EQUITY METHOD INTERESTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

The Kinetik Class A Common Stock held by the Company is treated as an interest in equity securities measured at fair value. The Company elected the fair value option based on practical expedience, variances in reporting timelines, and cost-benefit considerations for measuring its equity method interest in Kinetik. The fair value of the Company’s interest in Kinetik is determined using Level 1 inputs based on observable prices on a major exchange. The initial interest in Kinetik was measured at fair value based on the Company’s ownership of approximately 12.9 million shares of Kinetik Class A Common stock as of February 22, 2022. In March 2022, the Company sold four million of its shares of Kinetik Class A Common Stock for a loss, including underwriters fees, of $25 million, which was recorded as a component of “Gain on divestitures, net” under “Revenues and other” in the Company’s statement of consolidated operations. Refer to Note 3–Acquisitions and Divestitures for further detail.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company holds approximately 8.9 million shares of Kinetik Class A Common Stock, or approximately 13 percent of Kinetik’s outstanding ALTM Common Stock. At March 31, 2022, a fair value adjustment gain of

$24 million was recorded based on the Company’s remaining Class A share ownership. The fair value adjustment was recorded as a component of “Other, net” under “Revenues and other” in the Company’s statement of consolidated operations.

The following table presents the activity in the Company’s equity method interest in Kinetik for the quarter ended March 31, 2022:


		Kinetik Holdings Inc

	(In millions)
Balance at December 31, 2021		$	—
Initial interest upon closing the BCP Business Combination		802
Sale of Class A shares		(250)
Fair value adjustment as of March 31, 2022		24
Balance at March 31, 2022		$	576

As of March 31, 2022, the Company has recorded gathering, processing and transportation costs payable to Kinetik of approximately $10 million related to midstream services provided by Kinetik to the Company since the close of the transaction on February 22, 2022.

Prior to the deconsolidation of Altus on February 22, 2022, the Company, through its ownership of Altus, had the following equity method interests in four Permian Basin long-haul pipeline entities, which were accounted for under the equity method of accounting at December 31, 2021. For each of the equity method interests, Altus had the ability to exercise significant influence based on certain governance provisions and its participation in activities and decisions that impact the management and economic performance of the equity method interests. The table below presents the ownership percentages held by the Company and associated carrying values for each entity:


	Interest	December 31, 2021
		(In millions)
Gulf Coast Express Pipeline, LLC	16.0%	$	274
EPIC Crude Holdings, LP	15.0%	—
Permian Highway Pipeline, LLC	26.7%	630
Shin Oak Pipeline (Breviloba, LLC)	33.0%	461
Total Altus equity method interests		$	1,365

The following table presents the activity in Altus’ equity method interests for the three months ended March 31, 2022:


	Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC		EPIC Crude Holdings, LP		Permian Highway Pipeline LLC		Breviloba, LLC		Total

	(In millions)






Balance at December 31, 2021	$	274	$	—	$	630	$	461	$	1,365
Capital contributions	—		2		—		—		2
Distributions	(5)		—		(9)		(7)		(21)

Equity income (loss), net	8		(2)		10		5		21

Deconsolidation of Altus	(277)		—		(631)		(459)		(1,367)
Balance at March 31, 2022	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

Summarized Combined Financial Information

The following table presents summarized selected income statement data for Altus’ equity method interests (on a 100 percent basis):


		For the Three Months Ended March 31,
		2021
	(In millions)
Operating revenues		$	254
Operating income		112
Net income		89
Other comprehensive income		4