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Exhibit 99.3

Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2014,

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) and

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)


Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

Index to Financial Statements

 

 

 

     Page  

Independent Auditors’ Report

     F-1   

Balance Sheets at December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

     F-2   

Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2014, Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) and Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

     F-3   

Statements of Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2014, Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) and Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

     F-4   

Statements of Members’ Equity for the Year Ended December 31, 2014, Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) and Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

     F-5   

Notes to Financial Statements

     F-6   


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

To the Management Committee of Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

Houston, Texas

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (the “Company”), which comprise the balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 and the related statements of operations, cash flows and members’ equity for the year then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C. as of December 31, 2014, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Houston, Texas

April 10, 2015

 

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Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

Balance Sheets

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)

 

     December 31,
2014
     March 31,
2015
 
            (Unaudited)  

Assets

     

Current assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 4,119       $ 1,175   

Accounts receivable - trade

     12,282         13,524   

Accounts receivable - related parties

     202         1,679   

Crude oil inventory

     474         1,104   

Other current assets

     140         1,624   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

  17,217      19,106   

Property, plant and equipment, net

  262,651      259,949   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 279,868    $ 279,055   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Members’ Equity

Current liabilities

Accounts payable - trade

$ 7,406    $ 10,643   

Accounts payable - related parties

  776      703   

Deferred revenue

  8,590      10,963   

Other current liabilities

  150      216   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

  16,922      22,525   

Long-term debt

  195,250      195,250   

Other liabilities

  1,302      1,327   

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 8)

Members’ equity

  66,394      59,953   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and members’ equity

$ 279,868    $ 279,055   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

Statements of Operations

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)

 

     For the
Year Ended
December 31,

2014
    For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
       2014     2015  
           (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  

Crude oil handling revenues:

      

Third parties

   $ 85,451      $ 20,159      $ 25,010   

Related parties

     24,044        6,275        3,520   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total crude oil handling revenues

  109,495      26,434      28,530   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

Crude oil handling costs:

Third parties

  4,706      1,693      28   

Related parties

  4,142      1,324      299   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total crude oil handling costs

  8,848      3,017      327   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other operating costs and expenses:

Third parties

  6,386      145      935   

Related parties

  8,342      2,108      2,045   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other operating costs and expenses

  14,728      2,253      2,980   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and accretion

  13,381      2,842      3,963   

General and administrative

  95      24      24   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

  37,052      8,136      7,294   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

  72,443      18,298      21,236   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expense:

Interest expense

  (3,931   (749   (1,177
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense

  (3,931   (749   (1,177
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

$ 68,512    $ 17,549    $ 20,059   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)

 

     For the
Year Ended
December 31,

2014
    For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
       2014     2015  
           (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  

Operating activities:

      

Net income

   $ 68,512      $ 17,549      $ 20,059   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses

     13,641        2,907        4,049   

Loss (gain) on sale of assets

     624        —          (5

Effect of changes in operating accounts:

      

Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable

     9,965        (21,551     (2,694

Decrease (increase) in inventories

     6,525        557        (630

Increase in other current assets

     (87     —          (1,571

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

     (16,722     19,431        3,513   

Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities

     6,968        (63     2,442   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  89,426      18,830      25,163   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities:

Capital expenditures

  (14,382   (5,252   (1,612

Proceeds from asset sales

  7,044      —        5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used in investing activities

  (7,338   (5,252   (1,607
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities:

Borrowings under revolving credit facility

  49,000      7,000      15,250   

Repayments of principal

  (37,000   (1,000   (15,250

Cash distributions to Members

  (93,000   (21,000   (26,500
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used in financing activities

  (81,000   (15,000   (26,500
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

  1,088      (1,422   (2,944

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  3,031      3,031      4,119   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$ 4,119    $ 1,609    $ 1,175   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Current liabilities for capital expenditures at end of period

$ 1,013    $ 1,782    $ 533   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized

$ 3,619    $ 1,069    $ 1,063   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

Statement of Members’ Equity

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)

 

     Poseidon
Pipeline
Company,
L.L.C.
(36%)
     Shell Oil
Products
U.S.
(36%)
     GEL
Poseidon,
LLC
(28%)
     Total  

Balance – January 1, 2014

   $ 32,718       $ 32,718       $ 25,446       $ 90,882   

Net income

     24,664         24,664         19,184         68,512   

Cash distributions to Members

     (33,480      (33,480      (26,040      (93,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance – December 31, 2014

  23,902      23,902      18,590      66,394   

Net income (unaudited)

  7,221      7,221      5,617      20,059   

Cash distributions to Members (unaudited)

  (9,540   (9,540   (7,420   (26,500
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance – March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

$ 21,583    $ 21,583    $ 16,787    $ 59,953   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Poseidon
Pipeline
Company,
L.L.C.
(36%)
     Shell Oil
Products
U.S.
(36%)
     GEL
Poseidon,
LLC
(28%)
     Total  

Balance – January 1, 2014

   $ 32,718       $ 32,718       $ 25,446       $ 90,882   

Net income

     6,318         6,318         4,913         17,549   

Cash distributions to Members

     (7,560      (7,560      (5,880      (21,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance – March 31, 2014

$ 31,476    $ 31,476    $ 24,479    $ 87,431   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

1. Company Organization and Description of Business

Company Organization

Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (“Poseidon”) is a Delaware limited liability company formed in February 1996 to design, construct, own and operate an unregulated crude oil pipeline system located in the central Gulf of Mexico offshore Louisiana. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we”, “us”, “our” or “the Company” within these notes are intended to mean Poseidon.

We are currently owned (i) 36% by Poseidon Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (“Enterprise”), (ii) 36% by Equilon Enterprises LLC (d/b/a Shell Oil Products U.S., “Shell”) and (iii) 28% by GEL Poseidon, LLC (“Genesis”). Enterprise, Shell and Genesis are referred to individually as a “Member,” or collectively as the “Members.”

Description of Business

The Poseidon Oil Pipeline System (the “Pipeline”) gathers crude oil production from the outer continental shelf and deepwater areas of the Gulf of Mexico offshore Louisiana for delivery to onshore locations in south Louisiana. The Poseidon system extends 366 miles and has an approximate capacity of 430 thousand barrels per day (unaudited). The system includes a pipeline junction platform located at South Marsh Island 205 (“SMI-205”). Manta Ray Gathering Company, L.L.C. (“Manta Ray”), an affiliate of Enterprise, serves as operator of the Pipeline.

See Note 3 for information regarding major capital projects completed in 2014.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Our financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

Except as noted within the context of each footnote disclosure, dollar amounts presented in the tabular data within these footnote disclosures are stated in thousands of dollars.

In preparing these financial statements, the Company has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure through June 24, 2015, the issuance date of the financial statements.

Basis of Presentation

Information presented in these financial statements that is specific to the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, or as of March 31, 2015 has not been audited. Our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the full year of 2015. In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited financial statements as of March 31, 2015 and for the three months ended March 31, 2015 include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals necessary for fair presentation.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents represent unrestricted cash on hand and may also include highly liquid investments with original maturities of less than three months from the date of purchase.

 

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Contingencies

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company’s management and its legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company’s legal counsel evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued and the nature of the contingent liability would be disclosed in the Company’s financial statements.

If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material, would be disclosed.

Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed or recorded unless they involve guarantees that are material to the Company, in which case the nature of the guarantee would be disclosed.

We had no matters requiring loss contingency accruals or disclosure at December 31, 2014 or March 31, 2015.

Crude Oil Handling Costs

Crude oil handling costs represent (i) expenses we incur as a result of utilizing third party-owned pipelines in the provision of services and (ii) quality bank expenses we record as a result of selling common stream crude oil to producers. Quality bank charges are incurred when the crude oil we sell back to producers is of a lesser quality than the crude oil we originally purchased from the producer.

Environmental Costs

Our operations are subject to extensive federal environmental regulations. Environmental costs for remediation are accrued based on estimates of known remediation requirements. Such accruals are based on management’s best estimate of the ultimate cost to remediate a site and are adjusted as further information and circumstances develop. Those estimates may change substantially depending on information about the nature and extent of contamination, appropriate remediation technologies and regulatory approvals. Expenditures to mitigate or prevent future environmental contamination are capitalized. Ongoing environmental compliance costs are charged to expense as incurred. In accruing for environmental remediation liabilities, costs of future expenditures for environmental remediation are not discounted to their present value, unless the amount and timing of the expenditures are fixed or reliably determinable. There were no environmental remediation liabilities incurred as of December 31, 2014 or March 31, 2015.

Estimates

Preparing our financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates that affect amounts presented in the financial statements. Our most significant estimates relate to (i) the useful lives and depreciation methods used for fixed assets; (ii) measurement of fair value and projections used in impairment testing of fixed assets; (iii) contingencies; and (iv) revenue and expense accruals.

Actual results could differ materially from our estimates. On an ongoing basis, we review our estimates based on currently available information. Any changes in the facts and circumstances underlying our estimates may require us to update such estimates, which could have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

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Fair Value Information

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair values based on their short-term nature.

Impairment Testing for Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets such as property, plant and equipment are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets with carrying values that are not expected to be recovered through future cash flows are written-down to their estimated fair values. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is deemed not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. If the asset’s carrying value exceeds the sum of its undiscounted cash flows, a non-cash asset impairment charge equal to the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its estimated fair value is recorded. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at a specified measurement date. We measure fair value using market price indicators or, in the absence of such data, appropriate valuation techniques. No asset impairment charges were recognized during the year ended December 31, 2014 or three months ended March 31, 2015 or 2014.

Income Taxes

We are organized as a pass-through entity for federal income tax purposes. As a result, our financial statements do not provide for such taxes and our Members are individually responsible for their allocable share of our taxable income for federal income tax purposes.

Inventories

We take title to crude oil volumes we purchase from producers and volumes we obtain through contractual pipeline loss allowances. Timing and measurement differences between receipt and delivery volumes, as well as fluctuations in crude oil pricing, impact our inventory balances. Our inventory amounts are presented at the lower of average cost or market.

Due to fluctuating crude oil prices, we recognize lower of cost or market adjustments when the carrying value of our crude oil inventory exceeds its net realizable value. These non-cash charges are a component of “Crude oil handling costs” on our Statements of Operations in the period they are recognized. We recognized $0.5 million of lower of cost or market adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2014. There were $0.1 million of lower of cost or market adjustments for the three months ended March 31, 2014. No lower of cost or market adjustments were recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost. Expenditures for additions, improvements and other enhancements to property, plant and equipment are capitalized, and minor replacements, maintenance, and repairs that do not extend asset life or add value are charged to expense as incurred. When property, plant and equipment assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation is removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in results of operations for the respective period.

In general, depreciation is the systematic and rational allocation of an asset’s cost, less its residual value (if any), to the reporting periods it benefits. Our property, plant and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method, which results in depreciation expense being incurred evenly over the life of an asset. Our estimate of depreciation expense incorporates management assumptions regarding the useful economic lives and residual values of our assets.

 

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Asset retirement obligations (“AROs”) are legal obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets that result from their acquisition, construction, development and/or normal operation. When an ARO is incurred, we record a liability for the ARO and capitalize an equal amount as an increase in the carrying value of the related long-lived asset. ARO amounts are measured at their estimated fair value using expected present value techniques. Over time, the liability is accreted to its present value (through accretion expense) and the capitalized amount is depreciated over the remaining useful life of the related long-term asset. We will incur a gain or loss to the extent that our ARO liabilities are not settled at their recorded amounts. See Note 3 for additional information regarding our property, plant and equipment and related AROs.

Revenue Recognition

Crude oil handling revenues are generated from purchase and sale agreements whereby we purchase crude oil from producers at various receipt points along the Pipeline for a contractual fixed price (less a “handling fee”) and sell common stream crude oil back to the producers at various redelivery points at the same contractual fixed price (before the handling fee was applied). Since these purchase and sale transactions are with the same customer and entered into in contemplation of one another, the purchase and sales amounts are netted against one another and the residual handling fees are recognized as crude oil handling revenue. The intent of these buy-sell arrangements is to earn a fee for handling crude oil (a service to the producer) and not to engage in crude oil marketing activities. We also net the corresponding receivables and payables from such transactions on our Balance Sheets for consistency of presentation.

We have entered into long-term pipeline capacity reservation agreements with the Lucius producers. The term of these agreements is 20 years (July 2014 through June 2034), which corresponds to the period of dedicated production from the Lucius producers under the agreements. The amount of pipeline capacity reserved each year for the Lucius producers is based on their expected production volumes for that period (as defined in the contract). The capacity reservation agreements require the Lucius producers to make scheduled minimum bill payments to us (as defined in the contract). We defer that portion of the minimum bill payments that relate to future performance obligations under the contract. We recognized $6.2 million of pipeline capacity reservation revenues from the Lucius producers during the six months ended December 31, 2014. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, we recognized $3.2 million of pipeline capacity reservation revenues from Lucius producers. At December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, our deferred revenue attributable to the Lucius agreements totaled $6.0 million and $8.9 million, respectively.

Our agreements with the Lucius producers also provide for fees on volumes handled on our Pipeline. With the inception of Lucius production flows in January 2015, we began billing these amounts. Amounts billed for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were $2.0 million.

 

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3. Property, Plant and Equipment

Our property, plant and equipment values and accumulated depreciation balances were as follows at the dates indicated:

 

     Estimated
Useful Life
     December 31,
2014
     March 31,
2015
 
          
                   (Unaudited)  

Platforms and facilities

     20-30 years       $ 431,988       $ 433,220   

Construction in progress

        43         46   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  432,031      433,266   

Less: Accumulated depreciation

  (169,380   (173,317
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

$ 262,651    $ 259,949   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

In September 2014, we completed modifications to our SMI-205 platform and equipment we own on the Ship Shoal 332A (“SS-332A”) platform owned by Manta Ray. These modifications were made in connection with an affiliate pipeline project, which delivers crude oil volumes to us from the Lucius production field located in the Southeast Keathley Canyon area of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The affiliate pipeline project was completed in July 2014, with first production flows from the Lucius producers in January 2015.

Depreciation expense was $13.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. For the three months March 31, 2015 and 2014, depreciation expense was $3.9 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

Asset Retirement Obligations

Our AROs result from regulatory requirements that would be triggered by the retirement of our offshore pipeline and platform assets. The following table presents information regarding our estimable asset retirement liabilities for the periods noted.

 

     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2014
     For the
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2015
 
            (Unaudited)  

Balance of ARO at beginning of period

   $ 1,587       $ 1,302   

Liabilities settled

     (172      —     

Accretion expense

     96         25   

Revisions in expected cash flows

     (209      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance of ARO at end of period

$ 1,302    $ 1,327   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Certain segments of our pipeline system were constructed under permits issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the “CoE”). These permits generally require that, upon abandonment of a pipeline segment, we restore the location to its pre-existing condition. Historically, the CoE has allowed pipeline owners to abandon a pipeline segment in-place; however, in a June 2015 letter to the owner of a natural gas gathering system located in the state waters of Texas, the CoE requested that the pipeline operator fully remove the pipelines from the Gulf of Mexico in accordance with its permits. In light of this recent development, the CoE might require us to fully remove any pipeline segments that we abandon (that are within the CoE’s jurisdiction) rather than abandon them in place. Given that we are uncertain as to how the CoE would respond to any abandonment request we might make in the distant

 

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future, we are not able to estimate the amount of incremental asset retirement costs that we could incur if the CoE required the full removal of any of our pipeline segments under its jurisdiction. Accordingly, we have not made any provision for such matters in our financial statements.

Property, plant and equipment at both December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 includes $0.2 million of asset retirement costs that were capitalized as an increase in the associated long-lived asset.

The following table presents our forecast of accretion expense for the years indicated:

 

Remainder

of 2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

2019

$79

  $112   $121   $131   $142

 

4. Segment Reporting

We report in one business segment, Offshore Crude Oil Pipelines, which consists of providing crude oil handling services to producers in the developments that we serve. The following table summarizes our financial information with respect to this business segment:

 

     For the
Year Ended
December 31,

2014
     For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
        2014      2015  
            (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)  

Segment revenues:

        

Handling fees

   $ 97,827       $ 26,434       $ 22,288   

Capacity reservation fees

     11,668         —           6,242   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total crude oil handling revenues

$ 109,495    $ 26,434    $ 28,530   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment operating income

$ 72,443    $ 18,298    $ 21,236   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment net income

$ 68,512    $ 17,549    $ 20,059   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     At December 31,      At March 31,  
     2014      2015  
            (Unaudited)  

Segment assets

   $ 279,868       $ 279,055   

Handling fees began declining in mid-2014 primarily due to discontinuation of the Auger strategy in anticipation of first flows from the Lucius producers.

Capacity reservation fees have increased as a result of our long-term agreements with the Lucius producers (see Note 2) as well as a one-year agreement with another producer.

 

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5. Debt Obligation

April 2011 Credit Facility

In April 2011, we entered into a revolving bank credit facility that had an initial borrowing capacity of $125 million, which was increased over time to $225 million. The weighted-average variable interest rate charged under the April 2011 credit facility was approximately 2.3% during the year ended December 31, 2014. From January 1, 2015 through the date of its termination, the weighted-average variable interest rate charged under the April 2011 credit facility was approximately 2.3%. In addition, we paid commitment fees on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility at rates that varied from 0.25% to 0.375%.

The April 2011 credit facility included customary financial covenants that, if breached, would have accelerated the maturity date of the debt. We were in compliance with these financial covenants at December 31, 2014.

The April 2011 credit facility was set to mature in April 2015; however, the facility was terminated in February 2015 and its outstanding principal balance of $186.8 million was refinanced under the new February 2015 credit facility (see below).

February 2015 Credit Facility

In February 2015, we entered into an amended and restated revolving credit agreement having an initial borrowing capacity of $225 million, with a provision that its borrowing capacity could be expanded to $275 million with additional commitments from the lenders. Amounts borrowed under the February 2015 credit facility mature in February 2020. We used $186.8 million of borrowing capacity under the new credit facility to refinance principal amounts that were outstanding under the April 2011 Credit Facility at termination.

The weighted-average variable interest rate charged under the February 2015 credit facility was approximately 2.2% from its inception through March 31, 2015. Interest rates charged under the 2015 credit facility are dependent on certain quarterly financial ratios (as defined in the credit agreement). For Eurodollar loans where our leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 1:1 and less than 2:1, the interest rate is the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.75%, and for Base Rate loans (as defined in the credit agreement), the interest rate is 0.75% plus a variable base rate equal to the greater of (i) the prime rate, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (iii) LIBOR plus 1.00%. The interest rate on Eurodollar and Base Rate loans would increase by 0.25% if our leverage ratio increased to greater than 2:1 and would decrease by 0.25% if our leverage ratio decreased to less than or equal to 1:1. In addition, we pay commitment fees on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility at rates that vary from 0.25% to 0.375%.

The February 2015 credit facility is non-recourse to our Members and secured by our assets. The February 2015 credit facility also contains customary covenants such as restrictions on debt levels, liens, guarantees, mergers, sale of assets and distributions to Members. A breach of any of these covenants could result in acceleration of our debt financial obligations. We were in compliance with the covenants of our credit facility at March 31, 2015.

In general, if an Event of Loss occurs (as defined in the credit agreement), we are obligated to either repair the damage or use any insurance proceeds we receive to reduce debt principal outstanding.

 

6. Members’ Equity

As a limited liability company, our Members are not personally liable for any of our debts, obligations or other liabilities. Income or loss amounts are allocated to Members based on their respective membership interests. Cash contributions by and distributions to Members are also based on their respective membership interests.

 

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Cash distributions to Members are determined by our Management Committee, which is responsible for conducting the Company’s affairs in accordance with our limited liability agreement.

 

7. Related Party Transactions

The following table summarizes our related party transactions for the periods indicated:

 

     For the
Year Ended
December 31,

2014
     For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
        2014      2015  
            (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)  

Crude oil handling revenues:

        

Shell affiliates

   $ 23,960       $ 6,260       $ 3,490   

Enterprise affiliates

     84         15         30   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 24,044    $ 6,275    $ 3,520   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Crude oil handling costs:

Shell affiliates

$ 3,726    $ 1,287    $ 215   

Enterprise affiliates

  416      37      84   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 4,142    $ 1,324    $ 299   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other operating costs and expenses:

Enterprise affiliates

$ 8,342    $ 2,108    $ 2,045   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other operating costs and expenses include amounts charged to us by Manta Ray for operator fees and space on their SS-332A platform.

The following table summarizes our related party accounts receivable and accounts payable amounts at the dates indicated:

 

     December 31,      March 31,  
     2014      2015  
            (Unaudited)  

Accounts receivable - related parties:

     

Enterprise affiliates

   $ 202       $ 182   

Shell affiliates

     —           1,497   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accounts receivable – related parties

$ 202    $ 1,679   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts payable - related parties:

Enterprise affiliates

$ 635    $ 703   

Shell affiliates

  141      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accounts payable – related parties

$ 776    $ 703   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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8. Commitments and Contingencies

Regulatory and Legal

As part of our normal business activities, we are subject to various laws and regulations, including those related to environmental matters. In the opinion of management, compliance with existing laws and regulations will not materially affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Also, in the normal course of business, we may be a party to lawsuits and similar proceedings before various courts and governmental agencies involving, for example, contractual disputes, environmental issues and other matters. We are not aware of any such matters at December 31, 2014 or March 31, 2015. If new information becomes available, we will establish accruals and/or make disclosures as appropriate.

Other Commitments

At December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, we had short-term payment obligations relating to capital expenditures totaling $0.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively, which represent unconditional payment obligations to vendors for products to be delivered in connection with capital projects.

 

9. Significant Risks

Production and Credit Risk due to Customer Concentration

Offshore pipeline systems such as ours are directly impacted by exploration and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico for crude oil. Crude oil reserves are depleting assets. Our crude oil pipeline system must access additional reserves to offset either (i) the natural decline in production from existing connected wells or (ii) the loss of production to a competing takeaway pipeline. We actively seek to offset the loss of volumes due to depletion by adding connections to new customers and production fields.

In terms of percentage of total revenues, our largest customers for the year ended December 31, 2014 were Shell (24.0% of total revenues), Repsol (11.0% of total revenues) and BHP Billiton Petroleum (9.7% of total revenues). Shell is a marketing agent for numerous producers who are dedicated to us. Excluding Shell, the loss of any of these customers or a significant reduction in the crude oil volumes they have dedicated to us for handling would have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Regulatory Risk

To the extent that new regulations or other governmental actions significantly curtail the exploration and production activities of Gulf of Mexico producers connected to our Pipeline or increase the estimated future costs associated with our asset retirement obligations, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Insurance Risks

Our assets are located offshore Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, which is prone to tropical weather events such as hurricanes. Our Members are required to maintain certain levels of insurance with respect to our assets (excluding windstorm coverage). If our assets were significantly damaged in a storm, it could have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

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