Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements
WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
thousands except per-unit amounts
2025 2024
Revenues and other
Service revenues – fee based $ 823,197 $ 781,262
Service revenues – product based 59,252 66,740
Product sales 34,469 39,292
Other 198 435
Total revenues and other (1)
917,116 887,729
Equity income, net – related parties 20,435 32,819
Operating expenses
Cost of product 41,492 46,079
Operation and maintenance 226,514 194,939
General and administrative 66,786 67,839
Property and other taxes 17,826 13,920
Depreciation and amortization 170,460 157,991
Long - lived asset and other impairments
3 23
Total operating expenses (2)
523,081 480,791
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net ( 4,667 ) 239,617
Operating income (loss) 409,803 679,374
Interest expense ( 97,293 ) ( 94,506 )
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt — 524
Other income (expense), net 7,477 2,346
Income (loss) before income taxes 319,987 587,738
Income tax expense (benefit) 3,435 1,522
Net income (loss) 316,552 586,216
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 7,545 13,386
Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP $ 309,007 $ 572,830
Limited partners’ interest in net income (loss):
Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP $ 309,007 $ 572,830
General partner interest in net (income) loss ( 7,170 ) ( 13,330 )
Limited partners’ interest in net income (loss) (3)
301,837 559,500
Net income (loss) per common unit – basic (3)
$ 0.79 $ 1.47
Net income (loss) per common unit – diluted (3)
$ 0.79 $ 1.47
Weighted - average common units outstanding – basic (3)
380,986 380,024
Weighted - average common units outstanding – diluted (3)
382,494 381,628
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(1) Total revenues and other includes related-party amounts of $ 558.4 million and $ 499.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. See Note 6 .
(2) Total operating expenses includes related-party amounts of $( 12.1 ) million and $( 26.0 ) million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, all primarily related to changes in imbalance positions. See Note 6 .
(3) See Note 5.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
thousands except number of units March 31,
2025 December 31,
2024
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 448,447 $ 1,090,464
Accounts receivable, net 673,204 701,838
Other current assets 68,243 54,888
Total current assets 1,189,894 1,847,190
Property, plant, and equipment
Cost 15,677,543 15,509,910
Less accumulated depreciation 5,950,449 5,795,301
Net property, plant, and equipment 9,727,094 9,714,609
Goodwill 4,783 4,783
Other intangible assets 641,824 649,740
Equity investments 527,526 541,435
Other assets
365,756 387,028
Total assets (1)
$ 12,456,877 $ 13,144,785
LIABILITIES, EQUITY, AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
Current liabilities
Accounts and imbalance payables $ 357,278 $ 312,945
Short - term debt
350,597 1,011,032
Accrued ad valorem taxes 46,016 38,319
Accrued liabilities 257,038 329,398
Total current liabilities 1,010,929 1,691,694
Long-term liabilities
Long - term debt
6,925,033 6,926,647
Deferred income taxes 31,392 29,679
Asset retirement obligations 378,889 370,195
Other liabilities 777,063 751,400
Total long - term liabilities
8,112,377 8,077,921
Total liabilities (2)
9,123,306 9,769,615
Equity and partners’ capital
Common units ( 381,327,148 and 380,556,643 units issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively)
3,183,365 3,224,802
General partner units ( 9,060,641 units issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024)
10,045 10,803
Total partners’ capital 3,193,410 3,235,605
Noncontrolling interests 140,161 139,565
Total equity and partners’ capital 3,333,571 3,375,170
Total liabilities, equity, and partners’ capital $ 12,456,877 $ 13,144,785
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(1) Total assets includes related - party amounts of $ 968.5 million and $ 991.1 million as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively, which includes related - party Accounts receivable, net of $ 393.5 million and $ 401.3 million as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. See Note 6 .
(2) Total liabilities includes related - party amounts of $ 577.0 million and $ 529.7 million as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively, which includes related-party Accounts and imbalance payable of $ 37.3 million and $ 20.6 million as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. See Note 6 .
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
(UNAUDITED)
Partners’ Capital
thousands Common
Units General Partner
Units Noncontrolling
Interests Total
Balance at December 31, 2024 $ 3,224,802 $ 10,803 $ 139,565 $ 3,375,170
Net income (loss) 301,837 7,170 7,545 316,552
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owner of WES Operating — — ( 6,949 ) ( 6,949 )
Distributions to Partnership unitholders ( 333,068 ) ( 7,928 ) — ( 340,996 )
Equity - based compensation expense
8,248 — — 8,248
Other ( 18,454 ) — — ( 18,454 )
Balance at March 31, 2025 $ 3,183,365 $ 10,045 $ 140,161 $ 3,333,571
Partners’ Capital
thousands Common
Units General Partner
Units Noncontrolling
Interests Total
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ 2,894,231 $ 3,193 $ 131,706 $ 3,029,130
Net income (loss) 559,500 13,330 13,386 586,216
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner — — ( 1,085 ) ( 1,085 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owner of WES Operating — — ( 4,591 ) ( 4,591 )
Distributions to Partnership unitholders ( 218,228 ) ( 5,210 ) — ( 223,438 )
Equity - based compensation expense
9,423 — — 9,423
Other ( 19,364 ) — — ( 19,364 )
Balance at March 31, 2024 $ 3,225,562 $ 11,313 $ 139,416 $ 3,376,291
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
thousands 2025 2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss) $ 316,552 $ 586,216
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 170,460 157,991
Long - lived asset and other impairments
3 23
Non - cash equity - based compensation expense
8,248 9,423
Deferred income taxes 1,713 230
Accretion and amortization of long - term obligations, net
2,202 2,190
Equity income, net – related parties ( 20,435 ) ( 32,819 )
Distributions from equity - investment earnings – related parties
23,337 29,304
(Gain) loss on divestiture and other, net 4,667 ( 239,617 )
(Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt — ( 524 )
Other 190 112
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net 28,634 ( 53,714 )
Increase (decrease) in accounts and imbalance payables and accrued liabilities, net ( 46,684 ) ( 100,383 )
Change in other items, net 41,906 41,276
Net cash provided by operating activities 530,793 399,708
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures
( 142,402 ) ( 193,789 )
Acquisitions from third parties — ( 443 )
Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings – related parties 11,007 19,033
Proceeds from the sale of assets to third parties 19 582,739
(Increase) decrease in materials and supplies inventory and other ( 9,414 ) ( 10,691 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
( 140,790 ) 396,849
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of debt ( 663,831 ) ( 14,503 )
Commercial paper borrowings (repayments), net
— ( 510,379 )
Increase (decrease) in outstanding checks ( 113 ) 766
Distributions to Partnership unitholders (1)
( 340,996 ) ( 223,438 )
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner — ( 1,085 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owner of WES Operating ( 6,949 ) ( 4,591 )
Other ( 20,131 ) ( 20,868 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities ( 1,032,020 ) ( 774,098 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ( 642,017 ) 22,459
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 1,090,464 272,787
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 448,447 $ 295,246
Supplemental disclosures
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest $ 119,905 $ 130,885
Accrued capital expenditures 88,894 116,751
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(1) Includes related-party amounts. See Note 6 .
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
thousands 2025 2024
Revenues and other
Service revenues – fee based $ 823,197 $ 781,262
Service revenues – product based 59,252 66,740
Product sales 34,469 39,292
Other 198 435
Total revenues and other (1)
917,116 887,729
Equity income, net – related parties 20,435 32,819
Operating expenses
Cost of product 41,492 46,079
Operation and maintenance 226,514 194,939
General and administrative 66,974 67,479
Property and other taxes 17,826 13,920
Depreciation and amortization 170,460 157,991
Long - lived asset and other impairments
3 23
Total operating expenses (2)
523,269 480,431
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net ( 4,667 ) 239,617
Operating income (loss) 409,615 679,734
Interest expense ( 97,293 ) ( 94,506 )
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt — 524
Other income (expense), net 7,431 2,287
Income (loss) before income taxes 319,753 588,039
Income tax expense (benefit) 3,435 1,522
Net income (loss) 316,318 586,517
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest 1,242 1,686
Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Operating, LP $ 315,076 $ 584,831
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(1) Total revenues and other includes related - party amounts of $ 558.4 million and $ 499.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. See Note 6 .
(2) Total operating expenses includes related - party amounts of $( 10.6 ) million and $( 24.7 ) million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, all primarily related to changes in imbalance positions. See Note 6 .
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
thousands except number of units March 31,
2025 December 31,
2024
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 442,139 $ 1,084,446
Accounts receivable, net 711,300 701,814
Other current assets 65,744 53,775
Total current assets 1,219,183 1,840,035
Property, plant, and equipment
Cost 15,677,543 15,509,910
Less accumulated depreciation 5,950,449 5,795,301
Net property, plant, and equipment 9,727,094 9,714,609
Goodwill 4,783 4,783
Other intangible assets 641,824 649,740
Equity investments 527,526 541,435
Other assets
362,996 383,808
Total assets (1)
$ 12,483,406 $ 13,134,410
LIABILITIES, EQUITY, AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
Current liabilities
Accounts and imbalance payables $ 356,962 $ 339,108
Short - term debt
350,597 1,011,032
Accrued ad valorem taxes 46,016 38,319
Accrued liabilities 218,551 248,589
Total current liabilities 972,126 1,637,048
Long-term liabilities
Long - term debt
6,925,033 6,926,647
Deferred income taxes 31,392 29,679
Asset retirement obligations 378,889 370,195
Other liabilities 772,734 744,715
Total long - term liabilities
8,108,048 8,071,236
Total liabilities (2)
9,080,174 9,708,284
Equity and partners’ capital
Common units ( 318,675,578 units issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024)
3,375,514 3,399,650
Total partners’ capital 3,375,514 3,399,650
Noncontrolling interest 27,718 26,476
Total equity and partners’ capital 3,403,232 3,426,126
Total liabilities, equity, and partners’ capital $ 12,483,406 $ 13,134,410
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(1) Total assets includes related - party amounts of $ 1.0 billion and $ 987.4 million as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively, which includes related - party Accounts receivable, net of $ 431.6 million and $ 401.3 million as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. See Note 6 .
(2) Total liabilities includes related - party amounts of $ 577.0 million and $ 555.9 million as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively, which includes related-party Accounts and imbalance payable of $37.3 million and $46.8 million as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. See Note 6 .
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
(UNAUDITED)
thousands Common
Units Noncontrolling
Interest
Total
Balance at December 31, 2024 $ 3,399,650 $ 26,476 $ 3,426,126
Net income (loss) 315,076 1,242 316,318
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders ( 347,356 ) — ( 347,356 )
Contributions of equity - based compensation from WES
8,144 — 8,144
Balance at March 31, 2025 $ 3,375,514 $ 27,718 $ 3,403,232
thousands Common
Units Noncontrolling
Interest Total
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ 3,027,031 $ 25,323 $ 3,052,354
Net income (loss) 584,831 1,686 586,517
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner — ( 1,085 ) ( 1,085 )
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders ( 229,446 ) — ( 229,446 )
Contributions of equity - based compensation from WES
9,278 — 9,278
Balance at March 31, 2024 $ 3,391,694 $ 25,924 $ 3,417,618
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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WESTERN MIDSTREAM OPERATING, LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
thousands 2025 2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss) $ 316,318 $ 586,517
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 170,460 157,991
Long - lived asset and other impairments
3 23
Non - cash equity - based compensation expense
8,144 9,278
Deferred income taxes 1,713 230
Accretion and amortization of long - term obligations, net
2,202 2,190
Equity income, net – related parties ( 20,435 ) ( 32,819 )
Distributions from equity - investment earnings – related parties
23,337 29,304
(Gain) loss on divestiture and other, net 4,667 ( 239,617 )
(Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt — ( 524 )
Other 190 112
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net ( 9,486 ) ( 71,872 )
Increase (decrease) in accounts and imbalance payables and accrued liabilities, net ( 30,834 ) ( 102,341 )
Change in other items, net 45,186 42,177
Net cash provided by operating activities 511,465 380,649
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures
( 142,402 ) ( 193,789 )
Acquisitions from third parties — ( 443 )
Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings – related parties 11,007 19,033
Proceeds from the sale of assets to third parties 19 582,739
(Increase) decrease in materials and supplies inventory and other ( 9,414 ) ( 10,691 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
( 140,790 ) 396,849
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of debt ( 663,831 ) ( 14,503 )
Commercial paper borrowings (repayments), net
— ( 510,379 )
Increase (decrease) in outstanding checks ( 118 ) 699
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders (1)
( 347,356 ) ( 229,446 )
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner — ( 1,085 )
Other ( 1,677 ) ( 1,504 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities ( 1,012,982 ) ( 756,218 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ( 642,307 ) 21,280
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 1,084,446 268,184
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 442,139 $ 289,464
Supplemental disclosures
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest $ 119,905 $ 130,885
Accrued capital expenditures 88,894 116,751
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(1) Includes related-party amounts. See Note 6.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
General. Western Midstream Partners, LP (the “Partnership”) is a Delaware master limited partnership formed in September 2012. Western Midstream Operating, LP (together with its subsidiaries, “WES Operating”) is a Delaware limited partnership formed in 2007 to acquire, own, develop, and operate midstream assets. The Partnership owns, directly and indirectly, a 98.0 % limited partner interest in WES Operating, and directly owns all of the outstanding equity interests of Western Midstream Operating GP, LLC, which holds the entire non - economic general partner interest in WES Operating. In addition, Occidental owns the Partnership’s general partner and a 2.0 % limited partner interest in WES Operating through its ownership of WGR Asset Holding Company LLC (“WGRAH”).
For purposes of these consolidated financial statements, the Partnership refers to Western Midstream Partners, LP in its individual capacity or to Western Midstream Partners, LP and its subsidiaries, including Western Midstream Operating GP, LLC and WES Operating, as the context requires. “WES Operating GP” refers to Western Midstream Operating GP, LLC, individually as the general partner of WES Operating. The Partnership’s general partner, Western Midstream Holdings, LLC (the “general partner”), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation. “Occidental” refers to Occidental Petroleum Corporation, as the context requires, and its subsidiaries, excluding the general partner. “Related parties” refers to Occidental (see Note 6 ), the Partnership’s investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting (see Note 7 ), and WES Operating for transactions with the Partnership that eliminate upon consolidation (see Note 6 ).
The Partnership is engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting condensate, natural - gas liquids (“NGLs”), and crude oil; and gathering and disposing of produced water. In its capacity as a natural - gas processor, the Partnership also buys and sells residue, NGLs, and condensate on behalf of itself and its customers under certain contracts. As of March 31, 2025, the Partnership’s assets and investments consisted of the following:
Wholly
Owned and
Operated Operated
Interests Equity
Interests
Gathering systems (1)
18 2 1
Treating facilities 43 3 —
Processing plants/trains
27 3 1
NGLs pipelines 3 — 4
Natural - gas pipelines
6 — 1
Crude - oil pipelines
2 1 1
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(1) Includes the DBM water systems.
These assets and investments are located in Texas, New Mexico, and the Rocky Mountains (Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Basis of presentation. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Partnership and entities in which it holds a controlling or other financial interest, including WES Operating, WES Operating GP, proportionately consolidated interests, and equity investments. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
Certain information and note disclosures commonly included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the Partnership’s 2024 Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2025. Management believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading.
The consolidated financial results of WES Operating are included in the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements. Throughout these notes to consolidated financial statements, and to the extent material, any differences between the consolidated financial results of the Partnership and WES Operating are discussed separately. The Partnership’s consolidated financial statements differ from those of WES Operating primarily as a result of (i) the presentation of noncontrolling interest ownership (see Noncontrolling interests below), (ii) the elimination of WES Operating GP’s investment in WES Operating with WES Operating GP’s underlying capital account, (iii) the general and administrative expenses incurred by the Partnership, which are separate from, and in addition to, those incurred by WES Operating, (iv) the inclusion of the impact of Partnership equity balances and Partnership distributions, and (v) transactions between the Partnership and WES Operating that eliminate upon consolidation.
Use of estimates. In preparing financial statements in accordance with GAAP, management makes informed judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. Management evaluates its estimates and related assumptions regularly, using historical experience and other reasonable methods. Changes in facts and circumstances or additional information may result in revised estimates, and actual results may differ from these estimates. Effects on the business, financial condition, and results of operations resulting from revisions to estimates are recognized when the facts that give rise to the revisions become known. The information included herein reflects all normal recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
Noncontrolling interests. The Partnership’s noncontrolling interests in the consolidated financial statements consist of (i) the 25 % third - party interest in Chipeta and (ii) the 2.0 % limited partner interest in WES Operating owned by an Occidental subsidiary. WES Operating’s noncontrolling interest in the consolidated financial statements consists of the 25 % third - party interest in Chipeta.
Inventory. As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, Other current assets includes (i) $ 4.5 million and $ 2.5 million, respectively, of NGLs inventory and (ii) $ 6.8 million and $ 0.6 million, respectively, of materials and supplies inventory that are classified as short term on the consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, Other assets includes (i) $ 5.1 million and $ 5.5 million, respectively, of NGLs line - fill inventory, and (ii) $ 106.4 million and $ 110.3 million, respectively, of materials and supplies inventory that are classified as long term on the consolidated balance sheets.
Segments. The Partnership’s operations continue to be organized into a single operating segment, the assets of which gather, compress, treat, process, and transport natural gas; gather, stabilize, and transport condensate, NGLs, and crude oil; and gather and dispose of produced water in the United States.
Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” was adopted on December 31, 2024, using a retrospective approach with no impact to the consolidated financial statements; however, the adoption did result in additional disclosure. See Note 11 .
Equity-based compensation. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Partnership issued 770,505 and 970,155 common units, respectively, under its long-term incentive plans. Compensation expense was $ 8.2 million and $ 9.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
New accounting pronouncements not yet adopted. In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2024-03, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses.” The standard requires additional disclosure and disaggregation of certain income statement expense line items and may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Partnership plans to adopt the standard when it becomes effective beginning with the fiscal year 2027 annual financial statements. The Partnership is assessing the impact of this guidance on its disclosures in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
2. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
The following table summarizes revenue from contracts with customers:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
thousands 2025 2024
Revenue from customers
Service revenues – fee based $ 823,197 $ 781,262
Service revenues – product based 59,252 66,740
Product sales 34,469 39,292
Total revenue from customers 916,918 887,294
Revenue from other than customers
Other 198 435
Total revenues and other $ 917,116 $ 887,729
Contract balances. Receivables from customers, which are included in Accounts receivable, net on the consolidated balance sheets, were $ 666.9 million and $ 693.9 million as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Contract assets primarily relate to (i) revenue accrued but not yet billed under cost - of - service contracts with fixed and variable fees and (ii) accrued deficiency fees the Partnership expects to charge customers once the related performance periods are completed. The following table summarizes activity related to contract assets from contracts with customers:
thousands
Contract assets balance at December 31, 2024
$ 43,186
Amounts transferred to Accounts receivable, net that were included in the contract assets balance at the beginning of the period ( 1,822 )
Additional estimated revenues recognized 2,055
Contract assets balance at March 31, 2025
$ 43,419
Contract assets at March 31, 2025
Other current assets $ 15,415
Other assets 28,004
Total contract assets from contracts with customers $ 43,419
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
2. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
Contract liabilities primarily relate to (i) fixed and variable fees under cost - of - service contracts that are received from customers for which revenue recognition is deferred, (ii) aid - in - construction payments received from customers that must be recognized over the expected period of customer benefit, and (iii) fees that are charged to customers for only a portion of the contract term and must be recognized as revenues over the expected period of customer benefit. The following table summarizes activity related to contract liabilities from contracts with customers:
thousands
Contract liabilities balance at December 31, 2024
$ 610,571
Cash received or receivable, excluding revenues recognized during the period 33,735
Revenues recognized that were included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period ( 3,867 )
Contract liabilities balance at March 31, 2025
$ 640,439
Contract liabilities at March 31, 2025
Accrued liabilities $ 10,878
Other liabilities 629,561
Total contract liabilities from contracts with customers $ 640,439
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations. Revenues expected to be recognized from certain performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of March 31, 2025, are presented in the table below. The Partnership applies the optional exemptions in Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and does not disclose consideration for remaining performance obligations with an original expected duration of one year or less or for variable consideration related to unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) performance obligations. Therefore, the following table represents only a portion of expected future revenues from existing contracts, as most future revenues from customers are dependent on future variable customer volumes and, in some cases, variable commodity prices for those volumes.
thousands
Remainder of 2025 $ 845,146
2026 1,163,984
2027 1,143,131
2028 959,144
2029 1,459,072
Thereafter 1,769,243
Total $ 7,339,720
3. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
Marcellus Interest systems. During the second quarter of 2024, the Partnership closed on the sale of its 33.75 % interest in the Marcellus Interest systems for proceeds of $ 206.2 million, resulting in a net gain on sale of $ 63.9 million that was recorded as Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net in the consolidated statement of operations.
Mont Belvieu JV, Whitethorn LLC, Panola, and Saddlehorn. During the first quarter of 2024, the Partnership closed on the sale of the following equity investments to third parties: (i) the 25.00 % interest in Enterprise EF78 LLC, (ii) the 20.00 % interest in Whitethorn Pipeline Company LLC, (iii) the 15.00 % interest in Panola Pipeline Company, LLC, and (iv) the 20.00 % interest in Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC. The combined proceeds received in the first quarter of 2024 of $ 588.6 million includes $ 5.9 million in pro-rata distributions through closing, resulting in a net gain on sale of $ 239.7 million that was recorded as Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net in the consolidated statement of operations.
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4. PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS
Partnership distributions. The Partnership distributes all of its available cash, as defined in the partnership agreement, to unitholders of record on the applicable record date within 55 days following each quarter’s end.
The Board of Directors of the general partner (the “Board”) declared the following cash distributions to the Partnership’s unitholders for the periods presented:
thousands except per-unit amounts
Quarters Ended
Total Quarterly
Per-unit
Distribution Total Quarterly
Cash Distribution Distribution
Date Record
Date
2024
March 31 $ 0.875 $ 340,858 May 15, 2024 May 1, 2024
June 30 0.875 340,859 August 14, 2024 August 1, 2024
September 30 0.875 340,914 November 14, 2024 November 1, 2024
December 31 0.875 340,996 February 14, 2025 February 3, 2025
2025
March 31 $ 0.910 $ 355,253 May 15, 2025 May 2, 2025
WES Operating partnership distributions. WES Operating makes quarterly cash distributions to the Partnership and WGRAH, a subsidiary of Occidental, in proportion to their share of limited partner interests in WES Operating. WES Operating made and/or declared the following cash distributions to its limited partners for the periods presented:
thousands
Quarters Ended
Total Quarterly
Cash Distribution Distribution
Date
2024
March 31 $ 347,675 May 2024
June 30 347,675 August 2024
September 30 347,356 November 2024
December 31 347,356 February 2025
2025
March 31 $ 363,290 May 2025
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5. EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
Holdings of Partnership equity. The Partnership’s common units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “WES.” As of March 31, 2025, Occidental held 165,681,578 common units, representing a 42.5 % limited partner interest in the Partnership, and through its ownership of the general partner, Occidental indirectly held 9,060,641 general partner units, representing a 2.3 % general partner interest in the Partnership. The public held 215,645,570 common units, representing a 55.2 % limited partner interest in the Partnership.
Partnership equity repurchases. In February 2025, the Board authorized the Partnership to buy back up to $ 250.0 million of the Partnership’s common units through December 31, 2026 (the “2025 Purchase Program”). The common units may be purchased from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Partnership repurchased no common units. As of March 31, 2025, the Partnership had an authorized amount of $ 250.0 million remaining under the program.
Partnership’s net income (loss) per common unit. The common and general partner unitholders’ allocation of net income (loss) attributable to the Partnership was equal to their cash distributions plus their respective allocations of undistributed earnings or losses in accordance with their weighted - average ownership percentage during each period using the two - class method.
The following table provides a reconciliation between basic and diluted net income (loss) per common unit:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
thousands except per-unit amounts 2025 2024
Net income (loss)
Limited partners’ interest in net income (loss) $ 301,837 $ 559,500
Weighted-average common units outstanding
Basic 380,986 380,024
Dilutive effect of non-vested phantom units 1,508 1,604
Diluted 382,494 381,628
Excluded due to anti-dilutive effect 250 —
Net income (loss) per common unit
Basic $ 0.79 $ 1.47
Diluted $ 0.79 $ 1.47
WES Operating’s net income (loss) per common unit. Net income (loss) per common unit for WES Operating is not calculated because it has no publicly traded units.
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6. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Summary of related-party transactions. The following tables summarize material related - party transactions included in the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements:
Statements of operations
Three Months Ended
March 31,
thousands 2025 2024
Revenues and other
Service revenues – fee based $ 541,745 $ 489,729
Service revenues – product based 11,859 14,057
Product sales 4,798 ( 3,977 )
Total revenues and other 558,402 499,809
Equity income, net – related parties (1)
20,435 32,819
Operating expenses
Cost of product (2)
( 14,014 ) ( 27,412 )
Operation and maintenance 1,921 1,439
General and administrative 31 —
Total operating expenses ( 12,062 ) ( 25,973 )
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(1) See Note 7 .
(2) Includes related-party natural - gas and NGLs imbalances.
Balance sheets
thousands March 31,
2025 December 31,
2024
Assets
Accounts receivable, net $ 393,454 $ 401,315
Other current assets 8,843 6,671
Equity investments (1)
527,526 541,435
Other assets 38,717 41,641
Total assets 968,540 991,062
Liabilities
Accounts and imbalance payables 37,257 20,609
Accrued liabilities 5,165 4,717
Other liabilities (2)
534,612 504,415
Total liabilities 577,034 529,741
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(1) See Note 7 .
(2) Includes contract liabilities from contracts with customers. See Note 2 .
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Statements of cash flows
Three Months Ended
March 31,
thousands 2025 2024
Distributions from equity - investment earnings – related parties
$ 23,337 $ 29,304
Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings – related parties 11,007 19,033
Distributions to Partnership unitholders (1)
( 152,899 ) ( 111,689 )
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders (2)
( 6,949 ) ( 4,591 )
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(1) Represents common and general partner unit distributions paid to Occidental pursuant to the partnership agreement of the Partnership. See Note 4 and Note 5 .
(2) Represents distributions paid to Occidental, through its ownership of WGRAH, pursuant to WES Operating’s partnership agreement. See Note 4 and Note 5 .
The following tables summarize material related - party transactions for WES Operating (which are included in the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements) to the extent the amounts differ materially from the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements:
Statements of operations
Three Months Ended
March 31,
thousands 2025 2024
General and administrative (1)
$ 1,537 $ 1,306
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(1) Includes an intercompany service fee between the Partnership and WES Operating.
Balance sheets
thousands March 31,
2025 December 31,
2024
Accounts receivable, net (1)
$ 431,569 $ 401,315
Other current assets 6,567 6,263
Other assets 35,957 38,421
Accounts and imbalance payables (1)
37,257 46,773
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(1) Includes balances related to transactions between the Partnership and WES Operating.
Statements of cash flows
Three Months Ended
March 31,
thousands 2025 2024
Distributions to WES Operating unitholders (1)
$ ( 347,356 ) $ ( 229,446 )
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(1) Represents distributions paid to the Partnership and Occidental, through its ownership of WGRAH, pursuant to WES Operating’s partnership agreement. See Note 4 and Note 5.
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6. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related-party revenues. Related - party revenues include amounts earned by the Partnership from services provided to Occidental and from the sale of natural gas, condensate, and NGLs to Occidental.
Gathering and processing agreements. The Partnership has significant gathering, treating, processing, stabilization, and produced-water disposal arrangements with affiliates of Occidental on most of its systems. While Occidental is the contracting counterparty of the Partnership, these arrangements with Occidental include not just Occidental - produced volumes, but also, in some instances, the volumes of other working - interest owners of Occidental who rely on the Partnership’s facilities and infrastructure to bring their volumes to market. Natural-gas throughput (excluding equity-investment throughput) attributable to production owned or controlled by Occidental was 36 % and 31 % for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Crude-oil and NGLs throughput (excluding equity-investment throughput) attributable to production owned or controlled by Occidental was 91 % and 89 % for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Produced-water throughput attributable to production owned or controlled by Occidental was 80 % and 77 % for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The Partnership is currently discussing varying interpretations of certain contractual provisions with Occidental regarding the calculation of the cost - of - service rates under an oil - gathering contract related to the Partnership’s DJ Basin oil - gathering system. If such discussions are resolved in a manner adverse to the Partnership, such resolution could have a negative impact on the Partnership’s financial condition and results of operations, including a reduction in rates and a non - cash charge to earnings.
Marketing Services. Prior to January 1, 2021, Occidental provided marketing-related services to certain of the Partnership’s subsidiaries. While the Partnership now markets and sells substantially all of its crude oil, residue gas, and NGLs directly to third parties, it does still have some marketing agreements with affiliates of Occidental, the activity for which is reflected in the related-party statements of operations above.
Operating leases. Certain surface - use and salt - water disposal agreements between an affiliate of Occidental and certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Partnership are classified as operating leases (see Related-party commercial agreement below). In addition, the Partnership has operating leases for field offices with Occidental as the lessor.
Related-party expenses. Operation and maintenance expense includes amounts accrued for or paid to related parties for field - related costs, field offices, and easements (see Related-party commercial agreement below) supporting the Partnership’s operations at certain assets. General and administrative expense includes amounts accrued for or paid to Occidental for certain reimbursed expenses pursuant to the provisions of the Partnership’s and WES Operating’s agreements with Occidental. Cost of product expense includes amounts related to certain continuing marketing arrangements with affiliates of Occidental, related - party imbalances, and transactions with affiliates accounted for under the equity method of accounting. See Marketing Services in the section above. Related - party expenses bear no direct relationship to related - party revenues, and third - party expenses bear no direct relationship to third - party revenues.
Services Agreement. Occidental performed certain centralized corporate functions for the Partnership and WES Operating pursuant to the agreement dated as of December 31, 2019, between WES Operating GP and Occidental (“Services Agreement”). Most of the administrative and operational services previously provided by Occidental fully transitioned to the Partnership by December 31, 2021, with certain limited transition services remaining in place pursuant to the terms of the Services Agreement.
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Construction reimbursement agreements and purchases and sales with related parties . From time to time, the Partnership enters into construction reimbursement agreements with Occidental providing that the Partnership will manage the construction of certain midstream infrastructure for Occidental in the Partnership’s areas of operation. Such arrangements generally provide for a reimbursement of costs incurred by the Partnership on a cost or cost-plus basis.
Additionally, from time to time, in support of the Partnership’s business, the Partnership purchases and sells equipment, inventory, and other miscellaneous assets from or to Occidental or its affiliates.
Related-party commercial agreement. During the first quarter of 2021, an affiliate of Occidental and the Partnership amended certain West Texas surface - use and salt - water disposal agreements to reduce usage fees owed by the Partnership in exchange for the forgiveness of certain deficiency fees owed by Occidental and other unrelated contractual amendments. The present value of the reduced usage fees under the amended agreements were $ 30.0 million at the time the agreement was executed. As a result of the amendments, (i) these agreements are classified as operating leases and (ii) a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset, included in Other assets on the consolidated balance sheets, was recognized during the first quarter of 2021. The ROU asset is being amortized to Operation and maintenance expense through 2038, the remaining term of the agreements.
Customer concentration. Occidental was the only customer from which revenues exceeded 10% of consolidated revenues for all periods presented in the consolidated statements of operations.
7. EQUITY INVESTMENTS
The following table presents the financial statement impact of the Partnership’s equity investments:
thousands Percentage Ownership Interest
Balance at December 31, 2024 Equity
income, net Distributions Distributions
in excess of
cumulative
earnings (1)
Balance at March 31, 2025
White Cliffs 10.00 % $ 9,802 $ 671 $ ( 671 ) $ ( 1,014 ) $ 8,788
Rendezvous 22.00 % 5,639 ( 577 ) ( 237 ) ( 478 ) 4,347
TEG 20.00 % 14,496 265 ( 270 ) ( 79 ) 14,412
TEP 20.00 % 170,060 3,598 ( 3,661 ) ( 4,059 ) 165,938
FRP 33.33 % 183,588 10,653 ( 12,647 ) ( 2,654 ) 178,940
Mi Vida 50.00 % 42,765 2,480 ( 2,506 ) ( 1,458 ) 41,281
Red Bluff Express 30.00 % 115,085 3,345 ( 3,345 ) ( 1,265 ) 113,820
Total $ 541,435 $ 20,435 $ ( 23,337 ) $ ( 11,007 ) $ 527,526
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(1) Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings, classified as investing cash flows in the consolidated statements of cash flows, are calculated on an individual - investment basis.
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8. SELECTED COMPONENTS OF WORKING CAPITAL
A summary of accounts receivable, net is as follows:
The Partnership WES Operating
thousands March 31,
2025 December 31,
2024 March 31,
2025 December 31,
2024
Trade receivables, net $ 672,604 $ 701,225 $ 710,719 $ 701,225
Other receivables, net 600 613 581 589
Total accounts receivable, net $ 673,204 $ 701,838 $ 711,300 $ 701,814
A summary of other current assets is as follows:
The Partnership WES Operating
thousands March 31,
2025 December 31,
2024 March 31,
2025 December 31,
2024
NGLs inventory $ 4,499 $ 2,514 $ 4,499 $ 2,514
Materials and supplies
6,821 613 6,821 613
Imbalance receivables 6,078 7,253 6,078 7,253
Prepaid insurance 11,609 15,418 11,384 14,712
Contract assets 15,415 12,358 15,415 12,358
Other 23,821 16,732 21,547 16,325
Total other current assets $ 68,243 $ 54,888 $ 65,744 $ 53,775
A summary of accrued liabilities is as follows:
The Partnership WES Operating
thousands March 31,
2025 December 31,
2024 March 31,
2025 December 31,
2024
Accrued interest expense $ 108,551 $ 133,365 $ 108,551 $ 133,365
Short - term asset retirement obligations
11,011 12,830 11,011 12,830
Short - term remediation and reclamation obligations
2,491 2,585 2,491 2,585
Income taxes payable 6,307 4,585 6,307 4,585
Contract liabilities 10,878 11,055 10,878 11,055
Accrued payroll and benefits 35,756 66,563 — —
Short-term lease liabilities
59,351 58,897 59,351 58,897
Other 22,693 39,518 19,962 25,272
Total accrued liabilities $ 257,038 $ 329,398 $ 218,551 $ 248,589
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9. DEBT
WES Operating is the borrower for all outstanding debt and is expected to be the borrower for all future debt issuances. The following table presents the outstanding debt:
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
thousands Principal Carrying
Value Fair
Value (1)
Principal Carrying
Value Fair
Value (1)
Short - term debt
Senior Notes
$ 336,758 $ 336,594 $ 336,118 $ 1,000,589 $ 1,000,076 $ 997,666
Finance lease liabilities 14,003 14,003 14,003 10,956 10,956 10,956
Total short - term debt
$ 350,761 $ 350,597 $ 350,121 $ 1,011,545 $ 1,011,032 $ 1,008,622
Long - term debt
Senior Notes (2)
$ 6,976,834 $ 6,904,841 $ 6,604,266 $ 6,976,834 $ 6,903,318 $ 6,548,127
Finance lease liabilities 20,192 20,192 20,192 23,329 23,329 23,329
Total long - term debt
$ 6,997,026 $ 6,925,033 $ 6,624,458 $ 7,000,163 $ 6,926,647 $ 6,571,456
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(1) Fair value is measured using the market approach and Level - 2 fair value inputs.
(2) As of March 31, 2025, maturity dates range from 2026 to 2050.
Debt activity. The following table presents the debt activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025:
thousands Carrying Value
Balance at December 31, 2024 $ 7,937,679
Repayment of 3.100 % Senior Notes due 2025
( 663,831 )
Finance lease liabilities ( 90 )
Other 1,872
Balance at March 31, 2025 $ 7,275,630
WES Operating Senior Notes. WES Operating issued the 4.050 % Senior Notes due 2030 and 5.250 % Senior Notes due 2050 in January 2020. Including the effects of the issuance prices, underwriting discounts, and interest - rate adjustments, the effective interest rates of the Senior Notes due 2030 and 2050, were 4.169 % and 5.363 %, respectively, at March 31, 2025 and 2024. The effective interest rate of these notes is subject to adjustment from time to time due to a change in credit rating.
During the first quarter of 2025, WES Operating retired the total principal amount outstanding of the 3.100 % Senior Notes due 2025 at par value (see Debt activity above). As of March 31, 2025, the 3.950 % Senior Notes due 2025 were classified as short-term debt on the consolidated balance sheet.
During the third quarter of 2024, WES Operating completed the public offering of $ 800.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.450 % Senior Notes due 2034. Net proceeds from the offering were used to repay a portion of the maturing 3.100 % Senior Notes due 2025, will be used to repay a portion of 3.950 % Senior Notes due 2025, and for general partnership purposes, including the funding of capital expenditures. In addition, during 2024, WES Operating purchased and retired $ 150.0 million of certain of its senior notes via open-market repurchases with cash from operations.
As of March 31, 2025, WES Operating was in compliance with all covenants under the relevant governing indentures.
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Revolving credit facility. In April 2025, WES Operating exercised an option to extend the maturity date of the RCF from April 2029 to April 2030, for each extending lender. The non - extending lender’s commitments mature in April 2028 and represent $ 120.0 million out of $ 2.0 billion of total commitments, which is expandable to a maximum of $ 2.5 billion, from all lenders.
As of March 31, 2025, there were no outstanding borrowings, resulting in $ 2.0 billion in effective borrowing capacity under the RCF. Any outstanding commercial paper borrowings (see below) reduce the effective borrowing capacity under the RCF as WES Operating maintains availability under the RCF as support for its commercial paper program. As of March 31, 2025 and 2024, the interest rate on any outstanding RCF borrowings was 5.62 % and 6.63 %, respectively. The facility - fee rate was 0.20 % at March 31, 2025 and 2024. As of March 31, 2025, WES Operating was in compliance with all covenants under the RCF.
Commercial paper program. In November 2023, WES Operating entered into an unsecured commercial paper program under which it may issue (and have outstanding at any one time) an aggregate principal amount up to $ 2.0 billion. WES Operating intends to maintain a minimum aggregate available borrowing capacity under the RCF equal to the aggregate amount of outstanding commercial paper borrowings. The maturities of the notes may vary, but may not exceed 397 days. As of March 31, 2025, there were no outstanding borrowings under the commercial paper program.
10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Environmental obligations. The Partnership is subject to various environmental-remediation obligations arising from federal, state, and local regulations regarding air and water quality, hazardous and solid waste disposal, and other environmental matters. As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the consolidated balance sheets included $ 3.6 million and $ 4.0 million, respectively, of liabilities for remediation and reclamation obligations. The current portion of these amounts is included in Accrued liabilities , and the long-term portion of these amounts is included in Other liabilities. The majority of payments related to these obligations are expected to be made over the next year. See Note 8 .
Litigation and legal proceedings. From time to time, the Partnership is involved in legal, tax, regulatory, and other proceedings in various forums regarding performance, contracts, and other matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. Management is not aware of any such proceeding for which the final disposition could have a material adverse effect on the Partnership’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
Other commitments. The Partnership has payment obligations, or commitments, that include, among other things, a revolving credit facility, other third - party long - term debt, obligations related to the Partnership’s capital spending programs, pipeline and offload commitments, and various operating and finance leases. The payment obligations related to the Partnership’s capital spending programs, the majority of which is expected to be paid in the next 12 months, primarily relate to expansion, construction, and asset - integrity projects at the DBM water systems, Powder River Basin complex, West Texas complex, and DJ Basin complex.
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11. REPORTABLE SEGMENT
Segment overview. The Partnership’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the Partnership’s President and Chief Executive Officer who assesses performance and allocates resources on a consolidated basis due to the similar nature of services provided to customers across the Partnership’s domestic asset portfolio. The CODM does not assess performance and allocate resources separately for Western Midstream Operating, LP. Accordingly, the Partnership has a single operating and reportable segment, all the assets of which are in the United States and gather, compress, treat, process, and transport natural gas; gather, stabilize, and transport condensate, NGLs, and crude oil; and gather and dispose of produced water. See Revenue and cost of product in Note 1 .
Performance measures. Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP (“Adjusted EBITDA”) is used as the performance measure by the Partnership’s CODM in assessing performance and allocating resources to the Partnership’s single operating and reportable segment. Net income (loss) is the most comparable GAAP metric to the performance metric of non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA. The Partnership defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), plus (i) distributions from equity investments, (ii) non - cash equity - based compensation expense, (iii) interest expense, (iv) income tax expense, (v) depreciation and amortization, (vi) impairments, and (vii) other expense (including lower of cost or market inventory adjustments recorded in cost of product), less (i) gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net, (ii) gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, (iii) income from equity investments, (iv) income tax benefit, (v) other income, and (vi) the noncontrolling interest owners’ proportionate share of revenues and expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that the CODM utilizes to assess (i) the Partnership’s operating performance as compared to other publicly traded partnerships in the midstream industry, without regard to financing methods, capital structure, or historical cost basis, (ii) the ability of the Partnership’s assets to generate cash flow to make distributions, and (iii) the viability of acquisitions and capital expenditures and the returns on investment of various investment opportunities. The Partnership’s calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may or may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by others.
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Summarized financial information. The following table presents information about the Partnership’s single operating and reportable segment including (i) total revenues and other, (ii) significant expenses, and (iii) other segment items:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
thousands 2025 2024
Revenues from external customers (1)
$ 916,918 $ 887,294
Other revenues
198 435
Total revenues and other
917,116 887,729
Equity income, net – related parties 20,435 32,819
Less significant expenses: (2)
Operation and maintenance 226,514 194,939
Cash general and administrative costs (3)
57,704 57,499
Less other segment items:
Depreciation and amortization 170,460 157,991
Interest expense 97,293 94,506
Other (income) expense, net (4)
( 7,477 ) ( 2,346 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
3,435 1,522
Other (5)
73,070 ( 169,779 )
Net income (loss) $ 316,552 $ 586,216
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(1) Includes Service revenue - fee based, Service revenue - product based, and Product sales.
(2) The significant expense categories and amounts align with the information that is regularly provided to the CODM.
(3) General and administrative expense as presented in the consolidated statements of operations less non - cash equity - based compensation expense and non-cash amortization of cloud-computing arrangements.
(4) Includes interest income earned on cash and cash equivalent balances.
(5) Other includes: (i) Cost of product, (ii) Non-cash equity-based compensation expense, (iii) non-cash amortization of cloud-computing arrangements, (iv) Property and other taxes, (v) Long - lived asset and other impairments, (vi) Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net, and (vii) Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt.
The CODM uses consolidated total assets as the measure of the Partnership’s single reportable segment assets. As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the consolidated balance sheets included $ 12.5 billion and $ 13.1 billion, respectively, of total assets, which includes $ 527.5 million and $ 541.4 million of assets related to equity investments as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Capital expenditures for additions to long-lived assets were $ 142.4 million and $ 193.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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