CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1
. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Organization and Operations
NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE: NS) is a publicly held Delaware limited partnership engaged in the transportation of petroleum products and anhydrous ammonia, and the terminalling, storage and marketing of petroleum products. Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “NuStar Energy,” “NS,” “the Partnership,” “we,” “our” and “us” are used in this report to refer to NuStar Energy L.P., to one or more of our consolidated subsidiaries or to all of them taken as a whole. As a result of the merger described below, NuStar GP Holdings, LLC (NuStar GP Holdings or NSH), which indirectly owns our general partner, became a wholly owned subsidiary of ours on
July 20, 2018
.
We conduct our operations through our subsidiaries, primarily NuStar Logistics, L.P. (NuStar Logistics) and NuStar Pipeline Operating Partnership L.P. (NuPOP). We have
three
business segments: pipeline, storage and fuels marketing.
Recent Developments
Merger.
On July 20, 2018, we completed the merger of NSH with a subsidiary of NS. Under the terms of the merger agreement, NSH unitholders received
0.55
of a common unit representing a limited partner interest in NS in exchange for each NSH unit owned at the effective time of the merger. See Note
2
for further discussion of the merger.
Issuance of units.
On June 29, 2018, we issued
15,760,441
Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Units (Series D Preferred Units) at a price of
$25.38
per unit in a private placement for net proceeds of
$370.7 million
. On July 13, 2018, we issued an additional
7,486,209
Series D Preferred Units at a price of
$25.38
per unit in a private placement for net proceeds of
$185.1 million
. See Note
11
for further discussion. On June 29, 2018, we issued
413,736
common units at a price of
$24.17
per unit to William E. Greehey, Chairman of the Board of Directors of NuStar GP, LLC.
Hurricane Activity.
In the third quarter of 2017, several of our facilities were affected by the hurricanes in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, including our St. Eustatius terminal, which experienced the most damage and was temporarily shut down. The damage caused by the Caribbean hurricane resulted in lower revenues for our bunker fuel operations in our fuels marketing segment and lower throughput and associated handling fees in our storage segment in 2017 and in the first quarter of 2018. In January 2018, we received
$87.5 million
of insurance proceeds in settlement of our property damage claim for our St. Eustatius terminal, of which
$9.1 million
related to business interruption. Proceeds from business interruption insurance are included in “Operating expenses” in the consolidated statements of income and in “Cash flows from operating activities” in the consolidated statements of cash flows. We recorded a
$78.8 million
gain in “Other income, net” in the consolidated statements of income in the first quarter of 2018 for the amount by which the insurance proceeds exceeded our expenses incurred during the period. We expect that the costs to repair the property damage at the terminal will not exceed the amount of insurance proceeds received.
Basis of Presentation
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and subsidiaries in which the Partnership has a controlling interest. Inter-partnership balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included, and all disclosures are adequate. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature unless disclosed otherwise. Financial information for the three and
nine
months ended
September 30, 2018
and
2017
included in these Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Operating results for the three and
nine
months ended
September 30, 2018
are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending
December 31, 2018
. The consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 2017
has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2017
.
Certain previously reported amounts in the 2017 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2018 presentation.
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
2
. MERGER
On February 7, 2018, NuStar Energy, Riverwalk Logistics, L.P., NuStar GP, LLC, Marshall Merger Sub LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NuStar Energy (Merger Sub), Riverwalk Holdings, LLC and NuStar GP Holdings entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into NuStar GP Holdings with NuStar GP Holdings being the surviving entity (the Merger), such that NuStar Energy became the sole member of NuStar GP Holdings following the Merger on July 20, 2018 (refer to the next two pages for charts depicting our organizational structure before and after the Merger). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and at the effective time of the Merger, NuStar Energy’s partnership agreement was amended and restated to, among other things, (i) cancel the incentive distribution rights held by our general partner, (ii) convert the
2%
general partner interest in NuStar Energy held by our general partner into a non-economic management interest and (iii) provide the holders of our common units with voting rights in the election of the members of the board of directors of NuStar GP, LLC, beginning at the annual meeting in 2019.
At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding NuStar GP Holdings common unit was converted into the right to receive
0.55
of a NuStar Energy common unit and all NuStar GP Holdings common units ceased to be outstanding. No fractional NuStar Energy common units were issued in the Merger; instead, each holder of NuStar GP Holdings’ common units otherwise entitled to receive a fractional NuStar Energy common unit received cash in lieu thereof. As a result of the Merger, we issued approximately
23.6 million
NuStar Energy common units and cancelled the
10.2 million
NuStar Energy common units owned by subsidiaries of NuStar GP Holdings, resulting in approximately
13.4 million
incremental NuStar Energy common units outstanding after the Merger.
Also at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding award of NuStar GP Holdings restricted units was converted, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the awards immediately prior to the Merger, into an award of NuStar Energy restricted units. The number of NuStar Energy restricted units subject to the converted awards was determined pursuant to the
0.55
exchange ratio provided in the Merger Agreement.
Following the completion of the Merger, the NuStar GP, LLC board of directors consists of nine members, currently composed of the six members of the NuStar GP, LLC board of directors prior to the Merger and the three independent directors who served prior to the Merger on NuStar GP Holdings’ board of directors.
We accounted for the Merger as an equity transaction similar to a redemption or induced conversion of preferred stock. The excess of (1) the fair value of the consideration transferred in exchange for the outstanding NSH units over (2) the carrying value of the general partner interest in the Partnership was subtracted from net income available to common unitholders in the calculation of net loss per common unit attributable to the Merger as follows (in thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit data):
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Consideration transferred:
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Fair value of incremental NS common units issued
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|
$
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335,106
|
|
NSH debt and net current liabilities assumed
|
|
52,075
|
|
Transaction costs, including accrued costs
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|
15,897
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|
Total consideration
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403,078
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Carrying value of general partner interest
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|
25,999
|
|
Loss to common unitholders attributable to the Merger
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|
$
|
(377,079
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)
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|
|
For the three months ended September 30, 2018:
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|
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Basic weighted-average common units outstanding
|
|
104,264,796
|
|
Loss per common unit attributable to the Merger
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|
$
|
(3.62
|
)
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
The following chart depicts a summary of our organizational structure as of June 30, 2018, before the Merger:
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
The following chart depicts a summary of our organizational structure as of September 30, 2018, after the Merger:
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
3
. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Securities and Exchange Commission Disclosure Update and Simplification
In August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued final rules regarding disclosure requirements that were redundant, duplicative, overlapping or superseded by other SEC requirements or GAAP. The final rules primarily eliminated or reduced certain disclosure requirements, although they also required some additional disclosures. The guidance is effective on November 5, 2018, with an exception for the new disclosure requirement to present changes in partners’ equity in interim periods, which will permit entities to begin disclosing this information in the quarter that begins after the effective date of the final rules. We elected to utilize this exception, and will begin presenting statements of partners’ equity on an interim basis beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2019. These final rules did not have an impact on our financial position or results of operations.
Cloud Computing Arrangements
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance addressing a customer’s accounting for implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement (CCA) that is considered a service contract. Under the new guidance, implementation costs for a CCA should be evaluated for capitalization using the same approach as implementation costs associated with internal-use software and expensed over the term of the hosting arrangement. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. Prospective adoption for eligible costs incurred on or after the date of adoption or retrospective adoption are permitted. We are currently evaluating whether we will adopt these provisions early and whether we will elect prospective or retrospective adoption, but we do not expect the guidance to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or disclosures.
Disclosures for Defined Benefit Plans
In August 2018, the FASB issued amended guidance that makes minor changes to the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension and/or other postretirement benefit plans. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted, using a retrospective approach. We are currently evaluating whether we will adopt these provisions early, but we do not expect the guidance to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or disclosures.
Unit-Based Payments to Nonemployees
In June 2018, the FASB issued amended guidance which aligns the measurement and classification guidance for unit-based payments to nonemployees with the guidance for unit-based payments to employees, with certain exceptions. Under the amended guidance, unit-based payment awards to nonemployees will be measured at their grant date fair value. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The amended guidance should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. We are currently evaluating whether we will adopt these provisions early, but we do not expect the guidance to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or disclosures.
Comprehensive Income
In February 2018, the FASB issued amended guidance which provides an entity the option to reclassify stranded tax effects caused by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings, and also requires certain additional disclosures about those stranded tax effects. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The new requirements should be applied using one of two retrospective transition methods. We are currently evaluating whether we will adopt these provisions early, but we do not expect the guidance to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or disclosures.
Derivatives and Hedging
In August 2017, the FASB issued amended guidance intended to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements. The amended guidance also makes certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of current hedge accounting guidance. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. Certain of the new requirements should be applied prospectively, while others should be applied using a modified retrospective transition method. We currently expect to adopt the amended guidance on January 1, 2019. We do not expect the guidance to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations, and we are assessing the impact on our disclosures.
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Defined Benefit Plans
In March 2017, the FASB issued amended guidance that changes the presentation of net periodic pension cost related to defined benefit plans. Under the amended guidance, the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost will be presented in the same income statement line items as other current employee compensation costs, but the remaining components of net periodic benefit cost will be presented outside of operating income. The changes are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and amendments should be applied retrospectively. We began reporting the remaining components of net periodic benefit cost in “Other income, net” in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income upon adoption of the amended guidance on January 1, 2018. We applied the amended guidance prospectively as it did not have a material impact on previous periods.
Goodwill
In January 2017, the FASB issued amended guidance that simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment by eliminating step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Under the amended guidance, goodwill impairment will be measured as the excess of the reporting unit’s carrying value over its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill for that reporting unit. The changes are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and amendments should be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for any impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017, and we are currently evaluating whether we will adopt these provisions early. Regardless of our decision, we do not expect the guidance to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or disclosures.
Credit Losses
In June 2016, the FASB issued amended guidance that requires the use of a “current expected loss” model for financial assets measured at amortized cost and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures. Under this model, entities will be required to estimate the lifetime expected credit losses on such instruments based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This amended guidance also expands the disclosure requirements to enable users of financial statements to understand an entity’s assumptions, models and methods for estimating expected credit losses. The changes are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and amendments should be applied using a modified retrospective approach. We currently expect to adopt the amended guidance on January 1, 2020, and we are assessing the impact of this amended guidance on our financial position, results of operations and disclosures. We plan to provide additional information about the expected impact at a future date.
Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued amended guidance that requires lessees to recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from most leases on the balance sheet. For lessors, this amended guidance modifies the classification criteria and the accounting for sales-type and direct financing leases. The changes are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and amendments should be applied using one of two modified retrospective transition methods, with the option to use certain practical expedients including those for land easements. We currently expect to adopt these provisions on January 1, 2019 through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. We have identified our lease arrangements, continue the process of system implementation, and have begun to evaluate internal processes and controls. We do not expect the amended guidance to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations; however, we are continuing to evaluate the impact of the amended guidance. We intend to provide additional disclosures as required by the new standard, which we are currently assessing, in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2019.
Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board jointly issued a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard that requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The standard is effective for public entities for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, using one of two retrospective transition methods. We adopted these provisions January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. The transition adjustment related to the adoption was immaterial, and we do not expect the adoption of this standard to materially impact the amount or timing of our revenue going forward. Please refer to Note
13
for further discussion.
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
4
. ACQUISITIONS
Council Bluffs Acquisition
On April 16, 2018, we acquired CHS Inc.’s Council Bluffs pipeline system, comprised of a 227-mile pipeline and 18 storage tanks,
for approximately
$37.5 million
(the Council Bluffs Acquisition). The assets acquired and the results of operations are included in our pipeline segment from the date of acquisition. We accounted for this acquisition as an asset purchase.
Navigator Acquisition
On April 11, 2017, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement (the Acquisition Agreement) with FR Navigator Holdings LLC to acquire (the Navigator Acquisition) all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests in Navigator Energy Services, LLC (Navigator) for approximately
$1.5 billion
. We closed the Navigator Acquisition on
May 4, 2017
. We acquired crude oil transportation, pipeline gathering and storage assets located in the Midland Basin in West Texas that, along with the assets we have built since the date of the Navigator Acquisition, we collectively refer to as our Permian Crude System. The assets acquired are included in our pipeline segment. The condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income include the results of operations for Navigator commencing on May 4, 2017.
We accounted for the Navigator Acquisition using the acquisition method. The following table reflects the final purchase price allocation:
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Purchase Price Allocation
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(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Accounts receivable
|
$
|
4,747
|
|
Other current assets
|
2,359
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
376,690
|
|
Intangible assets (a)
|
700,000
|
|
Goodwill (b)
|
398,024
|
|
Other long-term assets, net
|
2,199
|
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Current liabilities
|
(22,300
|
)
|
Purchase price allocation, net of cash acquired
|
$
|
1,461,719
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Intangible assets, which consist of customer contracts and relationships, are amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of
20 years
.
|
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|
(b)
|
The goodwill acquired represents the expected benefit from entering new geographic areas and the anticipated opportunities to generate future cash flows from the assets acquired and potential future projects.
|
The unaudited pro forma information for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 below presents the combined historical financial information for Navigator and the Partnership for those periods. This information assumes:
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•
|
we completed the Navigator Acquisition on January 1, 2017;
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|
•
|
we issued approximately
14.4 million
common units;
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|
|
•
|
we received a contribution from our general partner of
$13.6 million
to maintain the
2%
general partner economic interest it owned at that time;
|
|
|
•
|
we issued
15.4 million
Series B Preferred Units;
|
|
|
•
|
we issued
$550.0 million
of
5.625%
senior notes;
|
|
|
•
|
additional depreciation and amortization that would have been incurred assuming the fair value adjustments to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets reflected in the purchase price allocation above; and
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•
|
we satisfied Navigator’s outstanding obligations under its revolving credit agreement.
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Per Unit Data)
|
Revenues
|
$
|
1,377,883
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
102,251
|
|
Basic net income per common unit
|
$
|
0.31
|
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
The pro forma information for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 includes transaction costs of approximately
$14.0 million
, which were directly attributable to the Navigator Acquisition and paid in the second quarter of 2017. The pro forma information is unaudited and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have resulted had the Navigator Acquisition occurred on January 1, 2017 or that may result in the future.
5
. DEBT
Revolving Credit Agreement
On June 29, 2018, NuStar Logistics amended its revolving credit agreement (the Revolving Credit Agreement) to exclude the Series D Preferred Units from the definition of “Indebtedness.” Additionally, the amendment reduced the total amount available for borrowing from
$1.75 billion
to
$1.575 billion
, effective June 29, 2018, with a further reduction to
$1.4 billion
, effective December 28, 2018.
The Revolving Credit Agreement was also amended to, among other things, add a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement), which must not be less than 1.75-to-1.00 for each rolling period of four quarters, beginning with the rolling period ending June 30, 2018.
On March 28, 2018, NuStar Logistics amended the Revolving Credit Agreement to increase the
maximum allowed consolidated debt coverage ratio (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) to 5.25-to-1.00 for the rolling periods ending June 30, 2018 through December 31, 2018. For any rolling periods ending on or after March 31, 2019, the maximum allowed consolidated debt coverage ratio may not exceed 5.00-to-1.00.
The Revolving Credit Agreement was also amended to, among other things, provide that the definition of “Change in Control” in the Revolving Credit Agreement excludes the Merger discussed in Note
2
.
The maximum consolidated debt coverage ratio and minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio requirements may limit the amount we can borrow under the Revolving Credit Agreement to an amount less than the total amount available for borrowing. As of
September 30, 2018
, we had
$563.9 million
available for borrowing, and we believe that we are in compliance with the covenants in the Revolving Credit Agreement.
The Revolving Credit Agreement bears interest, at our option, based on an alternative base rate, a LIBOR-based rate or a EURIBOR-based rate. The interest rate on the Revolving Credit Agreement is subject to adjustment if our debt rating is downgraded (or upgraded) by certain credit rating agencies. In February 2018, Moody’s Investor Service Inc. (Moody’s) lowered our credit rating from Ba1 to Ba2. This rating downgrade caused the interest rate on our Revolving Credit Agreement to increase by
0.25%
effective February 2018. As of
September 30, 2018
, our weighted-average interest rate related to borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement was
4.0%
, and we had
$1.0 billion
outstanding.
NuStar Logistics Senior Notes
The credit rating downgrade by Moody’s in February 2018 increased the interest rate on our
$350.0 million
of
7.65%
senior notes by
0.25%
, resulting in an interest rate of
8.65%
applicable to the interest payment due April 15, 2018. We repaid these notes on April 15, 2018 with borrowings under our Revolving Credit Agreement.
NuStar Logistics Subordinated Notes
Effective January 15, 2018, the interest rate on NuStar Logistics’
$402.5 million
of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due January 15, 2043 switched from a fixed annual rate of
7.625%
, payable quarterly in arrears, to
an annual rate equal to the sum of the three-month LIBOR for the related quarterly interest period, plus 6.734% payable quarterly, commencing with the interest payment due April 15, 2018.
As of
September 30, 2018
, the interest rate was
9.1%
.
Receivables Financing Agreement
NuStar Energy and NuStar Finance LLC (NuStar Finance), a special purpose entity and wholly owned subsidiary of NuStar Energy, are parties to a
$125.0 million
receivables financing agreement with third-party lenders (the Receivables Financing Agreement) and agreements with certain of NuStar Energy’s wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively with the Receivables Financing Agreement, the Securitization Program). NuStar Finance’s sole activity consists of purchasing receivables from NuStar Energy’s wholly owned subsidiaries that participate in the Securitization Program and providing these receivables as collateral for NuStar Finance’s revolving borrowings under the Securitization Program. NuStar Finance is a separate legal entity and the assets of NuStar Finance, including these accounts receivable, are not available to satisfy the claims of creditors of NuStar Energy, its subsidiaries selling receivables under the Securitization Program or their affiliates. The amount available for borrowing is based on the availability of eligible receivables and other customary factors and conditions. The March 28, 2018 amendment to the Revolving Credit Agreement also limits the amount of borrowings under the Receivables Financing Agreement to
$125.0 million
.
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Borrowings by NuStar Finance under the Receivables Financing Agreement bear interest at the applicable bank rate, as defined under the Receivables Financing Agreement. The weighted average interest rate related to outstanding borrowings under the Securitization Program as of
September 30, 2018
was
3.1%
. As of
September 30, 2018
,
$104.9 million
of our accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, are included in the Securitization Program. The amount of borrowings outstanding under the Receivables Financing Agreement totaled
$63.7 million
as of
September 30, 2018
, which is included in “Long-term debt” on the consolidated balance sheet. On March 28, 2018, the Receivables Financing Agreement was amended to change the definition of Change in Control in the Receivables Financing Agreement such that the Merger discussed in Note
2
would not be a Change in Control for purposes of the Receivables Financing Agreement.
6
. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
We have contingent liabilities resulting from various litigation, claims and commitments. We record accruals for loss contingencies when losses are considered probable and can be reasonably estimated. Legal fees associated with defending the Partnership in legal matters are expensed as incurred. We accrued
$2.9 million
for contingent losses as of
September 30, 2018
and
$7.3 million
as of
December 31, 2017
. The amount that will ultimately be paid related to such matters may differ from the recorded accruals, and the timing of such payments is uncertain. We evaluate each contingent loss at least quarterly, and more frequently as each matter progresses and develops over time, and we do not believe that the resolution of any particular claim or proceeding, or all matters in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
7
. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
We segregate the inputs used in measuring fair value into three levels: Level 1, defined as observable inputs, such as quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists. We consider counterparty credit risk and our own credit risk in the determination of all estimated fair values.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
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|
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|
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
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Level 3
|
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Total
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Assets:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Other long-term assets, net:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
8,031
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
8,031
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity derivatives
|
$
|
(276
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(276
|
)
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
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|
December 31, 2017
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
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Total
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Other current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product imbalances
|
$
|
3,890
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
3,890
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product imbalances
|
$
|
(1,534
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(1,534
|
)
|
Commodity derivatives
|
(878
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(878
|
)
|
Interest rate swaps
|
—
|
|
|
(5,394
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,394
|
)
|
Other long-term liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps
|
—
|
|
|
(4,594
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4,594
|
)
|
Total liabilities
|
$
|
(2,412
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,988
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(12,400
|
)
|
Product Imbalances.
Pursuant to the new revenue recognition standard we adopted January 1, 2018, we no longer recognize the fair value of product imbalances on our consolidated balance sheets. Prior to adoption, we valued our assets and liabilities related to product imbalances using quoted market prices in active markets as of the reporting date; accordingly, we included these product imbalances in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
Commodity Derivatives.
We base the fair value of certain of our commodity derivative instruments on quoted prices on an exchange; accordingly, we include these items in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. See Note
8
for a discussion of our derivative instruments.
Interest Rate Swaps.
Because
we estimate the fair value of our forward-starting interest rate swaps using discounted cash flows, which use observable inputs such as time to maturity and market interest rates, we include these interest rate swaps in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
We recognize cash equivalents, receivables, payables and debt in our consolidated balance sheets at their carrying amounts. The fair values of these financial instruments, except for long-term debt, approximate their carrying amounts.
The estimated fair values and carrying amounts of long-term debt, including the current portion, were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Fair value
|
$
|
3,409,199
|
|
|
$
|
3,677,622
|
|
Carrying amount
|
$
|
3,376,852
|
|
|
$
|
3,613,059
|
|
We have estimated the fair value of our publicly traded notes based upon quoted prices in active markets; therefore, we determined that the fair value of our publicly traded notes falls in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. With regard to our other debt, for which a quoted market price is not available, we have estimated the fair value using a discounted cash flow analysis using current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements and determined that the fair value falls in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
8
. DERIVATIVES AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
We utilize various derivative instruments to manage our exposure to interest rate risk and commodity price risk. Our risk management policies and procedures are designed to monitor interest rates, futures and swap positions and over-the-counter positions, as well as physical commodity volumes, grades, locations and delivery schedules, to help ensure that our hedging activities address our market risks.
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Interest Rate Risk
We are a party to certain interest rate swap agreements to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates, which include forward-starting interest rate swap agreements related to a forecasted debt issuance in 2020. We entered into these swaps in order to hedge the risk of fluctuations in the required interest payments attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate during the period from the effective date of the swap to the issuance of the forecasted debt. Under the terms of the swaps, we pay a fixed rate and
receive a rate based on the three-month USD LIBOR
. These swaps qualify as cash flow hedges, and we designate them as such. We record the effective portion of mark-to-market adjustments as a component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” (AOCI), and the amount in AOCI will be recognized in “Interest expense, net” as the forecasted interest payments occur or if the interest payments are probable not to occur. As of
September 30, 2018
and
December 31, 2017
, the aggregate notional amount of forward-starting interest rate swaps totaled
$250.0 million
and
$600.0 million
, respectively. In April 2018, in connection with the maturity of the
7.65%
senior notes due April 15, 2018, we terminated forward-starting interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of
$350.0 million
and received
$8.0 million
. The termination payments are included in cash flows from financing activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows. During the third quarter of 2018, we determined that
one
forecasted interest payment was probable not to occur, and we reclassified
$0.3 million
from AOCI to “Interest expense, net.”
Commodity Price Risk
We are exposed to market risks related to the volatility of petroleum product prices. In order to reduce the risk of commodity price fluctuations with respect to our petroleum product inventories and related firm commitments to purchase and/or sell such inventories, we utilize commodity futures and swap contracts, which qualify, and we designate, as fair value hedges. Derivatives that are intended to hedge our commodity price risk but fail to qualify as fair value hedges are considered economic hedges, and we record associated gains and losses in net income. Our risk management committee oversees our trading controls and procedures and certain aspects of commodity and trading risk management. Our risk management committee also reviews all new commodity and trading risk management strategies in accordance with our risk management policy, as approved by our board of directors. We ceased marketing crude oil in the second quarter of 2017 and exited our heavy fuels trading operations in the third quarter of 2017, thereby reducing our overall hedging activity.
The volume of commodity contracts is based on open derivative positions and represents the combined volume of our long and short open positions on an absolute basis, which totaled
0.2 million
and
1.2 million
barrels as of
September 30, 2018
and
December 31, 2017
, respectively. We had
$0.4 million
and
$0.3 million
of margin deposits as of
September 30, 2018
and
December 31, 2017
, respectively.
The fair values of our derivative instruments included in our consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset Derivatives
|
|
Liability Derivatives
|
|
Balance Sheet Location
|
|
September 30,
2018
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
September 30,
2018
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Derivatives Designated as
Hedging Instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps
|
Other long-term assets, net
|
|
$
|
8,031
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Commodity contracts
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
28
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(296
|
)
|
|
(112
|
)
|
Interest rate swaps
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,394
|
)
|
Interest rate swaps
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4,594
|
)
|
Total
|
|
|
8,059
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(296
|
)
|
|
(10,100
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives Not Designated
as Hedging Instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity contracts
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
5
|
|
|
742
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
(1,508
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Derivatives
|
|
|
$
|
8,064
|
|
|
$
|
742
|
|
|
$
|
(309
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,608
|
)
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Certain of our derivative instruments are eligible for offset in the consolidated balance sheets and subject to master netting arrangements. Under our master netting arrangements, there is a legally enforceable right to offset amounts, and we intend to settle such amounts on a net basis. The following are the net amounts presented on the consolidated balance sheets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity Contracts
|
|
September 30,
2018
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Net amounts of liabilities presented in the consolidated balance sheets
|
|
$
|
(276
|
)
|
|
$
|
(878
|
)
|
We recognize the impact of our commodity contracts on earnings in “Cost of product sales” on the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income, as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedging Instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) gain recognized in income on derivative
|
$
|
(294
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,134
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,597
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,327
|
|
(Loss) gain recognized in income on hedged item
|
(221
|
)
|
|
1,111
|
|
|
997
|
|
|
(1,036
|
)
|
(Loss) gain recognized in income for ineffective portion
|
$
|
(515
|
)
|
|
$
|
(23
|
)
|
|
$
|
(600
|
)
|
|
$
|
291
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss recognized in income on derivative
|
$
|
(209
|
)
|
|
$
|
(132
|
)
|
|
$
|
(439
|
)
|
|
$
|
(218
|
)
|
Our interest rate swaps had the following impact on earnings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income on derivative (effective portion)
|
$
|
3,540
|
|
|
$
|
(2,064
|
)
|
|
$
|
26,067
|
|
|
$
|
(10,005
|
)
|
Loss reclassified from AOCI into interest expense, net (effective portion)
|
$
|
(1,719
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,584
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,271
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5,112
|
)
|
As of
September 30, 2018
, we expect to reclassify a loss of
$4.0 million
to “Interest expense, net” within the next twelve months associated with unwound forward-starting interest rate swaps.
9
. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Please refer to Note
2
for a discussion of the Merger.
Prior to the Merger, we were a party to the Amended and Restated Services Agreement with NuStar GP, LLC, effective
March 1, 2016
(the Amended GP Services Agreement), which provided that we furnish administrative services necessary to conduct the business of NuStar GP Holdings, and NuStar GP Holdings compensated us for these services for an annual fee of $1.0 million, subject to adjustment. We terminated the Amended GP Services Agreement in conjunction with the Merger.
10
. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
NuStar’s Pension Plan is a qualified non-contributory defined benefit pension plan that provides eligible U.S. employees with retirement income as calculated under a cash balance formula. NuStar’s Excess Pension Plan is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that provides benefits to a select group of management or other highly compensated employees. The Pension Plan and Excess Pension Plan are collectively referred to as the Pension Plans. In September 2018, we contributed
$11.0 million
to the Pension Plans.
We also sponsor a contributory medical benefits plan for U.S. employees who retired prior to April 1, 2014. For employees who retire on or after April 1, 2014, we provide partial reimbursement for eligible third-party health care premiums.
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
The components of net periodic benefit cost (income) related to our Pension Plans and other postretirement benefit plans were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Plans
|
|
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
For the three months ended September 30:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service cost
|
$
|
2,405
|
|
|
$
|
2,239
|
|
|
$
|
126
|
|
|
$
|
115
|
|
Interest cost
|
1,206
|
|
|
1,127
|
|
|
107
|
|
|
107
|
|
Expected return on assets
|
(1,854
|
)
|
|
(1,603
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Amortization of prior service credit
|
(515
|
)
|
|
(515
|
)
|
|
(286
|
)
|
|
(286
|
)
|
Amortization of net loss
|
544
|
|
|
371
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
47
|
|
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
|
$
|
1,786
|
|
|
$
|
1,619
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the nine months ended September 30:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service cost
|
$
|
7,216
|
|
|
$
|
6,717
|
|
|
$
|
378
|
|
|
$
|
341
|
|
Interest cost
|
3,618
|
|
|
3,381
|
|
|
322
|
|
|
323
|
|
Expected return on assets
|
(5,563
|
)
|
|
(4,808
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Amortization of prior service credit
|
(1,543
|
)
|
|
(1,546
|
)
|
|
(859
|
)
|
|
(858
|
)
|
Amortization of net loss
|
1,631
|
|
|
1,113
|
|
|
160
|
|
|
143
|
|
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
|
$
|
5,359
|
|
|
$
|
4,857
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
(51
|
)
|
11
. SERIES D CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED UNITS
Purchase Agreement and Issuance of Series D Preferred Units
On June 26, 2018, the Partnership entered into a purchase agreement (the Series D Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement) with investment funds, accounts and entities (collectively, the Purchasers) managed by EIG Management Company, LLC and FS/EIG Advisors, LLC to issue and sell
$590.0 million
of Series D Preferred Units in a private placement. The Partnership issued a total of
23,246,650
Series D Preferred Units to the Purchasers at a price of
$25.38
per Series D Preferred Unit (the Series D Preferred Unit Purchase Price). At the initial closing on June 29, 2018 (the Initial Closing), the Purchasers purchased
15,760,441
Series D Preferred Units for
$400.0 million
, and we received net proceeds of
$370.7 million
. The Purchasers purchased the remaining
7,486,209
Series D Preferred Units for
$190.0 million
at a second closing on July 13, 2018. The aggregate net proceeds to the Partnership from the sale of the Series D Preferred Units of
$555.8 million
, including deductions for a
3.5%
transaction fee of
$20.7 million
paid to the Purchasers and other issuance costs of
$13.5 million
, were used for general partnership purposes, including repayment of outstanding borrowings under our Revolving Credit Agreement.
Series D Preferred Units Rights
At the Initial Closing and pursuant to the Series D Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, the Partnership amended and restated its partnership agreement to authorize and establish the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series D Preferred Units. The Series D Preferred Units rank equal to other classes of preferred units and senior to common units in the Partnership with respect to distribution rights and rights upon liquidation. The Series D Preferred Units generally will vote on an as-converted basis with the common units and will have certain class voting rights with respect to a limited number of matters as set forth in the partnership agreement.
Series D Preferred Units Distributions
Distributions on the Series D Preferred Units accrue and are cumulative from the issuance dates and are payable on the 15th day (or next business day) of each of March, June, September and December, beginning September 17, 2018 to holders of record on the first business day of each payment month. The distribution rate on the Series D Preferred Units is: (i)
9.75%
per annum for the first two years; (ii)
10.75%
per annum for years three through five; and (iii)
the greater of 13.75% per annum or the common unit distribution rate thereafter
. While the Series D Preferred Units are outstanding, the Partnership will be prohibited from paying distributions on any junior securities, including the common units, unless full cumulative distributions on the Series D Preferred Units (and any parity securities) have been, or contemporaneously are being, paid or set aside for payment through the most recent Series D Preferred Unit distribution payment date. For the four distribution periods beginning with the
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
initial Series D Preferred Unit distribution, the Series D Preferred Unit distributions may be paid, in the Partnership’s sole discretion, in (i) cash or (ii) a combination of additional Series D Preferred Units and cash, provided that up to
50%
of the distribution amount may be paid in additional Series D Preferred Units. Thereafter, any Series D Preferred Unit distributions in excess of
$0.635
per unit may be paid, in the Partnership’s sole discretion, in additional Series D Preferred Units, with the remainder paid in cash.
If we fail to pay in full any Series D Preferred Unit distribution amount, then, until we pay such distributions in full, the applicable distribution rate for each of those distribution periods shall be increased by
$0.048
per Series D Preferred Unit. In addition, if we fail to pay in full any Series D Preferred Unit distribution amount for three consecutive distribution periods, then until we pay such distributions in full: (i)
each holder of the Series D Preferred Units may elect to convert its Series D Preferred Units into common units on a one-for-one basis, plus any unpaid Series D distributions
, (ii) one person selected by the holders holding a majority of the outstanding Series D Preferred Units shall become an additional member of our board of directors and (iii) we will not be permitted to incur any indebtedness (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) or engage in any acquisitions or asset sales in excess of
$50.0 million
without the consent of the holders holding a majority of the outstanding Series D Preferred Units. In addition, we will permanently lose the ability to pay any part of the distributions on the Series D Preferred Units in the form of additional Series D Preferred Units.
In October 2018, our board of directors declared a distribution of
$0.619
per Series D Preferred Unit to be paid on
December 17, 2018
to holders of record as of
December 3, 2018
. In July 2018, our board of directors declared an initial distribution of
$0.525
per Series D Preferred Unit issued on June 29, 2018 and an initial distribution of
$0.431
per Series D Preferred Unit issued on
July 13, 2018
, which were both paid on
September 17, 2018
to holders of record as of
September 4, 2018
.
Series D Preferred Units Conversion and Redemption Features
At any time on or after June 29, 2020, each holder of Series D Preferred Units may convert all or any portion of its Series D Preferred Units into common units on a one-for-one basis (plus any unpaid Series D distributions), subject to anti-dilution adjustments, at any time, but not more than once per quarter, so long as any conversion is for at least
$50.0 million
based on the Series D Preferred Unit Purchase Price (or such lesser amount representing all of a holder’s Series D Preferred Units).
The Partnership may redeem all or any portion of the Series D Preferred Units, in an amount not less than
$50.0 million
for cash at a redemption price equal to, as applicable: (i) $31.73 per Series D Preferred Unit at any time on or after June 29, 2023 but prior to June 29, 2024; (ii) $30.46 per Series D Preferred Unit at any time on or after June 29, 2024 but prior to June 29, 2025; (iii) $29.19 per Series D Preferred Unit at any time on or after June 29, 2025; plus, in each case, the sum of any unpaid distributions on the applicable Series D Preferred Unit plus the distributions prorated for the number of days elapsed (not to exceed
90
) in the period of redemption (Series D Partial Period Distributions). The holders have the option to convert the units prior to such redemption as discussed above.
Additionally, at any time on or after June 29, 2028, each holder of Series D Preferred Units will have the right to require the Partnership to redeem all of the Series D Preferred Units held by such holder at a redemption price equal to
$29.19 per Series D Preferred Unit plus any unpaid Series D distributions plus the Series D Partial Period Distributions
. If a holder of Series D Preferred Units exercises its redemption right, the Partnership may elect to pay up to
50%
of such amount in common units (which shall be valued at
93%
of a volume-weighted average trading price of the common units); provided, that the common units to be issued do not, in the aggregate, exceed
15%
of NuStar Energy’s common equity market capitalization at the time.
Series D Preferred Units Change of Control
Upon certain events involving a change of control, each holder of the Series D Preferred Units may elect to: (i)
convert its Series D Preferred Units into common units on a one-for-one basis, plus any unpaid Series D distributions
; (ii) require the Partnership to redeem its Series D Preferred Units for an amount equal to
the sum of (a) $29.82 per Series D Preferred Unit plus (b) any unpaid Series D distributions plus (c) the applicable distribution amount for the distribution periods ending after the change of control event and prior to (but including) the fourth anniversary of the Initial Closing
; (iii) if the Partnership is the surviving entity and its common units continue to be listed, continue to hold its Series D Preferred Units; or (iv) if the Partnership will not be the surviving entity, or it will be the surviving entity but its common units will cease to be listed, require the Partnership to use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver a security in the surviving entity that has substantially similar terms as the Series D Preferred Units; however, if the Partnership is unable to deliver a mirror security, each holder is still entitled to option (i) or (ii) above.
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Registration Rights Agreement
On June 29, 2018, in connection with the Initial Closing and pursuant to the Series D Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, the Partnership entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement) with the Purchasers relating to the registration of the Series D Preferred Units and common units issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Units (the Common Unit Registrable Securities, and, collectively with the Series D Preferred Units, the Registrable Securities). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Partnership is required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to file a registration statement and to cause such registration statement to become effective: (i) with respect to the Common Unit Registrable Securities, no later than one year after the Initial Closing; and (ii) with respect to the Series D Preferred Units, after the second anniversary of the Initial Closing, no later than one year after receipt by the Partnership of a written request from holders holding a majority of the Series D Preferred Units to register the Series D Preferred Units. If the Partnership fails to cause such registration statements to become effective by such dates, the Partnership will be required to pay certain amounts to the holders of the Registrable Securities as liquidated damages.
Series D Preferred Units Accounting Treatment
The Series D Preferred Units include redemption provisions at the option of the holders of the Series D Preferred Units and upon a Series D Change of Control (as defined in the partnership agreement), which are outside the Partnership’s control. Therefore, the Series D Preferred Units are presented in the mezzanine section of the consolidated balance sheets. The Series D Preferred Units have been recorded at their issuance date fair value, net of issuance costs. We reassess the presentation of the Series D Preferred Units in our consolidated balance sheets on a quarterly basis.
The Series D Preferred Units are subject to accretion from their carrying value at the issuance date to the redemption value, which is based on the redemption right of the Series D Preferred Unit holders that may be exercised at any time on or after
June 29, 2028
, using the effective interest method over a period of ten years. In the calculation of net income per unit, the accretion will be treated in the same manner as a distribution and deducted from net income to arrive at net income attributable to common units.
Series D Preferred Units Activity
The following table summarizes changes to our mezzanine equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Beginning balance
|
$
|
370,711
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Net income
|
13,848
|
|
|
14,060
|
|
Distributions to partners
|
(13,848
|
)
|
|
(14,060
|
)
|
Issuance of units
|
185,102
|
|
|
555,813
|
|
Series D Preferred Unit accretion
|
4,031
|
|
|
4,031
|
|
Ending balance
|
$
|
559,844
|
|
|
$
|
559,844
|
|
12
. PARTNERS' EQUITY
Please refer to Note
2
for a discussion of the Merger.
Issuance of Common Units
On June 29, 2018, we issued
413,736
common units at a price of
$24.17
per unit to William E. Greehey, Chairman of the Board of Directors of NuStar GP, LLC. We used the proceeds of
$10.2 million
from the sale of these units, including a contribution of
$0.2 million
from our general partner to maintain the
2%
general partner economic interest it owned at that time, for general partnership purposes.
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Partners’ Equity Activity
The following table summarizes changes to our partners’ equity, which excludes the carrying value of the Series D Preferred Units (in thousands of dollars):
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of January 1, 2018
|
$
|
2,480,089
|
|
Net income
|
189,608
|
|
Unit-based compensation
|
6,559
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
23,204
|
|
Distributions to partners
|
(284,605
|
)
|
Issuance of common units, including contribution from general partner
|
10,204
|
|
Adjustments related to the Merger (refer to Note 2 for discussion)
|
(67,972
|
)
|
Series D Preferred Unit accretion (refer to Note 11 for discussion)
|
(4,031
|
)
|
Other
|
(6,174
|
)
|
Balance as of September 30, 2018
|
$
|
2,346,882
|
|
Cash Distributions
General Partner and Common Limited Partners
. We make quarterly distributions to common unitholders, and, prior to the Merger, made quarterly distributions to the general partner of
100%
of our available cash, generally defined as cash receipts less cash disbursements, including distributions to our
preferred units
, and cash reserves established by the general partner, in its sole discretion. These quarterly distributions are declared and paid within
45
days subsequent to each quarter-end. The common unitholders receive a distribution each quarter as determined by the board of directors, subject to limitation by the distributions in arrears, if any, on our preferred units. Prior to the Merger, our available cash was distributed based on the percentages shown below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of Distribution
|
Quarterly Distribution Amount per Common Unit
|
|
Common
Unitholders
|
|
General Partner
Including Incentive Distributions
|
Up to $0.60
|
|
98%
|
|
2%
|
Above $0.60 up to $0.66
|
|
90%
|
|
10%
|
Above $0.66
|
|
75%
|
|
25%
|
The general partner was not allocated distributions beginning with the second quarter of 2018 as a result of the Merger, which was effective prior to the record date for the second quarter distribution. Beginning with the second quarter of 2018, the common limited partners’ distribution includes the additional common units issued in exchange for previously outstanding NSH units because the Merger closed prior to the common unit distribution record date for the second quarter of 2018. The following table reflects the allocation of total cash distributions to the general partner and common limited partners applicable to the period in which the distributions were earned:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Per Unit Data)
|
General partner interest
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,302
|
|
|
$
|
1,141
|
|
|
$
|
6,947
|
|
General partner incentive distribution
|
—
|
|
|
10,912
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
34,736
|
|
Total general partner distribution
|
—
|
|
|
13,214
|
|
|
1,141
|
|
|
41,683
|
|
Common limited partners’ distribution
|
64,248
|
|
|
101,870
|
|
|
184,369
|
|
|
305,652
|
|
Total cash distributions
|
$
|
64,248
|
|
|
$
|
115,084
|
|
|
$
|
185,510
|
|
|
$
|
347,335
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash distributions per unit applicable to common limited partners
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
|
$
|
1.095
|
|
|
$
|
1.800
|
|
|
$
|
3.285
|
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
The following table summarizes information about our quarterly cash distributions to our general partner, prior to the Merger, and to our common limited partners:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
Cash
Distributions
Per Unit
|
|
Total Cash
Distributions
|
|
Record Date
|
|
Payment Date
|
|
|
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.600
|
|
|
$
|
64,248
|
|
|
November 8, 2018
|
|
November 14, 2018
|
June 30, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.600
|
|
|
$
|
64,205
|
|
|
August 7, 2018
|
|
August 13, 2018
|
March 31, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.600
|
|
|
$
|
57,057
|
|
|
May 8, 2018
|
|
May 14, 2018
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
$
|
1.095
|
|
|
$
|
115,267
|
|
|
February 8, 2018
|
|
February 13, 2018
|
Preferred Units.
The following table summarizes information about our cash distributions on our
8.50%
Series A,
7.625%
Series B and
9.00%
Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Period
|
|
Cash
Distributions
Per Unit
|
|
Total Cash
Distributions
|
|
Record Date
|
|
Payment Date
|
|
|
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
Series A Preferred Units:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 15, 2018 - December 14, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.53125
|
|
|
$
|
4,813
|
|
|
December 3, 2018
|
|
December 17, 2018
|
June 15, 2018 - September 14, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.53125
|
|
|
$
|
4,813
|
|
|
September 4, 2018
|
|
September 17, 2018
|
March 15, 2018 - June 14, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.53125
|
|
|
$
|
4,813
|
|
|
June 1, 2018
|
|
June 15, 2018
|
December 15, 2017 - March 14, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.53125
|
|
|
$
|
4,813
|
|
|
March 1, 2018
|
|
March 15, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series B Preferred Units:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 15, 2018 - December 14, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.47657
|
|
|
$
|
7,339
|
|
|
December 3, 2018
|
|
December 17, 2018
|
June 15, 2018 - September 14, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.47657
|
|
|
$
|
7,339
|
|
|
September 4, 2018
|
|
September 17, 2018
|
March 15, 2018 - June 14, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.47657
|
|
|
$
|
7,339
|
|
|
June 1, 2018
|
|
June 15, 2018
|
December 15, 2017 - March 14, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.47657
|
|
|
$
|
7,339
|
|
|
March 1, 2018
|
|
March 15, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series C Preferred Units:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 15, 2018 to December 14, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.56250
|
|
|
$
|
3,881
|
|
|
December 3, 2018
|
|
December 17, 2018
|
June 15, 2018 to September 14, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.56250
|
|
|
$
|
3,881
|
|
|
September 4, 2018
|
|
September 17, 2018
|
March 15, 2018 to June 14, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.56250
|
|
|
$
|
3,881
|
|
|
June 1, 2018
|
|
June 15, 2018
|
November 30, 2017 - March 14, 2018
|
|
$
|
0.65625
|
|
|
$
|
4,528
|
|
|
March 1, 2018
|
|
March 15, 2018
|
Allocations of Net Income
Our partnership agreement sets forth the calculation to be used to determine the amount and priority of cash distributions that the unitholders will receive and, prior to the Merger, the general partner received. The partnership agreement also contains provisions for the allocation of net income to the unitholders and, prior to the Merger, to the general partner. Our net income for each quarterly reporting period is first allocated to the preferred limited partner unitholders in an amount equal to the earned distributions for the respective reporting period and, prior to the Merger, then to the general partner in an amount equal to the general partner’s incentive distribution calculated based upon the declared distribution for the respective reporting period. Prior to the Merger, we allocated the remaining net income or loss among the common unitholders (
98%
) and general partner (
2%
), as set forth in our partnership agreement.
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The balance of and changes in the components included in AOCI were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
Currency
Translation
|
|
Cash Flow
Hedges
|
|
Pension and
Other
Postretirement
Benefits
|
|
Total
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Balance as of January 1, 2018
|
$
|
(51,603
|
)
|
|
$
|
(24,304
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,020
|
)
|
|
$
|
(84,927
|
)
|
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassification adjustments
|
(6,536
|
)
|
|
26,067
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19,531
|
|
Net gain on pension costs reclassified into other income, net
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(611
|
)
|
|
(611
|
)
|
Net loss on cash flow hedges reclassified into interest
expense, net
|
—
|
|
|
4,271
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,271
|
|
Other
|
60
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(47
|
)
|
|
13
|
|
Other comprehensive (loss) income
|
(6,476
|
)
|
|
30,338
|
|
|
(658
|
)
|
|
23,204
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2018
|
$
|
(58,079
|
)
|
|
$
|
6,034
|
|
|
$
|
(9,678
|
)
|
|
$
|
(61,723
|
)
|
13
. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
Transition
On January 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”
(ASC Topic 606) using the modified retrospective method and applying ASC Topic 606 to all revenue contracts with customers. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under ASC Topic 606. In accordance with the modified retrospective approach, prior period amounts were not adjusted and are reported under ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition.” The adoption of ASC Topic 606 affected our consolidated statements of comprehensive income as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As Reported
|
|
Without Adoption of ASC Topic 606
|
|
Effect of Change
Higher/(Lower)
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Per Unit Data)
|
For the three months ended September 30, 2018:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$
|
490,363
|
|
|
$
|
490,799
|
|
|
$
|
(436
|
)
|
Operating income
|
$
|
95,277
|
|
|
$
|
95,713
|
|
|
$
|
(436
|
)
|
Net income
|
$
|
48,136
|
|
|
$
|
48,572
|
|
|
$
|
(436
|
)
|
Basic net loss per common unit
|
$
|
(3.49
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3.49
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2018:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$
|
1,452,448
|
|
|
$
|
1,457,231
|
|
|
$
|
(4,783
|
)
|
Operating income
|
$
|
273,595
|
|
|
$
|
278,378
|
|
|
$
|
(4,783
|
)
|
Net income
|
$
|
203,668
|
|
|
$
|
208,451
|
|
|
$
|
(4,783
|
)
|
Basic net loss per common unit
|
$
|
(2.50
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2.45
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
Revenue-Generating Activities
Revenues for the pipeline segment are derived from interstate and intrastate pipeline transportation of refined products, crude oil and anhydrous ammonia and the applicable pipeline tariff.
Revenues for the storage segment include fees for tank storage agreements, whereby a customer agrees to pay for a certain amount of storage in a tank over a period of time (storage terminal revenues), and throughput agreements, whereby a customer pays a fee per barrel for volumes moving through our terminals (throughput terminal revenues). Our terminals also provide blending, additive injections, handling and filtering services for which we charge additional fees, and certain of our facilities charge fees to provide marine services such as pilotage, tug assistance, line handling, launch service, emergency response services and other ship services (all of which are considered optional services).
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Revenues for the fuels marketing segment are derived from the sale of petroleum products.
Within our pipeline and storage segments, we provide services on an uninterruptible and interruptible basis. Uninterruptible services within our pipeline segment typically result from contracts that contain take-or-pay minimum volume commitments (MVCs) from the customer. Contracts with MVCs obligate the customer to pay for that minimum amount. If a customer fails to meet its MVC for the applicable service period, the customer is obligated to pay a deficiency fee based upon the shortfall between the actual volumes transported or stored and the MVC for that service period (deficiency payments). In exchange, those contracts with MVCs obligate us to stand ready to transport volumes up to the customer’s MVC.
Within our storage segment, uninterruptible services arise from contracts containing a fixed monthly fee for the portion of storage capacity reserved by the customer. These contracts require that the customer pay the fixed monthly fee, regardless of whether or not it uses our storage facility (i.e., take-or-pay obligation), and that we stand ready to store that volume.
Interruptible services within our pipeline and storage segments are generally provided when and to the extent we determine the requested capacity is available. The customer typically pays a per-unit rate for the actual quantities of services it receives.
Revenue Recognition
After identifying a contract with a customer, ASC Topic 606 requires us to (i) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (ii) determine the transaction price; (iii) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (iv) recognize revenue when or as we satisfy a performance obligation. For the majority of our contracts, we recognize revenue in the amount to which we have a right to invoice.
Generally, payment terms do not exceed 30 days.
Performance Obligations.
The majority of our contracts contain a single performance obligation. For our pipeline segment, the single performance obligation encompasses multiple activities necessary to deliver our customers’ products to their destinations. Typically, we satisfy this performance obligation over time as the product volume is delivered in or out of the pipelines. Similarly, the performance obligation for our storage segment consists of multiple activities necessary to receive, store and deliver our customers’ products. We typically satisfy this performance obligation over time as the product volume is delivered in or out of the tanks (for throughput terminal revenues) or with the passage of time (for storage terminal revenues).
Certain of our pipeline segment customer contracts include an incentive pricing structure, which provides a discounted rate for the remainder of the contract once the customer exceeds a cumulative volume. The ability to receive discounted future services represents a material right to the customer, which results in a second performance obligation in those contracts.
Product sales contracts associated with our fuels marketing segment generally include a single performance obligation to deliver specified volumes of a commodity, which we satisfy at a point in time, when the product is delivered and the customer obtains control of the commodity.
Optional services do not provide a material right to the customer, and are not considered a separate performance obligation in the contract. If and when a customer elects an optional service, it becomes part of the existing performance obligation.
Transaction Price.
For uninterruptible services, we determine the transaction price at contract inception based on the guaranteed minimum amount of revenue over the term of the contract. For interruptible services and optional services, we determine the transaction price based on our right to invoice the customer for the value of services provided to the customer for the applicable period.
In certain instances, our customers reimburse us for capital projects, in arrangements referred to as contributions in aid of construction, or CIAC. Typically, in these instances, we receive upfront payments for future services, which are included in the transaction price of the underlying service contract.
We collect taxes on certain revenue transactions to be remitted to governmental authorities, which may include sales, use, value-added and some excise taxes. These taxes are not included in the transaction price and are, therefore, excluded from revenues.
Allocation of Transaction Price.
We allocate the transaction price to the single performance obligation that exists in the vast majority of our contracts with customers. For the few contracts that have a second performance obligation, such as those that include an incentive pricing structure, we calculate an average rate based on the estimated total volumes to be delivered over the term of the contract and the resulting estimated total revenue to be billed using the applicable rates in the contract. We
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
allocate the transaction price to the two performance obligations by applying the average rate to product volumes as they are delivered to the customer over the term of the contract. Determining the timing and amount of volumes subject to these incentive pricing contracts requires judgment that can impact the amount of revenue allocated to the two separate performance obligations. We base our estimates on our analysis of expected future production information available from our customers or other sources, which we update at least quarterly.
Some of our MVC contracts include provisions that allow the customer to apply deficiency payments to future service periods (the carryforward period). In those instances, we have not satisfied our performance obligation as we still have the obligation to perform those services, subject to contractual and/or capacity constraints, at the customer’s request. At least quarterly, we assess the customer’s ability to utilize any deficiency payments during the carryforward period. If we receive a deficiency payment from a customer that we expect the customer to utilize during the carryforward period, we defer that amount as a contract liability. We will consider the performance obligation satisfied and allocate any deferred deficiency payments to our performance obligation when the customer utilizes the deficiency payment, the carryforward period ends or we determine the customer cannot or will not utilize the deficiency payment (i.e. breakage).
If our contract does not allow the customer to apply deficiency payments to future service periods, we allocate the deficiency payment to the already satisfied portion of the performance obligation.
Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities
The following table provides information about contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contract Assets
|
|
Contract Liabilities
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Balance as of January 1, 2018
|
$
|
2,127
|
|
|
$
|
(60,464
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Additions
|
1,086
|
|
|
(64,492
|
)
|
Transfer to accounts receivable
|
(2,576
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Transfer to revenues
|
—
|
|
|
42,417
|
|
Total activity
|
(1,490
|
)
|
|
(22,075
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2018
|
637
|
|
|
(82,539
|
)
|
Less current portion
|
227
|
|
|
(45,456
|
)
|
Noncurrent portion
|
$
|
410
|
|
|
$
|
(37,083
|
)
|
Contract assets relate to performance obligations satisfied in advance of scheduled billings. Current contract assets are included in “Other current assets” and noncurrent contract assets are included in “Other long-term assets, net” on the consolidated balance sheet. Contract liabilities relate to payments received in advance of satisfying performance obligations under a contract, which may result from contracts with MVCs, contracts with an incentive pricing structure and CIAC payments. Current contract liabilities are included in “Accrued liabilities” and noncurrent contract liabilities are included in “Other long-term liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet.
In the third quarter of 2018, we entered into an agreement whereby our customer transferred ownership of crude oil to us, and we agreed to sell the crude oil and apply the proceeds as a non-refundable, one-time payment of storage fees. At the time of the agreement, we recognized a contract liability and a current asset, included in “Other current assets” on the consolidated balance sheet, of
$37.5 million
.
In the second quarter of 2018, one customer for whom we had recorded a contract liability to perform future services elected not to extend the term of its terminal storage contract, thus reducing our future performance obligation. As a result, we reduced the related contract liability and recognized
$9.0 million
in revenue.
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Remaining Performance Obligations
The following table presents our estimated revenue from contracts with customers for remaining performance obligations that has not yet been recognized, representing our contractually committed revenue as of
September 30, 2018
(in thousands of dollars):
|
|
|
|
|
|
2018 (remaining)
|
|
$
|
126,787
|
|
2019
|
|
411,841
|
|
2020
|
|
255,824
|
|
2021
|
|
171,557
|
|
2022
|
|
130,517
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
434,274
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,530,800
|
|
Our contractually committed revenue, for purposes of the tabular presentation above, is generally limited to service customer contracts that have fixed pricing and fixed volume terms and conditions, generally including contracts with MVC payment obligations.
Disaggregation of Revenues
The following table disaggregates our revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Pipeline segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crude oil pipelines (excluding lessor revenues)
|
$
|
67,543
|
|
|
$
|
53,490
|
|
|
$
|
181,487
|
|
|
$
|
137,276
|
|
Refined products and ammonia pipelines
|
95,300
|
|
|
83,936
|
|
|
268,368
|
|
|
248,130
|
|
Total pipeline segment revenues from contracts with customers
|
162,843
|
|
|
137,426
|
|
|
449,855
|
|
|
385,406
|
|
Lessor revenues
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total pipeline segment revenues
|
162,843
|
|
|
137,426
|
|
|
449,909
|
|
|
385,406
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Storage segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Throughput terminals
|
21,143
|
|
|
21,120
|
|
|
61,300
|
|
|
63,932
|
|
Storage terminals (excluding lessor revenues)
|
123,024
|
|
|
127,169
|
|
|
375,721
|
|
|
370,784
|
|
Total storage segment revenues from contracts with customers
|
144,167
|
|
|
148,289
|
|
|
437,021
|
|
|
434,716
|
|
Lessor revenues
|
9,963
|
|
|
9,782
|
|
|
29,887
|
|
|
29,345
|
|
Total storage segment revenues
|
154,130
|
|
|
158,071
|
|
|
466,908
|
|
|
464,061
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fuels marketing segment revenues from contracts with customers
|
175,109
|
|
|
147,463
|
|
|
541,430
|
|
|
524,083
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidation and intersegment eliminations
|
(1,719
|
)
|
|
(2,394
|
)
|
|
(5,799
|
)
|
|
(10,066
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
$
|
490,363
|
|
|
$
|
440,566
|
|
|
$
|
1,452,448
|
|
|
$
|
1,363,484
|
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
14
. NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON UNIT
Basic net (loss) income per common unit is determined pursuant to the two-class method. Under this method, all earnings are allocated to our limited partners and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive distributions earned during the period. Participating securities include restricted units awarded under our long-term incentive plan and, prior to the Merger, included our general partner’s interest. We compute basic net (loss) income per common unit by dividing net (loss) income attributable to common units by the weighted-average number of common units outstanding during the period.
As discussed in Note 11, the Series D Preferred Units are convertible into common units at the option of the holder at any time on or after June 29, 2028. As such, we calculated the dilutive effect of the Series D Preferred Units using the if-converted method. For the three and
nine
months ended
September 30, 2018
, the effect of the assumed conversion of the
23,246,650
Series D Preferred Units outstanding as of
September 30, 2018
was antidilutive; therefore, we did not include such conversion in the computation of diluted net (loss) income per common unit.
The following table details the calculation of net (loss) income per common unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Unit and Per Unit Data)
|
Net income
|
$
|
48,136
|
|
|
$
|
38,592
|
|
|
$
|
203,668
|
|
|
$
|
122,782
|
|
Distributions to preferred limited partners
|
(29,881
|
)
|
|
(12,153
|
)
|
|
(62,116
|
)
|
|
(26,916
|
)
|
Distributions to general partner (including incentive distribution rights)
|
—
|
|
|
(13,214
|
)
|
|
(1,141
|
)
|
|
(41,683
|
)
|
Distributions to common limited partners
|
(64,248
|
)
|
|
(101,870
|
)
|
|
(184,369
|
)
|
|
(305,652
|
)
|
Distribution equivalent rights to restricted units
|
(473
|
)
|
|
(707
|
)
|
|
(1,398
|
)
|
|
(2,134
|
)
|
Distributions in excess of earnings
|
$
|
(46,466
|
)
|
|
$
|
(89,352
|
)
|
|
$
|
(45,356
|
)
|
|
$
|
(253,603
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions to common limited partners
|
$
|
64,248
|
|
|
$
|
101,870
|
|
|
$
|
184,369
|
|
|
$
|
305,652
|
|
Allocation of distributions in excess of earnings
|
(46,466
|
)
|
|
(87,565
|
)
|
|
(45,378
|
)
|
|
(248,531
|
)
|
Series D Preferred Unit accretion (refer to Note 11)
|
(4,031
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4,031
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Loss to common unitholders attributable to the
Merger (refer to Note 2)
|
(377,079
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(377,079
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Net (loss) income attributable to common units:
|
$
|
(363,328
|
)
|
|
$
|
14,305
|
|
|
$
|
(242,119
|
)
|
|
$
|
57,121
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted-average common units outstanding
|
104,264,796
|
|
|
93,031,320
|
|
|
96,920,202
|
|
|
87,392,597
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net (loss) income per common unit
|
$
|
(3.49
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
|
$
|
(2.50
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.65
|
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
15
. STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Changes in current assets and current liabilities were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Decrease (increase) in current assets:
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
$
|
11,530
|
|
|
$
|
24,538
|
|
Receivable from related party
|
160
|
|
|
236
|
|
Inventories
|
2,079
|
|
|
15,497
|
|
Other current assets
|
(953
|
)
|
|
1,176
|
|
Increase (decrease) in current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
18,082
|
|
|
(52,910
|
)
|
Accrued interest payable
|
(9,700
|
)
|
|
7,829
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
4,830
|
|
|
(10,702
|
)
|
Taxes other than income tax
|
4,809
|
|
|
279
|
|
Income tax payable
|
406
|
|
|
(3,614
|
)
|
Changes in current assets and current liabilities
|
$
|
31,243
|
|
|
$
|
(17,671
|
)
|
The above changes in current assets and current liabilities differ from changes between amounts reflected in the applicable consolidated balance sheets due to:
|
|
•
|
current assets and current liabilities acquired during the period;
|
|
|
•
|
the change in the amount accrued for capital expenditures;
|
|
|
•
|
the effect of foreign currency translation; and
|
|
|
•
|
changes in the fair values of our interest rate swap agreements.
|
Cash flows related to interest and income taxes were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized
|
$
|
145,089
|
|
|
$
|
112,335
|
|
Cash paid for income taxes, net of tax refunds received
|
$
|
8,490
|
|
|
$
|
10,090
|
|
16
. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Our reportable business segments consist of the pipeline, storage and fuels marketing segments. Our segments represent strategic business units that offer different services and products. We evaluate the performance of each segment based on its respective operating income, before general and administrative expenses and certain non-segmental depreciation and amortization expense. General and administrative expenses are not allocated to the operating segments since those expenses relate primarily to the overall management at the entity level. Our principal operations include the transportation of petroleum products and anhydrous ammonia, and the terminalling, storage and marketing of petroleum products. Intersegment revenues result from storage agreements with wholly owned subsidiaries of NuStar Energy at rates consistent with the rates charged to third parties for storage.
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Results of operations for the reportable segments were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pipeline
|
$
|
162,843
|
|
|
$
|
137,426
|
|
|
$
|
449,909
|
|
|
$
|
385,406
|
|
Storage:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third parties
|
152,411
|
|
|
155,677
|
|
|
461,109
|
|
|
453,995
|
|
Intersegment
|
1,719
|
|
|
2,394
|
|
|
5,799
|
|
|
10,066
|
|
Total storage
|
154,130
|
|
|
158,071
|
|
|
466,908
|
|
|
464,061
|
|
Fuels marketing
|
175,109
|
|
|
147,463
|
|
|
541,430
|
|
|
524,083
|
|
Consolidation and intersegment eliminations
|
(1,719
|
)
|
|
(2,394
|
)
|
|
(5,799
|
)
|
|
(10,066
|
)
|
Total revenues
|
$
|
490,363
|
|
|
$
|
440,566
|
|
|
$
|
1,452,448
|
|
|
$
|
1,363,484
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pipeline
|
$
|
77,021
|
|
|
$
|
61,119
|
|
|
$
|
197,794
|
|
|
$
|
179,015
|
|
Storage
|
46,459
|
|
|
59,323
|
|
|
146,904
|
|
|
169,131
|
|
Fuels marketing
|
1,890
|
|
|
(1,532
|
)
|
|
11,114
|
|
|
3,897
|
|
Consolidation and intersegment eliminations
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total segment operating income
|
125,370
|
|
|
118,909
|
|
|
355,812
|
|
|
352,043
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
27,817
|
|
|
25,003
|
|
|
75,572
|
|
|
83,202
|
|
Other depreciation and amortization expense
|
2,276
|
|
|
2,189
|
|
|
6,645
|
|
|
6,581
|
|
Total operating income
|
$
|
95,277
|
|
|
$
|
91,717
|
|
|
$
|
273,595
|
|
|
$
|
262,260
|
|
Total assets by reportable segment were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
2018
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
Pipeline
|
$
|
3,606,413
|
|
|
$
|
3,492,417
|
|
Storage
|
2,787,886
|
|
|
2,735,563
|
|
Fuels marketing
|
132,497
|
|
|
118,746
|
|
Total segment assets
|
6,526,796
|
|
|
6,346,726
|
|
Other partnership assets
|
194,162
|
|
|
188,507
|
|
Total consolidated assets
|
$
|
6,720,958
|
|
|
$
|
6,535,233
|
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
17
. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NuStar Energy has no operations, and its assets consist mainly of its
100%
indirectly owned subsidiaries, NuStar Logistics and NuPOP. The senior and subordinated notes issued by NuStar Logistics are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by NuStar Energy and NuPOP. As a result, the following condensed consolidating financial statements are presented as an alternative to providing separate financial statements for NuStar Logistics and NuPOP.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
September 30, 2018
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NuStar
Energy
|
|
NuStar
Logistics
|
|
NuPOP
|
|
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
1,164
|
|
|
$
|
4,238
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
19,177
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
24,579
|
|
Receivables, net
|
—
|
|
|
82
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
164,686
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
164,768
|
|
Inventories
|
—
|
|
|
1,875
|
|
|
6,822
|
|
|
16,064
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
24,761
|
|
Other current assets
|
122
|
|
|
16,961
|
|
|
1,284
|
|
|
44,399
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
62,766
|
|
Intercompany receivable
|
187,967
|
|
|
2,726,465
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,914,432
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Total current assets
|
189,253
|
|
|
2,749,621
|
|
|
8,106
|
|
|
244,326
|
|
|
(2,914,432
|
)
|
|
276,874
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
—
|
|
|
1,846,330
|
|
|
619,284
|
|
|
2,019,234
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,484,848
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
—
|
|
|
51,463
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
694,449
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
745,912
|
|
Goodwill
|
—
|
|
|
149,453
|
|
|
170,652
|
|
|
774,556
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,094,661
|
|
Investment in wholly owned
subsidiaries
|
2,793,521
|
|
|
29,961
|
|
|
1,450,865
|
|
|
849,825
|
|
|
(5,124,172
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Other long-term assets, net
|
303
|
|
|
77,144
|
|
|
26,861
|
|
|
14,355
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
118,663
|
|
Total assets
|
$
|
2,983,077
|
|
|
$
|
4,903,972
|
|
|
$
|
2,275,768
|
|
|
$
|
4,596,745
|
|
|
$
|
(8,038,604
|
)
|
|
$
|
6,720,958
|
|
Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Partners’ Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
$
|
13,636
|
|
|
$
|
26,423
|
|
|
$
|
5,935
|
|
|
$
|
108,218
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
154,212
|
|
Short-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
Accrued interest payable
|
—
|
|
|
30,785
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
30,845
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
929
|
|
|
16,608
|
|
|
7,971
|
|
|
71,790
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
97,298
|
|
Taxes other than income tax
|
63
|
|
|
7,152
|
|
|
5,893
|
|
|
6,587
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19,695
|
|
Income tax payable
|
—
|
|
|
364
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,212
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,576
|
|
Intercompany payable
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,393,208
|
|
|
1,521,224
|
|
|
(2,914,432
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
14,628
|
|
|
91,832
|
|
|
1,413,007
|
|
|
1,712,091
|
|
|
(2,914,432
|
)
|
|
317,126
|
|
Long-term debt, less current portion
|
—
|
|
|
3,313,528
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
63,324
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,376,852
|
|
Deferred income tax liability
|
—
|
|
|
1,262
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
22,069
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
23,343
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
—
|
|
|
45,099
|
|
|
13,124
|
|
|
38,688
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
96,911
|
|
Series D preferred units
|
559,844
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
559,844
|
|
Total partners’ equity
|
2,408,605
|
|
|
1,452,251
|
|
|
849,625
|
|
|
2,760,573
|
|
|
(5,124,172
|
)
|
|
2,346,882
|
|
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and partners’ equity
|
$
|
2,983,077
|
|
|
$
|
4,903,972
|
|
|
$
|
2,275,768
|
|
|
$
|
4,596,745
|
|
|
$
|
(8,038,604
|
)
|
|
$
|
6,720,958
|
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
December 31, 2017
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NuStar
Energy
|
|
NuStar
Logistics
|
|
NuPOP
|
|
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
885
|
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
23,378
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
24,292
|
|
Receivables, net
|
—
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
176,495
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
176,775
|
|
Inventories
|
—
|
|
|
1,686
|
|
|
8,611
|
|
|
16,560
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
26,857
|
|
Other current assets
|
61
|
|
|
11,412
|
|
|
4,191
|
|
|
6,844
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,508
|
|
Intercompany receivable
|
—
|
|
|
3,112,164
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,112,164
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Total current assets
|
946
|
|
|
3,125,571
|
|
|
12,802
|
|
|
223,277
|
|
|
(3,112,164
|
)
|
|
250,432
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
—
|
|
|
1,893,720
|
|
|
591,070
|
|
|
1,816,143
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,300,933
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
—
|
|
|
58,530
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
725,949
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
784,479
|
|
Goodwill
|
—
|
|
|
149,453
|
|
|
170,652
|
|
|
777,370
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,097,475
|
|
Investment in wholly owned
subsidiaries
|
2,891,371
|
|
|
24,162
|
|
|
1,301,717
|
|
|
790,882
|
|
|
(5,008,132
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Deferred income tax asset
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
233
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
233
|
|
Other long-term assets, net
|
303
|
|
|
65,684
|
|
|
27,493
|
|
|
8,201
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
101,681
|
|
Total assets
|
$
|
2,892,620
|
|
|
$
|
5,317,120
|
|
|
$
|
2,103,734
|
|
|
$
|
4,342,055
|
|
|
$
|
(8,120,296
|
)
|
|
$
|
6,535,233
|
|
Liabilities and Partners’ Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
$
|
4,078
|
|
|
$
|
27,642
|
|
|
$
|
13,160
|
|
|
$
|
101,052
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
145,932
|
|
Short-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
349,990
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
349,990
|
|
Accrued interest payable
|
—
|
|
|
40,402
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
40,449
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
1,105
|
|
|
17,628
|
|
|
9,450
|
|
|
33,395
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
61,578
|
|
Taxes other than income tax
|
125
|
|
|
7,110
|
|
|
3,794
|
|
|
3,356
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
14,385
|
|
Income tax payable
|
—
|
|
|
732
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
3,436
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,172
|
|
Intercompany payable
|
322,296
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,277,691
|
|
|
1,512,177
|
|
|
(3,112,164
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
327,604
|
|
|
478,504
|
|
|
1,304,099
|
|
|
1,653,463
|
|
|
(3,112,164
|
)
|
|
651,506
|
|
Long-term debt, less current portion
|
—
|
|
|
3,201,220
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
61,849
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,263,069
|
|
Deferred income tax liability
|
—
|
|
|
1,262
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
20,998
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,272
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
—
|
|
|
58,806
|
|
|
8,861
|
|
|
50,630
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
118,297
|
|
Total partners’ equity
|
2,565,016
|
|
|
1,577,328
|
|
|
790,762
|
|
|
2,555,115
|
|
|
(5,008,132
|
)
|
|
2,480,089
|
|
Total liabilities and
partners’ equity
|
$
|
2,892,620
|
|
|
$
|
5,317,120
|
|
|
$
|
2,103,734
|
|
|
$
|
4,342,055
|
|
|
$
|
(8,120,296
|
)
|
|
$
|
6,535,233
|
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NuStar
Energy
|
|
NuStar
Logistics
|
|
NuPOP
|
|
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Revenues
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
127,165
|
|
|
$
|
62,981
|
|
|
$
|
300,323
|
|
|
$
|
(106
|
)
|
|
$
|
490,363
|
|
Costs and expenses
|
600
|
|
|
76,932
|
|
|
40,497
|
|
|
277,163
|
|
|
(106
|
)
|
|
395,086
|
|
Operating (loss) income
|
(600
|
)
|
|
50,233
|
|
|
22,484
|
|
|
23,160
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
95,277
|
|
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
|
48,668
|
|
|
9,405
|
|
|
13,884
|
|
|
34,607
|
|
|
(106,564
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Interest income (expense), net
|
68
|
|
|
(45,532
|
)
|
|
(1,882
|
)
|
|
2,521
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(44,825
|
)
|
Other income, net
|
—
|
|
|
468
|
|
|
119
|
|
|
333
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
920
|
|
Income before income tax
expense
|
48,136
|
|
|
14,574
|
|
|
34,605
|
|
|
60,621
|
|
|
(106,564
|
)
|
|
51,372
|
|
Income tax expense
|
—
|
|
|
82
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,154
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,236
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
48,136
|
|
|
$
|
14,492
|
|
|
$
|
34,605
|
|
|
$
|
57,467
|
|
|
$
|
(106,564
|
)
|
|
$
|
48,136
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
$
|
48,136
|
|
|
$
|
19,751
|
|
|
$
|
34,605
|
|
|
$
|
57,109
|
|
|
$
|
(106,564
|
)
|
|
$
|
53,037
|
|
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2017
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NuStar
Energy
|
|
NuStar
Logistics
|
|
NuPOP
|
|
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Revenues
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
127,980
|
|
|
$
|
58,871
|
|
|
$
|
253,854
|
|
|
$
|
(139
|
)
|
|
$
|
440,566
|
|
Costs and expenses
|
332
|
|
|
77,668
|
|
|
38,709
|
|
|
232,279
|
|
|
(139
|
)
|
|
348,849
|
|
Operating (loss) income
|
(332
|
)
|
|
50,312
|
|
|
20,162
|
|
|
21,575
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
91,717
|
|
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries
|
38,896
|
|
|
(4,558
|
)
|
|
20,809
|
|
|
39,508
|
|
|
(94,655
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Interest income (expense), net
|
28
|
|
|
(46,247
|
)
|
|
(1,455
|
)
|
|
2,418
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(45,256
|
)
|
Other income (expense), net
|
—
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
(5,175
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,126
|
)
|
Income (loss) before income tax expense
|
38,592
|
|
|
(436
|
)
|
|
39,508
|
|
|
58,326
|
|
|
(94,655
|
)
|
|
41,335
|
|
Income tax expense
|
—
|
|
|
115
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2,627
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,743
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
38,592
|
|
|
$
|
(551
|
)
|
|
$
|
39,507
|
|
|
$
|
55,699
|
|
|
$
|
(94,655
|
)
|
|
$
|
38,592
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income (loss)
|
$
|
38,592
|
|
|
$
|
(1,031
|
)
|
|
$
|
39,507
|
|
|
$
|
62,069
|
|
|
$
|
(94,655
|
)
|
|
$
|
44,482
|
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NuStar
Energy
|
|
NuStar
Logistics
|
|
NuPOP
|
|
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Revenues
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
364,721
|
|
|
$
|
185,760
|
|
|
$
|
902,422
|
|
|
$
|
(455
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,452,448
|
|
Costs and expenses
|
1,750
|
|
|
235,936
|
|
|
118,002
|
|
|
823,620
|
|
|
(455
|
)
|
|
1,178,853
|
|
Operating (loss) income
|
(1,750
|
)
|
|
128,785
|
|
|
67,758
|
|
|
78,802
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
273,595
|
|
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
|
205,281
|
|
|
8,848
|
|
|
149,032
|
|
|
211,919
|
|
|
(575,080
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Interest income (expense), net
|
137
|
|
|
(145,915
|
)
|
|
(5,177
|
)
|
|
9,422
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(141,533
|
)
|
Other income, net
|
—
|
|
|
2,792
|
|
|
307
|
|
|
78,985
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
82,084
|
|
Income (loss) before income tax expense
|
203,668
|
|
|
(5,490
|
)
|
|
211,920
|
|
|
379,128
|
|
|
(575,080
|
)
|
|
214,146
|
|
Income tax expense
|
—
|
|
|
313
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
10,164
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10,478
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
203,668
|
|
|
$
|
(5,803
|
)
|
|
$
|
211,919
|
|
|
$
|
368,964
|
|
|
$
|
(575,080
|
)
|
|
$
|
203,668
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
$
|
203,668
|
|
|
$
|
24,535
|
|
|
$
|
211,919
|
|
|
$
|
361,830
|
|
|
$
|
(575,080
|
)
|
|
$
|
226,872
|
|
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2017
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NuStar
Energy
|
|
NuStar
Logistics
|
|
NuPOP
|
|
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Revenues
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
380,504
|
|
|
$
|
161,689
|
|
|
$
|
822,064
|
|
|
$
|
(773
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,363,484
|
|
Costs and expenses
|
1,327
|
|
|
237,086
|
|
|
106,296
|
|
|
757,288
|
|
|
(773
|
)
|
|
1,101,224
|
|
Operating (loss) income
|
(1,327
|
)
|
|
143,418
|
|
|
55,393
|
|
|
64,776
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
262,260
|
|
Equity in earnings (loss) of
subsidiaries
|
124,073
|
|
|
(10,625
|
)
|
|
69,770
|
|
|
121,002
|
|
|
(304,220
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Interest income (expense), net
|
36
|
|
|
(129,551
|
)
|
|
(4,160
|
)
|
|
6,393
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(127,282
|
)
|
Other income (expense), net
|
—
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
(5,039
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4,898
|
)
|
Income before income tax expense
|
122,782
|
|
|
3,382
|
|
|
121,004
|
|
|
187,132
|
|
|
(304,220
|
)
|
|
130,080
|
|
Income tax expense
|
—
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
7,214
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7,298
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
122,782
|
|
|
$
|
3,301
|
|
|
$
|
121,001
|
|
|
$
|
179,918
|
|
|
$
|
(304,220
|
)
|
|
$
|
122,782
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income (loss)
|
$
|
122,782
|
|
|
$
|
(1,592
|
)
|
|
$
|
121,001
|
|
|
$
|
195,595
|
|
|
$
|
(304,220
|
)
|
|
$
|
133,566
|
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the
Nine
Months Ended
September 30, 2018
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NuStar
Energy
|
|
NuStar
Logistics
|
|
NuPOP
|
|
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
$
|
296,475
|
|
|
$
|
60,254
|
|
|
$
|
90,482
|
|
|
$
|
361,320
|
|
|
$
|
(445,211
|
)
|
|
$
|
363,320
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
—
|
|
|
(32,270
|
)
|
|
(14,002
|
)
|
|
(292,168
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(338,440
|
)
|
Change in accounts payable related to capital expenditures
|
—
|
|
|
2,063
|
|
|
(6,209
|
)
|
|
(14,484
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(18,630
|
)
|
Proceeds from sale or disposition
of assets
|
—
|
|
|
1,464
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
736
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,220
|
|
Proceeds from insurance recoveries
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
78,419
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
78,419
|
|
Acquisitions
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(37,502
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(37,502
|
)
|
Investment in other long-term
assets
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,280
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,280
|
)
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
—
|
|
|
(28,743
|
)
|
|
(57,693
|
)
|
|
(230,777
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(317,213
|
)
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt borrowings
|
—
|
|
|
1,498,853
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
25,100
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,523,953
|
|
Debt repayments
|
—
|
|
|
(1,754,798
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(23,700
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,778,498
|
)
|
Issuance of Series D preferred units
|
590,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
590,000
|
|
Payment of issuance costs for Series D preferred units
|
(34,187
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(34,187
|
)
|
Issuance of common units
|
10,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
General partner contribution
|
204
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
204
|
|
Distributions to preferred unitholders
|
(60,249
|
)
|
|
(30,123
|
)
|
|
(30,124
|
)
|
|
(30,123
|
)
|
|
90,372
|
|
|
(60,247
|
)
|
Distributions to common unitholders and general partner
|
(236,549
|
)
|
|
(118,275
|
)
|
|
(118,274
|
)
|
|
(118,290
|
)
|
|
354,839
|
|
|
(236,549
|
)
|
Cash consideration for Merger (Note 2)
|
(61,411
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(61,271
|
)
|
Proceeds from termination of
interest rate swaps
|
—
|
|
|
8,048
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8,048
|
|
Net intercompany activity
|
(501,574
|
)
|
|
373,055
|
|
|
115,609
|
|
|
12,910
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Other, net
|
(2,430
|
)
|
|
(4,062
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(6,554
|
)
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(296,196
|
)
|
|
(27,302
|
)
|
|
(32,789
|
)
|
|
(134,025
|
)
|
|
445,211
|
|
|
(45,101
|
)
|
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(719
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(719
|
)
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
279
|
|
|
4,209
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4,201
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
287
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents as of the
beginning of the period
|
885
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
23,378
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
24,292
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents as of the
end of the period
|
$
|
1,164
|
|
|
$
|
4,238
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
19,177
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
24,579
|
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the
Nine
Months Ended
September 30, 2017
(Thousands of Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NuStar
Energy
|
|
NuStar
Logistics
|
|
NuPOP
|
|
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
Consolidated
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
$
|
355,864
|
|
|
$
|
128,395
|
|
|
$
|
72,711
|
|
|
$
|
290,917
|
|
|
$
|
(536,872
|
)
|
|
$
|
311,015
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
—
|
|
|
(34,964
|
)
|
|
(18,138
|
)
|
|
(167,515
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(220,617
|
)
|
Change in accounts payable
related to capital expenditures
|
—
|
|
|
(1,223
|
)
|
|
4,445
|
|
|
10,050
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13,272
|
|
Proceeds from sale or disposition
of assets
|
—
|
|
|
1,947
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,023
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries
|
(1,262,000
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(126
|
)
|
|
1,262,126
|
|
|
—
|
|
Proceeds from Axeon term loan
|
—
|
|
|
110,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
110,000
|
|
Acquisitions
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,461,719
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,461,719
|
)
|
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
(1,262,000
|
)
|
|
75,760
|
|
|
(13,676
|
)
|
|
(1,619,251
|
)
|
|
1,262,126
|
|
|
(1,557,041
|
)
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt borrowings
|
—
|
|
|
1,901,504
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
69,700
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,971,204
|
|
Debt repayments
|
—
|
|
|
(1,856,739
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(82,000
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,938,739
|
)
|
Note offering, net of issuance costs
|
—
|
|
|
543,313
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
543,313
|
|
Issuance of other preferred units, net of issuance costs
|
371,802
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
371,802
|
|
Issuance of common units, net of
issuance costs
|
643,858
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
643,858
|
|
General partner contribution
|
13,597
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13,597
|
|
Distributions to preferred unitholders
|
(26,681
|
)
|
|
(13,340
|
)
|
|
(13,341
|
)
|
|
(13,342
|
)
|
|
40,023
|
|
|
(26,681
|
)
|
Distributions to common unitholders and general partner
|
(331,222
|
)
|
|
(165,611
|
)
|
|
(165,611
|
)
|
|
(165,627
|
)
|
|
496,849
|
|
|
(331,222
|
)
|
Contributions from affiliates
|
—
|
|
|
1,262,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
(1,262,126
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Net intercompany activity
|
238,172
|
|
|
(1,873,773
|
)
|
|
119,917
|
|
|
1,515,684
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Other, net
|
(3,366
|
)
|
|
(1,486
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(218
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,070
|
)
|
Net cash provided by (used) in financing activities
|
906,160
|
|
|
(204,132
|
)
|
|
(59,035
|
)
|
|
1,324,323
|
|
|
(725,254
|
)
|
|
1,242,062
|
|
Effect of foreign exchange rate
changes on cash
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,637
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,637
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents
|
24
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,374
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,327
|
)
|
Cash and cash equivalents as of the
beginning of the period
|
870
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
35,067
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
35,942
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents as of the
end of the period
|
$
|
894
|
|
|
$
|
28
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
32,693
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
33,615
|
|
NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
18
. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On October 30, 2018, we announced that we entered into an agreement to sell our European terminals and related assets to Inter Pipeline Ltd.’s European storage subsidiary, Inter Terminals Ltd., for
$270.0 million
. Our European assets, which include
six liquids storage terminals in the United Kingdom and one facility in Amsterdam,
are not geographically synergistic with our other operations, and the sale is part of our plan to lower our leverage. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018, subject to normal closing adjustments.