Enviva Inc. - Quarter Report: 2016 June (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Commission file number: 001-37363

Enviva Partners, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(301) 657-5560
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

        Indicate by check mark whether the 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 ý    No o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes ý    No o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o    No ý

        As of July 29, 2016, 12,867,775 common units and 11,905,138 subordinated units were outstanding.

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ENVIVA PARTNERS, LP
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        Certain statements and information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Quarterly Report") may constitute "forward-looking statements." The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "intend," "foresee," "should," "would," "could" or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. Although management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. All comments concerning our expectations for future revenues and operating results are based on our forecasts for our existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions or dispositions. Our forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those summarized below:

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the volume of products that we are able to sell;



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the price at which we are able to sell our products;



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failure of the Partnership's customers to pay or perform their contractual obligations to the Partnership;



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the amount of low-cost wood fiber that we are able to procure and process, which could be adversely affected by, among other things, operating or financial difficulties suffered by our suppliers;



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the amount of products that we are able to produce, which could be adversely affected by, among other things, operating difficulties;



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failure of the Partnership's shipping partners to perform their contractual obligations to the Partnership;



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changes in the price and availability of natural gas, coal or other sources of energy;



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changes in prevailing economic conditions;



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ability of the Partnership to complete acquisitions, including acquisitions from our sponsor;



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unanticipated ground, grade or water conditions;



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inclement or hazardous weather conditions, including extreme precipitation, temperatures and flooding;



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environmental hazards;



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fires, explosions or other accidents;



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changes in domestic and foreign laws and regulations (or the interpretation thereof) related to renewable or low-carbon energy, the forestry products industry or power generators;



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changes in the regulatory treatment of biomass in core and emerging markets for utility-scale generation;



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the effects of the approval by citizens of the United Kingdom of the exit of the United Kingdom ("Brexit") from the European Union, and the implementation of Brexit, in each case, on our and our customers' businesses;

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inability to acquire or maintain necessary permits or rights for our production, transportation and terminaling operations;



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inability to obtain necessary production equipment or replacement parts;



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technical difficulties or failures;



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labor disputes;



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delivery delays of raw materials;



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inability of our customers to take delivery of products or their rejection of delivery of products;



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changes in the price and availability of transportation;



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changes in foreign currency exchange rates;



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changes in the quality specifications for our products that are required by our customers; and



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ability of the Partnership to borrow funds and access capital markets.

        All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.

        Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any such statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

        biomass:    any organic biological material, derived from living organisms that stores energy from the sun.

        CIF:    Cost, Insurance and Freight. Where a contract for the sale of goods contains CIF shipping terms, the seller is obligated to pay the costs and freight necessary to bring the goods to the named port of destination, but title and risk of loss are transferred from the seller to the buyer when the goods pass the ship's rail in the port of shipment.

        co-fire:    the combustion of two different types of materials at the same time. For example, biomass is sometimes co-fired in existing coal plants.

        cost pass-through:    a mechanism in commercial contracts that passes costs through to the purchaser.

        Cottondale Plant:    a wood pellet production plant in Cottondale, Florida, owned by Enviva Pellets Cottondale, LLC.

        dry-bulk:    describes commodities which are shipped in large, unpackaged amounts.

        FOB:    Free On Board. Where a contract for the sale of goods contains FOB shipping terms, the seller completes delivery when the goods pass the ship's rail at the named port of shipment, and the buyer must bear all costs and risk of loss from such point.

        GAAP:    generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

        general partner:    Enviva Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of the Partnership.

        Green Circle:    Green Circle Bio Energy, Inc., the former name of Enviva Pellets Cottondale, LLC, which is the owner of the Cottondale plant.

        Hancock JV:    a joint venture between the sponsor and Hancock Natural Resource Group, Inc. and certain other affiliates of John Hancock Life Insurance Company.

        MT:    metric ton, which is equivalent to 1,000 kilograms. One MT equals 1.1023 short tons.

        MTPY:    metric tons per year.

        net calorific value:    the amount of usable heat energy released when a fuel is burned completely and the heat contained in the water vapor generated by the combustion process is not recovered. The European power industry typically uses net calorific value as the means of expressing fuel energy.

        off-take contract:    an agreement between a producer of a resource and a buyer of a resource to purchase a certain volume of the producer's future production.

        Partnership:    Enviva Partners, LP.

        Predecessor:    Enviva, LP and its subsidiaries (other than Enviva Pellets Cottondale, LLC).

        Schedule K-1:    an income tax document used to report a partner's share of the Partnership's income, losses, deductions and credits and prepared for each partner individually.

        Southampton Plant:    a wood pellet production plant in Southampton County, Virginia, owned by Enviva Pellets Southampton, LLC.

        sponsor:    Enviva Holdings, LP, and, where applicable, its wholly owned subsidiaries Enviva MLP Holdco, LLC and Enviva Development Holdings, LLC.

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        stumpage:    the price paid to the underlying timber resource owner for the raw material.

        utility-grade wood pellets:    wood pellets meeting minimum requirements generally specified by industrial consumers and produced and sold in sufficient quantities to satisfy industrial-scale consumption.

        weighted-average remaining term:    the average of the remaining terms of our customer contracts, excluding contingent contracts, with each agreement weighted by the amount of product to be delivered each year under such agreement.

        wood fiber:    cellulosic elements that are extracted from trees and used to make various materials, including paper. In North America, wood fiber is primarily extracted from hardwood (deciduous) trees and softwood (coniferous) trees.

        wood pellets:    energy-dense, low-moisture and uniformly-sized units of wood fuel produced from processing various wood resources or byproducts.

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements

ENVIVA PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except for number of units)

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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ENVIVA PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Partners' Capital

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In thousands, except per unit amounts and unless otherwise noted)

(Unaudited)

(1) Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business

        Enviva Partners, LP (the "Partnership") is a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership formed on November 12, 2013, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Enviva Holdings, LP (the "sponsor"). Through its interests in Enviva, LP (the "Predecessor") and Enviva GP, LLC, the general partner of the Predecessor, the Partnership supplies utility-grade wood pellets to major power generators under long-term, take-or-pay off-take contracts. The Partnership procures wood fiber and processes it into utility-grade wood pellets. The Partnership loads the finished wood pellets into railcars, trucks and barges that are transported to deep-water marine terminals, where they are received, stored and ultimately loaded onto oceangoing vessels for transport to the Partnership's principally Northern European customers.

        The Partnership operates six industrial-scale wood pellet production plants located in the Mid-Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions of the United States. Wood pellets are exported from a wholly owned deep-water marine terminal in Chesapeake, Virginia and from third-party deep-water marine terminals in Mobile, Alabama and Panama City, Florida under long-term contracts.

Basis of Presentation

        On May 4, 2015, the Partnership completed an initial public offering (the "IPO") of common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (see Note 3, Initial Public Offering). Prior to the closing of the IPO, the sponsor contributed to the Partnership its interests in the Predecessor, Enviva GP, LLC, and Enviva Cottondale Acquisition II, LLC ("Acquisition II"), which was the owner of Enviva Pellets Cottondale, LLC ("Cottondale"), which owns a wood pellet production plant in Cottondale, Florida (the "Cottondale plant"). The primary assets contributed to the Partnership by the sponsor included five industrial-scale wood pellet production plants, a wholly owned deep-water marine terminal and long-term contractual arrangements to sell the wood pellets produced at the plants to third parties.

        Until April 9, 2015, Enviva MLP Holdco, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the sponsor, was the owner of the Predecessor, and Enviva Cottondale Acquisition I, LLC ("Acquisition I"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the sponsor, was the owner of Acquisition II.

        On January 5, 2015, the sponsor acquired Green Circle Bio Energy, Inc. ("Green Circle"), which owned the Cottondale plant. Acquisition I contributed Green Circle to the Partnership in April 2015 in exchange for subordinated units in the Partnership. Prior to such contribution, the sponsor converted Green Circle into a Delaware limited liability company and changed the name of the entity to "Enviva Pellets Cottondale, LLC."

        On April 9, 2015, the Partnership, the Predecessor and the sponsor executed a series of transactions that were accounted for as common control transactions and are referred to as the "Reorganization":

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Under a Contribution Agreement, the Predecessor conveyed 100% of the outstanding limited liability company interests in Enviva Pellets Southampton, LLC ("Southampton"), which owns a wood pellet production plant in Southampton County, Virginia (the "Southampton Plant"), to a

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(In thousands, except per unit amounts and unless otherwise noted)

(Unaudited)

(1) Description of Business and Basis of Presentation (Continued)

joint venture between the sponsor and certain affiliates of John Hancock Life Insurance Company (the "Hancock JV"), which is consolidated by the sponsor; and

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Under a separate Contribution Agreement by and among the sponsor, Enviva MLP Holdco, LLC, Acquisition I, the Predecessor and the Partnership, the parties executed the following transactions:



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The Predecessor distributed cash and cash equivalents of $1.7 million and accounts receivable of $2.4 million to the sponsor;



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The sponsor contributed to the Partnership 100% of the outstanding limited liability company interest in Acquisition II, the former owner of Cottondale (formerly Green Circle), which owns the Cottondale plant; and



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The sponsor contributed 100% of the outstanding interests in each of the Predecessor and Enviva GP, LLC to the Partnership.

        As a result of the Reorganization, the Partnership became the owner of the Predecessor, Enviva GP, LLC and Acquisition II.

        In connection with the closing of the IPO, under a Contribution Agreement by and among the sponsor, Enviva MLP Holdco, LLC, Acquisition I, the Predecessor and the Partnership, Acquisition II merged into the Partnership and the Partnership contributed its interest in Cottondale to the Predecessor.

        On December 11, 2015, under the terms of a Contribution Agreement by and among the Partnership and the Hancock JV, the Hancock JV contributed to Enviva, LP, all of the issued and outstanding limited liability interests in Southampton for total consideration of $131.0 million. The acquisition (the "Southampton Drop-Down") included the Southampton Plant, a ten-year 500,000 metric tons per year ("MTPY") take-or-pay off-take contract and a matching ten-year shipping contract. The Partnership accounted for the Southampton Drop-Down as a combination of entities under common control at historical cost in a manner similar to a pooling of interests. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods prior to the Southampton Drop-Down were retrospectively recast to reflect the acquisition as if it had occurred on April 9, 2015, the date Southampton was originally conveyed to the Hancock JV.

        The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements ("interim statements") of the Partnership include the accounts of the Predecessor and its subsidiaries and were prepared using the Predecessor's historical basis. Prior to the IPO, certain of the assets and liabilities of the Predecessor were transferred to the Partnership within the sponsor's consolidated group in a transaction under common control and, as such, the unaudited condensed consolidated historical financial statements of the Predecessor are presented as the Partnership's historical financial statements as the Partnership believes they provide a representation of management's ability to execute and manage the Partnership's business plan. As entities under common control, the contributed assets were recorded on the balance sheet at the Predecessor's historical basis rather than fair value. The financial statements were prepared using the Predecessor's historical basis in the assets and liabilities, and

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(In thousands, except per unit amounts and unless otherwise noted)

(Unaudited)

(1) Description of Business and Basis of Presentation (Continued)

include all revenues, costs, assets and liabilities attributed to the Predecessor. The financial statements for periods prior to the Reorganization reflect the contribution of the sponsor's interests in the Predecessor and Enviva GP, LLC as if the contributions occurred at the beginning of the periods presented and the contribution of the sponsor's interests in Acquisition II as if the contribution occurred on January 5, 2015, the date Green Circle was acquired by the sponsor.

        The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments and accruals that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of all interim periods presented herein and are of a normal recurring nature. The results reported in these interim statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire year. These interim statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as filed with the SEC.

        During interim periods, the Partnership follows the accounting policies disclosed in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Use of Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Partnership's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Debt Issuance Costs

        Effective January 1, 2016, the Partnership adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2015-03, Interest—Imputation of Interest (Topic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. The amendments in ASU 2015-03 require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The standard requires retrospective application and represents a change in accounting principle. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 resulted in a $5.6 million retrospective reduction of both the Partnership's assets (debt issuance costs) and long term debt and capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2015. The adoption had no impact on the Partnership's consolidated statements of income or cash flows.

        The accounting policies are set forth in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Other than the

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(In thousands, except per unit amounts and unless otherwise noted)

(Unaudited)

(1) Description of Business and Basis of Presentation (Continued)

adoption of ASU No. 2015-03, there have been no significant changes to these policies during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Recent and Pending Accounting Pronouncements

        In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation. The new standard identifies areas for simplification involving several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, an option to recognize gross stock compensation expense with actual forfeitures recognized as they occur, as well as certain classifications on the statement of cash flows. The Partnership does not expect the adoption of the new standard to have a material effect on the accounting for the Partnership's equity awards.

        In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. Under the new pronouncement, an entity is required to recognize assets and liabilities arising from a lease for all leases with a maximum possible term of more than 12 months. A lessee is required to recognize a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the leased asset (the underlying asset) for the lease term. For most leases of assets other than property (for example, equipment, aircraft, cars, trucks), a lessee would recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of lease payments and recognize the unwinding of the discount on the lease liability as interest separately from the amortization of the right-of-use asset. For most leases of property (that is, land and/or a building or part of a building), a lessee would recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of lease payments and recognize a single lease cost, combining the unwinding of the discount on the lease liability with the amortization of the right-of-use asset, on a straight-line basis. The new guidance is effective for public entities for fiscal year and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Upon adoption, a lessee and a lessor would recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. The Partnership is in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption on the Partnership's consolidated financial statements.

        In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The new standard provides new guidance on the recognition of revenue and states that an entity should recognize revenue when control of the goods or services transfers to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services, as opposed to recognizing revenue when the risks and rewards transfer to the customer under the existing revenue guidance. The new standard also requires significantly expanded disclosure regarding qualitative and quantitative information about the nature, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flow arising from contracts with customers. On July 9, 2015, the FASB approved a one-year delay in the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers—Principal versus Agent Considerations. The new standard clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(In thousands, except per unit amounts and unless otherwise noted)

(Unaudited)

(1) Description of Business and Basis of Presentation (Continued)

Customers—Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing. The new standard clarifies the guidance for identifying performance obligations. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which provides narrow scope improvements and practical expedients related to ASU No. 2014-09. The improvements address completed contracts and contract modifications at transition, noncash consideration, the presentation of sales taxes and other taxes collected from customers, and assessment of collectability when determining whether a transaction represents a valid contract. ASU No. 2014-09 permits the application retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the ASUs at the date of initial application. The Partnership is in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption on its consolidated financial statements and has not determined which implementation method will be adopted.

(2) Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control

Recast of Historical Financial Statements

        The financial statements as of June 30, 2015 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 have been recast to reflect the Southampton Drop-Down as if it had occurred on April 9, 2015, the date Southampton was originally conveyed to the Hancock JV.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(In thousands, except per unit amounts and unless otherwise noted)

(Unaudited)

(2) Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control (Continued)

        The following table presents the changes to previously reported amounts in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2015 included in the Partnership's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015:

        The following table presents the changes to previously reported amounts in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 included in the Partnership's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015:

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(In thousands, except per unit amounts and unless otherwise noted)

(Unaudited)

(2) Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control (Continued)

        The following table presents the changes to previously reported amounts in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 included in the Partnership's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015: