UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
☒ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024
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: 001-36336
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | | | | | | | | |
Delaware | 46-4108528 |
(State of organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1722 Routh St., Suite 1300 | |
Dallas, | Texas | 75201 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(214) 953-9500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Title of Each Class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of Exchange on which Registered |
Common Units Representing Limited Liability Company Interests | | ENLC | | The New York Stock Exchange |
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Indicate by check mark whether 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 ☒ 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 ☒ 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 Securities Exchange Act. (Check one): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Large accelerated filer | ☒ | | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
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Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
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| | Emerging growth 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 Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of April 25, 2024, the Registrant had 451,304,161 common units outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEFINITIONS
The following terms as defined are used in this document:
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Defined Term | | Definition |
/d | | Per day. |
2014 Plan | | ENLC’s 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan. |
Adjusted gross margin | | Revenue less cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted gross margin is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information. |
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Amarillo Rattler Acquisition | | On April 30, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Amarillo Rattler, LLC, the owner of a gathering and processing system located in the Midland Basin. |
AR Facility | | An accounts receivable securitization facility of up to $500 million entered into by EnLink Midstream Funding, LLC, a bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity and our indirect subsidiary, with PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and lender, and PNC Capital Markets, LLC, as structuring agent and sustainability agent. |
ASC | | The Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification. |
ASC 718 | | ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. |
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ASC 820 | | ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements. |
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Ascension JV | | Ascension Pipeline Company, LLC, a joint venture between a subsidiary of ENLK and a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation in which ENLK owns a 50% interest and Marathon Petroleum Corporation owns a 50% interest. The Ascension JV, which began operations in April 2017, owns an NGL transmission pipeline that connects ENLK’s Riverside fractionator to Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s Garyville refinery. |
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Bbl | | Barrel. |
Bbtu | | Billion British thermal units. |
Bcf | | Billion cubic feet. |
Beginning TSR Price | | The beginning total shareholder return (“TSR”) price, which is the closing unit price of ENLC on the grant date of the performance award agreement or the previous trading day if the grant date was not a trading day, is one of the assumptions used to calculate the grant-date fair value of performance award agreements. |
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Board | | The board of directors of the Managing Member. |
CCS | | Carbon capture, transportation, and sequestration. |
Cedar Cove JV | | Cedar Cove Midstream LLC, a joint venture in which we own a 30% interest. The Cedar Cove JV, which was formed in November 2016, owns gathering and compression assets in Blaine County, Oklahoma, located in the STACK play. |
Central Oklahoma Acquisition | | On December 19, 2022, we acquired gathering and processing assets located in Central Oklahoma, including approximately 900 miles of lean and rich natural gas gathering pipeline and two processing plants with 280 MMcf/d of total processing capacity. |
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CO2 | | Carbon dioxide. |
Commission | | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Delaware Basin | | A large sedimentary basin in West Texas and New Mexico. |
Delaware Basin JV | | Delaware G&P LLC, a joint venture between a subsidiary of ENLK and an affiliate of NGP in which ENLK owns a 50.1% interest and NGP owns a 49.9% interest. The Delaware Basin JV, which was formed in August 2016, owns the Lobo processing facilities and the Tiger processing plants located in the Delaware Basin in Texas. |
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ENLC | | EnLink Midstream, LLC together with its consolidated subsidiaries. |
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ENLK | | EnLink Midstream Partners, LP or, when applicable, EnLink Midstream Partners, LP together with its consolidated subsidiaries. |
Exchange Act | | The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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FCDTCs | | Futures and Cleared Derivatives Transactions Customer Agreements. |
Federal Reserve | | The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States. |
GAAP | | Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. |
Gal | | Gallon. |
GCF | | Gulf Coast Fractionators, a joint venture in which we own a 38.75% interest. GCF owns an NGL fractionator in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The GCF assets were idled to reduce operating expenses in 2021 but are expected to resume operations in the third quarter of 2024. |
General Partner | | EnLink Midstream GP, LLC, the general partner of ENLK. |
GIP | | Global Infrastructure Management, LLC, an independent infrastructure fund manager, itself, its affiliates, or managed fund vehicles, including GIP III Stetson I, L.P., GIP III Stetson II, L.P., and their affiliates. |
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ISDAs | | International Swaps and Derivatives Association Agreements. |
LIBOR | | U.S. Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate. |
LNG | | Liquified natural gas. |
Managing Member | | EnLink Midstream Manager, LLC, the managing member of ENLC. |
Matterhorn JV | | Matterhorn JV, a joint venture in which we own a 15% interest. The Matterhorn JV is constructing a pipeline designed to transport up to 2.5 Bcf/d of natural gas through approximately 490 miles of 42-inch pipeline from the Waha Hub in West Texas to Katy, Texas. |
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Midland Basin | | A large sedimentary basin in West Texas. |
MMbbls | | Million barrels. |
MMbtu | | Million British thermal units. |
MMcf | | Million cubic feet. |
MMgals | | Million gallons. |
MVC | | Minimum volume commitment. |
NGL | | Natural gas liquid. |
NGP | | NGP Natural Resources XI, LP. |
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NYMEX | | New York Mercantile Exchange. |
Operating Partnership | | EnLink Midstream Operating, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and wholly owned subsidiary of ENLK. |
OPIS | | Oil Price Information Service. |
ORV | | ENLK’s Ohio River Valley crude oil, condensate stabilization, natural gas compression, and brine disposal assets in the Utica and Marcellus shales, which were divested in November 2023. |
OTC | | Over-the-counter. |
Permian Basin | | A large sedimentary basin that includes the Midland and Delaware Basins primarily in West Texas and New Mexico. |
PIK Distribution | | A quarterly distribution in-kind of Series B Preferred Units. We agreed with the holders of the Series B Preferred Units to make a PIK Distribution until the quarterly distribution in respect of the earlier of (x) any quarter in which the holders of the Series B Preferred Units give notice to the General Partner of their election to terminate such PIK Distribution right and (y) the quarter ending June 30, 2024. |
POL contracts | | Percentage-of-liquids contracts. |
POP contracts | | Percentage-of-proceeds contracts. |
Revolving Credit Facility | | A $1.40 billion unsecured revolving credit facility entered into by ENLC, which includes a $500.0 million letter of credit subfacility. The Revolving Credit Facility is guaranteed by ENLK. |
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Series B Preferred Unit | | ENLK’s Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Unit. |
Series C Preferred Unit | | ENLK’s Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Unit. |
SOFR | | Secured overnight financing rate. |
SPV | | EnLink Midstream Funding, LLC, a bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity that is an indirect subsidiary of ENLC. |
STACK | | Sooner Trend Anadarko Basin Canadian and Kingfisher Counties in Oklahoma. |
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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| March 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
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Current assets: | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 16.8 | | | $ | 28.7 | |
Accounts receivable: | | | |
Trade receivables (1) | 57.5 | | | 85.9 | |
Accrued revenue and other | 483.5 | | | 581.4 | |
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Fair value of derivative assets | 90.6 | | | 76.9 | |
Other current assets | 63.7 | | | 65.4 | |
Total current assets | 712.1 | | | 838.3 | |
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,261.6 and $5,137.2, respectively | 6,360.4 | | | 6,407.0 | |
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,083.0 and $1,051.2, respectively | 761.8 | | | 793.6 | |
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Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | 159.8 | | | 150.5 | |
Fair value of derivative assets | 21.5 | | | 27.0 | |
Other assets, net | 112.4 | | | 112.2 | |
Total assets | $ | 8,128.0 | | | $ | 8,328.6 | |
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Accounts payable and drafts payable | $ | 113.0 | | | $ | 126.5 | |
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Accrued natural gas, NGLs, condensate, and crude oil purchases | 356.2 | | | 428.0 | |
Fair value of derivative liabilities | 98.0 | | | 62.7 | |
Current maturities of long-term debt | 97.9 | | | 97.9 | |
Other current liabilities | 247.9 | | | 278.5 | |
Total current liabilities | 913.0 | | | 993.6 | |
Long-term debt, net of unamortized issuance cost | 4,469.5 | | | 4,471.0 | |
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Other long-term liabilities | 83.5 | | | 98.0 | |
Deferred tax liability, net | 101.1 | | | 104.2 | |
Fair value of derivative liabilities | 21.8 | | | 26.7 | |
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Members’ equity (448,783,413 and 451,614,086 units issued and outstanding, respectively) | 892.5 | | | 1,000.5 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 3.7 | | | 0.7 | |
Non-controlling interest | 1,642.9 | | | 1,633.9 | |
Total members’ equity | 2,539.1 | | | 2,635.1 | |
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) | | | |
Total liabilities and members’ equity | $ | 8,128.0 | | | $ | 8,328.6 | |
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(1)There was no allowance for bad debt at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Product sales | $ | 1,405.0 | | | $ | 1,476.3 | | | | | |
Midstream services | 271.9 | | | 279.3 | | | | | |
Gain (loss) on derivative activity | (29.0) | | | 11.9 | | | | | |
Total revenues | 1,647.9 | | | 1,767.5 | | | | | |
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Cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization | 1,150.4 | | | 1,271.9 | | | | | |
Operating expenses | 152.6 | | | 132.4 | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 165.3 | | | 160.4 | | | | | |
Impairments | 14.2 | | | — | | | | | |
Gain on disposition of assets | (1.7) | | | (0.4) | | | | | |
General and administrative | 55.2 | | | 29.5 | | | | | |
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Total operating costs and expenses | 1,536.0 | | | 1,593.8 | | | | | |
Operating income | 111.9 | | | 173.7 | | | | | |
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Interest expense, net of interest income | (65.4) | | | (68.5) | | | | | |
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Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments | (0.8) | | | (0.1) | | | | | |
Other income | 0.5 | | | — | | | | | |
Total other expense | (65.7) | | | (68.6) | | | | | |
Income before non-controlling interest and income taxes | 46.2 | | | 105.1 | | | | | |
Income tax benefit (expense) | 3.8 | | | (10.9) | | | | | |
Net income | 50.0 | | | 94.2 | | | | | |
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 35.5 | | | 36.0 | | | | | |
Net income attributable to ENLC | $ | 14.5 | | | $ | 58.2 | | | | | |
Net income attributable to ENLC per unit: | | | | | | | |
Basic common unit | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | | | |
Diluted common unit | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | | | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
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Net income | $ | 50.0 | | | $ | 94.2 | | | | | |
Unrealized gain (loss) on designated cash flow hedge (1) | 3.0 | | | (1.2) | | | | | |
Comprehensive income | 53.0 | | | 93.0 | | | | | |
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | 35.5 | | | 36.0 | | | | | |
Comprehensive income attributable to ENLC | $ | 17.5 | | | $ | 57.0 | | | | | |
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(1)Includes tax expense of $0.9 million and a tax benefit of $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity
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Balance, December 31, 2023 | $ | 1,000.5 | | | 451.6 | | | $ | 0.7 | | | $ | 1,633.9 | | | $ | 2,635.1 | |
Conversion of unit-based awards for common units, net of units withheld for taxes | (15.5) | | | 2.6 | | | — | | | — | | | (15.5) | |
Unit-based compensation | 5.6 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5.6 | |
Contributions from non-controlling interests | — | | | — | | | — | | | 13.0 | | | 13.0 | |
Distributions | (62.4) | | | — | | | — | | | (39.5) | | | (101.9) | |
Unrealized gain on designated cash flow hedge (1) | — | | | — | | | 3.0 | | | — | | | 3.0 | |
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Common units repurchased (2) | (27.1) | | | (5.4) | | | — | | | — | | | (27.1) | |
Accrued common unit repurchase (3) | (23.1) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (23.1) | |
Net income | 14.5 | | | — | | | — | | | 35.5 | | | 50.0 | |
Balance, March 31, 2024 | $ | 892.5 | | | 448.8 | | | $ | 3.7 | | | $ | 1,642.9 | | | $ | 2,539.1 | |
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(1)Includes tax expense of $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
(2)Excludes the $41.5 million repurchase of ENLC common units held by GIP on February 19, 2024, which was accrued at December 31, 2023.
(3)Relates to the repurchase of ENLC common units held by GIP, which are contractually subject to repurchase by ENLC at the end of each quarter and settled in the subsequent quarter. For additional information, see “Note 8—Members’ Equity.”
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity (Continued)
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Balance, December 31, 2022 | $ | 1,306.4 | | | 469.0 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,606.3 | | | $ | 2,912.7 | | | |
Conversion of unit-based awards for common units, net of units withheld for taxes | (16.8) | | | 2.5 | | | — | | | — | | | (16.8) | | | |
Unit-based compensation | 4.0 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4.0 | | | |
Contributions from non-controlling interests | — | | | — | | | — | | | 8.4 | | | 8.4 | | | |
Distributions | (61.7) | | | — | | | — | | | (42.4) | | | (104.1) | | | |
Unrealized loss on designated cash flow hedge (1) | — | | | — | | | (1.2) | | | — | | | (1.2) | | | |
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Repurchase of Series C Preferred Units | — | | | — | | | — | | | (3.9) | | | (3.9) | | | |
Common units repurchased | (51.4) | | | (4.4) | | | — | | | — | | | (51.4) | | | |
Net income | 58.2 | | | — | | | — | | | 36.0 | | | 94.2 | | | |
Balance, March 31, 2023 | $ | 1,238.7 | | | 467.1 | | | $ | (1.2) | | | $ | 1,604.4 | | | $ | 2,841.9 | | | |
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(1)Includes a tax benefit of $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Cash flows from operating activities: | | | |
Net income | $ | 50.0 | | | $ | 94.2 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 165.3 | | | 160.4 | |
Gain on disposition of assets | (1.7) | | | (0.4) | |
Non-cash unit-based compensation | 5.6 | | | 4.0 | |
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Non-cash loss on derivatives recognized in net income | 26.1 | | | 1.4 | |
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Amortization of debt issuance costs and net discount of senior unsecured notes | 1.5 | | | 1.5 | |
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Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | (4.0) | | | 10.8 | |
Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments | 0.8 | | | 0.1 | |
Impairments | 14.2 | | | — | |
Other operating activities | (2.0) | | | 1.7 | |
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions: | | | |
Accounts receivable, accrued revenue, and other | 126.7 | | | 101.1 | |
Product inventory, prepaid expenses, and other | 11.3 | | | 68.3 | |
Accounts payable, accrued product purchases, and other accrued liabilities | (100.5) | | | (171.0) | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 293.3 | | | 272.1 | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | |
Additions to property and equipment | (110.4) | | | (100.7) | |
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Contributions to unconsolidated affiliate investments | (9.4) | | | (49.7) | |
Other investing activities | (5.7) | | | 0.4 | |
Net cash used in investing activities | (125.5) | | | (150.0) | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Proceeds from borrowings | 629.4 | | | 1,173.0 | |
Repayments on borrowings | (632.4) | | | (1,067.4) | |
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Distributions to members | (62.4) | | | (61.7) | |
Distributions to non-controlling interests | (39.5) | | | (42.4) | |
Earnout payments | (2.5) | | | — | |
Payment to redeem mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest | — | | | (10.5) | |
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Repurchase of Series C Preferred Units | — | | | (3.9) | |
Contributions from non-controlling interests | 13.0 | | | 8.4 | |
Common unit repurchases | (68.6) | | | (51.4) | |
Conversion of unit-based awards for common units, net of units withheld for taxes | (15.5) | | | (16.8) | |
Other financing activities | (1.2) | | | 0.8 | |
Net cash used in financing activities | (179.7) | | | (71.9) | |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (11.9) | | | 50.2 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 28.7 | | | 22.6 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 16.8 | | | $ | 72.8 | |
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Cash paid for interest | $ | 65.8 | | | $ | 62.2 | |
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Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | $ | 11.2 | | | $ | 10.4 | |
Non-cash accrual of property and equipment | $ | (7.0) | | | $ | 13.4 | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
(Unaudited)
(1) General
In this report, the terms “Company” or “Registrant,” as well as the terms “ENLC,” “our,” “we,” “us,” or like terms, are sometimes used as abbreviated references to EnLink Midstream, LLC itself or EnLink Midstream, LLC together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including ENLK and its consolidated subsidiaries. References in this report to “EnLink Midstream Partners, LP,” the “Partnership,” “ENLK,” or like terms refer to EnLink Midstream Partners, LP itself or EnLink Midstream Partners, LP together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership.
Please read the notes to the consolidated financial statements in conjunction with the Definitions page set forth in this report prior to Part I—Financial Information.
a.Organization of Business
ENLC is a Delaware limited liability company formed in October 2013. The Company’s common units are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ENLC.” As of March 31, 2024, GIP, through GIP III Stetson I, L.P. and GIP III Stetson II, L.P, owns 45.8% of the outstanding limited liability company interests in ENLC. In addition to GIP’s equity interests in ENLC, GIP III Stetson I, L.P. maintains control over the Managing Member through its ownership of all of the equity interests in the Managing Member. ENLC owns all of ENLK’s common units and also owns all of the membership interests of the General Partner. The General Partner manages ENLK’s operations and activities.
b.Nature of Business
We primarily focus on owning, operating, investing in, and developing midstream energy infrastructure assets to provide midstream energy services, including:
•gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, storing, and selling natural gas;
•fractionating, transporting, storing, and selling NGLs; and
•gathering, transporting, storing, trans-loading, and selling crude oil and condensate.
As of March 31, 2024, our midstream infrastructure network includes approximately 13,600 miles of pipelines, 25 natural gas processing plants with approximately 5.8 Bcf/d of processing capacity, seven fractionators with approximately 316,300 Bbls/d of fractionation capacity, barge and rail terminals, product storage facilities, purchasing and marketing capabilities, and equity investments in certain joint ventures. Our operations are based in the United States, and our sales are derived primarily from domestic customers.
Our natural gas gathering business includes connecting the wells of producers in our market areas to our gathering systems. Our gathering systems consist of networks of pipelines that collect natural gas from points at or near producing wells and transport it to our processing plants or to larger diameter pipelines for further transmission. Our processing plants remove NGLs from the natural gas stream that is transported to the processing plants by our own gathering systems or by third-party pipelines. In conjunction with our gathering and processing business, we may purchase natural gas and NGLs from producers and other supply sources and sell that natural gas or NGLs to utilities, industrial consumers, marketers, and pipelines. We also store natural gas and NGLs on behalf of third parties for a fee or to balance our own purchases and sales in marketing natural gas and NGLs for our customers.
Our large diameter natural gas transmission pipelines provide access to multiple domestic production basins to a variety of customers, such as industrial end-users, LNG facilities, and utilities. Our large diameter natural gas transmission pipelines are connected to our gathering systems or third party gathering systems, natural gas transmission pipeline systems, and natural gas storage caverns.
Our fractionators separate NGLs into separate purity products, including ethane, propane, iso-butane, normal butane, and natural gasoline. Our fractionators receive NGLs primarily through our transmission lines that transport NGLs from East Texas and from our South Louisiana processing plants. Our fractionators also have the capability to receive NGLs by truck or rail terminals. We also have agreements pursuant to which we transport NGLs from our West Texas and Central Oklahoma
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operations on third party pipelines to our NGL transmission lines that then transport the NGLs to our fractionators. In addition, we have NGL storage capacity to provide storage for customers.
Our crude oil and condensate business includes the gathering and transmission of crude oil and condensate via pipelines, in addition to condensate stabilization. We also purchase crude oil and condensate from producers and other supply sources and sell that crude oil and condensate through our terminal facilities to various markets.
Across our businesses, we primarily earn our fees through various fee-based contractual arrangements, which include stated fee-only contract arrangements or arrangements with fee-based components where we purchase and resell commodities in connection with providing the related service and earn a net margin as our fee. We earn our net margin under our purchase and resell contract arrangements primarily as a result of stated service-related fees that are deducted from the price of the commodities purchased.
(2) Significant Accounting Policies
a.Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q, are unaudited, and do not include all the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. All adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods have been made and are of a recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed herein. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for a full year. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Commission on February 21, 2024. Certain reclassifications were made to the financial statements for the prior period to conform to current period presentation. The effect of these reclassifications had no impact on previously reported members’ equity or net income. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
b.Revenue Recognition
The following table summarizes the contractually committed fees (in millions) that we expect to recognize in our consolidated statements of operations, in either revenue or reductions to cost of sales, from MVC and firm transportation contractual provisions. Under these agreements, our customers or suppliers agree to transport or process a minimum volume of commodities on our system over an agreed period. If a customer or supplier fails to meet the minimum volume specified in such agreement, the customer or supplier is obligated to pay a contractually determined fee based upon the shortfall between actual volumes and the contractually stated minimum volumes. All amounts in the table below are determined using the contractually-stated MVC or firm transportation volumes specified for each period multiplied by the relevant deficiency or reservation fee. Actual amounts could differ due to the timing of revenue recognition or reductions to cost of sales resulting from make-up right provisions included in our agreements, as well as due to nonpayment or nonperformance by our customers. We record revenue under MVC and firm transportation contracts during periods of shortfall when it is known that the customer cannot, or will not, make up the deficiency. These fees do not represent the shortfall amounts we expect to collect under our MVC and firm transportation contracts, as we generally do not expect volume shortfalls to equal the full amount of the contractual MVCs and firm transportation contracts during these periods.
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Contractually Committed Fees | | Commitments |
2024 (remaining) | | $ | 116.3 | |
2025 | | 147.9 | |
2026 | | 153.3 | |
2027 | | 125.1 | |
2028 | | 116.4 | |
Thereafter | | 1,053.0 | |
Total | | $ | 1,712.0 | |
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c.Property and Equipment
In accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, we evaluate long-lived assets of identifiable business activities for potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances, or triggering events, indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. Triggering events include, but are not limited to, significant changes in the use of the asset group, current operating results that are significantly less than forecasted results, and negative industry or economic trends, including changes in commodity prices, significant adverse changes in legal or regulatory factors, or an expectation that it is more likely than not that an asset group will be sold before the end of its useful life. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable when it exceeds the undiscounted sum of the future cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Estimates of expected future cash flows represent management’s best estimate based on reasonable and supportable assumptions. When the carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable, an impairment is recognized equal to the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value, which is based on inputs that are not observable in the market, and thus represent Level 3 inputs.
During the first quarter of 2024, we identified changes in our outlook for future cash flows and the anticipated use of certain non-core assets in our North Texas segment. We determined that the carrying amounts of these assets exceeded their fair values, based on market inputs and certain assumptions, and recorded an impairment expense of $14.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. In April 2024, we sold these non-core assets in our North Texas segment. We did not record any impairment expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
d.Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On November 27, 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 amends reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. We do not expect ASU 2023-07 to have a material impact on our financial statements.
On December 14, 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.” (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 is intended to improve the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (i) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (ii) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 will become effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating ASU 2023-09 to determine its impact on the Company’s annual disclosures.
(3) Intangible Assets
Intangible assets associated with customer relationships are amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected period of benefits of the customer relationships, which ranged from 10 to 20 years at the time the intangible assets were originally recorded. The weighted average amortization period for intangible assets is 14.9 years.
The following table represents our change in carrying value of intangible assets (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | | | | | |
Customer relationships, beginning of period | $ | 1,844.8 | | | $ | (1,051.2) | | | $ | 793.6 | |
Amortization expense | — | | | (31.8) | | | (31.8) | |
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Customer relationships, end of period | $ | 1,844.8 | | | $ | (1,083.0) | | | $ | 761.8 | |
Amortization expense was $31.8 million and $31.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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The following table summarizes our estimated aggregate amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter (in millions):
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2024 (remaining) | $ | 95.8 | |
2025 | 110.2 | |
2026 | 106.3 | |
2027 | 106.3 | |
2028 | 106.3 | |
Thereafter | 236.9 | |
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Total | $ | 761.8 | |
(4) Related Party Transactions
(a) Transactions with the Cedar Cove JV
We process natural gas and purchase the related residue natural gas and NGLs from the Cedar Cove JV. We recorded the following amounts (in millions) on our consolidated balance sheets related to our transactions with the Cedar Cove JV:
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| March 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Accrued natural gas, NGLs, condensate, and crude oil purchases | $ | 0.3 | | | $ | 0.3 | |
We recorded the following amounts (in millions) on our consolidated statements of operations related to our transactions with the Cedar Cove JV:
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| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Midstream services revenue | $ | 0.5 | | | $ | 0.7 | | | | | |
Cost of sales | (1.4) | | | (1.5) | | | | | |
(b) Transactions with GIP
GIP Repurchase Agreement. On February 15, 2022, we entered into an agreement with GIP pursuant to which we agreed to repurchase, on a quarterly basis, a pro rata portion of the ENLC common units held by GIP, based upon the number of common units purchased by us during the applicable quarter from public unitholders under our common unit repurchase program. The number of ENLC common units held by GIP that we repurchase in any quarter is calculated such that GIP’s then-existing economic ownership percentage of our outstanding common units is maintained after our repurchases of common units from public unitholders are taken into account, and the per unit price we pay to GIP is the average per unit price paid by us for the common units repurchased from public unitholders, less broker commissions, which are not paid with respect to the GIP units. The repurchase agreement terminated as of December 31, 2022 in accordance with its terms.
On December 20, 2022, we entered into a renewed repurchase agreement with GIP for 2023 (the “Second Repurchase Agreement”) on terms substantially similar to those of the repurchase agreement entered into by the Company and GIP on February 15, 2022. The Second Repurchase Agreement terminated on December 31, 2023. On January 16, 2024, we entered into a new repurchase agreement with GIP with terms substantially similar to the Second Repurchase Agreement. The current repurchase agreement will renew for successive one-year terms (each, a “Renewal Year”) on January 1 of each Renewal Year, with the first Renewal Year beginning on January 1, 2025, unless either the Company or the GIP Entities elects to terminate the Repurchase Agreement prior to the start of any Renewal Year, during a two-week period in December preceding the applicable Renewal Year. See “Note 8—Members’ Equity” for additional information on the activity related to the GIP repurchase agreement.
Management believes the foregoing transactions with related parties were executed on terms that are fair and reasonable. The amounts related to related party transactions are specified in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
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(5) Long-Term Debt
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, long-term debt consisted of the following (in millions):
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| Outstanding Principal | | Premium (Discount) | | Long-Term Debt | | Outstanding Principal | | Premium (Discount) | | Long-Term Debt |
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Revolving Credit Facility due 2027 (1) | $ | 150.0 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 150.0 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
AR Facility due 2025 (2) | 147.0 | | | — | | | 147.0 | | | 300.0 | | | — | | | 300.0 | |
ENLK’s 4.40% Senior unsecured notes due 2024 | 97.9 | | | — | | | 97.9 | | | 97.9 | | | — | | | 97.9 | |
ENLK’s 4.15% Senior unsecured notes due 2025 | 421.6 | | | — | | | 421.6 | | | 421.6 | | | — | | | 421.6 | |
ENLK’s 4.85% Senior unsecured notes due 2026 | 491.0 | | | (0.2) | | | 490.8 | | | 491.0 | | | (0.2) | | | 490.8 | |
ENLC’s 5.625% Senior unsecured notes due 2028 | 500.0 | | | — | | | 500.0 | | | 500.0 | | | — | | | 500.0 | |
ENLC’s 5.375% Senior unsecured notes due 2029 | 498.7 | | | — | | | 498.7 | | | 498.7 | | | — | | | 498.7 | |
ENLC’s 6.50% Senior unsecured notes due 2030 | 1,000.0 | | | (2.6) | | | 997.4 | | | 1,000.0 | | | (2.7) | | | 997.3 | |
ENLK’s 5.60% Senior unsecured notes due 2044 | 350.0 | | | (0.2) | | | 349.8 | | | 350.0 | | | (0.2) | | | 349.8 | |
ENLK’s 5.05% Senior unsecured notes due 2045 | 450.0 | | | (4.9) | | | 445.1 | | | 450.0 | | | (5.0) | | | 445.0 | |
ENLK’s 5.45% Senior unsecured notes due 2047 | 500.0 | | | (0.1) | | | 499.9 | | | 500.0 | | | (0.1) | | | 499.9 | |
Debt classified as long-term, including current maturities of long-term debt | $ | 4,606.2 | | | $ | (8.0) | | | 4,598.2 | | | $ | 4,609.2 | | | $ | (8.2) | | | 4,601.0 | |
Debt issuance cost (3) | | | | | (30.8) | | | | | | | (32.1) | |
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt (4) | | | | | (97.9) | | | | | | | (97.9) | |
Long-term debt, net of unamortized issuance cost | | | | | $ | 4,469.5 | | | | | | | $ | 4,471.0 | |
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(1)The effective interest rate was 6.9% at March 31, 2024.
(2)The effective interest rate was 6.3% and 6.4% at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
(3)Net of accumulated amortization of $21.4 million and $20.0 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
(4)The outstanding balance, net of debt issuance costs, of ENLK’s 4.40% senior unsecured notes are classified as “Current maturities of long-term debt” on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 as these notes matured on April 1, 2024.
Revolving Credit Facility
The Revolving Credit Facility permits ENLC to borrow up to $1.4 billion on a revolving credit basis and includes a $500.0 million letter of credit subfacility. There were $150.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and $22.3 million in outstanding letters of credit as of March 31, 2024.
At March 31, 2024, we were in compliance with and expect to be in compliance with the financial covenants of the Revolving Credit Facility for at least the next twelve months.
AR Facility
On October 21, 2020, the SPV entered into the AR Facility. We are the primary beneficiary of the SPV, and we consolidate its assets and liabilities, which consist primarily of billed and unbilled accounts receivable of $497.0 million as of March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the AR Facility had a borrowing base of $389.1 million and there were $147.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the AR Facility.
At March 31, 2024, we were in compliance with and expect to be in compliance with the financial covenants of the AR Facility for at least the next twelve months.
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(6) Income Taxes
The components of our income tax benefit (expense) are as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Current income tax expense | $ | (0.2) | | | $ | (0.1) | | | | | |
Deferred income tax benefit (expense) | 4.0 | | | (10.8) | | | | | |
Income tax benefit (expense) | $ | 3.8 | | | $ | (10.9) | | | | | |
The following schedule reconciles income tax benefit (expense) and the amount calculated by applying the statutory U.S. federal tax rate to income before non-controlling interest and income taxes (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Expected income tax expense based on federal statutory tax rate | $ | (2.2) | | | $ | (14.5) | | | | | |
State income tax expense, net of federal benefit | (0.4) | | | (1.8) | | | | | |
Unit-based compensation (1) | 7.3 | | | 6.5 | | | | | |
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Other | (0.9) | | | (1.1) | | | | | |
Income tax benefit (expense) | $ | 3.8 | | | $ | (10.9) | | | | | |
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(1)Related to book-to-tax differences recorded upon the vesting of unit-based awards.
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The deferred tax liabilities, net of deferred tax assets, are included in “Deferred tax liability, net” in the consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2024, we had $774.0 million of deferred tax assets, net of a $1.2 million valuation allowance, and $875.1 million of deferred tax liabilities for net deferred tax liabilities of $101.1 million. As of December 31, 2023, we had $758.3 million of deferred tax assets, net of a $1.2 million valuation allowance, and $862.5 million of deferred tax liabilities for net deferred tax liabilities of $104.2 million.
We provide a valuation allowance, if necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets, if all, or some portion, of such assets will more than likely not be realized. As of March 31, 2024, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of the deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance.
(7) Certain Provisions of the ENLK Partnership Agreement
a.Series B Preferred Units
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 54,712,077 and 54,575,638 Series B Preferred Units issued and outstanding, respectively.
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Income and Distributions
Income is allocated to the Series B Preferred Units in an amount equal to the quarterly distribution with respect to the period earned. A summary of the distribution activity relating to the Series B Preferred Units during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 is provided below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Declaration period | | PIK Distribution | | Cash distribution (in millions) | | Date paid/payable |
2024 | | | | | | |
Fourth Quarter of 2023 | | 136,439 | | | $ | 15.3 | | | February 9, 2024 |
First Quarter of 2024 | | 130,270 | | | $ | 14.7 | | | May 14, 2024 |
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Fourth Quarter of 2022 | | — | | | $ | 17.3 | | | February 13, 2023 |
First Quarter of 2023 | | 135,421 | | | $ | 15.2 | | | May 12, 2023 |
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Allocation of Taxable Income to the Series B Preferred Units
For tax purposes, holders of Series B Preferred Units are allocated items of gross income from ENLK in respect of each Series B Preferred Unit until the cumulative amount of gross income so allocated equals the cumulative amount of distributions made in respect of such Series B Preferred Unit, but not in excess of the positive net income of ENLK for the allocation year (the “Allocation Cap”). As of March 31, 2024, due to the application of the Allocation Cap, the cumulative amount of distributions made in respect of each Series B Preferred Unit exceeded the cumulative amount of gross income allocated to each Series B Preferred Unit by $7.05 per Series B Preferred Unit (the “Catch-Up Income Allocation”). As a result, holders of Series B Preferred Units will ultimately be allocated taxable income during future periods equal to the Catch-Up Income Allocation plus the amount of distributions received in respect of Series B Preferred Units, if ENLK generates positive net income.
b.Series C Preferred Units
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 366,500 Series C Preferred Units issued and outstanding.
Distributions
Income is allocated to the Series C Preferred Units in an amount equal to the earned distribution for the respective reporting period. A summary of the distribution activity relating to the Series C Preferred Units is provided below:
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Declaration period (1) | | Distribution rate (2) | | Cash distribution (in millions) | | Date paid/payable |
2024 | | | | | | |
December 15, 2023 – March 14, 2024 | | 9.749 | % | | $ | 9.0 | | | March 15, 2024 |
March 15, 2024 – June 14, 2024 | | 9.701 | % | | $ | 9.1 | | | June 17, 2024 |
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2023 | | | | | | |
December 15, 2022 – March 14, 2023 | | 8.846 | % | | $ | 8.4 | | | March 15, 2023 |
March 15, 2023 – June 14, 2023 | | 9.051 | % | | $ | 8.7 | | | June 15, 2023 |
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____________________________(1)Distributions on the Series C Preferred Units accrue quarterly in arrears on the 15th day of March, June, September, and December of each year, in each case, if and when declared by the General Partner out of legally available funds for such purpose.
(2)Distributions on the Series C Preferred Units accumulate for each distribution period at a percentage of the $1,000 liquidation preference per unit equal to the floating rate of the three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 4.11%. Starting on September 15, 2023, distributions on the Series C Preferred Units are based on the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR (“Term SOFR”), plus a Term SOFR spread adjustment of 0.26161%, plus a spread of 4.11%.
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(8) Members’ Equity
a.Common Unit Repurchase Program
The table below provides a summary of the Board’s authorizations of the 2023 and 2024 common unit repurchase programs.
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Date | | Board Action | | Authorized Amount (in millions)(1) |
December 2022 | | Reauthorization of common unit repurchase program and set amount available for repurchases for 2023 | | $ | 200 | |
November 2023 | | Increase in 2023 common unit repurchase program | | $ | 50 | |
December 2023 | | Reauthorization of common unit repurchase program and set amount available for repurchases for 2024 | | $ | 200 | |
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(1)The authorized amount includes repurchases of common units held by GIP. Refer to “Note 4—Related Party Transactions” for more information on our ENLC common unit repurchase agreement with GIP.
Repurchases under the common unit repurchase program will be made, in accordance with applicable securities laws, from time to time in open market or private transactions and may be made pursuant to a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. The repurchases will depend on market conditions and may be discontinued at any time.
The following table summarizes our ENLC common unit repurchase activity for the periods presented (in millions, except for unit amounts):
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Publicly held ENLC common units | 2,166,805 | | | 2,207,305 | | | | | |
ENLC common units held by GIP (1) | 3,280,637 | | | 2,237,110 | | | | | |
Total ENLC common units | 5,447,442 | | | 4,444,415 | | | | | |
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Aggregate cost for publicly held ENLC common units | $ | 26.9 | | | $ | 26.8 | | | | | |
Aggregate cost for ENLC common units held by GIP | 41.5 | | | 24.6 | | | | | |
Excise tax on common unit repurchases | 0.2 | | | — | | | | | |
Total aggregate cost for ENLC common units | $ | 68.6 | | | $ | 51.4 | | | | | |
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Average price paid per publicly held ENLC common unit (2) | $ | 12.41 | | | $ | 12.14 | | | | | |
Average price paid per ENLC common unit held by GIP (2)(3) | $ | 12.66 | | | $ | 11.01 | | | | | |
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(1)The units repurchased in each quarter represent GIP’s pro rata share of the aggregate number of common units repurchased by us under our common unit repurchase program during the prior quarter.
(2)The average price paid per common unit excludes excise tax on common unit repurchases.
(3)The per unit price we paid to GIP in each quarter was the average per unit price paid by us for publicly held ENLC common units repurchased in the prior quarter, less broker commissions.
Additionally, on April 29, 2024, we repurchased 1,862,695 ENLC common units held by GIP at an aggregate cost of $23.1 million, or an average of $12.40 per common unit. These units represented GIP’s pro rata share of the aggregate number of common units repurchased by us during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The per unit price we paid to GIP was the same as the average per unit price paid by us for publicly held ENLC common units repurchased during the same period, less broker commissions, which were not paid with respect to the GIP units. As of March 31, 2024, $23.1 million is classified as “Other current liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets related to our obligation to repurchase our common units from GIP. See “Note 4—Related Party Transactions” for additional information relating to the GIP repurchase agreement.
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b.Earnings Per Unit and Dilution Computations
As required under ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, unvested share-based payments that entitle employees to receive non-forfeitable distributions are considered participating securities for earnings per unit calculations. The following table reflects the computation of basic and diluted earnings per unit for the periods presented (in millions, except per unit amounts): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Distributed earnings allocated to: | | | | | | | |
Common units (1) | $ | 59.8 | | | $ | 58.6 | | | | | |
Unvested unit-based awards (1) | 0.7 | | | 0.9 | | | | | |
Total distributed earnings | $ | 60.5 | | | $ | 59.5 | | | | | |
Undistributed loss allocated to: | | | | | | | |
Common units | $ | (45.4) | | | $ | (1.3) | | | | | |
Unvested unit-based awards | (0.6) | | | — | | | | | |
Total undistributed loss | $ | (46.0) | | | $ | (1.3) | | | | | |
Net income attributable to ENLC allocated to: | | | | | | | |
Common units | $ | 14.4 | | | $ | 57.3 | | | | | |
Unvested unit-based awards | 0.1 | | | 0.9 | | | | | |
Total net income attributable to ENLC | $ | 14.5 | | | $ | 58.2 | | | | | |
Net income attributable to ENLC per unit: | | | | | | | |
Basic | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | | | |
Diluted | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | | | |
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(1)Represents distribution activity consistent with the distribution activity table below.
The following are the unit amounts used to compute the basic and diluted earnings per unit for the periods presented (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Basic weighted average units outstanding: | | | | | | | |
Weighted average common units outstanding | 451.3 | | | 468.9 | | | | | |
Diluted weighted average units outstanding: | | | | | | | |
Weighted average basic common units outstanding | 451.3 | | | 468.9 | | | | | |
Dilutive effect of unvested restricted units | 2.9 | | | 4.4 | | | | | |
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Total weighted average diluted common units outstanding | 454.2 | | | 473.3 | | | | | |
All outstanding units were included in the computation of diluted earnings per unit and weighted based on the number of days such units were outstanding during the period presented.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
c.Distributions
A summary of our distribution activity related to the ENLC common units for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, is provided below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Declaration period | | Distribution/unit | | Date paid/payable |
2024 | | | | |
Fourth Quarter of 2023 | | $ | 0.1325 | | | February 9, 2024 |
First Quarter of 2024 | | $ | 0.1325 | | | May 14, 2024 |
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2023 | | | | |
Fourth Quarter of 2022 | | $ | 0.1250 | | | February 13, 2023 |
First Quarter of 2023 | | $ | 0.1250 | | | May 12, 2023 |
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(9) Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates
As of March 31, 2024, our unconsolidated investments consisted of a 38.75% ownership in GCF, a 30% ownership in the Cedar Cove JV, and a 15% ownership in the Matterhorn JV. The following table shows the activity related to our investment in unconsolidated affiliates for the periods indicated (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
GCF | | | | | | | |
Contributions | $ | 9.4 | | | $ | 6.2 | | | | | |
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Equity in loss | $ | (1.8) | | | $ | (1.1) | | | | | |
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Cedar Cove JV | | | | | | | |
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Distributions | $ | — | | | $ | (0.1) | | | | | |
Equity in loss | $ | (0.7) | | | $ | (0.6) | | | | | |
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Matterhorn JV | | | | | | | |
Contributions | $ | — | | | $ | 43.5 | | | | | |
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Equity in income | $ | 1.7 | | | $ | 1.6 | | | | | |
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Total | | | | | | | |
Contributions | $ | 9.4 | | | $ | 49.7 | | | | | |
Distributions | $ | — | | | $ | (0.1) | | | | | |
Equity in loss | $ | (0.8) | | | $ | (0.1) | | | | | |
The following table shows the balances related to our investment in unconsolidated affiliates as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | |
| March 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
GCF | $ | 52.1 | | | $ | 44.5 | |
Cedar Cove JV (1) | (8.0) | | | (7.3) | |
Matterhorn JV | 107.7 | | | 106.0 | |
Total investment in unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 151.8 | | | $ | 143.2 | |
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(1)As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our investment in the Cedar Cove JV is classified as “Other long-term liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
(10) Employee Incentive Plans
a. Long-Term Incentive Plans
We account for unit-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, which requires that compensation related to all unit-based awards be recognized in the consolidated financial statements. Unit-based compensation cost is valued at fair value at the date of grant, and that grant date fair value is recognized as expense over each award’s requisite service period with a corresponding increase to equity or liability based on the terms of each award and the appropriate accounting treatment under ASC 718.
Amounts recognized on the consolidated financial statements with respect to these plans are as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Cost of unit-based compensation charged to operating expense | $ | 0.9 | | | $ | 0.9 | | | | | |
Cost of unit-based compensation charged to general and administrative expense | 4.7 | | | 3.1 | | | | | |
Total unit-based compensation expense | $ | 5.6 | | | $ | 4.0 | | | | | |
Amount of related income tax benefit recognized in net income (1) | $ | 1.3 | | | $ | 0.9 | | | | | |
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(1)The amount of related income tax benefit recognized in net income excluded book-to-tax differences recorded upon the vesting of unit-based awards. For additional information, see “Note 6—Income Taxes.”
b.Restricted Incentive Units
The restricted incentive units were valued at their fair value at the date of grant, which is equal to the market value of ENLC common units on such date. A summary of the restricted incentive unit activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is provided below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 |
Restricted Incentive Units: | | Number of Units | | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value |
Unvested, beginning of period | | 5,445,980 | | | $ | 7.27 | |
Granted (1) | | 1,343,217 | | | 12.36 | |
Vested (1)(2) | | (2,309,954) | | | 3.94 | |
Forfeited | | (5,397) | | | 9.96 | |
Unvested, end of period | | 4,473,846 | | | $ | 10.51 | |
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of period (in millions) | | $ | 61.0 | | | |
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(1)Beginning in 2024, restricted incentive units awarded typically vest on a graded vesting schedule over three years. Prior to 2024, restricted incentive units awarded typically vested at the end of three years.
(2)Vested units included 680,384 ENLC common units withheld for payroll taxes paid on behalf of employees.
A summary of the restricted incentive units’ aggregate intrinsic value (market value at vesting date) and fair value of units vested (market value at date of grant) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 is provided below (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
Restricted Incentive Units: | | 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Aggregate intrinsic value of units vested | | $ | 28.1 | | | $ | 27.1 | | | | | |
Fair value of units vested | | $ | 9.1 | | | $ | 13.4 | | | | | |
As of March 31, 2024, there were $29.7 million of unrecognized compensation costs that related to unvested restricted incentive units. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
c.Performance Units
We grant performance awards under the 2014 Plan. The performance award agreements provide that the vesting of performance units (i.e., performance-based restricted incentive units) granted thereunder is dependent on the achievement of certain performance goals over the applicable performance period. At the end of the vesting period, recipients receive distribution equivalents, if any, with respect to the number of performance units vested. The vesting of such units ranges from zero to 200% of the units granted depending on the extent to which the related performance goals are achieved over the relevant performance period.
The following table presents a summary of the performance units: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 |
Performance Units: | | Number of Units | | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value |
Unvested, beginning of period | | 2,236,744 | | | $ | 6.37 | |
Granted | | 508,586 | | | 12.92 | |
Vested (1) | | (1,061,232) | | | 4.77 | |
Forfeited | | (39,052) | | | 11.84 | |
Unvested, end of period | | 1,645,046 | | | $ | 9.30 | |
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of period (in millions) | | $ | 22.4 | | | |
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(1)Vested units included 576,040 ENLC common units withheld for payroll taxes paid on behalf of employees.
A summary of the performance units’ aggregate intrinsic value (market value at vesting date) and fair value of units vested (market value at date of grant) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 is provided below (in millions).
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
Performance Units: | | 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Aggregate intrinsic value of units vested | | $ | 19.2 | | | $ | 22.0 | | | | | |
Fair value of units vested | | $ | 5.1 | | | $ | 8.1 | | | | | |
As of March 31, 2024, there were $13.4 million of unrecognized compensation costs that related to unvested performance units. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.
The following table presents a summary of the grant-date fair value assumptions by performance unit grant date: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Performance Units: | | February 2024 | | | | | | |
Grant-date fair value | | $ | 12.92 | | | | | | | |
Beginning TSR Price | | $ | 12.74 | | | | | | | |
Risk-free interest rate | | 4.46 | % | | | | | | |
Volatility factor | | 41.51 | % | | | | | | |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
(11) Derivatives
Interest Rate Swap
In January 2023, we entered into a $400.0 million interest rate swap to manage the interest rate risk associated with our floating-rate, SOFR-based borrowings, including borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility and the AR Facility. We designated our interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. There is no ineffectiveness related to our hedge.
The components of the unrealized gain (loss) on designated cash flow hedge related to changes in the fair value of our interest rate swap are as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Change in fair value of interest rate swap | $ | 3.9 | | | $ | (1.6) | | | | | |
Tax benefit (expense) | (0.9) | | | 0.4 | | | | | |
Unrealized gain (loss) on designated cash flow hedge | $ | 3.0 | | | $ | (1.2) | | | | | |
The fair value of derivative assets and liabilities related to the interest rate swap are as follows (in millions):
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| March 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Fair value of derivative assets—current | $ | 4.3 | | | $ | 3.3 | |
Fair value of derivative assets—long-term | 0.5 | | | — | |
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Fair value of derivative liabilities—long-term | — | | | (2.4) | |
Net fair value of interest rate swap | $ | 4.8 | | | $ | 0.9 | |
Interest income is recognized from accumulated other comprehensive income from the monthly settlement of our interest rate swap and was included in our consolidated statements of operations as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Interest income | $ | 1.5 | | | $ | 0.5 | | | | | |
We expect to recognize an additional $4.3 million of interest income out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) over the next twelve months.
Commodity Derivatives
The components of gain (loss) on derivative activity in the consolidated statements of operations related to commodity derivatives are as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Change in fair value of derivatives | $ | (26.1) | | | $ | (1.4) | | | | | |
Realized gain (loss) on derivatives | (2.9) | | | 13.3 | | | | | |
Gain (loss) on derivative activity | $ | (29.0) | | | $ | 11.9 | | | | | |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
The fair value of derivative assets and liabilities related to commodity derivatives are as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | |
| March 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Fair value of derivative assets—current | $ | 86.3 | | | $ | 73.6 | |
Fair value of derivative assets—long-term | 21.0 | | | 27.0 | |
Fair value of derivative liabilities—current | (98.0) | | | (62.7) | |
Fair value of derivative liabilities—long-term | (21.8) | | | (24.3) | |
Net fair value of commodity derivatives | $ | (12.5) | | | $ | 13.6 | |
Set forth below are the summarized notional volumes and fair values of all instruments related to commodity derivatives that we held for price risk management purposes and the related physical offsets at March 31, 2024 (in millions, except volumes). The remaining term of the contracts extend no later than January 2028. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commodity | | Instruments | | Unit | | Volume | | Net Fair Value | | |
NGL (short contracts) | | Swaps | | MMgals | | (136.1) | | | $ | (16.3) | | | |
NGL (long contracts) | | Swaps | | MMgals | | 72.5 | | | (2.1) | | | |
Natural gas (short contracts) | | Swaps and futures | | Bbtu | | (143.1) | | | 87.4 | | | |
Natural gas (long contracts) | | Swaps and futures | | Bbtu | | 119.0 | | | (81.4) | | | |
Crude and condensate (short contracts) | | Swaps and futures | | MMbbls | | (7.2) | | | (7.8) | | | |
Crude and condensate (long contracts) | | Swaps and futures | | MMbbls | | 0.9 | | | 7.7 | | | |
Total fair value of commodity derivatives | | | | | | | | $ | (12.5) | | | |
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On all transactions where we are exposed to counterparty risk, we analyze the counterparty’s financial condition prior to entering into an agreement, establish limits, and monitor the appropriateness of these limits on an ongoing basis. We primarily deal with financial institutions when entering into financial derivatives on commodities. We have entered into Master ISDAs that allow for netting of swap contract receivables and payables in the event of default by either party. Additionally, we have entered into FCDTCs that allow for netting of futures contract receivables and payables in the event of default by either party. If our counterparties failed to perform under existing commodity swap and futures contracts, the maximum loss on our gross receivable position of $107.3 million as of March 31, 2024 would be reduced to $4.2 million due to the offsetting of gross fair value payables against gross fair value receivables as allowed by the ISDAs and the FCDTCs.
(12) Fair Value Measurements
Derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 2 |
| | March 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Interest rate swap (1) | | $ | 4.8 | | | $ | 0.9 | |
Commodity derivatives (2) | | $ | (12.5) | | | $ | 13.6 | |
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(1)The fair values of the interest rate swaps are estimated based on the difference between expected cash flows calculated at the contracted interest rates and the expected cash flows using observable benchmarks for the variable interest rates.
(2)The fair values of commodity derivatives represent the amount at which the instruments could be exchanged in a current arms-length transaction adjusted for our credit risk and/or the counterparty credit risk as required under ASC 820.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The estimated fair value of our financial instruments has been determined using available market information and valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is required to develop the estimates of fair value; thus, the estimates provided below are not necessarily indicative of the amount we could realize upon the sale or refinancing of such financial instruments.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Long-term debt, including current maturities of long-term debt. The carrying value and estimated fair value of our outstanding debt balances are disclosed below (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| March 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
| Carrying Value | | Fair Value | | Carrying Value | | Fair Value |
Long-term debt, including current maturities of long-term debt (1) | $ | 4,567.4 | | | $ | 4,424.8 | | | $ | 4,568.9 | | | $ | 4,427.0 | |
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(1)The carrying value of long-term debt, including current maturities of long-term debt, is reduced by debt issuance cost, net of accumulated amortization, of $30.8 million and $32.1 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The respective fair values do not factor in debt issuance costs.
The fair values of all senior unsecured notes as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were based on Level 2 inputs from third-party market quotations.
Contingent Consideration. The carrying value and estimated fair value of the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition and Central Oklahoma Acquisition contingent consideration liabilities are disclosed below (in millions):
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Amarillo Rattler Acquisition contingent consideration (1) | | | | | | | |
Contingent consideration liability, beginning of period | $ | 4.8 | | | $ | 4.2 | | | | | |
Change in fair value | 1.4 | | | 0.5 | | | | | |
Earnout payments | (2.3) | | | — | | | | | |
Contingent consideration liability, end of period | $ | 3.9 | | | $ | 4.7 | | | | | |
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Central Oklahoma Acquisition contingent consideration (2) | | | | | | | |
Contingent consideration liability, beginning of period | $ | 1.9 | | | $ | 1.3 | | | | | |
Change in fair value | 0.3 | | | 0.2 | | | | | |
Earnout payments | (0.2) | | | — | | | | | |
Contingent consideration liability, end of period | $ | 2.0 | | | $ | 1.5 | | | | | |
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Total contingent consideration (1)(2) | | | | | | | |
Contingent consideration liability, beginning of period | $ | 6.7 | | | $ | 5.5 | | | | | |
Change in fair value | 1.7 | | | 0.7 | | | | | |
Earnout payments | (2.5) | | | — | | | | | |
Contingent consideration liability, end of period | $ | 5.9 | | | $ | 6.2 | | | | | |
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(1)Consideration for the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition included a contingent component capped at $15.0 million and payable between 2024 and 2026 based on Diamondback E&P LLC’s drilling activity exceeding historical levels. Estimated fair values were calculated using a discounted cash flow analysis that utilized Level 3 inputs. The carrying value of the contingent consideration is equal to its fair value.
(2)Consideration for the Central Oklahoma Acquisition included a contingent component, which is payable between 2024 and 2027 based on fee revenue earned on certain contractually specified volumes for the annual periods beginning January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. Estimated fair values were calculated using a discounted cash flow analysis that utilized Level 3 inputs. The carrying value of the contingent consideration is equal to its fair value.
The carrying amounts of our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these assets and liabilities.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
(13) Segment Information
We manage and report our operations primarily according to the geography and the nature of the activity. We have five reportable segments:
•Permian Segment. The Permian segment includes our natural gas gathering, processing, and transmission activities and our crude oil operations in the Midland and Delaware Basins in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico;
•Louisiana Segment. The Louisiana segment includes our natural gas and NGL transmission pipelines, natural gas processing plants, natural gas and NGL storage facilities, and fractionation facilities located in Louisiana and, prior to its sale in November 2023, our crude oil operations in ORV;
•Oklahoma Segment. The Oklahoma segment includes our natural gas gathering, processing, and transmission activities, and our crude oil operations in Cana-Woodford, Arkoma-Woodford, northern Oklahoma Woodford, STACK, and adjacent areas;
•North Texas Segment. The North Texas segment includes our natural gas gathering, processing, fractionation, and transmission activities in North Texas; and
•Corporate Segment. The Corporate segment includes our unconsolidated affiliate investments in the Cedar Cove JV in Oklahoma, GCF in South Texas, and the Matterhorn JV in West Texas, as well as our corporate assets and expenses.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
We evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on segment profit and adjusted gross margin. Adjusted gross margin is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information. Summarized financial information for our reportable segments is shown in the following tables (in millions):
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| Permian | | Louisiana | | Oklahoma | | North Texas | | Corporate | | Totals |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Natural gas sales | $ | 104.2 | | | $ | 119.6 | | | $ | 32.8 | | | $ | 24.9 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 281.5 | |
NGL sales | (6.6) | | | 768.1 | | | (1.0) | | | (4.8) | | | — | | | 755.7 | |
Crude oil and condensate sales | 336.6 | | | — | | | 30.9 | | | — | | | — | | | 367.5 | |
Other | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.3 | | | — | | | 0.3 | |
Product sales | 434.2 | | | 887.7 | | | 62.7 | | | 20.4 | | | — | | | 1,405.0 | |
Natural gas sales—related parties | — | | | 0.1 | | | — | | | — | | | (0.1) | | | — | |
NGL sales—related parties | 257.6 | | | 9.5 | | | 108.7 | | | 70.6 | | | (446.4) | | | — | |
Crude oil and condensate sales—related parties | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3.3 | | | (3.3) | | | — | |
Product sales—related parties | 257.6 | | | 9.6 | | | 108.7 | | | 73.9 | | | (449.8) | | | — | |
Gathering and transportation | 39.7 | | | 24.4 | | | 55.8 | | | 45.6 | | | — | | | 165.5 | |
Processing | 17.0 | | | 0.6 | | | 33.6 | | | 27.6 | | | — | | | 78.8 | |
NGL services | — | | | 17.3 | | | — | | | 0.1 | | | — | | | 17.4 | |
Crude services | 3.8 | | | 0.1 | | | 3.7 | | | 0.2 | | | — | | | 7.8 | |
Other services | 1.9 | | | 0.1 | | | 0.1 | | | 0.3 | | | — | | | 2.4 | |
Midstream services | 62.4 | | | 42.5 | | | 93.2 | | | 73.8 | | | — | | | 271.9 | |
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NGL services—related parties | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.5 | | | (0.5) | | | — | |
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Midstream services—related parties | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.5 | | | (0.5) | | | — | |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 754.2 | | | 939.8 | | | 264.6 | | | 168.6 | | | (450.3) | | | 1,676.9 | |
Realized gain (loss) on derivatives | (6.8) | | | 6.4 | | | (1.0) | | | (1.5) | | | — | | | (2.9) | |
Change in fair value of derivatives | (2.4) | | | (19.5) | | | (4.1) | | | (0.1) | | | — | | | (26.1) | |
Total revenues | 745.0 | | | 926.7 | | | 259.5 | | | 167.0 | | | (450.3) | | | 1,647.9 | |
Cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization | (582.1) | | | (789.5) | | | (147.8) | | | (81.3) | | | 450.3 | | | (1,150.4) | |
Adjusted gross margin | 162.9 | | | 137.2 | | | 111.7 | | | 85.7 | | | — | | | 497.5 | |
Operating expenses | (73.9) | | | (26.8) | | | (26.0) | | | (25.9) | | | — | | | (152.6) | |
Segment profit | 89.0 | | | 110.4 | | | 85.7 | | | 59.8 | | | — | | | 344.9 | |
Depreciation and amortization | (43.6) | | | (35.1) | | | (56.5) | | | (28.5) | | | (1.6) | | | (165.3) | |
Gross margin | 45.4 | | | 75.3 | | | 29.2 | | | 31.3 | | | (1.6) | | | 179.6 | |
Impairments | — | | | — | | | — | | | (14.2) | | | — | | | (14.2) | |
Gain on disposition of assets | — | | | 1.7 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1.7 | |
General and administrative | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (55.2) | | | (55.2) | |
Interest expense, net of interest income | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (65.4) | | | (65.4) | |
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Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (0.8) | | | (0.8) | |
Other income | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.5 | | | 0.5 | |
Income (loss) before non-controlling interest and income taxes | $ | 45.4 | | | $ | 77.0 | | | $ | 29.2 | | | $ | 17.1 | | | $ | (122.5) | | | $ | 46.2 | |
Capital expenditures | $ | 48.6 | | | $ | 31.6 | | | $ | 11.8 | | | $ | 10.5 | | | $ | 0.9 | | | $ | 103.4 | |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
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| Permian | | Louisiana | | Oklahoma | | North Texas | | Corporate | | Totals |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Natural gas sales | $ | 129.3 | | | $ | 131.8 | | | $ | 66.8 | | | $ | 14.5 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 342.4 | |
NGL sales | 0.4 | | | 857.9 | | | 8.6 | | | (1.0) | | | — | | | 865.9 | |
Crude oil and condensate sales | 186.7 | | | 56.6 | | | 24.7 | | | — | | | — | | | 268.0 | |
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Product sales | 316.4 | | | 1,046.3 | | | 100.1 | | | 13.5 | | | — | | | 1,476.3 | |
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NGL sales—related parties | 237.5 | | | 4.4 | | | 118.0 | | | 79.5 | | | (439.4) | | | — | |
Crude oil and condensate sales—related parties | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2.7 | | | (2.7) | | | — | |
Product sales—related parties | 237.5 | | | 4.4 | | | 118.0 | | | 82.2 | | | (442.1) | | | — | |
Gathering and transportation | 23.3 | | | 20.0 | | | 54.8 | | | 52.1 | | | — | | | 150.2 | |
Processing | 14.0 | | | 0.3 | | | 35.3 | | | 32.1 | | | — | | | 81.7 | |
NGL services | — | | | 27.8 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 27.8 | |
Crude services | 6.0 | | | 6.5 | | | 4.5 | | | 0.2 | | | — | | | 17.2 | |
Other services | 1.7 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | — | | | 2.4 | |
Midstream services | 45.0 | | | 55.0 | | | 94.7 | | | 84.6 | | | — | | | 279.3 | |
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NGL services—related parties | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.6 | | | (0.6) | | | — | |
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Midstream services—related parties | — | | | — | | | — | | | 0.6 | | | (0.6) | | | — | |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 598.9 | | | 1,105.7 | | | 312.8 | | | 180.9 | | | (442.7) | | | 1,755.6 | |
Realized gain (loss) on derivatives | (4.0) | | | 7.2 | | | 2.0 | | | 8.1 | | | — | | | 13.3 | |
Change in fair value of derivatives | 6.3 | | | (9.0) | | | (1.4) | | | 2.7 | | | — | | | (1.4) | |
Total revenues | 601.2 | | | 1,103.9 | | | 313.4 | | | 191.7 | | | (442.7) | | | 1,767.5 | |
Cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization | (457.1) | | | (973.9) | | | (194.0) | | | (89.6) | | | 442.7 | | | (1,271.9) | |
Adjusted gross margin | 144.1 | | | 130.0 | | | 119.4 | | | 102.1 | | | — | | | 495.6 | |
Operating expenses | (48.1) | | | (33.6) | | | (24.7) | | | (26.0) | | | — | | | (132.4) | |
Segment profit | 96.0 | | | 96.4 | | | 94.7 | | | 76.1 | | | — | | | 363.2 | |
Depreciation and amortization | (40.0) | | | (38.3) | | | (51.9) | | | (28.8) | | | (1.4) | | | (160.4) | |
Gross margin | 56.0 | | | 58.1 | | | 42.8 | | | 47.3 | | | (1.4) | | | 202.8 | |
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Gain on disposition of assets | — | | | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.1 | | | — | | | 0.4 | |
General and administrative | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (29.5) | | | (29.5) | |
Interest expense, net of interest income | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (68.5) | | | (68.5) | |
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Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (0.1) | | | (0.1) | |
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Income (loss) before non-controlling interest and income taxes | $ | 56.0 | | | $ | 58.2 | | | $ | 43.0 | | | $ | 47.4 | | | $ | (99.5) | | | $ | 105.1 | |
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Capital expenditures | $ | 56.7 | | | $ | 12.3 | | | $ | 25.7 | | | $ | 18.1 | | | $ | 1.3 | | | $ | 114.1 | |
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
The table below represents information about segment assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Segment Identifiable Assets: | | March 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Permian | | $ | 2,784.9 | | | $ | 2,813.6 | |
Louisiana | | 1,963.8 | | | 2,031.8 | |
Oklahoma | | 2,214.0 | | | 2,275.8 | |
North Texas | | 962.6 | | | 1,017.7 | |
Corporate (1) | | 202.7 | | | 189.7 | |
Total identifiable assets | | $ | 8,128.0 | | | $ | 8,328.6 | |
____________________________ (1)Accounts receivable and accrued revenue sold to the SPV for collateral under the AR Facility are included within the Permian, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and North Texas segments.
(14) Other Information
The following tables present additional detail for other current assets and other current liabilities, which consists of the following (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other current assets: | | March 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Product inventory | | $ | 40.4 | | | $ | 46.4 | |
Prepaid expenses and other | | 23.3 | | | 19.0 | |
Other current assets | | $ | 63.7 | | | $ | 65.4 | |
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Other current liabilities: | | March 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Accrued interest | | $ | 63.6 | | | $ | 63.4 | |
Accrued wages and benefits, including taxes | | 12.7 | | | 23.2 | |
Accrued ad valorem taxes | | 12.1 | | | 33.3 | |
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Capital expenditure accruals | | 56.3 | | | 64.6 | |
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Short-term lease liability | | 32.7 | | | 28.2 | |
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Operating expense accruals | | 21.0 | | | 21.5 | |
Accrued common unit repurchase | | 23.1 | | | 41.5 | |
Other | | 26.4 | | | 2.8 | |
Other current liabilities | | $ | 247.9 | | | $ | 278.5 | |
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
(15) Commitments and Contingencies
In February 2021, the areas in which we operate experienced a severe winter storm, with extreme cold, ice, and snow occurring over an unprecedented period of approximately 10 days (“Winter Storm Uri”). As a result of Winter Storm Uri, we have encountered customer billing disputes related to the delivery of natural gas during the storm, including one that resulted in litigation. The litigation is between one of our subsidiaries, EnLink Gas Marketing, LP (“EnLink Gas”), and Koch Energy Services, LLC (“Koch”) in the 162nd District Court in Dallas County, Texas. In April 2024, we reached an agreement to settle this matter and dismiss the claims related to this dispute.
One of our subsidiaries, EnLink Energy GP, LLC (“EnLink Energy”), was involved in industry-wide multi-district litigation arising out of Winter Storm Uri, pending in Harris County, Texas, in which multiple individual plaintiffs asserted personal injury and property damage claims arising out of Winter Storm Uri against an aggregate of over 350 power generators, transmission/distribution utility, retail electric provider, and natural gas defendants across over 150 filed cases. On January 26, 2023, the court dismissed the claims against the pipeline and other natural gas-related defendants in the multi-district litigation, including EnLink Energy. The court’s order was not appealed and the case is continuing without EnLink Energy and the other natural gas-related defendants. Subsequently, several suits were filed in February 2023 by individual plaintiffs (including one matter in which the plaintiffs seek to certify a class of Texas residents affected by Winter Storm Uri) and the alleged assignee of the claims of individual plaintiffs against approximately 90 natural gas producers, pipelines, marketers, sellers, and traders, including EnLink Gas. The plaintiffs asserted claims of tortious interference, nuisance, and unjust enrichment against all defendants and are seeking economic and punitive damages and disgorgement of profits. EnLink Gas believes it has substantial defenses to these claims and intends to vigorously dispute these allegations and defend against such claims.
In addition, we are involved in various litigation and administrative proceedings arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, any liabilities that may result from these claims would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. We may also be involved from time to time in the future in various proceedings in the normal course of business, including litigation on disputes related to contracts, property rights, property use or damage (including nuisance claims), personal injury, or the value of pipeline easements or other rights obtained through the exercise of eminent domain or common carrier rights.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Please read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. In addition, please refer to the Definitions page set forth in this report prior to Part I—Financial Information.
In this report, the terms “Company” or “Registrant,” as well as the terms “ENLC,” “our,” “we,” “us,” or like terms, are sometimes used as abbreviated references to EnLink Midstream, LLC itself or EnLink Midstream, LLC together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including ENLK and its consolidated subsidiaries. References in this report to “EnLink Midstream Partners, LP,” the “Partnership,” “ENLK,” or like terms refer to EnLink Midstream Partners, LP itself or EnLink Midstream Partners, LP together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership.
Overview
ENLC is a Delaware limited liability company formed in October 2013. ENLC’s assets consist of all of the outstanding common units of ENLK and all of the membership interests of the General Partner. All of our midstream energy assets are owned and operated by ENLK and its subsidiaries. We primarily focus on owning, operating, investing in, and developing midstream energy infrastructure assets to provide midstream energy services, including:
•gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, storing, and selling natural gas;
•fractionating, transporting, storing, and selling NGLs; and
•gathering, transporting, storing, trans-loading, and selling crude oil and condensate.
As of March 31, 2024, our midstream infrastructure network includes approximately 13,600 miles of pipelines, 25 natural gas processing plants with approximately 5.8 Bcf/d of processing capacity, seven fractionators with approximately 316,300 Bbls/d of fractionation capacity, barge and rail terminals, product storage facilities, purchasing and marketing capabilities, and equity investments in certain joint ventures. We manage and report our operations primarily according to the geography and the nature of the activity. We have five reportable segments:
•Permian Segment. The Permian segment includes our natural gas gathering, processing, and transmission activities and our crude oil operations in the Midland and Delaware Basins in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico;
•Louisiana Segment. The Louisiana segment includes our natural gas and NGL transmission pipelines, natural gas processing plants, natural gas and NGL storage facilities, and fractionation facilities located in Louisiana and, prior to its sale in November 2023, our crude oil operations in ORV;
•Oklahoma Segment. The Oklahoma segment includes our natural gas gathering, processing, and transmission activities, and our crude oil operations in Cana-Woodford, Arkoma-Woodford, northern Oklahoma Woodford, STACK, and adjacent areas;
•North Texas Segment. The North Texas segment includes our natural gas gathering, processing, fractionation, and transmission activities in North Texas; and
•Corporate Segment. The Corporate segment includes our unconsolidated affiliate investments in the Cedar Cove JV in Oklahoma, GCF in South Texas, and the Matterhorn JV in West Texas, as well as our corporate assets and expenses.
We manage our consolidated operations by focusing on adjusted gross margin because our business is generally to gather, process, transport, or market natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, and condensate using our assets for a fee. We earn our fees through various fee-based contractual arrangements, which include stated fee-only contract arrangements or arrangements with fee-based components where we purchase and resell commodities in connection with providing the related service and earn a net margin as our fee. We earn our net margin under our purchase and resell contract arrangements primarily as a result of stated service-related fees that are deducted from the price of the commodity purchase. While our transactions vary in form, the essential element of most of our transactions is the use of our assets to transport a product or provide a processed product to an end-user or marketer at the tailgate of the plant, pipeline, or barge, truck, or rail terminal. Adjusted gross margin is a non-GAAP financial measure and is explained in greater detail under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. Approximately 90% of our adjusted gross margin was derived from fee-based contractual arrangements with minimal direct commodity price exposure for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Our revenues and adjusted gross margins are generated from six primary sources:
•gathering and transporting natural gas, NGLs, and crude oil on the pipeline systems we own;
•processing natural gas at our processing plants;
•fractionating and marketing recovered NGLs;
•providing compression services;
•providing crude oil and condensate transportation and terminal services; and
•providing natural gas, crude oil, and NGL storage.
The following customers individually represented greater than 10% of our consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. No other customers represented greater than 10% of our consolidated revenues during the periods presented.
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The Dow Chemical Company (1) | 10.4 | % | | 11.4 | % | | | | |
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2) | 25.0 | % | | 20.1 | % | | | | |
____________________________(1)The Dow Chemical Company together with its consolidated subsidiaries.
(2)Marathon Petroleum Corporation together with its consolidated subsidiaries.
We gather, transport, or store natural gas owned by others under fee-only contract arrangements based either on the volume of natural gas gathered, transported, or stored or, for firm transportation arrangements, a stated monthly fee for a specified monthly quantity with an additional fee based on actual volumes. We also buy natural gas from producers or shippers at a market index less a fee-based deduction subtracted from the purchase price of the natural gas. We then gather or transport the natural gas and sell the natural gas at a market index, thereby earning a margin through the fee-based deduction. We attempt to execute substantially all purchases and sales concurrently, or we enter into a future delivery obligation, thereby establishing the basis for the fee we will receive for each natural gas transaction. We are also party to certain long-term natural gas sales commitments that we satisfy through supplies purchased under long-term natural gas purchase agreements. When we enter into those arrangements, our sales obligations generally match our purchase obligations. However, over time, the supplies that we have under contract may decline due to reduced drilling or other causes, and we may be required to satisfy the sales obligations by buying additional natural gas at prices that may exceed the prices received under the sales commitments. In our purchase/sale transactions, the resale price is generally based on the same index at which the natural gas was purchased.
We typically buy mixed NGLs from our suppliers to our natural gas processing plants at a fixed discount to market indices for the component NGLs with a deduction for our fractionation fee. We subsequently sell the fractionated NGL products based on the same index-based prices. To a lesser extent, we transport and fractionate or store NGLs owned by others for a fee based on the volume of NGLs transported and fractionated or stored. The operating results of our NGL fractionation business are largely dependent upon the volume of mixed NGLs fractionated and the level of fractionation fees charged. With our fractionation business, we also have the opportunity for product upgrades for each of the discrete NGL products. We realize higher adjusted gross margins from product upgrades during periods with higher NGL prices.
We gather or transport crude oil and condensate owned by others under fee-only contract arrangements based on volumes gathered or transported. We also buy crude oil and condensate on our own gathering systems, third-party systems, and trucked from producers at a market index less a stated transportation deduction. We then transport and resell the crude oil and condensate through a process of basis and fixed price trades. We execute substantially all purchases and sales concurrently, thereby establishing the net margin we will receive for each crude oil and condensate transaction.
We realize adjusted gross margins from our gathering and processing services primarily through different contractual arrangements: processing margin (“margin”) contracts, POL contracts, POP contracts, fixed-fee based contracts, or a combination of these contractual arrangements. Under any of these gathering and processing arrangements, we may earn a fee for the services performed, or we may buy and resell the natural gas and/or NGLs as part of the processing arrangement and realize a net margin as our fee. Under margin contract arrangements, our adjusted gross margins are higher during periods of high NGL prices relative to natural gas prices. Adjusted gross margin results under POL contracts are impacted only by the value of the liquids produced with margins higher during periods of higher liquids prices. Adjusted gross margin results under POP contracts are impacted only by the value of the natural gas and liquids produced with margins higher during periods of higher natural gas and liquids prices. Under fixed-fee based contracts, our adjusted gross margins are driven by throughput volume.
Operating expenses are costs directly associated with the operations of a particular asset. Among the most significant of these costs are those associated with direct labor and supervision, property insurance, property taxes, repair and maintenance expenses, contract services, and utilities. These costs are normally fairly stable across broad volume ranges and therefore do not normally increase or decrease significantly in the short term with increases or decreases in the volume of natural gas, liquids, crude oil, and condensate moved through or by our assets.
CCS Business
We are building a carbon transportation business in support of CCS activity along the Gulf Coast, including the Mississippi River corridor in Louisiana, one of the highest CO2 emitting regions in the United States. We believe our existing asset footprint, including our extensive network of natural gas pipelines in Louisiana, our operating expertise and our customer relationships, provide us with an advantage in building a carbon transportation business and becoming the transporter of choice in the region.
Recent Developments Affecting Industry Conditions and Our Business
Current Market Environment
The midstream energy business environment and our business are affected by the level of production of natural gas and crude oil in the areas in which we operate and the various factors that affect this production, including commodity prices, capital markets trends, competition, and regulatory changes. We believe these factors will continue to affect production and therefore the demand for midstream services and our business in the future. To the extent these factors vary from our underlying assumptions, our business and actual results could vary materially from market expectations and from the assumptions discussed in this section.
Production levels by our exploration and production customers for our natural gas and crude oil gathering, natural gas processing, and NGL fractionation operations are driven in large part by the level of crude oil and natural gas prices. New drilling activity is necessary to maintain or increase production levels as crude oil and natural gas wells experience production declines over time. New drilling activity generally moves in the same direction as crude oil and natural gas prices as those prices drive investment returns and cash flow available for reinvestment by exploration and production companies. Accordingly, our natural gas and crude oil gathering, natural gas processing, and NGL fractionation operations are affected by the level of crude, natural gas, and NGL prices, the relationship among these prices, and related activity levels from our customers. Low prices for these commodities could reduce the demand for our services and the volumes in our systems.
There has been, and we believe there will continue to be, volatility in commodity prices and in the relationships among NGL, crude oil, and natural gas prices.
The table below presents selected average index prices for crude oil, NGL, and natural gas for the periods indicated.
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2024 by quarter: | | | | | | |
1st Quarter | | $ | 76.91 | | | $ | 0.55 | | | $ | 2.10 | |
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1st Quarter | | $ | 75.99 | | | $ | 0.61 | | | $ | 2.74 | |
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(1)The average closing price was computed by taking the sum of the closing prices of each trading day divided by the number of trading days during the period presented.
(2)Crude oil closing prices based on the NYMEX futures daily close prices.
(3)Weighted average NGL closing prices based on the OPIS Napoleonville daily average spot liquids prices.
(4)Natural gas closing prices based on Henry Hub Natural Gas Daily closing prices.
Capital markets and the demands of public investors also affect producer behavior, production levels, and our business. In past years, public investors exerted pressure on crude oil and natural gas producers to increase capital discipline and focus on higher investment returns even if it meant lower growth. This demand by investors for increased capital discipline from energy companies led to more modest capital investment by producers, curtailed drilling and production activity, and, accordingly,
slower growth for us and other midstream companies. However, in response to the rise of crude oil and natural gas prices during 2021 and 2022, capital investments by United States crude oil and natural gas producers have risen, although global capital investments by crude oil and natural gas producers remain below historical levels and producers continue to remain cautious.
Producers generally focus their drilling activity on certain producing basins depending on commodity price fundamentals and favorable drilling economics. In the last few years, many producers have increasingly focused their activities in the Permian Basin, because of the availability of higher investment returns. Currently, a large percentage of all drilling rigs operating in the United States are operating in the Permian Basin. We continue to experience a robust increase in volumes in our Permian segment as our operations in that basin are in a favorable position relative to producer activity. As a result of this concentration of drilling activity in the Permian Basin, other basins, including those in which we operate in Oklahoma and North Texas, experienced reduced investment and declines in volumes produced. However, the rise in commodity prices during 2022 led to renewed producer interest in Oklahoma and North Texas which continued into 2023. Although producer activity did rise during much of 2023, we expect that the decline in natural gas prices in the past year will dampen producer activity in these areas.
Our Louisiana segment, while subject to commodity price trends, is less dependent on gathering and processing activities and more affected by, in the case of NGLs, industrial demand for the NGLs that we supply, and in the case of natural gas, the demand for transportation of natural gas on our pipelines to industrial, utility and LNG facilities as well as to other natural gas pipelines. Industrial demand for NGLs along the Gulf Coast region has remained strong for the last few years, supported by regional industrial activity and export markets. Similarly, the demand for transportation of natural gas on our pipelines to industrial, utility, and LNG facilities as well as to other natural gas pipelines has also remained strong. Our activities and, in turn, our financial performance in the Louisiana segment are highly dependent on the availability of natural gas for transportation on our pipelines, including to our customers, and NGLs to supply our customers. To date, the availability of natural gas and NGLs to supply our customers has remained at sufficient levels, and maintaining such availability and supply is a key business focus.
Competition for crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGL supplies and any decrease in the availability of such commodities, volatile prices, and market demand for crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGLs that are beyond our control could each adversely affect our financial condition, results of operation, or cash flows. For more information, see “Item 1A—Risk Factors—Business and Industry Risks” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Commission on February 21, 2024.
Inflation
In recent years, U.S. inflation has increased significantly. In order to reduce the inflation rate, the Federal Reserve increased its target for the federal funds rate (the benchmark for most interest rates) several times in 2023. Inflation has moderated in 2023, and the Federal Reserve has signaled an end to rate hikes and may cut rates in 2024.
To the extent that a rising cost environment impacts our results, there are typically offsetting benefits either inherent in our business or that result from other steps we take proactively to reduce the impact of inflation on our net operating results. These benefits include: (1) provisions included in our long-term fee-based revenue contracts that offset cost increases in the form of rate escalations based on positive changes in the U.S. Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index for Finished Goods, or other factors; (2) provisions in our contracts that enable us to pass through higher costs to customers; and (3) higher commodity prices, which generally enhance our results in the form of increased volumetric throughput and demand for our services. For these reasons, the increased cost environment, caused in part by inflation, has not had a material impact on our historical results of operations for the periods presented in this report. However, a significant or prolonged period of high inflation could adversely impact our results if costs were to increase at a rate greater than the increase in the revenues we receive.
For additional discussion regarding these factors, see “Item 1A—Risk Factors—Business and Industry Risks” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Commission on February 21, 2024.
Regulatory Developments
On March 6, 2024, the Commission adopted a new set of rules that require a wide range of climate-related disclosures, including material climate-related risks, information on any climate-related targets or goals that are material to the registrant’s business, results of operations, or financial condition, Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions on a phased-in basis by certain larger registrants when those emissions are material and the filing of an attestation report covering the same, and disclosure of the financial statement effects of severe weather events and other natural conditions including costs and losses. Compliance dates under the final rule are phased in by registrant category. Multiple lawsuits have been filed challenging the Commission’s
new climate rules, which have been consolidated and will be heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. On April 4, 2024, the Commission issued an order staying the final rules until judicial review is complete.
In accordance with the requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, on January 26, 2024, the EPA published its proposed rule regarding the Waste Emissions Charge, applicable to excess methane emissions at certain crude oil and natural gas facilities. Further, On March 8, 2024, the EPA published its final rules imposing new, stricter requirements for methane monitoring, reporting, and emissions control at certain crude oil and natural gas facilities. Finally, on April 10, 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published its final Waste Prevention Rule, which requires operators of crude oil and natural gas leases to take reasonable steps to avoid natural gas waste, as well as develop leak detection, repair, and waste minimization plans.
Any regulatory changes could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, including our ability to make cash distributions to our unitholders. For more information, see our risk factors under Item 1A—Risk Factors—“Environmental, Legal Compliance, and Regulatory Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Commission on February 21, 2024.
Other Recent Developments
Organic Growth
Henry Hub to the River Project. In 2024, we plan to expand the natural gas transmission capacity of the Bridgeline pipeline from the Henry Hub to the Mississippi River Corridor by 210 MMcf/d through additional compression. We expect to complete the project in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Tiger II Processing Plant. In April 2023, we began moving equipment and facilities associated with the non-operational Cowtown processing plant in North Texas to our Delaware Basin JV operations in the Permian. The relocation is expected to increase the processing capacity of our Permian Basin processing facilities by approximately 150 MMcf/d. We expect to complete the relocation in the second quarter of 2024.
GCF Operations. In January 2023, we and our partners started the process to restart the GCF assets. We expect the assets to become operational in the third quarter of 2024.
Matterhorn JV. We own a 15% interest in the Matterhorn JV. The Matterhorn JV is constructing a pipeline designed to transport up to 2.5 Bcf/d of natural gas through approximately 490 miles of 42-inch pipeline from the Waha Hub in West Texas to Katy, Texas (the “Matterhorn Express Pipeline”). We expect the Matterhorn Express Pipeline to be in service in the third quarter of 2024, pending the receipt of customary regulatory and other approvals.
Equity
Common Unit Repurchase Program. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we repurchased 2,166,805 outstanding common units in open market purchases, for an aggregate cost, including commissions, of $26.9 million, or an average of $12.41 per common unit.
GIP Repurchase Agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we repurchased 3,280,637 ENLC common units held by GIP for an aggregate cost of $41.5 million, or an average of $12.66 per common unit.
Additionally, on April 29, 2024, we repurchased 1,862,695 ENLC common units held by GIP at an aggregate cost of $23.1 million, or an average of $12.40 per common unit. These units represented GIP’s pro rata share of the aggregate number of common units repurchased by us during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The per unit price we paid to GIP was the same as the average per unit price paid by us for publicly held ENLC common units repurchased during the same period, less broker commissions, which were not paid with respect to the GIP units. As of March 31, 2024, $23.1 million is classified as “Other current liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets related to our obligation to repurchase our common units from GIP.
See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 8” for more information regarding our common unit repurchases.
Rate Reset
Beginning March 2024, certain legacy contracts in the Oklahoma and North Texas segments experienced a one-time rate reset. The rate reset was negotiated in 2018 in exchange for adding an additional five years of term to these contracts. The rate reset is a one-time adjustment down to a pre-negotiated rate (which partially reverses recent annual inflation cost escalation adjustments). These contracts are set to expire between 2029 and 2033 and continue to have cost escalation provisions that allow for rate increases from the reset rate based on future changes in inflation.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To assist management in assessing our business, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: adjusted gross margin; adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization (“adjusted EBITDA”); and free cash flow after distributions.
Adjusted Gross Margin
We define adjusted gross margin as revenues less cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization. We disclose adjusted gross margin in addition to gross margin as defined by GAAP because it is the primary performance measure used by our management to evaluate consolidated operations. We believe adjusted gross margin is an important measure because, in general, our business is to gather, process, transport, or market natural gas, NGLs, condensate, and crude oil for a fee or to purchase and resell natural gas, NGLs, condensate, and crude oil for a margin. Operating expense is a separate measure used by our management to evaluate the operating performance of field operations. Direct labor and supervision, property insurance, property taxes, repair and maintenance, utilities, and contract services comprise the most significant portion of our operating expenses. We exclude all operating expenses and depreciation and amortization from adjusted gross margin because these expenses are largely independent of the volumes we transport or process and fluctuate depending on the activities performed during a specific period. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to adjusted gross margin is gross margin. Adjusted gross margin should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, gross margin as determined in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted gross margin has important limitations because it excludes all operating expenses and depreciation and amortization that affect gross margin. Our adjusted gross margin may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because other entities may not calculate these amounts in the same manner.
The following table reconciles total revenues and gross margin to adjusted gross margin (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Total revenues | $ | 1,647.9 | | | $ | 1,767.5 | | | | | |
Cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization | (1,150.4) | | | (1,271.9) | | | | | |
Operating expenses | (152.6) | | | (132.4) | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | (165.3) | | | (160.4) | | | | | |
Gross margin | 179.6 | | | 202.8 | | | | | |
Operating expenses | 152.6 | | | 132.4 | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 165.3 | | | 160.4 | | | | | |
Adjusted gross margin | $ | 497.5 | | | $ | 495.6 | | | | | |
Adjusted EBITDA
We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus (less) interest expense, net of interest income; depreciation and amortization; impairments; (income) loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments; distributions from unconsolidated affiliate investments; (gain) loss on disposition of assets; (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt; (gain) loss on litigation settlement; unit-based compensation; income tax expense (benefit); unrealized (gain) loss on commodity derivatives; costs associated with the relocation of processing facilities; accretion expense associated with asset retirement obligations; transaction costs; non-cash expense related to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration; (non-cash rent); and (non-controlling interest share of adjusted EBITDA from joint ventures). Adjusted EBITDA is one of the primary metrics used in our short-term incentive program for compensating employees. In addition, adjusted EBITDA 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:
•the financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structure, or historical cost basis;
•the ability of our assets to generate cash sufficient to pay interest costs, support our indebtedness, and make cash distributions to our unitholders;
•our operating performance and return on capital as compared to those of other companies in the midstream energy sector, without regard to financing methods or capital structure; and
•the viability of acquisitions and capital expenditure projects and the overall rates of return on alternative investment opportunities.
The GAAP measures most directly comparable to adjusted EBITDA are net income (loss) and net cash provided by operating activities. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss), operating income (loss), net cash provided by operating activities, or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because other companies may not calculate adjusted EBITDA in the same manner.
Adjusted EBITDA does not include interest expense, net of interest income; income tax expense (benefit); and depreciation and amortization. Because we have borrowed money to finance our operations, interest expense is a necessary element of our costs and our ability to generate cash available for distribution. Because we have capital assets, depreciation and amortization are also necessary elements of our costs. Therefore, any measures that exclude these elements have material limitations. To compensate for these limitations, we believe that it is important to consider net income (loss) and net cash provided by operating activities as determined under GAAP, as well as adjusted EBITDA, to evaluate our overall performance.
The following table reconciles net income to adjusted EBITDA (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | | | |
Net income | $ | 50.0 | | | $ | 94.2 | | | | | |
Interest expense, net of interest income | 65.4 | | | 68.5 | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 165.3 | | | 160.4 | | | | | |
Impairments | 14.2 | | | — | | | | | |
Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments | 0.8 | | | 0.1 | | | | | |
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliate investments | — | | | 0.1 | | | | | |
Gain on disposition of assets | (1.7) | | | (0.4) | | | | | |
Loss on litigation settlement (1) | 23.0 | | | — | | | | | |
Unit-based compensation | 5.6 | | | 4.0 | | | | | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | (3.8) | | | 10.9 | | | | | |
Unrealized loss on commodity derivatives | 26.1 | | | 1.4 | | | | | |
Costs associated with the relocation of processing facilities (2) | 9.3 | | | 0.4 | | | | | |
Other (3) | 1.6 | | | 0.3 | | | | | |
Adjusted EBITDA before non-controlling interest | 355.8 | | | 339.9 | | | | | |
Non-controlling interest share of adjusted EBITDA from joint ventures (4) | (18.1) | | | (16.2) | | | | | |
Adjusted EBITDA, net to ENLC | $ | 337.7 | | | $ | 323.7 | | | | | |
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(1)Relates to the loss incurred to settle litigation that arose from Winter Storm Uri and is not part of our ongoing operations.
(2)Represents cost incurred to execute discrete, project-based strategic initiatives aimed at realigning available processing capacity from our Oklahoma and North Texas segments to the Permian segment. These costs are not part of our ongoing operations.
(3)Includes transaction costs, non-cash expense related to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, accretion expense associated with asset retirement obligations, and non-cash rent, which relates to lease incentives pro-rated over the lease term.
(4)Non-controlling interest share of adjusted EBITDA from joint ventures includes NGP’s 49.9% share of adjusted EBITDA from the Delaware Basin JV and Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s 50% share of adjusted EBITDA from the Ascension JV.
Free Cash Flow After Distributions
We define free cash flow after distributions as adjusted EBITDA, net to ENLC, plus (less) (growth and maintenance capital expenditures, excluding capital expenditures that were contributed by other entities and relate to the non-controlling interest share of our consolidated entities); (interest expense, net of interest income); (distributions declared on common units); (cash distributions earned by the Series B Preferred Units and the Series C Preferred Units); (payment to redeem mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest); (earnout payments related to the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition and the Central Oklahoma Acquisition); (costs associated with the relocation of processing facilities, excluding costs that were contributed by other entities and relate to the non-controlling interest share of our consolidated entities); non-cash interest (income)/expense; (contributions to investment in unconsolidated affiliates); (payments to terminate interest rate swaps); (current income taxes); (non-cash gain associated with a lease modification); and proceeds from the sale of equipment and land.
Free cash flow after distributions is the principal cash flow metric used by the Company. It is also used as a supplemental liquidity measure by our management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts, and others, to assess the ability of our assets to generate cash sufficient to pay interest costs, pay back our indebtedness, make cash distributions, and make capital expenditures.
Growth capital expenditures generally include capital expenditures made for acquisitions or capital improvements that we expect will increase our asset base, operating income, or operating capacity over the long term. Examples of growth capital expenditures include the acquisition of assets and the construction or development of additional pipeline, storage, well connections, gathering, processing assets, or CCS initiatives, in each case, to the extent such capital expenditures are expected to expand our asset base, operating capacity, or our operating income.
Maintenance capital expenditures include capital expenditures made to replace partially or fully depreciated assets in order to maintain the existing operating capacity of the assets and to extend their useful lives. Examples of maintenance capital expenditures are expenditures to refurbish and replace pipelines, gathering assets, well connections, compression assets, and processing assets up to their original operating capacity, to maintain pipeline and equipment reliability, integrity, and safety, and to address environmental laws and regulations.
The GAAP measure most directly comparable to free cash flow after distributions is net cash provided by operating activities. Free cash flow after distributions should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss), operating income (loss), net cash provided by operating activities, or any other measure of liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Free cash flow after distributions has important limitations because it excludes some items that affect net income (loss), operating income (loss), and net cash provided by operating activities. Free cash flow after distributions may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because other companies may not calculate this non-GAAP metric in the same manner. To compensate for these limitations, we believe that it is important to consider net cash provided by operating activities determined under GAAP, as well as free cash flow after distributions, to evaluate our overall liquidity.
The following table reconciles net cash provided by operating activities to adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow after distributions (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 293.3 | | | $ | 272.1 | | | | | |
Interest expense (1) | 63.9 | | | 67.0 | | | | | |
Costs associated with the relocation of processing facilities (2) | 9.3 | | | 0.4 | | | | | |
Loss on litigation settlement (3) | 23.0 | | | — | | | | | |
Other (4) | 3.8 | | | (1.2) | | | | | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities which (provided) used cash: | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable, accrued revenues, inventories, and other | (138.0) | | | (169.4) | | | | | |
Accounts payable, accrued product purchases, and other accrued liabilities | 100.5 | | | 171.0 | | | | | |
Adjusted EBITDA before non-controlling interest | 355.8 | | | 339.9 | | | | | |
Non-controlling interest share of adjusted EBITDA from joint ventures (5) | (18.1) | | | (16.2) | | | | | |
Adjusted EBITDA, net to ENLC | 337.7 | | | 323.7 | | | | | |
Growth capital expenditures, net to ENLC (6) | (80.8) | | | (92.7) | | | | | |
Maintenance capital expenditures, net to ENLC (6) | (14.3) | | | (14.2) | | | | | |
Interest expense, net of interest income | (65.4) | | | (68.5) | | | | | |
Distributions declared on common units | (59.7) | | | (58.7) | | | | | |
ENLK preferred unit cash distributions earned (7) | (24.4) | | | (23.6) | | | | | |
Earnout payments (8) | (2.5) | | | — | | | | | |
Payment to redeem mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest (9) | — | | | (10.5) | | | | | |
Costs associated with the relocation of processing facilities, net to ENLC (2)(6) | (6.3) | | | (0.4) | | | | | |
Contributions to investment in unconsolidated affiliates | (9.4) | | | (49.7) | | | | | |
Other (10) | (0.9) | | | 0.3 | | | | | |
Free cash flow after distributions | $ | 74.0 | | | $ | 5.7 | | | | | |
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(1)Net of amortization of debt issuance costs, net discount of senior unsecured notes, and designated cash flow hedge, which are included in interest expense but not included in net cash provided by operating activities, and non-cash interest income, which is netted against interest expense but not included in adjusted EBITDA.
(2)Represents cost incurred to execute discrete, project-based strategic initiatives aimed at realigning available processing capacity from our Oklahoma and North Texas segments to the Permian segment. These costs are not part of our ongoing operations.
(3)Relates to the loss incurred to settle litigation that arose from Winter Storm Uri and is not part of our ongoing operations.
(4)Includes utility credits redeemed, distributions from unconsolidated affiliate investments in excess of earnings, transaction costs, current income tax expense, and non-cash rent, which relates to lease incentives pro-rated over the lease term.
(5)Non-controlling interest share of adjusted EBITDA from joint ventures includes NGP’s 49.9% share of adjusted EBITDA from the Delaware Basin JV and Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s 50% share of adjusted EBITDA from the Ascension JV.
(6)Excludes capital expenditures and costs associated with the relocation of processing facilities that were contributed by other entities and relate to the non-controlling interest share of our consolidated entities.
(7)Represents the cash distributions earned by the Series B Preferred Units and Series C Preferred Units. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 7” for information on the cash distributions earned by holders of the Series B Preferred Units and Series C Preferred Units. Cash distributions to be paid to holders of the Series B Preferred Units and Series C Preferred Units are not available to common unitholders.
(8)Earnout payments were made in connection to the consideration paid for the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition and the Central Oklahoma Acquisition, both of which included a contingent component payable beginning in 2024. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 12” for additional information on the earnout payments.
(9)In January 2023, we settled the redemption of the mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest in one of our non-wholly owned subsidiaries.
(10)Includes current income tax expense, a reduction for non-cash gain associated with a lease modification, and proceeds from the sale of surplus or unused equipment and land, which occurred in the normal operation of our business.
Results of Operations
The tables below set forth certain financial and operating data for the periods indicated. We evaluate the performance of our consolidated operations by focusing on adjusted gross margin, while we evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on segment profit and adjusted gross margin, as reflected in the tables below (in millions, except volumes):
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total revenues | $ | 745.0 | | | $ | 926.7 | | | $ | 259.5 | | | $ | 167.0 | | | $ | (450.3) | | | $ | 1,647.9 | |
Cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization | (582.1) | | | (789.5) | | | (147.8) | | | (81.3) | | | 450.3 | | | (1,150.4) | |
Adjusted gross margin | 162.9 | | | 137.2 | | | 111.7 | | | 85.7 | | | — | | | 497.5 | |
Operating expenses | (73.9) | | | (26.8) | | | (26.0) | | | (25.9) | | | — | | | (152.6) | |
Segment profit | 89.0 | | | 110.4 | | | 85.7 | | | 59.8 | | | — | | | 344.9 | |
Depreciation and amortization | (43.6) | | | (35.1) | | | (56.5) | | | (28.5) | | | (1.6) | | | (165.3) | |
Gross margin | $ | 45.4 | | | $ | 75.3 | | | $ | 29.2 | | | $ | 31.3 | | | $ | (1.6) | | | $ | 179.6 | |
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total revenues | $ | 601.2 | | | $ | 1,103.9 | | | $ | 313.4 | | | $ | 191.7 | | | $ | (442.7) | | | $ | 1,767.5 | |
Cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization | (457.1) | | | (973.9) | | | (194.0) | | | (89.6) | | | 442.7 | | | (1,271.9) | |
Adjusted gross margin | 144.1 | | | 130.0 | | | 119.4 | | | 102.1 | | | — | | | 495.6 | |
Operating expenses | (48.1) | | | (33.6) | | | (24.7) | | | (26.0) | | | — | | | (132.4) | |
Segment profit | 96.0 | | | 96.4 | | | 94.7 | | | 76.1 | | | — | | | 363.2 | |
Depreciation and amortization | (40.0) | | | (38.3) | | | (51.9) | | | (28.8) | | | (1.4) | | | (160.4) | |
Gross margin | $ | 56.0 | | | $ | 58.1 | | | $ | 42.8 | | | $ | 47.3 | | | $ | (1.4) | | | $ | 202.8 | |
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Midstream Volumes: | | | | | | | |
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Gathering and Transportation (MMbtu/d) | 7,247,500 | | | 7,172,700 | | | | | |
Processing (MMbtu/d) | 3,505,000 | | | 3,469,600 | | | | | |
Crude Oil Handling (Bbls/d) | 185,100 | | | 188,100 | | | | | |
NGL Fractionation (Bbls/d) | 183,700 | | | 183,100 | | | | | |
Brine Disposal (Bbls/d) | — | | | 3,000 | | | | | |
Permian Segment | | | | | | | |
Gathering and Transportation (MMbtu/d) | 1,899,300 | | | 1,683,700 | | | | | |
Processing (MMbtu/d) | 1,745,300 | | | 1,560,700 | | | | | |
Crude Oil Handling (Bbls/d) | 164,700 | | | 142,600 | | | | | |
Louisiana Segment | | | | | | | |
Gathering and Transportation (MMbtu/d) | 2,753,900 | | | 2,693,500 | | | | | |
Crude Oil Handling (Bbls/d) | — | | | 18,300 | | | | | |
NGL Fractionation (Bbls/d) | 183,700 | | | 183,100 | | | | | |
Brine Disposal (Bbls/d) | — | | | 3,000 | | | | | |
Oklahoma Segment | | | | | | | |
Gathering and Transportation (MMbtu/d) | 1,144,400 | | | 1,178,400 | | | | | |
Processing (MMbtu/d) | 1,090,900 | | | 1,164,300 | | | | | |
Crude Oil Handling (Bbls/d) | 20,400 | | | 27,200 | | | | | |
North Texas Segment | | | | | | | |
Gathering and Transportation (MMbtu/d) | 1,449,900 | | | 1,617,100 | | | | | |
Processing (MMbtu/d) | 668,800 | | | 744,600 | | | | | |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Revenues and Cost of Sales, Exclusive of Operating Expenses and Depreciation and Amortization.
Our consolidated and segment revenues and cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization, are from natural gas, NGL, crude oil, and condensate product sales and purchases, midstream services that we perform with respect to those commodities, and derivative activity. Fluctuations in our consolidated and segment revenues and cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization, reflect in large part changes in commodity prices and volumes. Our adjusted gross margin is not directly affected by the commodity price environment because the commodities that we buy and sell are generally based on the same pricing indices. Both consolidated and segment product sales revenues and cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization, will fluctuate with market prices; however, the adjusted gross margin related to those sales and purchases will not necessarily have a corresponding increase or decrease. Additionally, fluctuations in these measures from changes in commodity prices may be offset by gains or losses from derivative instruments that we use to manage our exposure to commodity price risk associated with such sales and purchases.
Total revenues and cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization, decreased $119.6 million and $121.5 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 due to the following:
•Product sales revenues decreased $71.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to:
◦A $60.9 million decrease in natural gas sales primarily driven by lower natural gas prices and
◦A $110.2 million decrease in NGL sales primarily driven by lower NGL prices.
These decreases were partially offset by a $99.5 million increase in crude oil and condensate sales primarily driven by higher crude oil prices.
•The changes in natural gas, NGL, and crude oil prices also had a corresponding impact to cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization, contributing to the $121.5 million decrease for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023.
•Revenues from midstream services decreased $7.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to:
◦A $2.9 million decrease in processing revenues primarily driven by a one-time rate reset to a lower fee on certain existing contracts in our North Texas and Oklahoma segments,
◦A $10.4 million decrease in NGL service revenues primarily driven by lower NGL service volumes, and
◦A $9.4 million decrease in crude services revenues primarily driven by the disposition of our ORV crude assets.
These decreases were partially offset by a $15.3 million increase in gathering and transportation revenues primarily driven by higher gathering and transportation volumes in our Permian segment.
•Derivative losses increased $40.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 due to $16.2 million of increased realized losses and $24.7 million of increased unrealized losses.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses increased $20.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to a $6.4 million increase in construction fees and services, a $5.2 million increase in utilities expense, a $4.5 million increase in compressor rentals, and a $3.6 million increase in materials and supplies expense.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $4.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to a $6.5 million increase resulting from additional assets being placed in service and a $5.0 million increase related to changes in estimated useful lives. These increases were partially offset by a $4.0 million decrease related to assets reaching the end of their depreciable lives and a $2.7 million decrease due to the divestiture of our ORV assets in November 2023.
Impairments. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we recognized an impairment expense of $14.2 million due to changes in our outlook for future cash flows and the anticipated use of certain non-core assets in our North Texas segment. We determined that the carrying amounts of these assets exceeded their fair value, based on market inputs and certain assumptions. In April 2024, we sold these non-core assets in our North Texas segment. We did not record any impairment expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses were $55.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to $29.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, an increase of $25.7 million. The increase was primarily due to a $23.3 million increase in loss on litigation settlement, $1.9 million increase in labor and benefits, a $1.0 million increase related to an increase in the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration associated with the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition and the Central Oklahoma Acquisition, and a $1.6 million increase in unit-based compensation. These increases were partially offset by a $2.8 million decrease in office rental costs.
Interest Expense, Net of Interest Income. Interest expense, net of interest income, was $65.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to $68.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, a decrease of $3.1 million. Interest expense, net of interest income, consisted of the following (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | |
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ENLK and ENLC senior notes | $ | 58.8 | | | $ | 53.9 | |
Revolving Credit Facility | 1.5 | | | 7.5 | |
AR Facility | 5.8 | | | 6.2 | |
Amortization of debt issuance costs and net discount of senior unsecured notes | 1.5 | | | 1.5 | |
Interest rate swap – realized | (1.5) | | | (0.5) | |
Other | (0.7) | | | (0.1) | |
Interest expense, net of interest income | $ | 65.4 | | | $ | 68.5 | |
Loss from Unconsolidated Affiliate Investments. Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments was $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, an increase in loss of $0.7 million. The increase in loss was primarily attributable to a $0.7 million increase in loss related to our GCF investment and a $0.1 million increase in loss related to the Cedar Cove JV. This increase in loss was partially offset by a $0.1 million increase in income related to the Matterhorn JV.
Income Tax Benefit (Expense). Income tax benefit was $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to an income tax expense of $10.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, a decrease in income tax benefit of $14.7 million. The decrease in income tax expense was primarily attributable to the decrease in income between periods. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 6” for additional information.
Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest. Net income attributable to non-controlling interest was $35.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to net income of $36.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, a decrease of $0.5 million. ENLC’s non-controlling interest is comprised of Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, NGP’s 49.9% share of the Delaware Basin JV, and Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s 50% share of the Ascension JV. The decrease in income was primarily due to a $1.6 million decrease in income attributable to NGP’s 49.9% share of the Delaware Basin JV and a $0.1 million decrease in income attributable to Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s 50% share of the Ascension JV. These decreases were partially offset by a $0.6 million increase in income attributable to the Series B Preferred Units and a $0.6 million increase in income attributable to the Series C Preferred Units.
Analysis of Operating Segments
We manage and report our operations primarily according to the geography and the nature of the activity. We have five reportable segments: Permian segment, Louisiana segment, Oklahoma segment, North Texas segment, and Corporate segment. We evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on segment profit and adjusted gross margin. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to segment profit and adjusted gross margin is gross margin. We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures that our management uses to evaluate segment results.
See below for our discussion of segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023.
•Permian Segment.
◦Revenues and cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization, increased $143.8 million and $125.0 million, respectively, resulting in an increase in adjusted gross margin in the Permian segment of $18.8 million, due to:
•A $14.9 million increase in adjusted gross margin associated with our Permian natural gas assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $29.0 million, which was primarily due to higher volumes from existing customers. Derivative activity associated with our Permian natural gas assets decreased adjusted gross margin by $14.1 million, which included $4.9 million from increased realized losses and $9.2 million from increased unrealized losses.
•A $3.9 million increase in adjusted gross margin associated with our Permian crude assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $1.3 million, which was primarily due to higher volumes from existing customers. Derivative activity associated with our Permian crude assets increased adjusted gross margin by $2.6 million, which included $2.1 million from increased realized gains and $0.5 million from increased unrealized gains.
◦Operating expenses in the Permian segment increased $25.8 million primarily due to an $8.6 million increase in utilities expense, a $6.8 million increase in construction fees and services, a $4.3 million increase in compressor rentals, a $3.3 million increase in materials and supplies expense, and a $2.7 million increase in labor and benefits costs.
◦Depreciation and amortization in the Permian segment increased $3.6 million primarily due to additional assets being placed in service.
•Louisiana Segment.
◦Revenues and cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization, decreased $177.2 million and $184.4 million, respectively, resulting in an increase in adjusted gross margin in the Louisiana segment of $7.2 million, due to:
•A $6.2 million decrease in adjusted gross margin associated with our Louisiana NGL transmission and fractionation assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, decreased $1.0 million, which was primarily due to lower seasonal fees for delivery of normal butane. Derivative activity associated with our Louisiana NGL transmission and fractionation assets decreased adjusted gross margin by $5.2 million, which included $3.5 million from increased realized losses and $1.7 million from increased unrealized losses.
•A $24.1 million increase in adjusted gross margin associated with our Louisiana natural gas assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $29.1 million, which was primarily due to price fluctuations during inclement weather. Derivative activity associated with our Louisiana natural gas assets decreased adjusted gross margin by $5.0 million, which included $3.8 million from increased realized gains and $8.8 million from increased unrealized losses.
•A $10.7 million decrease in adjusted gross margin associated with our ORV crude assets, which was due to the divestitures of our ORV assets in our Louisiana segment in November 2023.
◦Operating expenses in the Louisiana segment decreased $6.8 million primarily due to a $2.0 million decrease in labor and benefits costs, a $1.9 million decrease in utilities expense, a $1.5 million decrease in vehicle expenses related to the disposal of the heavy truck fleet in ORV, a $0.5 million decrease in construction fees and services, a $0.4 million decrease in compressor overhauls, and a $0.4 million decrease in insurance costs.
◦Depreciation and amortization in the Louisiana segment decreased $3.2 million primarily due to a $2.7 million decrease resulting from assets reaching the end of their depreciable lives and a $2.7 million decrease due to the divestitures of our ORV assets in November 2023, partially offset by a $1.2 million increase due to additional assets being placed in service and $1.0 million increase due to changes in estimated useful lives.
•Oklahoma Segment.
◦Revenues and cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization, decreased $53.9 million and $46.2 million, respectively, resulting in a decrease in adjusted gross margin in the Oklahoma segment of $7.7 million, due to:
•A $6.8 million decrease in adjusted gross margin associated with our Oklahoma natural gas assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, decreased $1.4 million, which was primarily due to lower volumes from existing customers. Derivative activity associated with our Oklahoma natural gas assets decreased adjusted gross margin by $5.4 million, which included $2.7 million from increased realized losses and $2.7 million from increased unrealized losses.
•A $0.9 million decrease in adjusted gross margin associated with our Oklahoma crude assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, decreased $0.6 million, which was primarily due to lower volumes from existing customers. Derivative activity associated with our Oklahoma crude assets decreased adjusted gross margin by $0.3 million from increased realized losses.
◦Operating expenses in the Oklahoma segment increased $1.3 million primarily due to a $0.9 million increase in ad valorem taxes, a $0.8 million increase in construction fees and services, a $0.4 million increase in materials and supplies expense, and a $0.4 million increase in labor and benefits costs. These increases were partially offset by a $1.1 million decrease in utilities expense.
◦Depreciation and amortization in the Oklahoma segment increased $4.6 million primarily due to a $4.1 million increase resulting from changes in estimated useful lives and a $0.6 million increase due to additional assets being placed in service.
•North Texas Segment.
◦Revenues and cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization, decreased $24.7 million and $8.3 million, respectively, resulting in a decrease in adjusted gross margin in the North Texas segment of $16.4 million. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, decreased $4.0 million, which was primarily due to lower volumes from existing customers. Derivative activity associated with our North Texas segment decreased adjusted gross margin by $12.4 million, which included $9.6 million from increased realized losses and $2.8 million from increased unrealized losses.
◦Operating expenses in the North Texas segment decreased $0.1 million primarily due to a $0.6 million decrease in construction fees and services, a $0.3 million decrease in materials and supplies expense, and a $0.2 million decrease in ad valorem taxes. These decreases were partially offset by a $1.1 million increase in expenses related to compressor overhauls.
◦Depreciation and amortization in the North Texas segment decreased $0.3 million primarily due to a $1.3 million decrease due to assets reaching the end of their depreciable lives, partially offset by a $0.9 million increase due to additional assets being placed in service.
•Corporate Segment.
◦Revenues and cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization, each decreased $7.6 million. The corporate segment includes offsetting eliminations related to intercompany revenues and cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization.
◦Depreciation and amortization in the Corporate segment increased $0.2 million due to additional assets being placed in service.
Critical Accounting Policies
Information regarding our critical accounting policies is included in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Commission on February 21, 2024.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows from Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $293.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to $272.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Operating cash flows before working capital and changes in working capital for the comparative periods were as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
Operating cash flows before working capital | $ | 255.8 | | | $ | 273.7 | |
Changes in working capital | 37.5 | | | (1.6) | |
Operating cash flows before changes in working capital decreased $17.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023. The primary contributor to the decrease in operating cash flows before working capital is as follows:
•Gross margin, excluding depreciation and amortization, non-cash commodity derivative activity, utility credits redeemed, and unit-based compensation, increased $5.0 million. The increase in gross margin is due to a $26.6 million increase in adjusted gross margin, excluding non-cash commodity derivative activity, which was partially offset by a $21.6 million increase in operating expenses, excluding utility credits redeemed or earned and unit-based compensation. For more information regarding the changes in gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023, see “Results of Operations.”
The changes in working capital for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 were primarily due to fluctuations in trade receivable and payable balances due to timing of collection and payments, changes in inventory balances attributable to normal operating fluctuations, and fluctuations in accrued revenue and accrued purchases.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $125.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to $150.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Our primary investing activities consisted of the following (in millions):
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| Three Months Ended March 31, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
Additions to property and equipment (1) | $ | (110.4) | | | $ | (100.7) | |
Contributions to unconsolidated affiliate investments (2) | (9.4) | | | (49.7) | |
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(1)The increase in capital expenditures was due to expansion projects to accommodate increased volumes on our systems.
(2)Represents contributions to the Matterhorn JV and GCF. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 9” for more information regarding the contributions to unconsolidated affiliate investments.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities was $179.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to $71.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Our primary financing activities consisted of the following (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
Net repayments on the AR Facility (1) | $ | (153.0) | | | $ | (144.4) | |
Net borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility (1) | 150.0 | | | 250.0 | |
Distributions to members | (62.4) | | | (61.7) | |
Distributions to Series B Preferred Unitholders (2) | (15.3) | | | (17.3) | |
Distributions to Series C Preferred Unitholders (2) | (9.0) | | | (8.4) | |
Distributions to joint venture partners (3) | (15.2) | | | (16.7) | |
Earnout payments (4) | (2.5) | | | — | |
Contributions from non-controlling interests (5) | 13.0 | | | 8.4 | |
Common unit repurchases (6) | (68.6) | | | (51.4) | |
Conversion of unit-based awards for common units, net of units withheld for taxes | (15.5) | | | (16.8) | |
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(1)See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 5” for more information regarding the AR Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility.
(2)See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 7” for information on distributions to holders of the Series B Preferred Units and Series C Preferred Units.
(3)Represents distributions to NGP for its ownership in the Delaware Basin JV and distributions to Marathon Petroleum Corporation for its ownership in the Ascension JV.
(4)Earnout payments were made in connection to the consideration paid for the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition and the Central Oklahoma Acquisition, both of which included a contingent component payable beginning in 2024. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 12” for additional information on the earnout payments.
(5)Represents contributions from NGP to the Delaware Basin JV.
(6)See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 8” for more information regarding our common unit repurchase program.
Capital Requirements
As of March 31, 2024, the following table summarizes our expected remaining capital requirements for 2024 (in millions):
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Capital expenditures, net to ENLC (1) | | $ | 340 | |
Operating expenses associated with the relocation of processing facilities, net to ENLC (2) | | 9 | |
Contributions to unconsolidated affiliate investments (3) | | 1 | |
Total | | $ | 350 | |
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(1)Excludes capital expenditures that are contributed by other entities and relate to the non-controlling interest share of our consolidated entities.
(2)Represents cost incurred to execute discrete, project-based strategic initiatives aimed at realigning available processing capacity from our Oklahoma and North Texas segments to the Permian segment. These costs are not part of our ongoing operations. These costs exclude amounts that are contributed by other entities and relate to the non-controlling interest share of our consolidated entities.
(3)Includes contributions made to our GCF investment.
Our primary remaining capital projects for 2024 include the relocation of the Cowtown processing plant, CCS-related initiatives, contributions to unconsolidated affiliate investments, continued development of our existing systems through well connects, and other low-cost development projects. We expect to fund our remaining 2024 capital requirements from operating cash flows.
It is possible that not all of our planned projects will be commenced or completed. Our ability to pay distributions to our unitholders, to fund planned capital expenditures, to make contributions to unconsolidated affiliate investments, and to make acquisitions will depend upon our future operating performance, which will be affected by prevailing economic conditions in the industry, financial, business, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. We had no off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2024.
Total Contractual Cash Obligations. A summary of our total contractual cash obligations as of March 31, 2024 is as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Payments Due by Period |
| Total | | Remainder 2024 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2027 | | 2028 | | Thereafter |
ENLC’s & ENLK’s senior unsecured notes | $ | 4,309.2 | | | $ | 97.9 | | | $ | 421.6 | | | $ | 491.0 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 500.0 | | | $ | 2,798.7 | |
AR Facility (1) | 147.0 | | | — | | | 147.0 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Revolving Credit Facility (1) | 150.0 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 150.0 | | | — | | | — | |
Interest payable on fixed long-term debt obligations (1) | 2,301.1 | | | 174.5 | | | 222.1 | | | 213.3 | | | 189.5 | | | 175.4 | | | 1,326.3 | |
Acquisition contingent consideration (2) | 5.9 | | | — | | | 3.1 | | | 2.4 | | | 0.4 | | | — | | | — | |
Repurchase of ENLC common units held by GIP (3) | 23.1 | | | 23.1 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Operating lease obligations | 114.9 | | | 25.6 | | | 29.1 | | | 16.2 | | | 6.6 | | | 5.9 | | | 31.5 | |
Purchase obligations | 9.2 | | | 9.2 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Pipeline and trucking capacity and deficiency agreements (4) | 909.5 | | | 71.1 | | | 115.0 | | | 101.6 | | | 88.3 | | | 84.9 | | | 448.6 | |
Total contractual obligations | $ | 7,969.9 | | | $ | 401.4 | | | $ | 937.9 | | | $ | 824.5 | | | $ | 434.8 | | | $ | 766.2 | | | $ | 4,605.1 | |
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(1)The interest payable related to the Revolving Credit Facility and the AR Facility is not reflected in the table because such amounts depend on the outstanding balances and interest rates of the Revolving Credit Facility and the AR Facility, which vary from time to time. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 5” for more information regarding the Revolving Credit Facility and the AR Facility.
(2)The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration for the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition and the Central Oklahoma Acquisition was calculated in accordance with the fair value guidance contained in ASC 820. There are a number of assumptions and estimates factored into these fair values and actual contingent consideration payments could differ from these estimated fair values. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 12” for additional information.
(3)Relates to the repurchase of ENLC common units held by GIP on April 29, 2024. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 8” for more information.
(4)Consists of pipeline capacity payments for firm transportation and deficiency agreements.
The above table does not include any physical or financial contract purchase commitments for natural gas and NGLs due to the nature of both the price and volume components of such purchases, which vary on a daily or monthly basis. Additionally, we do not have contractual commitments for fixed price and/or fixed quantities of any material amount that is not already disclosed in the table above.
Our contractual cash obligations for the remainder of 2024 are expected to be funded from cash flows generated from our operations.
Indebtedness
Revolving Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2024, there were $150.0 million in outstanding borrowings and $22.3 million in outstanding letters of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility.
AR Facility. As of March 31, 2024, the AR Facility had a borrowing base of $389.1 million and there were $147.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the AR Facility. In connection with the AR Facility, certain subsidiaries of ENLC sold and contributed, and will continue to sell or contribute, their accounts receivable to the SPV to be held as collateral for borrowings under the AR Facility. The SPV’s assets are not available to satisfy the obligations of ENLC or any of its affiliates.
Senior Unsecured Notes. As of March 31, 2024, we had $4.3 billion in aggregate principal amount of outstanding senior unsecured notes maturing from 2024 to 2047, of which $97.9 million matured on April 1, 2024 and is classified as “Current maturities of long-term debt” on the consolidated balance sheet.
Guarantees. The amounts outstanding on our senior unsecured notes and the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed in full by our subsidiary ENLK, including 105% of any letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. ENLK’s guarantees of these amounts are full, irrevocable, unconditional, and absolute, and cover all payment obligations arising under the senior unsecured notes and the Revolving Credit Facility. Liabilities under the guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness of ENLK.
ENLC’s assets consist of all of the outstanding common units of ENLK and all of the membership interests of the General Partner. Other than these equity interests, all of our assets and operations are held by our non-guarantor operating subsidiaries. ENLK, directly and indirectly, owns all of these non-guarantor operating subsidiaries, which in some cases are joint ventures that are partially owned by a third party. As a result, the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of ENLK are not materially different than the corresponding amounts presented in our consolidated financial statements.
As of March 31, 2024, ENLC records, on a stand-alone basis, transactions that do not occur at ENLK, which are primarily related to the taxation of ENLC and the elimination of intercompany borrowings.
See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 5” for more information on our outstanding debt.
Inflation
See “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Recent Developments Affecting Industry Conditions and Our Business—Inflation” for more information.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
We have reviewed recently issued accounting pronouncements that became effective during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and have determined that none had a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although these statements reflect the current views, assumptions and expectations of our management, the matters addressed herein involve certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual activities, performance, outcomes and results to differ materially from those indicated herein. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements identified by the words “forecast,” “may,” “believe,” “will,” “shall,” “should,” “plan,” “predict,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “continue,” and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future results and growth of our CCS business, future transactions with CCS counterparties, expected financial and operational results associated with certain projects, acquisitions, or growth capital expenditures, timing for completion of construction or expansion projects, results in certain basins, profitability, financial or leverage metrics, cost savings or operational, environmental and climate change initiatives, our future capital structure and credit ratings, objectives, strategies, expectations, and intentions, the impact of weather related events on us and our financial results and operations, and other statements that are not historical facts. Factors that could result in such differences or otherwise materially affect our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows, include, without limitation, (a) potential conflicts of interest of GIP with us and the potential for GIP to favor GIP’s own interests to the detriment of our unitholders, (b) GIP’s ability to compete with us and the fact that it is not required to offer us the opportunity to acquire additional assets or businesses, (c) a default under GIP’s credit facility or a change in control of GIP could result in a change in control of us, could adversely affect the price of our common units, and could result in a default or prepayment event under our credit facility and certain of our other debt, (d) the dependence on key customers for a substantial portion of the natural gas and crude that we gather, process, and transport, (e) developments that materially and adversely affect our key customers or other customers, (f) adverse developments in the midstream business that may reduce our ability to make distributions, (g) competition for crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGL supplies and any decrease in the availability of such commodities, (h) decreases in the volumes that we gather, process, fractionate, or transport, (i) increasing scrutiny and changing expectations from stakeholders with respect to our environment, social, and governance practices, (j) our ability to receive or renew required permits and other approvals, (k) increased federal, state, and local legislation, and regulatory initiatives, as well as government reviews relating to hydraulic fracturing resulting in increased costs and reductions or delays in natural gas production by our customers, (l) climate change legislation and regulatory initiatives resulting in increased operating costs and reduced demand for the natural gas and NGL services we provide, (m) changes in the availability and cost of capital, (n) volatile prices and market demand for crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGLs that are beyond our control, (o) debt levels that could limit our flexibility and adversely affect our financial health or limit our flexibility to obtain financing and to pursue other business opportunities, (p) operating hazards, natural disasters, weather-related issues or delays, casualty losses, and other matters beyond our control, (q) reductions in demand for NGL products by the petrochemical, refining, or other industries or by the fuel markets, (r) impairments to goodwill, long-lived assets and equity method investments, (s) construction risks in our major development projects, (t) challenges we may face in connection with our strategy to build a CCS transportation business and to enter into other new lines of business related to the energy transition, including entry into the CCS business, (u) our ability to effectively integrate and manage assets we acquire through acquisitions, and (v) the effects of existing and future laws and governmental regulations, including environmental and climate change requirements and other uncertainties. In addition to the specific uncertainties, factors, and risks discussed above and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the risk factors set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on February 21, 2024, may affect our performance and results of operations. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or review any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices. Our primary market risk is the risk related to changes in the prices of natural gas, NGLs, condensate, and crude oil. In addition, we are also exposed to the risk of changes in interest rates on floating rate debt and equity.
Commodity Price Risk
We are also subject to direct risks due to fluctuations in commodity prices. While approximately 90% of our adjusted gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was generated from arrangements with fee-based structures with minimal direct commodity price exposure, the remainder is subject to more direct commodity price exposure. Our exposure to these commodity price fluctuations is primarily in the natural gas processing component of our business. For more information regarding our main types of contractual arrangements, see “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Commission on February 21, 2024.
Our primary commodity risk management objective is to reduce volatility in our cash flows. We maintain a risk management committee, including members of senior management, which oversees all hedging activity. We enter into hedges for natural gas, crude and condensate, and NGLs using OTC derivative financial instruments with only certain well-capitalized counterparties, which have been approved in accordance with our commodity risk management policy.
We have hedged our exposure to fluctuations in prices for natural gas, NGLs, and crude oil volumes produced for our account. We have tailored our hedges to generally match the product composition and the delivery points to those of our physical equity volumes. The hedges cover specific products based upon our expected equity composition.
Commodity derivatives are used both to manage and hedge price and location risk related to these market exposures and to manage margins on offsetting fixed-price purchase or sale commitments for physical quantities of NGLs, natural gas, crude, and condensate.
The following table sets forth information related to derivative instruments outstanding at March 31, 2024.
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Period | | Underlying | | Notional Volume (Net Position) | | Reference Price | | Price Range | | Net Fair Value Asset/(Liability) (In Millions) |
April 2024 - March 2025 | | Ethane | | 10.9 MMgals | | OPIS Mt Belvieu | | $0.19 - $0.24/Gal | | $ | — | |
April 2024 - March 2025 | | Propane | | (118.2) MMgals | | OPIS Mt Belvieu | | $0.61 - $0.83/Gal | | (14.2) | |
April 2024 - March 2025 | | Normal Butane | | (16.6) MMgals | | OPIS Mt Belvieu | | $0.71 - $0.97/Gal | | (2.1) | |
April 2024 - April 2024 | | Natural Gasoline | | (0.2) MMgals | | NYMEX WTI Average | | $1.93 - $1.93/Gal | | — | |
April 2024 - December 2024 | | Natural Gasoline and Condensate | | 60.5 MMgals | | OPIS Mt Belvieu and NYMEX WTI Average differential | | ($0.33) - ($0.24)/Gal | | (2.1) | |
April 2024 - January 2028 | | Natural Gas | | (13.0) Bbtu | | NYMEX Henry Hub | | $1.61 - $5.30/MMbtu | | 5.8 | |
April 2024 - March 2025 | | Natural Gas | | (2.7) Bbtu | | Waha basis differential | | ($1.03) - ($0.35)/MMbtu | | (0.1) | |
April 2024 - April 2024 | | Natural Gas | | 0.8 Bbtu | | Henry Hub Natural Gas Daily | | $1.54 - $1.57/MMbtu | | — | |
April 2024 - April 2024 | | Natural Gas | | (0.9) Bbtu | | NGPL TEXOK Natural Gas Daily | | $1.32 - $1.33/MMbtu | | — | |
April 2024 - December 2024 | | Natural Gas | | (8.3) Bbtu | | NGPL TEXOK basis differential | | ($0.25) - ($0.25)/MMbtu | | 0.3 | |
May 2024 - December 2024 | | Crude and Condensate | | (0.3) MMbbls | | NYMEX WTI | | $69.88 - $83.03/Bbl | | (0.8) | |
May 2024 - December 2025 | | Crude and Condensate | | (6.0) MMbbls | | WTI-Houston and Midland basis differential | | $0.70 - $0.90/Bbl | | 0.7 |
Total fair value of commodity derivatives | | | | | | | | $ | (12.5) | |
Another price risk we face is the risk of mismatching volumes of natural gas bought or sold on a monthly price versus volumes bought or sold on a daily price. We enter each month with a balanced book of natural gas bought and sold on the same basis. However, it is normal to experience fluctuations in the volumes of natural gas bought or sold under either basis, which leaves us with short or long positions that must be covered. We use financial swaps to mitigate the exposure at the time it is created to maintain a balanced position.
The use of financial instruments may expose us to the risk of financial loss in certain circumstances, including instances when (1) sales volumes are less than expected requiring market purchases to meet commitments or (2) counterparties fail to purchase the contracted quantities of natural gas or otherwise fail to perform. To the extent that we engage in hedging activities, we may be prevented from realizing the benefits of favorable price changes in the physical market. However, we are similarly insulated against unfavorable changes in such prices.
As of March 31, 2024, our outstanding commodity derivative instruments had a net fair value liability of $12.5 million. The aggregate effect of a hypothetical 10% change, increase or decrease, in natural gas, crude and condensate, and NGL prices would result in a change of approximately $22.4 million in the net fair value of these contracts as of March 31, 2024.
Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to interest rate risk on the Revolving Credit Facility and the AR Facility. Amounts drawn on the Revolving Credit Facility and the AR Facility bear interest at rates based on SOFR. At March 31, 2024, we had $150.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and $147.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the AR Facility.
In January 2023, we entered into a $400.0 million interest rate swap to reduce the variability of cash outflows associated with our floating rate, SOFR-based borrowings, including borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility and the AR Facility. This swap has been designated as a cash flow hedge. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 11” for more information on our outstanding derivatives.
A 1.0% increase or decrease in interest rates would change our annualized interest expense by approximately $1.5 million and $1.5 million for the Revolving Credit Facility and the AR Facility, respectively, based on our outstanding borrowings at March 31, 2024. This change in interest expense would be offset by a $4.0 million change in the opposite direction due to our open interest rate swap hedge.
We are not exposed to changes in interest rates with respect to ENLK’s senior unsecured notes due in 2024, 2025, 2026, 2044, 2045, or 2047 or our senior unsecured notes due in 2028, 2029, and 2030 as these are fixed-rate obligations. As of March 31, 2024, the estimated fair value of the senior unsecured notes was approximately $4,127.8 million, based on the market prices of ENLK’s and our publicly traded debt at March 31, 2024. Market risk is estimated as the potential decrease in fair value of our long-term debt resulting from a hypothetical increase of 1.0% in interest rates. Such an increase in interest rates would result in an approximate $225.2 million decrease in fair value of the senior unsecured notes at March 31, 2024. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 5” for more information on our outstanding indebtedness.
Prior to December 15, 2022, distributions on ENLK’s Series C Preferred Units were based on a fixed interest rate. Beginning with the interest period which commenced on December 15, 2022, distributions on ENLK’s Series C Preferred Units were based on a floating rate tied to LIBOR plus a spread of 4.11%. As a result of the floating rate, the amount paid by ENLK for distributions became more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Beginning with the interest period which commenced on September 15, 2023, distributions are based on the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR (“Term SOFR”), plus a Term SOFR spread adjustment of 0.26161%, plus a spread of 4.11%. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 7” for more information regarding distributions with respect to the Series C Preferred Units.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
a.Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management of the Managing Member is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and for the assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting for us. We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Managing Member, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report (March 31, 2024), our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
b.Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred in the three months ended March 31, 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are involved in various litigation and administrative proceedings arising in the normal course of business. For a discussion of certain litigation and similar proceedings, please refer to Note 15, “Commitments and Contingencies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Information about risk factors does not differ materially from that set forth in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Commission on February 21, 2024.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we re-acquired ENLC common units from certain employees in order to satisfy the employees’ tax liability in connection with the vesting of unit-based awards and we repurchased common units in open market transactions and from GIP in connection with our common unit repurchase program.
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Period | | Total Number of Units Purchased (1) | | Average Price Paid Per Unit | | Total Number of Units Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2) | | Maximum Dollar Value of Units that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs (in millions) (2) |
January 1, 2024 to January 31, 2024 | | 1,907,594 | | | $ | 12.21 | | | 663,346 | | | $ | 191.9 | |
February 1, 2024 to February 29, 2024 | | 688,372 | | | 12.07 | | | 687,362 | | | $ | 183.6 | |
March 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024 (3) | | 2,689,958 | | | 12.55 | | | 2,678,792 | | | $ | 150.0 | |
Total | | 5,285,924 | | | $ | 12.36 | | | 4,029,500 | | | |
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(1)The total number of units purchased shown in the table includes 1,256,424 ENLC common units received by us from employees for the payment of personal income tax withholding on vesting transactions.
(2)In December 2023, the Board reauthorized our common unit repurchase program for 2024 and set the amount available for repurchases of outstanding common units at up to $200.0 million. Future repurchases under the program may be made from time to time in open market or private transactions and may be made pursuant to a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. The repurchases will depend on market conditions and may be discontinued at any time. For more information regarding common units repurchased from public unitholders and our repurchase of common units held by GIP, see “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 8.”
(3)Includes the ENLC common units repurchased from GIP pursuant to the GIP repurchase agreement, which settled on April 29, 2024. These units represented GIP’s pro rata share of the aggregate number of common units repurchased by us during the three months ended March 31, 2024. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 4 and Note 8” for additional information on the GIP repurchase agreement.
Item 5. Other Information
Insider Trading Plans
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, no director or officer of the Company adopted a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits filed as part of this report are as follows (exhibits incorporated by reference are set forth with the name of the registrant, the type of report and registration number or last date of the period for which it was filed, and the exhibit number in such filing): | | | | | | | | | | | |
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10.1 | | — | Unit Repurchase Agreement, dated as of January 16, 2024, between EnLink Midstream, LLC, GIP III Stetson 1, L.P. and GIP III Stetson II, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 16, 2024, filed with the Commission on January 16, 2024 file No. 001-36336). |
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101 | * | — | The following financial information from EnLink Midstream, LLC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |
104 | * | — | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline iXBRL and included in Exhibit 101). |
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* Filed herewith.
† As required by Item 15(a)(3), this Exhibit is identified as a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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.
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| EnLink Midstream, LLC |
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| By: | EnLink Midstream Manager, LLC, its managing member |
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| By: | /s/ J. PHILIPP ROSSBACH |
| | J. Philipp Rossbach |
| | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
| | (Principal Accounting Officer) |
May 1, 2024 | | |