For a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, DCF, Adjusted FCF, Adjusted FCF after distributions and our leverage ratio to their most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see the tables below.
前瞻性陳述
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding MPLX LP (MPLX). These forward-looking statements may relate to, among other things, MPLX’s expectations, estimates and projections concerning its business and operations, financial priorities, including with respect to positive free cash flow and distribution coverage, strategic plans, capital return plans, capital expenditure plans, operating cost reduction objectives, and environmental, social and governance ("ESG") goals and targets, including those related to greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, diversity, equity and inclusion and ESG reporting. Forward-looking and other statements regarding our ESG goals and targets are not an indication that these statements are material to investors or required to be disclosed in our filings with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). In addition, historical, current, and forward-looking ESG-related statements may be based on standards for measuring progress that are still developing, internal controls and processes that continue to evolve, and assumptions that are subject to change in the future. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “commitment,” “could,” “design,” “endeavor,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “opportunity,” “outlook,” “plan,” “policy,” “position,” “potential,” “predict,” “priority,”
5
“progress,” “project,” “prospective,” “pursue,” “seek,” “should,” “strategy,” “strive,” “target,” “trends,” “will,” “would” or other similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. MPLX cautions that these statements are based on management’s current knowledge and expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of the control of MPLX, that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from the statements made herein. Factors that could cause MPLX’s actual results to differ materially from those implied in the forward-looking statements include but are not limited to: political or regulatory developments, including changes in governmental policies relating to refined petroleum products, crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) or renewables, or taxation; volatility in and degradation of general economic, market, industry or business conditions, including as a result of pandemics, other infectious disease outbreaks, natural hazards, extreme weather events, regional conflicts such as hostilities in the Middle East and in Ukraine, inflation or rising interest rates; the adequacy of capital resources and liquidity, including the availability of sufficient free cash flow from operations to pay or grow distributions and to fund future unit repurchases; the ability to access debt markets on commercially reasonable terms or at all; the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices and demand for crude oil, refined products, feedstocks or other hydrocarbon-based products or renewables; changes to the expected construction costs and in service dates of planned and ongoing projects and investments, including pipeline projects and new processing units, and the ability to obtain regulatory and other approvals with respect thereto; the inability or failure of our joint venture partners to fund their share of operations and development activities; the financing and distribution decisions of joint ventures we do not control; the availability of desirable strategic alternatives to optimize portfolio assets and the ability to obtain regulatory and other approvals with respect thereto; our ability to successfully implement our sustainable energy strategy and principles and to achieve our ESG goals and targets within the expected timeframes if at all; changes in government incentives for emission-reduction products and technologies; the outcome of research and development efforts to create future technologies necessary to achieve our ESG plans and goals; our ability to scale projects and technologies on a commercially competitive basis; changes in regional and global economic growth rates and consumer preferences, including consumer support for emission-reduction products and technology; industrial incidents or other unscheduled shutdowns affecting our machinery, pipelines, processing, fractionation and treating facilities or equipment, means of transportation, or those of our suppliers or customers; the suspension, reduction or termination of MPC’s obligations under MPLX’s commercial agreements; the imposition of windfall profit taxes, maximum refining margin penalties or minimum inventory requirements on companies operating in the energy industry in California or other jurisdictions; other risk factors inherent to MPLX’s industry; the impact of adverse market conditions or other similar risks to those identified herein affecting MPC; and the factors set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” and “Disclosures Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in MPLX’s and MPC's Annual Reports on Form 10-k for the year ended Dec. 31, 2023, and in other filings with the SEC.
(a) 包括對於Series A和Series B優先單位的MPLX分配,以及對於Series B優先單位獲得的分配。 Series A優先單位持有人將獲得每單位0.528125美元或支付給MPLX LP普通單位持有人的每單位分配金額中較大者。 Series B優先單位持有人將獲得每年固定68.75美元的分配金額,每半年支付一次欠款。 Series B優先單位於2023年2月15日生效已贖回。宣布/將支付給Series A和Series B優先單位持有人的現金分配不適用於普通單位持有人。
(a)截至2024年9月30日和2023年9月30日的三個月中,包括分別為4000萬美元和4700萬美元的營運資本增加。 截至2024年9月30日和2023年9月30日的九個月中,包括分別為5500萬美元的營運資本提取。 $4000萬 and $4700萬, respectively. The nine months ended $5500萬 和 $7600萬,分別為。
(b) The three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 include $21000萬 and $1800萬 related to the acquisition of additional interests in BANGL, LLC and Wink to Webster Pipeline LLC, respectively. The nine months ended September 30, 2024 include $62200萬, net of cash acquired, related to the purchase of additional ownership interest in existing joint ventures and gathering assets in the Utica, a contribution of $9200萬 to fund our share of a debt repayment by a joint venture and a $13400萬 cash distribution received in connection with the strategic transaction combining the Whistler and Rio Bravo natural gas assets (the "Whistler Joint Venture Transaction").
16
Capital Expenditures (unaudited)
截至三個月結束 九月三十日,
截至九個月結束 九月三十日,
(以百萬為單位)
2024
2023
2024
2023
資本支出:
增值資本支出
$
248
$
189
$
569
$
555
增值資本補償
(14)
(39)
(64)
(119)
投資於未被併入財務報表之關聯企業(a)
32
13
186
90
資本回報
(4)
—
(4)
—
資本化利息
(4)
(4)
(12)
(10)
總成本支出增長(b)
258
159
675
516
維護資本支出
53
35
151
113
維護資本補償
(13)
(7)
(31)
(20)
資本化利息
(1)
—
(2)
(1)
總維護資本支出
39
28
118
92
總成長和維護資本支出
297
187
793
608
投資於未被併入財務報表之關聯企業(a)
(32)
(13)
(186)
(90)
資本回報
4
—
4
—
增長和維護資本的退款(c)
27
46
95
139
資本欠款的(增加)/減少
(21)
6
28
(6)
資本化利息
5
4
14
11
新增固定資產、廠房及設備
$
280
$
230
$
748
$
662
(a)截至2024年9月30日的三個月和九個月份,對於BANGL, LLC和Wink to Webster Pipeline LLC額外股權收購,除21000萬和1800萬美元不包括在內。投資于未納入合併的聯營公司和新增固定資產、廠房和設備淨值在綜合現金流量表的投資活動中被展示為獨立項目。