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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
 
 
 
 
Form 10-Q 
 
 
 
 
 

ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017
OR
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 1-12295
 
 
 
 
 
GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 

Delaware
76-0513049
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
919 Milam, Suite 2100,
Houston, TX
77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 860-2500
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.    Yes  ý    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 such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer  x
 
Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer  ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller reporting company  ¨
 
 
Emerging growth company  ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2) of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. There were 122,539,221 Class A Common Units and 39,997 Class B Common Units outstanding as of May 4, 2017.




GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 

 
 
Page
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
 
 
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except units)
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
10,773

 
$
7,029

Accounts receivable - trade, net
214,866

 
224,682

Inventories
92,578

 
98,587

Other
34,351

 
29,271

Total current assets
352,568

 
359,569

FIXED ASSETS, at cost
4,814,044

 
4,763,396

Less: Accumulated depreciation
(591,275
)
 
(548,532
)
Net fixed assets
4,222,769

 
4,214,864

NET INVESTMENT IN DIRECT FINANCING LEASES, net of unearned income
131,034

 
132,859

EQUITY INVESTEES
399,466

 
408,756

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of amortization
199,149

 
204,887

GOODWILL
325,046

 
325,046

OTHER ASSETS, net of amortization
56,159

 
56,611

TOTAL ASSETS
$
5,686,191

 
$
5,702,592

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
Accounts payable - trade
$
118,794

 
$
119,841

Accrued liabilities
112,660

 
140,962

Total current liabilities
231,454

 
260,803

SENIOR SECURED CREDIT FACILITY
1,210,000

 
1,278,200

SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES, net of debt issuance costs
1,814,712

 
1,813,169

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES
26,094

 
25,889

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
200,171

 
204,481

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 14)

 

PARTNERS’ CAPITAL:
 
 
 
Common unitholders, 122,579,218 and 117,979,218 units issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
2,214,193

 
2,130,331

Noncontrolling interests
(10,433
)
 
(10,281
)
Total partners' capital
2,203,760

 
2,120,050

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
$
5,686,191

 
$
5,702,592

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per unit amounts)
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
REVENUES:
 
 
 
Offshore pipeline transportation services
85,128

 
76,126

Refinery services
45,046

 
42,536

Marine transportation
50,302

 
52,036

Supply and logistics
235,015

 
207,716

Total revenues
415,491

 
378,414

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
 
 
 
Supply and logistics product costs
192,093

 
162,393

Supply and logistics operating costs
22,239

 
25,376

Marine transportation operating costs
37,242

 
33,022

Refinery services operating costs
27,364

 
20,985

Offshore pipeline transportation operating costs
17,868

 
17,934

General and administrative
9,976

 
12,221

Depreciation and amortization
56,112

 
46,635

Total costs and expenses
362,894

 
318,566

OPERATING INCOME
52,597

 
59,848

Equity in earnings of equity investees
11,335

 
10,717

Interest expense
(36,739
)
 
(34,387
)
Income before income taxes
27,193

 
36,178

Income tax expense
(255
)
 
(1,001
)
NET INCOME
26,938

 
35,177

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
152

 
126

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
$
27,090

 
$
35,303

NET INCOME PER COMMON UNIT:
 
 
 
Basic and Diluted
$
0.23

 
$
0.32

WEIGHTED AVERAGE OUTSTANDING COMMON UNITS:
 
 
 
Basic and Diluted
118,388

 
109,979

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
(In thousands)
 
 
Number of
Common Units
 
Partners’ Capital
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
Total
Partners’ capital, January 1, 2017
117,979

 
$
2,130,331

 
$
(10,281
)
 
$
2,120,050

Net income (loss)

 
27,090

 
(152
)
 
26,938

Cash distributions to partners

 
(83,765
)
 

 
(83,765
)
Issuance of common units for cash, net
4,600

 
140,537

 

 
140,537

Partners' capital, March 31, 2017
122,579

 
$
2,214,193

 
$
(10,433
)
 
$
2,203,760

 
Number of
Common Units
 
Partners’ Capital
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
Total
Partners’ capital, January 1, 2016
109,979

 
$
2,029,101

 
$
(8,350
)
 
$
2,020,751

Net income

 
35,303

 
(126
)
 
35,177

Cash distributions to partners

 
(72,087
)
 

 
(72,087
)
Partners' capital, March 31, 2016
109,979

 
$
1,992,317

 
$
(8,476
)
 
$
1,983,841

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net income
$
26,938

 
$
35,177

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities -
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
56,112

 
46,635

Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount
2,582

 
2,441

Amortization of unearned income and initial direct costs on direct financing leases
(3,500
)
 
(3,656
)
Payments received under direct financing leases
5,167

 
5,167

Equity in earnings of investments in equity investees
(11,335
)
 
(10,717
)
Cash distributions of earnings of equity investees
15,107

 
15,543

Non-cash effect of equity-based compensation plans
864

 
(1,103
)
Deferred and other tax liabilities
205

 
700

Unrealized loss on derivative transactions
142

 
1,651

Other, net
1,391

 
1,335

Net changes in components of operating assets and liabilities (Note 11)
(29,068
)
 
(52,067
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
64,605

 
41,106

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Payments to acquire fixed and intangible assets
(61,292
)
 
(118,252
)
Cash distributions received from equity investees - return of investment
5,518

 
5,788

Investments in equity investees

 
(1,135
)
Acquisitions

 
(25,394
)
Contributions in aid of construction costs
124

 
4,088

Proceeds from asset sales
1,234

 
224

Other, net

 
130

Net cash used in investing activities
(54,416
)
 
(134,551
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Borrowings on senior secured credit facility
216,700

 
319,400

Repayments on senior secured credit facility
(284,900
)
 
(154,400
)
Issuance of common units for cash, net
140,968

 

Distributions to common unitholders
(83,765
)
 
(72,087
)
Other, net
4,552

 
1,948

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(6,445
)
 
94,861

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
3,744

 
1,416

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
7,029

 
10,895

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
10,773

 
$
12,311

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



1. Organization and Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
Organization
We are a growth-oriented master limited partnership formed in Delaware in 1996 and focused on the midstream segment of the crude oil and natural gas industry in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, Wyoming and the Gulf of Mexico. We have a diverse portfolio of assets, including pipelines, offshore hub and junction platforms, refinery-related plants, storage tanks and terminals, railcars, rail loading and unloading facilities, barges and other vessels, and trucks. We are owned 100% by our limited partners. Genesis Energy, LLC, our general partner, is a wholly-owned subsidiary. Our general partner has sole responsibility for conducting our business and managing our operations. We conduct our operations and own our operating assets through our subsidiaries and joint ventures.
In the fourth quarter of 2016, we reorganized our operating segments as a result of the way our Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker, evaluates the performance of operations, develops strategy and allocates resources. The results of our onshore pipeline transportation segment, formerly reported under its own segment, are now reported in our supply and logistics segment. This change is consistent with the increasingly integrated nature of our onshore operations.
As a result of the above changes, we currently manage our businesses through four divisions that constitute our reportable segments - offshore pipeline transportation, refinery services, marine transportation, and supply and logistics. Our disclosures related to prior periods have been recast to reflect our reorganized segments.
These four divisions that constitute our reportable segments consist of the following:
Offshore pipeline transportation and processing of crude oil and natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico;
Refinery services involving processing of high sulfur (or “sour”) gas streams for refineries to remove the sulfur, and selling the related by-product, sodium hydrosulfide (or “NaHS”, commonly pronounced "nash");
Marine transportation to provide waterborne transportation of petroleum products and crude oil throughout North America; and
Supply and logistics services, which include terminaling, blending, storing, marketing, and transporting crude oil, petroleum products, and CO2.
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include Genesis Energy, L.P. and its subsidiaries, including our general partner, Genesis Energy, LLC.
Our results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein have been prepared by us without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they reflect all adjustments (which consist solely of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial results for interim periods. Certain information and notes normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading when read in conjunction with the information contained in the periodic reports we file with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Except per unit amounts, or as noted within the context of each footnote disclosure, the dollar amounts presented in the tabular data within these footnote disclosures are stated in thousands of dollars.
2. Recent Accounting Developments
Recently Issued
In May 2014, the FASB issued revised guidance on revenue from contracts with customers that will supersede most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core principle of the revenue model is that an entity will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard provides a five-step analysis for transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The guidance permits the use of either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach. In July 2015, the FASB approved a one year deferral of the effective

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date of this standard to December 15, 2017 for annual reporting periods beginning after that date. The FASB also approved early adoption of the standard, but not before the original effective date of December 15, 2016. Our process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on each type of revenue contract entered into with customers is ongoing. This process includes regular involvement from our implementation team in determining any significant impact on accounting treatment, processes and disclosures. While we do not believe there will be a material impact to our revenues upon adoption based on our preliminary assessment, we are continuing to evaluate the impacts of our pending adoption of this guidance and are still in the process of determining which transition approach to apply.
In July 2015, the FASB issued guidance modifying the accounting for inventory. Under this guidance, the measurement principle for inventory will change from lower of cost or market value to lower of cost or net realizable value. The guidance defines net realizable value as the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The guidance is effective for reporting periods after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. We have adopted this guidance and it has not had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance to improve the transparency and comparability among companies by requiring lessees to recognize a lease liability and a corresponding lease asset for virtually all lease contracts. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about leasing arrangements. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and requires a modified retrospective approach to adoption. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating this guidance.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. ASU 2016-15 addresses how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows under Topic 230, Statement of Cash flow, and other Topics. ASU 2016-15 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2017. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
3. Inventories
The major components of inventories were as follows:
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Petroleum products
$
2,621

 
$
11,550

Crude oil
75,488

 
73,133

Caustic soda
5,358

 
4,593

NaHS
9,109

 
9,304

Other
2

 
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Total
$
92,578

 
$
98,587

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. The market value of inventories were below recorded costs by approximately $0.2 million as of March 31, 2017 without similar adjustments required as of December 31, 2016; therefore we reduced the value of inventory in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for this difference in 2017.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


4. Fixed Assets
Fixed Assets
Fixed assets consisted of the following:
 
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Crude oil pipelines and natural gas pipelines and related assets
$
2,848,339

 
$
2,901,202

Machinery and equipment
467,126

 
427,658

Transportation equipment
17,049

 
17,543

Marine vessels
864,103

 
863,199

Land, buildings and improvements
77,986

 
55,712

Office equipment, furniture and fixtures
9,642

 
9,654

Construction in progress
481,595

 
440,225

Other
48,204

 
48,203

Fixed assets, at cost
4,814,044

 
4,763,396

Less: Accumulated depreciation
(591,275
)
 
(548,532
)
Net fixed assets
$
4,222,769

 
$
4,214,864

Our depreciation expense for the periods presented was as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Depreciation expense
$
49,924

 
$
39,712

Asset Retirement Obligations
We record AROs in connection with legal requirements to perform specified retirement activities under contractual arrangements and/or governmental regulations.
The following table presents information regarding our AROs since December 31, 2016:
ARO liability balance, December 31, 2016
$
213,726

Accretion expense
2,808

Change in estimate
(525
)
Settlements
(1,318
)
ARO liability balance, March 31, 2017
$
214,691

Of the ARO balances disclosed above, $26.7 million and $22.4 million is included as current in "Accrued liabilities" on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The remainder of the ARO liability as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 is included in "Other long-term liabilities" on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
With respect to our AROs, the following table presents our forecast of accretion expense for the periods indicated:
Remainder of
2017
$
8,284

 
2018
$
9,619

 
2019
$
8,841

 
2020
$
9,411

 
2021
$
10,019

Certain of our unconsolidated affiliates have AROs recorded at March 31, 2017 relating to contractual agreements and regulatory requirements. These amounts are immaterial to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


5. Equity Investees
We account for our ownership in our joint ventures under the equity method of accounting. The price we pay to acquire an ownership interest in a company may exceed or be less than the underlying book value of the capital accounts we acquire. Such excess cost amounts are included within the carrying values of our equity investees. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the unamortized excess cost amounts totaled $394.2 million and $398.1 million, respectively. We amortize the excess cost as a reduction in equity earnings in a manner similar to depreciation.
The following table presents information included in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements related to our equity investees.
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Genesis’ share of operating earnings
$
15,277

 
$
14,698

Amortization of excess purchase price
(3,942
)
 
(3,981
)
Net equity in earnings
$
11,335

 
$
10,717

Distributions received
$
20,625

 
$
21,331

The following tables present the unaudited balance sheet and income statement information (on a 100% basis) for Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company (which is our most significant equity investment):
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets
$
12,887

 
$
17,111

Fixed assets, net
228,875

 
232,736

Other assets
793

 
861

Total assets
$
242,555

 
$
250,708

Liabilities and equity
 
 
 
Current liabilities
$
17,797

 
$
20,727

Other liabilities
222,886

 
219,644

Equity
1,872

 
10,337

Total liabilities and equity
$
242,555

 
$
250,708


 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
 
 
 
Revenues
$
28,905

 
$
28,429

Operating income
$
20,787

 
$
21,532

Net income
$
19,435

 
$
20,364


Poseidon's revolving credit facility
Borrowings under Poseidon’s revolving credit facilities, which was amended and restated in February 2015, are primarily used to fund spending on capital projects. The February 2015 credit facility is non-recourse to Poseidon’s owners and secured by substantially all of Poseidon's assets. The February 2015 credit facility contains customary covenants such as restrictions on debt levels, liens, guarantees, mergers, sale of assets and distributions to owners. A breach of any of these covenants could result in acceleration of the maturity date of Poseidon’s debt. Poseidon was in compliance with the terms of its credit agreement for all periods presented in these Unaudited Combined Financial Statements.

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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


6. Intangible Assets
The following table summarizes the components of our intangible assets at the dates indicated:
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Carrying
Value
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Carrying
Value
Refinery Services:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
$
94,654

 
$
90,441

 
$
4,213

 
$
94,654

 
$
89,756

 
$
4,898

Licensing agreements
38,678

 
34,785

 
3,893

 
38,678

 
34,204

 
4,474

Segment total
133,332

 
125,226

 
8,106

 
133,332

 
123,960

 
9,372

Supply & Logistics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
35,430

 
34,027

 
1,403

 
35,430

 
33,676

 
1,754

Intangibles associated with lease
13,260

 
4,578

 
8,682

 
13,260

 
4,459

 
8,801

Segment total
48,690

 
38,605

 
10,085

 
48,690

 
38,135

 
10,555

Marine contract intangibles
27,000

 
7,650

 
19,350

 
27,000

 
6,300

 
20,700

Offshore pipeline contract intangibles
158,101

 
13,868

 
144,233

 
158,101

 
11,788

 
146,313

Other
28,703

 
11,328

 
17,375

 
28,569

 
10,622

 
17,947

Total
$
395,826

 
$
196,677

 
$
199,149

 
$
395,692

 
$
190,805

 
$
204,887

Our amortization of intangible assets for the periods presented was as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Amortization of intangible assets
$
5,872

 
$
5,992

We estimate that our amortization expense for the next five years will be as follows:
Remainder of
2017
$
17,733

 
2018
$
21,502

 
2019
$
17,167

 
2020
$
16,249

 
2021
$
10,622


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GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


7. Debt
Our obligations under debt arrangements consisted of the following:
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Principal
 
Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs
 
Net Value
 
Principal
 
Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs
 
Net Value
Senior secured credit facility
$
1,210,000

 
$

 
$
1,210,000

 
$
1,278,200

 
$

 
$
1,278,200

6.000% senior unsecured notes due May 2023
400,000

 
6,491

 
393,509

 
400,000

 
6,758

 
393,242

5.750% senior unsecured notes due February 2021
350,000

 
3,908

 
346,092

 
350,000

 
4,163

 
345,837

5.625% senior unsecured notes due June 2024
350,000

 
6,389

 
343,611

 
350,000

 
6,614

 
343,386

6.750% senior unsecured notes due August 2022
750,000

 
18,500

 
731,500

 
750,000

 
19,296

 
730,704

Total long-term debt
$
3,060,000

 
$
35,288

 
$
3,024,712

 
$
3,128,200

 
$
36,831

 
$
3,091,369

As of March 31, 2017, we were in compliance with the financial covenants contained in our credit agreement and senior unsecured notes indentures.
Senior Secured Credit Facility
The key terms for rates under our $1.7 billion senior secured credit facility, which are dependent on our leverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement), are as follows:
The applicable margin varies from 1.50% to 2.75% on Eurodollar borrowings and from 0.50% to 1.75% on alternate base rate borrowings.
Letter of credit fees range from 1.50% to 2.50%
The commitment fee on the unused committed amount will range from 0.25% to 0.50%.
The accordion feature is $300.0 million, giving us the ability to expand the size of the facility up to $2.0 billion for acquisitions or growth projects, subject to lender consent.
At March 31, 2017, we had $1.2 billion borrowed under our $1.7 billion credit facility, with $70.0 million of the borrowed amount designated as a loan under the inventory sublimit. Our credit agreement allows up to $100.0 million of the capacity to be used for letters of credit, of which $8.7 million was outstanding at March 31, 2017. Due to the revolving nature of loans under our credit facility, additional borrowings and periodic repayments and re-borrowings may be made until the maturity date. The total amount available for borrowings under our credit facility at March 31, 2017 was $481.3 million.
8. Partners’ Capital and Distributions
At March 31, 2017, our outstanding common units consisted of 122,539,221 Class A units and 39,997 Class B units.
On March 24, 2017, we issued 4,600,000 Class A common units in a public offering at a price of $30.65 per unit, which included the exercise by the underwriters of an option to purchase up to 600,000 additional common units from us. We received proceeds, net of offering costs, of approximately $140.5 million from that offering.

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Distributions
We paid or will pay the following distributions in 2016 and 2017:
Distribution For
 
Date Paid
 
Per Unit
Amount
 
Total
Amount
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1st Quarter
 
May 13, 2016
 
$
0.6725

 
$
73,961

 
2nd Quarter
 
August 12, 2016
 
$
0.6900

 
$
81,406

 
3rd Quarter
 
November 14, 2016
 
$
0.7000

 
$
82,585

 
4th Quarter
 
February 14, 2017
 
$
0.7100

 
$
83,765

 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1st Quarter
 
May 15, 2017
(1) 
$
0.7200

 
$
88,257

 
(1) This distribution will be paid to unitholders of record as of April 28, 2017.
9. Business Segment Information
In the fourth quarter of 2016, we reorganized our operating segments as a result of the way our Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker, evaluates the performance of operations, develops strategy and allocates resources. The results of our onshore pipeline transportation segment, formerly reported under its own segment, are now reported in our supply and logistics segment. This change is consistent with the increasingly integrated nature of our onshore operations. As a result of the above changes, we currently manage our businesses through four divisions that constitute our reportable segments - offshore pipeline transportation, refinery services, marine transportation, and supply and logistics. Our disclosures related to prior periods have been recast to reflect our reorganized segments.
We currently manage our businesses through four divisions that constitute our reportable segments:
Offshore pipeline transportation – offshore pipeline transportation and processing of crude oil and natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico;
Refinery services – processing high sulfur (or “sour”) gas streams as part of refining operations to remove the sulfur and selling the related by-product, NaHS;
Marine transportation – marine transportation to provide waterborne transportation of petroleum products and crude oil throughout North America; and
Supply and logistics – terminaling, blending, storing, marketing and transporting crude oil, petroleum products (primarily fuel oil, asphalt, and other heavy refined products) and CO2.
Substantially all of our revenues are derived from, and substantially all of our assets are located in, the United States.
We define Segment Margin as revenues less product costs, operating expenses (excluding non-cash gains and charges, such as depreciation and amortization), and segment general and administrative expenses, plus our equity in distributable cash generated by our equity investees. In addition, our Segment Margin definition excludes the non-cash effects of our legacy stock appreciation rights plan and includes the non-income portion of payments received under direct financing leases.
Our chief operating decision maker (our Chief Executive Officer) evaluates segment performance based on a variety of measures including Segment Margin, segment volumes, where relevant, and capital investment. 

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Segment information for the periods presented below was as follows:
 
Offshore Pipeline Transportation
 
Refinery
Services
 
Marine Transportation
 
Supply &
Logistics
 
Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Margin (a)
$
87,089

 
$
17,496

 
$
12,963

 
$
21,097

 
$
138,645

Capital expenditures (b)
$
2,239

 
$
513

 
$
9,533

 
$
46,702

 
$
58,987

Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
External customers
$
85,405

 
$
47,271

 
$
48,204

 
$
234,611

 
$
415,491

Intersegment (c)
(277
)
 
(2,225
)
 
2,098

 
404

 

Total revenues of reportable segments
$
85,128

 
$
45,046

 
$
50,302

 
$
235,015

 
$
415,491

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Margin (a)
$
78,618

 
$
21,199

 
$
18,916

 
$
26,148

 
$
144,881

Capital expenditures (b)
$
28,825

 
$
325

 
$
8,429

 
$
88,579

 
$
126,158

Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
External customers
$
76,126

 
$
44,750

 
$
50,660

 
$
206,878

 
$
378,414

Intersegment (c)

 
(2,214
)
 
1,376

 
838

 

Total revenues of reportable segments
$
76,126

 
$
42,536

 
$
52,036

 
$
207,716

 
$
378,414

Total assets by reportable segment were as follows:
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Offshore pipeline transportation
$
2,545,979

 
$
2,575,335

Refinery services
395,147

 
395,043

Marine transportation
804,706

 
813,722

Supply and logistics
1,889,752

 
1,875,403

Other assets
50,607

 
43,089

Total consolidated assets
5,686,191

 
5,702,592

 
(a)
A reconciliation of total Segment Margin to net income attributable to Genesis Energy, L.P. for the periods is presented below.
(b)
Capital expenditures include maintenance and growth capital expenditures, such as fixed asset additions (including enhancements to existing facilities and construction of growth projects) as well as acquisitions of businesses and contributions to equity investees related to same.
(c)
Intersegment sales were conducted under terms that we believe were no more or less favorable than then-existing market conditions.

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Reconciliation of total Segment Margin to net income:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Total Segment Margin
$
138,645

 
$
144,881

Corporate general and administrative expenses
(8,327
)
 
(11,358
)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
(58,395
)
 
(49,175
)
Interest expense
(36,739
)
 
(34,387
)
Adjustment to exclude distributable cash generated by equity investees not included in income and include equity in investees net income (1)
(9,290
)
 
(10,614
)
Non-cash items not included in Segment Margin
437

 
(4,374
)
Cash payments from direct financing leases in excess of earnings
(1,667
)
 
(1,511
)
Differences in timing of cash receipts for certain contractual arrangements (2)
2,681

 
2,842

Income tax expense
(255
)
 
(1,001
)
Net income attributable to Genesis Energy, L.P.
$
27,090

 
$
35,303

(1)
Includes distributions attributable to the quarter and received during or promptly following such quarter.
(2)
Certain cash payments received from customers under certain of our minimum payment obligation contracts are not recognized as revenue under GAAP in the period in which such payments are received.
10. Transactions with Related Parties
Sales, purchases and other transactions with affiliated companies, in the opinion of management, are conducted under terms no more or less favorable than then-existing market conditions. The transactions with related parties were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues:
 
 
 
Sales of CO2 to Sandhill Group, LLC (1)
$
677

 
$
726

Revenues from services and fees to Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, LLC (2)
3,022

 
1,976

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
Amounts paid to our CEO in connection with the use of his aircraft
$
165

 
$
165

Charges for services from from Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, LLC (2)
241

 
247

 
(1)
We own a 50% interest in Sandhill Group, LLC.
(2)
We own 64% interest in Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, LLC.
Amount due from Related Party
At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (i) Sandhill Group, LLC owed us $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for purchases of CO2 and (ii) Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, LLC owed us $2.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively, for services rendered.
Transactions with Unconsolidated Affiliates
Poseidon
We are the operator of Poseidon and provide management, administrative and pipeline operator services to Poseidon under an Operation and Management Agreement . Currently, that agreement renews automatically annually unless terminated by either party (as defined in the agreement). Our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2017 reflect $2.1 million of fees we earned through the provision of services under that agreement.


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11. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
The following table provides information regarding the net changes in components of operating assets and liabilities.
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
(Increase) decrease in:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
$
9,169

 
$
10,810

Inventories
6,009

 
(19,815
)
Deferred charges
(348
)
 
(3,479
)
Other current assets
(4,605
)
 
(5,090
)
Decrease in:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
(17,305
)
 
(19,850
)
Accrued liabilities
(21,988
)
 
(14,643
)
Net changes in components of operating assets and liabilities
(29,068
)
 
(52,067
)
Payments of interest and commitment fees, net of amounts capitalized, were $46.7 million and $45.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016, respectively. We capitalized interest of $6.0 million and $6.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016.
At March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016, we had incurred liabilities for fixed and intangible asset additions totaling $31.6 million and $57.5 million, respectively, that had not been paid at the end of the quarter, and, therefore, were not included in the caption “Payments to acquire fixed and intangible assets” under Cash Flows from Investing Activities in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
12. Derivatives
Commodity Derivatives
We have exposure to commodity price changes related to our inventory and purchase commitments. We utilize derivative instruments (primarily futures and options contracts traded on the NYMEX) to hedge our exposure to commodity prices, primarily of crude oil, fuel oil and petroleum products. Our decision as to whether to designate derivative instruments as fair value hedges for accounting purposes relates to our expectations of the length of time we expect to have the commodity price exposure and our expectations as to whether the derivative contract will qualify as highly effective under accounting guidance in limiting our exposure to commodity price risk. Most of the petroleum products, including fuel oil that we supply, cannot be hedged with a high degree of effectiveness with derivative contracts available on the NYMEX; therefore, we do not designate derivative contracts utilized to limit our price risk related to these products as hedges for accounting purposes. Typically we utilize crude oil and other petroleum products futures and option contracts to limit our exposure to the effect of fluctuations in petroleum products prices on the future sale of our inventory or commitments to purchase petroleum products, and we recognize any changes in fair value of the derivative contracts as increases or decreases in our cost of sales. The recognition of changes in fair value of the derivative contracts not designated as hedges for accounting purposes can occur in reporting periods that do not coincide with the recognition of gain or loss on the actual transaction being hedged. Therefore we will, on occasion, report gains or losses in one period that will be partially offset by gains or losses in a future period when the hedged transaction is completed.
We have designated certain crude oil futures contracts as hedges of crude oil inventory due to our expectation that these contracts will be highly effective in hedging our exposure to fluctuations in crude oil prices during the period that we expect to hold that inventory. We account for these derivative instruments as fair value hedges under the accounting guidance. Changes in the fair value of these derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges are used to offset related changes in the fair value of the hedged crude oil inventory. Any hedge ineffectiveness in these fair value hedges and any amounts excluded from effectiveness testing are recorded as a gain or loss in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.
In accordance with NYMEX requirements, we fund the margin associated with our loss positions on commodity derivative contracts traded on the NYMEX. The amount of the margin is adjusted daily based on the fair value of the commodity contracts. The margin requirements are intended to mitigate a party's exposure to market volatility and the associated contracting party risk. We offset fair value amounts recorded for our NYMEX derivative contracts against margin funding as required by the NYMEX in Current Assets - Other in our Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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At March 31, 2017, we had the following outstanding derivative commodity contracts that were entered into to economically hedge inventory or fixed price purchase commitments.
 
 
Sell (Short)
Contracts
 
Buy (Long)
Contracts
Designated as hedges under accounting rules:
 
 
 
 
Crude oil futures:
 
 
 
 
Contract volumes (1,000 bbls)
 
1,220

 

Weighted average contract price per bbl
 
$
49.91

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
Not qualifying or not designated as hedges under accounting rules:
 
 
 
 
Crude oil futures:
 
 
 
 
Contract volumes (1,000 bbls)
 
175

 
107

Weighted average contract price per bbl
 
$
50.83

 
$
52.93

Crude oil swaps:
 
 
 
 
Contract volumes (1,000 bbls)
 

 

Weighted average contract price per bbl
 
$

 
$

Diesel futures:
 
 
 
 
Contract volumes (1,000 bbls)
 
27

 
8

Weighted average contract price per gal
 
$
1.54

 
$
1.51

#6 Fuel oil futures:
 
 
 
 
Contract volumes (1,000 bbls)
 
120

 
40

Weighted average contract price per bbl
 
$
43.51

 
$
43.05

Crude oil options:
 
 
 
 
Contract volumes (1,000 bbls)
 
90

 
55

Weighted average premium received
 
$
1.07

 
$
0.19

Financial Statement Impacts
Unrealized gains are subtracted from net income and unrealized losses are added to net income in determining cash flows from operating activities. To the extent that we have fair value hedges outstanding, the offsetting change recorded in the fair value of inventory is also eliminated from net income in determining cash flows from operating activities. Changes in margin deposits necessary to fund unrealized losses also affect cash flows from operating activities.

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The following tables reflect the estimated fair value gain (loss) position of our derivatives at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
Fair Value of Derivative Assets and Liabilities
 
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Location
 
Fair Value
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Asset Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity derivatives - futures and call options (undesignated hedges):
 
 
 
 
 
Gross amount of recognized assets
Current Assets - Other
 
$
299

 
$
443

Gross amount offset in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Current Assets - Other
 
(299
)
 
(443
)
Net amount of assets presented in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
$

 
$

Commodity derivatives - futures and call options (designated hedges):
 
 
 
 
 
Gross amount of recognized assets
Current Assets - Other
 
$

 
$
3,321

Gross amount offset in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Current Assets - Other
 

 
(3,321
)
Net amount of assets presented in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
$

 
$

Liability Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity derivatives - futures and call options (undesignated hedges):
 
 
 
 
 
Gross amount of recognized liabilities
Current Assets - Other (1)
 
$
(646
)
 
$
(1,772
)
Gross amount offset in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Current Assets - Other (1)
 
646

 
1,772

Net amount of liabilities presented in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
$

 
$

Commodity derivatives - futures and call options (designated hedges):
 
 
 
 
 
Gross amount of recognized liabilities
Current Assets - Other (1)
 
$
(1,424
)
 
$
(9,506
)
Gross amount offset in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Current Assets - Other (1)
 
1,424

 
7,589

Net amount of liabilities presented in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
$

 
$
(1,917
)
 (1)
These derivative liabilities have been funded with margin deposits recorded in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets under Current Assets - Other.
 
Our accounting policy is to offset derivative assets and liabilities executed with the same counterparty when a master netting arrangement exists.  Accordingly, we also offset derivative assets and liabilities with amounts associated with cash margin.  Our exchange-traded derivatives are transacted through brokerage accounts and are subject to margin requirements as established by the respective exchange.  On a daily basis, our account equity (consisting of the sum of our cash balance and the fair value of our open derivatives) is compared to our initial margin requirement resulting in the payment or return of variation margin.  As of March 31, 2017, we had a net broker receivable of approximately $3.7 million (consisting of initial margin of $4.1 million decreased by $0.5 million of variation margin).  As of December 31, 2016, we had a net broker receivable of approximately $5.6 million (consisting of initial margin of $5.1 million increased by $0.5 million of variation margin).  At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, none of our outstanding derivatives contained credit-risk related contingent features that would result in a material adverse impact to us upon any change in our credit ratings. 

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Effect on Operating Results 
 
 
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Location
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Commodity derivatives - futures and call options:
 
 
 
 
 
Contracts designated as hedges under accounting guidance
Supply and logistics product costs
 
$
6,286

 
$
(553
)
Contracts not considered hedges under accounting guidance
Supply and logistics product costs
 
1,093

 
(337
)
Total commodity derivatives
 
 
$
7,379

 
$
(890
)
13. Fair-Value Measurements
We classify financial assets and liabilities into the following three levels based on the inputs used to measure fair value:
(1)
Level 1 fair values are based on observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;
(2)
Level 2 fair values are based on pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and are either directly or indirectly observable as of the measurement date; and
(3)
Level 3 fair values are based on unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists.
As required by fair value accounting guidance, financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value requires judgment and may affect the placement of assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy levels.
The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. 
 
 
Fair Value at
 
Fair Value at
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Recurring Fair Value Measures
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Commodity derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
$
299

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,764

 
$

 
$

Liabilities
 
$
(2,070
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(11,278
)
 
$

 
$

Our commodity derivatives include exchange-traded futures and exchange-traded options contracts. The fair value of these exchange-traded derivative contracts is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets and is, therefore, included in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
See Note 12 for additional information on our derivative instruments.
Other Fair Value Measurements
We believe the debt outstanding under our credit facility approximates fair value as the stated rate of interest approximates current market rates of interest for similar instruments with comparable maturities. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 our senior unsecured notes had a carrying value of $1.8 billion and a fair value of $1.9 billion. The fair value of the senior unsecured notes is determined based on trade information in the financial markets of our public debt and is considered a Level 2 fair value measurement.
    

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14. Contingencies
We are subject to various environmental laws and regulations. Policies and procedures are in place to aid in monitoring compliance and detecting and addressing releases of crude oil from our pipelines or other facilities; however, no assurance can be made that such environmental releases may not substantially affect our business.
We are subject to lawsuits in the normal course of business and examination by tax and other regulatory authorities. We do not expect such matters presently pending to have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

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15. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Our $1.8 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes co-issued by Genesis Energy, L.P. and Genesis Energy Finance Corporation are fully and unconditionally guaranteed jointly and severally by all of Genesis Energy, L.P.’s current and future 100% owned domestic subsidiaries, except Genesis Free State Pipeline, LLC, Genesis NEJD Pipeline, LLC and certain other minor subsidiaries. Genesis NEJD Pipeline, LLC is 100% owned by Genesis Energy, L.P., the parent company. The remaining non-guarantor subsidiaries are owned by Genesis Crude Oil, L.P., a guarantor subsidiary. Genesis Energy Finance Corporation has no independent assets or operations. See Note 7 for additional information regarding our consolidated debt obligations.
The following is condensed consolidating financial information for Genesis Energy, L.P., the guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries.



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Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
March 31, 2017

 
Genesis
Energy, L.P.
(Parent and
Co-Issuer)
 
Genesis
Energy Finance
Corporation
(Co-Issuer)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Genesis
Energy, L.P.
Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
6

 
$

 
$
9,638

 
$
1,129

 
$

 
$
10,773

Other current assets
25

 

 
330,749

 
11,072

 
(51
)
 
341,795

Total current assets
31

 

 
340,387

 
12,201

 
(51
)
 
352,568

Fixed assets, at cost

 

 
4,736,459

 
77,585

 

 
4,814,044

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

 
(566,433
)
 
(24,842
)
 

 
(591,275
)
Net fixed assets

 

 
4,170,026

 
52,743

 

 
4,222,769

Goodwill

 

 
325,046

 

 

 
325,046

Other assets, net
9,656

 

 
388,579

 
132,179

 
(144,072
)
 
386,342

Advances to affiliates
2,541,588

 

 

 
78,489

 
(2,620,077
)
 

Equity investees

 

 
399,466

 

 

 
399,466

Investments in subsidiaries
2,715,463

 

 
80,587

 

 
(2,796,050
)
 

Total assets
$
5,266,738

 
$

 
$
5,704,091

 
$
275,612

 
$
(5,560,250
)
 
$
5,686,191

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
$
27,833

 
$

 
$
187,499

 
$
16,277

 
$
(155
)
 
$
231,454

Senior secured credit facility
1,210,000

 

 

 

 

 
1,210,000

Senior unsecured notes
1,814,712

 

 

 

 

 
1,814,712

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 
26,094

 

 

 
26,094

Advances from affiliates

 

 
2,620,077

 

 
(2,620,077
)
 

Other liabilities

 

 
163,761

 
180,328

 
(143,918
)
 
200,171

Total liabilities
3,052,545

 

 
2,997,431

 
196,605

 
(2,764,150
)
 
3,482,431

Partners’ capital, common units
2,214,193

 

 
2,706,660

 
89,440

 
(2,796,100
)
 
2,214,193

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 
(10,433
)
 

 
(10,433
)
Total liabilities and partners’ capital
$
5,266,738

 
$

 
$
5,704,091

 
$
275,612

 
$
(5,560,250
)
 
$
5,686,191



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Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2016
 
 
Genesis
Energy, L.P.
(Parent and
Co-Issuer)
 
Genesis
Energy Finance
Corporation
(Co-Issuer)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Genesis
Energy, L.P.
Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
6

 
$

 
$
6,360

 
$
663

 
$

 
$
7,029

Other current assets
50

 

 
340,555

 
12,237

 
(302
)
 
352,540

Total current assets
56

 

 
346,915

 
12,900

 
(302
)
 
359,569

Fixed assets, at cost

 

 
4,685,811

 
77,585

 

 
4,763,396

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

 
(524,315
)
 
(24,217
)
 

 
(548,532
)
Net fixed assets

 

 
4,161,496

 
53,368

 

 
4,214,864

Goodwill

 

 
325,046

 

 

 
325,046

Other assets, net
10,696

 

 
390,214

 
133,980

 
(140,533
)
 
394,357

Advances to affiliates
2,650,930

 

 

 
73,295

 
(2,724,225
)
 

Equity investees

 

 
408,756

 

 

 
408,756

Investments in subsidiaries
2,594,882

 

 
80,735

 

 
(2,675,617
)
 

Total assets
$
5,256,564

 
$

 
$
5,713,162

 
$
273,543

 
$
(5,540,677
)
 
$
5,702,592

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
$
34,864

 
$

 
$
211,591

 
$
14,505

 
$
(157
)
 
$
260,803

Senior secured credit facility
1,278,200

 

 

 

 

 
1,278,200

Senior unsecured notes
1,813,169

 

 

 

 

 
1,813,169

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 
25,889

 

 

 
25,889

Advances from affiliates

 

 
2,724,224

 

 
(2,724,224
)
 

Other liabilities

 

 
165,266

 
179,592

 
(140,377
)
 
204,481

Total liabilities
3,126,233

 

 
3,126,970

 
194,097

 
(2,864,758
)
 
3,582,542

Partners’ capital, common units
2,130,331

 

 
2,586,192

 
89,727

 
(2,675,919
)
 
2,130,331

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 
(10,281
)
 

 
(10,281
)
Total liabilities and partners’ capital
$
5,256,564

 
$

 
$
5,713,162

 
$
273,543

 
$
(5,540,677
)
 
$
5,702,592


























23

GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
 
Genesis
Energy, L.P.
(Parent and
Co-Issuer)
 
Genesis
Energy Finance
Corporation
(Co-Issuer)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Genesis
Energy, L.P.
Consolidated
REVENUES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offshore pipeline transportation services
$

 
$

 
$
85,128

 
$

 
$

 
$
85,128

Refinery services

 

 
45,034

 
1,810

 
(1,798
)
 
45,046

Marine transportation

 

 
50,302

 

 

 
50,302

Supply and logistics

 

 
230,070

 
4,945

 

 
235,015

Total revenues

 

 
410,534

 
6,755

 
(1,798
)
 
415,491

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supply and logistics costs

 

 
214,071

 
261

 

 
214,332

Marine transportation costs

 

 
37,242

 

 

 
37,242

Refinery services operating costs

 

 
27,153

 
2,009

 
(1,798
)
 
27,364

Offshore pipeline transportation operating costs

 

 
17,106

 
762

 

 
17,868

General and administrative

 

 
9,976

 

 

 
9,976

Depreciation and amortization

 

 
55,487

 
625

 

 
56,112

Total costs and expenses

 

 
361,035

 
3,657

 
(1,798
)
 
362,894

OPERATING INCOME

 

 
49,499

 
3,098

 

 
52,597

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
63,809

 

 
(250
)
 

 
(63,559
)
 

Equity in earnings of equity investees

 

 
11,335

 

 

 
11,335

Interest (expense) income, net
(36,719
)
 

 
3,520

 
(3,540
)
 

 
(36,739
)
Income before income taxes
27,090

 

 
64,104

 
(442
)
 
(63,559
)
 
27,193

Income tax expense

 

 
(255
)
 

 

 
(255
)
NET INCOME
27,090

 

 
63,849

 
(442
)
 
(63,559
)
 
26,938

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 
152

 

 
152

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
$
27,090

 
$

 
$
63,849

 
$
(290
)
 
$
(63,559
)
 
$
27,090



24

GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
 
Genesis
Energy, L.P.
(Parent and
Co-Issuer)
 
Genesis
Energy Finance
Corporation
(Co-Issuer)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Genesis
Energy, L.P.
Consolidated
REVENUES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offshore pipeline transportation services
$

 
$

 
$
76,126

 


 
$

 
$
76,126

Refinery services

 

 
42,294

 
803

 
(561
)
 
42,536

Marine transportation

 

 
52,036

 

 

 
52,036

Supply and logistics

 

 
202,171

 
5,545

 

 
207,716

Total revenues

 

 
372,627

 
6,348

 
(561
)
 
378,414

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supply and logistics costs

 

 
187,473

 
296

 

 
187,769

Marine transportation costs

 

 
33,022

 

 

 
33,022

Refinery services operating costs

 

 
20,446

 
1,100

 
(561
)
 
20,985

Offshore pipeline transportation operating costs

 

 
17,305

 
629

 

 
17,934

General and administrative

 

 
12,221

 

 

 
12,221

Depreciation and amortization

 

 
46,010

 
625

 

 
46,635

Total costs and expenses

 

 
316,477

 
2,650

 
(561
)
 
318,566

OPERATING INCOME

 

 
56,150

 
3,698

 

 
59,848

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
68,658

 

 
78

 

 
(68,736
)
 

Equity in earnings of equity investees

 

 
10,717

 

 

 
10,717

Gain on basis step up on historical interest

 

 

 

 

 

Interest (expense) income, net
(34,325
)
 

 
3,634

 
(3,696
)
 

 
(34,387
)
Other income/(expense), net

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes
34,333

 

 
70,579

 
2

 
(68,736
)
 
36,178

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

 
(910
)
 
(91
)
 

 
(1,001
)
NET INCOME
34,333

 

 
69,669

 
(89
)
 
(68,736
)
 
35,177

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 
126

 

 
126

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
$
34,333

 
$

 
$
69,669

 
$
37

 
$
(68,736
)
 
$
35,303




25

GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
 
Genesis
Energy, L.P.
(Parent and
Co-Issuer)
 
Genesis
Energy Finance
Corporation
(Co-Issuer)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Genesis
Energy, L.P.
Consolidated
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
42,623

 
$

 
$
98,588

 
$
2,007

 
$
(78,613
)
 
$
64,605

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payments to acquire fixed and intangible assets

 

 
(61,292
)
 

 

 
(61,292
)
Cash distributions received from equity investees - return of investment

 

 
5,518

 

 

 
5,518

Investments in equity investees
(140,968
)
 

 

 

 
140,968

 

Acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

Intercompany transfers
109,342

 

 

 

 
(109,342
)
 

Repayments on loan to non-guarantor subsidiary

 

 
1,627

 

 
(1,627
)
 

Contributions in aid of construction costs

 

 
124

 

 

 
124

Proceeds from asset sales

 

 
1,234

 

 

 
1,234

Other, net

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities
(31,626
)
 

 
(52,789
)
 

 
29,999

 
(54,416
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings on senior secured credit facility
216,700

 

 

 

 

 
216,700

Repayments on senior secured credit facility
(284,900
)
 

 

 

 

 
(284,900
)
Debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

Intercompany transfers

 

 
(104,276
)
 
(5,066
)
 
109,342

 

Issuance of common units for cash, net
140,968

 

 
140,968

 

 
(140,968
)
 
140,968

Distributions to partners/owners
(83,765
)
 

 
(83,765
)
 

 
83,765

 
(83,765
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

Other, net

 

 
4,552

 
3,525

 
(3,525
)
 
4,552

Net cash provided by financing activities
(10,997
)
 

 
(42,521
)
 
(1,541
)
 
48,614

 
(6,445
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 
3,278

 
466

 

 
3,744

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
6

 

 
6,360

 
663

 

 
7,029

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
6

 
$

 
$
9,638

 
$
1,129

 
$

 
$
10,773


26

GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


 Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
 
Genesis
Energy, L.P.
(Parent and
Co-Issuer)
 
Genesis
Energy Finance
Corporation
(Co-Issuer)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Genesis
Energy, L.P.
Consolidated
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
33,558

 
$

 
$
70,795

 
$
3,661

 
$
(66,908
)
 
$
41,106

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payments to acquire fixed and intangible assets

 

 
(118,252
)
 

 

 
(118,252
)
Cash distributions received from equity investees - return of investment

 

 
5,788

 

 

 
5,788

Investments in equity investees

 

 
(1,135
)
 

 

 
(1,135
)
Acquisitions

 

 
(25,394
)
 

 

 
(25,394
)
Intercompany transfers
(126,471
)
 

 

 

 
126,471

 

Repayments on loan to non-guarantor subsidiary

 

 
1,471

 

 
(1,471
)
 

Contributions in aid of construction costs

 

 
4,088

 

 

 
4,088

Proceeds from asset sales

 

 
224

 

 

 
224

Other, net

 

 
130

 

 

 
130

Net cash used in investing activities
(126,471
)
 

 
(133,080
)
 

 
125,000

 
(134,551
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings on senior secured credit facility
319,400

 

 

 

 

 
319,400

Repayments on senior secured credit facility
(154,400
)
 

 

 

 

 
(154,400
)
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment of senior unsecured notes

 

 

 

 

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

Intercompany transfers

 

 
133,203

 
(6,733
)
 
(126,470
)
 

Issuance of common units for cash, net

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to partners/owners
(72,087
)
 

 
(72,087
)
 

 
72,087

 
(72,087
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

Other, net

 

 
1,948

 
3,709

 
(3,709
)
 
1,948

Net cash provided by financing activities
92,913

 

 
63,064

 
(3,024
)
 
(58,092
)
 
94,861

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 
779

 
637

 

 
1,416

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
6

 

 
8,288

 
2,601

 

 
10,895

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
6

 
$

 
$
9,067

 
$
3,238

 
$

 
$
12,311





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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following information should be read in conjunction with our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following information and such Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should also be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes, together with our discussion and analysis of financial position and results of operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis are the following sections:
Overview
Results of Operations
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Forward Looking Statements
Overview
We reported net income attributable to Genesis Energy, L.P. of $27.1 million, or $0.23 per common unit, during the three months ended March 31, 2017 (“2017 Quarter”) compared to net income attributable to Genesis Energy, L.P. of $35.3 million, or $0.32 per common unit, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 (“2016 Quarter”). This decrease principally relates to an increase in depreciation expense for assets placed into service (including those at our Port of Baton Rouge Facility placed into service during 2016) and an overall decrease in Segment Margin (as discussed in more detail herein).
These items were partially offset by a decrease in general and administrative expenses, primarily related to the $3.3 million in severance and restructuring expenses we took during the 2016 Quarter.
Cash flow from operating activities was $64.6 million for the 2017 Quarter compared to $41.1 million for the 2016 Quarter.
Available Cash before Reserves (as defined below in "Non-GAAP Financial Measures") was $93.0 million for the 2017 Quarter, a decrease of $4.8 million, or 5%, from the 2016 Quarter. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for additional information on Available Cash before Reserves and Segment Margin.
Segment Margin (as defined below in "Non-GAAP Financial Measures") was $138.6 million for the 2017 Quarter, a decrease of $6.2 million, or 4%, from the 2016 Quarter.
While certain headwinds persist, we are encouraged by the performance of our base businesses some of which we feel are bottoming and poised to potentially deliver increasing financial contributions in future periods with little or no additional capital required. As expected, even though we experienced certain delays, our growth projects are starting to contribute and will accelerate as we reach full operational capability across our suite of projects.
We are beginning to have line of sight on record volumes to be moved on our crude oil pipelines out of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, a trend we would expect to continue in coming years based on current activities by our customers. We are handling increasing volumes across our Baton Rouge corridor footprint, with both imports of intermediate refined products from international sources and crude by rail from Canada. We are experiencing increasing volumes in Wyoming as operators ramp up drilling activity. We are experiencing increased utilization of our marine assets, and approaching 100% daily use of our inland, black oil barges. We extended our largest refinery service agreement with our host refinery in Westlake through 2028. Our expanded capabilities in Texas are fully operational and will begin contributing as of May 1. Raceland, including our ability to competitively move Poseidon volumes onshore, should be fully operational in June.
Additionally, we recently identified and contracted for certain organic growth opportunities, with by far the largest spend to be in and around our existing Baton Rouge corridor footprint. For this project which expands our volume handling and other service capabilities, we entered into contracts with minimum commitments supporting our investment.
These incremental opportunities underpinned our to decision to raise additional equity during the 2017 Quarter. On March 24, 2017, we closed a public offering of 4,600,000 common units generating proceeds, net of offering costs, of $140.5 million.
A more detailed discussion of our segment results and other costs is included below in "Results of Operations".    
Distribution Increase
In April 2017, we declared our forty-seventh consecutive increase in our quarterly distribution to our common unitholders. In May 2017, we will pay a distribution of $0.72 per unit related to the 2017 Quarter.

28


Segment Reporting Change
In the fourth quarter of 2016, we reorganized our operating segments as a result of the way our Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker, evaluates the performance of operations, develops strategy and allocates resources. The results of our onshore pipeline transportation segment, formerly reported under its own segment, are now reported in our supply and logistics segment. This change is consistent with the increasingly integrated nature of our onshore operations.
As a result of the above changes, we currently manage our businesses through four divisions that constitute our reportable segments - offshore pipeline transportation, refinery services, marine transportation, and supply and logistics. Our disclosures related to prior periods have been recast to reflect our reorganized segments.
Results of Operations
Revenues and Costs and Expenses
Our revenues for the 2017 Quarter increased $37 million, or 10%, from the 2016 Quarter. Additionally, our costs and expenses increased $44 million, or 14%, between those two periods.
A substantial portion of our revenues and costs are derived from the purchase and sale of crude oil and petroleum products through our supply and logistics segment. The increase in our revenues and costs between those two quarterly periods is primarily attributable to increases in market prices for such purchases and sales. In general, we do not expect fluctuations in prices for crude oil and natural gas to materially affect our net income, Available Cash before Reserves or Segment Margin to the same extent they affect our revenues and costs. We have limited our direct commodity price exposure through the broad use of fee based service contracts, back-to-back purchase and sale arrangements, and hedges. As a result, changes in the price of crude oil would proportionately impact both our revenues and our costs, with a disproportionately smaller net impact on our Segment Margin. The same correlation would be true in the case of higher crude oil and petroleum products prices.
As discussed throughout this document and throughout our Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have some indirect exposure to certain changes in prices for crude oil and petroleum products, particularly if they are significant and extended. We tend to experience more demand for certain of our services when prices increase significantly over extended periods of time, and we tend to experience less demand for certain of our services when prices decrease significantly over extended periods of time. For additional information regarding certain of our indirect exposure to commodity prices, see our segment-by-segment analysis below and the section of our Annual Report entitled “Risks Related to Our Business”.
Prices of crude oil have partially recovered since the 2016 Quarter. The average closing prices for West Texas Intermediate crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange ("NYMEX") increased 55.2% to $51.91 per barrel in the 2017 Quarter, as compared to $33.45 per barrel in the 2016 Quarter. We would expect changes in crude oil prices to continue to proportionately affect our revenues and costs attributable to our purchase and sale of crude oil and petroleum products, producing minimal direct impact on Segment Margin from those operations. However, due to the indirect exposure to changes in prices discussed above, the factors addressed in our supply and logistics segment discussion below, and the fact the crude oil prices have remained low for an extended period of time as compared to the five year period before 2015 , our crude oil and petroleum product sales volumes have continued to decline, including a 33% decrease in the 2017 Quarter as compared to the 2016 Quarter.
Increases in certain of our operating costs between the respective quarters, such as those associated with our refinery services and marine transportation segments, are not correlated with crude oil prices. We discuss certain of those costs in further detail below in our segment-by-segment analysis.
We currently have two distinct, complementary types of operations-(i) our onshore-based refinery-centric crude oil and refined petroleum products transportation, supply and logistics, and handling operations, focusing predominantly on refinery-centric customers (as opposed to producers), and (ii) our offshore Gulf of Mexico crude oil and natural gas pipeline transportation and handling operations, focusing on integrated and large independent energy companies who make intensive capital investments (often in excess of billions of dollars) to develop numerous large reservoir, long-lived crude oil and natural gas properties. Refiners are the shippers of over 80% of the volumes transported on our onshore crude pipelines, and refiners contract for approximately 80% of the use of our inland barges, which are used primarily to transport intermediate refined products (not crude oil) between refining complexes. The shippers on our offshore pipelines are mostly integrated and large independent energy companies who have developed, and continue to explore for, numerous large-reservoir, long-lived crude oil properties whose production is ideally suited for the vast majority of refineries along the Gulf Coast, unlike the lighter crude oil and condensates produced from numerous onshore shale plays. Those large-reservoir properties and the related pipelines and other infrastructure needed to develop them are capital intensive and yet, we believe, economically viable, in most cases, even in this lower commodity price environment. Given these facts, we do not expect changes in commodity prices to impact our net income, Available Cash before Reserves or Segment Margin in the same manner in which they impact our revenues and costs derived from the purchase and sale of crude oil and petroleum products.

29


Segment Margin
The contribution of each of our segments to total Segment Margin in the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 was as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Offshore pipeline transportation
$
87,089

 
$
78,618

Refinery services
17,496

 
21,199

Marine transportation
12,963

 
18,916

Supply and logistics
21,097

 
26,148

Total Segment Margin
$
138,645

 
$
144,881

We define Segment Margin as revenues less product costs, operating expenses (excluding non-cash gains and charges, such as depreciation and amortization), and segment general and administrative expenses, plus our equity in distributable cash generated by our equity investees. In addition, our Segment Margin definition excludes the non-cash effects of our legacy stock appreciation rights plan and includes the non-income portion of payments received under direct financing leases. Our reconciliation of total Segment Margin to net income reflects that Segment Margin (as defined above) excludes corporate general and administrative expenses, non-cash gains and charges, depreciation, amortization and accretion, interest expense, certain non-cash items, the non-cash effects of our stock appreciation rights plan and unrealized gains and losses on derivative transactions not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for further discussion surrounding total Segment Margin.
A reconciliation of total Segment Margin to net income for the periods presented is as follows:

 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Total Segment Margin
$
138,645

 
$
144,881

Corporate general and administrative expenses
(8,327
)
 
(11,358
)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
(58,395
)
 
(49,175
)
Interest expense
(36,739
)
 
(34,387
)
Adjustment to exclude distributable cash generated by equity investees not included in income and include equity in investees net income (1)
(9,290
)
 
(10,614
)
Non-cash items not included in Segment Margin
437

 
(4,374
)
Cash payments from direct financing leases in excess of earnings
(1,667
)
 
(1,511
)
Differences in timing of cash receipts for certain contractual arrangements (2)
2,681

 
2,842

Income tax expense
(255
)
 
(1,001
)
Net income attributable to Genesis Energy, L.P.
$
27,090

 
$
35,303

(1) Includes distributions attributable to the quarter and received during or promptly following such quarter.
(2) Certain cash payments received from customers under certain of our minimum payment obligation contracts are not recognized as revenue under GAAP in the period in which such payments are received.
    


30


Offshore Pipeline Transportation Segment
Operating results and volumetric data for our offshore pipeline transportation segment are presented below: 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Offshore crude oil pipeline revenue
$
71,274

 
$
63,384

Offshore natural gas pipeline revenue
13,854

 
12,742

Offshore pipeline operating costs, excluding non-cash expenses
(15,556
)
 
(17,808
)
Distributions from equity investments (1)
20,350

 
20,852

Other
(2,833
)
 
(552
)
Offshore pipeline transportation Segment Margin
$
87,089

 
$
78,618

 
 
 
 
Volumetric Data 100% basis:
 
 
 
Crude oil pipelines (average barrels/day unless otherwise noted):
 
 
 
CHOPS
238,111

 
196,873

Poseidon
260,307

 
249,615

Odyssey
114,617

 
107,789

GOPL (2)
9,474

 
6,194

Total crude oil offshore pipelines
622,509

 
560,471

 
 
 
 
Natural gas transportation volumes (MMBtus/d)
571,023

 
603,407

 
 
 
 
Volumetric Data net to our ownership interest (3):
 
 
 
Crude oil pipelines (average barrels/day unless otherwise noted):
 
 
 
CHOPS
238,111

 
196,873

Poseidon
166,596

 
159,754

Odyssey
33,239

 
31,259

GOPL (2)
9,474

 
6,194

Total crude oil offshore pipelines
447,420

 
394,080

 
 
 
 
Natural gas transportation volumes (MMBtus/d)
279,528

 
309,669

(1)
Offshore pipeline transportation Segment Margin includes distributions received from our offshore pipeline joint ventures accounted for under the equity method of accounting in 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(2)
One of our wholly-owned subsidiaries (GEL Offshore Pipeline, LLC, or "GOPL") owns our undivided interest in the Eugene Island pipeline system.
(3)
Volumes are the product of our effective ownership interest through the year, including changes in ownership interest, multiplied by the relevant throughput over the given year.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Offshore pipeline transportation Segment Margin for the 2017 Quarter increased $8.5 million, or 11%, from the 2016 Quarter. The increase was the result of new production primarily attributable to 2016 drilling activity that predominantly occurred near existing infrastructure due to attractive economics even in current pricing conditions. Our extensive pipeline network benefited ratably from this activity.

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Refinery Services Segment
Operating results for our refinery services segment were as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Volumes sold (in Dry short tons "DST"):
 
 
 
NaHS volumes
34,529

 
31,806

NaOH (caustic soda) volumes
16,407

 
18,762

Total
50,936

 
50,568

 
 
 
 
Revenues (in thousands):
 
 
 
NaHS revenues
$
37,414

 
$
34,318

NaOH (caustic soda) revenues
8,601

 
8,993

Other revenues
1,256

 
1,439

Total external segment revenues
$
47,271

 
$
44,750

 
 
 
 
Segment Margin (in thousands)
$
17,496

 
$
21,199

 
 
 
 
Average index price for NaOH per DST (1)
$
568

 
$
415

(1) Source: IHS Chemical. In the fourth quarter of 2016, IHS posted a non-market adjustment to previously posted US Caustic Soda Index prices. This adjustment is reflected in our disclosed index prices.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Refinery services Segment Margin for the 2017 Quarter decreased $3.7 million, or 17%. The 2017 Quarter results include the effects of commercial discussions with certain of our host refineries as well as a large number of our NaHS customers, which resulted in extending the term and tenor of a large number of contractual relationships. This includes the extension of our largest refinery services agreement at our Westlake facility through 2026. We would expect the effects of these discussions and reworked contractual relationships to continue going forward.


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Marine Transportation Segment
Within our marine transportation segment, we own a fleet of 83 barges (74 inland and 9 offshore) with a combined transportation capacity of 2.9 million barrels, 43 push/tow boats (34 inland and 9 offshore), and a 330,000 barrel ocean going tanker, the M/T American Phoenix. Operating results for our marine transportation segment were as follows: 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues (in thousands):
 
 
 
Inland freight revenues
$
21,450

 
$
22,932

Offshore freight revenues
18,141

 
21,193

Other rebill revenues (1)
10,711

 
7,911

Total segment revenues
$
50,302

 
$
52,036

 
 
 
 
Operating costs, excluding non-cash charges for equity-based compensation and other non-cash expenses
$
37,339

 
$
33,120

 
 
 
 
Segment Margin (in thousands)
$
12,963

 
$
18,916

 
 
 
 
Fleet Utilization: (2)
 
 
 
Inland Barge Utilization
90.1
%
 
95.0
%
Offshore Barge Utilization
96.5
%
 
85.4
%
(1) Under certain of our marine contracts, we "rebill" our customers for a portion of our operating costs.
(2) Utilization rates are based on a 365 day year, as adjusted for planned downtime and dry-docking.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Marine transportation Segment Margin for the 2017 Quarter decreased $6.0 million, or 31%, from the 2016 Quarter. The decrease in Segment Margin is primarily due to a combination of lower utilization and lower day rates on our inland fleet, as well as lower day rates on our offshore fleet (which offset higher utilization as adjusted for planned dry docking time). This excludes the M/T American Phoenix which is under long term contract through September 2020. In our inland fleet, we experienced a temporary drop in utilization in the first month in the quarter resulting from a temporary decline in demand from one of our major refinery customers; however, we ended that quarter at close to full utilization. We continue to see a strengthening in utilization and stabilization in spot day rates, especially in the black oil, or heavy intermediate refined products trade, the trade to which we have almost exclusively committed our inland barges. In addition, several of our inland units came off of higher rate term contracts and were placed temporarily into spot service before being placed into higher rate term service towards the end of the quarter. In our offshore barge fleet, as a number of our units have come off longer term contracts, we have continued to choose to primarily place them in spot service or short-term (less than a year) service, as we continue to believe the day rates currently being offered by the market are at, or approaching, cyclical lows. This includes one of our last legacy offshore contracts, which expired and was re-priced into the spot market.
Supply and Logistics Segment
Our supply and logistics segment utilizes an integrated set of pipelines and terminals, as well as trucks, railcars, and barges to facilitate the movement of crude oil and refined products on behalf of producers, refiners and other customers. This segment includes crude oil and refined products pipelines, terminals, rail facilities and CO2 pipelines operating primarily within the United States Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain crude oil markets. In addition, we utilize our railcar and trucking fleets that support the purchase and sale of gathered and bulk purchased crude oil, as well as purchased and sold refined products. Through these assets we offer our customers a full suite of services, including the following:
facilitating the transportation of crude oil from producers to refineries and from owned and third party terminals to refiners via pipelines;
transporting CO2 from natural and anthropogenic sources to crude oil fields owned by our customers;
shipping crude oil and refined products to and from producers and refiners via trucks, railcars and pipelines;
loading and unloading railcars at our crude-by-rail terminals;

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storing and blending of crude oil and intermediate and finished refined products;

purchasing/selling and/or transporting crude oil from the wellhead to markets for ultimate use in refining; and
purchasing products from refiners, transporting those products to one of our terminals and blending those products to a quality that meets the requirements of our customers and selling those products (primarily fuel oil, asphalt and other heavy refined products) to wholesale markets.
We also use our terminal facilities to take advantage of contango market conditions, to gather and market crude oil, and to capitalize on regional opportunities which arise from time to time for both crude oil and petroleum products.
Despite crude oil being considered a somewhat homogeneous commodity, many refiners are very particular about the quality of crude oil feedstock they process. Many U.S. refineries have distinct configurations and product slates that require crude oil with specific characteristics, such as gravity, sulfur content and metals content. The refineries evaluate the costs to obtain, transport and process their preferred feedstocks. That particularity provides us with opportunities to help the refineries in our areas of operation identify crude oil sources and transport crude oil meeting their requirements. The imbalances and inefficiencies relative to meeting the refiners’ requirements may also provide opportunities for us to utilize our purchasing and logistical skills and assets to meet their demands. The pricing in the majority of our crude oil purchase contracts contains a market price component and a deduction to cover the cost of transportation and to provide us with a margin. Contracts sometimes contain a grade differential which considers the chemical composition of the crude oil and its appeal to different customers. Typically, the pricing in a contract to sell crude oil will consist of the market price components and the grade differentials. The margin on individual transactions is then dependent on our ability to manage our transportation costs and to capitalize on grade differentials.
In our refined products marketing operations, we supply primarily fuel oil, asphalt and other heavy refined products to wholesale markets and some end-users such as paper mills and utilities. We also provide a service to refineries by purchasing “heavier” petroleum products that are the residual fuels from gasoline production, transporting them to one of our terminals and blending them to a quality that meets the requirements of our customers.

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Operating results from our supply and logistics segment were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Gathering, marketing, and logistics revenue
$
219,689

 
$
189,565

Crude oil and CO2 pipeline tariffs and revenues from direct financing leases of CO2 pipelines
14,737

 
16,513

Payments received under direct financing leases not included in income
1,667

 
1,511

Crude oil and petroleum products costs, excluding unrealized gains and losses from derivative transactions
(193,053
)
 
(160,239
)
Operating costs, excluding non-cash charges for equity-based compensation and other non-cash expenses
(22,287
)
 
(25,122
)
Other
344

 
3,920

Segment Margin
$
21,097

 
$
26,148

 
 
 
 
Volumetric Data (average barrels per day):
 
 
 
Onshore crude oil pipelines:
 
 
 
Texas
7,914

 
73,358

Jay
15,305

 
13,773

Mississippi
8,818

 
11,614

Louisiana (1)
82,632

 
29,525

Wyoming
16,546

 
7,192

Onshore crude oil pipelines total
131,215

 
135,462

 
 
 
 
CO2 pipeline (average Mcf/day):
 
 
 
Free State
90,942

 
131,625

 
 
 
 
Crude oil and petroleum products sales:
 
 
 
Total crude oil and petroleum products sales
47,065

 
69,982

Rail load/unload volumes (2)
53,573

 
21,209

(1) Total daily volume for the three months ended March 31, 2017, includes 32,061 barrels per day of intermediate refined products associated with our new Port of Baton Rouge Terminal pipelines which became operational in the fourth quarter of 2016.
(2) Indicates total barrels for either loading or unloading at all rail facilities.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Segment Margin for our supply and logistics segment decreased by $5.1 million, or 19%, between the 2017 Quarter and the 2016 Quarter. This was primarily the result of an indefinite reduction in the southward bound legacy pipeline volumes to the Texas City refining market. Our historical customers in Texas City made alternative arrangements to receive crude oil as a result of our expansion and repurposing of our facilities which were placed into service on May 1, 2017. These decreases were partially offset by a ramp up in volumes associated with our rail and other infrastructure included in our Baton Rouge facilities during the 2017 Quarter. The decrease in Segment Margin is also partially due to lower demand for our services in our historical back-to-back, or buy/sell, crude oil marketing business associated with aggregating and trucking crude oil from producers' leases to local or regional re-sale points. We have found it difficult to compete with certain participants in the market who are willing to lose money on local gathering because they are attempting to minimize their losses from minimum volume or take-or-pay commitments they previously made in anticipation of new production that has not yet and is unlikely to come online.


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Other Costs, Interest, and Income Taxes
General and administrative expenses
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
General and administrative expenses not separately identified below:
 
 
 
Corporate
$
7,921

 
$
11,328

Segment
784

 
868

Equity-based compensation plan expense
684

 
(232
)
Third party costs related to business development activities and growth projects
587

 
257

Total general and administrative expenses
$
9,976

 
$
12,221

Total general and administrative expenses decreased $2.2 million between the 2017 Quarter and the 2016 Quarter primarily due to the one-time charge we took during the 2016 Quarter to reflect certain severance and restructuring expenses of approximately $3.3 million.
Depreciation and amortization expense
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Depreciation expense
$
49,924

 
$
39,712

Amortization of intangible assets
5,872

 
5,992

Amortization of CO2 volumetric production payments
316

 
931

Total depreciation and amortization expense
$
56,112

 
$
46,635

Total depreciation and amortization expense increased $9.5 million between the 2017 Quarter and the 2016 Quarter primarily as a result of placing additional assets into service (including those at our Port of Baton Rouge Facility placed into service during the fourth quarter of 2016).
Interest expense, net
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Interest expense, senior secured credit facility (including commitment fees)
$
11,583

 
$
9,371

Interest expense, senior unsecured notes
28,609

 
28,609

Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount
2,582

 
2,441

Capitalized interest
(6,035
)
 
(6,034
)
Net interest expense
$
36,739

 
$
34,387

Net interest expense increased $2.4 million between the 2017 Quarter and the 2016 Quarter primarily due to an increase in our average outstanding indebtedness from acquired and constructed assets. Total Capitalized interest costs were unchanged from the prior year period.
Income tax expense
A portion of our operations are owned by wholly-owned corporate subsidiaries that are taxable as corporations. As a result, a substantial portion of the income tax expense we record relates to the operations of those corporations, and will vary from period to period as a percentage of our income before taxes based on the percentage of our income or loss that is derived from those corporations. The balance of the income tax expense we record relates to state taxes imposed on our operations that are treated as income taxes under generally accepted accounting principles and foreign income taxes.

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Other
In addition to the items previously discussed, net income for the 2017 Quarter included a $0.1 million unrealized loss on derivative positions as compared to a $1.7 million unrealized loss on derivative positions in the 2016 Quarter.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
As of March 31, 2017, we had $481.3 million of remaining borrowing capacity under our $1.7 billion senior secured revolving credit facility. We anticipate that our future internally-generated funds and the funds available under our credit facility will allow us to meet our ordinary course capital needs. Our primary sources of liquidity have been cash flows from operations, borrowing availability under our credit facility and the proceeds from issuances of equity and senior unsecured notes.
Our primary cash requirements consist of:
working capital, primarily inventories and trade receivables and payables;
routine operating expenses;
capital growth and maintenance projects;
acquisitions of assets or businesses;
payments related to servicing outstanding debt; and
quarterly cash distributions to our unitholders.
Capital Resources
Our ability to satisfy future capital needs will depend on our ability to raise substantial amounts of additional capital from time to time — including through equity and debt offerings (public and private), borrowings under our credit facility and other financing transactions—and to implement our growth strategy successfully. No assurance can be made that we will be able to raise additional capital on satisfactory terms or implement our growth strategy successfully.
At March 31, 2017, our long-term debt totaled $3 billion, consisting of $1.2 billion outstanding under our credit facility (including $70 million borrowed under the inventory sublimit tranche) and $1.8 billion of senior unsecured notes, comprised of $350 million carrying amount due on February 15, 2021, $400 million carrying amount due on May 15, 2023, $350 million carrying amount due on June 15, 2024, and $750 million carrying amount due August 1, 2022.
On March 24, 2017, we issued 4,600,000 Class A common units in a public offering at a price of $30.65 per unit, which included the exercise by the underwriters of an option to purchase up to 600,000 additional common units from us. We received proceeds, net of offering costs, of approximately $140.5 million from that offering.
Equity Distribution Program and Shelf Registration Statements
We expect to issue additional equity and debt securities to assist us in meeting our future liquidity requirements, including those related to opportunistically acquiring assets and businesses and constructing new facilities.
In 2016, we implemented an equity distribution program that will allow us to consummate “at the market” offerings of common units from time to time through brokered transactions, which should help mitigate certain adverse consequences of underwritten offerings, including the downward pressure on the market price of our common units and the expensive fees and other costs associated with such public offerings. We entered into an equity distribution agreement with a group of banks who will act as sales agents or principals for up to $400.0 million of our common units, if and when we should elect to issue additional common units from time to time, although there are limits to the amount of our “at the market” offerings the market can absorb from time to time. In connection with implementing our equity distribution program, we filed a universal shelf registration statement (our "EDP Shelf") with the SEC. Our EDP Shelf allows us to issue up to $400.0 million of equity and debt securities, whether pursuant to our equity distribution program or otherwise. Our EDP Shelf will expire in August 2017. We expect to file a replacement universal shelf registration statement before our EDP Shelf expires. As of March 31, 2017, we have issued no additional units under this program.
We have another universal shelf registration statement (our "2015 Shelf") on file with the SEC. Our 2015 Shelf allows us to issue an unlimited amount of equity and debt securities in connection with certain types of public offerings. However, the receptiveness of the capital markets to an offering of equity and/or debt securities cannot be assured and may be negatively impacted by, among other things, our long-term business prospects and other factors beyond our control, including market conditions. Our 2015 Shelf will expire in April 2018. We expect to file a replacement universal shelf registration statement before our 2015 Shelf expires.

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Cash Flows from Operations
We generally utilize the cash flows we generate from our operations to fund our distributions and working capital needs. Excess funds that are generated are used to repay borrowings under our credit facility and/or to fund a portion of our capital expenditures. Our operating cash flows can be impacted by changes in items of working capital, primarily variances in the carrying amount of inventory and the timing of payment of accounts payable and accrued liabilities related to capital expenditures.
We typically sell our crude oil in the same month in which we purchase it, so we do not need to rely on borrowings under our credit facility to pay for such crude oil purchases, other than inventory. During such periods, our accounts receivable and accounts payable generally move in tandem, as we make payments and receive payments for the purchase and sale of crude oil.
In our petroleum products activities, we buy products and typically either move those products to one of our storage facilities for further blending or sell those products within days of our purchase. The cash requirements for these activities can result in short term increases and decreases in our borrowings under our credit facility.
The storage of our inventory of crude oil and petroleum products can have a material impact on our cash flows from operating activities. In the month we pay for the stored crude oil or petroleum products, we borrow under our credit facility (or use cash on hand) to pay for the crude oil or petroleum products, utilizing a portion of our operating cash flows. Conversely, cash flow from operating activities increases during the period in which we collect the cash from the sale of the stored crude oil or petroleum products. Additionally, we may be required to deposit margin funds with the NYMEX when commodity prices increase as the value of the derivatives utilized to hedge the price risk in our inventory fluctuates. These deposits also impact our operating cash flows as we borrow under our credit facility or use cash on hand to fund the deposits.
    See Note 11 in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding changes in components of operating assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016.
Net cash flows provided by our operating activities for the 2017 Quarter were $64.6 million compared to $41.1 million for the 2016 Quarter. This increase in operating cash flow is primarily due to a decrease in working capital needs.
Capital Expenditures and Distributions Paid to our Unitholders
We use cash primarily for our operating expenses, working capital needs, debt service, acquisition activities, organic growth projects, maintenance capital expenditures and distributions we pay to our unitholders. We finance maintenance capital expenditures and smaller organic growth projects and distributions primarily with cash generated by our operations. We have historically funded material growth capital projects (including acquisitions and organic growth projects) with borrowings under our credit facility, equity issuances and/or issuances of senior unsecured notes.

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Capital Expenditures and Business and Asset Acquisitions
A summary of our expenditures for fixed assets, business and other asset acquisitions for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Capital expenditures for fixed and intangible assets:
 
 
 
Maintenance capital expenditures:
 
 
 
Offshore pipeline transportation assets
$
2,047

 
$
145

Refinery services assets
513

 
325

Marine transportation assets
4,927

 
2,904

Supply and logistics assets
1,142

 
1,070

Information technology systems
52

 
380

Total maintenance capital expenditures
8,681

 
4,824

Growth capital expenditures:
 
 
 
Offshore pipeline transportation assets
$
192

 
$
1,345

Refinery services assets

 

Marine transportation assets
4,606

 
5,525

Supply and logistics assets
45,560

 
87,509

Information technology systems
158

 
4,799

Total growth capital expenditures
50,516

 
99,178

Total capital expenditures for fixed and intangible assets
59,197

 
104,002

Capital expenditures for acquisitions, net of liabilities assumed:
 
 
 
Acquisition of remaining interest in Deepwater Gateway (1)

 
26,200

Total business combinations capital expenditures

 
26,200

Capital expenditures related to equity investees

 
1,135

Total capital expenditures
$
59,197

 
$
131,337

(1)
Amount represents our purchase price for our purchase of the remaining 50% interest in Deepwater Gateway in the first quarter of 2016.
Expenditures for capital assets to grow the partnership distribution will depend on our access to debt and equity capital. We will look for opportunities to acquire assets from other parties that meet our criteria for stable cash flows. We continue to pursue a long-term growth strategy that may require significant capital.
Growth Capital Expenditures
We anticipate spending approximately $125.0 million, inclusive of capitalized interest, during the remainder of 2017 for projects currently under construction. The most significant of our recent projects are described below.
Baton Rouge Area Infrastructure Expansion
We are currently expanding our existing Baton Rouge area infrastructure to allow for greater capacity and flexibility in servicing our major refinery customer in the region. This expansion includes the construction of an additional 500,000 barrels of crude oil tankage at our existing Baton Rouge Terminal. Additionally, this expansion will include the upgrading of pumping and other infrastructure capabilities in order to allow for the efficient handling of expected increases in crude oil volumes received at our Baton Rouge area facilities. We expect these assets to become operational in the first quarter of 2018.
Houston Area Crude Oil Pipeline and Terminal Infrastructure
We are constructing new, and expanding existing, crude oil pipeline and terminal facilities in Webster, Texas and Texas City, Texas as a result of expanding our crude oil pipeline and terminal infrastructure in the Houston area. We are constructing a new crude oil pipeline that will deliver crude oil received from upstream crude oil pipelines (including CHOPS, which delivers crude oil originating in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to the Texas City area) to our new Texas City Terminal, which will ultimately connect to our existing 18-inch Webster to Texas City crude oil pipeline. Our new Texas City Terminal will initially include approximately 750,000 barrels of crude oil tankage. As a part of this project, we are also making the necessary upgrades on our existing 18-inch Webster to Texas City crude oil pipeline to reverse the direction of flow. The result of this expanded crude oil infrastructure will allow additional optionality to Houston and Baytown area refineries, including the ExxonMobil

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Baytown refinery, its largest refinery in the U.S.A., and provide additional delivery outlets for other crude oil pipelines.  We expect these assets to become operational in the second quarter of 2017.
Raceland Terminal and Crude Oil Pipeline
We are constructing a new crude oil terminal and pipeline in Raceland, Louisiana that will be connected to existing midstream infrastructure that will provide further distribution to the Louisiana refining markets. Our new Raceland Terminal will consist of 515,000 barrels of crude oil tankage and unit train unloading facilities capable of unloading up to two unit trains per day. We are also constructing a new crude oil pipeline that will deliver crude oil received from the Poseidon system, which currently delivers crude oil originating in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to the Houma, Louisiana area, to our new Raceland Terminal for further distribution. We expect these assets to become fully operational in the second quarter of 2017.
Inland Marine Barge Transportation Expansion
We ordered 28 new-build barges and 18 new-build push boats for our inland marine barge transportation fleet. We have accepted delivery of 20 of those barges and 15 of those push boats through March 31, 2017. We expect to take delivery of those remaining vessels periodically through 2017 and 2018.
Maintenance Capital Expenditures
Our increase in maintenance capital expenditures for the 2017 Quarter as compared to the 2016 Quarter includes an increase relating to our marine transportation segment, where the replacement costs of certain vessel parts and components resulted in higher spending in the 2017 Quarter. In addition, spending increased in our offshore pipeline transportation segment relating to several maintenance capital projects on our offshore pipeline and platform assets. See further discussion under "Available Cash before Reserves" for how such maintenance capital utilization is reflected in our calculation of Available Cash before Reserves.
Distributions to Unitholders
On May 15, 2017, we will pay a distribution of $0.72 per common unit totaling $88 million with respect to the 2017 Quarter to common unitholders of record on April 28, 2017. This is the forty-seventh consecutive quarter in which we have increased our quarterly distribution. Information on our recent distribution history is included in Note 8 to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measure Reconciliations
For definitions and discussion of our Non-GAAP financial measures refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" as later discussed and defined.
Available Cash before Reserves for the periods presented below was as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Net income attributable to Genesis Energy, L.P.
$
27,090

 
$
35,303

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
58,395

 
49,175

Cash received from direct financing leases not included in income
1,667

 
1,511

Cash effects of sales of certain assets
1,234

 
2,974

Effects of distributable cash generated by equity method investees not included in income
9,290

 
10,614

Expenses related to acquiring or constructing growth capital assets
587

 
256

Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative transactions excluding fair value hedges, net of changes in inventory value
(959
)
 
2,154

Maintenance capital utilized (1)
(2,775
)
 
(1,570
)
Non-cash tax expense
205

 
700

Differences in timing of cash receipts for certain contractual arrangements (2)
(2,681
)
 
(2,842
)
Other items, net
978

 
(481
)
Available Cash before Reserves
93,031

 
97,794

(1)
For a description of the term "maintenance capital utilized," please see the definition of the term "Available Cash Before Reserves" discussed below.
(2)
Certain cash payments received from customers under certain of our minimum payment obligation contracts are not recognized as revenue under GAAP in the period in which such payments are received.

 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
$
64,605

 
$
41,106

Adjustments to reconcile net cash flow provided by operating activities to Available Cash before Reserves:
 
 
 
   Maintenance capital utilized (1)
(2,775
)
 
(1,570
)
   Proceeds from asset sales
1,234

 
2,974

   Amortization and writeoff of debt issuance costs, including premiums and discounts
(2,582
)
 
(2,441
)
   Effects of available cash of equity method investees not included in operating cash flows
5,518

 
5,788

   Net changes in components of operating assets and liabilities not included in calculation of Available Cash before Reserves
29,068

 
52,067

   Non-cash effect of equity based compensation expense
(1,144
)
 
400

Expenses related to acquiring or constructing assets that provide new sources of cash flow
587

 
256

Differences in timing of cash receipts for certain contractual arrangements (2)
(2,681
)
 
(2,842
)
Other items, net
1,201

 
2,056

Available Cash before Reserves
93,031

 
97,794


(1)
For a description of the term "maintenance capital utilized," please see the definition of the term "Available Cash Before Reserves" discussed below.


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(2)
Certain cash payments received from customers under certain of our minimum payment obligation contracts are not recognized as revenue under GAAP in the period in which such payments are received.




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Non- GAAP Financial Measures
General
    
To help evaluate our business, we use the non-generally accepted accounting principle (“non-GAAP”) financial measure of Available Cash before Reserves. We also present total Segment Margin as if it were a non-GAAP measure. Our Non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because such measures may include or exclude other specified items. The schedules above provide reconciliations of Available Cash before Reserves to its most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). A reconciliation of total Segment Margin to net income is also included in our segment disclosure in Note 9 to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered (i) as alternatives to GAAP measures of liquidity or financial performance or (ii) as being singularly important in any particular context; they should be considered in a broad context with other quantitative and qualitative information. Our Available Cash before Reserves and total Segment Margin measures are just two of the relevant data points considered from time to time.
When evaluating our performance and making decisions regarding our future direction and actions (including making discretionary payments, such as quarterly distributions) our board of directors and management team has access to a wide range of historical and forecasted qualitative and quantitative information, such as our financial statements; operational information; various non-GAAP measures; internal forecasts; credit metrics; analyst opinions; performance, liquidity and similar measures; income; cash flow; and expectations for us, and certain information regarding some of our peers. Additionally, our board of directors and management team analyze, and place different weight on, various factors from time to time. We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures being utilized by management, lenders, analysts and other market participants. We attempt to provide adequate information to allow each individual investor and other external user to reach her/his own conclusions regarding our actions without providing so much information as to overwhelm or confuse such investor or other external user.
Segment Margin

Our chief operating decision maker (our Chief Executive Officer) evaluates segment performance based on a variety of measures including Segment Margin, segment volumes where relevant and capital investment. We define Segment Margin as revenues less product costs, operating expenses (excluding non-cash gains and charges, such as depreciation and amortization), and segment general and administrative expenses, plus our equity in distributable cash generated by our equity investees. In addition, our Segment Margin definition excludes the non-cash effects of our legacy stock appreciation rights plan and unrealized gains and losses on derivative transactions not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. Our Segment Margin definition also includes the non-income portion of payments received under direct financing leases.
A reconciliation of total Segment Margin to net income is included in our segment disclosure in Note 9 to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as previously in this Item 2.
Available Cash before Reserves
Purposes, Uses and Definition
Available Cash before Reserves, also referred to as distributable cash flow, is a quantitative standard used throughout the investment community with respect to publicly-traded partnerships and is commonly used as a supplemental financial measure by management and by external users of financial statements such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and rating agencies, to aid in assessing, among other things:
(1)
the financial performance of our assets;
(2)
our operating performance;
(3)
the viability of potential projects, including our cash and overall return on alternative capital investments as compared to those of other companies in the midstream energy industry;
(4)
the ability of our assets to generate cash sufficient to satisfy certain non-discretionary cash requirements, including interest payments and certain maintenance capital requirements; and
(5)
our ability to make certain discretionary payments, such as distributions on our units, growth capital expenditures, certain maintenance capital expenditures and early payments of indebtedness.
We define Available Cash before Reserves as net income as adjusted for specific items, the most significant of which are the addition of certain non-cash gains or charges (including depreciation and amortization), the substitution of distributable

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cash generated by our equity investees in lieu of our equity income attributable to our equity investees (includes distributions attributable to the quarter and received during or promptly following such quarter), the elimination of gains and losses on asset sales (except those from the sale of surplus assets), unrealized gains and losses on derivative transactions not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, the elimination of expenses related to acquiring or constructing assets that provide new sources of cash flows and the subtraction of maintenance capital utilized, which is described in detail below.
Disclosure Format Relating to Maintenance Capital
We use a modified format relating to maintenance capital requirements because our maintenance capital expenditures vary materially in nature (discretionary vs. non-discretionary), timing and amount from time to time. We believe that, without such modified disclosure, such changes in our maintenance capital expenditures could be confusing and potentially misleading to users of our financial information, particularly in the context of the nature and purposes of our Available Cash before Reserves measure. Our modified disclosure format provides those users with information in the form of our maintenance capital utilized measure (which we deduct to arrive at Available Cash before Reserves). Our maintenance capital utilized measure constitutes a proxy for non-discretionary maintenance capital expenditures and it takes into consideration the relationship among maintenance capital expenditures, operating expenses and depreciation from period to period.
Maintenance Capital Requirements
Maintenance Capital Expenditures
Maintenance capital expenditures are capitalized costs that are necessary to maintain the service capability of our existing assets, including the replacement of any system component or equipment which is worn out or obsolete. Maintenance capital expenditures can be discretionary or non-discretionary, depending on the facts and circumstances.
Initially, substantially all of our maintenance capital expenditures were (a) related to our pipeline assets and similar infrastructure, (b) non-discretionary in nature and (c) immaterial in amount as compared to our Available Cash before Reserves measure. Those historical expenditures were non-discretionary (or mandatory) in nature because we had very little (if any) discretion as to whether or when we incurred them. We had to incur them in order to continue to operate the related pipelines in a safe and reliable manner and consistently with past practices. If we had not made those expenditures, we would not have been able to continue to operate all or portions of those pipelines, which would not have been economically feasible. An example of a non-discretionary (or mandatory) maintenance capital expenditure would be replacing a segment of an old pipeline because one can no longer operate that pipeline safely, legally and/or economically in the absence of such replacement.
As we exist today, a substantial amount of our maintenance capital expenditures from time to time will be (a) related to our assets other than pipelines, such as our marine vessels, trucks and similar assets, (b) discretionary in nature and (c) potentially material in amount as compared to our Available Cash before Reserves measure. Those expenditures will be discretionary (or non-mandatory) in nature because we will have significant discretion as to whether or when we incur them. We will not be forced to incur them in order to continue to operate the related assets in a safe and reliable manner. If we chose not make those expenditures, we would be able to continue to operate those assets economically, although in lieu of maintenance capital expenditures, we would incur increased operating expenses, including maintenance expenses. An example of a discretionary (or non-mandatory) maintenance capital expenditure would be replacing an older marine vessel with a new marine vessel with substantially similar specifications, even though one could continue to economically operate the older vessel in spite of its increasing maintenance and other operating expenses.
In summary, as we continue to expand certain non-pipeline portions of our business, we are experiencing changes in the nature (discretionary vs. non-discretionary), timing and amount of our maintenance capital expenditures that merit a more detailed review and analysis than was required historically. Management’s recently increasing ability to determine if and when to incur certain maintenance capital expenditures is relevant to the manner in which we analyze aspects of our business relating to discretionary and non-discretionary expenditures. We believe it would be inappropriate to derive our Available Cash before Reserves measure by deducting discretionary maintenance capital expenditures, which we believe are similar in nature in this context to certain other discretionary expenditures, such as growth capital expenditures, distributions/dividends and equity buybacks. Unfortunately, not all maintenance capital expenditures are clearly discretionary or non-discretionary in nature. Therefore, we developed a measure, maintenance capital utilized, that we believe is more useful in the determination of Available Cash before Reserves. Our maintenance capital utilized measure, which is described in more detail below, constitutes a proxy for non-discretionary maintenance capital expenditures and it takes into consideration the relationship among maintenance capital expenditures, operating expenses and depreciation from period to period.
Maintenance Capital Utilized
We believe our maintenance capital utilized measure is the most useful quarterly maintenance capital requirements measure to use to derive our Available Cash before Reserves measure. We define our maintenance capital utilized measure as that portion of the amount of previously incurred maintenance capital expenditures that we utilize during the relevant quarter,

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which would be equal to the sum of the maintenance capital expenditures we have incurred for each project/component in prior quarters allocated ratably over the useful lives of those projects/components.
Because we did not initially use our maintenance capital utilized measure, our future maintenance capital utilized calculations will reflect the utilization of solely those maintenance capital expenditures incurred since December 31, 2013.
Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
There have been no material changes to the commitments and obligations reflected in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements, special purpose entities, or financing partnerships, other than as disclosed under “Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, nor do we have any debt or equity triggers based upon our unit or commodity prices.
Forward Looking Statements
The statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical information may be “forward looking statements” as defined under federal law. All statements, other than historical facts, included in this document that address activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future, including things such as plans for growth of the business, future capital expenditures, competitive strengths, goals, references to future goals or intentions and other such references are forward-looking statements, and historical performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. These forward-looking statements are identified as any statement that does not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “could,” “plan,” “position,” “projection,” “strategy,” “should” or “will,” or the negative of those terms or other variations of them or by comparable terminology. In particular, statements, expressed or implied, concerning future actions, conditions or events or future operating results or the ability to generate sales, income or cash flow are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Future actions, conditions or events and future results of operations may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Many of the factors that will determine these results are beyond our ability or the ability of our affiliates to control or predict. Specific factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements include, among others:
demand for, the supply of, our assumptions about, changes in forecast data for, and price trends related to crude oil, liquid petroleum, natural gas, NaHS, caustic soda and CO2, all of which may be affected by economic activity, capital expenditures by energy producers, weather, alternative energy sources, international events, conservation and technological advances;
throughput levels and rates;
changes in, or challenges to, our tariff rates;
our ability to successfully identify and close strategic acquisitions on acceptable terms (including obtaining third-party consents and waivers of preferential rights), develop or construct energy infrastructure assets, make cost saving changes in operations and integrate acquired assets or businesses into our existing operations;
service interruptions in our pipeline transportation systems and processing operations;
shutdowns or cutbacks at refineries, petrochemical plants, utilities or other businesses for which we transport crude oil, petroleum, natural gas or other products or to whom we sell such products;
risks inherent in marine transportation and vessel operation, including accidents and discharge of pollutants;
changes in laws and regulations to which we are subject, including tax withholding issues, regulations regarding qualifying income, accounting pronouncements, and safety, environmental and employment laws and regulations;
the effects of production declines resulting from the suspension of drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and the effects of future laws and government regulation resulting from the Macondo accident and crude oil spill in the Gulf;
planned capital expenditures and availability of capital resources to fund capital expenditures;

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our inability to borrow or otherwise access funds needed for operations, expansions or capital expenditures as a result of our credit agreement and the indentures governing our notes, which contain various affirmative and negative covenants;
loss of key personnel;
cash from operations that we generate could decrease or fail to meet expectations, either of which could reduce our ability to pay quarterly cash distributions at the current level or continue to increase quarterly cash distributions in the future;
an increase in the competition that our operations encounter;
cost and availability of insurance;
hazards and operating risks that may not be covered fully by insurance;
our financial and commodity hedging arrangements, which may reduce our earnings, profitability and cash flow;
changes in global economic conditions, including capital and credit markets conditions, inflation and interest rates;
natural disasters, accidents or terrorism;
changes in the financial condition of customers or counterparties;
adverse rulings, judgments, or settlements in litigation or other legal or tax matters;
the treatment of us as a corporation for federal income tax purposes or if we become subject to entity-level taxation for state tax purposes; and
the potential that our internal controls may not be adequate, weaknesses may be discovered or remediation of any identified weaknesses may not be successful and the impact these could have on our unit price.
You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. When considering forward-looking statements, please review the risk factors described under “Risk Factors” discussed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. These risks may also be specifically described in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K (or any amendments to those reports) and other documents that we may file from time to time with the SEC. Except as required by applicable securities laws, we do not intend to update these forward-looking statements and information.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
The following should be read in conjunction with Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk included under Item 7A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. There have been no material changes that would affect the quantitative and qualitative disclosures provided therein. Also, see Note 12 to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion related to derivative instruments and hedging activities.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, with the participation of our management, have evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that material information required to be disclosed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is accumulated and communicated to them and our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
There were no changes during the first quarter of 2017 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Information with respect to this item has been incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. There have been no material developments in legal proceedings since the filing of such Form 10-K.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There has been no material change in our risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. For additional information about our risk factors, see Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as well as any risk factors contained in other filings with the SEC, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and Form 8-K/A and other documents that we may file from time to time with the SEC.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.

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Item 6. Exhibits.
(a) Exhibits
 
3.1
  
Certificate of Limited Partnership of Genesis Energy, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 2 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-11545).
 
3.2
  
Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Genesis Energy, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011, File No. 001-12295).
 
3.3
  
Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Genesis Energy, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 3, 2011, File No. 001-12295).
 
3.4
  
Certificate of Conversion of Genesis Energy, Inc. a Delaware corporation, into Genesis Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K dated January 7, 2009, File No. 001-12295).
 
3.5
  
Certificate of Formation of Genesis Energy, LLC (formerly Genesis Energy, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form 8-K dated January 7, 2009, File No. 001-12295).
 
3.6
  
Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Genesis Energy, LLC dated December 28, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form 8-K dated January 3, 2011, File No. 001-12295).
 
4.1
  
Form of Unit Certificate of Genesis Energy, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 001-12295).
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31.1
  
Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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31.2
  
Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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101.INS 
  
XBRL Instance Document
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101.SCH 
  
XBRL Schema Document
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101.CAL 
  
XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
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101.LAB 
  
XBRL Label Linkbase Document
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101.PRE 
  
XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
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101.DEF 
  
XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
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Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
GENESIS ENERGY, L.P.
(A Delaware Limited Partnership)
 
 
 
 
By:
GENESIS ENERGY, LLC,
as General Partner
 
Date:
May 4, 2017
By:
/s/ ROBERT V. DEERE
 
 
 
Robert V. Deere
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer


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