Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
(a) Dismissal of Previous Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
On February 9, 2021, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PricewaterhouseCoopers") was
appointed as principal accountants for Noble Midstream Partners LP's (the
"Partnership") fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. KPMG LLP ("KPMG") will
serve as the Partnership's principal accountants through the completion of the
2020 audit and professional engagement period. Statements in response to Item
4.01 of the Partnership's Form 8-K dated October 8, 2020, and the letter of KPMG
attached thereto as Exhibit A, are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
On February 9, 2021 the Audit Committee approved the engagement of
PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Partnership's new independent registered public
accounting firm for the Partnership's fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
During the Partnership's two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2019
and December 31, 2018 and during the subsequent interim period through February
9, 2021, neither the Partnership nor anyone on its behalf consulted
PricewaterhouseCoopers regarding either (i) the application of accounting
principles to any specified transaction, either completed or proposed or the
type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Partnership's financial
statements; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as
described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as
described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
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