Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 are presented below (in millions, unless otherwise noted).
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 |
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Gathering |
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Processing and Storage |
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Terminaling and Export |
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Interest and Other |
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Consolidated Hess Midstream LP |
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Revenues |
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Affiliate services |
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$ |
197.9 |
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$ |
139.1 |
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$ |
36.1 |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
373.1 |
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Third-party services |
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6.2 |
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9.3 |
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0.1 |
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- |
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15.6 |
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Other income |
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- |
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- |
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1.4 |
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- |
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1.4 |
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Total revenues |
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204.1 |
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148.4 |
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37.6 |
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- |
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390.1 |
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Costs and expenses |
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Operating and maintenance expenses (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below) |
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49.7 |
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29.3 |
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6.6 |
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- |
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85.6 |
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Depreciation expense |
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37.7 |
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16.4 |
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4.4 |
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- |
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58.5 |
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General and administrative expenses |
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4.1 |
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1.4 |
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0.3 |
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2.1 |
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7.9 |
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Total operating costs and expenses |
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91.5 |
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47.1 |
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11.3 |
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2.1 |
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152.0 |
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Income (loss) from operations |
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112.6 |
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101.3 |
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26.3 |
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(2.1 |
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238.1 |
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Income from equity investments |
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- |
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3.2 |
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- |
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- |
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3.2 |
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Interest expense, net |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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55.4 |
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55.4 |
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Income (loss) before income tax expense |
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112.6 |
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104.5 |
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26.3 |
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(57.5 |
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185.9 |
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Income tax expense |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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28.2 |
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28.2 |
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Net income (loss) |
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112.6 |
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104.5 |
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26.3 |
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(85.7 |
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157.7 |
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Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest |
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42.4 |
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39.4 |
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9.9 |
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(21.6 |
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70.1 |
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Net income (loss) attributable to Hess Midstream LP |
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$ |
70.2 |
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$ |
65.1 |
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$ |
16.4 |
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$ |
(64.1 |
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$ |
87.6 |
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Throughput volumes |
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Gas gathering (MMcf/d)(1) |
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438 |
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438 |
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Crude oil gathering (MBbl/d)(2) |
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110 |
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110 |
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Gas processing (MMcf/d)(1) |
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430 |
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430 |
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Crude oil terminaling (MBbl/d)(2) |
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119 |
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119 |
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NGL loading (MBbl/d)(2) |
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15 |
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15 |
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Water gathering (MBbl/d)(2) |
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115 |
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115 |
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(1) Million cubic feet per day
(2) Thousand barrels per day
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 |
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Gathering |
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Processing and Storage |
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Terminaling and Export |
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Interest and Other |
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Consolidated Hess Midstream LP |
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Revenues |
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Affiliate services |
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$ |
201.2 |
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$ |
143.6 |
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$ |
29.5 |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
374.3 |
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Third-party services |
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2.4 |
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4.2 |
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0.1 |
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- |
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6.7 |
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Other income |
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- |
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- |
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1.0 |
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- |
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1.0 |
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Total revenues |
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203.6 |
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147.8 |
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30.6 |
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- |
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382.0 |
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Costs and expenses |
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Operating and maintenance expenses (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below) |
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50.4 |
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27.7 |
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7.5 |
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- |
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85.6 |
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Depreciation expense |
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32.4 |
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14.7 |
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4.4 |
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- |
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51.5 |
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General and administrative expenses |
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3.0 |
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1.7 |
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0.3 |
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2.5 |
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7.5 |
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Total operating costs and expenses |
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85.8 |
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44.1 |
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12.2 |
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2.5 |
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144.6 |
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Income (loss) from operations |
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117.8 |
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103.7 |
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18.4 |
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(2.5 |
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237.4 |
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Income from equity investments |
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- |
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3.4 |
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- |
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- |
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3.4 |
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Interest expense, net |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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56.4 |
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56.4 |
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Income (loss) before income tax expense |
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117.8 |
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107.1 |
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18.4 |
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(58.9 |
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184.4 |
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Income tax expense |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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23.0 |
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23.0 |
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Net income (loss) |
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117.8 |
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107.1 |
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18.4 |
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(81.9 |
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161.4 |
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Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest |
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57.3 |
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52.0 |
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9.0 |
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(28.5 |
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89.8 |
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Net income (loss) attributable to Hess Midstream LP |
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$ |
60.5 |
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$ |
55.1 |
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$ |
9.4 |
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$ |
(53.4 |
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$ |
71.6 |
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Throughput volumes |
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Gas gathering (MMcf/d)(1) |
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431 |
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431 |
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Crude oil gathering (MBbl/d)(2) |
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117 |
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117 |
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Gas processing (MMcf/d)(1) |
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424 |
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424 |
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Crude oil terminaling (MBbl/d)(2) |
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125 |
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125 |
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NGL loading (MBbl/d)(2) |
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14 |
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14 |
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Water gathering (MBbl/d)(2) |
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126 |
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126 |
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(1) Million cubic feet per day
(2) Thousand barrels per day
Gathering
Revenues and other income increased $0.5 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025, of which $4.9 million is attributable to higher pass‑through revenue, $3.9 million is attributable to higher tariff rates, and $3.0 million is attributable to services provided directly to third parties. These increases are partially offset by $6.8 million attributable to lower gas gathering physical volumes delivered by Chevron, $1.8 million attributable to lower crude oil gathering physical volumes delivered by Chevron, $1.4 million attributable to lower water gathering and disposal revenue and $1.3 million attributable to lower MVC revenue recognized in the first quarter of 2026.
Operating and maintenance expenses (exclusive of depreciation) decreased $0.7 million, of which $5.4 million is attributable to lower employee costs charged to us under our omnibus and employee secondment agreements and $1.5 million is attributable to lower maintenance activity. These decreases are partially offset by $4.9 million attributable to higher pass-through costs, including produced water trucking and disposal and electricity fees and $1.3 million attributable to higher third-party offload fees. Depreciation expense increased $5.3 million due to new gathering assets brought into service.
Processing and Storage
Revenues and other income increased $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025, of which $4.8 million is attributable to services provided directly to third parties, $3.9 million is attributable to higher tariff rates and $0.2 million attributable to higher pass‑through revenue, partially offset by $8.3 million attributable to lower gas processing physical volumes delivered by Chevron.
Operating and maintenance expenses (exclusive of depreciation) increased $1.6 million, of which $3.1 million is attributable to higher third-party processing and offload fees, partially offset by $1.5 million attributable to lower maintenance activity and all other costs. Depreciation expense increased $1.7 million, primarily related to cancellation of the Capa gas plant project and write off of the related costs.
Terminaling and Export
Revenues and other income increased $7.0 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025, of which $7.2 million is attributable to higher tariff rates, $0.5 million is attributable to MVC revenues that were previously deferred, and $0.4 million is attributable to services provided directly to third parties, partially offset by $1.1 million attributable to lower physical volumes delivered by Chevron.
Operating and maintenance expenses (exclusive of depreciation) remained relatively flat in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025.
Interest and Other
Interest expense, net of interest income, decreased $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025, of which $2.8 million is attributable to lower interest on our senior unsecured notes and $2.0 million is attributable to extinguishment loss, each related to the early redemption of $800.0 million 5.625% fixed-rate senior unsecured notes in the prior year, partially offset by $2.5 million attributable to higher interest on higher borrowings under our Credit Facilities and $1.3 million attributable to lower interest income.
Income tax expense increased $5.2 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025, primarily driven by increased ownership of the Partnership by Hess Midstream LP following equity offering and share and unit repurchase transactions in 2025.
Other Factors Expected to Significantly Affect Our Future Results
We currently generate substantially all of our revenues under fee‑based commercial agreements with Chevron, including third parties contracted with affiliates of Chevron. These contracts provide cash flow stability and minimize our direct exposure to commodity price fluctuations, since we generally do not own any of the crude oil, natural gas, or NGLs that we handle and do not engage in the trading of crude oil, natural gas, or NGLs. However, commodity price fluctuations indirectly influence our activities and results of operations over the long-term, since they can affect production rates and investments by our Sponsor and third parties in the development of new crude oil and natural gas reserves. The markets for oil and natural gas are volatile and will likely continue to be volatile in the future.
The throughput volumes at our facilities depend primarily on the volumes of crude oil and natural gas produced by our Sponsor and third parties in the Bakken, which, in turn, are ultimately dependent on our Sponsor’s and third parties’ exploration and production margins. Exploration and production margins depend on the price of crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs. These prices are volatile and influenced by numerous factors beyond our or our customers’ control, including the domestic and global supply of and demand for crude oil, natural gas and NGLs. Sustained periods of low prices for oil and natural gas could materially and adversely affect the quantities of oil and natural gas that our Sponsor and third parties can economically produce. The commodities trading markets, as well as global and regional supply and demand factors, may also influence the selling prices of crude oil, natural gas and NGLs. To the extent our plans include revenues for volumes above currently established MVC levels, such revenues could decline to the MVC levels as a result of market volatility. Furthermore, our ability to execute our growth strategy in the Bakken, including attracting third-party volumes, will depend on crude oil and natural gas production in that area, which is also affected by the supply of and demand for crude oil and natural gas.
The majority of our systems entered the Secondary Term of our commercial agreements, which includes a fixed fee structure based on the average fees paid by Chevron during 2021-2023 adjusted annually for inflation up to 3% a year. Such a fee structure may provide less downside risk protection in the future compared to the fee structure we had during the Initial Term of the commercial agreements. For our terminaling and water gathering systems, the rates will continue to be reset through our annual rate redetermination process through 2033. For all of our systems, MVCs will continue to provide downside risk protection through 2033.
Capital Resources and Liquidity
We expect our ongoing sources of liquidity to include:
•cash generated from operations;
•borrowings under our revolving credit facility;
•issuances of additional debt securities; and
•issuances of additional equity securities.
We believe that cash generated from these sources will be sufficient to meet our operating requirements, our planned short‑term capital expenditures, debt service requirements, our quarterly cash distribution requirements, future internal growth projects or potential acquisitions.
Our partnership agreement requires that we distribute all of our available cash to shareholders. For information related to the Company’s distributions, see Note 6, Partners’ Capital and Distributions and Note 11, Subsequent Events in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Fixed‑Rate Senior Notes
For information related to the Company's fixed-rate senior notes, see Note 5, Debt and Interest Expense in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Credit Facilities
For information related to the Company's credit facilities, see Note 5, Debt and Interest Expense in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Cash Flows
Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased $50.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to an increase in cash provided by changes in working capital of $44.3 million and an increase in revenues and other income of $8.1 million, partially offset by an increase in expenses, other than depreciation, amortization, equity-based compensation and other non-cash gains and losses of $1.3 million and a decrease in distributions received from equity investments of $0.2 million.
Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities decreased $16.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, primarily driven by completion of our multi-year expansion of compression capacity and the timing of payments for additions to property, plant, and equipment related to ongoing capital projects.
Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities increased $66.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. In the first three months of 2026, net borrowings under our revolving credit facility were $5.0 million compared to $113.0 million in the first three months of 2025, and repayments of the term loan facility were $7.5 million compared to $5.0 million, respectively. The prior period also included impacts of refinancing of senior unsecured notes of $11.4 million. In addition, in the first three months of 2026, we spent $40.0 million less for share and unit repurchases and paid higher distributions to shareholders and noncontrolling interests of $7.6 million compared to the same period in 2025.
Capital Expenditures
Our operations can be capital intensive, requiring investments to expand, upgrade, maintain or enhance existing operations and to meet environmental and operational regulations.
The following table sets forth a summary of capital expenditures and reconciles capital expenditures on an accrual basis to additions to property, plant and equipment on a cash basis:
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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(in millions) |
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Total capital expenditures |
$ |
10.4 |
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$ |
50.1 |
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(Increase) decrease in accrued capital expenditures |
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11.6 |
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5.9 |
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(Increase) decrease in capital expenditures included in accounts payable - affiliate |
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6.8 |
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(10.5 |
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Additions to property, plant and equipment |
$ |
28.8 |
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$ |
45.5 |
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Capital expenditures in 2026 primarily relate to ongoing gathering system well connects to service Chevron and third-party customers, with the remainder attributable to completion of the compression and gathering pipeline buildout. Capital expenditures in 2025 were attributable to our multi-year expansion of compression capacity and focused on construction of two new compressor stations and associated pipeline infrastructure.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including information incorporated by reference herein, contains “forward-looking statements.” Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “drive,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “would,” “enable,” “believe,” “intend,” “focus,” “potential,” “project,” “plan,” “trend,” “predict,” “will,” “target,” “opportunity” and similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but not all forward-looking statements include such words.
Forward-looking statements relating to the Company’s operations, assets, and strategy are based on management’s current expectations, assessments, estimates, projections and assumptions about the industry. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from our current projections or expectations of future results expressed or forecasted by these forward-looking statements. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements are:
•the ability of Chevron and other parties to satisfy their obligations to us, including Chevron’s ability to meet its drilling and development plans on a timely basis or at all, its ability to deliver its nominated volumes to us, and the operation of joint ventures that we may not control;
•our ability to generate sufficient cash flow to pay current and expected levels of distributions;
•reductions in the volumes of crude oil, natural gas, NGLs and produced water we gather, process, terminal or store;
•the actual volumes we gather, process, terminal or store for Chevron in excess of our MVCs and relative to Chevron’s nominations;
•fluctuations in the prices and demand for crude oil, natural gas and NGLs;
•changes in global economic conditions and the effects of a global economic downturn or inflation on our business and the businesses of our suppliers, customers, business partners and lenders;
•our ability to comply with government regulations or make capital expenditures required to maintain compliance, including our ability to obtain or maintain permits necessary for capital projects in a timely manner, if at all, or the revocation or modification of existing permits;
•our ability to successfully identify, evaluate and timely execute our capital projects, investment opportunities and growth strategies, whether through organic growth or acquisitions;
•costs or liabilities associated with federal, state and local laws, regulations and governmental actions applicable to our business, including legislation and regulatory initiatives relating to environmental protection and health and safety, such as spills, releases, pipeline integrity and measures to limit greenhouse gas emissions and climate change;
•our ability to comply with the terms of our credit facility, indebtedness and other financing arrangements, which, if accelerated, we may not be able to repay;
•reduced demand for our midstream services, including the impact of weather or the availability of competing third-party midstream gathering, processing and transportation operations;
•potential disruption or interruption of our business due to natural and human causes beyond our control, such as accidents, severe weather events, labor disputes, political crises, information technology failures, constraints or disruptions and cyber-attacks;
•any limitations on our ability to access debt or capital markets on terms that we deem acceptable, including as a result of changes in credit ratings, weakness in the oil and gas industry or negative outcomes within commodity and financial markets;
•liability resulting from litigation;
•risks and uncertainties associated with Hess’ integration with Chevron following the completion of the merger, including the failure of Chevron to realize anticipated synergies of the merger in the expected timeframe, operational challenges, the diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business concerns, or unforeseen expenses associated with the merger; and
•other factors described in Item 1A — Risk Factors in our 2025 Annual Report and any additional risks described in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this report could also cause actual results to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements. Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements since such statements speak only as of the date of this report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.