USD Netherlands Coöperatief U.A. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
1. | Organization and Description of Business |
General
USD Netherlands Coöperatief U.A. and our subsidiaries (collectively referred to herein as we, us, our,“Hardisty South” or the “Company”) was formed to develop and construct additional crude oil logistics infrastructure at the Hardisty rail terminal in Alberta, Canada. Hardisty South’s expansion project at USD Partners LP’s Hardisty terminal was placed into service in January 2019. Our terminal facilitates the transportation of heavy crude oil from Western Canada to key demand centers across North America. We do not generally take ownership of the products that we handle, nor do we receive any payments from our customers based on the value of such products. A substantial amount of the operating cash flows related to the terminalling services that we provide are generated from take-or-pay contracts with minimum monthly commitment fees and, as a result, are not directly related to actual throughput volumes at our crude oil terminal. Throughput volumes at our terminal are primarily influenced by the difference in price between Western Canadian Select, or WCS, and other grades of crude oil, commonly referred to as spreads, rather than absolute price levels. WCS spreads are influenced by several market factors, including the availability of supplies relative to the level of demand from refiners and other end users, the price and availability of alternative grades of crude oil, the availability of takeaway capacity, as well as transportation costs from supply areas to demand centers. Our operations are in Alberta, Canada and our customers include producers and refiners of crude oil in the Alberta region.
Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. Our preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We regularly evaluate these estimates utilizing historical experience, consultation with experts and other methods we consider reasonable in the circumstances. Nevertheless, actual results may differ from these estimates. We record the effect of any revisions to these estimates in our consolidated financial statements in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known. Significant estimates we make include, but are not limited to, the estimated lives of depreciable property and equipment, recoverability of long-lived assets, the collectability of accounts receivable, the amounts of deferred revenue and related prepaid pipeline fees.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for interim reporting as set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and should be read in conjunction with our December 31, 2021 consolidated financial statements. All adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that in the opinion of management were necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods have been reflected. The consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2021 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 should not be taken as indicative of results to be expected for the entire year.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our wholly-owned subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Foreign Currency Translation
We conduct a substantial portion of our operations in Canada, which we account for in the local currency, the Canadian dollar. We translate most Canadian dollar denominated balance sheet accounts into our reporting currency, the U.S. dollar at the end of period exchange rate, while most income statement accounts are translated into our reporting currency based on the average exchange rate for each monthly period. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between the Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar can create variability in the amounts we translate and report in U.S. dollars.
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