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BP Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: BPMP)                         Exhibit 99.1
THIRD QUARTER 2018 RESULTS
Momentum continues; BPMP delivers another quarter of strong earnings and Cash available for distribution
Delivering on its investment proposition; mid-teens per unit distribution growth for 2018 on-track
Highlights
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Exceeded IPO forecasts for Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA and Cash available for distribution attributable to the Partnership.
Increased quarterly distribution to 29.15 cents per unit; a cumulative 11% increase above the Partnership’s minimum quarterly distribution.
Forecast increase in next quarterly distribution will achieve mid-teens per unit distribution growth for 2018.
Expect to be at top end of Cash available for distribution guidance ($140-145 million) for 2018; 2019 guidance of $160-170 million.

GAAP Measures:
Net income attributable to the Partnership in the quarter was $35.2 million (or $0.34 per unit), exceeding the IPO forecast of $29.8 million for the same period.
Cash from operating activities was $45.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.
Cash on hand was $49.4 million at September 30, 2018.

Non-GAAP Measures:
Adjusted EBITDA* attributable to the Partnership in the quarter was $37.7 million, compared with the IPO forecast of $32.3 million for the same period.
Cash available for distribution* attributable to the Partnership generated in the quarter was $34.1 million, compared with the IPO forecast of $32.9 million for the same period.
Quarterly cash distribution: On October 12, 2018, the board of directors of the general partner of BPMP declared an increased quarterly cash distribution of $0.2915 per unit for the third quarter of 2018; an increase of $0.0290 over the Partnership’s minimum quarterly distribution.
Distribution coverage ratio was 1.12 times for the period.

* Adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distribution are Non-GAAP supplemental financial measures. See reconciliation tables later in this press release.
Third Quarter
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** This represents the 3Q18 IPO forecast in our Prospectus dated October 25, 2017.
Webcast and Conference Call
A webcast and conference call will be held at 9:00 a.m. CDT on November 14, 2018, hosted by Robert Zinsmeister, Chief Executive Officer, Craig Coburn, Chief Financial Officer, and Brian Sullivan, Vice President Investor Relations, to discuss BPMP’s performance in the third quarter 2018. Interested parties may listen to the presentation at www.bpmidstreampartners.com, by clicking on the “2018 Third Quarter Financial Results Webcast” link, found under the "Events & presentations" section. A replay of the webcast will be available following the live event. The Partnership has also posted an investor presentation to its website. Information on the Partnership's website does not constitute a portion of this press release.
Robert Zinsmeister – Chief Executive Officer:
Our high quality portfolio is performing very well, delivering another strong result in the quarter. Through our actions, we are demonstrating to our unitholders a solid track record of performance, allowing us to increase our distribution each quarter since IPO. With the forecast increase in our next quarterly distribution, we expect to deliver our unitholders mid-teens per unit distribution growth for 2018. And we remain committed to our target of mid-teens per unit annual distribution growth through 2020. We started the fourth quarter by successfully completing our first dropdown, confirming our ability to execute attractive dropdowns, which are accretive, bring stable cash flows from high quality assets, with well-established customers and meaningful future growth potential. The strength of our sponsored MLP model positions us differentially to deliver consistent, top-tier distribution growth.

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About BP Midstream Partners
BPMP is a fee-based, growth-oriented master limited partnership formed by BP Pipelines (North America), Inc. (“BP Pipelines”) to own, operate, develop and acquire pipelines and other midstream assets. BPMP’s assets consist of interests in entities that own crude oil, natural gas, refined products and diluent pipelines serving as key infrastructure for BP and other customers to transport onshore crude oil production to BP’s Whiting Refinery and offshore crude oil and natural gas production to key refining markets and trading and distribution hubs. Certain of BPMP’s assets deliver refined products and diluent from the Whiting Refinery and other U.S. supply hubs to major demand centers.

For more information on BPMP and the assets owned by BPMP, please visit www.bpmidstreampartners.com.

Factors Affecting Comparability
The financial results prior to our initial public offering (the "IPO") on October 30, 2017 only included the results of the BP2, River Rouge and Diamondback pipeline systems and related assets (collectively, “our accounting predecessor”, the “Predecessor”, or the “Wholly Owned Assets”). Our equity method investment, Mars Pipeline Company LLC, and our consolidated subsidiary, Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC, are not included in the results of our accounting predecessor.
Effective October 30, 2017, we pay an annual fee to BP Pipelines of $13.3 million, for general and administrative services, and reimburses BP Pipelines for operating services under an omnibus agreement with BP Pipelines. In addition, following the IPO we incur incremental cash expenses associated with being a publicly traded partnership.
Effective October 30, 2017, we entered into commercial agreements that contain minimum volume commitments with a major related-party customer. These agreements were not in place prior to the IPO.
Federal and state income taxes were reflected on the historical financial statements of our accounting predecessor. BPMP is a non-taxable entity and does not record any income tax expense in its consolidated financial statements.

Factors affecting comparability are detailed further in the “Factors Affecting the Comparability of Our Financial Results” in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 14, 2018.

Cautionary Statement
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent BPMP’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible that the results described in this news release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of BPMP’s control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, BPMP does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for BPMP to predict all such factors. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements found in BPMP’s filings with the SEC, including the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with SEC on March 22, 2018. The risk factors and other factors noted in BPMP’s SEC filings could cause its actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes the terms Adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distribution. Adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distribution are non-GAAP supplemental financial measures that management and external users of our consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies, may use to assess:
our operating performance as compared to other publicly traded partnerships in the midstream energy industry, without regard to historical cost basis or, in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, financing methods;
the ability of our business to generate sufficient cash to support our decision to make distributions to our unitholders;
our ability to incur and service debt and fund capital expenditures; and
the viability of acquisitions and other capital expenditure projects and the returns on investment of various investment opportunities.

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We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distribution provides useful information to investors in assessing our financial condition and results of operations. The GAAP measures most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distribution are net income and net cash provided by operating activities, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distribution should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income or net cash provided by operating activities.

Adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distribution have important limitations as analytical tools because they exclude some but not all items that affect net income and net cash provided by operating activities. You should not consider Adjusted EBITDA or cash available for distribution in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Additionally, because Adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distribution may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, our definition of Adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distribution may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing its utility.

References to Adjusted EBITDA in this press release refer to net income before net interest expense, income taxes, gain or loss from disposition of property, plant and equipment and depreciation and amortization, plus cash distributed to the Partnership from equity method investments for the applicable period, less income from equity method investments. We define Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Partnership as Adjusted EBITDA less Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interests. We define cash available for distribution as Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Partnership plus net adjustments from volume deficiency agreements, less maintenance capital expenditures, net interest paid/received, cash reserves, and income taxes paid. Cash available for distribution will not reflect changes in working capital balances.

The Partnership is unable to provide financial guidance for projected net income or net cash provided by operating activities without unreasonable effort, and, therefore, is unable to provide a reconciliation of its Adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distributions projections to net income or net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

The Partnership has not included a reconciliation of projected cash available for distribution to the nearest GAAP financial measure for 2018 because it cannot do so without unreasonable effort and any attempt to do so would be inherently imprecise.

Further Information
BP Press Office, US: +1 281-366-4463, uspress@bp.com
BPMP Investor Relations, US: +1 832-664-6996, bpmpir@bp.com

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
2018
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
 
IPO Forecast
 
 
 
Predecessor
 
IPO Forecast
 
 
 
Predecessor
Revenue
$
27,700

 
$
32,074

 
$
27,016

 
$
81,732

 
$
87,628

 
$
80,544

Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
4,896

 
4,398

 
5,007

 
14,330

 
12,052

 
12,192

Maintenance expenses
1,626

 
671

 
1,427

 
2,599

 
1,598

 
2,908

Loss/(Gain) from disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 
(6
)
General and administrative
4,000

 
5,287

 
1,222

 
12,000

 
13,355

 
3,627

Depreciation
727

 
663

 
675

 
2,181

 
1,987

 
2,007

Property and other taxes
100

 
165

 
113

 
361

 
388

 
267

Total costs and expenses
11,349

 
11,184

 
8,444

 
31,471

 
29,380

 
20,995

Operating income
16,351

 
20,890

 
18,572

 
50,261

 
58,248

 
59,549

Income from equity method investments
24,149

 
22,581

 

 
68,559

 
66,262

 

Other income (loss)

 

 
380

 

 

 
(108
)
Interest (income) expense, net
200

 
(20
)
 

 
600

 
119

 

Income before income taxes
40,300

 
43,491

 
18,952

 
118,220

 
124,391

 
59,441

Income tax expense

 

 
7,403

 

 

 
23,219

Net income
40,300

 
43,491

 
$
11,549

 
118,220

 
124,391

 
$
36,222

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
10,525

 
8,272

 
 
 
31,707

 
28,163

 
 
Net income attributable to the Partnership
$
29,775

 
$
35,219

 


 
$
86,513

 
$
96,228

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to the Partnership per limited partner unit - basic and diluted (in dollars):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common units
 
 
$
0.34

 
 
 
 
 
$
0.92

 
 
Subordinated units
 
 
$
0.34

 
 
 
 
 
$
0.92

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions declared per limited partner unit (in dollars):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common units
 
 
$
0.2915

 
 
 
 
 
$
0.8315

 
 
Subordinated units
 
 
$
0.2915

 
 
 
 
 
$
0.8315

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding - basic and diluted (in millions):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common units – public
 
 
47.8

 
 
 
 
 
47.8

 
 
Common units – BP Holdco
 
 
4.6

 
 
 
 
 
4.6

 
 
Subordinated units – BP Holdco
 
 
52.4

 
 
 
 
 
52.4

 
 


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ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)     
(in thousands of dollars, except per-unit data and ratio data)
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
Quarterly distribution declared per unit (in dollars)
$
0.2915

 
$
0.8315

Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Partnership
37,650

 
106,458

Cash available for distribution attributable to the Partnership
34,125

 
103,138

Distribution declared:
 
 
 
Limited partner units – public
13,932

 
39,741

Limited partner units – BP Holdco
16,604

 
47,359

General partner units – BP Holdco

 

Total distribution declared
30,536

 
87,100

Coverage ratio(1) 
1.12

 
1.18

(1)
Coverage ratio is equal to Cash available for distribution attributable to the Partnership divided by Total distribution declared.


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RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA AND CASH AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO NET INCOME
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
(in thousands of dollars)
IPO Forecast
 
 
 
Predecessor
 
IPO Forecast
 
 
 
Predecessor
Net income
$
40,300

 
$
43,491

 
$
11,549

 
$
118,220

 
$
124,391

 
$
36,222

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
727

 
663

 
675

 
2,181

 
1,987

 
2,007

Gain from disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 
(6
)
Income tax expense

 

 
7,403

 

 

 
23,219

Interest (income) expense, net
200

 
(20
)
 

 
600

 
119

 

Cash distribution received from equity method investments – Mars
11,685

 
13,167

 

 
31,066

 
36,110

 

Cash distribution received from equity method investments – Mardi Gras Joint Ventures
17,690

 
14,649

 

 
52,610

 
50,566

 

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from equity method investments – Mars
10,993

 
12,241

 

 
28,926

 
31,057

 

Income from equity method investments – Mardi Gras Joint Ventures
13,156

 
10,340

 

 
39,633

 
35,205

 

Adjusted EBITDA
46,453

 
49,369

 
$
19,627

 
136,118

 
146,911

 
61,442

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interests
14,152

 
11,719

 
 
 
42,088

 
40,453

 
 
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Partnership
32,301

 
37,650

 
 
 
94,030

 
106,458

 
 
Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net adjustments from volume deficiency agreements

 
(2,676
)
 
 
 

 
(1,853
)
 
 
Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest paid/(received)
200

 
(20
)
 
 
 
600

 
126

 
 
Maintenance capital expenditures
(750
)
 
869

 
 
 
(309
)
 
1,341

 
 
Cash available for distribution attributable to the Partnership
$
32,851

 
$
34,125

 
 
 
$
93,739

 
$
103,138

 
 



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RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA AND CASH AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
(in thousands of dollars)
 
 
Predecessor
 
 
 
Predecessor
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
45,649

 
13,815

 
$
133,486

 
$
34,263

Add:

 

 
 
 
 
Income tax expense

 
7,403

 

 
23,219

Interest (income) expense, net
(20
)
 

 
119

 

Distributions in excess of earnings from equity method investments
4,309

 

 
15,362

 

Change in other assets and liabilities
(513
)
 
(2,043
)
 
(1,916
)
 
4,639

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-cash adjustments
56

 
(452
)
 
140

 
679

Adjusted EBITDA
49,369

 
$
19,627

 
146,911

 
$
61,442

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interests
11,719

 
 
 
40,453

 
 
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Partnership
37,650

 
 
 
106,458

 
 
Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net adjustments from volume deficiency agreements
(2,676
)
 
 
 
(1,853
)
 
 
Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest paid/(received)
(20
)
 
 
 
126

 
 
Maintenance capital expenditures
869

 
 
 
1,341

 
 
Cash available for distribution attributable to the Partnership
$
34,125

 
 
 
$
103,138

 
 


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SELECTED OPERATING DATA (UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Pipeline throughput (thousands of barrels per day) (1)(2)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
BP2
276

 
312

 
286

 
288

Diamondback
52

 
44

 
69

 
56

River Rouge
70

 
61

 
65

 
60

Total Wholly Owned Assets
398

 
417

 
420

 
404

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mars
580

 
480

 
499

 
476

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Caesar
214

 
208

 
198

 
216

Cleopatra (3)
24

 
23

 
23

 
25

Proteus
150

 
157

 
169

 
159

Endymion
150

 
157

 
169

 
159

Mardi Gras Joint Ventures
538

 
545

 
559

 
559

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average revenue per barrel ($ per barrel)(2)(4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Wholly Owned Assets
$
0.77

 
$
0.71

 
$
0.73

 
$
0.73

Mars
1.22

 
1.43

 
1.21

 
1.41

Mardi Gras Joint Ventures
0.68

 
0.66

 
0.66

 
0.67


(1)
Pipeline throughput is defined as the volume of delivered barrels.
(2)
Interests in Mars and Mardi Gras were contributed to the Partnership on October 30, 2017. Throughput and average revenue per barrel for Mars and the Mardi Gras Joint Ventures are presented on a 100% basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. Data presented for Mars and Mardi Gras Joint Ventures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 are for informational purposes only and are not included in our Predecessor financial results.
(3)
Natural gas is converted to oil equivalent at 5.8 million cubic feet per one thousand barrels.
(4)
Based on reported revenues from transportation and allowance oil divided by delivered barrels over the same time period.


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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES(1) (UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
(in thousands of dollars)
 
 
Predecessor
 
 
 
Predecessor
Cash spent on maintenance capital expenditures
$
869

 
$
223

 
$
1,341

 
$
2,063

Increase/(Decrease) in accrued capital expenditures
(30
)
 
73

 
149

 
(1,278
)
Total capital expenditures incurred
$
839

 
$
296

 
$
1,490

 
$
785


(1)
Capital expenditures presented above are related to the Wholly Owned Assets.


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SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands of dollars)
September 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents
$
49,354

 
$
32,694

Property, plant and equipment, net
68,990

 
69,488

Total assets
598,755

 
605,658

Short-term debt

 
15,000

Equity
586,793

 
580,855


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The information in this release reflects the unaudited consolidated financial position and results of BP Midstream Partners LP.

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