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Exhibit 99.1

 

News Release   

Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ)

One Williams Center

Tulsa, OK 74172

800-600-3782

www.williams.com

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DATE: Aug. 1, 2016

 

MEDIA CONTACT:    INVESTOR CONTACTS:   

Keith Isbell

(918) 573-7308

  

John Porter

(918) 573-0797

  

Brett Krieg

(918) 573-4614

Williams Partners Reports Strong Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results, Expects to Maintain

Current Cash Distribution Level Through 2017, Provides Financial Update and Announces Actions to

Strengthen Credit Profile and Fund Fee-based Growth Portfolio

 

   

Cash Flow from Operations is $741 Million for 2Q 2016; $1.665 Billion Year-to-Date, Up Approximately 12% over First Half 2015

 

   

Continued Strong Financial Performance; Significant Cost Reductions Achieved in 2Q

 

   

Expects to Maintain Quarterly Cash Distribution of $0.85 per Unit or $3.40 Annualized through 2017

 

   

Expects to Implement Distribution Reinvestment Program (DRIP)

 

   

Williams Intends to Reinvest Approximately $1.7 Billion into Williams Partners through 2017

 

   

Planned Asset Sale on Track to Close During the Second Half of 2016

 

   

Strengthening Credit Profile; Maintaining Commitment to Investment Grade Credit Ratings

TULSA, Okla. – Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) today reported second quarter 2016 financial results that included strong cash flow from operations and affirmed the partnership intends to maintain its quarterly cash distribution of $0.85 per unit, or $3.40 annualized, through 2017 with planned distribution growth beyond. Additionally, the partnership announced actions it is taking to strengthen its position as the premier provider of large-scale natural gas infrastructure by maintaining a healthy credit profile, increasing its financial flexibility and driving long-term growth.

 

Summary Financial Information    2Q      YTD  
Amounts in millions, except per-unit amounts. Per unit amounts are reported on a diluted basis. All amounts are attributable to Williams Partners L.P.      2016         2015         2016         2015   

GAAP Measures

           

Cash Flow from Operations

   $ 741       $ 796       $ 1,665       $ 1,493   

Net income (loss)

   ($ 90    $ 300       ($ 40    $ 389   

Net income (loss) per common unit

   ($ 0.49    $ 0.14       ($ 0.74    ($ 0.16

Non-GAAP Measures (1)

           

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,065       $ 1,008       $ 2,125       $ 1,925   

DCF attributable to partnership operations

   $ 737       $ 701       $ 1,476       $ 1,347   

Cash distribution coverage ratio

     1.02         0.97         1.02         0.93   

 

(1) Adjusted EBITDA, distributable cash flow (DCF) and cash distribution coverage ratio are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliations to the most relevant measures included in GAAP are attached to this news release.

Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results

Due primarily to a $341 million non-cash pre-tax impairment charge associated with held-for-sale Canadian operations, Williams Partners reported second quarter 2016 unaudited net loss of $90 million, a $390 million unfavorable change from second quarter 2015 net income. The decrease also reflects the absence of $126 million of Geismar insurance proceeds

 

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from the prior year and a $48 million impairment charge in 2016 related to a gathering system. These changes were partially offset by lower costs and expenses, as well as a foreign tax provision impact associated with the Canadian impairment charge.

Year-to-date Williams Partners reported unaudited net loss of $40 million, an unfavorable change of $429 million for the same six-month reporting period in 2015 due primarily to the items affecting the second quarter. The year-to-date decrease also reflects the first quarter impairment of certain equity-method investments and higher interest expense, partially offset by improved olefins margins and increased contributions from Discovery’s Keathley Canyon Connector.

Williams Partners reported second quarter 2016 Adjusted EBITDA of $1.065 billion, a $57 million increase over second quarter 2015. The increase is due primarily to $55 million lower G&A and operating expenses, despite additional assets being in service. Fee-based revenues, which were steady versus second quarter 2015, were impacted by a $34 million reduction at Gulfstar One resulting from a planned shutdown to connect the Gunflint tieback, partially offset by higher revenues from Transco expansion projects.

Year-to-date, Williams Partners reported Adjusted EBITDA of $2.125 billion, an increase of $200 million over the same six-month reporting period in 2015. The increase is due primarily to $75 million of higher olefins margins, $61 million of higher fee-based revenues, $61 million of lower operating and G&A expenses and $52 million of higher proportional EBITDA from joint ventures. Partially offsetting these increases were certain unfavorable items including a $15 million change in foreign currency exchange gains and losses.

Distributable Cash Flow and Distributions

For second quarter 2016, Williams Partners generated $737 million in distributable cash flow (DCF) attributable to partnership operations, compared with $701 million in DCF attributable to partnership operations for the same period last year. The $36 million increase in DCF for the quarter was driven by a $57 million increase in Adjusted EBITDA, partially offset by $38 million higher interest expense. The cash distribution coverage was 1.02x versus 0.97x in second quarter 2015.

Year-to-date, Williams Partners generated $1.476 billion in DCF, an increase of $129 million in DCF over the same six-month reporting period in 2015. The increase was due to a $200 million increase in Adjusted EBITDA partially offset by $75 million higher interest expense. The cash distribution coverage for the first six-month reporting period was 1.02x versus 0.93x for the same six-month period in 2015.

Williams Partners recently announced a regular quarterly cash distribution of $0.85 per unit for its common unitholders.

CEO Perspective

Alan Armstrong, chief executive officer of Williams Partners’ general partner, made the following comments:

“We own the premier natural gas focused asset base, and our strong performance in the second quarter once again demonstrates that our strategy positions Williams like no other company to benefit from growing natural gas demand. In fact, we currently have projects in negotiation or execution to add 7.6 Bcf per day of capacity to markets served by Transco through 2020, which amounts to 65 percent of Wood Mackenzie’s 5-year projected demand growth for natural gas along Transco’s corridor. In 2018, we expect to have twice as much fully-contracted capacity on Transco as we did in 2010. Quarter after quarter, the significant advantages of increased fee-based revenues are evident as we bring demand-driven projects into service. Additionally, as we execute on current projects, our assets continue to attract a steady number of requests for new market area capacity.

“Early in 2016 we embarked on several actions, including cost reduction initiatives, to address the realities of slower growth in key supply areas. We executed quickly on these actions and are already realizing the benefits of these efforts in the current quarter and expect additional traction in subsequent quarters.

“As we move forward, our organization is fully aligned, energized and focused on simplifying the way we operate and make decisions. We are committed to executing on our projects, lowering our overall risk, and driving stockholder value by delivering on our growth strategy and strengthening our balance sheet.”

 

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Business Segment Performance

 

Williams Partners

   Modified and Adjusted EBITDA  
Amounts in millions    2Q 2016      2Q 2015     YTD 2016      YTD 2015  
     Modified
EBITDA
    Adjust.      Adjusted
EBITDA
     Modified
EBITDA
     Adjust.     Adjusted
EBITDA
    Modified
EBITDA
    Adjust.      Adjusted
EBITDA
     Modified
EBITDA
     Adjust.     Adjusted
EBITDA
 

Atlantic-Gulf

   $ 357      $ 8       $ 365       $ 389       $ —        $ 389      $ 733      $ 31       $ 764       $ 724       $ —        $ 724   

Central

     134        112         246         160         72        232        291        181         472         293         157        450   

NGL & Petchem Services

     (261     341         80         158         (125     33        (208     345         137         164         (124     40   

Northeast G&P

     216        —           216         183         22        205        430        5         435         368         33        401   

West

     158        —           158         150         —          150        313        4         317         311         1        312   

Other

     —          —           —           13         (14     (1     —          —           —           10         (12     (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 604      $ 461       $ 1,065       $ 1,053       ($ 45   $ 1,008      $ 1,559      $ 566       $ 2,125       $ 1,870       $ 55      $ 1,925   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Definitions of modified EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA and schedules reconciling these measures to net income are included in this news release.

Atlantic-Gulf

Atlantic-Gulf operating area includes the Transco interstate gas pipeline and a 41-percent interest in the Constitution interstate gas pipeline development project, which Williams Partners consolidates. The segment also includes the partnership’s significant natural gas gathering and processing and crude oil production and handling and transportation in the Gulf Coast region. These operations include a 51-percent consolidated interest in Gulfstar One, a 50-percent equity method interest in Gulfstream and a 60-percent equity-method interest in the Discovery pipeline and processing system.

Atlantic-Gulf reported Modified EBITDA of $357 million for second quarter 2016, compared with $389 million for second quarter 2015. The $32 million decrease is due primarily to $34 million lower fee-based revenues at Gulfstar One caused by a planned month-long shutdown to connect the Gunflint tieback, and other activity by producers on their wells partially offset by $17 million higher fee-based revenues in other areas – primarily from Transco’s new expansion projects. Results also reflect an increase in operating costs.

Year-to-date, Atlantic-Gulf reported Modified EBITDA of $733 million, an increase of $9 million over the same six-month reporting period in 2015. The increase was primarily due to $28 million higher proportional EBITDA from Discovery due to increased contributions from Keathley Canyon Connector and $55 million higher fee-based revenues on Transco primarily associated with expansion projects. These increases were partially offset by $41 million of lower fee-based revenues from Gulfstar One, primarily from the second quarter 2016 month-long shutdown to connect the Gunflint tieback and other activity by producers on their wells. Results were also unfavorably impacted by potential rate refunds associated with litigation, severance-related costs, and Constitution project development costs, all of which are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA.

Central

Central operating area includes operations that were previously part of the former Access Midstream segment located in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. These operations became the Central operating area effective Jan. 1, 2016 and prior period segment disclosures have been recast to reflect this change. Central provides gathering, treating and compression services to producers under long-term, fee-based contracts. The segment also includes a non-operated 50 percent interest in the Delaware Basin gas gathering system in the Mid-Continent region.

The Central operating area reported Modified EBITDA of $134 million for second quarter 2016, a decrease of $26 million from second quarter 2015. The decrease is due primarily to a $48 million impairment charge related to a gathering system. The impairment was partially offset by lower operating and G&A expenses. The non-cash impairment charge is excluded from Adjusted EBITDA.

Year-to-date, the Central operating area reported Modified EBITDA of $291 million, a decrease of $2 million from the same six-month reporting period in 2015. The decrease was primarily due to the previously mentioned impairment charge, partially offset by lower operating and G&A expenses due to cost reduction efforts and the absence of certain merger and transition costs in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA improved by $22 million, excluding the impairment charge and benefits from the absence of prior year merger and transition costs.

 

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NGL & Petchem Services

NGL & Petchem Services operating area includes an 88.5 percent interest in an olefins production facility in Geismar, La., along with a refinery grade propylene splitter and pipelines in the Gulf Coast region. This segment also includes midstream operations in Alberta, Canada, along with an oil sands offgas processing plant near Fort McMurray, 261 miles of NGL and olefins pipelines and an NGL/olefins fractionation facility at Redwater. This segment also includes the partnership’s energy commodities marketing business, an NGL fractionator and storage facilities near Conway, Kan. and a 50-percent equity-method interest in Overland Pass Pipeline.

NGL & Petchem Services operating area reported Modified EBITDA of ($261) million for second quarter 2016, compared with Modified EBITDA of $158 million for second quarter 2015. The $419 million decrease was due primarily to the previously discussed impairment charge associated with Canadian operations and absence in second quarter 2016 of the $126 million business interruption proceeds, partially offset by higher fee-based revenues and olefins margins. Geismar olefins margins for second quarter 2016 were favorable by $12 million, reflecting strong operational production levels negatively impacted by lower ethylene prices. Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the impact of the impairment charge and insurance proceeds, increased by $47 million reflecting the higher fee-based revenues and olefins margins.

Year-to-date, NGL & Petchem Services operating area reported Modified EBITDA of ($208) million compared with $164 million during the same six-month reporting period in 2015. The decrease was due primarily to the previously discussed impairment charge and absence in second quarter 2016 of the $126 million business interruption proceeds and $15 million of unfavorable foreign exchange activity related to the partnership’s Canadian business. Partially offsetting these unfavorable items were $72 million favorable olefins margins at Geismar and $30 million favorable fee-based revenues due primarily to new fees associated with Williams’ Canadian offgas processing plant that came online in first quarter 2016 at CNRL’s upgrader. Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the impairment charge and insurance proceeds, increased by $97 million.

Northeast G&P

Northeast G&P operating area now includes the Marcellus South, Bradford and Utica midstream gathering and processing operations that were within the former Access Midstream segment. These operations became part of Northeast G&P effective Jan. 1, 2016 and prior period segment disclosures have been recast to reflect this change. Northeast G&P also includes the Susquehanna Supply Hub and Ohio Valley Midstream, as well as its 69-percent equity investment in Laurel Mountain Midstream, and its 58.4-percent equity investment in Caiman Energy II. Caiman Energy II owns a 50 percent interest in Blue Racer Midstream.

Northeast G&P operating area reported Modified EBITDA of $216 million for second quarter 2016, compared with $183 million for second quarter 2015. The quarter to quarter increase was due primarily to $25 million lower operating and G&A expenses and the absence of $20 million in certain asset impairment charges recorded in second quarter 2015. Adjusted EBITDA increased by $11 million and excludes the prior year impairments.

Year-to-date, Northeast G&P operating area reported Modified EBITDA of $430 million, an increase of $62 million over the same six-month reporting period in 2015. The increase is due primarily to lower operating and G&A expenses, increased proportional Modified EBITDA of equity-method investments, higher fee-based revenues, and the absence of certain 2015 impairment charges. Adjusted EBITDA increased by $34 million and excludes the prior year impairment charges.

West

West operating area includes the partnership’s Northwest Pipeline interstate gas pipeline system, as well as gathering, processing and treating operations in Wyoming, the Piceance Basin and the Four Corners area.

West operating area reported Modified EBITDA of $158 million for second quarter 2016 compared with $150 million for second quarter 2015. The $8 million increase was due primarily to lower operating and G&A expenses.

Year-to-date, the West operating area reported Modified EBITDA of $313 million compared with $311 million over the same six-month reporting period in 2015. The increase was due primarily to lower operating and G&A expenses. Year-to-date, the West operating area reported Adjusted EBITDA of $317 million compared with Adjusted EBITDA of $312 million over the same six-month reporting period in 2015.

 

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Williams Partners Expects to Implement Distribution Reinvestment Program (DRIP) in Third Quarter 2016; Williams Intends to Reinvest Approximately $1.7 Billion into Williams Partners through 2017

Williams Partners and Williams announced immediate measures designed to enhance value, strengthen Williams Partners’ credit profile and fund the development of a significant portfolio of fee-based growth projects at Williams Partners, while maintaining flexibility to review financial and operational plans.

Williams intends to reinvest approximately $1.7 billion into Williams Partners through 2017.

Williams plans to reinvest $500 million into Williams Partners in 2016 including $250 million in the third quarter via a private purchase of common units with the balance reinvested in the fourth quarter via the DRIP. An additional $1.2 billion is planned to be reinvested in 2017 via the DRIP.

The DRIP is expected to be activated in the third quarter of 2016 and available for the quarterly cash distribution that will be paid to limited partners in November of 2016. Williams Partners expects the DRIP will enable limited partner unitholders to reinvest all or a portion of the quarterly cash distributions they would receive from their ownership of limited partner units to purchase common units.

Ongoing Initiatives Continue to Strengthen Williams Partners’ Credit Profile

In addition to the implementation of the DRIP program, the partnership confirmed that:

 

   

Williams and Williams Partners expect to finalize the agreement on the sale of their Canadian business during the third quarter of 2016, with expected combined proceeds in excess of $1 billion, with Williams Partners’ share in excess of $800 million, further reducing external capital-funding needs;

 

   

Williams Partners continues to make significant progress on its ongoing cost reduction program, with $55 million in lower adjusted costs for second quarter 2016 versus the prior year period despite additional assets being in service; additional cost-savings initiatives are expected in the balance of the year;

 

   

Williams Partners plans to access the public equity market via Williams Partners’ ATM program or other means and may access the public debt market as needed while maintaining investment grade credit metrics.

Guidance

Current guidance for 2016 is set out in the following table:

 

Williams Partners

   2016     

Williams Partners

   2016      2017  

(Amount in billions)

         

(Amount in billions)

             

Net income

     $0.9      

Growth Capital & Investment Expenditures

     $1.9         $3.1   

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

     $4.3      

Growth Capital for Transco (2)

     $1.3         $2.4   

Distributable Cash Flow (1)

     $2.8            

 

(1) Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow are non-GAAP measures; reconcilations to the most relevant measures are attached in this news release.

 

(2) The numbers listed reflect 68% of total growth capex in 2016 and 77% of total growth capex in 2017.

Second-Quarter 2016 Materials to be Posted Shortly; Q&A Webcast Scheduled for Tomorrow

Williams Partners’ second quarter 2016 financial results package will be posted shortly at www.williams.com.

Williams and Williams Partners plan to jointly host a Q&A live webcast on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 9:30 a.m. EDT. A limited number of phone lines will be available at 800-723-6604. International callers should dial 785-830-7977. The conference ID is 4335926. A link to the webcast, as well as replays of the webcast in both streaming and downloadable podcast formats, will be available for two weeks following the event at www.williams.com.

Form 10-Q

The company plans to file its second quarter 2016 Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week. Once filed, the document will be available on both SEC and Williams websites.

Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures

This news release may include certain financial measures – adjusted EBITDA, distributable cash flow and cash distribution coverage ratio – that are non-GAAP financial measures as defined under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Our segment performance measure, modified EBITDA, is defined as net income (loss) before income tax expense, net interest expense, equity earnings from equity-method investments, other net investing income, impairments of equity investments and goodwill, depreciation and amortization expense, and accretion expense associated with asset retirement obligations for nonregulated operations. We also add our proportional ownership share (based on ownership interest) of modified EBITDA of equity-method investments.

Adjusted EBITDA further excludes items of income or loss that we characterize as unrepresentative of our ongoing operations and may include assumed business interruption insurance related to the Geismar plant. Management believes these measures provide investors meaningful insight into results from ongoing operations.

We define distributable cash flow as adjusted EBITDA less maintenance capital expenditures, cash portion of interest expense, income attributable to noncontrolling interests and cash income taxes, plus WPZ restricted stock unit non-cash compensation expense and certain other adjustments that management believes affects the comparability of results. Adjustments for maintenance capital expenditures and cash portion of interest expense include our proportionate share of these items of our equity-method investments.

We also calculate the ratio of distributable cash flow to the total cash distributed (cash distribution coverage ratio). This measure reflects the amount of distributable cash flow relative to our cash distribution. We have also provided this ratio calculated using the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net income (loss).

This news release is accompanied by a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their nearest GAAP financial measures. Management uses these financial measures because they are accepted financial indicators used by investors to compare company performance. In addition, management believes that these measures provide investors an enhanced perspective of the operating performance of the Partnership’s assets and the cash that the business is generating.

Neither adjusted EBITDA nor distributable cash flow are intended to represent cash flows for the period, nor are they presented as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operations. They should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for a measure of performance prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

About Williams Partners

Williams Partners (NYSE: WPZ) is an industry-leading, large-cap natural gas infrastructure master limited partnership with a strong growth outlook and major positions in key U.S. supply basins and also in Canada. Williams Partners has operations across the natural gas value chain from gathering, processing and interstate transportation of natural gas and natural gas liquids to petchem production of ethylene, propylene and other olefins. Williams Partners owns and operates more than 33,000 miles of pipelines system wide – including the nation’s largest volume and fastest growing pipeline – providing natural gas for clean-power generation, heating and industrial use. Williams Partners’ operations touch approximately 30 percent of U.S. natural gas. Tulsa, Okla.-based Williams (NYSE: WMB), a premier provider of large-scale North American natural gas infrastructure, owns 60 percent of Williams Partners, including all of the 2 percent general-partner interest. www.williams.com

Forward-Looking Statements

The reports, filings, and other public announcements of Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ) may contain or incorporate by reference statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. Such statements are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). These forward-looking statements relate to anticipated financial performance, management’s plans and objectives for future operations, business prospects, outcome of regulatory proceedings, market conditions and other matters.

All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this report that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will exist or may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by various forms of words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “seeks,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “continues,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “might,” “goals,” “objectives,” “targets,” “planned,” “potential,” “projects,” “scheduled,” “will,” “assumes,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “in service date” or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management and include, among others, statements regarding:

Expected levels of cash distributions with respect to general partner interests, incentive distribution rights and limited partner interests;

Our and our affiliates’ future credit ratings;

Amounts and nature of future capital expenditures;

Expansion of our business and operations;

 

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Financial condition and liquidity;

Business strategy;

Cash flow from operations or results of operations;

Seasonality of certain business components;

Natural gas, natural gas liquids, and olefins prices, supply, and demand;

Demand for our services.

Forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions, uncertainties and risks that could cause future events or results to be materially different from those stated or implied in this report. Many of the factors that will determine these results are beyond our ability to control or predict. Specific factors that could cause actual results to differ from results contemplated by the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

Whether we have sufficient cash from operations to enable us to pay current and expected levels of cash distributions, if any, following the establishment of cash reserves and payment of fees and expenses, including payments to our general partner;

Whether we will be able to effectively execute our financing plan including the establishment of a distribution reinvestment plan (DRIP) and the receipt of anticipated levels of proceeds from planned asset sales;

Availability of supplies, including lower than anticipated volumes from third parties served by our midstream business, and market demand;

Volatility of pricing including the effect of lower than anticipated energy commodity prices and margins;

Inflation, interest rates, fluctuation in foreign exchange rates and general economic conditions (including future disruptions and volatility in the global credit markets and the impact of these events on customers and suppliers);

The strength and financial resources of our competitors and the effects of competition;

Whether we are able to successfully identify, evaluate and timely execute our capital projects and other investment opportunities in accordance with our forecasted capital expenditures budget;

Our ability to successfully expand our facilities and operations;

Development of alternative energy sources;

Availability of adequate insurance coverage and the impact of operational and developmental hazards and unforeseen interruptions; The impact of existing and future laws, regulations, the regulatory environment, environmental liabilities, and litigation as well as our ability to obtain permits and achieve favorable rate proceeding outcomes;

Williams’ costs and funding obligations for defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans;

Our allocated costs for defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans sponsored by our affiliates;

Changes in maintenance and construction costs;

Changes in the current geopolitical situation;

Our exposure to the credit risk of our customers and counterparties;

Risks related to financing, including restrictions stemming from debt agreements, future changes in credit ratings as determined by nationally-recognized credit rating agencies and the availability and cost of capital;

The amount of cash distributions from, and capital requirements of, our investments and joint ventures in which we participate;

Risks associated with weather and natural phenomena, including climate conditions and physical damage to our facilities;

Acts of terrorism, including cybersecurity threats and related disruptions;

Additional risks described in our filings with the SEC.

Given the uncertainties and risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, we caution investors not to unduly rely on our forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligations to and do not intend to update the above list or announce publicly the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments.

In addition to causing our actual results to differ, the factors listed above and referred to below may cause our intentions to change from those statements of intention set forth in this report. Such changes in our intentions may also cause our results to differ. We may change our intentions, at any time and without notice, based upon changes in such factors, our assumptions, or otherwise.

Limited partner units are inherently different from the capital stock of a corporation, although many of the business risks to which we are subject are similar to those that would be faced by a corporation engaged in a similar business. You should carefully consider the risk factors discussed below in addition to the other information in this report. If any of the following risks were actually to occur, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In that case, we might not be able to pay distributions on our common units, the trading price of our common units could decline, and unitholders could lose all or part of their investment.

Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, we caution that there are important factors, in addition to those listed above, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. For a detailed discussion of those factors, see Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016 and in Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q available from our office or from our website at www.williams.com

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Williams Partners L.P.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(UNAUDITED)

 

     2015     2016  

(Dollars in millions, except coverage ratios)

   1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     Year     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     Year  

Williams Partners L.P.

                

Reconciliation of GAAP “Net Income (Loss)” to Non-GAAP “Modified EBITDA”, “Adjusted EBITDA”, and “Distributable cash flow”

                

Net income (loss)

   $ 112      $ 332      $ (167   $ (1,635   $ (1,358   $ 79      $ (77   $ 2   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     3        —          1        (3     1        1        (80     (79

Interest expense

     192        203        205        211        811        229        231        460   

Equity (earnings) losses

     (51     (93     (92     (99     (335     (97     (101     (198

Impairment of equity-method investments

     —          —          461        898        1,359        112        —          112   

Other investing (income) loss

     (1     —          —          (1     (2     —          (1     (1

Proportional Modified EBITDA of equity-method investments

     136        183        185        195        699        189        191        380   

Impairment of goodwill

     —          —          —          1,098        1,098        —          —          —     

Depreciation and amortization expenses

     419        419        423        441        1,702        435        432        867   

Accretion for asset retirement obligations associated with nonregulated operations

     7        9        5        7        28        7        9        16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Modified EBITDA

     817        1,053        1,021        1,112        4,003        955        604        1,559   

Adjustments

                

Estimated minimum volume commitments

     55        55        65        (175     —          60        64        124   

Severance and related costs

     —          —          —          —          —          25        —          25   

Potential rate refunds associated with rate case litigation

     —          —          —          —          —          15        —          15   

Merger and transition related expenses

     32        14        2        2        50        5        —          5   

Constitution Pipeline project development costs

     —          —          —          —          —          —          8        8   

Share of impairment at equity-method investment

     8        1        17        7        33        —          —          —     

Geismar Incident adjustment for insurance and timing

     —          (126     —          —          (126     —          —          —     

Loss related to Geismar Incident

     1        1        —          —          2        —          —          —     

Impairment of certain assets

     3        24        2        116        145        —          389        389   

Loss (recovery) related to Opal incident

     1        —          (8     1        (6     —          —          —     

Gain on extinguishment of debt

     —          (14     —          —          (14     —          —          —     

Expenses associated with strategic alternatives

     —          —          1        1        2        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total EBITDA adjustments

     100        (45     79        (48     86        105        461        566   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     917        1,008        1,100        1,064        4,089        1,060        1,065        2,125   

Maintenance capital expenditures (1)

     (54     (80     (114     (114     (362     (58     (75     (133

Interest expense (cash portion) (2)

     (204     (207     (219     (214     (844     (241     (245     (486

Cash taxes

     (1     —          —          —          (1     —          —          —     

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests (3)

     (23     (32     (27     (29     (111     (29     (13     (42

WPZ restricted stock, unit non-cash compensation

     7        6        7        7        27        7        5        12   

Plymouth incident adjustment

     4        6        7        4        21        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributable cash flow attributable to Partnership Operations

     646        701        754        718        2,819        739        737        1,476   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cash distributed (4)

   $ 725      $ 723      $ 723      $ 725      $ 2,896      $ 725      $ 725      $ 1,450   

Coverage ratios:

                

Distributable cash flow attributable to partnership operations divided by Total cash distributed

     0.89        0.97        1.04        0.99        0.97        1.02        1.02        1.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) divided by Total cash distributed

     0.15        0.46        (0.23     (2.26     (0.47     0.11        (0.11     0.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notes:

 

(1) Includes proportionate share of maintenance capital expenditures of equity investments.

 

(2) Includes proportionate share of interest expense of equity investments.

 

(3) Income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the fourth quarter 2015 excludes allocable share of impairment of goodwill.

 

(4) In order to exclude the impact of the IDR waiver associated with the WPZ merger termination fee from the determination of coverage ratios, cash distributions have been increased for the 2015 third quarter, fourth quarter, and year by $209 million, $209 million, and $418 million, respectively, and by $10 million in the first quarter of 2016.

 

8


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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP “Modified EBITDA” to Non-GAAP “Adjusted EBITDA”

(UNAUDITED)

 

     2015     2016  

(Dollars in millions)

   1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     Year     1st Qtr      2nd Qtr     Year  

Modified EBITDA:

                 

Central

   $ 133      $ 160      $ 163      $ 384      $ 840      $ 157       $ 134      $ 291   

Northeast G&P

     185        183        189        196        753        214         216        430   

Atlantic-Gulf

     335        389        414        385        1,523        376         357        733   

West

     161        150        169        77        557        155         158        313   

NGL & Petchem Services

     6        158        85        72        321        53         (261     (208

Other

     (3     13        1        (2     9        —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Modified EBITDA

   $ 817      $ 1,053      $ 1,021      $ 1,112      $ 4,003      $ 955       $ 604      $ 1,559   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjustments:

                 

Central

                 

Estimated minimum volume commitments

   $ 55      $ 55      $ 65      $ (175   $ —        $ 60       $ 64      $ 124   

Severance and related costs

     —          —          —          —          —          6         —          6   

ACMP Merger and transition costs

     30        14        2        2        48        3         —          3   

Impairment of certain assets

     —          3        —          8        11        —           48        48   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Central adjustments

     85        72        67        (165     59        69         112        181   

Northeast G&P

                 

Severance and related costs

     —          —          —          —          —          3         —          3   

Share of impairment at equity-method investments

     8        1        17        7        33        —           —          —     

ACMP Merger and transition costs

     —          —          —          —          —          2         —          2   

Impairment of certain assets

     3        21        2        6        32        —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Northeast G&P adjustments

     11        22        19        13        65        5         —          5   

Atlantic-Gulf

                 

Potential rate refunds associated with rate case litigation

     —          —          —          —          —          15         —          15   

Severance and related costs

     —          —          —          —          —          8         —          8   

Constitution Pipeline project development costs

     —          —          —          —          —          —           8        8   

Impairment of certain assets

     —          —          —          5        5        —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Atlantic-Gulf adjustments

     —          —          —          5        5        23         8        31   

West

                 

Severance and related costs

     —          —          —          —          —          4         —          4   

Impairment of certain assets

     —          —          —          97        97        —           —          —     

Loss (recovery) related to Opal incident

     1        —          (8     1        (6     —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total West adjustments

     1        —          (8     98        91        4         —          4   

NGL & Petchem Services

                 

Severance and related costs

     —          —          —          —          —          4         —          4   

Loss related to Geismar Incident

     1        1        —          —          2        —           —          —     

Impairment of certain assets

     —          —          —          —          —          —           341        341   

Geismar Incident adjustment for insurance and timing

     —          (126     —          —          (126     —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total NGL & Petchem Services adjustments

     1        (125     —          —          (124     4         341        345   

Other

                 

ACMP Merger-related expenses

     2        —          —          —          2        —           —          —     

Expenses associated with strategic alternatives

     —          —          1        1        2        —           —          —     

Gain on extinguishment of debt

     —          (14     —          —          (14     —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other adjustments

     2        (14     1        1        (10     —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

   $ 100      $ (45   $ 79      $ (48   $ 86      $ 105       $ 461      $ 566   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA:

                 

Central

   $ 218      $ 232      $ 230      $ 219      $ 899      $ 226       $ 246      $ 472   

Northeast G&P

     196        205        208        209        818        219         216        435   

Atlantic-Gulf

     335        389        414        390        1,528        399         365        764   

West

     162        150        161        175        648        159         158        317   

NGL & Petchem Services

     7        33        85        72        197        57         80        137   

Other

     (1     (1     2        (1     (1     —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 917      $ 1,008      $ 1,100      $ 1,064      $ 4,089      $ 1,060       $ 1,065      $ 2,125   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

9


Williams Partners L.P.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(UNAUDITED)

 

(Dollars in billions)

          2016
Guidance
 

Williams Partners L.P.

     

Reconciliation of GAAP “Net Income (Loss)” to Non-GAAP “Modified EBITDA”, “Adjusted EBITDA” and “Distributable cash flow

     

Net income (loss)

      $ 0.9   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

        (0.1

Interest expense

        0.9   

Equity (earnings) losses

        (0.4

Impairment of equity-method investments

        0.1   

Proportional Modified EBITDA of equity-method investments

        0.7   

Depreciation and amortization expenses and accretion for asset retirement obligations

        1.8   
     

 

 

 

Modified EBITDA

        3.9   

Adjustments:

     

Severance and related costs

   $ 0.025      

Potential rate refunds associated with rate case litigation

     0.015      

Merger and transition related expenses

     0.005      

Constitution Pipeline project development costs

     0.008      

Impairment of certain assets

     0.389      
  

 

 

    

Total EBITDA adjustments

        0.4   
     

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

        4.3   

Maintenance capital expenditures (1)

        (0.4

Interest expense (cash portion) (2)

        (1.0

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests, cash taxes and other

        (0.1
     

 

 

 

Distributable cash flow attributable to Partnership Operations

      $ 2.8   
     

 

 

 

Notes:

 

(1) Includes proportionate share of maintenance capital expenditures of equity-method investments.

 

(2) Includes proportionate share of interest expense of equity-method investments.

 

10


 

LOGO

Financial Highlights and Operating Statistics

(UNAUDITED)

Final

June 30, 2016


Williams Partners L.P.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(UNAUDITED)

 

     2015     2016  

(Dollars in millions, except coverage ratios)

   1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     Year     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     Year  

Williams Partners L.P.

                

Reconciliation of GAAP “Net Income (Loss)” to Non-GAAP “Modified EBITDA”, “Adjusted EBITDA”, and “Distributable cash flow”

                

Net income (loss)

   $ 112      $ 332      $ (167   $ (1,635   $ (1,358   $ 79      $ (77   $ 2   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     3        —          1        (3     1        1        (80     (79

Interest expense

     192        203        205        211        811        229        231        460   

Equity (earnings) losses

     (51     (93     (92     (99     (335     (97     (101     (198

Impairment of equity-method investments

     —          —          461        898        1,359        112        —          112   

Other investing (income) loss

     (1     —          —          (1     (2     —          (1     (1

Proportional Modified EBITDA of equity-method investments

     136        183        185        195        699        189        191        380   

Impairment of goodwill

     —          —          —          1,098        1,098        —          —          —     

Depreciation and amortization expenses

     419        419        423        441        1,702        435        432        867   

Accretion for asset retirement obligations associated with nonregulated operations

     7        9        5        7        28        7        9        16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Modified EBITDA

     817        1,053        1,021        1,112        4,003        955        604        1,559   

Adjustments

                

Estimated minimum volume commitments

     55        55        65        (175     —          60        64        124   

Severance and related costs

     —          —          —          —          —          25        —          25   

Potential rate refunds associated with rate case litigation

     —          —          —          —          —          15        —          15   

Merger and transition related expenses

     32        14        2        2        50        5        —          5   

Constitution Pipeline project development costs

     —          —          —          —          —          —          8        8   

Share of impairment at equity-method investment

     8        1        17        7        33        —          —          —     

Geismar Incident adjustment for insurance and timing

     —          (126     —          —          (126     —          —          —     

Loss related to Geismar Incident

     1        1        —          —          2        —          —          —     

Impairment of certain assets

     3        24        2        116        145        —          389        389   

Loss (recovery) related to Opal incident

     1        —          (8     1        (6     —          —          —     

Gain on extinguishment of debt

     —          (14     —          —          (14     —          —          —     

Expenses associated with strategic alternatives

     —          —          1        1        2        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total EBITDA adjustments

     100        (45     79        (48     86        105        461        566   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     917        1,008        1,100        1,064        4,089        1,060        1,065        2,125   

Maintenance capital expenditures (1)

     (54     (80     (114     (114     (362     (58     (75     (133

Interest expense (cash portion) (2)

     (204     (207     (219     (214     (844     (241     (245     (486

Cash taxes

     (1     —          —          —          (1     —          —          —     

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests (3)

     (23     (32     (27     (29     (111     (29     (13     (42

WPZ restricted stock unit non-cash compensation

     7        6        7        7        27        7        5        12   

Plymouth incident adjustment

     4        6        7        4        21        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributable cash flow attributable to Partnership Operations

     646        701        754        718        2,819        739        737        1,476   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cash distributed (4)

   $ 725      $ 723      $ 723      $ 725      $ 2,896      $ 725      $ 725      $ 1,450   

Coverage ratios:

                

Distributable cash flow attributable to partnership operations divided by Total cash distributed

     0.89        0.97        1.04        0.99        0.97        1.02        1.02        1.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) divided by Total cash distributed

     0.15        0.46        (0.23     (2.26     (0.47     0.11        (0.11     0.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Notes:    (1)    Includes proportionate share of maintenance capital expenditures of equity investments.
   (2)    Includes proportionate share of interest expense of equity investments.
   (3)    Income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the fourth quarter 2015 excludes allocable share of impairment of goodwill.
   (4)    In order to exclude the impact of the IDR waiver associated with the WPZ merger termination fee from the determination of coverage ratios, cash distributions have been increased for the 2015 third quarter, fourth quarter, and year by $209 million, $209 million, and $418 million, respectively, and by $10 million in the first quarter of 2016.


Williams Partners L.P.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP “Modified EBITDA” to Non-GAAP “Adjusted EBITDA”

(UNAUDITED)

 

     2015     2016  

(Dollars in millions)

   1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     Year     1st Qtr      2nd Qtr     Year  

Modified EBITDA:

                 

Central

   $ 133      $ 160      $ 163      $ 384      $ 840      $ 157       $ 134      $ 291   

Northeast G&P

     185        183        189        196        753        214         216        430   

Atlantic-Gulf

     335        389        414        385        1,523        376         357        733   

West

     161        150        169        77        557        155         158        313   

NGL & Petchem Services

     6        158        85        72        321        53         (261     (208

Other

     (3     13        1        (2     9        —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Modified EBITDA

   $ 817      $ 1,053      $ 1,021      $ 1,112      $ 4,003      $ 955       $ 604      $ 1,559   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjustments:

                 

Central

                 

Estimated minimum volume commitments

   $ 55      $ 55      $ 65      $ (175   $ —        $ 60       $ 64      $ 124   

Severance and related costs

     —          —          —          —          —          6         —          6   

ACMP Merger and transition costs

     30        14        2        2        48        3         —          3   

Impairment of certain assets

     —          3        —          8        11        —           48        48   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Central adjustments

     85        72        67        (165     59        69         112        181   

Northeast G&P

                 

Severance and related costs

     —          —          —          —          —          3         —          3   

Share of impairment at equity-method investments

     8        1        17        7        33        —           —          —     

ACMP Merger and transition costs

     —          —          —          —          —          2         —          2   

Impairment of certain assets

     3        21        2        6        32        —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Northeast G&P adjustments

     11        22        19        13        65        5         —          5   

Atlantic-Gulf

                 

Potential rate refunds associated with rate case litigation

     —          —          —          —          —          15         —          15   

Severance and related costs

     —          —          —          —          —          8         —          8   

Constitution Pipeline project development costs

     —          —          —          —          —          —           8        8   

Impairment of certain assets

     —          —          —          5        5        —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Atlantic-Gulf adjustments

     —          —          —          5        5        23         8        31   

West

                 

Severance and related costs

     —          —          —          —          —          4         —          4   

Impairment of certain assets

     —          —          —          97        97        —           —          —     

Loss (recovery) related to Opal incident

     1        —          (8     1        (6     —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total West adjustments

     1        —          (8     98        91        4         —          4   

NGL & Petchem Services

                 

Severance and related costs

     —          —          —          —          —          4         —          4   

Loss related to Geismar Incident

     1        1        —          —          2        —           —          —     

Impairment of certain assets

     —          —          —          —          —          —           341        341   

Geismar Incident adjustment for insurance and timing

     —          (126     —          —          (126     —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total NGL & Petchem Services adjustments

     1        (125     —          —          (124     4         341        345   

Other

                 

ACMP Merger-related expenses

     2        —          —          —          2        —           —          —     

Expenses associated with strategic alternatives

     —          —          1        1        2        —           —          —     

Gain on extinguishment of debt

     —          (14     —          —          (14     —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other adjustments

     2        (14     1        1        (10     —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

   $ 100      $ (45   $ 79      $ (48   $ 86      $ 105       $ 461      $ 566   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA:

                 

Central

   $ 218      $ 232      $ 230      $ 219      $ 899      $ 226       $ 246      $ 472   

Northeast G&P

     196        205        208        209        818        219         216        435   

Atlantic-Gulf

     335        389        414        390        1,528        399         365        764   

West

     162        150        161        175        648        159         158        317   

NGL & Petchem Services

     7        33        85        72        197        57         80        137   

Other

     (1     (1     2        (1     (1     —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 917      $ 1,008      $ 1,100      $ 1,064      $ 4,089      $ 1,060       $ 1,065      $ 2,125   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 


Williams Partners L.P.

Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss)

(UNAUDITED)

 

     2015     2016  

(Dollars in millions, except per-unit amounts)

   1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     Year     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     Year  

Revenues:

                

Service revenues

   $ 1,192      $ 1,231      $ 1,232      $ 1,480      $ 5,135      $ 1,226      $ 1,210      $ 2,436   

Product sales

     519        599        560        518        2,196        428        520        948   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     1,711        1,830        1,792        1,998        7,331        1,654        1,730        3,384   

Costs and expenses:

                

Product costs

     463        494        426        396        1,779        317        393        710   

Operating and maintenance expenses

     380        431        394        420        1,625        382        386        768   

Depreciation and amortization expenses

     419        419        423        441        1,702        435        432        867   

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

     193        164        156        171        684        181        139        320   

Impairment of goodwill

     —          —          —          1,098        1,098        —          —          —     

Net insurance recoveries – Geismar Incident

     —          (126     —          —          (126     —          —          —     

Impairment of long-lived assets

     3        24        2        116        145        6        396        402   

Other (income) expense – net

     14        14        5        8        41        24        24        48   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     1,472        1,420        1,406        2,650        6,948        1,345        1,770        3,115   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     239        410        386        (652     383        309        (40     269   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity earnings (losses)

     51        93        92        99        335        97        101        198   

Impairment of equity-method investments

     —          —          (461     (898     (1,359     (112     —          (112

Other investing income (loss) – net

     1        —          —          1        2        —          1        1   

Interest incurred

     (209     (215     (216     (224     (864     (240     (239     (479

Interest capitalized

     17        12        11        13        53        11        8        19   

Other income (expense) – net

     16        32        22        23        93        15        12        27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     115        332        (166     (1,638     (1,357     80        (157     (77

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     3        —          1        (3     1        1        (80     (79
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     112        332        (167     (1,635     (1,358     79        (77     2   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     23        32        27        9        91        29        13        42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interests

   $ 89      $ 300      $ (194   $ (1,644   $ (1,449   $ 50      $ (90   $ (40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allocation of net income (loss) for calculation of earnings per common unit:

                

Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interests

   $ 89      $ 300      $ (194   $ (1,644   $ (1,449   $ 50      $ (90   $ (40

Allocation of net income (loss) to general partner

     195        216        1        (28     384        202        207        409   

Allocation of net income (loss) to Class B units (1)

     (2     1        (5     (39     (46     (4     (8     (12

Allocation of net income (loss) to Class D units

     68        —          —          —          68        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allocation of net income (loss) to common units (1)

   $ (172   $ 83      $ (190   $ (1,577   $ (1,855   $ (148   $ (289   $ (437
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common unit:

                

Net income (loss) per common unit (1)

   $ (.34   $ .14      $ (0.32   $ (2.68   $ (3.27   $ (.25   $ (.49   $ (.74

Weighted average number of common units outstanding (thousands)

     507,001        587,088        586,722        587,581        567,275        588,562        588,607        588,585   

Cash distributions per common unit

   $ .85      $ .85      $ .85      $ .85      $ 3.40      $ .85      $ .85      $ 1.70   

 

(1) The sum for the quarters may not equal the total for the year due to timing of unit issuances.


Williams Partners L.P.

Central

(UNAUDITED)

     2015      2016  

(Dollars in millions)

   1st Qtr      2nd Qtr      3rd Qtr      4th Qtr     Year      1st Qtr     2nd Qtr      Year  

Revenues:

                     

Service revenues:

                     

Nonregulated gathering & processing fee-based revenue

   $ 242       $ 247       $ 256       $ 486        1,231       $ 240      $ 243       $ 483   

Other fee revenues

     10         18         14         14        56         15        15       $ 30   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     252         265         270         500        1,287         255        258         513   

Intrasegment eliminations

     —           —           —           —          —           —          —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

     252         265         270         500        1,287         255        258         513   

Segment costs and expenses:

                     

Other segment costs and expenses (1)

     127         112         116         117        472         108        88         196   

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —           3         —           8        11         (1     48         47   

Intrasegment eliminations

     —           —           —           —          —           —          —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment costs and expenses

     127         115         116         125        483         107        136         243   

Proportional Modified EBITDA of equity-method investments

     8         10         9         9        36         9        12         21   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Modified EBITDA

     133         160         163         384        840         157        134         291   

Adjustments

     85         72         67         (165     59         69        112         181   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 218       $ 232       $ 230       $ 219      $ 899       $ 226      $ 246       $ 472   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating statistics

                     

Gathering and Processing

                     

Gathering volumes (Bcf per day) – Consolidated (2)

     2.60         2.71         2.63         2.44        2.59         2.43        2.50         2.46   

 

(1) Includes operating expenses, general and administrative expenses, and other income or expenses.

 

(2) Excludes volumes associated with equity-method investments that are not consolidated in our results.


Williams Partners L.P.

Northeast G&P

(UNAUDITED)

 

     2015      2016  

(Dollars in millions)

   1st Qtr      2nd Qtr      3rd Qtr      4th Qtr      Year      1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     Year  

Revenues:

                     

Service revenues:

                     

Nonregulated gathering and processing fee-based revenue

   $ 188       $ 183       $ 170       $ 183       $ 724       $ 186      $ 182      $ 368   

Other fee revenues

     8         33         25         20         86         26        29        55   

Product sales:

                     

NGL sales from gas processing

     2         3         3         3         11         4        3        7   

Marketing sales

     36         32         23         25         116         20        30        50   

Other sales

     —           —           —           —           —           —          —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     234         251         221         231         937         236        244        480   

Intrasegment eliminations

     —           —           —           —           —           (1     (3     (4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     234         251         221         231         937         235        241        476   

Segment costs and expenses:

                     

NGL cost of goods sold

     1         1         —           2         4         1        2        3   

Marketing cost of goods sold

     36         32         25         24         117         20        32        52   

Other segment costs and expenses (1)

     85         108         86         101         380         94        86        180   

Impairment of long-lived assets

     3         21         2         6         32         4        4        8   

Intrasegment eliminations

     —           —           —           —           —           (1     (3     (4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment costs and expenses

     125         162         113         133         533         118        121        239   

Proportional Modified EBITDA of equity-method investments

     76         94         81         98         349         97        96        193   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Modified EBITDA

     185         183         189         196         753         214        216        430   

Adjustments

     11         22         19         13         65         5        —          5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 196       $ 205       $ 208       $ 209       $ 818       $ 219      $ 216      $ 435   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating statistics

                     

Gathering and Processing

                     

Gathering volumes (Bcf per day) – Consolidated (2)

     3.30         3.06         2.87         3.19         3.10         3.34        3.15        3.25   

Gathering volumes (Bcf per day) – Non-consolidated (3)

     3.00         3.05         3.10         3.06         3.05         3.21        3.16        3.18   

Plant inlet natural gas volumes (Bcf per day) (2)

     0.31         0.38         0.38         0.28         0.34         0.31        0.31        0.31   

Ethane equity sales (million gallons)

     4         11         16         23         54         23        16        39   

Non-ethane equity sales (million gallons)

     2         3         4         4         13         5        6        11   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NGL equity sales (million gallons)

     6         14         20         27         67         28        22        50   

Ethane production (million gallons)

     4         43         52         50         149         55        69        124   

Non-ethane production (million gallons)

     45         56         61         41         203         41        46        87   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NGL production (million gallons)

     49         99         113         91         352         96        115        211   

 

(1) Includes operating expenses, general and administrative expenses, and other income or expenses.

 

(2) Excludes volumes associated with equity-method investments that are not consolidated in our results.

 

(3) Includes 100% of the volumes associated with operated equity-method investments.


Williams Partners L.P.

Atlantic-Gulf

(UNAUDITED)

 

     2015     2016  

(Dollars in millions)

   1st Qtr      2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr      Year     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     Year  

Revenues:

                  

Service revenues:

                  

Nonregulated gathering & processing fee-based revenue

   $ 95       $ 106      $ 102      $ 94       $ 397      $ 82      $ 67      $ 149   

Regulated transportation revenue

     308         312        328        337         1,285        349        331        680   

Other fee revenues

     29         29        29        32         119        14        32        46   

Product sales:

                  

NGL sales from gas processing

     11         7        11        10         39        8        11        19   

Marketing sales

     87         80        63        64         294        45        75        120   

Other sales

     —           1        —          —           1        —          —          —     

Tracked revenues

     49         56        63        42         210        38        39        77   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     579         591        596        579         2,345        536        555        1,091   

Intrasegment eliminations

     —           —          (1     —           (1     (1     (2     (3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     579         591        595        579         2,344        535        553        1,088   

Segment costs and expenses:

                  

NGL cost of goods sold

     4         2        3        3         12        3        4        7   

Marketing cost of goods sold

     87         80        63        63         293        45        74        119   

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —           —          —          5         5        1        —          1   

Other segment costs and expenses (1)

     142         131        131        155         559        139        149        288   

Tracked costs

     49         56        63        42         210        38        39        77   

Intrasegment eliminations

     —           —          (1     —           (1     (1     (2     (3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment costs and expenses

     282         269        259        268         1,078        225        264        489   

Proportional Modified EBITDA of equity-method investments

     38         67        78        74         257        66        68        134   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Modified EBITDA

     335         389        414        385         1,523        376        357        733   

Adjustments

     —           —          —          5         5        23        8        31   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 335       $ 389      $ 414      $ 390       $ 1,528      $ 399      $ 365      $ 764   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating statistics

                  

Gathering and Processing

                  

Gathering volumes (Bcf per day)—Consolidated (2)

     0.32         0.36        0.35        0.31         0.34        0.30        0.30        0.30   

Gathering volumes (Bcf per day)—Non-consolidated (3)

     0.34         0.62        0.63        0.59         0.55        0.53        0.54        0.53   

Plant inlet natural gas volumes (Bcf per day)—Consolidated (2)

     0.69         0.60        0.67        0.68         0.66        0.64        0.60        0.62   

Plant inlet natural gas volumes (Bcf per day)—Non-consolidated (3)

     0.36         0.62        0.63        0.60         0.55        0.56        0.54        0.55   

Consolidated (2)

                  

Ethane margin ($/gallon)

   $ .04       $ (.07   $ .04      $ .02       $ .03      $ .03      $ .05      $ .05   

Non-ethane margin ($/gallon)

   $ .43       $ .49      $ .42      $ .42       $ .43      $ .30      $ .38      $ .34   

NGL margin ($/gallon)

   $ .26       $ .41      $ .32      $ .26       $ .30      $ .21      $ .18      $ .19   

Ethane equity sales (million gallons)

     11         2        7        10         30        8        22        30   

Non-ethane equity sales (million gallons)

     15         12        17        16         60        16        15        31   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NGL equity sales (million gallons)

     26         14        24        26         90        24        37        61   

Ethane production (million gallons)

     38         33        36        46         153        48        66        114   

Non-ethane production (million gallons)

     94         87        93        86         360        76        76        152   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NGL production (million gallons)

     132         120        129        132         513        124        142        266   

Non-consolidated (3)

                  

NGL equity sales (million gallons)

     17         22        21        20         80        20        19        39   

NGL production (million gallons)

     62         79        81        72         294        65        74        139   

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

                  

Throughput (Tbtu)

     1,005.1         784.9        803.6        779.3         3,372.9        927.2        815.9        1,743.1   

Avg. daily transportation volumes (Tbtu)

     11.2         8.6        8.7        8.5         9.2        10.2        9.0        9.6   

Avg. daily firm reserved capacity (Tbtu)

     10.5         11.0        11.5        11.8         11.2        12.0        11.5        11.7   

 

(1) Includes operating expenses, general and administrative expenses, and other income or expenses.

 

(2) Excludes volumes associated with equity-method investments that are not consolidated in our results.

 

(3) Includes 100% of the volumes associated with operated equity-method investments.


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West

(UNAUDITED)

 

     2015      2016  

(Dollars in millions)

   1st Qtr      2nd Qtr      3rd Qtr     4th Qtr      Year      1st Qtr      2nd Qtr      Year  

Revenues:

                      

Service revenues:

                      

Nonregulated gathering & processing fee-based revenue

   $ 138       $ 138       $ 138      $ 147       $ 561       $ 136       $ 137       $ 273   

Regulated transportation revenue

     116         113         115        118         462         118         112         230   

Other fee revenues

     8         7         10        7         32         9         6         15   

Product sales:

                      

NGL sales from gas processing

     48         49         43        47         187         38         54         92   

Marketing sales

     10         15         15        13         53         11         21         32   

Other sales

     6         4         4        3         17         3         3         6   

Tracked revenues

     —           —           —          —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     326         326         325        335         1,312         315         333         648   

Intrasegment eliminations

     —           —           —          —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

     326         326         325        335         1,312         315         333         648   

Segment costs and expenses:

                      

NGL cost of goods sold

     23         20         20        19         82         18         21         39   

Marketing cost of goods sold

     10         15         15        13         53         11         21         32   

Other cost of goods sold

     3         2         3        2         10         2         1         3   

Other segment costs and expenses (1)

     129         139         118        127         513         127         131         258   

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —           —           —          97         97         2         1         3   

Tracked costs

     —           —           —          —           —           —           —           —     

Intrasegment eliminations

     —           —           —          —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment costs and expenses

     165         176         156        258         755         160         175         335   

Proportional Modified EBITDA of equity-method investments

     —           —           —          —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Modified EBITDA

     161         150         169        77         557         155         158         313   

Adjustments

     1         —           (8     98         91         4         —           4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 162       $ 150       $ 161      $ 175       $ 648       $ 159       $ 158       $ 317   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating statistics

                      

Gathering and Processing

                      

Gathering volumes (Bcf per day)

     2.35         2.31         2.31        2.26         2.31         2.18         2.19         2.18   

Plant inlet natural gas volumes (Bcf per day)

     2.58         2.55         2.49        2.47         2.52         2.51         2.51         2.51   

Ethane equity sales (million gallons)

     2         4         4        2         12         16         59         75   

Non-ethane equity sales (million gallons)

     74         76         75        78         303         76         83         159   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NGL equity sales (million gallons)

     76         80         79        80         315         92         142         234   

Ethane margin ($/gallon)

   $ .39       $ .14       $ .28      $ .40       $ .27       $ .03       $ .00       $ .01   

Non-ethane margin ($/gallon)

   $ .34       $ .37       $ .29      $ .35       $ .34       $ .26       $ .39       $ .33   

NGL margin ($/gallon)

   $ .34       $ .35       $ .29      $ .35       $ .33       $ .22       $ .23       $ .23   

Ethane production (million gallons)

     33         40         37        30         140         47         94         141   

Non-ethane production (million gallons)

     239         248         255        253         995         245         252         497   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NGL production (million gallons)

     272         288         292        283         1,135         292         346         638   

Northwest Pipeline LLC

                      

Throughput (Tbtu)

     202.7         183.0         177.9        199.2         762.8         205.6         168.0         373.6   

Avg. daily transportation volumes (Tbtu)

     2.3         2.0         1.9        2.2         2.1         2.3         1.8         2.1   

Avg. daily firm reserved capacity (Tbtu)

     3.0         3.0         3.0        3.0         3.0         3.0         3.0         3.0   

 

(1) Includes operating expenses, general and administrative expenses, and other income or expenses.


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NGL & Petchem Services

(UNAUDITED)

 

    2015     2016  

(Dollars in millions)

  1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     Year     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     Year  

Revenues:

               

Service revenue:

               

Nonregulated gathering & processing fee-based revenue

  $ 7      $ 10      $ 11      $ 11      $ 39      $ 11      $ 12      $ 23   

Other fee-based revenues

    41        42        47        46        176        47        60        107   

Product sales:

               

NGL sales from gas processing

    28        18        19        20        85        17        3        20   

Olefin sales

    71        162        174        148        555        136        151        287   

Marketing sales

    378        372        337        341        1,428        285        338        623   

Other sales

    4        4        1        4        13        2        3        5   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    529        608        589        570        2,296        498        567        1,065   

Intrasegment eliminations

    (54     (61     (60     (61     (236     (54     (50     (104
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

    475        547        529        509        2,060        444        517        961   

Segment costs and expenses:

               

NGL cost of goods sold

    19        16        14        15        64        12        2        14   

Olefins cost of goods sold

    62        101        89        77        329        65        77        142   

Marketing cost of goods sold

    381        376        340        340        1,437        287        344        631   

Other cost of goods sold

    6        4        2        5        17        4        2        6   

Net insurance recoveries – Geismar Incident

    —          (126     —          —          (126     —          —          —     

Impairment of long-lived assets

    —          —          —          —          —          —          343        343   

Other segment costs and expenses (1)

    66        88        71        71        296        94        75        169   

Intrasegment eliminations

    (54     (61     (60     (61     (236     (54     (50     (104
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment costs and expenses

    480        398        456        447        1,781        408        793        1,201   

Proportional Modified EBITDA of equity-method investments

    11        9        12        10        42        17        15        32   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Modified EBITDA

    6        158        85        72        321        53        (261     (208

Adjustments

    1        (125     —          —          (124     4        341        345   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 7      $ 33      $ 85      $ 72      $ 197      $ 57      $ 80      $ 137   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating statistics

               

Ethane equity sales (million gallons)

    36        33        40        34        143        38        5        43   

Non-ethane equity sales (million gallons)

    39        32        29        41        141        37        5        42   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NGL equity sales (million gallons)

    75        65        69        75        284        75        10        85   

Ethane production (million gallons)

    36        33        40        35        144        38        5        43   

Non-ethane production (million gallons)

    31        27        34        29        121        33        7        40   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NGL production (million gallons)

    67        60        74        64        265        71        12        83   

Petrochemical Services

               

Geismar ethylene sales volumes (million lbs)

    2        213        404        447        1,066        423        391        814   

Geismar ethylene margin ($/lb) (2)

  $ —        $ .21      $ .16      $ .11      $ .15      $ .13      $ .15      $ .14   

Canadian propylene sales volumes (million lbs)

    39        38        44        40        161        33        8        41   

Canadian alky feedstock sales volumes (million gallons)

    7        6        6        7        26        7        2        9   

Overland Pass Pipeline Company LLC (equity investment) – 100%

               

NGL Transportation volumes (Mbbls)

    10,845        13,860        15,075        15,527        55,307        16,814        18,410        35,224   

 

(1) Includes operating expenses, general and administrative expenses, and other income or expenses.

 

(2) Ethylene margin and ethylene margin per pound are calculated using financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, which include realized ethylene sales prices and ethylene COGS. Realized sales and COGS per unit metrics may vary from publicly quoted market indices or spot prices due to various factors, including, but not limited to, basis differentials, transportation costs, contract provisions, and inventory accounting methods.


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Capital Expenditures and Investments

(UNAUDITED)

 

     2015      2016  

(Dollars in millions)

   1st Qtr      2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr      4th Qtr      Year      1st Qtr     2nd Qtr      Year  

Capital expenditures:

                     

Central

   $ 69       $ 75      $ 66       $ 42       $ 252       $ 38      $ 16       $ 54   

Northeast G&P

     179         148        136         116         579         65        53         118   

Atlantic-Gulf

     361         384        383         376         1,504         294        404         698   

West

     50         52        47         56         205         20        15         35   

NGL & Petchem Services

     75         55        59         63         252         46        28         74   

Other

     1         1        1         —           3         —          2         2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total*

   $ 735       $ 715      $ 692       $ 653       $ 2,795       $ 463      $ 518       $ 981   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Purchases of businesses (net of cash acquired):

                     

Central

   $ —         $ 112      $ —         $ —         $ 112       $ —        $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ —         $ 112      $ —         $ —         $ 112       $ —        $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Purchases of investments:

                     

Central

   $ 1       $ 10      $ 16       $ 31       $ 58       $ 39      $ 19       $ 58   

Northeast G&P

     59         388        13         30         490         20        37         57   

Atlantic-Gulf

     20         —          15         —           35         —          —           —     

NGL & Petchem Services

     3         2        1         5         11         4        3         7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 83       $ 400      $ 45       $ 66       $ 594       $ 63      $ 59       $ 122   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Summary:

                     

Central

   $ 70       $ 197      $ 82       $ 73       $ 422       $ 77      $ 35       $ 112   

Northeast G&P

     238         536        149         146         1,069         85        90         175   

Atlantic-Gulf

     381         384        398         376         1,539         294        404         698   

West

     50         52        47         56         205         20        15         35   

NGL & Petchem Services

     78         57        60         68         263         50        31         81   

Other

     1         1        1         —           3         —          2         2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 818       $ 1,227      $ 737       $ 719       $ 3,501       $ 526      $ 577       $ 1,103   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital expenditures incurred, purchases of businesses (net of cash acquired), and purchases of investments:

                     

Increases to property, plant, and equipment

   $ 645       $ 731      $ 673       $ 600       $ 2,649       $ 498      $ 485       $ 983   

Purchases of businesses (net of cash acquired)

     —           112        —           —           112         —          —           —     

Purchases of investments

     83         400        45         66         594         63        59         122   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 728       $ 1,243      $ 718       $ 666       $ 3,355       $ 561      $ 544       $ 1,105   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

*Increases to property, plant, and equipment

   $ 645       $ 731      $ 673       $ 600       $ 2,649       $ 498      $ 485       $ 983   

Changes in related accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     90         (16     19         53         146         (35     33         (2
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

   $ 735       $ 715      $ 692       $ 653       $ 2,795       $ 463      $ 518       $ 981   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


Williams Partners L.P.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(UNAUDITED)

 

(Dollars in billions)

          2016
Guidance
 

Williams Partners L.P.

     

Reconciliation of GAAP “Net Income (Loss)” to Non-GAAP “Modified EBITDA”, “Adjusted EBITDA”, and “Distributable cash flow”

     

Net income (loss)

      $ 0.9   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

        (0.1

Interest expense

        0.9   

Equity (earnings) losses

        (0.4

Impairment of equity-method investments

        0.1   

Proportional Modified EBITDA of equity-method investments

        0.7   

Depreciation and amortization expenses and accretion for asset retirement obligations

        1.8   
     

 

 

 

Modified EBITDA

        3.9   

Adjustments:

     

Severance and related costs

   $ 0.025      

Potential rate refunds associated with rate case litigation

     0.015      

Merger and transition related expenses

     0.005      

Constitution Pipeline project development costs

     0.008      

Impairment of certain assets

     0.389      
  

 

 

    

Total EBITDA adjustments

        0.4   
     

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

        4.3   

Maintenance capital expenditures (1)

        (0.4

Interest expense (cash portion) (2)

        (1.0

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests, cash taxes and other

        (0.1
     

 

 

 

Distributable cash flow attributable to Partnership Operations

      $ 2.8   
     

 

 

 

 

Notes:    (1)    Includes proportionate share of maintenance capital expenditures of equity-method investments.
   (2)    Includes proportionate share of interest expense of equity-method investments.