Master Unloading and Storage Agreement
Effective August 6, 2018, Western Refining Pipeline, LLC (“WRP”) and Western Refining Company, L.P. (“WRCL”) entered into a Master Unloading and Storage Agreement (the “Master Unloading and Storage Agreement”) to govern the provision of crude oil unloading and storage services by WRP to WRCL. The initial term of the Master Unloading and Storage Agreement is ten years, and WRCL has the option to extend the term for up to two renewal terms of five years each. If WRCL does not extend the initial term, WRP may extend the term for an additional two years.
Under the Master Unloading and Storage Agreement, WRP will, among other things, make its crude oil unloading station and storage facilities commonly known as the Mesquite Terminal, Yucca Terminal, Mason East Station and Wink “Jackrabbit” Terminal available to receive and unload crude oil from WRCL’s designated trucks on a 24/7/365 basis and will store such crude oil in dedicated storage. WRCL will pay the fees specified in an applicable service order to be executed by WRCL and WRP related to the services rendered under the Master Unloading and Storage Agreement. All fees under the Master Unloading and Storage Agreement will be indexed for inflation.
The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Master Unloading and Storage Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.5 to this Current Report on Form8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Asphalt Terminalling, Transportation and Storage Services Agreement
Effective August 6, 2018, WRCL and ATL entered into an Asphalt Terminalling, Transportation and Storage Services Agreement (the “Asphalt Services Agreement”) to govern the provision of asphalt terminalling, transportation and storage services by ATL to WRCL. The initial term of the Asphalt Services Agreement is ten years, and WRCL has the option to extend the term for up to two renewal terms of five years each. If WRCL does not extend the initial term, ATL may extend the term for an additional two years. After the termination of the Asphalt Services Agreement and provided the termination was not due to WRCL’s default, WRCL may exercise a right of first refusal on any new storage agreement ATL offers to a third party.
Under the Asphalt Services Agreement, ATL will provide WRCL, among other things, asphalt storage, throughput, processing and blending services. WRCL will pay the fees specified in an applicable service order to be executed by WRCL and ATL related to the services rendered under the Asphalt Services Agreement. All fees under the Asphalt Services Agreement will be indexed for inflation.
The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Asphalt Services Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to this Current Report on Form8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Relationships
Each of the Partnership, the General Partner, WRP and the other Logistics Parties as well as TRMC, TAC, TCI, ATL and WRCL is a direct or indirect subsidiary of Andeavor. As a result, certain individuals, including officers and directors of Andeavor and the General Partner, serve as officers and/or directors of more than one of such other entities. After the Contribution, the General Partner, as the general partner of the Partnership, holds anon-economic general partner interest in, and 88,624,852 common units of, the Partnership, which represent approximately 36.1% of the outstanding common units of the Partnership. Andeavor, through WRS, owns 67,548,276 common units of the Partnership, which represent approximately 27.5% of the outstanding common units of the Partnership, in addition to thenon-economic general partner interest and the common units in the Partnership held by the General Partner, as discussed above. Andeavor also holds, through WRS, 80,000 TexNew Mex units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership and a special limited partner interest in the Partnership.
Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
The description in Item 1.01 above of the closing of the Contribution is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.