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Settlements | — | — | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Ending balance | $ | 2 | $ | 4 | $ | (10) | $ | (5) | |||||||||||||||
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives still held included in earnings | $ | 2 | $ | 2 | $ | (8) | $ | (3) |
(a) There were no purchases, issuances or sales of derivatives or transfers into Level 3 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Quantitative Information and Fair Value Sensitivities Related to Level 3 Unobservable Inputs
We utilize the market approach to measure the fair value of our commodity contracts. The significant unobservable inputs used in this approach to fair value are longer dated price quotes. Our sensitivity to these longer dated forward curve prices are presented in the table below. Significant changes in any of those inputs in isolation would result in significantly different fair value measurements, depending on our short or long position in contracts.
March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Group | Fair Value | Valuation Techniques | Unobservable Input | Forward Curve Range | Weighted Average (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGLs | $ | 15 | Market approach | Longer dated forward curve prices | $0.21-$1.52 | $0.86 | Per gallon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas | $ | 1 | Market approach | Longer dated forward curve prices | $2.76-$5.24 | $2.92 | Per MMBtu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGLs | $ | (2) | Market approach | Longer dated forward curve prices | $0.21-$1.56 | $0.96 | Per gallon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the instrument's notional amounts.
Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of accounts receivable and accounts payable are not materially different from their carrying amounts because of the short-term nature of these instruments or the stated rates approximating market rates. Derivative instruments are carried at fair value.
We determine the fair value of our fixed-rate senior notes and junior subordinated notes based on quotes obtained from bond dealers. The carrying value of borrowings under the Credit Agreement and the Securitization Facility approximate fair value as their interest rates are based on prevailing market interest rates. We classify the fair values of our outstanding debt balances within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the carrying value and fair value of our total debt, including current maturities, were as follows:
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying Value (a) | Fair Value | Carrying Value (a) | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total debt | $ | 4,908 | $ | 4,900 | $ | 4,874 | $ | 4,772 |
(a) Excludes unamortized issuance costs and finance lease liabilities.
8. Debt
Senior Notes Redemption
On March 15, 2023, we repaid, at par, all $500 million of aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 3.875% Senior Notes due March 15, 2023 using borrowings under our Credit Facility and Securitization Facility.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Credit Agreement
We are party to a $1.4 billion unsecured revolving credit facility governed by the Credit Agreement that bears interest at either the term SOFR rate or the base rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin based on our credit rating. The Credit Agreement matures on March 18, 2027. The Credit Agreement also includes sustainability linked key performance indicators that increase or decrease the applicable margin and facility fee payable thereunder based on our safety performance relative to our peers and year-over-year change in our greenhouse gas emissions intensity rate.
As of March 31, 2023, we had unused borrowing capacity of $1,173 million, net of $225 million of outstanding borrowings and $2 million of letters of credit, under the Credit Agreement, of which $1,173 million would have been available to borrow for working capital and other general partnership purposes based on the financial covenants set forth in the Credit Agreement. Except in the case of a default, amounts borrowed under our Credit Agreement will not become due prior to the March 18, 2027 maturity date.
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility
The Securitization Facility provides for up to $350 million of borrowing capacity through August 2024 at an adjusted SOFR and includes an uncommitted option to increase the total commitments under the Securitization Facility by up to an additional $400 million. Under this Securitization Facility, certain of the Partnership’s wholly owned subsidiaries sell or contribute receivables to another of the Partnership’s consolidated subsidiaries, DCP Receivables, a bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity created for the sole purpose of the Securitization Facility.
As of March 31, 2023, DCP Receivables had approximately $887 million of our accounts receivable securing borrowings of $350 million under the Securitization Facility.
The maturities of our debt as of March 31, 2023 are as follows:
Debt Maturities | |||||
(millions) | |||||
2023 | $ | — | |||
2024 | 350 | ||||
2025 | 825 | ||||
2026 | — | ||||
2027 | 725 | ||||
Thereafter | 3,000 | ||||
Total debt | $ | 4,900 |
9. Risk Management and Hedging Activities
Our operations expose us to a variety of risks including but not limited to changes in the prices of commodities that we buy or sell, changes in interest rates, and the creditworthiness of each of our counterparties. We manage certain of these exposures with either physical or financial transactions. We have established a comprehensive risk management policy and a risk management committee (the “Risk Management Committee”), to monitor and manage market risks associated with commodity prices and counterparty credit. The Risk Management Committee is composed of senior executives who receive regular briefings on positions and exposures, credit exposures and overall risk management in the context of market activities. The Risk Management Committee is responsible for the overall management of credit risk and commodity price risk, including monitoring exposure limits.
Collateral
As of March 31, 2023, we had cash deposits of $32 million, included in collateral cash deposits in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, as of March 31, 2023, we held letters of credit of $49 million from counterparties to secure their future performance under financial or physical contracts. Collateral amounts held or posted may be fixed or may vary, depending on the value of the underlying contracts, and could cover normal purchases and sales, services, trading and hedging contracts. In many cases, we and our counterparties have publicly disclosed credit ratings, which may impact the amounts of collateral requirements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Offsetting
Certain of our financial derivative instruments are subject to a master netting or similar arrangement, whereby we may elect to settle multiple positions with an individual counterparty through a single net payment. Each of our individual derivative instruments are presented on a gross basis on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, regardless of our ability to net settle our positions. Instruments that are governed by agreements that include net settle provisions allow final settlement, when presented with a termination event, of outstanding amounts by extinguishing the mutual debts owed between the parties in exchange for a net amount due. We have trade receivables and payables associated with derivative instruments, subject to master netting or similar agreements, which are not included in the table below. The following summarizes the gross and net amounts of our derivative instruments:
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Amounts of Assets and (Liabilities) Presented in the Balance Sheet | Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet - Financial Instruments | Net Amount | Gross Amounts of Assets and (Liabilities) Presented in the Balance Sheet | Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet - Financial Instruments | Net Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity derivatives | $ | 107 | $ | (3) | $ | 104 | $ | 166 | $ | — | $ | 166 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity derivatives | $ | (88) | $ | 3 | $ | (85) | $ | (183) | $ | — | $ | (183) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Summarized Derivative Information
The fair value of our derivative instruments that are marked-to-market each period, as well as the location of each within our condensed consolidated balance sheets, by major category, is summarized below. We have no derivative instruments that are designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Balance Sheet Line Item | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | Balance Sheet Line Item | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | (millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative Assets Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: | Derivative Liabilities Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity derivatives: | Commodity derivatives: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments — current | $ | 87 | $ | 140 | Unrealized losses on derivative instruments — current | $ | (68) | $ | (148) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments — long-term | 20 | 26 | Unrealized losses on derivative instruments — long-term | (20) | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 107 | $ | 166 | Total | $ | (88) | $ | (183) | ||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, no derivative losses attributable to the ineffective portion or to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing were recognized in trading and marketing gains or losses, net or interest expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Changes in the value of derivative instruments, for which the hedge method of accounting has not been elected from one period to the next, are recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The following summarizes these amounts and the location within the condensed consolidated statements of operations that such amounts are reflected:
Commodity Derivatives: Statements of Operations Line Item | Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized gains (losses) | $ | 47 | $ | (59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gains (losses) | 40 | (176) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading and marketing gains (losses), net | $ | 87 | $ | (235) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
We do not have any derivative financial instruments that are designated as a hedge of a net investment.
The following tables represent, by commodity type, our net long or short positions that are expected to partially or entirely settle in each respective year. To the extent that we have long dated derivative positions that span multiple calendar years, the
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
contract will appear in more than one line item in the tables below.
March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude Oil | Natural Gas | Natural Gas Liquids | Natural Gas Basis Swaps | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Year of Expiration | Net Short Position (Bbls) | Net Short Position (MMBtu) | Net Long (Short) Position (Bbls) | Net (Short) Long Position (MMBtu) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | — | (21,590,600) | 1,065,818 | (4,875,000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | — | (7,100,000) | (85,500) | (5,630,000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 | — | — | (1,000) | 2,072,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2026 | — | — | — | 535,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude Oil | Natural Gas | Natural Gas Liquids | Natural Gas Basis Swaps | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Year of Expiration | Net Short Position (Bbls) | Net Short Position (MMBtu) | Net Short Position (Bbls) | Net (Short) Long Position (MMBtu) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | (1,047,000) | (56,954,500) | (5,419,927) | (5,217,500) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | (1,526,000) | (1,825,000) | (1,393,000) | (830,000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | (360,000) | (2,745,000) | (1,335,000) | (2,280,000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 | — | — | (1,440,000) | 4,967,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2026 | — | — | (1,440,000) | 535,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2027 | — | — | (360,000) | — |
10. Partnership Equity and Distributions
Common Units — During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we issued no common units pursuant to our at-the-market program. As of March 31, 2023, $750 million of common units remained available for sale pursuant to our at-the-market program.
Our general partner and DCP Midstream LLC are entitled to a percentage of all quarterly distributions equal to their limited partner interest of approximately 56% as of March 31, 2023.
Distributions — The following table presents our cash distributions paid in 2023:
Payment Date | Per Unit Distribution | Total Cash Distribution | |||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||
Distributions to common unitholders | |||||||||||
February 14, 2023 | $ | 0.43 | $ | 90 | |||||||
Distributions to Series B Preferred unitholders | |||||||||||
March 15, 2023 | $ | 0.4922 | $ | 3 | |||||||
Distributions to Series C Preferred unitholders | |||||||||||
January 17, 2023 | $ | 0.4969 | $ | 2 | |||||||
11. Net Income or Loss per Limited Partner Unit
We have the ability to elect to settle certain restricted phantom units at our discretion in either cash or common units. For a portion of restricted phantom units granted, we have the ability and intent to settle vested units through the issuance of common units.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Basic and diluted net income per limited partner unit was calculated as follows for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions, except per unit amounts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income allocable to limited partners | $ | 206 | $ | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding, basic | 208,555,882 | 208,378,947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dilutive effects of nonvested restricted phantom units | 32,672 | 422,705 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding, diluted | 208,588,554 | 208,801,652 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income per limited partner unit, basic and diluted | $ | 0.99 | $ | 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
Litigation — We are not a party to any material legal proceedings, but are a party to various administrative and regulatory proceedings and commercial disputes that have arisen in the ordinary course of our business. Management currently believes that the ultimate resolution of the foregoing matters, taken as a whole, and after consideration of amounts accrued, insurance coverage or other indemnification arrangements, will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flow.
Insurance — Our insurance coverage is carried with third-party insurers and with an affiliate of Phillips 66. Our insurance coverage includes: (i) general liability insurance covering third-party exposures; (ii) statutory workers’ compensation insurance; (iii) automobile liability insurance for all owned, non-owned and hired vehicles; (iv) excess liability insurance above the established primary limits for general liability and automobile liability insurance; (v) property insurance, which covers the replacement value of real and personal property and includes business interruption; and (vi) insurance covering our directors and officers for acts related to our business activities. All coverage is subject to certain limits and deductibles, the terms and conditions of which are common for companies with similar types of operations.
Environment, Health and Safety — The operation of pipelines, plants and other facilities for gathering, transporting, processing, treating, fractionating, or storing natural gas, NGLs and other products is subject to stringent and complex laws and regulations pertaining to the environment, health and safety. As an owner or operator of these facilities, we must comply with laws and regulations at the federal, state and, in some cases, local levels that relate to worker health and safety, public health and safety, pipeline safety, air and water quality, solid and hazardous waste management and disposal, and other environmental matters. The cost of planning, designing, constructing and operating pipelines, plants, and other facilities incorporates compliance with environmental laws and regulations, health and safety standards applicable to workers and the public, and safety standards applicable to our various facilities. In addition, there is increasing focus from (i) regulatory bodies and communities, and through litigation, on hydraulic fracturing as well as general oil and gas production facilities and the real or perceived environmental or public health impacts of these activities, which indirectly presents some risk to our available supply of natural gas and the resulting supply of NGLs; (ii) regulatory bodies regarding pipeline system safety which could impose additional regulatory burdens and increase the cost of our operations; (iii) state and federal regulatory agencies regarding the emission of greenhouse gases and other air emissions associated with our operations or the materials managed as part of our business, which could impose regulatory burdens and increase the cost of our operations; and (iv) regulatory bodies and communities that could prevent or delay the development of fossil fuel energy infrastructure such as pipelines, plants, and other facilities used in our business. Failure to comply with these various health, safety and environmental laws and regulations may trigger a variety of administrative, civil and potentially criminal enforcement measures, including citizen suits, which can include the assessment of monetary penalties, the imposition of remedial requirements, and the issuance of injunctions or restrictions on operation. Management believes that, based on currently known information, compliance with these existing laws and regulations will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
The following pending proceedings involve governmental authorities as a party under federal, state, and local laws regulating the discharge of materials into the environment. We have elected to disclose matters where we reasonably believe such proceeding would result in monetary sanctions, exclusive of interest and costs, of $1 million or more. It is not possible for us to predict the final outcome of these pending proceedings; however, we do not expect the outcome of one or more of these proceedings to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows:
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
•In 2018, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (“CDPHE”) issued a Compliance Advisory in relation to an improperly permitted facility flare and related air emissions from flare operations at one of our gas processing plants, which we had self-disclosed to CDPHE in December 2017. Following information exchanges and discussions with CDPHE, a resolution was proposed pursuant to which the plant's air permit would be revised to include the flare and emissions limits for such flare in addition to us paying an administrative penalty as well as an economic benefit payment generally covering the period when the flare was required to be included in the facility air permit. A revised air permit was issued in May 2019, but the parties had not yet entered into a final settlement agreement to complete the matter. Subsequently, in July 2020 CDPHE issued a Notice of Violation in relation to amine treater emissions at this gas processing plant, which we had self-disclosed to CDPHE in April 2020. We are still exchanging information and holding discussions with CDPHE as to this and the foregoing flare-related enforcement matter, including possible settlement terms, although these matters, which have since been combined, may end up in formal legal proceedings. It is possible that resolution of this matter may include an administrative penalty and economic benefit payment, further revising the facility air permit, or installation of emissions management equipment, or a combination of these, that could, in the aggregate, exceed the disclosure threshold amount described above, although we do not believe that resolution of this matter would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.
13. Restructuring Costs
We undertook restructuring actions, as well as other transformation and integration efforts as part of the Realignment Transaction. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we incurred $10 million in severance and other employee related cost.
The following table presents a rollforward of the Company's restructuring liability as of March 31, 2023, which is primarily included in Other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets: | |||||
(millions) | |||||
Balance as of January 1, 2023 | $ | 15 | |||
Severance and employee related charges | 10 | ||||
Other charges | — | ||||
Cash payments | (12) | ||||
Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | 13 | |||
14. Business Segments
Our operations are organized into two reportable segments: (i) Logistics and Marketing and (ii) Gathering and Processing. These segments are monitored separately by management for performance against our internal forecast and are consistent with internal financial reporting. These segments have been identified based on the differing products and services, regulatory environment and the expertise required for these operations. Our Gathering and Processing reportable segment includes operating segments that have been aggregated based on the nature of the products and services provided. Adjusted gross margin is a performance measure utilized by management to monitor the operations of each segment. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies included in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" included as Item 8 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Our Logistics and Marketing segment includes transporting, trading, marketing, storing natural gas and NGLs, and fractionating NGLs. Our Gathering and Processing segment consists of gathering, compressing, treating, processing natural gas, producing and fractionating NGLs, and recovering condensate. The remainder of our business operations is presented as “Other,” and consists of unallocated corporate costs. Elimination of inter-segment transactions are reflected in the Eliminations column.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
The following tables set forth our segment information:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023:
Logistics and Marketing | Gathering and Processing | Other | Eliminations | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenue | $ | 2,392 | $ | 1,766 | $ | — | $ | (1,432) | $ | 2,726 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin (a) | $ | 54 | $ | 444 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 498 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating and maintenance expense | (9) | (182) | (6) | — | (197) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expense | (2) | (4) | (74) | — | (80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | (2) | (84) | (4) | — | (90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring costs | — | — | (10) | — | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | 154 | 6 | — | — | 160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | �� | — | (68) | — | (68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | (1) | — | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 195 | $ | 180 | $ | (163) | $ | — | $ | 212 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | (1) | — | — | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to partners | $ | 195 | $ | 179 | $ | (163) | $ | — | $ | 211 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash derivative mark-to-market | $ | (5) | $ | 45 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments | $ | 22 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | — | $ | 79 | $ | 2 | $ | — | $ | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022:
Logistics and Marketing | Gathering and Processing | Other | Eliminations | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenue | $ | 3,163 | $ | 2,106 | $ | — | $ | (1,894) | $ | 3,375 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin (a) | $ | 16 | $ | 284 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating and maintenance expense | (8) | (140) | (4) | — | (152) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expense | (1) | (4) | (50) | — | (55) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | (3) | (81) | (6) | — | (90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets, net | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | 137 | 6 | — | — | 143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | — | — | (71) | — | (71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | (1) | — | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 141 | $ | 72 | $ | (132) | $ | — | $ | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | (1) | — | — | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to partners | $ | 141 | $ | 71 | $ | (132) | $ | — | $ | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash derivative mark-to-market | $ | (45) | $ | (131) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (176) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 2 | $ | 20 | $ | 1 | $ | — | $ | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates, net | $ | — | $ | 1 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1 |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||
Segment long-term assets: | |||||||||||
Gathering and Processing | $ | 7,603 | $ | 7,594 | |||||||
Logistics and Marketing | 3,788 | 3,814 | |||||||||
Other (b) | 223 | 224 | |||||||||
Total long-term assets | 11,614 | 11,632 | |||||||||
Current assets | 1,270 | 1,702 | |||||||||
Total assets | $ | 12,884 | $ | 13,334 |
(a) Adjusted gross margin consists of total operating revenues, including commodity derivative activity, less purchases and related costs. Adjusted gross margin is viewed as a non-GAAP financial measure under the rules of the SEC, but is included as a supplemental disclosure because it is a primary performance measure used by management as it represents the results of product sales versus product purchases. As an indicator of our operating performance, adjusted gross margin should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income, net cash provided by operating activities or gross margin as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our adjusted gross margin may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of another company because other entities may not calculate adjusted gross margin in the same manner.
(b) Other long-term assets not allocable to segments consist of corporate leasehold improvements and other long-term assets.
15. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||
Cash paid for interest: | |||||||||||||||||
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 81 | $ | 84 | |||||||||||||
Cash paid for income taxes, net of income tax refunds | $ | 2 | $ | (1) | |||||||||||||
Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment acquired with accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 32 | $ | 7 | |||||||||||||
Other non-cash activities: | |||||||||||||||||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating and finance lease liabilities | $ | 16 | $ | 7 |
16. Subsequent Events
Junior Notes Redemption — On April 19, 2023, we announced our intent to redeem, at par, prior to maturity all $550 million of aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 5.850% Junior Notes due May 2043 on or about May 21, 2023. We expect to use borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility and AR Securitization Facility.
Distributions — On April 19, 2023, we announced that the board of directors of the General Partner declared a quarterly distribution on our common units of $0.43 per common unit. The distribution will be paid on May 15, 2023 to unitholders of record on May 1, 2023.
Also on April 19, 2023, the board of directors of the General Partner declared a quarterly distribution on our Series B and Series C Preferred Units of $0.4922 and $0.4969 per unit, respectively. The Series B distribution will be paid on June 15, 2023 to unitholders of record on June 1, 2023. The Series C distribution will be paid on July 17, 2023 to unitholders of record on July 3, 2023.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion analyzes our financial condition and results of operations. You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Overview
We are a Delaware limited partnership formed by DCP Midstream, LLC to own, operate, acquire and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets. Our operations are organized into two reportable segments: (i) Logistics and Marketing and (ii) Gathering and Processing. Our Logistics and Marketing segment includes transporting, trading, marketing and storing natural gas and NGLs, and fractionating NGLs. Our Gathering and Processing segment consists of gathering, compressing, treating, and processing natural gas, producing and fractionating NGLs, and recovering condensate.
Realignment Transaction
On August 17, 2022, in connection with the closing of the Realignment Transaction between Phillips 66 and Enbridge, PGC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips 66, and Spectra DEFS Holding, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Enbridge, as the members of DCP Midstream, LLC, entered into the Third A&R LLC Agreement, which, among other things, designated PGC as the Class A Managing Member of DCP Midstream, LLC with the power to conduct, direct and manage all activities of DCP Midstream, LLC associated with the Partnership and each of its subsidiaries, GP LP and our General Partner, and, in each case, the businesses, activities and liabilities thereof. The Third A&R LLC Agreement also provided PGC with the power to exercise DCP Midstream, LLC’s rights to appoint or remove any director on the board of directors of our General Partner and vote the common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership that are owned directly or indirectly by DCP Midstream, LLC.
Following the completion of the Realignment Transaction, we began to integrate certain of our operations with Phillips 66’s midstream segment, including the integration of operational services that are currently, or were previously, provided by DCP Services, LLC. As part of these integration efforts, continuing employees transferred employment to a Phillips 66 subsidiary on April 1, 2023, and general and administrative services will be provided by Phillips 66 or one or more of its subsidiaries going forward. We expect such integration efforts to continue regardless of the outcome of the pending Merger with Phillips 66 described below.
Pending Merger with Phillips 66
On January 5, 2023, we entered into the Merger Agreement with Phillips 66, PDI, Merger Sub, GP LP and our General Partner, pursuant to which, at the effective time of the Merger, each common unit representing a limited partner interest in the Partnership (other than the common units owned by DCP Midstream, LLC and GP LP) will be converted into the right to receive $41.75 per common unit in cash, without interest. GP LP has agreed to declare, and cause the Partnership to pay, a cash distribution in respect of the common units in an amount equal to $0.43 per common unit for each completed quarter ending on or after December 31, 2022 and prior to the effective time of the Merger.
The Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, were unanimously approved on behalf of the Partnership by the special committee and the board of directors of the General Partner, which is the general partner of GP LP. The special committee, which is comprised of independent members of the board of directors of our general partner, retained independent legal and financial advisors to assist it in evaluating and negotiating the Merger Agreement and the Merger.
The Merger is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. There can be no assurance that the Merger will be consummated on the terms described above or at all.
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General Trends and Outlook
We anticipate our business will continue to be affected by the following key trends. Our expectations are based on assumptions made by us and information currently available to us. To the extent our underlying assumptions about, or interpretations of, available information prove to be incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from our expected results.
Our business is impacted by commodity prices and volumes. We mitigate a portion of commodity price risk on an overall Partnership basis through our fee-based assets. Various factors impact both commodity prices and volumes, and as indicated in Item 3. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” we have sensitivities to certain cash and non-cash changes in commodity prices. Commodity prices have been volatile during 2023 and are subject to global energy supply and demand fundamentals as well as geopolitical disruptions. Drilling activity levels vary by geographic area and we will continue to target our strategy in geographic areas where we expect producer drilling activity.
Our long-term view is that commodity prices will be at levels that we believe will support sustained or increasing levels of domestic production. Our business is predominantly fee-based and we have a diversified portfolio to balance the upside of our earnings potential while reducing our commodity exposure. Our financial position has improved as a result of strong 2022 results and in the first half of 2023, following a decrease in commodity prices and related increase in the fair value of our equity derivative assets, substantially all of our outstanding equity derivative contracts were settled prior to the expiration of the contractual maturities. Consequently, our equity exposure for 2023 and beyond is currently not hedged and is directly exposed to continued volatility in commodity prices, whether favorable or unfavorable. We expect future commodity prices will be influenced by global economic conditions and geopolitical disruptions, the level of North American production and drilling activity by exploration and production companies, the balance of trade between imports and exports of liquid natural gas, NGLs and crude oil, and the severity of winter and summer weather.
We expect to be a proactive participant in the transition to a lower carbon energy future through increased efficiency and modernization of existing operations, which we expect will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from our base business. Going forward, our assets will be managed in a manner consistent with the emissions goals of Phillips 66.
Our business is primarily driven by the level of production of natural gas by producers and of NGLs from processing plants connected to our pipelines and fractionators. These volumes can be impacted negatively by, among other things, reduced drilling activity, depressed commodity prices, severe weather disruptions, operational outages and ethane rejection. Upstream producers response to changes in commodity prices and demand remain uncertain.
We believe our contract structure with our producers provides us with significant protection from credit risk since we generally hold the product, sell it and withhold our fees prior to remittance of payments to the producer. Currently, our top 20 producers account for a majority of the total natural gas that we gather and process and of these top 20 producers, 5 have investment grade credit ratings.
The global economic outlook continues to be a cause for concern for U.S. financial markets and businesses and investors alike. This uncertainty may contribute to volatility in financial and commodity markets.
We believe we are positioned to withstand future commodity price volatility as a result of the following:
•Our fee-based business represents a significant portion of our margins.
•We have positive operating cash flow from our well-positioned and diversified assets.
•We manage our disciplined capital growth program with a significant focus on fee-based agreements and projects with long-term volume outlooks.
•We believe we have a solid capital structure and balance sheet.
•We believe we have access to sufficient capital to fund our growth including excess distribution coverage and divestitures.
During 2023, our strategic objectives are to generate Excess Free Cash Flows (a non-GAAP measure defined in “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures - Excess Free Cash Flows”) and reduce leverage. We believe the key elements to generating Excess Free Cash Flows are the diversity of our asset portfolio and our fee-based business which represents a significant portion of our estimated margins. We will continue to pursue incremental revenue, cost efficiencies and operating improvements of our assets through process and technology improvements.
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We incur capital expenditures for our consolidated entities and our unconsolidated affiliates. Our 2023 plan includes sustaining capital expenditures of approximately $150 million and expansion capital expenditures of approximately $125 million.
Recent Events
Integration with Phillips 66
As part of the integration efforts with Phillips 66, continuing employees transferred employment to a Phillips 66 subsidiary on April 1, 2023.
Junior Notes Redemption
On April 19, 2023, we announced our intent to redeem, at par, prior to maturity all $550 million of aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 5.850% Junior Notes due May 2043 on or about May 21, 2023. We expect to use borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility and AR Securitization Facility.
Common and Preferred Distributions
On April 19, 2023, we announced that the board of directors of the General Partner declared a quarterly distribution on our common units of $0.43 per common unit. The distribution will be paid on May 15, 2023 to unitholders of record on May 1, 2023.
Also on April 19, 2023, the board of directors of the General Partner declared a quarterly distribution on our Series B and Series C Preferred Units of $0.4922 and $0.4969 per unit, respectively. The Series B distribution will be paid on June 15, 2023 to unitholders of record on June 1, 2023. The Series C distribution will be paid on July 17, 2023 to unitholders of record on July 3, 2023.
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Results of Operations
Consolidated Overview
The following table and discussion provides a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. The results of operations by segment are discussed in further detail following this consolidated overview discussion.
Three Months Ended March 31, | Variance 2023 vs. 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | Increase (Decrease) | Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions, except operating data) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues (a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Logistics and Marketing | $ | 2,392 | $ | 3,163 | $ | (771) | (24 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gathering and Processing | 1,766 | 2,106 | (340) | (16 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inter-segment eliminations | (1,432) | (1,894) | (462) | (24 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues | 2,726 | 3,375 | (649) | (19 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases and related costs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Logistics and Marketing | (2,338) | (3,147) | (809) | (26 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gathering and Processing | (1,322) | (1,822) | (500) | (27 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inter-segment eliminations | 1,432 | 1,894 | (462) | (24 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total purchases | (2,228) | (3,075) | (847) | (28 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating and maintenance expense | (197) | (152) | 45 | 30 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | (90) | (90) | — | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expense | (80) | (55) | 25 | 45 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets, net | — | 7 | (7) | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring costs | (10) | — | 10 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates (b) | 160 | 143 | 17 | 12 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (68) | (71) | (3) | (4 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | (1) | (1) | — | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1) | (1) | — | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to partners | $ | 211 | $ | 80 | $ | 131 | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin (c): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Logistics and Marketing | $ | 54 | $ | 16 | $ | 38 | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gathering and Processing | 444 | 284 | 160 | 56 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total adjusted gross margin | $ | 498 | $ | 300 | $ | 198 | 66 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash commodity derivative mark-to-market | $ | 40 | $ | (176) | $ | 216 | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL pipelines throughput (MBbls/d) (d) | 723 | 682 | 41 | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas pipelines throughput (TBtu/d) (d) | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.04 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas wellhead (MMcf/d) (d) | 4,473 | 4,110 | 363 | 9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL gross production (MBbls/d) (d) | 419 | 402 | 17 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Percentage change is not meaningful.
(a) Operating revenues include the impact of trading and marketing gains (losses), net.
(b) Earnings for certain unconsolidated affiliates include the amortization of the net difference between the carrying amount of the investments and the underlying equity of the entities.
(c) Adjusted gross margin consists of total operating revenues less purchases and related costs. Segment adjusted gross margin for each segment consists of total operating revenues for that segment, less purchases and related costs for that segment. Please read “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures”.
(d) For entities not wholly owned by us, includes our share, based on our ownership percentage, of the wellhead and throughput volumes and NGL production.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Total Operating Revenues — Total operating revenues decreased $649 million in 2023 compared to 2022, primarily as a result of the following:
•$771 million decrease for our Logistics and Marketing segment, primarily due to lower commodity prices, partially offset by higher gas and NGL volumes, and favorable commodity derivative activity; and
•$340 million decrease for our Gathering and Processing segment, primarily due to lower commodity prices, partially offset by favorable commodity derivative activity, higher volumes across all regions, and an increase in transportation, processing and other.
These decreases were partially offset by:
•$462 million change in inter-segment eliminations, which relate to sales of gas and NGL volumes from our Gathering and Processing segment to our Logistics and Marketing segment, primarily due to lower commodity prices.
Total Purchases — Total purchases decreased $847 million in 2023 compared to 2022, primarily as a result of the following:
•$809 million decrease for our Logistics and Marketing segment for the commodity price and volume changes discussed above; and
•$500 million decrease for our Gathering and Processing segment for the commodity price and volume changes discussed above.
These decreases was partially offset by:
•$462 million change in inter-segment eliminations, for the reasons discussed above.
Operating and Maintenance Expense — Operating and maintenance expense increased in 2023 compared to 2022 largely due to higher base costs primarily in the Permian region and higher reliability and pipeline integrity spend.
General and Administrative Expense — General and administrative expense increased in 2023 compared to 2022, primarily due to higher employee costs and benefits, and integration costs.
Gain on sale of assets, net — The net gain on sale of assets in 2022 represents the sale of a gathering system in the Permian region.
Restructuring Costs — Restructuring costs increased in 2023 compared to 2022 primarily as a result of severance for termination benefits and other costs as a result of our ongoing integration with Phillips 66 following the Realignment Transaction.
Earnings from Unconsolidated Affiliates — Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates increased in 2023 compared to 2022 primarily as a result of higher throughput volumes on the Sand Hills pipeline and higher NGL pipeline tariffs.
Net Income Attributable to Partners — Net income attributable to partners increased in 2023 compared to 2022 for all of the reasons discussed above.
Adjusted Gross Margin — Adjusted gross margin increased $198 million in 2023 compared to 2022, primarily as a result of the following:
•$160 million increase for our Gathering and Processing segment, primarily as a result of favorable derivative activity attributable to our corporate equity hedge program, higher volumes in the Permian, South and DJ Basin, and improved performance in the Permian region, partially offset by lower lower margins in the South, DJ Basin and Midcontinent regions, and lower commodity prices; and
•$38 million increase for our Logistics and Marketing segment, primarily as a result of favorable commodity derivative activity on gas pipelines and improved gas storage margins, partially offset by a decrease as a result of unfavorable NGL marketing activity contract settlement.
NGL Pipelines Throughput — NGL pipelines throughput increased in 2023 compared to 2022 due to increased volumes on the Sand Hills pipeline.
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Natural Gas Wellhead — Natural gas wellhead increased in 2023 compared to 2022 due to increased volumes in the South, Permian, and DJ Basin.
NGL Gross Production — NGL gross production increased in 2023 compared to 2022 due to increased volumes in the Permian region and DJ Basin.
Supplemental Information on Unconsolidated Affiliates
The following tables present financial information related to unconsolidated affiliates during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively:
Earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC | $ | 87 | $ | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC | 25 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gulf Coast Express LLC | 17 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Front Range Pipeline LLC | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Express Pipeline LLC | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mont Belvieu 1 Fractionator | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discovery Producer Services LLC | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cheyenne Connector, LLC | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mont Belvieu Enterprise Fractionator | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 160 | $ | 143 |
Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC | $ | 82 | $ | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC | 28 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gulf Coast Express LLC | 21 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Front Range Pipeline LLC | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Express Pipeline LLC | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mont Belvieu 1 Fractionator | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discovery Producer Services LLC | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cheyenne Connector, LLC | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mont Belvieu Enterprise Fractionator | (1) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions from unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 168 | $ | 168 |
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Results of Operations — Logistics and Marketing Segment
Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
System | Approximate System Length (Miles) | Fractionators | Approximate Throughput Capacity (MBbls/d) (a) | Approximate Gas Throughput Capacity (TBtus/d) (a) | Pipeline Throughput (MBbls/d) (a) | Pipeline Throughput (TBtus/d) (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sand Hills pipeline | 1,400 | — | 333 | — | 312 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Hills pipeline | 950 | — | 128 | — | 115 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Front Range pipeline | 450 | — | 87 | — | 76 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Express pipeline | 600 | — | 37 | — | 23 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other NGL pipelines (a) | 1,050 | — | 310 | — | 197 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gulf Coast Express pipeline | 500 | — | — | 0.50 | — | 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guadalupe pipeline | 600 | — | — | 0.25 | — | 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cheyenne Connector | 70 | — | — | 0.30 | — | 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mont Belvieu fractionators | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines total | 5,620 | 2 | 895 | 1.05 | 723 | 1.08 |
The results of operations for our Logistics and Marketing segment are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | Variance 2023 vs. 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | Increase (Decrease) | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions, except operating data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales of natural gas, NGLs and condensate | $ | 2,330 | $ | 3,185 | $ | (855) | (27 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation, processing and other | 19 | 19 | — | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading and marketing gains (losses), net | 43 | (41) | 84 | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues | 2,392 | 3,163 | (771) | (24 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases and related costs | (2,338) | (3,147) | (809) | (26 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating and maintenance expense | (9) | (8) | 1 | 13 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | (2) | (3) | (1) | (33 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expense | (2) | (1) | 1 | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates (a) | 154 | 137 | 17 | 12 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment net income attributable to partners | $ | 195 | $ | 141 | $ | 54 | 38 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment adjusted gross margin (b) | $ | 54 | $ | 16 | $ | 38 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash commodity derivative mark-to-market | $ | (5) | $ | (45) | $ | 40 | 89 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL pipelines throughput (MBbls/d) (c) | 723 | 682 | 41 | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas pipelines throughput (TBtu/d) (c) | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.04 | 4 | % |
* Percentage change is not meaningful.
(a) Earnings for certain unconsolidated affiliates include the amortization of the net difference between the carrying amount of the investments and the underlying equity of the entities.
(b) Adjusted gross margin consists of total operating revenues less purchases and related costs. Segment adjusted gross margin for each segment consists of total operating revenues for that segment less purchases and related costs for that segment. Please read “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures”.
(c) For entities not wholly owned by us, includes our share, based on our ownership percentage, of the throughput volumes.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Total Operating Revenues — Total operating revenues decreased $771 million in 2023 compared to 2022, primarily as a result of the following:
•$1,040 million decrease as a result of lower commodity prices before the impact of derivative activity.
This decrease was partially offset by:
•$185 million increase attributable to higher gas and NGL volumes; and
•$84 million increase as a result of commodity derivative activity attributable to a decrease in realized cash settlement losses of $124 million, partially offset by an increase in unrealized commodity derivative losses of $40 million due to movements in forward prices of commodities.
Purchases and Related Costs — Purchases and related costs decreased $809 million in 2023 compared to 2022, for the reasons discussed above.
Earnings from Unconsolidated Affiliates — Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates increased in 2023 compared to 2022 primarily as a result of a higher throughput volumes on the Sand Hills pipeline and higher NGL pipeline tariffs.
Segment Adjusted Gross Margin — Segment adjusted gross margin increased $38 million in 2023 compared to 2022, primarily as a result of the following:
•$37 million increase as a result of commodity derivative activity on gas pipelines; and
•$14 million increase as a result of improved gas storage margins.
These increases were partially offset by:
•$13 million decrease as a result of unfavorable NGL marketing activity contract settlement.
NGL Pipelines Throughput — NGL pipelines throughput increased in 2023 compared to 2022 due to increased volumes on the Sand Hills pipeline.
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Results of Operations — Gathering and Processing Segment
Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regions | Plants | Approximate Gathering and Transmission Systems (Miles) | Approximate Net Nameplate Plant Capacity (MMcf/d) (a) | Natural Gas Wellhead Volume (MMcf/d) (a) | NGL Production (MBbls/d) (a) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North | 13 | 3,500 | 1,580 | 1,575 | 157 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midcontinent | 6 | 23,000 | 1,110 | 803 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Permian | 10 | 15,000 | 1,220 | 1,091 | 134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South | 7 | 6,500 | 1,630 | 1,004 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 36 | 48,000 | 5,540 | 4,473 | 419 |
(a) Represents total capacity or total volumes allocated to our proportionate ownership share.
The results of operations for our Gathering and Processing segment are as follows:
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Operating revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales of natural gas, NGLs and condensate | $ | 1,578 | $ | 2,164 | $ | (586) | (27 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation, processing and other | 144 | 136 | 8 | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading and marketing gains (losses), net | 44 | (194) | 238 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues | 1,766 | 2,106 | (340) | (16 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases and related costs | (1,322) | (1,822) | (500) | (27 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating and maintenance expense | (182) | (140) | 42 | 30 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | (84) | (81) | 3 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expense | (4) | (4) | — | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets, net | — | 7 | (7) | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates (a) | 6 | 6 | — | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment net income | 180 | 72 | 108 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1) | (1) | — | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment net income attributable to partners | $ | 179 | $ | 71 | $ | 108 | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment adjusted gross margin (b) | $ | 444 | $ | 284 | $ | 160 | 56 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash commodity derivative mark-to-market | $ | 45 | $ | (131) | $ | 176 | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas wellhead (MMcf/d) (c) | 4,473 | 4,110 | 363 | 9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL gross production (MBbls/d) (c) | 419 | 402 | 17 | 4 | % |
* Percentage change is not meaningful.
(a) Earnings for certain unconsolidated affiliates include the amortization of the net difference between the carrying amount of the investments and the underlying equity of the entities.
(b) Segment adjusted gross margin for each segment consists of total operating revenues for that segment less purchases and related costs for that segment. Please read “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures”.
(c) For entities not wholly owned by us, includes our share, based on our ownership percentage, of the wellhead and NGL production
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Total Operating Revenues — Total operating revenues decreased $340 million in 2023 compared to 2022, primarily as a result of the following:
•$739 million decrease attributable to lower commodity prices, before the impact of derivative activity.
This decrease was partially offset by:
•$238 million increase as a result of commodity derivative activity attributable to a $176 million increase in unrealized commodity derivative gains and an increase in realized cash settlement gains of $62 million due to movements in forward prices of commodities in 2023;
•$153 million increase as a result of higher volumes in all regions; and
•$8 million increase in transportation, processing and other.
Purchases and Related Costs — Purchases and related costs decreased $500 million in 2023 compared to 2022, primarily as a result of the commodity price and volume changes discussed above.
Operating and Maintenance Expense — Operating and maintenance expense increased in 2023 compared to 2022 largely due to higher base costs primarily in the Permian region and higher reliability and pipeline integrity spend.
Gain on Sale of Assets, net — The net gain on sale of assets in 2022 represents the sale of a gathering system in the Permian region.
Segment Adjusted Gross Margin — Segment adjusted gross margin increased $160 million in 2023 compared to 2022, primarily as a result of the following:
•$238 million increase as a result of favorable commodity derivative activity attributable to our corporate equity hedge program as discussed above; and
•$4 million increase due to higher volumes in the Permian, South and DJ Basin, and improved performance in the Permian region, partially offset by lower margins in the South, DJ Basin and Midcontinent regions.
These increases were partially offset by:
•$82 million decrease as a result of lower commodity prices.
Natural Gas Wellhead — Natural gas wellhead increased in 2023 compared to 2022 due to increased volumes in the South region, Permian region, and DJ Basin.
NGL Gross Production — NGL gross production increased in 2023 compared to 2022 due to increased volumes in the Permian region and DJ Basin.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We expect our sources of liquidity to include:
•cash generated from operations;
•cash distributions from our unconsolidated affiliates;
•borrowings under our Credit Agreement and Securitization Facility;
•proceeds from asset rationalization;
•debt offerings; and
•borrowings under term loans, or other credit facilities.
We anticipate our more significant uses of resources to include:
•quarterly distributions to our common unitholders and distributions to our preferred unitholders;
•payments to service or retire our debt or Preferred Units;
•capital expenditures; and
•contributions to our unconsolidated affiliates to finance our share of their capital expenditures.
We believe that cash generated from these sources will be sufficient to meet our short-term working capital requirements, long-term capital expenditures and quarterly cash distributions.
We routinely evaluate opportunities for strategic investments or acquisitions. Future material investments or acquisitions may require that we obtain additional capital, assume third party debt or incur other long-term obligations. We have the option to utilize both debt and equity instruments as vehicles for the long-term financing of our investment activities or acquisitions.
Based on current and anticipated levels of operations, we believe we have adequate committed financial resources to conduct our ongoing business, although deterioration in our operating environment could limit our borrowing capacity, impact our credit ratings, raise our financing costs, as well as impact our compliance with the financial covenants contained in the Credit Agreement and other debt instruments.
Senior Notes —On March 15, 2023, we repaid, at par, all $500 million of aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 3.875% Senior Notes due March 15, 2023 using borrowings under our Credit Facility and Securitization Facility.
Credit Agreement — We are party to a Credit Agreement that provides up to $1.4 billion of borrowing capacity and bears interest at either the term SOFR rate or the base rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin based on our credit rating. The Credit Agreement matures on March 18, 2027.
As of March 31, 2023, we had unused borrowing capacity of $1,173 million, net of $225 million of outstanding borrowings and $2 million letters of credit, under the Credit Agreement, of which at least $1,173 million would have been available to borrow for working capital and other general partnership purposes based on the financial covenants set forth in the Credit Agreement. As of April 28, 2023, we had unused borrowing capacity of $1,173 million, net of $225 million of outstanding borrowings and $2 million of letters of credit under the Credit Agreement. Our cost of borrowing under the Credit Agreement is determined by a ratings-based pricing grid.
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility — As of March 31, 2023, we had $350 million of outstanding borrowings under the Securitization Facility at SOFR market index rates plus a margin.
Issuance of Securities — In October 2020, we filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC that became effective upon filing and allows us to issue an indeterminate number of common units, preferred units, debt securities, and guarantees of debt securities.
In October 2020, we also filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC, which allows us to issue up to $750 million in common units pursuant to our at-the-market program. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we did not issue any common units pursuant to this registration statement, and $750 million remained available for future sales.
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Guarantee of Registered Debt Securities — The condensed consolidated financial statements of DCP Midstream, LP, or “parent guarantor”, include the accounts of DCP Midstream Operating LP, or “subsidiary issuer”, which is a 100% owned subsidiary, and all other subsidiaries which are all non-guarantor subsidiaries. The parent guarantor has agreed to fully and unconditionally guarantee the senior notes. The entirety of the Company’s operating assets and liabilities, operating revenues, expenses and other comprehensive income exist at its non-guarantor subsidiaries, and the parent guarantor and subsidiary issuer have no assets, liabilities or operations independent of their respective financing activities and investments in non-guarantor subsidiaries. All covenants in the indentures governing the notes limit the activities of subsidiary issuer, including limitations on the ability to pay dividends, incur additional indebtedness, make restricted payments, create liens, sell assets or make loans to parent guarantor.
The Company qualifies for alternative disclosure under Rule 13-01 of Regulation S-X, because the combined financial information of the subsidiary issuer and parent guarantor, excluding investments in subsidiaries that are not issuers or guarantors, reflect no material assets, liabilities or results of operations apart from their respective financing activities and investments in non-guarantor subsidiaries. Summarized financial information is presented as follows. The only assets, liabilities and results of operations of the subsidiary issuer and parent guarantor on a combined basis, independent of their respective investments in non-guarantor subsidiaries are:
•Accounts payable and other current liabilities of $67 million and $80 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively;
•Balances related to debt of $4.549 billion and $4.823 billion as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively; and
•Interest expense, net of $66 million and $69 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Commodity Swaps and Collateral — Changes in natural gas, NGL and condensate prices and the terms of our processing arrangements have a direct impact on our generation and use of cash from operations due to their impact on net income, along with the resulting changes in working capital. For additional information regarding our derivative activities, please read Item 3. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” contained therein.
When we enter into commodity swap contracts, we may be required to provide collateral to the counterparties in the event that our potential payment exposure exceeds a predetermined collateral threshold. Collateral thresholds are set by us and each counterparty, as applicable, in the master contract that governs our financial transactions based on our and the counterparty’s assessment of creditworthiness. The assessment of our position with respect to the collateral thresholds are determined on a counterparty by counterparty basis, and are impacted by the representative forward price curves and notional quantities under our swap contracts. Due to the interrelation between the representative crude oil and natural gas forward price curves, it is not practical to determine a pricing point at which our swap contracts will meet the collateral thresholds as we may transact multiple commodities with the same counterparty. Depending on daily commodity prices, the amount of collateral posted can go up or down on a daily basis.
Working Capital — Working capital is the amount by which current assets exceed current liabilities. Current assets are reduced in part by our quarterly distributions, which are required under the terms of our Partnership Agreement based on Available Cash, as defined in the Partnership Agreement. In general, our working capital is impacted by changes in the prices of commodities that we buy and sell, inventory levels, and other business factors that affect our net income and cash flows. Our working capital is also impacted by the timing of operating cash receipts and disbursements, cash collateral we may be required to post with counterparties to our commodity derivative instruments, borrowings of and payments on debt and the Securitization Facility, capital expenditures, and increases or decreases in other long-term assets. We expect that our future working capital requirements will be impacted by these same recurring factors.
We had working capital deficits of $119 million and $802 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, driven by current maturities of long term debt of $7 million and $506 million, respectively. We had net derivative working capital surplus of $19 million and deficit of $8 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
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Cash Flow — Operating, investing and financing activities were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 135 | $ | 189 | |||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (72) | $ | (8) | |||||||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | $ | (64) | $ | (181) |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Operating Activities — Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $54 million in 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. The changes in net cash provided by operating activities are attributable to our net income adjusted for non-cash charges and changes in working capital as presented in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. For additional information regarding fluctuations in our earnings and distributions from unconsolidated affiliates, please read “Supplemental Information on Unconsolidated Affiliates” under “Results of Operations”.
Investing Activities — Net cash used in investing activities increased $64 million in 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, primarily as a result of an increase in capital expenditures, partially offset by a return of capital from an investment.
Financing Activities — Net cash used in financing activities decreased $117 million in 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, primarily as a result of lower net payments of debt.
Contractual Obligations — Material contractual obligations arising in the normal course of business primarily consist of purchase obligations, long-term debt and related interest payments, leases, asset retirement obligations, and other long-term liabilities. See Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 "Financial Statements" for amounts outstanding on March 31, 2023, related to debt. Lease and asset retirement obligations are not materially different from what was disclosed in Notes 14 and 15, respectively, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 "Financial Statements" in Part II of form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Purchase Obligations are contractual obligations and include various non-cancelable commitments to purchase physical quantities of commodities in future periods and other items, including gas supply, fractionation and transportation agreements in the ordinary course of business.
Management believes that our cash and investment position and operating cash flows as well as capacity under existing and available credit agreements will be sufficient to meet our liquidity and capital requirements for the foreseeable future. We believe that our current and projected asset position is sufficient to meet our liquidity requirements.
Capital Requirements — The midstream energy business can be capital intensive, requiring significant investment to maintain and upgrade existing operations. In the ordinary course of our business, we purchase physical commodities and enter into arrangements related to other items, including long-term fractionation and transportation agreements, in future periods. We establish a margin for these purchases by entering into physical and financial sale and exchange transactions to maintain a balanced position between purchases and sales and future delivery obligations. We expect to fund the obligations with the corresponding sales to entities that we deem creditworthy or that have provided credit support we consider adequate. We may enter into purchase order and non-cancelable construction agreements for capital expenditures. Our capital requirements have consisted primarily of, and we anticipate will continue to consist of the following:
•Sustaining capital expenditures, which are cash expenditures to maintain our cash flows, operating or earnings capacity. These expenditures add on to or improve capital assets owned, including certain system integrity, compliance and safety improvements. Sustaining capital expenditures also include certain well connects, and may include the acquisition or construction of new capital assets; and
•Expansion capital expenditures, which are cash expenditures to increase our cash flows, or operating or earnings capacity. Expansion capital expenditures include acquisitions or capital improvements (where we add on to or improve the capital assets owned, or acquire or construct new gathering lines and well connects, treating facilities, processing plants, fractionation facilities, pipelines, terminals, docks, truck racks, tankage and other storage, distribution or transportation facilities and related or similar midstream assets).
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We incur capital expenditures for our consolidated entities and our unconsolidated affiliates. Our 2023 plan includes sustaining capital expenditures of $150 million and expansion capital expenditures of $125 million.
We expect to fund future capital expenditures with funds generated from our operations, borrowings under our Credit Agreement, Securitization Facility and the issuance of additional debt and equity securities. Future material investments may require that we obtain additional capital, assume third party debt or incur other long-term obligations. We have the option to utilize both equity and debt instruments as vehicles for the long-term financing of our investment activities.
Cash Distributions to Unitholders — Our Partnership Agreement requires that, within 45 days after the end of each quarter, we distribute all Available Cash, as defined in the Partnership Agreement. We made cash distributions to our common unitholders and general partner of $90 million and $81 million during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
On April 19, 2023, we announced that the board of directors of the General Partner declared a quarterly distribution on our common units of $0.43 per common unit. The distribution will be paid on May 15, 2023 to unitholders of record on May 1, 2023.
Also on April 19, 2023, the board of directors of the General Partner declared a quarterly distribution on our Series B and Series C Preferred Units of $0.4922 and $0.4969 per unit, respectively. The Series B distribution will be paid on June 15, 2023 to unitholders of record on June 1, 2023. The Series C distribution will be paid on July 17, 2023 to unitholders of record on July 3, 2023.
We expect to continue to use cash provided by operating activities for the payment of distributions to our unitholders. See Note 10. “Partnership Equity and Distributions” in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1. “Financial Statements”.
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted Gross Margin and Segment Adjusted Gross Margin — In addition to net income, we view our adjusted gross margin as an important performance measure of the core profitability of our operations. We review our adjusted gross margin monthly for consistency and trend analysis.
We define adjusted gross margin as total operating revenues, less purchases and related costs, and we define segment adjusted gross margin for each segment as total operating revenues for that segment less purchases and related costs for that segment. Our adjusted gross margin equals the sum of our segment adjusted gross margins. Adjusted gross margin and segment adjusted gross margin are primary performance measures used by management, as these measures represent the results of product sales and purchases, a key component of our operations. As an indicator of our operating performance, adjusted gross margin and segment adjusted gross margin should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, operating revenues, gross margin, segment gross margin, net income or loss, net income or loss attributable to partners, operating income, net cash provided by operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP.
We believe adjusted gross margin provides useful information to our investors because our management views our adjusted gross margin and segment adjusted gross margin as important performance measures that represent the results of product sales and purchases, a key component of our operations. We review our adjusted gross margin and segment adjusted gross margin monthly for consistency and trend analysis. We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures that management uses in evaluating our operating results.
Adjusted EBITDA — We define adjusted EBITDA as net income or loss attributable to partners adjusted for (i) distributions from unconsolidated affiliates, net of earnings, (ii) depreciation and amortization expense, (iii) net interest expense, (iv) noncontrolling interest in depreciation and income tax expense, (v) unrealized gains and losses from commodity derivatives, (vi) income tax expense or benefit, (vii) impairment expense, and (viii) certain other non-cash items. Adjusted EBITDA further excludes items of income or loss that we characterize as unrepresentative of our ongoing operations. Management believes these measures provide investors meaningful insight into results from ongoing operations.
Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or loss, net income or loss attributable to partners, operating income, net cash provided by operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP as measures of operating performance, liquidity or ability to service debt obligations.
Adjusted EBITDA is used as a supplemental liquidity and performance measure and adjusted segment EBITDA is used as a supplemental performance measure by our management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others to assess:
•financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis;
•our operating performance and return on capital as compared to those of other companies in the midstream energy industry, without regard to financing methods or capital structure;
•viability and performance of acquisitions and capital expenditure projects and the overall rates of return on investment opportunities; and
•in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, the ability of our assets to generate cash sufficient to pay interest costs, support our indebtedness, make cash distributions to our unitholders and pay capital expenditures.
Adjusted Segment EBITDA — We define adjusted segment EBITDA for each segment as segment net income or loss attributable to partners adjusted for (i) distributions from unconsolidated affiliates, net of earnings, (ii) depreciation and amortization expense, (iii) net interest expense, (iv) noncontrolling interest in depreciation and income tax expense, (v) unrealized gains and losses from commodity derivatives, (vi) income tax expense or benefit, (vii) impairment expense, and (viii) certain other non-cash items. Adjusted segment EBITDA further excludes items of income or loss that we characterize as unrepresentative of our ongoing operations for that segment. Our adjusted segment EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because they may not calculate adjusted segment EBITDA in the same manner.
Adjusted segment EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to our financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP, including operating revenues, net income or loss attributable to partners, or any other measure of performance presented in accordance with GAAP.
Our adjusted gross margin, segment adjusted gross margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted segment EBITDA may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of another company because other entities may not calculate these measures in the
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same manner. The accompanying schedules provide reconciliations of adjusted gross margin, segment adjusted gross margin and adjusted segment EBITDA to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
Distributable Cash Flow — We define Distributable Cash Flow as adjusted EBITDA, as defined above, less sustaining capital expenditures, net of reimbursable projects, less interest expense, less income attributable to preferred units, and certain other items. Sustaining capital expenditures are cash expenditures made to maintain our cash flows, operating or earnings capacity. These expenditures add on to or improve capital assets owned, including certain system integrity, compliance and safety improvements. Sustaining capital expenditures also include certain well connects, and may include the acquisition or construction of new capital assets. Income attributable to preferred units represent cash distributions earned by the preferred units. Cash distributions to be paid to the holders of the preferred units assuming a distribution is declared by the board of directors of the General Partner, are not available to common unit holders. Non-cash mark-to-market of derivative instruments is considered to be non-cash for the purpose of computing Distributable Cash Flow because settlement will not occur until future periods, and will be impacted by future changes in commodity prices and interest rates. Distributable Cash Flow is used as a supplemental liquidity and performance measure by our management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others, to assess our ability to make cash distributions to our unitholders and our general partner.
Our Distributable Cash Flow may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of another company because other entities may not calculate Distributable Cash Flow in the same manner.
Excess Free Cash Flow — We define Excess Free Cash Flow as Distributable Cash Flow, as defined above, less distributions to limited partners, less expansion capital expenditures, net of reimbursable projects, and contributions to equity method investments and certain other items. Expansion capital expenditures are cash expenditures to increase our cash flows, or operating or earnings capacity. Expansion capital expenditures include acquisitions or capital improvements (where we add on to or improve the capital assets owned, or acquire or construct new gathering lines and well connects, treating facilities, processing plants, fractionation facilities, pipelines, terminals, docks, truck racks, tankage and other storage, distribution or transportation facilities and related or similar midstream assets).
Excess Free Cash Flow is used as a supplemental liquidity and performance measure by our management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others, and is useful to investors and management as a measure of our ability to generate cash. Once business needs and obligations are met, including cash reserves to provide funds for distribution payments on our units and the proper conduct of our business, which includes cash reserves for future capital expenditures and anticipated credit needs, this cash can be used to reduce debt, reinvest in the company for future growth, or return to unitholders.
Our definition of Excess Free Cash Flow is limited in that it does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures. Therefore, we believe the use of Excess Free Cash Flow for the limited purposes described above and in this report is not a substitute for net cash flows provided by operating activities, which is the most comparable GAAP measure. Excess Free Cash Flow may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of another company because other entities may not calculate Excess Free Cash Flow in the same manner.
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The following table sets forth our reconciliation of certain non-GAAP measures:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures | (millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of gross margin to adjusted gross margin: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | $ | 2,726 | $ | 3,375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases and related costs | 1,852 | 2,719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases and related costs from affiliates | 97 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation and related costs from affiliates | 279 | 257 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 90 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 408 | 210 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 90 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin | $ | 498 | $ | 300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of segment gross margin to segment adjusted gross margin: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Logistics and Marketing segment: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | $ | 2,392 | $ | 3,163 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases and related costs | 2,338 | 3,147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment gross margin | 52 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment adjusted gross margin | $ | 54 | $ | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gathering and Processing segment: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | $ | 1,766 | $ | 2,106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases and related costs | 1,322 | 1,822 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 84 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment gross margin | 360 | 203 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 84 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment adjusted gross margin | $ | 444 | $ | 284 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reconciliation of net income attributable to partners to adjusted segment EBITDA: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Logistics and Marketing segment: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment net income attributable to partners (a) | $ | 195 | $ | 141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash commodity derivative mark-to-market | 5 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense, net of noncontrolling interest | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates, net of earnings | 3 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted segment EBITDA | $ | 205 | $ | 212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gathering and Processing segment: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment net income attributable to partners | $ | 179 | $ | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash commodity derivative mark-to-market | (45) | 131 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense, net of noncontrolling interest | 84 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates, net of earnings | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets, net | — | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted segment EBITDA | $ | 223 | $ | 278 |
(a) We recognized $22 million of lower of cost or net realizable value adjustment for the three months ended March 31, 2023. We recognized no lower of cost or net realizable value adjustment for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our critical accounting policies and estimates are described in "Critical Accounting Estimates" within Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" included as Item 8 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The accounting policies and estimates used in preparing our interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are the same as those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in our annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted from the interim financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, although we believe that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and other information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Our sensitivities for 2023 as shown in the table below are estimated based on our average estimated commodity price exposure. These sensitivities are associated with our condensate, natural gas and NGL volumes that are currently unhedged.
Commodity Sensitivities Net of Cash Flow Protection Activities
Per Unit Decrease | Unit of Measurement | Estimated Decrease in Annual Net Income Attributable to Partners | |||||||||||||||
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NGL prices | $ | 0.01 | Gallon | $ | 10 | ||||||||||||
Natural gas prices | $ | 0.10 | MMBtu | $ | 6 | ||||||||||||
Crude oil prices | $ | 1.00 | Barrel | $ | 5 |
In addition to the linear relationships in our commodity sensitivities above, additional factors may cause us to be less sensitive to commodity price declines. A portion of our net income is derived from fee-based contracts and a portion from percentage-of-proceeds and percentage-of-liquids processing arrangements that contain minimum fee clauses in which our processing margins convert to fee-based arrangements as commodity prices decline.
While the above commodity price sensitivities are indicative of the impact that changes in commodity prices may have on our annualized net income, changes during certain periods of extreme price volatility and market conditions or changes in the relationship of the price of NGLs and crude oil may cause our commodity price sensitivities to vary significantly from these estimates.
The midstream natural gas industry is cyclical, with the operating results of companies in the industry significantly affected by the prevailing price of NGLs, which in turn has been generally related to the price of crude oil. Although the prevailing price of residue natural gas has less short-term significance to our operating results than the price of NGLs, in the long-term the growth and sustainability of our business depends on natural gas prices being at levels sufficient to provide incentives and capital for producers to increase natural gas exploration and production.
Based on historical trends, we generally expect NGL prices to directionally follow changes in crude oil prices over the long-term. However, the pricing relationship between NGLs and crude oil may vary, as we believe crude oil prices will in large part be determined by the level of production from major crude oil exporting countries and the demand generated by growth in the world economy, whereas NGL prices are more correlated to supply and U.S. petrochemical demand. Additionally, the level of NGL export demand may also have an impact on prices. We believe that future natural gas prices will be influenced by the level of North American production and drilling activity of exploration and production companies, the balance of trade between imports and exports of liquid natural gas and NGLs and the severity of winter and summer weather. Drilling activity can be adversely affected as natural gas prices decrease. Energy market uncertainty could also reduce North American drilling activity.
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Limited access to capital could also decrease drilling. Lower drilling levels over a sustained period would reduce natural gas volumes gathered and processed, but could increase commodity prices, if supply were to fall relative to demand levels.
Natural Gas Storage and Pipeline Asset Based Commodity Derivative Program — Our natural gas storage and pipeline assets are exposed to certain risks including changes in commodity prices. We manage commodity price risk related to our natural gas storage and pipeline assets through our commodity derivative program. The commercial activities related to our natural gas storage and pipeline assets primarily consist of the purchase and sale of gas and associated time spreads and basis spreads.
A time spread transaction is executed by establishing a long gas position at one point in time and establishing an equal short gas position at a different point in time. Time spread transactions allow us to lock in a margin supported by the injection, withdrawal, and storage capacity of our natural gas storage assets. We may execute basis spread transactions to mitigate the risk of sale and purchase price differentials across our system. A basis spread transaction allows us to lock in a margin on our physical purchases and sales of gas, including injections and withdrawals from storage. We typically use swaps to execute these transactions, which are not designated as hedging instruments and are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in the current period condensed consolidated statements of operations. While gas held in our storage locations is recorded at the lower of average cost or net realizable value, the derivative instruments that are used to manage our storage facilities are recorded at fair value and any changes in fair value are currently recorded in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Even though we may have economically hedged our exposure and locked in a future margin, the use of lower-of-cost-or-net realizable value accounting for our physical inventory and the use of mark-to-market accounting for our derivative instruments may subject our earnings to market volatility.
The following tables set forth additional information about our derivative instruments, used to mitigate a portion of our natural gas price risk associated with our inventory within our natural gas storage operations as of March 31, 2023:
Inventory
Period ended | Commodity | Notional Volume - Long Positions | Fair Value (millions) | Weighted Average Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2023 | Natural Gas | 11,374,264 | MMBtu | $ | 19 | $1.64/MMBtu |
Commodity Swaps
Period | Commodity | Notional Volume - (Short)/Long Positions | Fair Value (millions) | Price Range | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 2023 — January 2024 | Natural Gas | (19,852,500) | MMBtu | $ | 8 | $2.14-$5.98/MMBtu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 2023 — October 2023 | Natural Gas | 9,922,500 | MMBtu | $ | (5) | $1.99-$5.20/MMBtu |
Natural Gas Asset Based Trading and Marketing - Our trading and marketing activities are subject to commodity price fluctuations in response to changes in supply and demand, market conditions and other factors.
We may enter into physical contracts and financial instruments with the objective of realizing a positive margin from the purchase and sale of commodity-based instruments. The following table sets forth our commodity derivative instruments as of March 31, 2023:
Commodity Swaps
Period | Commodity | Notional Volume - (Short)/Long Positions | Fair Value (millions) | Price Range (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 2023 — Decemeber 2025 | Natural Gas | (50,400,000) | MMBtu | $ | 8 | $0.01-$0.13/MMBtu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 2023 — October 2026 | Natural Gas | 48,577,500 | MMBtu | $ | (34) | $0.16-$0.64/MMBtu |
(a) Represents the basis differential from NYMEX final settlement price for natural gas futures contracts for stated time period
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms, and that information is accumulated and communicated to the management of our general partner, including our general partner’s interim principal executive and interim principal financial officers (whom we refer to as the “Certifying Officers”), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The management of our general partner evaluated, with the participation of the Certifying Officers, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2023, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, the Certifying Officers concluded that, as of March 31, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The information provided in “Commitments and Contingent Liabilities” included in (a) Note 22 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and (b) Note 12 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are incorporated herein by reference. For the disclosure of environmental proceedings with a governmental entity as a party pursuant to Item 103(c)(3)(iii) of Regulation S-K, the Company has elected to disclose matters where the Company reasonably believes such proceeding would result in monetary sanctions, exclusive of interest costs, of $1 million or more.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
An investment in our securities involves various risks. When considering an investment in us, careful consideration should be given to the risk factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. There are no material changes to the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Item 6. Exhibits
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*+ | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 5, 2023, by and among Phillips 66, Phillips 66 Project Development Inc., Dynamo Merger Sub LLC, DCP Midstream, LP, DCP Midstream GP, LP and DCP Midstream GP, LLC (attached as Exhibit 2.1 to DCP Midstream Partners, LP's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32678) filed with the SEC on January 6, 2023). | ||||||||||||||||
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101 | Financial statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of DCP Midstream, LP for the three months ended March 31, 2023, formatted in XBRL: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, and (vi) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. | ||||||||||||||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
* Such exhibit has heretofore been filed with the SEC as part of the filing indicated and is incorporated herein by reference.
+ Denotes management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
# Pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K, the Partnership agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of
this exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
DCP Midstream, LP | ||||||||||||||
By: | DCP Midstream GP, LP its General Partner | |||||||||||||
By: | DCP Midstream GP, LLC its General Partner | |||||||||||||
Date: May 4, 2023 | By: | /s/ Donald A. Baldridge | ||||||||||||
Name: | Donald A. Baldridge | |||||||||||||
Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||||||||
Date: May 4, 2023 | By: | /s/ Scott R. Delmoro | ||||||||||||
Name: | Scott R. Delmoro | |||||||||||||
Title: | Interim Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||
(Principal Financial Officer) |
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