Phillips 66 to Sell Bakken Pipeline Stake, Other Assets to Partnership For $1.7 Billion
September 22 2017 - 9:49AM
Dow Jones News
By Cara Lombardo
Phillips 66 Partners LP (PSXP) will buy crude-oil pipeline and
coke-processing assets from its majority owner, Phillips 66 (PSX),
in a $1.7 billion deal, the companies said Friday.
Phillips 66 Partners is acquiring a 25% stake in the 1,872-mile
Bakken Pipeline and full ownership of Merey Sweeny LP, which owns
coke-processing units at Phillips 66's Sweeny Refinery in
Texas.
The partnership said the deal, valued at $2.4 billion when
including the assumption of debt, is expected to close early next
month. Phillips 66 Partners will fund the transaction through a
combination of debt, the private placement of $750 million of
equity units and issuance of $240 million of equity units to
Phillips 66.
Phillips 66 Partners Chief Executive Greg Garland said the deal
is the largest the history of the partnership, which was formed in
2013, and will reliably generate cash flow.
The Phillips 66 Partners deal is the latest in what has been an
active year for merger and acquisitions, though some of the
activity consists of companies spinning off assets or investing
more money into master limited partnerships. Master limited
partnerships, or partnerships that are publicly traded, offer tax
advantages that have made them an increasingly common way for oil
companies to structure pipeline operators and other
capital-intensive companies.
Phillips 66 has beat earnings estimates in recent quarters while
Phillips 66 Partners has missed. Shares in both companies were
inactive premarket Friday.
Write to Cara Lombardo at cara.lombardo@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 22, 2017 09:34 ET (13:34 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2017 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Phillips 66 Partners (NYSE:PSXP)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
Phillips 66 Partners (NYSE:PSXP)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024