For the Three Months Ended
The following information should be read in conjunction with our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes, together with our discussion and analysis of financial position and results of operations, included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 (the "2020 Form 10-K"), as filed onMarch 1, 2021 with theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") inthe United States ("U.S.").
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the year endedMarch 31, 2021 (our "quarterly report") contains various forward-looking statements and information that are based on our beliefs and those of our general partner, as well as assumptions made by us and information currently available to us. When used in this document, words such as "anticipate," "project," "expect," "plan," "seek," "goal," "estimate," "forecast," "intend," "could," "should," "would," "will," "believe," "may," "scheduled," "potential" and similar expressions and statements regarding our plans and objectives for future operations are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although we and our general partner believe that our expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements (including any forward-looking statements/expectations of third parties referenced in this quarterly report) are reasonable, neither we nor our general partner can give any assurances that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks (including those attributable to the Coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19") pandemic), uncertainties and assumptions as described in more detail under Part I, Item 1A of our 2020 Form 10-K. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this quarterly report speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by federal and state securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or any other reason.
Key References Used in this Management's Discussion and Analysis
Unless the context requires otherwise, references to "we," "us" or "our" within
this quarterly report are intended to mean the business and operations of
References to the "Partnership" mean
References to "EPO" meanEnterprise Products Operating LLC , which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership, and its consolidated subsidiaries, through which the Partnership conducts its business. We are managed by our general partner,Enterprise Products Holdings LLC ("Enterprise GP"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary ofDan Duncan LLC , a privately heldTexas limited liability company. The membership interests ofDan Duncan LLC are owned by a voting trust, the current trustees ("DD LLC Trustees") of which are: (i)Randa Duncan Williams , who is also a director and Chairman of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Enterprise GP; (ii)Richard H. Bachmann , who is also a director and Vice Chairman of theBoard of Enterprise GP ; and (iii)W. Randall Fowler , who is also a director and the Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Enterprise GP. Ms.Duncan Williams and Messrs. Bachmann and Fowler also currently serve as managers ofDan Duncan LLC . References to "EPCO" meanEnterprise Products Company , a privately heldTexas corporation, and its privately held affiliates. The outstanding voting capital stock of EPCO is owned by a voting trust, the current trustees ("EPCO Trustees") of which are: (i) Ms.Duncan Williams , who serves as Chairman of EPCO; (ii)Mr. Bachmann , who serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of EPCO; and (iii)Mr. Fowler , who serves as an Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of EPCO. Ms.Duncan Williams and Messrs. Bachmann and Fowler also currently serve as directors of EPCO. 38
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We, Enterprise GP, EPCO andDan Duncan LLC are affiliates under the collective common control of theDD LLC Trustees and the EPCO Trustees. EPCO, together with its privately held affiliates, owned approximately 32.2% of the Partnership's common units outstanding atMarch 31, 2021 . InMarch 2021 , a privately held affiliate of EPCO sold its entire ownership interest in the Partnership's Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Units ("preferred units") to third parties.
As generally used in the energy industry and in this quarterly report, the acronyms below have the following meanings:
/d = per day MMBPD = million barrels per day BBtus = billion British thermal units MMBtus = million British thermal units Bcf = billion cubic feet MMcf = million cubic feet BPD = barrels per day MWac = megawatts, alternating
current
MBPD = thousand barrels per day MWdc = megawatts, direct current MMBbls = million barrels
TBtus = trillion British thermal units
As used in this quarterly report, the phrase "quarter-to-quarter" means the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020.
Business Summary
We are a publicly tradedDelaware limited partnership, the common units of which are listed on theNew York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol "EPD." Our preferred units are not publicly traded. We were formed inApril 1998 to own and operate certain natural gas liquids ("NGLs") related businesses of EPCO and are a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, petrochemicals and refined products. We are owned by our limited partners (preferred and common unitholders) from an economic perspective. Enterprise GP, which owns a non-economic general partner interest in us, manages our Partnership. We conduct substantially all of our business operations through EPO and its consolidated subsidiaries. Our fully integrated, midstream energy asset network (or "value chain") links producers of natural gas, NGLs and crude oil from some of the largest supply basins inthe United States ("U.S."),Canada and theGulf of Mexico with domestic consumers and international markets. Our midstream energy operations include:
• natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage;
• NGL transportation, fractionation, storage, and marine terminals (including
those used to export liquefied petroleum gases, or "LPG," and ethane);
• crude oil gathering, transportation, storage, and marine terminals;
• propylene production facilities (including propane dehydrogenation ("PDH")
facilities), butane isomerization, octane enhancement, isobutane dehydrogenation ("iBDH") and high purity isobutylene ("HPIB") production facilities;
• petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage, and marine
terminals (including those used to export ethylene and polymer grade propylene
("PGP"); and
• a marine transportation business that operates on key
intracoastal waterway systems.
The safe operation of our assets is a top priority. We are committed to protecting the environment and the health and safety of the public and those working on our behalf by conducting our business activities in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. For additional information, see "Environmental, Safety and Conservation" within the Regulatory Matters section of Part I, Items 1 and 2 of the 2020 Form 10-K. Like many publicly traded partnerships, we have no employees. All of our management, administrative and operating functions are performed by employees of EPCO pursuant to an administrative services agreement (the "ASA") or by other service providers. 39
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Our financial position, results of operations and cash flows are subject to certain risks. For information regarding such risks, see "Risk Factors" included under Part I, Item 1A of the 2020 Form 10-K.
We provide investors access to additional information regarding the Partnership and our consolidated businesses, including information relating to governance procedures and principles, through our website, www.enterpriseproducts.com.
Current Outlook
As noted previously under "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information" within this Part I, Item 2, this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including this update to our outlook on business conditions, contains forward-looking statements that are based on our beliefs and those of Enterprise GP. In addition, it reflects assumptions made by us and information currently available to us. With regards to the outlook for hydrocarbon supply and demand fundamentals described in our 2020 Form 10-K, we believe that the underlying trends remain generally intact. Ongoing production cuts within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ("OPEC") andRussia (collectively, the "OPEC+" group), along with market-driven cuts inU.S. , Brazilian and Canadian supplies, continue to provide much-needed support for international energy markets in coping with weakness in hydrocarbon demand attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. As vaccination programs are implemented on a wider scale, many countries have eased their COVID-19 containment measures and governments have instituted fiscal measures in an effort to support economic activity. As a result, hydrocarbon demand has started to recover; however, a continuation of this trend remains dependent on successful containment of the disease, the efficacy and distribution of approved vaccines on COVID-19 and its emerging variants, and proven therapeutics. We continue to believe that our integrated, diversified and fee-based business model will enable us to successfully traverse this difficult period. The Partnership and its consolidated operations remain in a strong position, with our financial strength and operational flexibility demonstrated by$5.11 billion of consolidated liquidity atMarch 31, 2021 , investment grade credit ratings on EPO's long-term senior unsecured debt, a disciplined capital spending approach, the optimization of our assets to provide incremental services to customers and to respond to market opportunities, and a portfolio of diverse, high quality customers. The value of our diversified and integrated midstream system was exhibited again in the first quarter of 2021. Our propylene, NGL, refined products and natural gas businesses benefited from greater demand associated with the early stages of an economic recovery, winter demand and higher commodity prices. This was partially offset by plant and pipeline disruptions and lower volumes attributable to the impacts of major winter storms inmid-February 2021 and major maintenance activities at our PDH 1 and octane enhancement facilities.
Impact of
Two major winter storms, Uri and Viola, impactedTexas and the southernU.S. inmid-February 2021 (the "February 2021 winter storms"). The storms had a major impact on the electric power grid inTexas , which resulted in widespread power outages. Voluntarily and in accordance with our agreements with theElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. ("ERCOT"), we temporarily shut down our non-essential plants and other operations inTexas to support residential power consumption. ThoseTexas assets that remained operational (e.g., our natural gas processing plants, storage facilities and Texas Intrastate System) were impacted by rolling blackouts. The economic impacts of these disruptions, higher power and natural gas costs, as well as losses on natural gas hedges, were mitigated by sales of natural gas to electricity generators, natural gas utilities and industrial customers to assist them in meeting their requirements. During and following the storms, many of our customers also experienced downtime due to freeze-related damage and repairs that impacted our volumes. 40
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Significant Recent Developments
Enterprise to Increase Its Use of Power from Renewable Resources
InMarch 2021 , we announced the execution of a power purchase agreement withEDF Renewables North America that will increase our use of electricity from solar power by 100 MWac/132 MWdc. We are committed to being a responsible steward of the environment, including using energy sustainably across our footprint. We estimate that by 2025, approximately 25% of our power will be from renewable resources.
Enterprise and Magellan to Develop Joint Houston Crude Oil Futures Contract
InJanuary 2021 , we and Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P ("Magellan") announced that our affiliates had entered into an agreement to jointly develop a futures contract for the physical delivery of crude oil in theHouston, Texas area in response to market interest for aHouston -based index with greater scale, flow assurance and price transparency. The quality specifications will be consistent with WTI crude oil originating from thePermian Basin with delivery capabilities at either our ECHO terminal inHouston or Magellan'sEast Houston terminal.
Selected Energy Commodity Price Data
The following table presents selected average index prices for natural gas and selected NGL and petrochemical products for the periods indicated:
Polymer Refinery
Natural Normal Natural
Grade Grade Processing
Gas, Ethane, Propane, Butane, Isobutane, Gasoline,
Propylene, Propylene, Gross Spread
$/MMBtu $/gallon $/gallon $/gallon $/gallon $/gallon
$/pound $/pound $/gallon
(1) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (3) (3) (4) 2020 by quarter: 1st Quarter$1.95 $0.14 $0.37 $0.57 $0.63 $0.93 $0.31 $0.18 $0.19 2nd Quarter$1.71 $0.19 $0.41 $0.43 $0.44 $0.41 $0.26 $0.11 $0.17 3rd Quarter$1.98 $0.22 $0.50 $0.58 $0.60 $0.80 $0.35 $0.17 $0.25 4th Quarter$2.67 $0.21 $0.57 $0.76 $0.68 $0.92 $0.41 $0.24 $0.22 2020 Averages$2.08 $0.19 $0.46 $0.59 $0.59 $0.77
2021 by quarter: 1st Quarter$2.71 $0.24 $0.89 $0.94 $0.93 $1.33 $0.73 $0.44 $0.38
(1) Natural gas prices are based on Henry-Hub Inside FERC commercial index prices
as reported by Platts, which is a division of
are based on Mont Belvieu Non-TET commercial index prices as reported by Oil
product as reported by IHS Chemical, a division of
Chemical"). Refinery grade propylene ("RGP") prices represent
weighted-average spot prices for such product as reported by IHS Chemical. (4) The "Indicative Gas Processing Gross Spread" represents our generic estimate
of the gross economic benefit from extracting NGLs from natural gas
production based on certain pricing assumptions. Specifically, it is the
amount by which the assumed economic value of a composite gallon of NGLs at
natural gas at Henry Hub,
does not consider the operating costs incurred by a natural gas processing
facility to extract the NGLs nor the transportation and fractionation costs
to deliver the NGLs to market. In addition, the actual gas processing spread
earned at each plant is determined by regional pricing and extraction dynamics.
The weighted-average indicative market price for NGLs was
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The following table presents selected average index prices for crude oil for the periods indicated:
WTI Midland Houston LLS Crude Oil, Crude Oil, Crude Oil Crude Oil, $/barrel $/barrel $/barrel $/barrel (1) (2) (2) (3) 2020 by quarter: 1st Quarter$46.17 $45.51 $47.81 $48.15 2nd Quarter$27.85 $28.22 $29.68 $30.12 3rd Quarter$40.93 $41.05 $41.77 $42.47 4th Quarter$42.66 $43.07 $43.63 $44.08 2020 Averages$39.40 $39.46 $40.72 $41.21 2021 by quarter: 1st Quarter$57.84 $59.00 $59.51 $59.99
(1) WTI prices are based on commercial index prices at
measured by the NYMEX.
(2)
reported by Argus. (3) Light Louisiana Sweet ("LLS") prices are based on commercial index prices as
reported by Platts. Fluctuations in our consolidated revenues and cost of sales amounts are explained in large part by changes in energy commodity prices. An increase in our consolidated marketing revenues due to higher energy commodity sales prices may not result in an increase in gross operating margin or cash available for distribution, since our consolidated cost of sales amounts would also increase due to comparable increases in the purchase prices of the underlying energy commodities. The same type of correlation would be true in the case of lower energy commodity sales prices and purchase costs. We attempt to mitigate commodity price exposure through our hedging activities and the use of fee-based arrangements. See Note 13 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report and "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" under Part I, Item 3 of this quarterly report for information regarding our commodity hedging activities. 42
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