EnLink Midstream, LLC - Quarter Report: 2022 June (Form 10-Q)
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 June 30, 2022
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.) | |||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
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 | ☐ | |||||||||||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||||||||||
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 July 28, 2022, the Registrant had 478,933,388 common units outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | ||||||||||||||
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DEFINITIONS
The following terms as defined are used in this document:
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. | |||||||
Agua Blanca Pipeline | The Agua Blanca Pipeline is a Delaware Basin intrastate natural gas pipeline servicing portions of Culberson, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, and Winkler counties and is owned by a joint venture between WhiteWater Midstream, LLC and MPLX LP. | |||||||
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. The AR Facility is scheduled to terminate on August 1, 2025, unless extended or earlier terminated in accordance with its terms. | |||||||
ASC | The Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification. | |||||||
ASC 718 | ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. | |||||||
ASC 820 | ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements. | |||||||
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 pipeline that connects ENLK’s Riverside fractionator to Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s Garyville refinery. | |||||||
Bbl | Barrel. | |||||||
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. | |||||||
BKV | BKV Corporation. | |||||||
CCS | Carbon capture, transportation, and sequestration. | |||||||
Cedar Cove JV | Cedar Cove Midstream LLC, a joint venture between a subsidiary of ENLK and a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc. in which ENLK owns a 30% interest and Kinder Morgan, Inc. owns a 70% 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. | |||||||
CFTC | U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. | |||||||
CNOW | Central Northern Oklahoma Woodford Shale. | |||||||
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 plant located in the Delaware Basin in Texas. | |||||||
ENLC | EnLink Midstream, LLC. | |||||||
ENLC Class C Common Units | A class of non-economic ENLC common units issued immediately prior to the Merger equal to the number of Series B Preferred Units held immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, in order to provide certain voting rights to holders of the Series B Preferred Units with respect to ENLC. | |||||||
ENLK | EnLink Midstream Partners, LP or, when applicable, EnLink Midstream Partners, LP together with its consolidated subsidiaries. Also referred to as the “Partnership.” | |||||||
Exchange Act | The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | |||||||
GAAP | Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. | |||||||
Gal | Gallon. | |||||||
GCF | Gulf Coast Fractionators, which owns an NGL fractionator in Mont Belvieu, Texas. ENLK owns 38.75% of GCF. The GCF assets have been temporarily idled to reduce operating expenses. We expect these assets to resume operations when there is a sustained need for additional fractionation capacity in Mont Belvieu. |
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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. | |||||||
ISDAs | International Swaps and Derivatives Association Agreements. | |||||||
LIBOR | U.S. Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate. | |||||||
Managing Member | EnLink Midstream Manager, LLC, the managing member of ENLC. | |||||||
Merger | On January 25, 2019, NOLA Merger Sub, LLC (previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of ENLC) merged with and into ENLK with ENLK continuing as the surviving entity and a subsidiary of ENLC. | |||||||
Midland Basin | A large sedimentary basin in West Texas. | |||||||
MMbbls | Million barrels. | |||||||
MMbtu | Million British thermal units. | |||||||
MMcf | Million cubic feet. | |||||||
MVC | Minimum volume commitment. | |||||||
NGL | Natural gas liquid. | |||||||
NGP | NGP Natural Resources XI, LP. | |||||||
Operating Partnership | EnLink Midstream Operating, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and wholly owned subsidiary of ENLK. | |||||||
ORV | ENLK’s Ohio River Valley crude oil, condensate stabilization, natural gas compression, and brine disposal assets in the Utica and Marcellus shales. | |||||||
OTC | Over-the-counter. | |||||||
Permian Basin | A large sedimentary basin that includes the Midland and Delaware Basins primarily in West Texas and New Mexico. | |||||||
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 that matures on June 3, 2027, which includes a $500.0 million letter of credit subfacility. The Revolving Credit Facility is guaranteed by ENLK. | |||||||
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. | |||||||
STACK | Sooner Trend Anadarko Basin Canadian and Kingfisher Counties in Oklahoma. | |||||||
Term Loan | A term loan originally in the amount of $850.0 million entered into by ENLK on December 11, 2018 with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada, as Co-Syndication Agents, Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Documentation Agents, and the lenders party thereto, which ENLC assumed in connection with the Merger and the obligations of which ENLK guaranteed. The Term Loan was paid upon maturity on December 10, 2021. |
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions, except unit data)
June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||
ASSETS | |||||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 18.1 | $ | 26.2 | |||||||
Accounts receivable: | |||||||||||
Trade, net of allowance for bad debt of $0.3 and $0.3, respectively | 101.1 | 94.9 | |||||||||
Accrued revenue and other | 913.7 | 693.3 | |||||||||
Fair value of derivative assets | 95.6 | 22.4 | |||||||||
Other current assets | 159.7 | 83.6 | |||||||||
Total current assets | 1,288.2 | 920.4 | |||||||||
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,570.4 and $4,332.0, respectively | 6,259.0 | 6,388.3 | |||||||||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $859.8 and $795.1, respectively | 985.0 | 1,049.7 | |||||||||
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | 53.0 | 28.0 | |||||||||
Fair value of derivative assets | — | 0.2 | |||||||||
Other assets, net | 93.6 | 96.6 | |||||||||
Total assets | $ | 8,678.8 | $ | 8,483.2 | |||||||
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
Accounts payable and drafts payable | $ | 177.9 | $ | 139.6 | |||||||
Accrued gas, NGLs, condensate, and crude oil purchases (1) | 768.9 | 521.5 | |||||||||
Fair value of derivative liabilities | 88.7 | 34.9 | |||||||||
Other current liabilities | 184.1 | 202.9 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,219.6 | 898.9 | |||||||||
Long-term debt, net of unamortized issuance cost | 4,320.0 | 4,363.7 | |||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 93.3 | 93.9 | |||||||||
Deferred tax liability, net | 138.7 | 137.5 | |||||||||
Fair value of derivative liabilities | 1.2 | 2.2 | |||||||||
Members’ equity: | |||||||||||
Members’ equity (479,825,804 and 484,277,258 units issued and outstanding, respectively) | 1,293.3 | 1,325.8 | |||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1.3) | (1.4) | |||||||||
Non-controlling interest | 1,614.0 | 1,662.6 | |||||||||
Total members’ equity | 2,906.0 | 2,987.0 | |||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) | |||||||||||
Total liabilities and members’ equity | $ | 8,678.8 | $ | 8,483.2 |
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(1)Includes related party accounts payable balances of $5.7 million and $1.6 million at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In millions, except per unit data)
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Product sales | $ | 2,370.5 | $ | 1,235.6 | $ | 4,414.4 | $ | 2,358.5 | |||||||||||||||
Midstream services | 225.6 | 209.3 | 440.6 | 418.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on derivative activity | 4.5 | (38.2) | (26.7) | (121.6) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues | 2,600.6 | 1,406.7 | 4,828.3 | 2,655.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization (1) | 2,105.1 | 1,055.1 | 3,899.6 | 1,989.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 128.9 | 96.8 | 249.8 | 153.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 159.0 | 151.9 | 311.9 | 302.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets | (0.4) | (0.3) | 4.7 | (0.3) | |||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 28.4 | 26.1 | 57.4 | 52.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total operating costs and expenses | 2,421.0 | 1,329.6 | 4,523.4 | 2,497.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating income | 179.6 | 77.1 | 304.9 | 157.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net of interest income | (55.5) | (60.0) | (110.6) | (120.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | (0.5) | — | (0.5) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments | (1.2) | (1.3) | (2.3) | (7.6) | |||||||||||||||||||
Other income | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total other expense | (57.0) | (61.1) | (113.1) | (127.5) | |||||||||||||||||||
Income before non-controlling interest and income taxes | 122.6 | 16.0 | 191.8 | 30.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) | 1.3 | (6.6) | (1.9) | (8.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income | 123.9 | 9.4 | 189.9 | 22.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 38.6 | 31.0 | 69.4 | 56.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to ENLC | $ | 85.3 | $ | (21.6) | $ | 120.5 | $ | (34.3) | |||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to ENLC per unit: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic common unit | $ | 0.18 | $ | (0.04) | $ | 0.25 | $ | (0.07) | |||||||||||||||
Diluted common unit | $ | 0.17 | $ | (0.04) | $ | 0.25 | $ | (0.07) |
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(1)Includes related party cost of sales of $9.1 million and $3.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $19.7 million and $6.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In millions)
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 123.9 | $ | 9.4 | $ | 189.9 | $ | 22.0 | |||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on designated cash flow hedge (1) | — | 3.7 | 0.1 | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | 123.9 | 13.1 | 190.0 | 29.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | 38.6 | 31.0 | 69.4 | 56.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to ENLC | $ | 85.3 | $ | (17.9) | $ | 120.6 | $ | (27.0) |
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(1)Includes tax expense of $1.1 million and $2.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity
(In millions)
Common Units | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Non-Controlling Interest | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | Units | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2021 | $ | 1,325.8 | 484.3 | $ | (1.4) | $ | 1,662.6 | $ | 2,987.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of restricted units for common units, net of units withheld for taxes | (4.2) | 1.2 | — | — | (4.2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit-based compensation | 8.1 | — | — | — | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions from non-controlling interests | — | — | — | 7.3 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions | (56.4) | — | — | (34.6) | (91.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on designated cash flow hedge | — | — | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption of Series B Preferred Units | — | — | — | (50.5) | (50.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common units repurchased | (17.0) | (2.1) | — | — | (17.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | 35.2 | — | — | 30.8 | 66.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2022 | 1,291.5 | 483.4 | (1.3) | 1,615.6 | 2,905.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of restricted units for common units, net of units withheld for taxes | (0.2) | — | — | — | (0.2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit-based compensation | 5.7 | — | — | — | 5.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions from non-controlling interests | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions | (55.3) | — | — | (42.2) | (97.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common units repurchased | (33.7) | (3.6) | — | — | (33.7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | 85.3 | — | — | 38.6 | 123.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2022 | $ | 1,293.3 | 479.8 | $ | (1.3) | $ | 1,614.0 | $ | 2,906.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity (Continued)
(In millions)
Common Units | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Non-Controlling Interest | Total | Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest (Temporary Equity) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | Units | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2020 | $ | 1,508.8 | 489.4 | $ | (15.3) | $ | 1,719.5 | $ | 3,213.0 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of restricted units for common units, net of units withheld for taxes | (1.2) | 0.7 | — | — | (1.2) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit-based compensation | 6.5 | — | — | — | 6.5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions from non-controlling interests | — | — | — | 0.9 | 0.9 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions | (47.1) | — | — | (25.8) | (72.9) | (0.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on designated cash flow hedge (1) | — | — | 3.6 | — | 3.6 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value adjustment related to redeemable non-controlling interest | (0.1) | — | — | — | (0.1) | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | (12.7) | — | — | 25.3 | 12.6 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2021 | 1,454.2 | 490.1 | (11.7) | 1,719.9 | 3,162.4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of restricted units for common units, net of units withheld for taxes | (0.2) | 0.1 | — | — | (0.2) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit-based compensation | 6.4 | — | — | — | 6.4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions from non-controlling interests | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions | (46.7) | — | — | (36.0) | (82.7) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on designated cash flow hedge (2) | — | — | 3.7 | — | 3.7 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common units repurchased | (2.0) | (0.3) | — | — | (2.0) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | (21.6) | — | — | 31.0 | 9.4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2021 | $ | 1,390.1 | 489.9 | $ | (8.0) | $ | 1,715.9 | $ | 3,098.0 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Includes tax expense of $1.1 million.
(2)Includes tax expense of $1.1 million.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions)
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | 189.9 | $ | 22.0 | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 311.9 | 302.9 | |||||||||
Utility credits redeemed (earned) | 11.6 | (43.8) | |||||||||
Deferred income tax expense | 1.2 | 7.9 | |||||||||
(Gain) Loss on disposition of assets | 4.7 | (0.3) | |||||||||
Non-cash unit-based compensation | 12.3 | 12.9 | |||||||||
Amortization of designated cash flow hedge | 0.1 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Payments to terminate interest rate swaps | — | (1.3) | |||||||||
Non-cash (gain) loss on derivatives recognized in net income | (18.6) | 34.2 | |||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 0.5 | — | |||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs and net discount of senior unsecured notes | 2.6 | 2.5 | |||||||||
Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments | 2.3 | 7.6 | |||||||||
Other operating activities | (2.0) | (2.5) | |||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable, accrued revenue, and other | (226.7) | (61.4) | |||||||||
Natural gas and NGLs inventory, prepaid expenses, and other | (83.2) | (47.8) | |||||||||
Accounts payable, accrued product purchases, and other accrued liabilities | 276.0 | 163.3 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 482.6 | 402.2 | |||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
Additions to property and equipment | (124.1) | (62.5) | |||||||||
Contributions to unconsolidated affiliate investments | (26.6) | — | |||||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | — | (55.0) | |||||||||
Distribution from unconsolidated affiliate investments in excess of earnings | 0.4 | 3.7 | |||||||||
Other investing activities | 1.0 | 1.6 | |||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (149.3) | (112.2) | |||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
Proceeds from borrowings | 1,135.0 | 539.5 | |||||||||
Repayments on borrowings | (1,177.0) | (679.5) | |||||||||
Distributions to members | (111.7) | (93.8) | |||||||||
Distributions to non-controlling interests | (76.8) | (62.0) | |||||||||
Payment of installment payable for the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition | (10.0) | — | |||||||||
Redemption of Series B Preferred Units | (50.5) | — | |||||||||
Contributions from non-controlling interests | 9.3 | 1.9 | |||||||||
Common unit repurchases | (50.7) | (2.0) | |||||||||
Other financing activities | (9.0) | (0.9) | |||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (341.4) | (296.8) | |||||||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (8.1) | (6.8) | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 26.2 | 39.6 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 18.1 | $ | 32.8 | |||||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 107.8 | $ | 97.1 | |||||||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 0.8 | $ | 0.2 | |||||||
Non-cash investing activities: | |||||||||||
Non-cash accrual of property and equipment | $ | (1.6) | $ | 6.9 | |||||||
Non-cash acquisitions | $ | — | $ | 16.5 | |||||||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | $ | 15.3 | $ | 10.7 | |||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(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.” 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 providing midstream energy services, including:
•gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, storing, and selling natural gas;
•fractionating, transporting, storing, and selling NGLs; and
•gathering, transporting, stabilizing, storing, trans-loading, and selling crude oil and condensate, in addition to brine disposal services.
As of June 30, 2022, our midstream energy asset network includes approximately 12,100 miles of pipelines, 22 natural gas processing plants with approximately 5.5 Bcf/d of processing capacity, seven fractionators with approximately 320,000 Bbls/d of fractionation capacity, barge and rail terminals, product storage facilities, purchasing and marketing capabilities, brine disposal wells, a crude oil trucking fleet, 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 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 pipelines for further transmission. We operate processing plants that 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. Our transmission pipelines receive natural gas from our gathering systems and from third-party gathering and transmission systems and deliver natural gas to industrial end-users, utilities, and other pipelines.
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 third parties transport NGLs from our West Texas and Central Oklahoma operations 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, barges, rail, and trucks, in addition to condensate stabilization and brine disposal. 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.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
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, 2021 filed with the Commission on February 16, 2022. 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 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.
Contractually Committed Fees | Commitments | |||||||
2022 (remaining) | $ | 69.6 | ||||||
2023 | 119.7 | |||||||
2024 | 99.9 | |||||||
2025 | 67.0 | |||||||
2026 | 59.9 | |||||||
Thereafter | 290.9 | |||||||
Total | $ | 707.0 |
(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.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
The following table represents our change in carrying value of intangible assets (in millions):
Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Amount | |||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Customer relationships, beginning of period | $ | 1,844.8 | $ | (795.1) | $ | 1,049.7 | |||||||||||
Amortization expense | — | (64.7) | (64.7) | ||||||||||||||
Customer relationships, end of period | $ | 1,844.8 | $ | (859.8) | $ | 985.0 |
Amortization expense was $31.9 million and $31.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $64.7 million and $62.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The following table summarizes our estimated aggregate amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter (in millions):
2022 (remaining) | $ | 63.7 | |||
2023 | 127.6 | ||||
2024 | 127.6 | ||||
2025 | 110.2 | ||||
2026 | 106.3 | ||||
Thereafter | 449.6 | ||||
Total | $ | 985.0 |
(4) Related Party Transactions
(a) Transactions with Cedar Cove JV
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we recorded cost of sales of $9.1 million and $19.7 million, respectively, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, we recorded cost of sales of $3.6 million and $6.8 million, respectively, related to our purchase of residue gas and NGLs from the Cedar Cove JV subsequent to processing at our Central Oklahoma processing facilities. Additionally, we had accounts payable balances related to transactions with the Cedar Cove JV of $5.7 million and $1.6 million at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
(b) Transactions with GIP
General and Administrative Expenses. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, we recorded general and administrative expenses of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, related to personnel secondment services provided by GIP. We did not record any expenses related to transactions with GIP for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
GIP Repurchase Agreement. On February 15, 2022, we and GIP entered into an agreement pursuant to which we are repurchasing, 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. See “Note 8—Members’ Equity” for additional information on the activity relating to the GIP repurchase agreement.
Management believes the foregoing transactions with related parties were executed on terms that are fair and reasonable to us. The amounts related to related party transactions are specified in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
(5) Long-Term Debt
As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, long-term debt consisted of the following (in millions):
June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding Principal | Premium (Discount) | Long-Term Debt | Outstanding Principal | Premium (Discount) | Long-Term Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revolving Credit Facility due 2027 (1) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 15.0 | $ | — | $ | 15.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AR Facility due 2025 (2) | 325.0 | — | 325.0 | 350.0 | — | 350.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENLK’s 4.40% Senior unsecured notes due 2024 | 519.8 | 0.5 | 520.3 | 521.8 | 0.7 | 522.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENLK’s 4.15% Senior unsecured notes due 2025 | 720.8 | (0.3) | 720.5 | 720.8 | (0.4) | 720.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENLK’s 4.85% Senior unsecured notes due 2026 | 491.0 | (0.3) | 490.7 | 491.0 | (0.3) | 490.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | (5.3) | 444.7 | 450.0 | (5.5) | 444.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | $ | 4,355.3 | $ | (5.7) | 4,349.6 | $ | 4,397.3 | $ | (5.8) | 4,391.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt issuance cost (3) | (29.6) | (27.8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt, net of unamortized issuance cost | $ | 4,320.0 | $ | 4,363.7 |
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(1)The effective interest rate was 3.9% at December 31, 2021.
(2)The effective interest rate was 2.8% and 1.2% at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
(3)Net of accumulated amortization of $16.9 million and $18.4 million at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Revolving Credit Facility
On June 3, 2022, we amended and restated our prior revolving credit facility by entering into the Revolving Credit Facility. As a result, we recognized a $0.5 million loss on extinguishment of debt. The Revolving Credit Facility amended our prior revolving credit facility by, among other things, (i) decreasing the lenders’ commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility from $1.75 billion to $1.40 billion, (ii) modifying the leverage ratio financial covenant calculation to net from the funded indebtedness numerator the lesser of (a) consolidated unrestricted cash of ENLC and (b) $50.0 million, (iii) removing the consolidated interest coverage ratio financial covenant, (iv) extending the maturity date from January 25, 2024 to June 3, 2027, (v) replacing the ability of ENLC to elect that borrowings accrue interest at LIBOR, plus a margin, with the ability of ENLC to elect that borrowings accrue interest at a forward-looking term rate based on SOFR (“Term SOFR”), plus a margin and a Term SOFR spread adjustment, (vi) increasing the size of a permitted receivables financing to $500.0 million from $350.0 million, and (vii) permitting, but not requiring, the establishment by ENLC (subject to approval by Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and lenders holding a majority of the revolving commitments) of specified key performance indicators with respect to environmental, social, and/or governance targets that may result in a pricing increase or decrease under the Revolving Credit Facility of up to 0.05% per annum for the margin on borrowings and letters of credit and 0.02% per annum for the commitment fees.
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at ENLC’s options at the Term SOFR plus a Term SOFR spread adjustment of 0.10% per annum and an applicable margin (ranging from 1.125% to 2.00%) or the Base Rate (the highest of the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, the Term SOFR plus 1.0% or the administrative agent's prime rate) plus an applicable margin (ranging from 0.125% to 1.00%). The applicable margins vary depending on ENLC’s debt rating. Upon breach by ENLC of certain covenants governing the Revolving Credit Facility, amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, if any, may become due and payable immediately.
There were no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and $44.6 million outstanding letters of credit as of June 30, 2022.
At June 30, 2022, 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.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
AR Facility
On October 21, 2020, EnLink Midstream Funding, LLC, a bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity that is an indirect subsidiary of ENLC (the “SPV”) entered into the AR Facility. We are the primary beneficiary of the SPV and we consolidate its assets and liabilities, which consisted primarily of billed and unbilled accounts receivable of $946.7 million as of June 30, 2022. As of June 30, 2022, the AR Facility had a borrowing base of $350.0 million and there were $325.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the AR Facility.
At June 30, 2022, 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.
On August 1, 2022, we amended certain terms of the AR Facility to, among other things, increase the commitments thereunder from $350.0 million to $500.0 million and extend the scheduled termination date from September 24, 2024 to August 1, 2025. See “Item 5. Other Information” for additional information.
Senior Unsecured Notes Repurchase
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we repurchased $2.0 million of ENLK’s outstanding senior unsecured notes due 2024 in open market transactions. We did not repurchase senior unsecured notes during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.
(6) Income Taxes
The components of our total income tax benefit (expense) are as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current income tax expense | $ | (0.5) | $ | — | $ | (0.7) | $ | (0.1) | |||||||||||||||
Deferred income tax benefit (expense) | 1.8 | (6.6) | (1.2) | (7.9) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total income tax benefit (expense) | $ | 1.3 | $ | (6.6) | $ | (1.9) | $ | (8.0) |
The following schedule reconciles total 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 June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Expected income tax benefit (expense) based on federal statutory rate | $ | (17.8) | $ | 3.8 | $ | (25.9) | $ | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||
State income tax benefit (expense), net of federal benefit | (2.5) | 0.6 | (3.6) | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Unit-based compensation (1) | — | (0.4) | (2.0) | (2.9) | |||||||||||||||||||
Change in valuation allowance | 21.0 | (1.0) | 28.1 | (2.2) | |||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma statutory rate change (2) | — | (7.6) | — | (7.6) | |||||||||||||||||||
Other | 0.6 | (2.0) | 1.5 | (2.3) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total income tax benefit (expense) | $ | 1.3 | $ | (6.6) | $ | (1.9) | $ | (8.0) |
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(1)Related to book-to-tax differences recorded upon the vesting of restricted incentive units.
(2)Oklahoma House Bill 2960 resulted in a change in the corporate income tax rate from 6% to 4%. Accordingly, we recorded deferred tax expense in the amount of $7.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 due to a remeasurement of deferred tax assets.
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 June 30, 2022, we had $138.7 million of deferred tax liabilities, net of $511.9 million of deferred tax assets, which included a $123.5 million valuation
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
allowance. As of December 31, 2021, we had $137.5 million of deferred tax liabilities, net of $481.6 million of deferred tax assets, which included a $151.6 million valuation allowance.
A valuation allowance is established to reduce deferred tax assets if all, or some portion, of such assets will more than likely not be realized. We have established a valuation allowance primarily related to federal and state tax operating loss carryforwards for which we do not believe a tax benefit is more likely than not to be realized. As of June 30, 2022, 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 June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 54,168,359 and 57,501,693 Series B Preferred Units issued and outstanding, respectively.
In January 2022, we redeemed 3,333,334 Series B Preferred Units for total consideration of $50.5 million plus accrued distributions. In addition, upon such redemption, a corresponding number of ENLC Class C Common Units were automatically cancelled. The redemption price represents 101% of the preferred units’ par value. In connection with the Series B Preferred Unit redemption, we have agreed with the holders of the Series B Preferred Units that we will pay cash in lieu of making a quarterly PIK distribution through the distribution declared for the fourth quarter of 2022.
A summary of the distribution activity relating to the Series B Preferred Units during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 is provided below:
Declaration period | Distribution paid as additional Series B Preferred Units | Cash distribution (in millions) | Date paid/payable | |||||||||||||||||
2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fourth Quarter of 2021 | — | $ | 19.2 | February 11, 2022 (1) | ||||||||||||||||
First Quarter of 2022 | — | $ | 17.5 | May 13, 2022 (2) | ||||||||||||||||
Second Quarter of 2022 | — | $ | 17.3 | August 12, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fourth Quarter of 2020 | 150,494 | $ | 16.9 | February 12, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
First Quarter of 2021 | 150,871 | $ | 17.0 | May 14, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
Second Quarter of 2021 | 151,248 | $ | 17.0 | August 13, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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(1)In December 2021 and January 2022, we paid $0.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively, of accrued distributions on the Series B Preferred Units redeemed.
(2)In January 2022, we paid $0.3 million of accrued distributions on the Series B Preferred Units redeemed. The remaining distribution of $17.2 million related to the first quarter of 2022 was paid on May 13, 2022.
b.Series C Preferred Units
As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 400,000 Series C Preferred Units issued and outstanding, respectively. ENLK distributed $12.0 million to holders of Series C Preferred Units during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
(8) Members’ Equity
a.Common Unit Repurchase Program
In November 2020, the board of directors of the Managing Member (the “Board”) authorized a common unit repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $100.0 million of outstanding ENLC common units and reauthorized such program in April 2021. The Board reauthorized ENLC’s common unit repurchase program and reset the amount available for repurchases of outstanding common units at up to $100.0 million effective January 1, 2022. In July 2022, the Board increased the amount available for repurchases to $200.0 million. 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.
On February 15, 2022, we and GIP entered into an agreement 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 preceding quarter from public unitholders under our common unit repurchase program. See “Note 4—Related Party Transactions” above.
The following table summarizes our ENLC common unit repurchase activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (in millions, except for unit amounts):
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Publicly held ENLC common units repurchased | 2,921,370 | 317,751 | 5,015,212 | 317,751 | |||||||||||||||||||
ENLC common units held by GIP repurchased (1) | 675,095 | — | 675,095 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Total ENLC common units repurchased | 3,596,465 | 317,751 | 5,690,307 | 317,751 | |||||||||||||||||||
Aggregate cost for publicly held ENLC common units repurchased | $ | 27.7 | $ | 2.0 | $ | 44.7 | $ | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||
Aggregate cost for ENLC common units held by GIP repurchased (3) | 6.0 | — | 6.0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Total aggregate cost for ENLC common units repurchased | $ | 33.7 | $ | 2.0 | $ | 50.7 | $ | 2.0 |
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(1)The units represent GIP’s pro rata share of the aggregate number of common units repurchased by us under our common unit repurchase program during the period from February 15, 2022 (the date on which the Repurchase Agreement was signed) through March 31, 2022.
(2)For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the average price paid per common unit repurchased was $9.49 per common unit and $8.92 per common unit, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the average price paid per common unit repurchased was $6.22 per common unit.
(3)For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the average price paid per common unit repurchased was $8.92. The per unit price we paid to GIP was the average per unit price paid by us for publicly held ENLC common units repurchased from February 15, 2022 (the date on which the Repurchase Agreement was signed) through March 31, 2022.
Additionally, on August 2, 2022, we repurchased 2,530,507 ENLC common units held by GIP at an aggregate cost of $24.0 million, or an average of $9.47 per common unit. These units represent GIP’s pro rata share of the aggregate number of common units repurchased by us during the three months ended June 30, 2022. 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 commission, which were not paid with respect to the GIP units.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
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 June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributed earnings allocated to: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Common units (1) | $ | 54.3 | $ | 46.0 | $ | 108.7 | $ | 91.9 | |||||||||||||||
Unvested restricted units (1) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total distributed earnings | $ | 55.7 | $ | 47.1 | $ | 111.2 | $ | 94.1 | |||||||||||||||
Undistributed income (loss) allocated to: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Common units | $ | 29.0 | $ | (67.1) | $ | 9.1 | $ | (125.4) | |||||||||||||||
Unvested restricted units | 0.6 | (1.6) | 0.2 | (3.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total undistributed income (loss) | $ | 29.6 | $ | (68.7) | $ | 9.3 | $ | (128.4) | |||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to ENLC allocated to: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Common units | $ | 83.3 | $ | (21.1) | $ | 117.8 | $ | (33.5) | |||||||||||||||
Unvested restricted units | 2.0 | (0.5) | 2.7 | (0.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total net income (loss) attributable to ENLC | $ | 85.3 | $ | (21.6) | $ | 120.5 | $ | (34.3) | |||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to ENLC per unit: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.18 | $ | (0.04) | $ | 0.25 | $ | (0.07) | |||||||||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.17 | $ | (0.04) | $ | 0.25 | $ | (0.07) |
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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 June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Basic weighted average units outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average common units outstanding | 482.0 | 490.0 | 483.0 | 490.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Diluted weighted average units outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average basic common units outstanding | 482.0 | 490.0 | 483.0 | 490.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dilutive effect of non-vested restricted units (1) | 7.0 | — | 6.7 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Total weighted average diluted common units outstanding | 489.0 | 490.0 | 489.7 | 490.0 |
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(1)All common unit equivalents were antidilutive for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, since a net loss existed for those periods.
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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(Unaudited)
c.Distributions
A summary of our distribution activity related to the ENLC common units for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, is provided below:
Declaration period | Distribution/unit | Date paid/payable | ||||||||||||
2022 | ||||||||||||||
Fourth Quarter of 2021 | $ | 0.11250 | February 11, 2022 | |||||||||||
First Quarter of 2022 | $ | 0.11250 | May 13, 2022 | |||||||||||
Second Quarter of 2022 | $ | 0.11250 | August 12, 2022 | |||||||||||
2021 | ||||||||||||||
Fourth Quarter of 2020 | $ | 0.09375 | February 12, 2021 | |||||||||||
First Quarter of 2021 | $ | 0.09375 | May 14, 2021 | |||||||||||
Second Quarter of 2021 | $ | 0.09375 | August 13, 2021 | |||||||||||
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(Unaudited)
(9) Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates
On May 16, 2022, we formed a joint venture with WhiteWater Midstream, LLC, Devon Energy Corporation, and MPLX LP (the “Matterhorn JV”) to construct 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”).
As of June 30, 2022, 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 June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
GCF | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions | $ | 0.5 | $ | — | $ | 0.5 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||
Distributions | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (3.5) | |||||||||||||||
Equity in loss | $ | (0.9) | $ | (0.7) | $ | (1.6) | $ | (6.4) | |||||||||||||||
Cedar Cove JV | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions | $ | (0.2) | $ | (0.1) | $ | (0.4) | $ | (0.2) | |||||||||||||||
Equity in loss | $ | (0.3) | $ | (0.6) | $ | (0.7) | $ | (1.2) | |||||||||||||||
Matterhorn JV | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions | $ | 26.1 | $ | — | $ | 26.1 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions | $ | 26.6 | $ | — | $ | 26.6 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||
Distributions | $ | (0.2) | $ | (0.1) | $ | (0.4) | $ | (3.7) | |||||||||||||||
Equity in loss | $ | (1.2) | $ | (1.3) | $ | (2.3) | $ | (7.6) |
The following table shows the balances related to our investment in unconsolidated affiliates as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in millions):
June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
GCF | $ | 26.9 | $ | 28.0 | |||||||
Cedar Cove JV (1) | (2.9) | (1.8) | |||||||||
Matterhorn JV | 26.1 | — | |||||||||
Total investment in unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 50.1 | $ | 26.2 |
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(1)As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, our investment in the Cedar Cove JV is classified as “Other long-term liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets.
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(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 June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of unit-based compensation charged to operating expense | $ | 1.2 | $ | 1.7 | $ | 2.8 | $ | 3.4 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of unit-based compensation charged to general and administrative expense | 4.5 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total unit-based compensation expense | $ | 5.7 | $ | 6.4 | $ | 12.3 | $ | 12.9 | |||||||||||||||
Amount of related income tax benefit recognized in net income (1) | $ | 1.3 | $ | 1.5 | $ | 2.9 | $ | 3.0 |
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(1)For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the amount of related income tax benefit recognized in net income excluded $2.0 million of income tax expense related to book-to-tax differences recorded upon the vesting of restricted units. For the three months ended June 30, 2022, there was no income tax expense related to book-to-tax differences recorded upon the vesting of units. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the amount of related income tax benefit recognized in net income excluded $0.4 million and $2.9 million of income tax expense, respectively, related to book-to-tax differences recorded upon the vesting of restricted units.
b.ENLC Restricted Incentive Units
ENLC 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 six months ended June 30, 2022 is provided below:
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
ENLC Restricted Incentive Units: | Number of Units | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Non-vested, beginning of period | 7,507,471 | $ | 5.46 | |||||||||||
Granted (1) | 2,386,493 | 8.81 | ||||||||||||
Vested (1)(2) | (1,100,302) | 10.22 | ||||||||||||
Forfeited | (131,415) | 5.91 | ||||||||||||
Non-vested, end of period | 8,662,247 | $ | 5.77 | |||||||||||
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of period (in millions) | $ | 73.6 |
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(1)Restricted incentive units typically vest at the end of three years. In March 2022, ENLC granted 193,935 restricted incentive units with a fair value of $1.7 million. These restricted incentives units vested immediately and are included in the restricted incentive units granted and vested line items.
(2)Vested units included 296,453 units withheld for payroll taxes paid on behalf of employees.
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(Unaudited)
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 and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 is provided below (in millions):
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENLC Restricted Incentive Units: | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Aggregate intrinsic value of units vested | $ | 0.6 | $ | 0.9 | $ | 8.2 | $ | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of units vested | $ | 0.5 | $ | 2.3 | $ | 11.2 | $ | 12.5 |
As of June 30, 2022, there were $25.7 million of unrecognized compensation costs that related to non-vested ENLC restricted incentive units. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.
c.ENLC Performance Units
ENLC grants 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:
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
ENLC Performance Units: | Number of Units | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Non-vested, beginning of period | 3,574,827 | $ | 6.40 | |||||||||||
Granted | 1,204,882 | 11.60 | ||||||||||||
Vested (1) | (708,361) | 15.57 | ||||||||||||
Non-vested, end of period | 4,071,348 | $ | 6.34 | |||||||||||
Aggregate intrinsic value, end of period (in millions) | $ | 34.6 |
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(1)Vested units included 273,357 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 six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 is provided below (in millions).
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
ENLC Performance Units: | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||
Aggregate intrinsic value of units vested | $ | 5.6 | $ | 0.6 | ||||||||||
Fair value of units vested | $ | 11.0 | $ | 4.4 |
As of June 30, 2022, there were $20.3 million of unrecognized compensation costs that related to non-vested ENLC performance units. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.
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(Unaudited)
The following table presents a summary of the grant-date fair value assumptions by performance unit grant date:
ENLC Performance Units: | June 2022 | March 2022 (1) | January 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Grant-date fair value | $ | 11.71 | $ | 11.90 | $ | 4.70 | ||||||||||||||
Beginning TSR price | $ | 8.54 | $ | 8.83 | $ | 3.71 | ||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 3.35 | % | 2.15 | % | 0.17 | % | ||||||||||||||
Volatility factor | 76.00 | % | 75.00 | % | 71.00 | % | ||||||||||||||
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(1)Excludes certain ENLC performance units awarded March 1, 2022 with vesting conditions based on performance metrics. The 88,863 ENLC performance units have a grant-date fair value of $8.90 and will vest in February 2023.
(11) Derivatives
Interest Rate Swaps
The components of the unrealized gain on designated cash flow hedge related to changes in the fair value of our interest rate swaps were as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps | $ | — | $ | 4.8 | $ | 0.1 | $ | 9.5 | |||||||||||||||
Tax expense | — | (1.1) | — | (2.2) | |||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on designated cash flow hedge | $ | — | $ | 3.7 | $ | 0.1 | $ | 7.3 |
The interest expense, recognized from accumulated other comprehensive loss from the monthly settlement of our interest rate swaps and amortization of the termination payments, included in our consolidated statements of operations were as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | — | $ | 4.8 | $ | 0.1 | $ | 9.6 |
We expect to recognize an additional $0.1 million of interest expense out of accumulated other comprehensive loss over the next twelve months.
Commodity Swaps
The components of gain (loss) on derivative activity in the consolidated statements of operations related to commodity swaps are (in millions):
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivatives | $ | 35.3 | $ | (23.8) | $ | 20.2 | $ | (31.7) | |||||||||||||||
Realized loss on derivatives | (30.8) | (14.4) | (46.9) | (89.9) | |||||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on derivative activity | $ | 4.5 | $ | (38.2) | $ | (26.7) | $ | (121.6) |
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(Unaudited)
The fair value of derivative assets and liabilities related to commodity swaps are as follows (in millions):
June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
Fair value of derivative assets—current | $ | 95.6 | $ | 22.4 | |||||||
Fair value of derivative assets—long-term | — | 0.2 | |||||||||
Fair value of derivative liabilities—current | (88.7) | (34.9) | |||||||||
Fair value of derivative liabilities—long-term | (1.2) | (2.2) | |||||||||
Net fair value of commodity swaps | $ | 5.7 | $ | (14.5) |
Set forth below are the summarized notional volumes and fair values of all instruments related to commodity swaps that we held for price risk management purposes and the related physical offsets at June 30, 2022 (in millions). The remaining term of the contracts extend no later than July 2023.
June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity | Instruments | Unit | Volume | Net Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL (short contracts) | Swaps | Gals | (122.0) | $ | (4.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas (short contracts) | Swaps | MMbtu | (19.7) | 26.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas (long contracts) | Swaps | MMbtu | 11.7 | (19.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude and condensate (short contracts) | Swaps | MMbbls | (3.2) | (55.4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude and condensate (long contracts) | Swaps | MMbbls | 2.8 | 57.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fair value of commodity swaps | $ | 5.7 |
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. If our counterparties failed to perform under existing commodity swap contracts, the maximum loss on our gross receivable position of $95.6 million as of June 30, 2022 would be reduced to $9.6 million due to the offsetting of gross fair value payables against gross fair value receivables as allowed by the ISDAs.
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(Unaudited)
(12) Fair Value Measurements
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (in millions):
Level 2 | ||||||||||||||
June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||
Commodity swaps (1) | $ | 5.7 | $ | (14.5) |
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(1) The fair values of commodity swaps 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 (in millions):
June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying Value | Fair Value | Carrying Value | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt (1) | $ | 4,320.0 | $ | 3,750.6 | $ | 4,363.7 | $ | 4,520.0 | |||||||||||||||
Installment payable (2) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 10.0 | $ | 10.0 | |||||||||||||||
Contingent consideration (2) | $ | 7.2 | $ | 7.2 | $ | 6.9 | $ | 6.9 |
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(1)The carrying value of long-term debt is reduced by debt issuance cost, net of accumulated amortization, of $29.6 million and $27.8 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The respective fair values do not factor in debt issuance costs.
(2)Consideration for the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition included a $10.0 million installment payable, which was paid on April 30, 2022, and a contingent component capped at $15.0 million and payable, if at all, between 2024 and 2026 based on Diamondback E&P LLC’s drilling activity above historical levels. Estimated fair values were calculated using a discounted cash flow analysis that utilized Level 3 inputs.
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.
The fair values of all senior unsecured notes as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were based on Level 2 inputs from third-party market quotations.
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(Unaudited)
(13) Segment Information
We evaluate the financial performance of our segments by including realized and unrealized gains and losses resulting from commodity swaps activity in the Permian, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and North Texas segments. Identification of the majority of our operating segments is based principally upon geographic regions served:
•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 pipelines, natural gas processing plants, natural gas and NGL storage facilities, and fractionation facilities located in Louisiana and 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 the Cana-Woodford, Arkoma-Woodford, northern Oklahoma Woodford, STACK, and CNOW shale areas;
•North Texas Segment. The North Texas segment includes our natural gas gathering, processing, 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 and our corporate assets and expenses.
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(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. Summarized financial information for our reportable segments is shown in the following tables (in millions):
Permian | Louisiana | Oklahoma | North Texas | Corporate | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas sales | $ | 323.0 | $ | 272.9 | $ | 87.1 | $ | 37.9 | $ | — | $ | 720.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL sales | — | 1,163.7 | 3.6 | 0.1 | — | 1,167.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil and condensate sales | 331.6 | 110.0 | 40.6 | — | — | 482.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product sales | 654.6 | 1,546.6 | 131.3 | 38.0 | — | 2,370.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL sales—related parties | 427.5 | 43.1 | 242.6 | 165.8 | (879.0) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil and condensate sales—related parties | — | — | — | 4.0 | (4.0) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product sales—related parties | 427.5 | 43.1 | 242.6 | 169.8 | (883.0) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gathering and transportation | 19.9 | 15.7 | 44.7 | 40.6 | — | 120.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Processing | 9.9 | 0.3 | 28.6 | 27.9 | — | 66.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL services | — | 18.4 | — | 0.1 | — | 18.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude services | 6.0 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | — | 18.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other services | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | 0.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midstream services | 36.0 | 44.0 | 76.6 | 69.0 | — | 225.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude services—related parties | — | — | 0.1 | — | (0.1) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midstream services—related parties | — | — | 0.1 | — | (0.1) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue from contracts with customers | 1,118.1 | 1,633.7 | 450.6 | 276.8 | (883.1) | 2,596.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization (1) | (958.0) | (1,519.2) | (321.3) | (189.7) | 883.1 | (2,105.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized loss on derivatives | (10.2) | (2.5) | (15.8) | (2.3) | — | (30.8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivatives | 12.5 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 2.8 | — | 35.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin | 162.4 | 123.8 | 121.7 | 87.6 | — | 495.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | (50.3) | (34.8) | (23.1) | (20.7) | — | (128.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment profit | 112.1 | 89.0 | 98.6 | 66.9 | — | 366.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (37.1) | (39.4) | (52.3) | (28.7) | (1.5) | (159.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on disposition of assets | — | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | — | — | — | — | (28.4) | (28.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net of interest income | — | — | — | — | (55.5) | (55.5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | — | — | — | (0.5) | (0.5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments | — | — | — | — | (1.2) | (1.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before non-controlling interest and income taxes | $ | 75.0 | $ | 49.6 | $ | 46.5 | $ | 38.4 | $ | (86.9) | $ | 122.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 34.7 | $ | 6.3 | $ | 11.5 | $ | 8.1 | $ | 1.9 | $ | 62.5 |
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(1)Includes related party cost of sales of $9.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
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Permian | Louisiana | Oklahoma | North Texas | Corporate | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas sales | $ | 97.4 | $ | 122.0 | $ | 45.6 | $ | 26.2 | $ | — | $ | 291.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL sales | 0.5 | 706.6 | 0.4 | (0.1) | — | 707.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil and condensate sales | 170.4 | 50.9 | 15.7 | — | — | 237.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product sales | 268.3 | 879.5 | 61.7 | 26.1 | — | 1,235.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL sales—related parties | 195.5 | 30.2 | 137.1 | 94.3 | (457.1) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil and condensate sales—related parties | — | — | 0.1 | 2.1 | (2.2) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product sales—related parties | 195.5 | 30.2 | 137.2 | 96.4 | (459.3) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gathering and transportation | 11.8 | 16.4 | 45.9 | 38.2 | — | 112.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Processing | 6.0 | 0.5 | 28.1 | 27.0 | — | 61.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL services | — | 17.1 | — | 0.1 | — | 17.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude services | 4.0 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 | — | 17.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other services | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midstream services | 22.0 | 44.0 | 77.6 | 65.7 | — | 209.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue from contracts with customers | 485.8 | 953.7 | 276.5 | 188.2 | (459.3) | 1,444.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization (1) | (402.3) | (838.9) | (164.9) | (108.3) | 459.3 | (1,055.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized loss on derivatives | (4.2) | (6.4) | (2.9) | (0.9) | — | (14.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivatives | (7.9) | (9.4) | (5.3) | (1.2) | — | (23.8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin | 71.4 | 99.0 | 103.4 | 77.8 | — | 351.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | (27.4) | (31.7) | (17.8) | (19.9) | — | (96.8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment profit | 44.0 | 67.3 | 85.6 | 57.9 | — | 254.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (34.6) | (36.1) | (50.6) | (28.8) | (1.8) | (151.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on disposition of assets | — | 0.2 | — | 0.1 | — | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | — | — | — | — | (26.1) | (26.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net of interest income | — | — | — | — | (60.0) | (60.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments | — | — | — | — | (1.3) | (1.3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before non-controlling interest and income taxes | $ | 9.4 | $ | 31.4 | $ | 35.0 | $ | 29.2 | $ | (89.0) | $ | 16.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 39.5 | $ | 2.2 | $ | 4.9 | $ | 1.9 | $ | 0.1 | $ | 48.6 |
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(1)Includes related party cost of sales of $3.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
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Permian | Louisiana | Oklahoma | North Texas | Corporate | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Natural gas sales | $ | 518.6 | $ | 484.4 | $ | 163.4 | $ | 63.3 | $ | — | $ | 1,229.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL sales | — | 2,315.2 | 6.7 | — | — | 2,321.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil and condensate sales | 603.6 | 183.9 | 75.3 | — | — | 862.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product sales | 1,122.2 | 2,983.5 | 245.4 | 63.3 | — | 4,414.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL sales—related parties | 827.3 | 80.0 | 450.7 | 312.7 | (1,670.7) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil and condensate sales—related parties | — | — | 0.3 | 7.0 | (7.3) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product sales—related parties | 827.3 | 80.0 | 451.0 | 319.7 | (1,678.0) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gathering and transportation | 33.5 | 32.0 | 87.4 | 79.4 | — | 232.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Processing | 17.7 | 0.8 | 54.0 | 55.5 | — | 128.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL services | — | 42.3 | — | 0.1 | — | 42.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude services | 10.3 | 18.6 | 6.9 | 0.4 | — | 36.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other services | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midstream services | 61.9 | 94.5 | 148.5 | 135.7 | — | 440.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude services—related parties | — | — | 0.1 | — | (0.1) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other services—related parties | — | 0.1 | — | — | (0.1) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midstream services—related parties | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | (0.2) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue from contracts with customers | 2,011.4 | 3,158.1 | 845.0 | 518.7 | (1,678.2) | 4,855.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization (1) | (1,724.7) | (2,907.9) | (598.1) | (347.1) | 1,678.2 | (3,899.6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized loss on derivatives | (12.6) | (9.1) | (19.5) | (5.7) | — | (46.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivatives | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 6.3 | — | 20.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin | 280.7 | 247.3 | 228.5 | 172.2 | — | 928.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | (95.6) | (67.8) | (44.1) | (42.3) | — | (249.8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment profit | 185.1 | 179.5 | 184.4 | 129.9 | — | 678.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (73.8) | (74.9) | (103.2) | (57.1) | (2.9) | (311.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets | — | 0.2 | 0.4 | (5.3) | — | (4.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | — | — | — | — | (57.4) | (57.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net of interest income | — | — | — | — | (110.6) | (110.6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | — | — | — | (0.5) | (0.5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments | — | — | — | — | (2.3) | (2.3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before non-controlling interest and income taxes | $ | 111.3 | $ | 104.8 | $ | 81.6 | $ | 67.5 | $ | (173.4) | $ | 191.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 68.9 | $ | 12.0 | $ | 26.9 | $ | 11.2 | $ | 3.5 | $ | 122.5 |
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(1)Includes related party cost of sales of $19.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
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Permian | Louisiana | Oklahoma | North Texas | Corporate | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas sales | $ | 222.4 | $ | 243.2 | $ | 81.5 | $ | 77.2 | $ | — | $ | 624.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL sales | 0.5 | 1,332.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | — | 1,335.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil and condensate sales | 277.7 | 92.0 | 29.3 | — | — | 399.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product sales | 500.6 | 1,667.8 | 111.8 | 78.3 | — | 2,358.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL sales—related parties | 360.4 | 53.8 | 250.2 | 175.2 | (839.6) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil and condensate sales—related parties | — | — | 0.1 | 3.6 | (3.7) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product sales—related parties | 360.4 | 53.8 | 250.3 | 178.8 | (843.3) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gathering and transportation | 21.5 | 32.2 | 97.2 | 78.6 | — | 229.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Processing | 14.2 | 1.0 | 44.0 | 54.1 | — | 113.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NGL services | — | 39.1 | — | 0.2 | — | 39.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude services | 7.5 | 19.5 | 6.7 | 0.4 | — | 34.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other services | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | — | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midstream services | 43.6 | 92.7 | 148.3 | 133.6 | — | 418.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude services—related parties | — | — | 0.1 | — | (0.1) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other services—related parties | — | 2.3 | — | — | (2.3) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midstream services—related parties | — | 2.3 | 0.1 | — | (2.4) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue from contracts with customers | 904.6 | 1,816.6 | 510.5 | 390.7 | (845.7) | 2,776.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization (1) | (727.9) | (1,579.3) | (315.9) | (212.4) | 845.7 | (1,989.8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized loss on derivatives | (61.1) | (17.1) | (8.9) | (2.8) | — | (89.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivatives | (13.2) | (9.8) | (7.1) | (1.6) | — | (31.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin | 102.4 | 210.4 | 178.6 | 173.9 | — | 665.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | (15.6) | (60.9) | (37.5) | (39.1) | — | (153.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment profit | 86.8 | 149.5 | 141.1 | 134.8 | — | 512.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (68.1) | (72.2) | (101.3) | (57.5) | (3.8) | (302.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on disposition of assets | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | — | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | — | — | — | — | (52.1) | (52.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net of interest income | — | — | — | — | (120.0) | (120.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments | — | — | — | — | (7.6) | (7.6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before non-controlling interest and income taxes | $ | 18.8 | $ | 77.4 | $ | 39.8 | $ | 77.4 | $ | (183.4) | $ | 30.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 52.8 | $ | 5.0 | $ | 6.8 | $ | 4.3 | $ | 0.5 | $ | 69.4 |
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(1)Includes related party cost of sales of $6.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
The table below represents information about segment assets as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in millions):
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Segment Identifiable Assets: | June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||
Permian | $ | 2,525.8 | $ | 2,358.6 | ||||||||||
Louisiana | 2,574.8 | 2,428.6 | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 2,581.1 | 2,619.5 | ||||||||||||
North Texas | 869.3 | 896.8 | ||||||||||||
Corporate (1) | 127.8 | 179.7 | ||||||||||||
Total identifiable assets | $ | 8,678.8 | $ | 8,483.2 |
(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: | June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||
Natural gas and NGLs inventory | $ | 124.9 | $ | 49.4 | ||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | 34.8 | 34.2 | ||||||||||||
Other current assets | $ | 159.7 | $ | 83.6 |
Other current liabilities: | June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||
Accrued interest | $ | 47.2 | $ | 47.2 | ||||||||||
Accrued wages and benefits, including taxes | 22.2 | 33.1 | ||||||||||||
Accrued ad valorem taxes | 24.3 | 28.3 | ||||||||||||
Capital expenditure accruals | 19.3 | 23.2 | ||||||||||||
Short-term lease liability | 21.2 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||
Installment payable (1) | — | 10.0 | ||||||||||||
Inactive easement commitment (2) | 10.0 | 9.8 | ||||||||||||
Operating expense accruals | 14.2 | 9.6 | ||||||||||||
Other | 25.7 | 23.6 | ||||||||||||
Other current liabilities | $ | 184.1 | $ | 202.9 |
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(1)Consideration for the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition included an installment payable, which was paid on April 30, 2022.
(2)Amount related to inactive easements paid as utilized by us with the balance due in August 2022 if not utilized.
(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 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. The dispute centers on whether EnLink Gas was excused from delivering gas or performing under certain delivery or purchase obligations during Winter Storm Uri, given our declaration of force majeure during the storm. Koch has invoiced us approximately $53.9 million (after subtracting amounts owed to EnLink Gas) and does not recognize the declaration of force majeure. We believe the declaration of force majeure was valid and appropriate and we intend to vigorously defend against Koch’s claims.
Another of our subsidiaries, EnLink Energy GP, LLC, is also involved in litigation arising out of Winter Storm Uri. This matter is a multi-district litigation currently pending in Harris County, Texas, in which multiple individual plaintiffs assert personal injury and property damage claims arising out of Winter Storm Uri against an aggregate of over 350 power generators,
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
transmission/distribution utility, retail electric provider, and natural gas defendants across over 150 filed cases. We believe the claims against our subsidiary lack merit and we intend to vigorously 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.
(16) Subsequent Event
Acquisition of Barnett Shale Assets from Crestwood Equity Partners LP. On May 19, 2022, we entered into an agreement to acquire the North Texas gathering and processing assets of Crestwood Equity Partners LP located in the Barnett Shale, for an upfront cash purchase price of approximately $275.0 million, plus an amount equal to the estimated working capital of approximately $14.5 million, subject to customary adjustments. These assets include approximately 500 miles of lean and rich gas gathering pipeline and three processing plants with 425 MMcf/d of total processing capacity. The acquisition closed on July 1, 2022. The initial accounting for this acquisition is not complete and therefore we cannot provide an estimated purchase price allocation as of the date of this report.
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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 providing midstream energy services, including:
•gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, storing, and selling natural gas;
•fractionating, transporting, storing, and selling NGLs; and
•gathering, transporting, stabilizing, storing, trans-loading, and selling crude oil and condensate, in addition to brine disposal services.
As of June 30, 2022, our midstream energy asset network includes approximately 12,100 miles of pipelines, 22 natural gas processing plants with approximately 5.5 Bcf/d of processing capacity, seven fractionators with approximately 320,000 Bbls/d of fractionation capacity, barge and rail terminals, product storage facilities, purchasing and marketing capabilities, brine disposal wells, a crude oil trucking fleet, and equity investments in certain joint ventures. We manage and report our activities primarily according to the nature of activity and geography.
We evaluate the financial performance of our segments by including realized and unrealized gains and losses resulting from commodity swaps activity in the Permian, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and North Texas segments. Identification of the majority of our operating segments is based principally upon geographic regions served:
•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 pipelines, natural gas processing plants, natural gas and NGL storage facilities, and fractionation facilities located in Louisiana and 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 the Cana-Woodford, Arkoma-Woodford, northern Oklahoma Woodford, STACK, and CNOW shale areas;
•North Texas Segment. The North Texas segment includes our natural gas gathering, processing, 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 and 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
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adjusted gross margin was derived from fee-based contractual arrangements with minimal direct commodity price exposure for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Our revenues and adjusted gross margins are generated from eight 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;
•providing condensate stabilization services;
•providing brine disposal 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 and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. The loss of these customers would have a material adverse impact on our results of operations because the revenues and adjusted gross margin received from transactions with these customers is material to us. No other customers represented greater than 10% of our consolidated revenues during the periods presented.
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dow Hydrocarbons and Resources LLC | 14.8 | % | 15.2 | % | 14.4 | % | 14.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 15.5 | % | 12.8 | % | 15.8 | % | 13.8 | % |
We gather, transport, or store gas owned by others under fee-only contract arrangements based either on the volume of 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 gas sales commitments that we satisfy through supplies purchased under long-term 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 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 gas was purchased.
We typically buy mixed NGLs from our suppliers to our 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 by rail, truck, pipeline, and barge facilities 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. See “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Commodity Price Risk” for a detailed description 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 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
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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 gas, liquids, crude oil, and condensate moved through or by our assets.
CCS Business
We are currently developing an integrated offering to bring CCS services to businesses along 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 EnLink an advantage in building a CCS business.
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 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 are driven in large part by the level of oil and natural gas prices. New drilling activity is necessary to maintain or increase production levels as 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 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.
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. Commodity markets have now fully recovered from the reduction in global demand and low market prices experienced in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, oil and natural gas prices continue to remain volatile. Oil and natural gas prices, rose during 2021 and have risen very rapidly in 2022 due to various factors, including a rebound in demand from economic activity after COVID-19 shutdowns, supply issues, and geopolitical events, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As of the date of this report, while both oil and natural gas prices have moderated from their peaks earlier in the year, the market price for both oil and natural gas are at higher levels than either has traded in recent years.
Capital markets and the demands of public investors also affect producer behavior, production levels, and our business. Over the last several years, public investors have exerted pressure on oil and natural gas producers to increase capital discipline and focus on higher investment returns even if it means lower growth. In addition, the ability of companies in the oil and gas industry to access the capital markets on favorable terms has been negatively impacted during this same period. This demand by investors for increased capital discipline from energy companies, as well as the difficulties in accessing capital markets, led to more modest capital investment by producers, curtailed drilling and production activity, and, accordingly, slower growth for us and other midstream companies during the past few years. This trend was amplified in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, which reduced demand for commodities. However, in response to the rise of oil and natural gas prices during 2021 and in 2022 to date, capital investments by United States oil and natural gas producers have begun to rise, although global capital investments by 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
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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, have experienced reduced investment and declines in volumes produced. However, the rise in commodity prices during 2022 has led to renewed producer interest in both Oklahoma and North Texas and we expect activity to increase in both areas for the remainder of 2022 and during 2023.
Our Louisiana segment, while subject to commodity price trends, is less dependent on gathering and processing activities and more affected by industrial demand for the natural gas and NGLs that we supply. Industrial demand along the Gulf Coast region has remained strong throughout 2021 and through the first half of 2022, supported by regional industrial activity and export markets. Our activities and, in turn, our financial performance in the Louisiana segment is highly dependent on the availability of natural gas and NGLs produced by our upstream gathering and processing business and by other market participants. To date, the supply of natural gas and NGLs has remained at levels sufficient for us to supply our customers, and maintaining such supply is a key business focus.
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, 2021 filed with the Commission on February 16, 2022.
Regulatory Developments
On January 20, 2021, the Biden Administration came into office and immediately issued a number of executive orders related to climate change and the production of oil and gas that could affect our operations and those of our customers, particularly those who may operate on public lands. While none of these initiatives to date have adversely affected our operations or those of our customers, the Biden Administration could seek, in the future, to put into place executive orders, policy and regulatory reviews, or seek to have Congress pass legislation that could adversely affect the production of oil and natural gas, and our operations and those of our customers.
Only a small percentage of our operations are derived from customers operating on public land, mainly in the Delaware Basin. Our operations in the Delaware Basin are expected to represent only approximately 6% of our total segment profit, net to EnLink, during 2022. In addition, we have a robust program to monitor and prevent methane emissions in our operations and we maintain a comprehensive environmental program that is embedded in our operations. However, our activities that take place on public lands require that we and our producer customers obtain leases, permits, and other approvals from the federal government. While the future rules and rulemaking initiatives under the Biden Administration remain uncertain, the regulations that might result from such initiatives, could lead to increased costs for us or our customers, difficulties in obtaining leases, permits, and other approvals for us and our customers, reduced utilization of our gathering, processing and pipeline systems or reduced rates under renegotiated transportation or storage agreements in affected regions. These impacts could, in turn, 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 “Environmental, Legal Compliance, and Regulatory Risk” in Section 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Commission on February 16, 2022.
Other Recent Developments
Organic Growth and Acquisition
Acquisition of Barnett Shale Assets from Crestwood Equity Partners LP. On May 19, 2022, we entered into an agreement to acquire the North Texas gathering and processing assets of Crestwood Equity Partners LP located in the Barnett Shale, for an upfront cash purchase price of approximately $275.0 million, plus an amount equal to the estimated working capital of approximately $14.5 million, subject to customary adjustments. These assets include approximately 500 miles of lean and rich gas gathering pipeline and three processing plants with 425 MMcf/d of total processing capacity. The acquisition closed on July 1, 2022.
Matterhorn Express Pipeline Joint Venture. On May 16, 2022, we entered into an agreement with WhiteWater Midstream, LLC, Devon Energy Corporation, and MPLX LP to construct a pipeline designed to transport up to 2.5 Bcf/d of natural gas through approximately 490 miles of 42-inch pipeline from Waha Hub in West Texas to Katy, Texas. Supply for the Matterhorn JV will be sourced from multiple upstream connections in the Permian Basin, including direct connections to processing facilities in the Midland Basin through an approximately 75-mile lateral, as well as a direct connection to the 3.2 Bcf/d Agua Blanca Pipeline.
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Phantom Processing Plant. In November 2021, we began moving equipment and facilities associated with the Thunderbird processing plant in Central Oklahoma to the Midland Basin. This processing plant relocation is expected to increase the processing capacity of our Permian Basin processing facilities by approximately 200 MMcf/d. We expect to complete the relocation in the fourth quarter of 2022.
CCS Business
BKV Agreement. In June 2022, we entered into an agreement with BKV to develop a CCS project in the Barnett Shale. Under this agreement, we will separate CO2 from lean gas in our North Texas gathering systems and from rich gas delivered to our natural gas processing plant in Bridgeport, Texas. The CO2 waste stream will then be captured, compressed, transported, and sequestered by BKV.
Debt and Equity
Amended AR Facility Agreement. On August 1, 2022, we amended certain terms of the AR Facility to, among other things, increase the commitments thereunder from $350.0 million to $500.0 million and extend the scheduled termination date from September 24, 2024 to August 1, 2025. See “Item 5. Other Information” for additional information.
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement. On June 3, 2022, we amended and restated our prior revolving credit facility by entering into the Revolving Credit Facility. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 5” for more information.
Senior Unsecured Notes Repurchase. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we repurchased approximately $2.0 million of ENLK’s outstanding senior unsecured notes due 2024 in open market transactions. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 5” for more information regarding the senior unsecured note repurchase.
Common Unit Repurchase Program. Effective January 1, 2022, the Board reauthorized our common unit repurchase program and reset the amount available for repurchases of outstanding common units at up to $100.0 million. In July 2022, the Board increased the amount available for repurchase to $200.0 million. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 8” for more information regarding our common unit repurchase program.
GIP Repurchase Agreement. On February 15, 2022, we and GIP entered into an agreement pursuant to which we are repurchasing, 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. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 8” for more information regarding repurchases of ENLC common units held by GIP.
Redemption of Series B Preferred Units. In January 2022, we redeemed 3,333,334 Series B Preferred Units for total consideration of $50.5 million plus accrued distributions. In addition, upon such redemption, a corresponding number of ENLC Class C Common Units were automatically cancelled. The redemption price represents 101% of the preferred units’ par value. In connection with the Series B Preferred Unit redemption, we have agreed with the holders of the Series B Preferred Units that we will pay cash in lieu of making a quarterly PIK distribution through the distribution declared for the fourth quarter of 2022. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 7” for more information regarding distributions with respect to the Series B Preferred Units.
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.
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Adjusted Gross Margin
We define adjusted gross margin as revenues less cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization. We present adjusted gross margin by segment in “Results of Operations.” 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 June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 2,600.6 | $ | 1,406.7 | $ | 4,828.3 | $ | 2,655.1 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of sales, exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization | (2,105.1) | (1,055.1) | (3,899.6) | (1,989.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | (128.9) | (96.8) | (249.8) | (153.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (159.0) | (151.9) | (311.9) | (302.9) | |||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 207.6 | 102.9 | 367.0 | 209.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 128.9 | 96.8 | 249.8 | 153.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 159.0 | 151.9 | 311.9 | 302.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin | $ | 495.5 | $ | 351.6 | $ | 928.7 | $ | 665.3 |
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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; unit-based compensation; income tax expense (benefit); unrealized (gain) loss on commodity swaps; 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.
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The following table reconciles net income to adjusted EBITDA (in millions):
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 123.9 | $ | 9.4 | $ | 189.9 | $ | 22.0 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net of interest income | 55.5 | 60.0 | 110.6 | 120.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 159.0 | 151.9 | 311.9 | 302.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 7.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliate investments | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets | (0.4) | (0.3) | 4.7 | (0.3) | |||||||||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 0.5 | — | 0.5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Unit-based compensation | 5.7 | 6.4 | 12.3 | 12.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | (1.3) | 6.6 | 1.9 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized (gain) loss on commodity swaps | (35.3) | 23.8 | (20.2) | 31.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Costs associated with the relocation of processing facilities (1) | 11.1 | 10.2 | 22.4 | 17.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other (2) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA before non-controlling interest | 320.5 | 269.8 | 637.4 | 526.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest share of adjusted EBITDA from joint ventures (3) | (20.8) | (12.3) | (33.4) | (19.4) | |||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, net to ENLC | $ | 299.7 | $ | 257.5 | $ | 604.0 | $ | 506.9 |
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(1)Represents cost incurred that are not part of our ongoing operations related to the relocation of equipment and facilities from the Thunderbird processing plant and Battle Ridge processing plant in the Oklahoma segment to the Permian segment. The relocation of equipment and facilities from the Battle Ridge processing plant was completed in the third quarter of 2021 and we expect to complete the relocation of equipment and facilities from the Thunderbird processing plant in the fourth quarter of 2022.
(2)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.
(3)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.
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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); (accrued cash distributions on Series B Preferred Units and Series C Preferred Units paid or expected to be paid); (costs associated with the relocation of processing facilities); non-cash interest (income)/expense; (contributions to investment in unconsolidated affiliates); (payments to terminate interest rate swaps); (current income taxes); and proceeds from the sale of equipment and land.
Free cash flow after distributions is the principal cash flow metric used by the Company. Free cash flow after distributions is one of the primary metrics used in our short-term incentive program for compensating employees. 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, or processing assets, 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.
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The following table reconciles net cash provided by operating activities to adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow after distributions (in millions):
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 174.9 | $ | 176.4 | $ | 482.6 | $ | 402.2 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense (1) | 54.2 | 55.6 | 107.9 | 111.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Utility credits (redeemed) earned (2) | (6.0) | 3.4 | (11.6) | 43.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Payments to terminate interest rate swaps (3) | — | 1.3 | — | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Accruals for settled commodity swap transactions | 0.6 | (2.6) | (1.6) | (2.5) | |||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliate investment in excess of earnings | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Costs associated with the relocation of processing facilities (4) | 11.1 | 10.2 | 22.4 | 17.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other (5) | 1.7 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities which (provided) used cash: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, accrued revenues, inventories, and other | 137.2 | 91.7 | 309.9 | 109.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable, accrued product purchases, and other accrued liabilities | (53.4) | (67.7) | (276.0) | (163.3) | |||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA before non-controlling interest | 320.5 | 269.8 | 637.4 | 526.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest share of adjusted EBITDA from joint ventures (6) | (20.8) | (12.3) | (33.4) | (19.4) | |||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, net to ENLC | 299.7 | 257.5 | 604.0 | 506.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Growth capital expenditures, net to ENLC (7) | (49.9) | (40.0) | (90.4) | (55.9) | |||||||||||||||||||
Maintenance capital expenditures, net to ENLC (7) | (11.1) | (7.5) | (25.0) | (12.2) | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net of interest income | (55.5) | (60.0) | (110.6) | (120.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Distributions declared on common units | (54.6) | (46.7) | (110.1) | (93.4) | |||||||||||||||||||
ENLK preferred unit accrued cash distributions (8) | (23.3) | (23.0) | (46.8) | (46.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Costs associated with the relocation of processing facilities (4) | (11.1) | (10.2) | (22.4) | (17.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
Contribution to investment in unconsolidated affiliates | (26.6) | — | (26.6) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Payments to terminate interest rate swaps | — | (1.3) | — | (1.3) | |||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash interest expense | — | 2.4 | — | 4.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other (9) | (0.1) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow after distributions | $ | 67.5 | $ | 71.5 | $ | 172.4 | $ | 165.7 |
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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)Under our utility agreements, we are entitled to a base load of electricity and pay or receive credits, based on market pricing, when we exceed or do not use the base load amounts. Due to Winter Storm Uri, we received credits from our utility providers based on market rates for our unused electricity. These utility credits are recorded as “Other current assets” or “Other assets, net” on our consolidated balance sheets depending on the timing of their expected usage, and amortized as we incur utility expenses.
(3)Represents cash paid for the early termination of $100.0 million of our interest rate swaps due to the partial repayment of the Term Loan in May 2021.”
(4)Represents cost incurred that are not part of our ongoing operations related to the relocation of equipment and facilities from the Thunderbird processing plant and Battle Ridge processing plant in the Oklahoma segment to the Permian segment. The relocation of equipment and facilities from the Battle Ridge processing plant was completed in the third quarter of 2021 and we expect to complete the relocation of equipment and facilities from the Thunderbird processing plant in the fourth quarter of 2022.
(5)Includes transaction costs, current income tax expense, and non-cash rent, which relates to lease incentives pro-rated over the lease term.
(6)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.
(7)Excludes capital expenditures that were contributed by other entities and relate to the non-controlling interest share of our consolidated entities.
(8)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.
(9)Includes current income tax expense and proceeds from the sale of surplus or unused equipment and land, which occurred in the normal operation of our business.
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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):
Permian | Louisiana | Oklahoma | North Texas | Corporate | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin | $ | 75.0 | $ | 49.6 | $ | 46.3 | $ | 38.2 | $ | (1.5) | $ | 207.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 37.1 | 39.4 | 52.3 | 28.7 | 1.5 | 159.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment profit | 112.1 | 89.0 | 98.6 | 66.9 | — | 366.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 50.3 | 34.8 | 23.1 | 20.7 | — | 128.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin | $ | 162.4 | $ | 123.8 | $ | 121.7 | $ | 87.6 | $ | — | $ | 495.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin | $ | 9.4 | $ | 31.2 | $ | 35.0 | $ | 29.1 | $ | (1.8) | $ | 102.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 34.6 | 36.1 | 50.6 | 28.8 | 1.8 | 151.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment profit | 44.0 | 67.3 | 85.6 | 57.9 | — | 254.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 27.4 | 31.7 | 17.8 | 19.9 | — | 96.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin | $ | 71.4 | $ | 99.0 | $ | 103.4 | $ | 77.8 | $ | — | $ | 351.6 |
Permian | Louisiana | Oklahoma | North Texas | Corporate | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin | $ | 111.3 | $ | 104.6 | $ | 81.2 | $ | 72.8 | $ | (2.9) | $ | 367.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 73.8 | 74.9 | 103.2 | 57.1 | 2.9 | 311.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment profit | 185.1 | 179.5 | 184.4 | 129.9 | — | 678.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 95.6 | 67.8 | 44.1 | 42.3 | — | 249.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin | $ | 280.7 | $ | 247.3 | $ | 228.5 | $ | 172.2 | $ | — | $ | 928.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin | $ | 18.7 | $ | 77.3 | $ | 39.8 | $ | 77.3 | $ | (3.8) | $ | 209.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 68.1 | 72.2 | 101.3 | 57.5 | 3.8 | 302.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment profit | 86.8 | 149.5 | 141.1 | 134.8 | — | 512.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 15.6 | 60.9 | 37.5 | 39.1 | — | 153.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin | $ | 102.4 | $ | 210.4 | $ | 178.6 | $ | 173.9 | $ | — | $ | 665.3 |
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Midstream Volumes: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Permian Segment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gathering and Transportation (MMbtu/d) | 1,494,400 | 1,025,900 | 1,421,200 | 976,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Processing (MMbtu/d) | 1,432,200 | 958,400 | 1,344,700 | 917,500 | |||||||||||||||||||
Crude Oil Handling (Bbls/d) | 175,000 | 121,900 | 162,900 | 115,100 | |||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Segment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gathering and Transportation (MMbtu/d) | 2,696,500 | 2,139,300 | 2,597,700 | 2,145,300 | |||||||||||||||||||
Crude Oil Handling (Bbls/d) | 17,700 | 15,200 | 16,800 | 15,100 | |||||||||||||||||||
NGL Fractionation (Gals/d) | 7,896,900 | 7,729,300 | 7,965,000 | 7,419,500 | |||||||||||||||||||
Brine Disposal (Bbls/d) | 3,200 | 2,900 | 3,100 | 2,200 | |||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma Segment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gathering and Transportation (MMbtu/d) | 1,016,100 | 1,016,200 | 1,008,100 | 977,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Processing (MMbtu/d) | 1,047,600 | 1,040,000 | 1,038,600 | 997,900 | |||||||||||||||||||
Crude Oil Handling (Bbls/d) | 21,400 | 23,800 | 22,600 | 20,700 | |||||||||||||||||||
North Texas Segment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gathering and Transportation (MMbtu/d) | 1,429,900 | 1,377,400 | 1,397,100 | 1,367,200 | |||||||||||||||||||
Processing (MMbtu/d) | 661,900 | 627,600 | 638,300 | 626,100 |
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Gross Margin. Gross margin was $207.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $102.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $104.7 million. The primary contributors to the increase were as follows:
•Permian Segment. Gross margin was $75.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $9.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $65.6 million primarily due to the following:
◦Adjusted gross margin in the Permian segment increased $91.0 million, which was primarily driven by:
•A $95.9 million increase to adjusted gross margin associated with our Permian gas assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $75.6 million, which was primarily due to higher volumes from increased producer activity and higher commodity prices. Derivative activity associated with our Permian gas assets increased margin by $20.3 million, which included $3.9 million from increased realized losses and $24.2 million from increased unrealized gains.
•A $4.9 million decrease to adjusted gross margin associated with our Permian crude assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $1.0 million, which was primarily due to higher volumes from increased producer activity. Derivative activity associated with our Permian crude assets decreased margin by $5.9 million, which included $2.1 million from increased realized losses and $3.8 million from decreased unrealized gains.
◦Operating expenses in the Permian segment increased $22.9 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, our Permian operating expenses were reduced by $8.1 million due to electricity credits earned during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 that were not available during the same quarter of 2022. Operating expenses also increased due to higher construction fees and services, labor and benefits costs, materials and supplies expense, and compressor rentals due to an increase in operating activity.
◦Depreciation and amortization in the Permian segment increased $2.5 million primarily due to new assets placed into service, including gathering and processing assets associated with the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition in April 2021.
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•Louisiana Segment. Gross margin was $49.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $31.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $18.4 million primarily due to the following:
◦Adjusted gross margin in the Louisiana segment increased $24.8 million, resulting from:
•An $18.2 million increase to adjusted gross margin associated with our Louisiana NGL transmission and fractionation 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 Louisiana NGL transmission and fractionation assets increased margin by $16.9 million, which included $5.2 million from increased realized gains and $11.7 million from increased unrealized gains.
•A $7.6 million increase to adjusted gross margin associated with our Louisiana gas assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, decreased $2.2 million, which was primarily due to unfavorable imbalance activity on our gas storage assets. Derivative activity associated with our Louisiana gas assets increased margin by $9.8 million, which included $0.8 million from increased realized losses and $10.6 million from increased unrealized gains.
•A $1.0 million decrease to adjusted gross margin associated with our ORV crude assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $0.6 million, which was primarily due to higher volumes from existing customers. Derivative activity associated with our ORV crude assets decreased margin by $1.6 million, which included $0.5 million from increased realized losses and $1.1 million from decreased unrealized gains.
◦Operating expenses in the Louisiana segment increased $3.1 million primarily due to increases in materials and supplies expense, utility costs, construction fees and services, and vehicle expenses due to an increase in operating activity.
◦Depreciation and amortization in the Louisiana segment increased $3.3 million primarily due to changes in estimated useful lives of certain non-core assets.
•Oklahoma Segment. Gross margin was $46.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $35.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $11.3 million primarily due to the following:
◦Adjusted gross margin in the Oklahoma segment increased $18.3 million, resulting from:
•A $22.4 million increase to adjusted gross margin associated with our Oklahoma gas assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $17.9 million, which was primarily due to higher commodity prices. Derivative activity associated with our Oklahoma gas assets increased margin by $4.5 million, which included $11.9 million from increased realized losses and $16.4 million from increased unrealized gains.
•A $4.1 million decrease to adjusted gross margin associated with our Oklahoma crude assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, decreased $0.2 million, which was primarily due to lower volumes from existing customers as a result of declining production. Derivative activity associated with our Oklahoma crude assets decreased margin by $3.9 million, which includes $1.0 million from increased realized losses and $2.9 million from decreased unrealized gains.
◦Operating expenses in the Oklahoma segment increased $5.3 million primarily due to increases in materials and supplies expense, construction fees and services, and ad valorem taxes due to an increase in operating activity. Operating expenses also increased due to the transfer of equipment related to the Phantom processing facility.
◦Depreciation and amortization in the Oklahoma segment increased $1.7 million due to additional assets placed in service, partially offset by the transfer of equipment to the Phantom and Warhorse processing facilities.
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•North Texas Segment. Gross margin was $38.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $29.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $9.1 million primarily due to the following:
◦Adjusted gross margin in the North Texas segment increased $9.8 million. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $7.2 million, which was primarily due to higher volumes from existing customers. Derivative activity associated with our North Texas segment increased margin by $2.6 million, which included $1.4 million from increased realized losses and $4.0 million from increased unrealized gains.
◦Operating expenses in the North Texas segment increased $0.8 million primarily due to increases in materials and supplies expense and compressor rentals due to an increase in operating activity.
◦Depreciation and amortization in the North Texas segment decreased $0.1 million primarily due to assets reaching the end of their depreciable lives.
•Corporate Segment. Gross margin was negative $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to negative $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Corporate gross margin consists of depreciation and amortization of corporate assets.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses were $28.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $26.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $2.3 million. The increase was primarily due to an increase in labor and benefits costs and consulting fees and services. The increase was partially offset by a reduction in transaction and transition costs related to the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition in April 2021.
Interest Expense. Interest expense was $55.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $60.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $4.5 million. Interest expense consisted of the following (in millions):
Three Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
ENLK and ENLC Senior Notes | $ | 50.3 | $ | 50.3 | |||||||
Term Loan | — | 1.3 | |||||||||
Revolving Credit Facility | 2.2 | 1.4 | |||||||||
AR Facility | 1.7 | 0.8 | |||||||||
Capitalized interest | — | (0.1) | |||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs and net discount of senior unsecured notes | 1.3 | 1.3 | |||||||||
Interest rate swaps - realized | — | 4.8 | |||||||||
Other | — | 0.2 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 55.5 | $ | 60.0 |
Loss from Unconsolidated Affiliate Investments. Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments was $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to a loss of $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, a reduction in loss of $0.1 million. The reduction in loss was primarily attributable to a reduction in loss of $0.3 million from our Cedar Cove JV and was partially offset by an increase in loss of $0.2 million from our GCF investment, as a result of the GCF assets being idled beginning in January 2021.
Income Tax Benefit (Expense). Income tax benefit was $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to an income tax expense of $6.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in income tax benefit was primarily attributable to the changes in the valuation allowance and was partially offset by the increase 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 $38.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to net income of $31.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $7.6 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 increase in income was primarily due to a $8.8 million increase attributable to NGP’s 49.9% share of the Delaware Basin JV and was partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease attributable to Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s 50% share of the Ascension JV and a $0.7 million decrease in income attributable to the Series B Preferred Units following the partial redemptions of the Series B Units in December 2021 and January 2022.
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Gross Margin. Gross margin was $367.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $209.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $157.7 million. The primary contributors to the increase were as follows:
•Permian Segment. Gross margin was $111.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $18.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $92.6 million primarily due to the following:
◦Adjusted gross margin in the Permian segment increased $178.3 million, which was primarily driven by:
•A $167.4 million increase to adjusted gross margin associated with our Permian gas assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $95.7 million, which was primarily due to higher volumes from increased producer activity and higher commodity prices. Derivative activity associated with our Permian gas assets increased margin by $71.7 million, which included $52.8 million from decreased realized losses and $18.9 million from increased unrealized gains.
•A $10.9 million increase to adjusted gross margin associated with our Permian crude assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $14.3 million, which was primarily due to higher volumes from increased producer activity. Derivative activity associated with our Permian crude assets decreased margin by $3.4 million, which included $4.3 million from increased realized losses and $0.9 million from increased unrealized gains.
◦Operating expenses in the Permian segment increased $80.0 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, our Permian operating expenses were reduced by $48.1 million due to electricity credits earned during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 that were not available during the same quarter of 2022. Operating expenses also increased due to higher construction fees and services, labor and benefits costs, materials and supplies expense, compressor rentals, and ad valorem and sales and use taxes due to an increase in operating activity.
◦Depreciation and amortization in the Permian segment increased $5.7 million primarily due to new assets placed into service, including gathering and processing assets associated with the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition in April 2021.
•Louisiana Segment. Gross margin was $104.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $77.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $27.3 million primarily due to the following:
◦Adjusted gross margin in the Louisiana segment increased $36.9 million, resulting from:
•A $28.5 million increase to adjusted gross margin associated with our Louisiana NGL transmission and fractionation assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $8.9 million, which was primarily due to higher volumes from existing customers. Derivative activity associated with our Louisiana NGL transmission and fractionation assets increased margin by $19.6 million, which included $12.2 million from decreased realized losses and $7.4 million from increased unrealized gains.
•An $8.5 million increase to adjusted gross margin associated with our Louisiana gas assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $2.2 million, which was primarily due to higher volumes from existing customers. Derivative activity associated with our Louisiana gas assets increased margin by $6.3 million, which included $3.4 million from increased realized losses and $9.7 million from increased unrealized gains.
•A $0.1 million decrease to adjusted gross margin associated with our ORV crude assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $1.8 million, which was primarily due to higher volumes from existing customers. Derivative activity associated with our ORV crude assets decreased margin by $1.9 million, which included $0.8 million from increased realized losses and $1.1 million from decreased unrealized gains.
◦Operating expenses in the Louisiana segment increased $6.9 million primarily due to increases in utility costs, construction fees and services, and compressor rentals due to an increase in operating activity. These increases were partially offset by decreases in consulting fees and services.
◦Depreciation and amortization in the Louisiana segment increased $2.7 million primarily due to changes in estimated useful lives of certain non-core assets.
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•Oklahoma Segment. Gross margin was $81.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $39.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $41.4 million primarily due to the following:
◦Adjusted gross margin in the Oklahoma segment increased $49.9 million, resulting from:
•A $51.9 million increase to adjusted gross margin associated with our Oklahoma gas assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $50.8 million, which was primarily due to higher volumes from existing customers and higher commodity prices. Derivative activity associated with our Oklahoma gas assets increased margin by $1.1 million, which included $9.6 million from increased realized losses and $10.7 million from increased unrealized gains.
•A $2.0 million decrease to adjusted gross margin associated with our Oklahoma crude assets. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, increased $1.5 million, which was primarily due to higher volumes from existing customers. Derivative activity associated with our Oklahoma crude assets decreased margin by $3.5 million, which included $1.0 million from increased realized losses and $2.5 million from decreased unrealized gains.
◦Operating expenses in the Oklahoma segment increased $6.6 million primarily due to increases in materials and supplies expense and construction fees and services due to an increase in operating activity. Operating expenses also increased due to the transfer of equipment to the Phantom processing facility.
◦Depreciation and amortization in the Oklahoma segment increased $1.9 million due to additional assets placed in service, partially offset by the transfer of equipment related to the Phantom and Warhorse processing facilities.
•North Texas Segment. Gross margin was $72.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $77.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $4.5 million primarily due to the following:
◦Adjusted gross margin in the North Texas segment decreased $1.7 million. Adjusted gross margin, excluding derivative activity, decreased $6.7 million, which was primarily due to favorable market pricing resulting from Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, and was partially offset by higher volumes from existing customers in 2022. Derivative activity associated with our North Texas segment increased margin by $5.0 million, which included $2.9 million from increased realized losses and $7.9 million from increased unrealized gains.
◦Operating expenses in the North Texas segment increased $3.2 million primarily due to increases in materials and supplies expense, sales and use taxes, and utility costs due to an increase in operating activity.
◦Depreciation and amortization in the North Texas segment decreased $0.4 million primarily due to assets reaching the end of their depreciable lives.
•Corporate Segment. Gross margin was negative $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to negative $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Corporate gross margin consists of depreciation and amortization of corporate assets.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses were $57.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $52.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $5.3 million. The increase was primarily due to an increase in labor and benefits costs and consulting fees and services. The increase was partially offset by a reduction in transaction and transition costs related to the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition in April 2021.
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Interest Expense. Interest expense was $110.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $120.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $9.4 million. Interest expense consisted of the following (in millions):
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2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
ENLK and ENLC Senior Notes | $ | 100.6 | $ | 100.6 | |||||||
Term Loan | — | 2.7 | |||||||||
Revolving Credit Facility | 4.5 | 2.7 | |||||||||
AR Facility | 2.8 | 2.0 | |||||||||
Capitalized interest | — | (0.3) | |||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs and net discount of senior unsecured notes | 2.6 | 2.5 | |||||||||
Interest rate swaps - realized | 0.1 | 9.6 | |||||||||
Other | — | 0.2 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 110.6 | $ | 120.0 |
Loss from Unconsolidated Affiliate Investments. Loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments was $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to a loss of $7.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, a reduction in loss of $5.3 million. The reduction in loss was primarily attributable to a reduction in loss of $4.8 million from our GCF investment, as a result of the GCF assets being idled beginning in January 2021, and a reduction of loss of $0.5 million from our Cedar Cove JV.
Income Tax Benefit (Expense). Income tax expense was $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to an income tax expense of $8.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in income tax expense was primarily attributable to the changes in the valuation allowance and was partially offset by the increase 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 $69.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to net income of $56.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $13.1 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 increase in income was primarily due to a $13.4 million increase attributable to NGP’s 49.9% share of the Delaware Basin JV and a $0.5 million increase attributable to Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s 50% share of the Ascension JV and was partially offset by a $0.8 million decrease in income attributable to the Series B Preferred Units following the partial redemptions of the Series B Units in December 2021 and January 2022.
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, 2021 filed with the Commission on February 16, 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows from Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $482.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $402.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Operating cash flows before working capital and changes in working capital for the comparative periods were as follows (in millions):
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
Operating cash flows before working capital | $ | 516.5 | $ | 348.1 | |||||||
Changes in working capital | (33.9) | 54.1 |
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Operating cash flows before changes in working capital increased $168.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. The primary contributor to the increase in operating cash flows was as follows:
•Gross margin, excluding depreciation and amortization, non-cash commodity swap activity, utility credits redeemed or earned, and unit-based compensation, increased $168.7 million. The increase in gross margin is due to a $210.6 million increase in adjusted gross margin, excluding non-cash commodity swap activity, which was partially offset by a $41.9 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 six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021, see “Results of Operations.”
The changes in working capital for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021 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 cost of sales.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $149.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $112.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Our primary investing activities consisted of the following (in millions):
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Additions to property and equipment (1) | $ | (124.1) | $ | (62.5) | |||||||
Contributions to unconsolidated affiliate investments (2) | (26.6) | — | |||||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (3) | — | (55.0) |
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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.
(3)Represents cash paid for the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition in April 2021.
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities was $341.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $296.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Our primary financing activities consisted of the following (in millions):
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
Net repayments on the Term Loan | $ | — | $ | (100.0) | |||||||
Net repayments on the AR Facility (1) | (25.0) | (40.0) | |||||||||
Net repayments on the Revolving Credit Facility (1) | (15.0) | — | |||||||||
Net repurchases of ENLK’s senior unsecured notes (1) | (2.0) | — | |||||||||
Contributions from non-controlling interests (2) | 9.3 | 1.9 | |||||||||
Distributions to members | (111.7) | (93.8) | |||||||||
Redemption of Series B Preferred Units (3) | (50.5) | — | |||||||||
Distributions to Series B Preferred Unitholders (3) | (35.8) | (33.9) | |||||||||
Distributions to Series C Preferred Unitholders (3) | (12.0) | (12.0) | |||||||||
Distributions to joint venture partners (4) | (29.0) | (16.1) | |||||||||
Common unit repurchases (5) | (50.7) | (2.0) | |||||||||
Payment of installment payable for Amarillo Rattler Acquisition (6) | (10.0) | — |
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(1)See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 5” for more information regarding the AR Facility, the Revolving Credit Facility, and repurchases of ENLK’s senior unsecured notes.
(2)Represents contributions from NGP to the Delaware Basin JV.
(3)See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 7” for information on distributions to holders of the Series B Preferred Units and Series C Preferred Units and information on the partial redemption of the Series B Preferred Units.
(4)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.
(5)See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 8” for more information regarding the ENLC common unit repurchase program.
(6)Consideration for the Amarillo Rattler Acquisition included an installment payable, which was paid on April 30, 2022.
Capital Requirements
The following table summarizes our expected remaining capital requirements for 2022 (in millions):
Capital expenditures, net to ENLC (1) | $ | 185 | ||||||
Operating expenses associated with the relocation of processing facilities (2) | 23 | |||||||
Contributions to unconsolidated affiliate investments (3) | 43 | |||||||
Total | $ | 251 |
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(1)Excludes capital expenditures that were contributed by other entities and relate to the non-controlling interest share of our consolidated entities.
(2)Represents cost incurred that are not part of our ongoing operations related to the relocation of equipment and facilities from the Thunderbird processing plant in the Oklahoma segment to the Permian segment. We expect to complete the relocation of equipment and facilities from the Thunderbird processing plant in the fourth quarter of 2022.
(3)Includes contributions made to GCF and the Matterhorn JV.
Our primary capital projects for 2022 include the relocation of the Phantom 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 2022 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, 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 June 30, 2022.
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Total Contractual Cash Obligations. A summary of our total contractual cash obligations as of June 30, 2022 is as follows (in millions):
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Total | Remainder 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Thereafter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENLC’s & ENLK’s senior unsecured notes | $ | 4,030.3 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 519.8 | $ | 720.8 | $ | 491.0 | $ | 2,298.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revolving Credit Facility (1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AR Facility (2) | 325.0 | — | — | — | 325.0 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition contingent consideration (3) | 7.2 | — | — | 0.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest payable on fixed long-term debt obligations | 2,234.2 | 100.6 | 201.1 | 189.7 | 163.3 | 148.3 | 1,431.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating lease obligations | 115.0 | 12.5 | 21.7 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 50.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase obligations | 5.9 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipeline and trucking capacity and deficiency agreements (4) | 286.2 | 26.5 | 55.7 | 44.2 | 39.4 | 30.9 | 89.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inactive easement commitment (5) | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total contractual obligations | $ | 7,013.8 | $ | 155.5 | $ | 278.5 | $ | 766.0 | $ | 1,261.6 | $ | 682.3 | $ | 3,869.9 |
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(1)The Revolving Credit Facility will mature on June 3, 2027. As of June 30, 2022, there were no amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility.
(2)The AR Facility will terminate on August 1, 2025, unless extended or earlier terminated in accordance with its terms.
(3)The estimated fair value of the Amarillo Rattler, LLC contingent consideration 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.
(4)Consists of pipeline capacity payments for firm transportation and deficiency agreements.
(5)Amount related to inactive easements paid as utilized by us with the balance due in August 2022 if not utilized.
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.
The interest payable related to the Revolving Credit Facility and the AR Facility are not reflected in the above 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.
Our contractual cash obligations for the remainder of 2022 are expected to be funded from cash flows generated from our operations.
Indebtedness
As of June 30, 2022, the AR Facility had a borrowing base of $350.0 million and there were $325.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the AR Facility. On August 1, 2022, we amended certain terms of the AR Facility to, among other things, increase the commitments thereunder from $350.0 million to $500.0 million and extend the scheduled termination date from September 24, 2024 to August 1, 2025. See “Item 5. Other Information” for additional information.
In addition, as of June 30, 2022, we have $4.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of outstanding unsecured senior notes maturing from 2024 to 2047. There were no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and $44.6 million outstanding letters of credit as of June 30, 2022.
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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 June 30, 2022, 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
The annual U.S. inflation rate has increased significantly in the first half of 2022. The Federal Reserve has already increased its target for the federal funds rate (the benchmark for most interest rates) several times this year. It is widely expected that this trend will continue for the remainder of 2022. Inflation will increase the cost to acquire or replace property and equipment and the cost of labor and supplies. To the extent permitted by competition, regulation, and our existing agreements, we have and will continue to pass along increased costs to our customers in the form of higher fees. Additionally, certain of our revenue generating contracts contain clauses that increase our fees based on changes in inflation metrics.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
We have reviewed recently issued accounting pronouncements that became effective during the three months ended June 30, 2022 and have determined that none would have 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 constitute forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements identified by the words “forecast,” “may,” “believe,” “will,” “should,” “plan,” “predict,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “continue,” and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about when additional capacity will be operational, timing for completion of construction or expansion projects, results in certain basins, profitability, financial or leverage metrics, future cost savings or operational, environmental and climate change initiatives, our future capital structure and credit ratings, objectives, strategies, expectations, and intentions, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Winter Storm Uri, and other 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) the impact of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (including the impact of any new variants of the virus) on our business, financial condition, and results of operations, (b) 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, (c) 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, (d) a default under GIP’s credit facility 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, (e) the dependence on our significant customers for a substantial portion of the natural gas and crude that we gather, process, and transport, (f) developments that materially and adversely affect our significant customers or other customers, (g) adverse developments in the midstream business that may reduce our ability to make distributions, (h) competition for crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGL supplies and any decrease in the availability of such commodities, (i) decreases in the volumes that we gather, process, fractionate, or transport, (j) increasing scrutiny and changing expectations from stakeholders with respect to our environment, social, and governance practices, (k) our ability to receive or renew required permits and other approvals, (l) 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, (m) climate change legislation and regulatory initiatives resulting in increased operating costs and reduced demand for the natural gas and NGL services we
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provide, (n) changes in the availability and cost of capital, including as a result of a change in our credit rating, (o) volatile prices and market demand for crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGLs that are beyond our control, (p) our debt levels could limit our flexibility and adversely affect our financial health or limit our flexibility to obtain financing and to pursue other business opportunities, (q) operating hazards, natural disasters, weather-related issues or delays, casualty losses, and other matters beyond our control, (r) reductions in demand for NGL products by the petrochemical, refining, or other industries or by the fuel markets, (s) impairments to goodwill, long-lived assets and equity method investments, (t) construction risks in our major development projects, (u) challenges we may face in connection with our strategy to enter into new lines of business related to the energy transition, 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 Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Commission on February 16, 2022 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.
Comprehensive financial reform legislation was signed into law by the President on July 21, 2010. The legislation calls for the CFTC to regulate certain markets for derivative products, including OTC derivatives. The CFTC has issued several relevant regulations, and other rulemakings are pending at the CFTC, the product of which would be rules that implement the mandates in the legislation to cause significant portions of derivatives markets to clear through clearinghouses. While some of these rules have been finalized, some have not, and, as a result, the final form and timing of the implementation of the regulatory regime affecting commodity derivatives remains uncertain.
The legislation and potential new regulations may also require counterparties to our derivative instruments to spin off or result in such counterparties spinning off some of their derivatives activities to separate entities, which may not be as creditworthy as the current counterparties. The legislation and any new regulations could significantly increase the cost of derivative contracts, materially alter the terms of derivative contracts, reduce the availability of derivatives to protect against risks we encounter, reduce our ability to monetize or restructure our existing derivative contracts, and increase our exposure to less creditworthy counterparties. If we reduce our use of derivatives as a result of the legislation and regulations, our results of operations may become more volatile and our cash flows may be less predictable, which could adversely affect our ability to plan for and fund capital expenditures and to generate sufficient cash flow to pay quarterly distributions at current levels or at all. Our revenues could be adversely affected if a consequence of the legislation and regulations is to lower commodity prices. Any of these consequences could have a material, adverse effect on us, our financial condition, and our results of operations.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022 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 gas processing component of our business. We currently earn adjusted gross margin under four main types of contractual arrangements (or a combination of these types of contractual arrangements) as summarized below.
1.Fee-based contracts. Under fee-based contracts, we earn our fees through (1) stated fixed-fee arrangements in which we are paid a fixed fee per unit of volume or (2) arrangements where we purchase and resell commodities in connection with providing the related service and earn a net margin through a fee-like deduction subtracted from the purchase price of the commodities.
2.Processing margin contracts. Under these contracts, we pay the producer for the full amount of inlet gas to the plant, and we make a margin based on the difference between the value of liquids recovered from the processed natural gas as compared to the value of the natural gas volumes lost and the cost of fuel used in processing. The shrink and fuel losses are referred to as plant thermal reduction, or PTR. Our margins from these contracts are high during periods of high liquids prices relative to natural gas prices and can be negative during periods of high natural gas prices relative to liquids prices. However, we mitigate our risk of processing natural gas when margins are negative primarily through
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our ability to bypass processing when it is not profitable for us or by contracts that revert to a minimum fee for processing if the natural gas must be processed to meet pipeline quality specifications. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, less than 1% of our adjusted gross margin was generated from processing margin contracts.
3.POL contracts. Under these contracts, we receive a fee in the form of a percentage of the liquids recovered, and the producer bears all the cost of the natural gas shrink. Therefore, our margins from these contracts are greater during periods of high liquids prices. Our margins from processing cannot become negative under POL contracts, but they do decline during periods of low liquids prices.
4.POP contracts. Under these contracts, we receive a fee in the form of a portion of the proceeds of the sale of natural gas and liquids. Therefore, our margins from these contracts are greater during periods of high natural gas and liquids prices. Our margins from processing cannot become negative under POP contracts, but they do decline during periods of low natural gas and liquids prices.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, approximately 9% of our adjusted gross margin was generated from POL or POP contracts.
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.
We manage our exposure to changes in commodity prices by hedging the impact of market fluctuations. Commodity swaps 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, and crude and condensate. The following table presents the relevant pricing index for each commodity:
Commodity | Index | |||||||
NGLs | Oil Price Information Service | |||||||
Natural gas | Henry Hub Gas Daily | |||||||
Crude and condensate | New York Mercantile Exchange |
The following table sets forth certain information related to derivative instruments outstanding at June 30, 2022.
Period | Underlying | Notional Volume | We Pay | We Receive (1) | Net Fair Value Asset/(Liability) (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 2022 - June 2023 | Ethane | 575 (MMbbls) | $0.5410/Gal | Index | $ | (0.6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 2022 - June 2023 | Propane | 1,940 (MMbbls) | Index | $1.1987/Gal | (4.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 2022 - March 2023 | Normal butane | 365 (MMbbls) | Index | $1.4192/Gal | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 2022 - July 2022 | Natural gasoline | 25 (MMbbls) | Index | $1.9851/Gal | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 2022 - June 2023 | Natural gas | 86,034 (MMbtu/d) | Index | $5.5773/MMbtu | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 2022 - July 2023 | Crude and condensate | 5,975 (MMbbls) | Index | $97.17/Bbl | 2.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 5.7 |
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(1)Weighted average.
Another price risk we face is the risk of mismatching volumes of 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
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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 June 30, 2022, outstanding natural gas swap agreements, NGL swap agreements, swing swap agreements, storage swap agreements, and other derivative instruments had a net fair value asset of $5.7 million. The aggregate effect of a hypothetical 10% change, increase or decrease, in gas, crude and condensate, and NGL prices would result in a change of approximately $21.0 million in the net fair value of these contracts as of June 30, 2022.
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 June 30, 2022, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and $325.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the AR Facility. A 1.0% increase or decrease in interest rates would change our annualized interest expense by approximately $3.3 million for the AR Facility.
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 and 2029 as these are fixed-rate obligations. As of June 30, 2022, the estimated fair value of the senior unsecured notes was approximately $3,425.6 million, based on the market prices of ENLK’s and our publicly traded debt at June 30, 2022. 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 $178.8 million decrease in fair value of the senior unsecured notes at June 30, 2022. See “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 5” for more information on our outstanding indebtedness.
Beginning on December 15, 2022, distributions on ENLK's Series C Preferred Units will be based on a floating rate tied to LIBOR (or an alternative rate to be established) plus 4.11% rather than a fixed rate and, therefore, the amount paid by ENLK as a distribution will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates.
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 (June 30, 2022), 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 June 30, 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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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, 2021 filed with the Commission on February 16, 2022.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
During the three months ended June 30, 2022, we re-acquired ENLC common units from certain employees in order to satisfy the employees’ tax liability in connection with the vesting of restricted incentive units and we repurchased common units in open market transactions and from GIP in connection with our common unit repurchase program.
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022 | 430,416 | $ | 9.92 | 418,440 | $ | 78.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
May 1, 2022 to May 31, 2022 | 1,656,301 | 9.53 | 1,650,690 | $ | 63.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
June 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 | 1,527,335 | 9.08 | 1,527,335 | $ | 149.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 3,614,052 | $ | 9.39 | 3,596,465 |
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(1)The total number of units purchased shown in the table includes 17,587 units received by us from employees for the payment of personal income tax withholding on vesting transactions.
(2)Effective January 1, 2022, the Board reauthorized our common unit repurchase program and reset the amount available for repurchases of outstanding common units at up to $100.0 million. In July 2022, the Board increased the amount available for repurchase 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.”
Item 5. Other Information
Disclosure Pursuant to Item 1.01 of Form 8-K – Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement and Item 2.03 of Form 8-K – Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On August 1, 2022 (the “Amendment Date”), EnLink Midstream Funding, LLC, a bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity (the “SPV”) that is an indirect subsidiary of ENLC, entered into the Third Amendment to the Receivables Financing Agreement (the “Third Amendment”), which amended the AR Facility, in each case among the SPV, as borrower, the Operating Partnership, as initial servicer, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and lender, and PNC Capital Markets LLC, as structuring agent and sustainability agent.
Under the Third Amendment and related documentation, the SPV’s three-year committed accounts receivable securitization facility was amended to, among other things: (i) increase the facility limit and lender commitments under the AR Facility from $350.0 million to $500.0 million, (ii) extend the Scheduled Termination Date (as defined in the AR Facility) of the facility to August 1, 2025, and (iii) reduce the currently effective drawn fee to 90 bps from the previous 110 bps.
As of the Amendment Date, there were $350.0 million of borrowings by the SPV under the AR Facility and the borrowing base was $500.0 million.
The foregoing description of the Third Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Third Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
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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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10.2* | — | Third Amendment to the Receivables Financing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2022, by and among EnLink Midstream Funding, LLC, as borrower, EnLink Midstream Operating, LP, as initial servicer, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and as lender and PNC Capital Markets LLC, as structuring agent and sustainability agent. | ||||||
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101 * | — | The following financial information from EnLink Midstream, LLC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and March 31, 2022 and 2021, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, 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.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
EnLink Midstream, LLC | ||||||||
By: | EnLink Midstream Manager, LLC, its managing member | |||||||
By: | /s/ J. PHILIPP ROSSBACH | |||||||
J. Philipp Rossbach | ||||||||
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||||
(Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
August 4, 2022 |
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