MOBILE REFINERY ACQUISITION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

On April 1, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of a 75,000 bpd crude oil refinery located ten miles north of Mobile, in Saraland, Alabama (the “Mobile Refinery”) from Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products US, Shell Oil Company and Shell Chemical LP, subsidiaries of Shell plc (“Shell”) (the “Mobile Acquisition”), which provided the Company the opportunity to enter the crude oil refining industry. Total consideration for the acquisition was approximately $227.5 million, of which $124.3 million was paid by Macquarie Energy North America Trading, Inc (“Macquarie”) as a result of the simultaneous sale of such inventory to Macquarie pursuant to an Inventory Sales Agreement between our wholly-owned subsidiary, Vertex Refining, NV, LLC (“Vertex Refining”), and Macquarie. Refer to “Note 10. Inventory Financing Arrangement” for more detailed information.

The following table summarizes the determination and recognition of assets acquired (in thousands):


	Financing Agreement		Vertex Acquisition		Total
Inventory	$	124,311	$	5,909	$	130,220
Prepaid assets	—		147		147
Fixed assets	—		97,158		97,158
Total purchase price	$	124,311	$	103,214	$	227,525

The following table presents unaudited pro forma results of operations reflecting the acquisition of the Mobile Refinery as if the acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2021. This information has been compiled from current and historical financial statements and is not necessarily indicative of the results that actually would have been achieved had the transaction occurred at the beginning of the periods presented or that may be achieved in the future (in thousands):


	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2023		2022		2021
Revenue	$	2,642,702	$	3,216,285	$	1,975,500
Net income (loss)	$	68,574	$	77,336	$	(25,800)