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Derivatives and Risk Management Activities
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivatives and Risk Management Activities Derivatives and Risk Management Activities
 
We identify the risks that underlie our core business activities and use risk management strategies to mitigate those risks when we determine that there is value in doing so. We use various derivative instruments to optimize our profits while managing our exposure to (i) commodity price risk, (ii) interest rate risk and (iii) currency exchange rate risk. Our commodity price risk management policies and procedures are designed to help ensure that our hedging activities address our risks by monitoring our derivative positions, as well as physical volumes, grades, locations, delivery schedules and storage capacity. Our interest rate and currency exchange rate risk management policies and procedures are designed to monitor our derivative positions and ensure that those positions are consistent with our objectives and approved strategies. Our policy is to use derivative instruments for risk management purposes and not for the purpose of speculating on changes in commodity prices, interest rates or currency exchange rates. When we apply hedge accounting, our policy is to formally document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as our risk management objectives for undertaking the hedge. This process includes specific identification of the hedging instrument and the hedged transaction, the nature of the risk being hedged and how the hedging instrument’s effectiveness will be assessed. At the inception of the hedging relationship, we assess whether the derivatives employed are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of anticipated hedged transactions. Throughout the hedging relationship, retrospective and prospective hedge effectiveness is assessed on a qualitative basis.
 
We record all open derivatives on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, changes in fair value are deferred in AOCI and recognized in earnings in the periods during which the underlying hedged transactions are recognized in earnings. Derivatives that are not designated in a hedging relationship for accounting purposes are recognized in earnings each period. Cash settlements associated with our derivative activities are classified within the same category as the related hedged item in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Our financial derivatives, used for hedging risk, are governed through ISDA master agreements and clearing brokerage agreements. These agreements include stipulations regarding the right of set off in the event that we or our counterparty default on performance obligations. If a default were to occur, both parties have the right to net amounts payable and receivable into a single net settlement between parties.

At June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, none of our outstanding derivatives contained credit-risk related contingent features that would result in a material adverse impact to us upon any change in our credit ratings. Although we may be required to post margin on our exchange-traded derivatives transacted through a clearing brokerage account, as described below, we do not require our non-cleared derivative counterparties to post collateral with us.

Commodity Price Risk Hedging
 
Our core business activities involve certain commodity price-related risks that we manage in various ways, including through the use of derivative instruments. Our policy is to (i) only purchase inventory for which we have a sales market, (ii) structure our sales contracts so that price fluctuations do not materially affect our operating income and (iii) not acquire and hold material physical inventory or derivatives for the purpose of speculating on commodity price changes. The material commodity-related risks inherent in our business activities can be divided into the following general categories:

Commodity Purchases and Sales — In the normal course of our operations, we purchase and sell commodities. We use derivatives to manage the associated risks and to optimize profits. As of June 30, 2022, net derivative positions related to these activities included:
 
•A net long position of 9.3 million barrels associated with our crude oil purchases, which was unwound ratably during July 2022 to match monthly average pricing.
•A net short time spread position of 6.6 million barrels, which hedges a portion of our anticipated crude oil lease gathering purchases through September 2023.
•A net crude oil basis spread position of 2.1 million barrels at multiple locations through December 2024. These derivatives allow us to lock in grade and location basis differentials.
•A net short position of 12.7 million barrels through December 2023 related to anticipated net sales of crude oil and NGL inventory.
Natural Gas Processing/NGL Fractionation — We purchase natural gas for processing and operational needs. Additionally, we purchase NGL mix for fractionation and sell the resulting individual specification products (including ethane, propane, butane and condensate). In conjunction with these activities, we hedge the price risk associated with the purchase of the natural gas and the subsequent sale of the individual specification products. The following table summarizes our open derivative positions utilized to hedge the price risk associated with anticipated purchases and sales related to our natural gas processing and NGL fractionation activities as of June 30, 2022:

Notional Volume
(Short)/LongRemaining Tenor
Natural gas purchases
81.5 Bcf
December 2024
Propane sales
(16.0) MMbls
December 2024
Butane sales
(3.3) MMbls
December 2024
Condensate sales
(1.1) MMbls
December 2024
Fuel gas requirements (1)
10.9 Bcf
December 2023
Power supply requirements (1)
0.6 TWh
December 2023
(1)Positions to hedge a portion of our power supply and fuel gas requirements at our Canadian natural gas processing and fractionation plants.

Physical commodity contracts that meet the definition of a derivative but are ineligible, or not designated, for the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. We have determined that substantially all of our physical commodity contracts qualify for the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception.

Our commodity derivatives are not designated in a hedging relationship for accounting purposes; as such, changes in the fair value are reported in earnings. The following table summarizes the impact of our commodity derivatives recognized in earnings (in millions):

 Three Months Ended
June 30,		Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2022202120222021
Product sales revenues$76 $(284)$(136)$(598)
Field operating costs8 17 21 56 
   Net gain/(loss) from commodity derivative activity$84 $(267)$(115)$(542)

Our accounting policy is to offset derivative assets and liabilities executed with the same counterparty when a master netting arrangement exists. Accordingly, we also offset derivative assets and liabilities with amounts associated with cash margin. Our exchange-traded derivatives are transacted through clearing brokerage accounts and are subject to margin requirements as established by the respective exchange. On a daily basis, our account equity (consisting of the sum of our cash balance and the fair value of our open derivatives) is compared to our initial margin requirement resulting in the payment or return of variation margin. The following table provides the components of our net broker receivable (in millions):

June 30,
2022		December 31,
2021
Initial margin$96 $133 
Variation margin posted
185 173 
Letters of credit
(25)(47)
Net broker receivable$256 $259 
The following table reflects the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet line items that include the fair values of our commodity derivative assets and liabilities and the effect of the collateral netting. Such amounts are presented on a gross basis, before the effects of counterparty netting. However, we have elected to present our commodity derivative assets and liabilities with the same counterparty on a net basis on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet when the legal right of offset exists. Amounts in the table below are presented in millions.

June 30, 2022December 31, 2021
Effect of Collateral NettingNet Carrying Value Presented on the Balance SheetEffect of Collateral NettingNet Carrying Value Presented on the Balance Sheet
Commodity DerivativesCommodity Derivatives
AssetsLiabilitiesAssetsLiabilities
Derivative Assets
Other current assets$137 $(208)$256 $185 $90 $(210)$259 $139 
Other long-term assets, net11 — — 11 3 — — 3 
Derivative Liabilities
Other current liabilities14 (50)— (36)4 (24)— (20)
Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits9 (16)— (7)3 (9)— (6)
Total$171 $(274)$256 $153 $100 $(243)$259 $116 

Interest Rate Risk Hedging
 
We use interest rate derivatives to hedge the benchmark interest rate associated with interest payments occurring as a result of debt issuances. The derivative instruments we use to manage this risk consist of forward starting interest rate swaps and treasury locks. These derivatives are designated as cash flow hedges. As such, changes in fair value are deferred in AOCI and are reclassified to interest expense as we incur the interest expense associated with the underlying debt.

The following table summarizes the terms of our outstanding interest rate derivatives as of June 30, 2022 (notional amounts in millions):

Hedged TransactionNumber and Types of
Derivatives Employed		Notional
Amount		Expected
Termination Date		Average Rate
Locked		Accounting
Treatment
Anticipated interest payments
8 forward starting swaps
(30-year)
$200 6/15/20231.38 %Cash flow hedge
Anticipated interest payments
8 forward starting swaps
(30-year)
$200 6/14/20240.73 %Cash flow hedge
 
As of June 30, 2022, there was a net loss of $134 million deferred in AOCI. The deferred net loss recorded in AOCI is expected to be reclassified to future earnings contemporaneously with interest expense accruals associated with underlying debt instruments. We estimate that substantially all of the remaining deferred loss will be reclassified to earnings through 2054 as the underlying hedged transactions impact earnings. A portion of these amounts is based on market prices as of June 30, 2022; thus, actual amounts to be reclassified will differ and could vary materially as a result of changes in market conditions.

The following table summarizes the net unrealized gain/(loss) recognized in AOCI for derivatives (in millions):

Three Months Ended
June 30,		Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2022202120222021
Interest rate derivatives, net$36 $(39)$68 $29 

At June 30, 2022, the net fair value of our interest rate hedges, which were included in “Other current assets” and “Other long-term assets, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, totaled $57 million and $79 million, respectively. At December 31, 2021, the net fair value of these hedges totaled $65 million and was included in “Other long-term assets, net.”
Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Option
 
A derivative feature embedded in a contract that does not meet the definition of a derivative in its entirety must be bifurcated and accounted for separately if the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative are not clearly and closely related to those of the host contract. The Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Option of our Series A preferred units is an embedded derivative that must be bifurcated from the related host contract, our partnership agreement, and recorded at fair value on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. This embedded derivative is not designated in a hedging relationship for accounting purposes and corresponding changes in fair value are recognized in “Other expense, net” in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we recognized a loss of $103 million and a gain of $77 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we recognized a net loss of $147 million and a net gain of $9 million, respectively. The fair value of the Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Option, which was included in “Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaled $147 million and less than $1 million at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. See Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part IV of our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding our Series A preferred units and the Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Option.
 
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
Derivative Financial Assets and Liabilities
 
The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):

 Fair Value as of June 30, 2022Fair Value as of December 31, 2021
Recurring Fair Value Measures (1)
Level 1Level 2Level 3TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
Commodity derivatives$(76)$(27)$— $(103)$(17)$(124)$(2)$(143)
Interest rate derivatives— 136 — 136 — 65 — 65 
Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Option and Other— — (147)(147)— — — — 
Total net derivative asset/(liability)$(76)$109 $(147)$(114)$(17)$(59)$(2)$(78)
(1)Derivative assets and liabilities are presented above on a net basis but do not include related cash margin deposits.

Level 1
 
Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy includes exchange-traded commodity derivatives and over-the-counter commodity contracts such as futures and swaps. The fair value of exchange-traded commodity derivatives and over-the-counter commodity contracts is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets.
 
Level 2
 
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy includes exchange-cleared commodity derivatives and over-the-counter commodity, interest rate and foreign currency derivatives that are traded in observable markets with less volume and transaction frequency than active markets. In addition, it includes certain physical commodity contracts. The fair values of these derivatives are corroborated with market observable inputs.
 
Level 3
 
Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy includes certain physical commodity and other contracts, over-the-counter options and the Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Option contained in our partnership agreement which is classified as an embedded derivative.
 
The fair values of our Level 3 physical commodity and other contracts and over-the-counter options are based on valuation models utilizing significant timing estimates, which involve management judgment, and pricing inputs from observable and unobservable markets with less volume and transaction frequency than active markets. Significant deviations from these estimates and inputs could result in a material change in fair value. We report unrealized gains and losses associated with these contracts in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as Product sales revenues.

The fair value of the embedded derivative feature contained in our partnership agreement is based on a valuation model that estimates the fair value of the Series A preferred units with and without the Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Option. This model contains inputs, including our common unit price, ten-year U.S. Treasury rates, default probabilities and timing estimates, some of which involve management judgment. A significant change in these inputs could result in a material change in fair value to this embedded derivative feature.
 
Rollforward of Level 3 Net Asset/(Liability)
 
The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in fair value of the beginning and ending balances for our derivatives classified as Level 3 (in millions):

Three Months Ended
June 30,		Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2022202120222021
Beginning Balance$(44)$(92)$(2)$(29)
Net gains/(losses) for the period included in earnings(103)77 (147)9 
Settlements— 2 2 7 
Ending Balance$(147)$(13)$(147)$(13)
Change in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings relating to Level 3 derivatives still held at the end of the period$(103)$77 $(147)$9