PSX-2014/12/31_10K
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| UNITED STATES | |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
| FORM 10-K | |
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[X] | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
For the fiscal year ended | December 31, 2014 | |
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[ ] | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
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For the transition period from | | to | | |
| Commission file number: 001-35349 | |
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| Phillips 66 | |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |
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| Delaware | | 45-3779385 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
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| 3010 Briarpark Drive, Houston, Texas 77042 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 281-293-6600 | |
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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | |
| Title of each class | | Name of each exchange on which registered | |
| Common Stock, $.01 Par Value | | New York Stock Exchange | |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. | [X] Yes [ ] No |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. | [ ] Yes [X] No |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. | [X] Yes [ ] No |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). | [X] Yes [ ] No |
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. | [X] |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. | |
Large accelerated filer [X] | Accelerated filer [ ] | Non-accelerated filer [ ] | Smaller reporting company [ ] | |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). | [ ] Yes [X] No |
The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2014, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, based on the closing price on that date of $80.43, was $44.9 billion. The registrant, solely for the purpose of this required presentation, had deemed its Board of Directors and executive officers to be affiliates, and deducted their stockholdings in determining the aggregate market value.
The registrant had 543,497,802 shares of common stock outstanding at January 31, 2015.
Documents incorporated by reference:
Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 6, 2015 (Part III).
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Unless otherwise indicated, “the company,” “we,” “our,” “us” and “Phillips 66” are used in this report to refer to the businesses of Phillips 66 and its consolidated subsidiaries. This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements relating to our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions that are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “budget,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “target” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The company does not undertake to update, revise or correct any forward-looking information unless required to do so under the federal securities laws. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the company’s disclosures under the heading “CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ‘SAFE HARBOR’ PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995,” beginning on page 64.
PART I
Items 1 and 2. BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
Phillips 66, headquartered in Houston, Texas, was incorporated in Delaware in 2011, in connection with, and in anticipation of, a restructuring of ConocoPhillips resulting in the separation of its downstream businesses into an independent, publicly traded company named Phillips 66. The two companies were separated by ConocoPhillips distributing to its stockholders all the shares of common stock of Phillips 66 after the market closed on April 30, 2012 (the Separation). Each ConocoPhillips stockholder received one share of Phillips 66 stock for every two shares of ConocoPhillips stock held at the close of business on the record date of April 16, 2012. On May 1, 2012, Phillips 66 stock began trading “regular-way” on the New York Stock Exchange under the “PSX” stock symbol.
Our business is organized into four operating segments:
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1) | Midstream—Gathers, processes, transports and markets natural gas; and transports, fractionates and markets natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. In addition, this segment transports crude oil and other feedstocks to our refineries and other locations, delivers refined and specialty products to market, and provides storage services for crude oil and petroleum products. The Midstream segment includes, among other businesses, our 50 percent equity investment in DCP Midstream, LLC (DCP Midstream) and our investment in Phillips 66 Partners LP. |
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2) | Chemicals—Manufactures and markets petrochemicals and plastics on a worldwide basis. The Chemicals segment consists of our 50 percent equity investment in Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem). |
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3) | Refining—Buys, sells and refines crude oil and other feedstocks at 14 refineries, mainly in the United States and Europe. |
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4) | Marketing and Specialties (M&S)—Purchases for resale and markets refined petroleum products (such as gasolines, distillates and aviation fuels), mainly in the United States and Europe. In addition, this segment includes the manufacturing and marketing of specialty products, as well as power generation operations. |
Corporate and Other includes general corporate overhead, interest expense, our investment in new technologies and various other corporate activities. Corporate assets include all cash and cash equivalents.
Effective January 1, 2014, we changed the organizational structure of the internal financial information reviewed by our chief executive officer, and determined this resulted in a change in the composition of our operating segments. The primary effects of this reporting reorganization were as follows:
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• | We moved two of our equity investments, Excel Paralubes and Jupiter Sulphur, LLC, as well as the commission revenues related to needle and anode coke, polypropylene and solvents, from the Refining segment to the M&S segment. |
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• | We moved several refining logistics projects from the Refining segment to the Midstream segment. |
The new segment alignment is presented for the periods ending December 31, 2014, with prior periods recast for comparability.
At December 31, 2014, Phillips 66 had approximately 14,000 employees.
SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
For operating segment and geographic information, see Note 27—Segment Disclosures and Related Information, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference.
MIDSTREAM
The Midstream segment consists of three business lines:
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• | Transportation—transports crude oil and other feedstocks to our refineries and other locations, delivers refined and specialty products to market, and provides storage services for crude oil and petroleum products. The operations of our master limited partnership, Phillips 66 Partners LP, are included in this business line. |
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• | DCP Midstream—gathers, processes, transports and markets natural gas and transports, fractionates and markets NGL. |
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• | NGL—transports, fractionates and markets natural gas liquids. |
Transportation
We own or lease various assets to provide environmentally safe, strategic and timely delivery and storage of crude oil, refined products, natural gas and NGL. These assets include pipeline systems; petroleum product, crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminals; a petroleum coke handling facility; marine vessels; railcars and trucks.
Pipelines and Terminals
At December 31, 2014, our Transportation business managed over 18,000 miles of crude oil, natural gas, NGL and petroleum products pipeline systems in the United States, including those partially owned or operated by affiliates. We owned or operated 39 finished product terminals, 37 storage locations, 5 LPG terminals, 15 crude oil terminals and 1 petroleum coke exporting facility.
In 2014, we acquired a 7.1 million-barrel-storage-capacity crude oil and petroleum products terminal located near Beaumont, Texas (Beaumont Terminal), and purchased an additional 5.7 percent interest in Explorer Pipeline Company, which transports refined petroleum products. The Beaumont Terminal is the largest terminal in the Phillips 66 portfolio and is strategically located on the U.S. Gulf Coast. It provides deep-water access and multiple interconnections with major crude oil and refined product pipelines serving 3.6 million barrels per day of refining capacity. The terminal has:
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• | 4.7 million barrels of crude oil storage capacity and 2.4 million barrels of refined product storage capacity. |
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• | Two marine docks capable of handling Aframax tankers and one barge dock. |
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• | Rail and truck loading and unloading facilities. |
The following table depicts our ownership interest in major pipeline systems as of December 31, 2014:
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Name | | Origination/Terminus | | Interest |
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Crude and Feedstocks | | | | | | | | | | |
Glacier | | Cut Bank, MT/Billings, MT | | 79 | % | | 8”-12” | | 865 |
| | 100 |
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Line 80 | | Gaines, TX/Borger, TX | | 100 |
| | 8”, 12” | | 237 |
| | 28 |
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Line O | | Cushing, OK/Borger, TX | | 100 |
| | 10” | | 276 |
| | 37 |
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WA Line | | Odessa, TX/Borger, TX | | 100 |
| | 12”, 14” | | 289 |
| | 104 |
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Cushing | | Cushing, OK/Ponca City, OK | | 100 |
| | 18” | | 62 |
| | 130 |
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North Texas Crude | | Wichita Falls, TX | | 100 |
| | 2”-16” | | 301 |
| | 28 |
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Oklahoma Mainline | | Wichita Falls, TX/Ponca City, OK | | 100 |
| | 12” | | 217 |
| | 100 |
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Clifton Ridge † | | Clifton Ridge, LA/Westlake, LA | | 75 |
| | 20” | | 10 |
| | 260 |
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Louisiana Crude Gathering | | Rayne, LA/Westlake, LA | | 100 |
| | 4”-8” | | 80 |
| | 25 |
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Sweeny Crude | | Sweeny, TX/Freeport, TX | | 100 |
| | 12”, 24”, 30” | | 56 |
| | 265 |
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Line 100 | | Taft, CA/Lost Hills, CA | | 100 |
| | 8”, 10”, 12” | | 79 |
| | 54 |
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Line 200 | | Lost Hills, CA/Rodeo, CA | | 100 |
| | 12”, 16” | | 228 |
| | 93 |
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Line 300 | | Nipomo, CA/Arroyo Grande, CA | | 100 |
| | 8”, 10”, 12” | | 56 |
| | 48 |
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Line 400 | | Arroyo Grande, CA/Lost Hills, CA | | 100 |
| | 8”, 10”, 12” | | 147 |
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Petroleum Product | | | | | | | | | | |
Harbor | | Woodbury, NJ/Linden, NJ | | 33 |
| | 16” | | 80 |
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Pioneer | | Sinclair, WY/Salt Lake City, UT | | 50 |
| | 8”, 12” | | 562 |
| | 63 |
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Seminoe | | Billings, MT/Sinclair, WY | | 100 |
| | 6”-10” | | 342 |
| | 33 |
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Yellowstone | | Billings, MT/Moses Lake, WA | | 46 |
| | 6”-10” | | 710 |
| | 66 |
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Borger to Amarillo | | Borger, TX/Amarillo, TX | | 100 |
| | 8”, 10” | | 93 |
| | 76 |
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ATA Line | | Amarillo, TX/Albuquerque, NM | | 50 |
| | 6”, 10” | | 293 |
| | 17 |
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Borger-Denver | | McKee, TX/Denver, CO | | 70 |
| | 6”-12” | | 405 |
| | 38 |
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Gold Line † | | Borger, TX/East St. Louis, IL | | 75 |
| | 8”-16” | | 681 |
| | 120 |
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SAAL | | Amarillo, TX/Abernathy, TX | | 33 |
| | 6” | | 102 |
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SAAL | | Abernathy, TX/Lubbock, TX | | 54 |
| | 6” | | 19 |
| | 16 |
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Cherokee South | | Ponca City, OK/Oklahoma City, OK | | 100 |
| | 8” | | 90 |
| | 46 |
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Heartland* | | McPherson, KS/Des Moines, IA | | 50 |
| | 8”, 6” | | 49 |
| | 30 |
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Paola Products † | | Paola, KS/Kansas City, KS | | 75 |
| | 8”, 10” | | 106 |
| | 96 |
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Standish | | Marland Junction, OK/Wichita, KS | | 100 |
| | 18” | | 92 |
| | 72 |
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Cherokee North | | Ponca City, OK/Wichita, KS | | 100 |
| | 8”, 10” | | 105 |
| | 55 |
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Cherokee East | | Medford, OK/Mount Vernon, MO | | 100 |
| | 10”, 12” | | 287 |
| | 55 |
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Explorer | | Texas Gulf Coast/Chicago, IL | | 19 |
| | 24”, 28” | | 1,830 |
| | 660 |
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Sweeny to Pasadena † | | Sweeny, TX/Pasadena, TX | | 75 |
| | 12”, 18” | | 120 |
| | 264 |
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LAX Jet Line | | Wilmington, CA/Los Angeles, CA | | 50 |
| | 8" | | 19 |
| | 25 |
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Torrance Products | | Wilmington, CA/Torrance, CA | | 100 |
| | 10”, 12” | | 8 |
| | 161 |
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Los Angeles Products | | Torrance, CA/Los Angeles, CA | | 100 |
| | 6”, 12” | | 22 |
| | 112 |
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Watson Products Line | | Wilmington, CA/Long Beach, CA | | 100 |
| | 20” | | 9 |
| | 238 |
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Richmond | | Rodeo, CA/Richmond, CA | | 100 |
| | 6” | | 14 |
| | 26 |
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Name | | Origination/Terminus | | Interest | | Size | | Length (Miles) |
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Powder River | | Sage Creek, WY/Borger, TX | | 100 | % | | 6”-8” | | 695 |
| | 14 |
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Skelly-Belvieu | | Skellytown, TX/Mont Belvieu, TX | | 50 |
| | 8” | | 571 |
| | 45 |
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TX Panhandle Y1/Y2 | | Sher-Han, TX/Borger, TX | | 100 |
| | 3”-10” | | 299 |
| | 61 |
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Chisholm | | Kingfisher, OK/Conway, KS | | 50 |
| | 4”-10” | | 202 |
| | 42 |
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Sand Hills** | | Permian Basin/Mont Belvieu, TX | | 33 |
| | 20” | | 905 |
| | 200 |
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Southern Hills** | | U.S. Midcontinent/Mont Belvieu, TX | | 33 |
| | 20” | | 895 |
| | 175 |
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Blue Line | | Borger, TX/East St. Louis, IL | | 100 |
| | 8”-12” | | 667 |
| | 29 |
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Conway to Wichita | | Conway, KS/Wichita, KS | | 100 |
| | 12” | | 55 |
| | 38 |
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Medford | | Ponca City, OK/Medford, OK | | 100 |
| | 4”-6” | | 42 |
| | 10 |
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Rockies Express | | Meeker, CO/Clarington, OH | | 25 |
| | 36”-42” | | 1,698 |
| | 1.8 BCFD |
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*Total pipeline system is 419 miles. Phillips 66 has ownership interest in multiple segments totaling 49 miles.
**Operated by DCP Midstream Partners; Phillips 66 has a direct one-third ownership in the pipeline entities; reported within NGL.
†Owned by Phillips 66 Partners LP.
The following table depicts our ownership interest in finished product terminals as of December 31, 2014:
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Facility Name | | Location | | Interest | | Storage Capacity (MBbl) |
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Albuquerque | | New Mexico | | 100% | | 244 |
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Amarillo | | Texas | | 100 | | 277 |
| | 29 |
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Beaumont | | Texas | | 100 | | 2,400 |
| | 8 |
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Billings | | Montana | | 100 | | 88 |
| | 16 |
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Bozeman | | Montana | | 100 | | 113 |
| | 13 |
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Colton | | California | | 100 | | 211 |
| | 21 |
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Denver | | Colorado | | 100 | | 310 |
| | 43 |
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Des Moines | | Iowa | | 50 | | 206 |
| | 15 |
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East St. Louis* | | Illinois | | 75 | | 2,245 |
| | 78 |
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Glenpool North | | Oklahoma | | 100 | | 366 |
| | 19 |
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Great Falls | | Montana | | 100 | | 157 |
| | 12 |
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Hartford* | | Illinois | | 75 | | 1,075 |
| | 25 |
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Helena | | Montana | | 100 | | 178 |
| | 10 |
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Jefferson City* | | Missouri | | 75 | | 110 |
| | 16 |
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Kansas City* | | Kansas | | 75 | | 1,294 |
| | 66 |
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La Junta | | Colorado | | 100 | | 101 |
| | 10 |
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Lincoln | | Nebraska | | 100 | | 219 |
| | 21 |
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Linden | | New Jersey | | 100 | | 429 |
| | 121 |
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Los Angeles | | California | | 100 | | 116 |
| | 75 |
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Lubbock | | Texas | | 100 | | 179 |
| | 17 |
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Missoula | | Montana | | 50 | | 348 |
| | 29 |
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Moses Lake | | Washington | | 50 | | 186 |
| | 13 |
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Mount Vernon | | Missouri | | 100 | | 363 |
| | 46 |
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North Salt Lake | | Utah | | 50 | | 657 |
| | 41 |
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Oklahoma City | | Oklahoma | | 100 | | 341 |
| | 48 |
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Pasadena* | | Texas | | 75 | | 3,210 |
| | 65 |
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Ponca City | | Oklahoma | | 100 | | 51 |
| | 23 |
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Portland | | Oregon | | 100 | | 664 |
| | 33 |
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Renton | | Washington | | 100 | | 228 |
| | 20 |
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Richmond | | California | | 100 | | 334 |
| | 28 |
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Rock Springs | | Wyoming | | 100 | | 125 |
| | 19 |
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Sacramento | | California | | 100 | | 141 |
| | 13 |
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Sheridan | | Wyoming | | 100 | | 86 |
| | 15 |
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Spokane | | Washington | | 100 | | 351 |
| | 24 |
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Tacoma | | Washington | | 100 | | 307 |
| | 17 |
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Tremley Point | | New Jersey | | 100 | | 1,593 |
| | 39 |
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Westlake | | Louisiana | | 100 | | 128 |
| | 16 |
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Wichita Falls | | Texas | | 100 | | 303 |
| | 15 |
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Wichita North* | | Kansas | | 75 | | 679 |
| | 19 |
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*Owned by Phillips 66 Partners LP.
The following table depicts our ownership interest in crude and other terminals as of December 31, 2014: |
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Facility Name | | Location | | Interest |
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Crude | | | | | | | | |
Beaumont | | Texas | | 100 | % | | 4,704 |
| | N/A |
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Billings | | Montana | | 100 |
| | 270 |
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Borger | | Texas | | 100 |
| | 678 |
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Clifton Ridge* | | Louisiana | | 75 |
| | 3,410 |
| | N/A |
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Cushing | | Oklahoma | | 100 |
| | 700 |
| | N/A |
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Junction | | California | | 100 |
| | 523 |
| | N/A |
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McKittrick | | California | | 100 |
| | 237 |
| | N/A |
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Odessa | | Texas | | 100 |
| | 523 |
| | N/A |
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Pecan Grove* | | Louisiana | | 75 |
| | 142 |
| | N/A |
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Ponca City | | Oklahoma | | 100 |
| | 1,200 |
| | N/A |
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Santa Margarita | | California | | 100 |
| | 335 |
| | N/A |
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Santa Maria | | California | | 100 |
| | 112 |
| | N/A |
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Tepetate | | Louisiana | | 100 |
| | 152 |
| | N/A |
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Torrance | | California | | 100 |
| | 309 |
| | N/A |
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Wichita Falls | | Texas | | 100 |
| | 240 |
| | N/A |
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Coke | | | | | | | | |
Lake Charles | | Louisiana | | 50 |
| | N/A |
| | N/A |
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Rail | | | | | | | | |
Bayway* | | New Jersey | | 75 |
| | N/A |
| | 75 |
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Beaumont | | Texas | | 100 |
| | N/A |
| | 20 |
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Ferndale* | | Washington | | 75 |
| | N/A |
| | 30 |
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Missoula | | Montana | | 50 |
| | N/A |
| | 41 |
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Thompson Falls | | Montana | | 50 |
| | N/A |
| | 42 |
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Marine | | | | | | | | |
Beaumont | | Texas | | 100 |
| | N/A |
| | 13 |
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Clifton Ridge* | | Louisiana | | 75 |
| | N/A |
| | 48 |
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Hartford* | | Illinois | | 75 |
| | N/A |
| | 3 |
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Pecan Grove* | | Louisiana | | 75 |
| | N/A |
| | 6 |
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Portland | | Oregon | | 100 |
| | N/A |
| | 10 |
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Richmond | | California | | 100 |
| | N/A |
| | 3 |
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Tacoma | | Washington | | 100 |
| | N/A |
| | 12 |
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Tremley Point | | New Jersey | | 100 |
| | N/A |
| | 7 |
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*Owned by Phillips 66 Partners LP.
**Rail in thousands of barrels daily (MBD); Marine in thousands of barrels per hour.
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX)
We have a 25 percent interest in REX. The REX natural gas pipeline runs 1,698 miles from Meeker, Colorado, to Clarington, Ohio, and has a natural gas transmission capacity of 1.8 billion cubic feet per day (BCFD), with most of its system having a pipeline diameter of 42 inches. Numerous compression facilities support the pipeline system. The REX pipeline is designed to enable natural gas producers in the Rocky Mountain region to deliver natural gas supplies to the Midwest and eastern regions of the United States. Additionally, REX is exploring opportunities to bring Appalachian production into the system.
Phillips 66 Partners LP
In 2013, we formed Phillips 66 Partners, a master limited partnership (MLP), to own, operate, develop and acquire primarily fee-based crude oil, refined petroleum product and NGL pipelines and terminals, as well as other transportation and midstream assets. At December 31, 2014, we owned a 73 percent limited partner interest and a 2 percent general partner interest in Phillips 66 Partners, while the public owned a 25 percent limited partner interest.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Phillips 66 Partners’ assets consist of crude oil and refined petroleum product pipeline, terminal, rail rack and storage systems in the Central, Gulf Coast, Atlantic Basin and Western regions of the United States, each of which is integral to a Phillips 66-operated refinery.
During 2014, Phillips 66 Partners expanded its business through acquisitions from us:
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• | Effective March 1, 2014, Phillips 66 Partners acquired the Gold Line products system and the Medford spheres. The Gold Line products system includes a refined petroleum product pipeline system that runs from the Borger Refinery in Texas to Cahokia, Illinois. The system includes four terminals. The Medford spheres are two recently constructed refinery-grade propylene storage spheres located in Medford, Oklahoma, that connect to the Ponca City Refinery. |
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• | On December 1, 2014, Phillips 66 Partners acquired two newly constructed rail unloading facilities connected to the Bayway and Ferndale refineries. |
Phillips 66 Partners also made several smaller acquisitions from us in late 2014, consisting of terminal and pipeline projects under development. Phillips 66 Partners is a consolidated subsidiary of Phillips 66.
Marine Vessels
At December 31, 2014, we had 13 double-hulled, international-flagged crude oil and product tankers under term charter, with capacities ranging in size from 300,000 to 1,100,000 barrels. Additionally, we had under term charter two Jones Act compliant tankers and 59 barges. These vessels are used primarily to transport feedstocks or provide product transportation for certain of our refineries, including delivery of domestic crude oil to our Gulf Coast and East Coast refineries.
Truck and Rail
Truck and rail operations support our feedstock and distribution operations. Rail movements are provided via a fleet of more than 11,400 owned and leased railcars. Truck movements are provided through approximately 150 third-party truck companies, as well as through Sentinel Transportation LLC, in which we hold an equity interest.
DCP Midstream
Our Midstream segment includes our 50 percent equity investment in DCP Midstream, which is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. As of December 31, 2014, DCP Midstream owned or operated 64 natural gas processing facilities, with a net processing capacity of approximately 7.8 BCFD. DCP Midstream’s owned or operated natural gas pipeline systems included gathering services for these facilities, as well as natural gas transmission, and totaled approximately 67,900 miles of pipeline. DCP Midstream also owned or operated 12 NGL fractionation plants, along with natural gas and NGL storage facilities, a propane wholesale marketing business and NGL pipeline assets.
In 2014, DCP Midstream gathered, processed and/or transported an average of 7.3 trillion British thermal units (TBTU) per day of natural gas, and produced approximately 454,000 barrels per day of NGL, compared with 7.1 TBTU per day and 426,000 barrels per day in 2013.
The residual natural gas, primarily methane, which results from processing raw natural gas, is sold by DCP Midstream at market-based prices to marketers and end users, including large industrial companies, natural gas distribution companies and electric utilities. DCP Midstream purchases or takes custody of substantially all of its raw natural gas from producers, principally under contractual arrangements that expose DCP Midstream to the prices of NGL, natural gas and condensate. DCP Midstream also has fee-based arrangements with producers to provide midstream services such as gathering and processing.
DCP Midstream markets a portion of its NGL to us and CPChem under existing 15-year contracts, the primary commitment of which expired in December 2014. The contracts provide for a wind-down period which expires in January 2019, if not renegotiated or renewed. These purchase commitments are on an “if-produced, will-purchase” basis.
During 2014, DCP Midstream and DCP Midstream Partners, LP (DCP Partners), the MLP formed by DCP Midstream, completed or advanced natural gas processing capacity increases in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) and the Eagle Ford Shale basins:
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• | In the DJ Basin, DCP Partners is constructing the Lucerne 2 gas processing plant, which has a planned capacity of 200 million cubic feet per day. The plant is expected to go into service in the second quarter of 2015. |
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• | Also in the DJ Basin, the O’Connor natural gas processing plant expansion, which increased processing capacity from 110 to 160 million cubic feet per day, was placed into service. Both the Lucerne 2 and O’Connor plants connect to the Front Range NGL pipeline, in which DCP Partners owns a one-third interest. The Front Range NGL pipeline was placed into service in the first quarter of 2014. |
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• | In the Eagle Ford Shale Basin, the Goliad gas processing plant was placed into service during the first quarter of 2014. The Goliad plant has a processing capacity of 200 million cubic feet per day, and its completion brought the collective natural gas processing capacity of DCP Midstream and DCP Partners in the Eagle Ford Shale Basin to 1.2 billion cubic feet per day. The Goliad plant is connected to the Sand Hills pipeline. |
The Sand Hills pipeline is engaged in the business of transporting NGL and provides takeaway service from the Permian and Eagle Ford Shale basins to fractionation facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast and at the Mont Belvieu, Texas, market hub. The Southern Hills pipeline is also engaged in the business of transporting NGL and provides takeaway service from the Midcontinent to fractionation facilities at the Mont Belvieu, Texas, market hub. Phillips 66, Spectra Energy Partners, and DCP Partners each have a one-third direct interest in each of the DCP Southern Hills and DCP Sand Hills pipeline entities, the owners of these NGL pipelines.
NGL
Our NGL business includes the following:
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• | A 22.5 percent equity interest in Gulf Coast Fractionators, which owns an NGL fractionation plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. We operate the facility, and our net share of capacity is 32,625 barrels per day. |
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• | A 12.5 percent equity interest in a fractionation plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. Our net share of capacity is 26,000 barrels per day. |
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• | A 40 percent interest in a fractionation plant in Conway, Kansas. Our net share of capacity is 43,200 barrels per day. |
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• | A one-third direct interest in both the DCP Sand Hills and DCP Southern Hills pipeline entities, connecting Eagle Ford, Permian and Midcontinent production to the Mont Belvieu, Texas, market. |
During 2014, final Board of Directors approval was received on the Sweeny Fractionator One and Freeport LPG Export Terminal projects. These two projects represent an estimated investment of more than $3 billion as part of the company’s Midstream growth program.
The Sweeny Fractionator One is located in Old Ocean, Texas, close to our Sweeny Refinery, and will supply NGL products to the petrochemical industry and heating markets. Raw NGL supply to the fractionator is expected from nearby major pipelines, including the Sand Hills pipeline. The 100,000 barrel-per-day NGL fractionator is expected to start up in the second half of 2015.
The Freeport LPG Export Terminal is located at the site of our existing marine terminal in Freeport, Texas, and will leverage our midstream, transportation and storage infrastructure to supply petrochemical, heating and transportation markets globally. The terminal will have an initial export capacity of 4.4 million barrels per month with a ship loading rate of 36,000 barrels per hour. Startup of the export terminal is expected in the second half of 2016.
Each of these projects will include NGL storage and additional pipelines with connectivity to market hubs in Mont Belvieu, Texas. Also included with these projects is a 100,000 barrel-per-day de-ethanizer unit that will be installed close to the Sweeny Refinery to upgrade domestic propane for export.
To support these facilities, we are also installing significant infrastructure, including connectivity to three NGL supply pipelines, a new salt dome storage facility with an initial 6 million barrels of underground storage (expandable to 32 million barrels) and a 180,000 barrel-per-day, bi-directional pipeline connecting Sweeny to the Mont Belvieu market center. In support of these projects, we have successfully secured long-term fee-based commitments for the majority of the feedstocks and products for Sweeny Fractionator One.
In response to the challenging market conditions driven by the recent decline in global crude oil prices, we have delayed the timing of investment decisions on a second-phase of Midstream projects in Texas, including our plans to build a second NGL fractionator, a crude and condensate pipeline, and a condensate splitter.
CHEMICALS
The Chemicals segment consists of our 50 percent equity investment in CPChem, which is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. At the end of 2014, CPChem owned or had joint-venture interests in 34 manufacturing facilities and two research and development centers located around the world.
CPChem’s business is structured around two primary operating segments: Olefins and Polyolefins (O&P) and Specialties, Aromatics and Styrenics (SA&S). The O&P segment produces and markets ethylene and other olefin products; the ethylene produced is primarily consumed within CPChem for the production of polyethylene, normal alpha olefins and polyethylene pipe. The SA&S segment manufactures and markets aromatics products, such as benzene, styrene, paraxylene and cyclohexane, as well as polystyrene and styrene-butadiene copolymers. SA&S also manufactures and/or markets a variety of specialty chemical products including organosulfur chemicals, solvents, catalysts, drilling chemicals and mining chemicals.
The manufacturing of petrochemicals and plastics involves the conversion of hydrocarbon-based raw material feedstock into higher-value products, often through a thermal process referred to in the industry as “cracking.” For example, ethylene can be produced from cracking the feedstocks ethane, propane, butane, natural gasoline or certain refinery liquids, such as naphtha and gas oil. The produced ethylene has a number of uses, primarily as a raw material for the production of plastics, such as polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride. Plastic resins, such as polyethylene, are manufactured in a thermal/catalyst process, and the produced output is used as a further raw material for various applications, such as packaging and plastic pipe.
CPChem, including through its subsidiaries and equity affiliates, has manufacturing facilities located in Belgium, China, Colombia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea and the United States.
The following table reflects CPChem’s petrochemicals and plastics product capacities at December 31, 2014:
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| Millions of Pounds per Year | |
| U.S. |
| | Worldwide |
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O&P | | | |
Ethylene | 8,030 |
| | 10,505 |
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Propylene | 2,675 |
| | 3,180 |
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High-density polyethylene | 4,205 |
| | 6,500 |
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Low-density polyethylene | 620 |
| | 620 |
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Linear low-density polyethylene | 490 |
| | 490 |
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Polypropylene | — |
| | 310 |
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Normal alpha olefins | 2,115 |
| | 2,630 |
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Polyalphaolefins | 105 |
| | 235 |
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Polyethylene pipe | 590 |
| | 590 |
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Total O&P | 18,830 |
| | 25,060 |
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SA&S | | | |
Benzene | 1,600 |
| | 2,530 |
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Cyclohexane | 1,060 |
| | 1,455 |
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Paraxylene | 1,000 |
| | 1,000 |
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Styrene | 1,050 |
| | 1,875 |
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Polystyrene | 835 |
| | 1,070 |
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K-Resin® SBC | — |
| | 70 |
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Specialty chemicals | 425 |
| | 545 |
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Polymer conversion | — |
| | 64 |
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Total SA&S | 5,970 |
| | 8,609 |
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Total O&P and SA&S | 24,800 |
| | 33,669 |
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Capacities include CPChem’s share in equity affiliates and excludes CPChem’s NGL fractionation capacity.
In 2014, CPChem began the construction of a world-scale ethane cracker and polyethylene facilities in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. The project will leverage the development of the significant shale resources in the United States. CPChem’s Cedar Bayou facility, in Baytown, Texas, will be the location of the 3.3 billion-pound-per-year ethylene unit. The polyethylene facility will have two polyethylene units, each with an annual capacity of 1.1 billion pounds, and will be located near CPChem’s Sweeny facility in Old Ocean, Texas. The project is expected to be completed in 2017.
In June 2014, CPChem completed the commissioning and start-up of an on-purpose 1-hexene plant, capable of producing up to 550 million pounds per year at its Cedar Bayou facility in Baytown, Texas. 1-hexene, a normal alpha olefin, is a critical component used in the manufacturing of polyethylene, a plastic resin commonly converted into film, plastic pipe, milk jugs, detergent bottles and food and beverage containers. The new plant is the third such plant to utilize CPChem’s proprietary selective 1-hexene technology, which produces co-monomer-grade 1-hexene from ethylene with exceptional product purity.
In June 2014, CPChem’s Board of Directors approved construction to expand normal alpha olefin (NAO) production capacity at its Cedar Bayou plant in Baytown, Texas. This investment will provide an additional 220 million pounds per year of capacity. Completion of construction is anticipated in July 2015. NAO and its derivatives are used extensively as polyethylene co-monomers, synthetic motor oils, lubricants, automotive additives and in a wide range of specialty applications.
In the second quarter of 2014, CPChem completed its sulfur-based products expansion and the new on-purpose hydrogen sulfide unit project at its facility in Tessenderlo, Belgium.
In July 2014, a localized fire occurred in the olefins unit at CPChem’s Port Arthur, Texas facility, shutting down ethylene production. The Port Arthur ethylene unit restarted in November. Because the Port Arthur ethylene unit was down due to the fire, CPChem experienced a significant reduction in production and sales in several of its product lines stemming from the lack of the Port Arthur ethylene supply.
In December 2014, CPChem completed an ethylene expansion at its Sweeny complex in Old Ocean, Texas. With the addition of a tenth furnace to ethylene unit 33 at the Sweeny complex, the expansion is expected to increase annual production by 200 million pounds per year.
During 2014, CPChem made a decision to permanently shut down the K-Resin® styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBC) plant at its Pasadena Plastics Complex in Pasadena, Texas. The plant was temporarily idled in February 2013. In December 2014, CPChem completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of its Ryton® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) product line.
Saudi Polymers Company (SPCo), a 35-percent-owned joint venture company of CPChem, owns an integrated petrochemicals complex adjacent to S-Chem (two 50/50 SA&S joint ventures) at Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. SPCo produces ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene and 1-hexene.
In association with the SPCo project, CPChem committed to build a nylon 6,6 manufacturing plant and a number of polymer conversion projects at Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. The projects are being undertaken through CPChem’s 50-percent-owned joint venture company, Petrochemical Conversion Company Ltd. The projects are slated to begin operations in stages through 2015. During 2014, commercial operations began on two polymer conversion units, polyethylene pipe and drip irrigation.
Our agreement with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, regarding CPChem permits Chevron to buy our 50 percent interest in CPChem for fair market value if, at any time after the Separation, we experience a change in control or if both Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) and Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) lower our credit ratings below investment grade and the credit rating from either rating agency remains below investment grade for 365 days thereafter, with fair market value determined by agreement or by nationally recognized investment banks.
REFINING
Our Refining segment buys, sells, and refines crude oil and other feedstocks into petroleum products (such as gasolines, distillates and aviation fuels) at 14 refineries, mainly in the United States and Europe.
The table below depicts information for each of our U.S. and international refineries at December 31, 2014:
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| | | | | | Thousands of Barrels Daily | | |
Region/Refinery | | Location | | Interest |
| | Net Crude Throughput Capacity | | Net Clean Product Capacity** | | Clean Product Yield Capability |
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At December 31 2014 |
| Effective January 1 2015 |
| | Gasolines |
| | Distillates |
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Atlantic Basin/Europe | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bayway | | Linden, NJ | | 100.00 | % | | 238 |
| 238 |
| | 145 |
| | 115 |
| | 91 | % |
Humber | | N. Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | | 100.00 |
| | 221 |
| 221 |
| | 85 |
| | 115 |
| | 81 |
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Whitegate | | Cork, Ireland | | 100.00 |
| | 71 |
| 71 |
| | 15 |
| | 30 |
| | 65 |
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MiRO* | | Karlsruhe, Germany | | 18.75 |
| | 58 |
| 58 |
| | 25 |
| | 25 |
| | 86 |
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| | | | | | 588 |
| 588 |
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Gulf Coast | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alliance | | Belle Chasse, LA | | 100.00 |
| | 247 |
| 247 |
| | 125 |
| | 120 |
| | 87 |
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Lake Charles | | Westlake, LA | | 100.00 |
| | 239 |
| 244 |
| | 90 |
| | 115 |
| | 70 |
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Sweeny | | Old Ocean, TX | | 100.00 |
| | 247 |
| 247 |
| | 125 |
| | 120 |
| | 87 |
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| | | | | | 733 |
| 738 |
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Central Corridor | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Wood River | | Roxana, IL | | 50.00 |
| | 157 |
| 157 |
| | 75 |
| | 55 |
| | 81 |
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Borger | | Borger, TX | | 50.00 |
| | 73 |
| 73 |
| | 50 |
| | 25 |
| | 90 |
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Ponca City | | Ponca City, OK | | 100.00 |
| | 196 |
| 203 |
| | 110 |
| | 90 |
| | 92 |
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Billings | | Billings, MT | | 100.00 |
| | 59 |
| 59 |
| | 35 |
| | 25 |
| | 89 |
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| | | | | | 485 |
| 492 |
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Western/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ferndale | | Ferndale, WA | | 100.00 |
| | 101 |
| 101 |
| | 55 |
| | 30 |
| | 80 |
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Los Angeles | | Carson/ Wilmington, CA | | 100.00 |
| | 139 |
| 139 |
| | 80 |
| | 65 |
| | 89 |
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San Francisco | | Arroyo Grande/San Francisco, CA | | 100.00 |
| | 120 |
| 120 |
| | 55 |
| | 60 |
| | 84 |
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| | | | | | 360 |
| 360 |
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| | | | | | 2,166 |
| 2,178 |
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*Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein GmbH.
**Clean product capacities are maximum rates for each clean product category, independent of each other. They are not additive when calculating the clean product yield capability for each refinery.
Primary crude oil characteristics and sources of crude oil for our refineries are as follows:
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| Characteristics | | Sources |
| Sweet | Medium Sour | Heavy Sour | High TAN* | | United States | Canada | South America | Europe | Middle East & Africa |
Bayway | l | | | | | l | l | | | l |
Humber | l | l | | l | | | | | l | l |
Whitegate | l | | | | | | | | l | l |
MiRO | l | l | | | | | | | | l |
Alliance | l | | | | | l | | | | |
Lake Charles | l | l | l | l | | l | | l | | l |
Sweeny | l | | l | l | | l | | l | | |
Wood River | l | | l | l | | l | l | | | |
Borger | | l | l | | | l | l | | | |
Ponca City | l | l | l | | | l | l | | | |
Billings | | l | l | | | | l | | | |
Ferndale | l | l | | | | l | l | | | |
Los Angeles | | l | l | l | | l | l | l | | l |
San Francisco | l | l | l | l | | l | | | | l |
*High TAN (Total Acid Number): acid content greater than or equal to 1.0 milligram of potassium hydroxide (KOH) per gram.
Atlantic Basin/Europe Region
Bayway Refinery
The Bayway Refinery is located on the New York Harbor in Linden, New Jersey. Bayway refining units include a fluid catalytic cracking unit, two hydrodesulfurization units, a naphtha reformer, an alkylation unit and other processing equipment. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuels, as well as petrochemical feedstocks, residual fuel oil and home heating oil. Refined products are distributed to East Coast customers by pipeline, barge, railcar and truck. The complex also includes a 775-million-pound-per-year polypropylene plant.
Humber Refinery
The Humber Refinery is located on the east coast of England in North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. It produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. Humber’s facilities encompass fluid catalytic cracking, thermal cracking and coking. The refinery has two coking units with associated calcining plants, which upgrade the heaviest part of the crude barrel and imported feedstocks into light oil products and high-value graphite and anode petroleum cokes. Humber is the only coking refinery in the United Kingdom, and a major producer of specialty graphite cokes and anode coke. Approximately 70 percent of the light oils produced in the refinery are marketed in the United Kingdom, while the other products are exported to the rest of Europe, West Africa and the United States.
Whitegate Refinery
The Whitegate Refinery is located in Cork, Ireland, and is Ireland’s only refinery. The refinery primarily produces transportation fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and fuel oil, which are distributed to the inland market, as well as being exported to international markets. In the first quarter of 2015 we sold the Bantry Bay terminal, a crude oil and products storage complex located in Bantry Bay, about 80 miles southwest of the refinery in southern Cork County.
MiRO Refinery
The Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein GmbH (MiRO) Refinery, located on the Rhine River in Karlsruhe in southwest Germany, is a joint venture in which we own an 18.75 percent interest. Facilities include three crude unit trains, fluid catalytic cracking, petroleum coking and calcining, hydrodesulfurization, naphtha reformer, isomerization, ethyl tert-butyl ether and alkylation units. MiRO produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline and diesel fuels. Other products include petrochemical feedstocks, home heating oil, bitumen, and anode- and fuel-grade petroleum coke. Refined products are delivered to customers in southwest Germany, northern Switzerland and western Austria by truck, railcar and barge.
Gulf Coast Region
Alliance Refinery
The Alliance Refinery is located on the Mississippi River in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The single-train facility includes fluid catalytic cracking units, alkylation, delayed coking, hydrodesulfurization units, a naphtha reformer and aromatics unit. Alliance produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. Other products include petrochemical feedstocks, home heating oil and anode-grade petroleum coke. The majority of the refined products are distributed to customers in the southeastern and eastern United States through major common carrier pipeline systems and by barge. Refined products are also sold into export markets through the refinery’s marine terminal.
Lake Charles Refinery
The Lake Charles Refinery is located in Westlake, Louisiana. Its facilities include fluid catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, delayed coking and hydrodesulfurization units. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as low-sulfur gasoline and off-road diesel, along with home heating oil. The majority of its refined products are distributed by truck, railcar, barge or major common carrier pipelines to customers in the southeastern and eastern United States. Refined products can also be sold into export markets through the refinery’s marine terminal. Refinery facilities also include a specialty coker and calciner, which produce graphite petroleum coke for the steel industry.
Sweeny Refinery
The Sweeny Refinery is located in Old Ocean, Texas, approximately 65 miles southwest of Houston. Refinery facilities include fluid catalytic cracking, delayed coking, alkylation, a naphtha reformer and hydrodesulfurization units. The refinery receives crude oil primarily via tankers, through wholly and jointly owned terminals on the Gulf Coast, including a deepwater terminal at Freeport, Texas. It produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. Other products include petrochemical feedstocks, home heating oil and fuel-grade petroleum coke. We operate nearby terminals and storage facilities, along with pipelines that connect these facilities to the refinery. Refined products are distributed throughout the Midwest and southeastern United States by pipeline, barge and railcar.
MSLP
Merey Sweeny, L.P. (MSLP) owns a delayed coker and related facilities at the Sweeny Refinery. MSLP processes long residue, which is produced from heavy sour crude oil, for a processing fee. Fuel-grade petroleum coke is produced as a by-product and becomes the property of MSLP. See the “Other” section of Note 8—Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for information on the ownership of MSLP.
Central Corridor Region
WRB Refining LP (WRB)
We are the operator and managing partner of WRB, a 50/50 joint venture with Cenovus Energy Inc., which consists of the Wood River and Borger refineries.
WRB’s gross processing capability of heavy Canadian or similar crudes ranges between 235,000 and 255,000 barrels per day.
The Wood River Refinery is located in Roxana, Illinois, about 15 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Operations include three distilling units, two fluid catalytic cracking units, alkylation, hydrocracking, two delayed coking units, naphtha reforming, hydrotreating and sulfur recovery. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. Other products include petrochemical feedstocks, asphalt and coke. Finished product leaves Wood River by pipeline, rail, barge and truck.
The Borger Refinery is located in Borger, Texas, in the Texas Panhandle, approximately 50 miles north of Amarillo. The refinery facilities encompass coking, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrodesulfurization and naphtha reforming, and a 45,000-barrel-per-day NGL fractionation facility. It produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuels, as well as coke, NGL and solvents. Refined products are transported via pipelines from the refinery to West Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and the Midcontinent region.
Ponca City Refinery
The Ponca City Refinery is located in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Its facilities include fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, delayed coking and hydrodesulfurization units. It produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels, as well as LPG and anode-grade petroleum coke. Finished petroleum products are primarily shipped by company-owned and common-carrier pipelines to markets throughout the Midcontinent region.
Billings Refinery
The Billings Refinery is located in Billings, Montana. Its facilities include fluid catalytic cracking and hydrodesulfurization units, in addition to a delayed coker, which converts heavy, high-sulfur residue into higher-value light oils. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and aviation fuels, as well as fuel-grade petroleum coke. Finished petroleum products from the refinery are delivered by pipeline, railcar and truck. The pipelines transport most of the refined products to markets in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Washington State.
Western/Pacific Region
Ferndale Refinery
The Ferndale Refinery is located on Puget Sound in Ferndale, Washington, approximately 20 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border. Facilities include a fluid catalytic cracker, an alkylation unit and a diesel hydrotreater unit. The refinery produces transportation fuels such as gasoline and diesel fuels. Other products include residual fuel oil, which supplies the northwest marine transportation market. Most refined products are distributed by pipeline and barge to major markets in the northwest United States.
Los Angeles Refinery
The Los Angeles Refinery consists of two linked facilities located about five miles apart in Carson and Wilmington, California, approximately 15 miles southeast of Los Angeles International Airport. Carson serves as the front end of the refinery by processing crude oil, and Wilmington serves as the back end by upgrading the intermediate products to finished products. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. Other products include fuel-grade petroleum coke. The facilities include fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrocracking, coking, and naphtha reforming units. The refinery produces California Air Resources Board (CARB)-grade gasoline. Refined products are distributed to customers in California, Nevada and Arizona by pipeline and truck.
San Francisco Refinery
The San Francisco Refinery consists of two facilities linked by a 200-mile pipeline. The Santa Maria facility is located in Arroyo Grande, California, about 200 miles south of San Francisco, California, while the Rodeo facility is in the San Francisco Bay Area. Semi-refined liquid products from the Santa Maria facility are sent by pipeline to the Rodeo facility for upgrading into finished petroleum products. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline and diesel fuels. Other products include petroleum coke. Process facilities include coking, hydrocracking, hydrotreating and naphtha reforming units. It also produces CARB-grade gasoline. The majority of the refined products are distributed by pipeline, railcar and barge to customers in California.
Melaka Refinery
In December 2014, we sold our interest in the Melaka Refinery, in Melaka, Malaysia.
MARKETING AND SPECIALTIES
Our M&S segment purchases for resale and markets refined petroleum products (such as gasolines, distillates and aviation fuels), mainly in the United States and Europe. In addition, this segment includes the manufacturing and marketing of specialty products, as well as power generation operations.
Marketing
Marketing—United States
In the United States, as of December 31, 2014, we marketed gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel through approximately 8,600 marketer-owned or -supplied outlets in 48 states. These sites utilize the Phillips 66, Conoco or 76 brands.
At December 31, 2014, our wholesale operations utilized a network of marketers operating approximately 7,000 outlets. We have placed a strong emphasis on the wholesale channel of trade because of its lower capital requirements. In addition, we held brand-licensing agreements with approximately 700 sites. Our refined products are marketed on both a branded and unbranded basis. A high percentage of our branded marketing sales are made in the Midcontinent, Rockies and West Coast regions, where our wholesale marketing operations provide efficient off-take from our refineries.
The Gulf Coast and East Coast regions do not require a highly integrated marketing and distribution infrastructure to secure product placement for refinery pull through. In these markets, most sales are conducted via unbranded sales. We are expanding our export capability at our U.S. coastal refineries to meet growing international demand and increase flexibility to provide product to the highest-value markets.
During 2013, we entered into multi-year consignment fuels agreements with several marketers. We own the fuel inventory and control the selling of fuel at the retail sites and the marketer is paid a fixed monthly fee. Also in 2013, we temporarily acquired a small number of retail sites, some of which were sold in 2013 and 2014, with the remainder expected to be sold in the future. The consignment fuels agreements and the temporary retail site acquisitions were designed to support branded pull through of our refinery production.
During 2014, we acquired a 50 percent interest in OnCue Holdings, LLC, which operated 44 convenience stores in Oklahoma as of December 31, 2014. We are evaluating growth opportunities within this joint venture.
In addition to automotive gasoline and diesel, we produce and market jet fuel and aviation gasoline, which is used by smaller piston-engine aircraft. At December 31, 2014, aviation gasoline and jet fuel were sold through dealers and independent marketers at approximately 900 Phillips 66-branded locations in the United States.
Marketing—International
We have marketing operations in five European countries. Our European marketing strategy is to sell primarily through owned, leased or joint venture retail sites using a low-cost, high-volume approach. We use the JET brand name to market retail and wholesale products in Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom. In addition, a joint venture in which we have an equity interest markets products in Switzerland under the Coop brand name.
We also market aviation fuels, LPG, heating oils, transportation fuels, marine bunker fuels, bitumen and fuel coke specialty products to commercial customers and into the bulk or spot markets in the above countries and Ireland.
As of December 31, 2014, we had approximately 1,235 marketing outlets in our European operations, of which approximately 940 were company owned and 295 were dealer owned. In addition, through our joint venture operations in Switzerland, we have interests in 285 additional sites.
Specialties
We manufacture and sell a variety of specialty products, including petroleum coke products, waxes, solvents, and polypropylene. Certain manufacturing operations are included in the Refining segment, while the marketing function for these products is included in the Specialties business.
Premium Coke & Polypropylene
We market high-quality graphite and anode-grade petroleum cokes in the United States and Europe for use in the global steel and aluminum industries. We also market polypropylene in North America under the COPYLENE brand name.
Excel Paralubes
We own a 50 percent interest in Excel Paralubes, a joint venture which owns a hydrocracked lubricant base oil manufacturing plant located adjacent to the Lake Charles Refinery. The facility produces approximately 22,000 barrels per day of high-quality, clear hydrocracked base oils.
Lubricants
We manufacture and sell automotive, commercial and industrial lubricants which are marketed worldwide under the Phillips 66, Conoco, 76 and Kendall brands, as well as other private label brands. We also market Group II Pure Performance base oils globally as well as import and market Group III Ultra-S base oils through an agreement with Korea’s S-Oil corporation. In July 2014, we acquired Spectrum Corporation, a private label and specialty lubricants business headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
Other
Power Generation
In 2014, we acquired our co-venturer’s interest in Sweeny Cogeneration, L.P., which owns a cogeneration power plant located adjacent to the Sweeny Refinery. The plant generates electricity and provides process steam to the refinery, as well as merchant power into the Texas market. The plant has a net electrical output of 440 megawatts and is capable of generating up to 3.6 million pounds per hour of process steam.
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In December 2013, we entered into an agreement to exchange the stock of Phillips Specialty Products Inc. (PSPI), a flow improver business, which was included in our M&S segment, for shares of Phillips 66 common stock owned by the other party. On February 25, 2014, we completed the PSPI share exchange. See Note 7—Assets Held for Sale or Sold, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information on this transaction.
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
Our Technology organization focuses in three areas: 1) advanced engineering optimization for our existing businesses, 2) sustainability technologies for a changing regulatory environment, and 3) future growth opportunities. Technology creates value through evaluation of advantaged crudes, models for increasing clean product yield, and research to increase safety and reliability. Research allows Phillips 66 to be well positioned to address issues like corrosion, water consumption, and changing climate regulations, as well as to reduce risk and generate novel solutions for our growing Midstream operations.
COMPETITION
The Midstream segment, through our equity investment in DCP Midstream and our other operations, competes with numerous integrated petroleum companies, as well as natural gas transmission and distribution companies, to deliver components of natural gas to end users in the commodity natural gas markets. DCP Midstream is one of the leading natural gas gatherers and processors in the United States based on wellhead volumes, and one of the largest U.S. producers and marketers of NGL, based on published industry sources. Principal methods of competing include economically securing the right to purchase raw natural gas for gathering systems, managing the pressure of those systems, operating efficient NGL processing plants and securing markets for the products produced.
In the Chemicals segment, CPChem is generally ranked within the top 10 producers of many of its major product lines, based on average 2014 production capacity, as published by industry sources. Petroleum products, petrochemicals and plastics are typically delivered into the worldwide commodity markets. Our Refining and M&S segments compete primarily in the United States and Europe. Based on the statistics published in the December 1, 2014, issue of the Oil & Gas Journal, we are one of the largest refiners of petroleum products in the United States. Worldwide, our refining capacity ranked in the top 10 among non-government-controlled companies. Elements of competition for both our Chemicals and Refining segments include product improvement, new product development, low-cost structures, and efficient manufacturing and distribution systems. In the marketing portion of the business, competitive factors include product properties and processibility, reliability of supply, customer service, price and credit terms, advertising and sales promotion, and development of customer loyalty to branded products.
GENERAL
At December 31, 2014, we held a total of 523 active patents in 50 countries worldwide, including 252 active U.S. patents. During 2014, we received 41 patents in the United States and 13 foreign patents. Included in these amounts are patents associated with our flow improver business, which is presented as discontinued operations at year-end 2013. Our products and processes generated licensing revenues of $8 million in 2014. The overall profitability of any business segment is not dependent on any single patent, trademark, license or franchise.
Company-sponsored research and development activities charged against earnings were $62 million, $69 million and $70 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
In support of our goal to attain zero incidents, we have implemented a comprehensive Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) management system to support our business units in achieving consistent management of HSE risks across our enterprise. The management system is designed to ensure that personal safety, process safety, and environmental impact risks are identified and mitigation steps are taken to reduce the risk. The management system requires periodic audits to
ensure compliance with government regulations, as well as our internal requirements. Our commitment to continuous improvement is reflected in annual goal setting and performance measurement.
See the environmental information contained in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Capital Resources and Liquidity—Contingencies” under the captions “Environmental” and “Climate Change.” It includes information on expensed and capitalized environmental costs for 2014 and those expected for 2015 and 2016.
Website Access to SEC Reports
Our Internet website address is http://www.phillips66.com. Information contained on our Internet website is not part of this report on Form 10-K.
Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available on our website, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Alternatively, you may access these reports at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the following risk factors in addition to the other information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Each of these risk factors could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in our common stock.
Our operating results and future rate of growth are exposed to the effects of changing commodity prices and refining, petrochemical and plastics margins.
Our revenues, operating results and future rate of growth are highly dependent on a number of factors, including fixed and variable expenses (including the cost of crude oil, NGLs, and other refinery and petrochemicals feedstocks) and the margin relative to those expenses at which we are able to sell refined and Chemicals segment products. During the last half of 2014 and other periods in recent years, the prices of feedstocks and our products have fluctuated substantially. These prices depend on numerous factors beyond our control, including the global supply and demand for feedstocks and our products, which are subject to, among other things:
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• | Changes in the global economy and the level of foreign and domestic production of crude oil, natural gas and NGLs and refined, petrochemical and plastics products. |
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• | Availability of feedstocks and refined products and the infrastructure to transport feedstocks and refined products. |
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• | Local factors, including market conditions, the level of operations of other facilities in our markets, and the volume of products imported and exported. |
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• | Threatened or actual terrorist incidents, acts of war and other global political conditions. |
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• | Weather conditions, hurricanes or other natural disasters. |
The price of crude oil influences prices for refined products. We do not produce crude oil and must purchase all of the crude oil we process. Many crude oils available on the world market will not meet the quality restrictions for use in our refineries. Others are not economical to use due to excessive transportation costs or for other reasons. The prices for crude oil and refined products can fluctuate differently based on global, regional and local market conditions. In addition, the timing of the relative movement of the prices (both among different classes of refined products and among various global markets for similar refined products), as well as the overall change in refined product prices, can reduce refining margins and could have a significant impact on our refining, wholesale marketing and retail operations, revenues, operating income and cash flows. Also, crude oil supply contracts generally have market-responsive pricing provisions. We normally purchase our refinery feedstocks weeks before manufacturing and selling the refined products. Price level changes during the period between purchasing feedstocks and selling the refined products from these feedstocks could have a significant effect on our financial results. We also purchase refined products produced by others for sale to our customers. Price level changes during the periods between purchasing and selling these refined products also could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The price of feedstocks also influences prices for petrochemical and plastics products. Although our Chemicals segment gathers, transports, and fractionates feedstocks to meet a portion of their demand and has certain long-term feedstock supply contracts with others, it is still subject to volatile feedstock prices. In addition, the petrochemicals industry is both cyclical and volatile. Cyclicality occurs when periods of tight supply, resulting in increased prices and profit margins, are followed by periods of capacity expansion, resulting in oversupply and declining prices and profit margins. Volatility occurs as a result of changes in supply and demand for products, changes in energy prices, and changes in various other economic conditions around the world.
Uncertainty and illiquidity in credit and capital markets can impair our ability to obtain credit and financing on acceptable terms and can adversely affect the financial strength of our business partners.
Our ability to obtain credit and capital depends in large measure on the state of the credit and capital markets, which is beyond our control. Our ability to access credit and capital markets may be restricted at a time when we would like, or need, access to those markets, which could constrain our flexibility to react to changing economic and business conditions. In addition, the cost and availability of debt and equity financing may be adversely impacted by unstable or illiquid market conditions. Protracted uncertainty and illiquidity in these markets also could have an adverse impact on our lenders, commodity hedging counterparties, or our customers, preventing them from meeting their obligations to us.
From time to time, our cash needs may exceed our internally generated cash flow, and our business could be materially and adversely affected if we are unable to obtain necessary funds from financing activities. From time to time, we may need to supplement our cash generated from operations with proceeds from financing activities. Uncertainty and illiquidity in financial markets may materially impact the ability of the participating financial institutions to fund their commitments to us under our liquidity facilities. Accordingly, we may not be able to obtain the full amount of the funds available under our liquidity facilities to satisfy our cash requirements, and our failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial position.
Deterioration in our credit profile could increase our costs of borrowing money and limit our access to the capital markets and commercial credit, and could trigger co-venturer rights under joint venture arrangements.
Our credit ratings could be lowered or withdrawn entirely by a rating agency if, in its judgment, the circumstances warrant. If a rating agency were to downgrade our rating below investment grade, our borrowing costs would increase, and our funding sources could decrease. In addition, a failure by us to maintain an investment grade rating could affect our business relationships with suppliers and operating partners. For example, our agreement with Chevron regarding CPChem permits Chevron to buy our 50 percent interest in CPChem for fair market value if we experience a change in control or if both S&P and Moody’s lower our credit ratings below investment grade and the credit rating from either rating agency remains below investment grade for 365 days thereafter, with fair market value determined by agreement or by nationally recognized investment banks. As a result of these factors, a downgrade of our credit ratings could have a materially adverse impact on our future operations and financial position.
We expect to continue to incur substantial capital expenditures and operating costs as a result of our compliance with existing and future environmental laws and regulations. Likewise, future environmental laws and regulations may impact or limit our current business plans and reduce demand for our products.
Our business is subject to numerous laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations continue to increase in both number and complexity and affect our operations with respect to, among other things:
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• | Emissions into the atmosphere (such as nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and mercury emissions, and greenhouse gas emissions as they are, or may become, regulated). |
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• | The handling, use, storage, transportation, disposal and clean up of hazardous materials and hazardous and nonhazardous wastes. |
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• | The dismantlement, abandonment and restoration of our properties and facilities at the end of their useful lives. |
We have incurred and will continue to incur substantial capital, operating and maintenance, and remediation expenditures as a result of these laws and regulations. To the extent these expenditures, as with all costs, are not ultimately reflected in the prices of our products and services, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in future periods could be materially adversely affected.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has implemented a Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The RFS program sets annual quotas for the quantity of renewable fuels (such as ethanol) that must be blended into motor fuels consumed in the United States. To provide certain flexibility in compliance options available to the industry, a Renewable Identification Number (RIN) is assigned to each gallon of renewable fuel produced in, or imported into, the United States. As a producer of petroleum-based motor fuels, we are obligated to blend renewable fuels into the products we produce at a rate that is at least commensurate to the EPA’s quota and, to the extent we do not, we must purchase RINs in the open market to satisfy our obligation under the RFS program. To the extent the EPA mandates a quantity of renewable fuel that exceeds the amount that is commercially feasible to blend into motor fuel (a situation commonly referred to as “the blend wall”), our operations could be materially adversely impacted, up to and including a reduction in produced motor fuel.
Climate change may adversely affect our facilities and our ongoing operations.
The potential physical effects of climate change on our operations are highly uncertain and depend upon the unique geographic and environmental factors present. Examples of such effects include rising sea levels at our coastal facilities, changing storm patterns and intensities, and changing temperature levels. As many of our facilities are located near coastal areas, rising sea levels may disrupt our ability to operate those facilities or transport crude oil and refined petroleum products. Extended periods of such disruption could have an adverse effect on our results of operation. We could also incur substantial costs to protect or repair these facilities.
Domestic and worldwide political and economic developments could damage our operations and materially reduce our profitability and cash flows.
Actions of the U.S., state, local and international governments through tax and other legislation, executive order and commercial restrictions could reduce our operating profitability both in the United States and abroad. The U.S. government can prevent or restrict us from doing business in foreign countries. These restrictions and those of foreign governments could limit our ability to operate in, or gain access to, opportunities in various countries, as well as limit our ability to obtain the optimum slate of crude oil and other refinery feedstocks. Our foreign operations and those of our joint ventures are further subject to risks of loss of revenue, equipment and property as a result of expropriation, acts of terrorism, war, civil unrest and other political risks; unilateral or forced renegotiation, modification or nullification of existing contracts with governmental entities; and difficulties enforcing rights against a governmental agency because of the doctrine of sovereign immunity and foreign sovereignty over international operations. Our foreign operations and those of our joint ventures are also subject to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Actions by both the United States and host governments may affect our operations significantly in the future.
Renewable fuels, alternative energy mandates and energy conservation efforts could reduce demand for refined products. Tax incentives and other subsidies can make renewable fuels and alternative energy more competitive with refined products than they otherwise might be, which may reduce refined product margins and hinder the ability of refined products to compete with renewable fuels.
Large capital projects can take many years to complete, and market conditions could deteriorate significantly between the project approval date and the project startup date, negatively impacting project returns.
To approve a large-scale capital project, the project must meet an acceptable level of return on the capital invested in the project. We base these forecasted project economics on our best estimate of future market conditions. Most large-scale projects take several years to complete. During this multi-year period, market conditions can change from those we forecast, and these changes could be significant. Accordingly, we may not be able to realize our expected returns from a large investment in a capital project, and this could negatively impact our results of operations, cash flows and our return on capital employed.
Our investments in joint ventures decrease our ability to manage risk.
We conduct some of our operations, including parts of our Midstream, Refining and M&S segments, and our entire Chemicals segment, through joint ventures in which we share control with our joint venture participants. Our joint venture participants may have economic, business or legal interests or goals that are inconsistent with those of the joint venture or us, or our joint venture participants may be unable to meet their economic or other obligations, and we may be required to fulfill those obligations alone. Failure by us, or an entity in which we have a joint-venture interest, to adequately manage the risks associated with any acquisitions or joint ventures could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of our joint ventures and, in turn, our business and operations.
Activities in our Chemicals and Midstream segments involve numerous risks that may result in accidents or otherwise affect the ability of our equity affiliates to make distributions to us.
There are a variety of hazards and operating risks inherent in the manufacturing of petrochemicals and the gathering, processing, transmission, storage, and distribution of natural gas and NGL, such as spills, leaks, explosions and mechanical problems that could cause substantial financial losses. In addition, these risks could result in significant injury, loss of human life, damage to property, environmental pollution and impairment of operations, any of which could
result in substantial losses. For assets located near populated areas, including residential areas, commercial business centers, industrial sites and other public gathering areas, the level of damage resulting from these risks could be greater. Should any of these risks materialize, it could have a material adverse effect on the business and financial condition of CPChem, DCP Midstream or REX and negatively impact their ability to make future distributions to us.
Our operations present hazards and risks, which may not be fully covered by insurance, if insured. If a significant accident or event occurs for which we are not adequately insured, our operations and financial results could be adversely affected.
The scope and nature of our operations present a variety of operational hazards and risks, including explosions, fires, toxic emissions, maritime hazards and natural catastrophes, that must be managed through continual oversight and control. For example, the operation of refineries, power plants, fractionators, pipelines, terminals and vessels is inherently subject to the risks of spills, discharges or other inadvertent releases of petroleum or hazardous substances. If any of these events had previously occurred or occurs in the future in connection with any of our refineries, pipelines or refined products terminals, or in connection with any facilities that receive our wastes or by-products for treatment or disposal, other than events for which we are indemnified, we could be liable for all costs and penalties associated with their remediation under federal, state, local and international environmental laws or common law, and could be liable for property damage to third parties caused by contamination from releases and spills. These and other risks are present throughout our operations. As protection against these hazards and risks, we maintain insurance against many, but not all, potential losses or liabilities arising from such operating risks. As such, our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to fully cover us against potential losses arising from such risks. Uninsured losses and liabilities arising from operating risks could reduce the funds available to us for capital and investment spending and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We are subject to interruptions of supply and increased costs as a result of our reliance on third-party transportation of crude oil, NGL and refined products.
We often utilize the services of third parties to transport crude oil, NGL and refined products to and from our facilities. In addition to our own operational risks discussed above, we could experience interruptions of supply or increases in costs to deliver refined products to market if the ability of the pipelines or vessels to transport crude oil or refined products is disrupted because of weather events, accidents, governmental regulations or third-party actions. A prolonged disruption of the ability of a pipeline or vessel to transport crude oil, NGL or refined product to or from one or more of our refineries or other facilities could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Increased regulation of hydraulic fracturing could result in reductions or delays in U.S. production of crude oil and natural gas, which could adversely impact our results of operations.
An increasing percentage of crude oil supplied to our refineries and the crude oil and gas production of our Midstream segment’s customers is being developed from unconventional sources, such as deep oil and gas shales. These reservoirs require hydraulic fracturing completion processes to release the hydrocarbons from the rock so they can flow through casing to the surface. Hydraulic fracturing involves the injection of water, sand and chemicals under pressure into the formation to stimulate hydrocarbon production. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as well as several state agencies, have commenced studies and/or convened hearings regarding the potential environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing activities. At the same time, certain environmental groups have suggested that additional laws may be needed to more closely and uniformly regulate the hydraulic fracturing process, and legislation has been proposed to provide for such regulation. In addition, some communities have adopted measures to ban hydraulic fracking in their communities. We cannot predict whether any such legislation will ever be enacted and, if so, what its provisions would be. Any additional levels of regulation and permits required with the adoption of new laws and regulations at the federal or state level could result in our having to rely on higher priced crude oil for our refineries and lead to delays, increased operating costs and process prohibitions that could reduce the volumes of natural gas that move through DCP Midstream’s gathering systems and could reduce supplies and increase costs of NGL feedstocks to CPChem ethylene facilities. This could materially adversely affect our results of operations and the ability of DCP Midstream and CPChem to make cash distributions to us.
Because of the natural decline in production from existing wells in DCP Midstream’s areas of operation, its success depends on its ability to obtain new sources of natural gas and NGL. Any decrease in the volumes of natural gas DCP Midstream gathers could adversely affect its business and operating results.
DCP Midstream’s gathering and transportation pipeline systems are connected to or dependent on the level of production from natural gas wells, from which production will naturally decline over time. As a result, its cash flows associated with these wells will also decline over time. In order to maintain or increase throughput levels on its gathering and transportation pipeline systems and NGL pipelines and the asset utilization rates at its natural gas processing plants, DCP Midstream must continually obtain new supplies. The primary factors affecting DCP Midstream’s ability to obtain new supplies of natural gas and NGL, and to attract new customers to its assets, include the level of successful drilling activity near these assets, pricing of and the demand for natural gas and crude oil, producers’ desire and ability to obtain necessary permits in an efficient manner, natural gas field characteristics and production performance, surface access and infrastructure issues, and its ability to compete for volumes from successful new wells. If DCP Midstream is not able to obtain new supplies of natural gas to replace the natural decline in volumes from existing wells or because of competition, throughput on its pipelines and the utilization rates of its treating and processing facilities would decline. This could have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, financial position and cash flows, and its ability to make cash distributions to us.
Competitors that produce their own supply of feedstocks, have more extensive retail outlets, or have greater financial resources may have a competitive advantage.
The refining and marketing industry is highly competitive with respect to both feedstock supply and refined product markets. We compete with many companies for available supplies of crude oil and other feedstocks and for outlets for our refined products. We do not produce any of our crude oil feedstocks. Some of our competitors, however, obtain a portion of their feedstocks from their own production and some have more extensive retail outlets than we have. Competitors that have their own production or extensive retail outlets (and greater brand-name recognition) are at times able to offset losses from refining operations with profits from producing or retailing operations, and may be better positioned to withstand periods of depressed refining margins or feedstock shortages.
Some of our competitors also have materially greater financial and other resources than we have. Such competitors have a greater ability to bear the economic risks inherent in all phases of our business. In addition, we compete with other industries that provide alternative means to satisfy the energy and fuel requirements of our industrial, commercial and individual customers.
We may incur losses as a result of our forward-contract activities and derivative transactions.
We currently use commodity derivative instruments, and we expect to continue their use in the future. If the instruments we utilize to hedge our exposure to various types of risk are not effective, we may incur losses. Derivative transactions involve the risk that counterparties may be unable to satisfy their obligations to us. If any of our counterparties were to default on its obligations to us under the hedging contracts or seek bankruptcy protection, it could have an adverse effect on our ability to fund our planned activities and could result in a larger percentage of our future production being subject to commodity price changes. The risk of counterparty default is heightened in a poor economic environment.
One of our subsidiaries acts as the general partner of a publicly traded master limited partnership, Phillips 66 Partners LP, which may involve a greater exposure to legal liability than our historic business operations.
One of our subsidiaries acts as the general partner of Phillips 66 Partners LP, a publicly traded master limited partnership. Our control of the general partner of Phillips 66 Partners may increase the possibility that we could be subject to claims of breach of fiduciary duties, including claims of conflicts of interest, related to Phillips 66 Partners. Any liability resulting from such claims could have a material adverse effect on our future business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
A significant interruption in one or more of our facilities could adversely affect our business.
Our operations could be subject to significant interruption if one or more of our facilities were to experience a major accident, mechanical failure, or power outage, encounter work stoppages relating to organized labor issues, be damaged by severe weather or other natural or man-made disaster, such as an act of terrorism, or otherwise be forced to shut down. If any facility were to experience an interruption in operations, earnings from the facility could be materially adversely affected (to the extent not recoverable through insurance, if insured) because of lost production and repair costs. A significant interruption in one or more of our facilities could also lead to increased volatility in prices for feedstocks and refined products, and could increase instability in the financial and insurance markets, making it more difficult for us to access capital and to obtain insurance coverage that we consider adequate.
Our performance depends on the uninterrupted operation of our facilities, which are becoming increasingly dependent on our information technology systems.
Our performance depends on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of the manufacturing equipment in our production facilities. The inability to operate one or more of our facilities due to a natural disaster; power outage; labor dispute; or failure of one or more of our information technology, telecommunications, or other systems could significantly impair our ability to manufacture our products. Our manufacturing equipment is becoming increasingly dependent on our information technology systems. A disruption in our information technology systems due to a catastrophic event or security breach could interrupt or damage our operations.
Security breaches and other disruptions could compromise our information and expose us to liability, which would cause our business and reputation to suffer.
In the ordinary course of our business, we collect sensitive data, including personally identifiable information of our customers using credit cards at our branded retail outlets. Despite our security measures, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. Although we have experienced occasional, actual or attempted breaches of our cybersecurity, none of these breaches has had a material effect on our business, operations or reputation (or compromised any customer data). Any such breaches could compromise our networks and the information stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen. Any such access, disclosure or other loss of information could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of customer information, disrupt the services we provide to customers, and damage our reputation, any of which could adversely affect our business.
The level of returns on pension and postretirement plan assets and the actuarial assumptions used for valuation purposes could affect our earnings and cash flows in future periods.
Assumptions used in determining projected benefit obligations and the expected return on plan assets for our pension plan and other postretirement benefit plans are evaluated by us in consultation with outside actuaries. If we determine that changes are warranted in the assumptions used, such as the discount rate, expected long-term rate of return, or health care cost trend rate, our future pension and postretirement benefit expenses and funding requirements could increase. In addition, several factors could cause actual results to differ significantly from the actuarial assumptions that we use. Funding obligations are determined based on the value of assets and liabilities on a specific date as required under relevant regulations. Future pension funding requirements, and the timing of funding payments, could be affected by legislation enacted by governmental authorities.
In connection with the Separation, ConocoPhillips has agreed to indemnify us for certain liabilities and we have agreed to indemnify ConocoPhillips for certain liabilities. If we are required to act on these indemnities to ConocoPhillips, we may need to divert cash to meet those obligations and our financial results could be negatively impacted. The ConocoPhillips indemnity may not be sufficient to insure us against the full amount of liabilities for which it has been allocated responsibility, and ConocoPhillips may not be able to satisfy its indemnification obligations in the future.
Pursuant to the Indemnification and Release Agreement and certain other agreements with ConocoPhillips entered into in connection with the Separation, ConocoPhillips agreed to indemnify us for certain liabilities, and we agreed to indemnify ConocoPhillips for certain liabilities. Indemnities that we may be required to provide ConocoPhillips are not subject to any cap, may be significant and could negatively impact our business, particularly indemnities relating to our actions that could impact the tax-free nature of the distribution of Phillips 66 stock. Third parties could also seek to hold us responsible for any of the liabilities that ConocoPhillips has agreed to retain. Further, the indemnity from ConocoPhillips may not be sufficient to protect us against the full amount of such liabilities, and ConocoPhillips may not be able to fully satisfy its indemnification obligations. Moreover, even if we ultimately succeed in recovering from ConocoPhillips any amounts for which we are held liable, we may be temporarily required to bear these losses ourselves. Each of these risks could negatively affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We are subject to continuing contingent liabilities of ConocoPhillips following the Separation.
Notwithstanding the Separation, there are several significant areas where the liabilities of ConocoPhillips may become our obligations. For example, under the Internal Revenue Code and the related rules and regulations, each corporation that was a member of the ConocoPhillips consolidated U.S. federal income tax reporting group during any taxable period or portion of any taxable period ending on or before the effective time of the Separation is jointly and severally liable for the U.S. federal income tax liability of the entire ConocoPhillips consolidated tax reporting group for that taxable period. In connection with the Separation, we entered into the Tax Sharing Agreement with ConocoPhillips that allocates the responsibility for prior period taxes of the ConocoPhillips consolidated tax reporting group between us and ConocoPhillips. ConocoPhillips may be unable to pay any prior period taxes for which it is responsible, and we could be required to pay the entire amount of such taxes. Other provisions of federal law establish similar liability for other matters, including laws governing tax-qualified pension plans as well as other contingent liabilities.
If the distribution in connection with the Separation, together with certain related transactions, does not qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes, our stockholders and ConocoPhillips could be subject to significant tax liability and, in certain circumstances, we could be required to indemnify ConocoPhillips for material taxes pursuant to indemnification obligations under the Tax Sharing Agreement.
ConocoPhillips received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) substantially to the effect that, among other things, the distribution, together with certain related transactions, qualified as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. The private letter ruling and the tax opinion that ConocoPhillips received relied on certain representations, assumptions and undertakings, including those relating to the past and future conduct of our business, and neither the private letter ruling nor the opinion would be valid if such representations, assumptions and undertakings were incorrect. Moreover, the private letter ruling does not address all the issues that are relevant to determining whether the distribution qualified for tax-free treatment. Notwithstanding the private letter ruling and the tax opinion, the IRS could determine the distribution should be treated as a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes if it determines any of the representations, assumptions or undertakings that were included in the request for the private letter ruling are false or have been violated or if it disagrees with the conclusions in the opinion that are not covered by the IRS ruling.
If the IRS were to determine that the distribution failed to qualify for tax-free treatment, in general, ConocoPhillips would be subject to tax as if it had sold the Phillips 66 common stock in a taxable sale for its fair market value, and ConocoPhillips stockholders who received shares of Phillips 66 common stock in the distribution would be subject to tax as if they had received a taxable distribution equal to the fair market value of such shares.
Under the Tax Sharing Agreement, we would generally be required to indemnify ConocoPhillips against any tax resulting from the distribution to the extent that such tax resulted from (i) an acquisition of all or a portion of our stock or assets, whether by merger or otherwise, (ii) other actions or failures to act by us, or (iii) any of our representations or
undertakings being incorrect or violated. Our indemnification obligations to ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries, officers and directors are not limited by any maximum amount. If we are required to indemnify ConocoPhillips or such other persons under the circumstances set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement, we may be subject to substantial liabilities.
Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The following is a description of reportable legal proceedings, including those involving governmental authorities under federal, state and local laws regulating the discharge of materials into the environment. While it is not possible to accurately predict the final outcome of these pending proceedings, if any one or more of such proceedings were decided adversely to Phillips 66, we expect there would be no material effect on our consolidated financial position. Nevertheless, such proceedings are reported pursuant to SEC regulations.
Our U.S. refineries are implementing two separate consent decrees, regarding alleged violations of the Federal Clean Air Act, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), six states and one local air pollution agency. Some of the requirements and limitations contained in the decrees provide for stipulated penalties for violations. Stipulated penalties under the decrees are not automatic, but must be requested by one of the agency signatories. As part of periodic reports under the decrees or other reports required by permits or regulations, we occasionally report matters that could be subject to a request for stipulated penalties. If a specific request for stipulated penalties meeting the reporting threshold set forth in SEC rules is made pursuant to these decrees based on a given reported exceedance, we will separately report that matter and the amount of the proposed penalty.
New Matters
On January 5, 2015, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Bay Area AQMD) in California made a $262,000 demand to settle five Notices of Violation (NOVs) issued in 2012 with respect to an incident involving the release of material from a sour water tank at the Rodeo facility on June 15, 2012. We are working with the Bay Area AQMD to resolve this matter.
Matters Previously Reported
In October 2007, we received a Complaint from the EPA alleging violations of the Clean Water Act related to a 2006 oil spill at the Bayway Refinery and proposing a penalty of $156,000. We are working with the EPA and the U.S. Coast Guard to resolve this matter.
In May 2010, we received a Consolidated Compliance Order and Notice of Potential Penalty from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) alleging various violations of applicable air emission regulations at the Lake Charles Refinery, as well as certain provisions of the consent decree in Civil Action No. H-01-4430. In July 2014, we resolved the consent decree issues and are working with the LDEQ to resolve the remaining allegations.
In October 2011, we were notified by the Attorney General of the State of California that it was conducting an investigation into possible violations of the regulations relating to the operation of underground storage tanks at gas stations in California. On January 3, 2013, we were served with a lawsuit filed by the California Attorney General that alleges such violations. We are contesting these allegations.
In May 2012, the Illinois Attorney General’s office filed and notified us of a complaint with respect to operations at the WRB Wood River Refinery alleging violations of the Illinois groundwater standards and a third-party’s hazardous waste permit. The complaint seeks as relief remediation of area groundwater; compliance with the hazardous waste permit; enhanced pipeline and tank integrity measures; additional spill reporting; and yet-to-be specified amounts for fines and penalties. We are working with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Attorney General’s office to resolve these allegations.
In October 2012, the Bay Area AQMD issued a $313,000 demand to settle 13 NOVs issued in 2010 and 2011 with respect to alleged violations of regulatory and/or permit requirements at the Rodeo Refinery. We are working with the Bay Area AQMD to resolve this matter.
In July 2014, Phillips 66 received a NOV from the EPA alleging various flaring-related violations between 2009 and 2013 at the Wood River Refinery. We are working with the EPA to resolve these allegations.
In July 2014, the Bay Area AQMD issued a $175,000 demand to settle 18 NOVs issued in 2010 with respect to alleged violations of regulatory and/or permit requirements at the Rodeo Refinery. We are working with the Bay Area AQMD to resolve this matter.
In July 2014, the Bay Area AQMD issued a $259,000 demand to settle 20 NOVs issued in 2011 with respect to alleged violations of regulatory and/or permit requirements at the Rodeo Refinery. We are working with the Bay Area AQMD to resolve this matter.
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
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Name | Position Held | Age* |
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Greg C. Garland | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | 57 |
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Tim G. Taylor | President | 61 |
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Robert A. Herman | Executive Vice President, Midstream | 55 |
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Paula A. Johnson | Executive Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | 51 |
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Greg G. Maxwell | Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | 58 |
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Lawrence M. Ziemba | Executive Vice President, Refining | 59 |
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Chukwuemeka A. Oyolu | Vice President and Controller | 45 |
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*On February 13, 2015. | | |
There are no family relationships among any of the officers named above. The Board of Directors annually elects the officers to serve until a successor is elected and qualified or as otherwise provided in our By-Laws. Set forth below is information about the executive officers identified above.
Greg C. Garland is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phillips 66 after serving as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from April 2012 to June 2014. Mr. Garland was appointed Senior Vice President, Exploration and Production—Americas for ConocoPhillips in October 2010, having previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CPChem since 2008.
Tim G. Taylor is the President of Phillips 66 after serving as Executive Vice President, Commercial, Marketing, Transportation and Business Development from April 2012 to June 2014. Mr. Taylor retired as Chief Operating Officer of CPChem in 2011. Prior to this, Mr. Taylor served at CPChem as Executive Vice President, Olefins and Polyolefins from 2008 to 2011.
Robert A. Herman is Executive Vice President, Midstream for Phillips 66, a position he has held since June 2014. Previously, Mr. Herman served Phillips 66 as Senior Vice President, HSE, Projects and Procurement from February 2014 to June 2014, and Senior Vice President, Health, Safety, and Environment, from April 2012 to February 2014. Mr. Herman worked for ConocoPhillips as Vice President, Health, Safety, and Environment, from 2010 to 2012; and President, Refining, Marketing and Transportation - Europe, from 2008 to 2010.
Paula A. Johnson is Executive Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Phillips 66, a position she has held since May 2013. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Phillips 66 since April 2012. Ms. Johnson served as Deputy General Counsel, Corporate, and Chief Compliance Officer of ConocoPhillips since 2010. Prior to this, she served as Deputy General Counsel, Corporate from 2009 to 2010.
Greg G. Maxwell is Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Phillips 66, a position he has held since April 2012. Mr. Maxwell retired as CPChem’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller in 2012, a position held since 2003.
Lawrence M. Ziemba is Executive Vice President, Refining of Phillips 66, a position he has held since February 2014. Prior to this, Mr. Ziemba served Phillips 66 as Executive Vice President, Refining, Projects and Procurement since April 2012. Mr. Ziemba served as President, Global Refining, at ConocoPhillips since 2010, and as President, U.S. Refining, from 2003 to 2010.
Chukwuemeka A. Oyolu is Vice President and Controller of Phillips 66, a position he has held since December 2014. Mr. Oyolu was Phillips 66’s General Manager, Finance for Refining, Marketing and Transportation from May 2012 until February 2014 when he became General Manager, Planning and Optimization. Prior to this Mr. Oyolu worked for ConocoPhillips as Manager, Downstream Finance, from 2009 until April 2012.
PART II
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Item 5. | MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES |
Quarterly Common Stock Prices and Cash Dividends Per Share
Phillips 66’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “PSX.” The following table reflects intraday high and low sales prices of, and dividends declared on, our common stock for each quarter presented:
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2014 | | | | |
First Quarter | $ | 80.39 | | 68.78 |
| | .3900 |
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Second Quarter | 87.05 | | 76.18 |
| | .5000 |
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Third Quarter | 87.98 | | 78.53 |
| | .5000 |
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Fourth Quarter | 82.00 | | 64.02 |
| | .5000 |
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2013 | | | | |
First Quarter | $ | 70.52 | | 50.12 |
| | .3125 |
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Second Quarter | 70.20 | | 56.13 |
| | .3125 |
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Third Quarter | 61.97 | | 54.80 |
| | .3125 |
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Fourth Quarter | 77.29 | | 56.50 |
| | .3900 |
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Closing Stock Price at December 31, 2014 | | | | $ | 71.70 |
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Closing Stock Price at January 30, 2015 | | | | $ | 70.32 |
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Number of Stockholders of Record at January 30, 2015 | | | | 44,700 |
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased* |
| | Average Price Paid per Share |
| | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs** |
| | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
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October 1-31, 2014 | 2,439,453 |
| | $ | 75.86 |
| | 2,439,453 |
| | $ | 2,463 |
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November 1-30, 2014 | 1,988,000 |
| | 74.97 |
| | 1,988,000 |
| | 2,314 |
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December 1-31, 2014 | 2,795,241 |
| | 70.81 |
| | 2,795,241 |
| | 2,116 |
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Total | 7,222,694 |
| | $ | 73.66 |
| | 7,222,694 |
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*Includes repurchase of shares of common stock from company employees in connection with the company’s broad-based employee incentive plans, when applicable.
**During 2012 and 2013, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $5 billion of our outstanding common stock. We began purchases under this authorization, which has no expiration date, in the third quarter of 2012. In July 2014, our Board of Directors approved the repurchase of an additional $2 billion of our outstanding common stock. The share repurchases are expected to be funded primarily through available cash. The shares under these authorizations will be repurchased from time to time in the open market at the company’s discretion, subject to market conditions and other factors, and in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. We are not obligated to acquire any particular amount of common stock and may commence, suspend or discontinue purchases at any time or from time to time without prior notice. Shares of stock repurchased are held as treasury shares.
Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
For periods prior to the Separation, the following selected financial data consisted of the combined operations of the downstream businesses of ConocoPhillips. All financial information presented for periods after the Separation represents the consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows of Phillips 66. Accordingly:
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• | The selected income statement data for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, consist entirely of the consolidated results of Phillips 66. The selected income statement data for the year ended December 31, 2012, consists of the consolidated results of Phillips 66 for the eight months ended December 31, 2012, and of the combined results of the downstream businesses for the four months ended April 30, 2012. The selected income statement data for the years ended December 31, 2011, and 2010, consist entirely of the combined results of the downstream businesses. |
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• | The selected balance sheet data at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, consist of the consolidated balances of Phillips 66, while the selected balance sheet data at December 31, 2011 and 2010, consist of the combined balances of the downstream businesses. |
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| Millions of Dollars Except Per Share Amounts |
| 2014 |
| | 2013 |
| | 2012 |
| | 2011 |
| | 2010 |
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Sales and other operating revenues | $ | 161,212 |
| | 171,596 |
| | 179,290 |
| | 195,931 |
| | 146,433 |
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Income from continuing operations | 4,091 |
| | 3,682 |
| | 4,083 |
| | 4,737 |
| | 710 |
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Income from continuing operations attributable to Phillips 66 | 4,056 |
| | 3,665 |
| | 4,076 |
| | 4,732 |
| | 705 |
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Per common share | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | 7.15 |
| | 5.97 |
| | 6.47 |
| | 7.54 |
| | 1.13 |
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Diluted | 7.10 |
| | 5.92 |
| | 6.40 |
| | 7.45 |
| | 1.12 |
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Net income | 4,797 |
| | 3,743 |
| | 4,131 |
| | 4,780 |
| | 740 |
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Net income attributable to Phillips 66 | 4,762 |
| | 3,726 |
| | 4,124 |
| | 4,775 |
| | 735 |
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Per common share* | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | 8.40 |
| | 6.07 |
| | 6.55 |
| | 7.61 |
| | 1.17 |
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Diluted | 8.33 |
| | 6.02 |
| | 6.48 |
| | 7.52 |
| | 1.16 |
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Total assets | 48,741 |
| | 49,798 |
| | 48,073 |
| | 43,211 |
| | 44,955 |
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Long-term debt | 7,842 |
| | 6,131 |
| | 6,961 |
| | 361 |
| | 388 |
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Cash dividends declared per common share | 1.8900 |
| | 1.3275 |
| | 0.4500 |
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| | — |
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*See Note 13—Earnings Per Share, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Prior period amounts have been recast to reflect discontinued operations.
To ensure full understanding, you should read the selected financial data presented above in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Management’s Discussion and Analysis is the company’s analysis of its financial performance, financial condition, and significant trends that may affect future performance. It should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. It contains forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements relating to the company’s plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions that are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “budget,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “target” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The company does not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking information unless required to do so under the federal securities laws. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the company’s disclosures under the heading: “CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ‘SAFE HARBOR’ PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995,” beginning on page 64.
The terms “earnings” and “loss” as used in Management’s Discussion and Analysis refer to net income (loss) attributable to Phillips 66.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Phillips 66 is an energy manufacturing and logistics company with midstream, chemicals, refining, and marketing and specialties businesses. At December 31, 2014, we had total assets of $48.7 billion.
The Separation
On April 4, 2012, the ConocoPhillips Board of Directors approved the separation of its downstream businesses into an independent, publicly traded company named Phillips 66. In accordance with the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the two companies were separated by ConocoPhillips distributing to its stockholders all 625,272,302 shares of common stock of Phillips 66 after the market closed on April 30, 2012 (the Separation). Each ConocoPhillips stockholder received one share of Phillips 66 stock for every two shares of ConocoPhillips stock. Following the Separation, ConocoPhillips retained no ownership interest in Phillips 66, and each company has separate public ownership, boards of directors and management.
Executive Overview
In 2014, we reported earnings of $4.8 billion, generated $3.5 billion in cash from operating activities, and received $1.2 billion from asset dispositions, primarily reflecting the sale of our interest in the Malaysian Refining Company Sdn. Bdh. (MRC) and a special distribution from WRB Refining. We used available cash primarily to fund capital expenditures and investments of $3.8 billion, pay dividends of $1.1 billion, repurchase $2.3 billion of our common stock and finance $450 million of the Phillips Specialty Products Inc. (PSPI) share exchange. We issued $2.5 billion of debt, and ended 2014 with $5.2 billion of cash and cash equivalents and approximately $4.9 billion of total capacity under our available liquidity facilities.
We continue to focus on the following strategic priorities:
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• | Maintain strong operating excellence. Safety and reliability are our first priority, and we are committed to protecting the health and safety of everyone who has a role in our operations and the communities in which we operate. Continuous improvement in safety, environmental stewardship, reliability and cost efficiency is a fundamental requirement for our company and employees. We employ rigorous training and audit programs to drive ongoing improvement in both personal and process safety as we strive for zero incidents. Since we cannot control commodity prices, controlling operating expenses and overhead costs, within the context of our commitment to safety and environmental stewardship, is a high priority. We actively monitor these costs using various methodologies that are reported to senior management. We are committed to protecting the environment and strive to reduce our environmental footprint throughout our operations. Optimizing utilization rates at our refineries through reliable and safe operations enables us to capture the value available in the market in terms of prices and margins. During 2014, our worldwide refining crude oil capacity utilization rate was 94 percent, compared with 93 percent in 2013. |
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• | Deliver profitable growth. We have budgeted $4.6 billion in capital expenditures and investments in 2015. Including our share of expected capital spending by joint ventures DCP Midstream, LLC (DCP Midstream), Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem) and WRB, our total 2015 capital program is expected to be $6.7 billion. This program is designed primarily to grow our Midstream and Chemicals segments, which have planned expansions for manufacturing and logistics capacity. The need for additional new gathering and processing, pipeline, storage and distribution infrastructure–driven by domestic unconventional crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL) and natural gas production–is creating capital investment opportunities in our Midstream business. Over the next few years, CPChem plans significant reinvestment of its earnings to build additional processing capacity benefiting from lower-cost NGL feedstocks. We continue to focus on funding the most attractive growth opportunities across our portfolio. |
In 2013, we formed Phillips 66 Partners, a master limited partnership, to own, operate, develop and acquire primarily fee-based crude oil, refined petroleum product and NGL pipelines and terminals, as well as other transportation and midstream assets. Its assets consist of crude oil and refined petroleum product pipeline, terminal and storage systems in the Central and Gulf Coast regions of the United States, as well as two crude oil rail-unloading facilities located at or adjacent to our Bayway and Ferndale refineries.
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• | Enhance returns. We plan to improve refining returns through greater use of advantaged feedstocks, disciplined capital allocation and portfolio optimization. We expect to drive higher returns in Marketing and Specialties (M&S) by selling finished products to higher-margin export markets. A disciplined capital allocation process ensures that we focus investments in projects that generate competitive returns throughout the business cycle. During 2014, 94 percent of the company's U.S. crude slate was advantaged, compared with 74 percent in 2013. |
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• | Grow shareholder distributions. We believe shareholder value is enhanced through, among other things, consistent and ongoing growth of regular dividends, supplemented by share repurchases. We increased our dividend rate by 28 percent during 2014, and it has more than doubled since the Separation. Regular dividends demonstrate the confidence our management has in our capital structure and its capability to generate free cash flow throughout the business cycle. Cumulatively through December 31, 2014, we have repurchased $4.9 billion, or approximately 73.2 million shares, of our common stock. At the discretion of our Board of Directors, we plan to increase dividends annually and fund our share repurchase program while continuing to invest in the growth of our business. |
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• | Build on a high-performing organization. We strive to attract, train, develop and retain individuals with the knowledge and skills to implement our business strategy and who support our values and ethics. Throughout the company, we focus on getting results in the right way and believe success is both what we do and how we do it. We encourage collaboration throughout our company, while valuing differences, respecting diversity of thought, and creating a great place to work. We foster an environment of learning and development through structured programs focused on building functional and technical skills where employees are engaged in our business and committed to their own, as well as the company’s, success. |
Business Environment
The Midstream segment includes our 50 percent equity investment in DCP Midstream. Earnings of DCP Midstream are closely linked to NGL prices, natural gas prices and crude oil prices. Industry NGL annual average prices decreased from 2012 to 2013 and again from 2013 to 2014, due to relatively higher inventories driven by growing NGL production from liquids-rich shale plays with limited corresponding domestic demand increase from the petrochemical industry and constrained export capacity. Natural gas prices increased from 2012 to 2013, and continued to increase from 2013 to 2014. The increase in both periods reflected concerns over increasingly lower industry inventory levels, due to steep inventory draws in 2013 and 2014, as well as domestic pipeline constraints.
The Chemicals segment consists of our 50 percent equity investment in CPChem. The chemicals and plastics industry is mainly a commodity-based industry where the margins for key products are based on market factors. The chemicals and plastics industry continued to experience higher ethylene margins in regions of the world where production is based upon NGL versus crude-derived feedstocks. In particular, companies with North American ethane-based crackers benefited from the lower-priced feedstocks and improved ethylene margins, as well as improved margins for polyethylene and other ethylene derivatives.
Results for our Refining segment depend largely on refining margins, cost control, refinery throughput, and product yields. The crack spread is a measure of the difference between market prices for refined petroleum products and crude oil, and it is used within our industry as an indicator for refining margins. The U.S. 3:2:1 crack spread (three barrels of crude oil producing two barrels of gasoline and one barrel of diesel) decreased from 2012 to 2013. However, for the first three quarters of 2014, the U.S. crack spread improved over 2013, primarily resulting from increased access to advantaged crude runs and a decrease in imports. Midcontinent refiners were especially strong, which was attributed to the region’s crude feedstock advantage. The decrease in U.S. crack spreads during the fourth quarter of 2014 was significant enough to drive the annual domestic industry average for 2014 lower than 2013. This decrease was largely due to gasoline prices falling faster than crude prices, resulting in a tighter margin.
U.S. crude production continues to increase and nationwide growth is benefiting from slower decline rates in legacy production areas, as well as improved drilling efficiency. Limited infrastructure for takeaway options resulted in favorable feedstock prices for U.S. refiners with access to advantaged crudes. Midcontinent refiners were especially advantaged. Sustained pressure on inventories and lack of local gathering infrastructure in the Midcontinent caused West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude to continue trading at a discount relative to crudes such as Light Louisiana Sweet (LLS) and Brent during 2014. Refineries capable of processing WTI crude and crude oils that price relative to WTI, primarily the Midcontinent and Gulf Coast refineries, benefited from these lower regional feedstock prices. The spread between WTI and Brent narrowed considerably over the year, stemming from increased pipeline outlets from Cushing to the Gulf Coast, as well as the gradual over supply of light crude in the Atlantic basin.
The Northwest Europe benchmark crack spread decreased from 2012 to 2013. In 2014, the crack spread increased in the first three quarters of the year and then declined in the fourth quarter, resulting in an average decrease in 2014 compared to 2013. The decline in benchmark crack spread was due to lower European domestic and export product demand on weak refinery economics while large volumes of imported diesel from the United States, India, Asia Pacific and Russia kept prices under pressure. Weak domestic European demand and reduced export markets for gasoline compounded the declining product crack spreads.
Results for our M&S segment depend largely on marketing fuel margins, lubricant margins and other specialty product margins. These margins are primarily based on market factors, largely determined by the relationship between demand and supply. Marketing fuel margins are primarily determined by the trend of the spot prices for refined products. Generally, a downward trend of spot prices has a favorable impact on marketing fuel margins, while an upward trend of spot prices has an unfavorable impact on marketing fuel margins. Crude oil prices declined significantly during 2014, which resulted in the expected benefit to marketing margins.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Basis of Presentation
See Note 1—Separation and Basis of Presentation, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for information on the basis of presentation of our financial information that affects the comparability of financial information for periods before and after the Separation.
Effective January 1, 2014, we changed the organizational structure of the internal financial information reviewed by our chief executive officer, and determined this resulted in a change in the composition of our operating segments. The primary effects of this reporting reorganization were:
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• | We moved two of our equity investments, Excel Paralubes and Jupiter Sulphur, LLC, as well as the commission revenues related to needle and anode coke, polypropylene and solvents, from the Refining segment to the M&S segment. |
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• | We moved several refining logistics projects from the Refining segment to the Midstream Segment. |
The new segment alignment is presented for the periods ending December 31, 2014, with prior periods recast for comparability.
Consolidated Results
A summary of the company’s earnings follows:
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| Year Ended December 31 |
| 2014 |
| | 2013 |
| | 2012 |
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Midstream | $ | 507 |
| | 469 |
| | 52 |
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Chemicals | 1,137 |
| | 986 |
| | 823 |
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Refining | 1,771 |
| | 1,747 |
| | 3,091 |
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Marketing and Specialties | 1,034 |
| | 894 |
| | 544 |
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Corporate and Other | (393 | ) | | (431 | ) | | (434 | ) |
Discontinued Operations | 706 |
| | 61 |
| | 48 |
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Net income attributable to Phillips 66 | $ | 4,762 |
| | 3,726 |
| | 4,124 |
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2014 vs. 2013
Our earnings increased $1,036 million, or 28 percent, in 2014, primarily resulting from:
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• | Recognition of a noncash $696 million after-tax gain related to the PSPI share exchange. |
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• | A gain on disposition and related deferred tax adjustment associated with the sale of MRC, together totaling $369 million after-tax. |
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• | Improved ethylene and polyethylene margins in our Chemicals segment. |
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• | Improved worldwide marketing margins. |
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• | Recognition in 2014 of $126 million, after-tax, of the previously deferred gain related to the sale in 2013 of the Immingham Combined Heat and Power Plant (ICHP). |
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• | Improved secondary products margins in our Refining segment. |
These increases were partially offset by:
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• | A $131 million after-tax impairment related to the Whitegate Refinery in Cork, Ireland. |
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• | Lower realized gasoline and distillate margins as a result of decreased market crack spreads and lower feedstock advantage. |
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• | Lower equity earnings from DCP Midstream, reflecting the sharp drop in NGL and crude oil prices in the second half of 2014. |
2013 vs. 2012
Our earnings decreased $398 million, or 10 percent, in 2013, primarily resulting from a 26 percent decrease in realized refining margins as a result of decreased market crack spreads and impacts related to lower feedstock advantage.
This decrease was partially offset by:
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• | Lower impairment expense in 2013. We recorded impairments related to our equity investments in MRC, a refining company in Melaka, Malaysia, and Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX), a natural gas transmission system, in 2012. |
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• | Improved worldwide marketing margins. |
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• | Lower CPChem interest expense and costs resulting from its early debt retirements in 2012. |
See the “Segment Results” section for additional information on our segment results.
Income Statement Analysis
2014 vs. 2013
Sales and other operating revenues decreased 6 percent in 2014, while purchased crude oil and products decreased 8 percent. The decreases were primarily due to lower average prices for crude oil and petroleum products.
Equity in earnings of affiliates decreased 20 percent in 2014, primarily resulting from decreased earnings from WRB and DCP Midstream, partially offset by increased equity earnings from CPChem.
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• | Equity in earnings of WRB decreased 69 percent, mainly due to lower refining margins in the Central Corridor as a result of lower market crack spreads and a lower feedstock advantage, as well as lower interest income received from equity affiliates. |
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• | Equity in earnings of DCP Midstream decreased 36 percent, primarily due to a decrease in most commodity prices, as well as increased costs associated with planned asset growth. |
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• | Equity in earnings of CPChem increased 20 percent, primarily driven by improved ethylene and polyethylene realized margins related to increased sales prices. |
Net gain on dispositions in 2014 were $295 million, compared with $55 million in 2013, primarily resulting from net gains associated with the sale of our interest in MRC in the amount of $145 million, as well as the partial recognition of the previously deferred gain related to the sale of ICHP in the amount of $126 million. In 2013, net gain on dispositions primarily resulted from a $48 million gain on the sale of our E-GasTM Technology business. For additional information, see Note 7—Assets Held for Sale or Sold, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 13 percent in 2014, primarily due to additional fees under marketing consignment fuels agreements, as well as costs associated with acquisitions.
Impairments in 2014 were $150 million, compared with $29 million in 2013. In 2014, we recorded a $131 million impairment of the Whitegate Refinery. For additional information, see Note 11—Impairments, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
See Note 22—Income Taxes, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for information regarding our provision for income taxes and effective tax rates.
Income from discontinued operations increased $645 million in 2014, compared to 2013, due to the completion of the PSPI share exchange in 2014. See Note 7—Assets Held for Sale or Sold, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information on this transaction.
2013 vs. 2012
Sales and other operating revenues and purchased crude oil and products both decreased 4 percent in 2013. The decreases were primarily due to lower average prices for crude oil and petroleum products.
Equity in earnings of affiliates decreased 2 percent in 2013, primarily resulting from decreased earnings from WRB, partially offset by increased equity earnings from CPChem.
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• | Equity in earnings of WRB decreased 21 percent, mainly due to lower refining margins in the Central Corridor as a result of lower market crack spreads. |
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• | Equity in earnings of CPChem increased 14 percent, primarily driven by the absence of costs and interest associated with CPChem's early retirement of debt in 2012, improved realized margins, higher equity earnings from CPChem's equity affiliates and the absence of 2012 fixed asset impairments. These increases were partially offset by lower olefins and polyolefins sales volumes related to ethylene outages. In addition, increased turnaround and maintenance activity resulted in lower volumes and higher costs. |
Net gain on dispositions decreased 72 percent in 2013, primarily resulting from a net gain associated with the sale of the Trainer Refinery and associated terminal and pipeline assets in 2012, compared with a gain resulting from the sale of our E-GasTM Technology business in 2013. For additional information, see Note 7—Assets Held for Sale or Sold, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 13 percent in 2013, primarily due to costs associated with the Separation and costs relating to a prior retail disposition program in 2012.
Impairments in 2013 were $29 million, compared with $1,158 million in 2012. Impairments in 2012 included our investments in MRC and REX; a marine terminal and associated assets; and equipment formerly associated with the canceled Wilhelmshaven Refinery (WRG) upgrade project. For additional information, see Note 11—Impairments, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
See Note 22—Income Taxes, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for information regarding our provision for income taxes and effective tax rates.
Segment Results
Midstream
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| Year Ended December 31 |
| 2014 |
| | 2013 |
| | 2012 |
|
| Millions of Dollars |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Phillips 66 | | | | | |
Transportation | $ | 233 |
| | 199 |
| | (210 | ) |
DCP Midstream | 135 |
| | 210 |
| | 179 |
|
NGL | 139 |
| | 60 |
| | 83 |
|
Total Midstream | $ | 507 |
| | 469 |
| | 52 |
|
| | | | | |
| Dollars Per Unit |
Weighted Average NGL Price* | | | | | |
DCP Midstream (per barrel) | $ | 37.43 |
| | 37.84 |
| | 34.24 |
|
DCP Midstream (per gallon) | 0.89 |
| | 0.90 |
| | 0.82 |
|
*Based on index prices from the Mont Belvieu and Conway market hubs that are weighted by NGL component and location mix.
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| | | | | | | | |
| Thousands of Barrels Daily |
Transportation Volumes | | | | | |
Pipelines* | 3,206 |
| | 3,144 |
| | 2,880 |
|
Terminals | 1,683 |
| | 1,274 |
| | 1,169 |
|
Operating Statistics | | | | | |
NGL extracted** | 454 |
|
| 426 |
| | 402 |
|
NGL fractionated*** | 109 |
| | 115 |
| | 105 | |