
( by and between Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC, Tesoro Renewables Merger Sub Inc. and Virent, Inc. shall be granted Years of Service for the period of his employment by Virent, Inc. (or its affiliates. Nonetheless, in no event shall any such employee be eligible to participate in the Plan prior to January 1, 2017. (xi) Effective December 2,2014, any employee of QEP Resources, Inc. (or its affiliates) hired by an Employer on December 2, 2014, or subsequent to that date following a return from an approved leave of absence, as part of the acquisition by Tesoro Logistics LP from QEP Resources, Inc. of its wholly owned natural gas pipeline and processing business, QEP Field Services, LLC, shall also be granted Years of Service for the period such employee was granted such service credit by QEP Resources, Inc. (or its affiliates). (xii) Effective January 1, 2017, any employee of Whiting Petroleum Corporation (or its affiliates) hired by an Employer on January 1 2017, or subsequent to that date following a return from an approved leave of absence, as part of the acquisition by Tesoro Logistics LP from Whiting Petroleum Corporation of certain crude oil, natural gas and produced water gathering systems and two natural gas processing facilities, shall also be granted Years of Service for the period such employee was granted such service credit by Whiting Petroleum Corporation (or its affiliates). , (xiii) Effective January 1, 2018, any employee of Western Refining, Inc. (or its affiliates), including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Northern Tier Energy LLC, on June 1, 2017, including employees who return to active employment of any of such entities subsequent to that date following a return from an approved leave of absence, as part of the acquisition of Western Refining, Inc., shall be granted Years of Service for the period of his employment by Western Refining Inc. (or its affiliates), including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Northern Tier Energy LLC. Nonetheless, in no event shall any such employee be eligible to participate in the Plan prior to January 1, 2018. (xiv) Effective January 19, 2018, any employee of Rangeland Energy II, LLC (or its affiliates) hired by an Employer on January 19, 2018, or subsequent to that date following a return from an approved leave of absence, as part of the acquisition of Rangeland Energy II, LLC, shall also be granted Years of Service for the period of his employment by Rangeland Energy II, LLC (or its affiliates). (xv) Effective January 31,2018, any employee of ConocoPhillips (or its affiliates) hired by an Employer on January 31, 2018, or subsequent to that date following a return from an approved leave of absence, as part of the acquisition of the Kenai LNG liquefied natural gas plant in Alaska, shall also be granted Years of Service for the period of his employment by ConocoPhillips (or its affiliates). (xvi) Effective May 1, 2018, any employee of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (or its affiliates) hired by an Employer on May 1, 2018, or