GENESIS ENERGY LP

16. Derivatives

Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Hedges

We have exposure to commodity price changes related to our petroleum inventory and purchase commitments. We utilize derivative instruments (exchange-traded futures, options and swap contracts) to hedge our exposure to crude oil, fuel oil and other 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. We recognize any changes in the fair value of our derivative contracts as increases or decreases in “Onshore facilities and transportation product costs” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. 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 within “Onshore facilities and transportation product costs” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Natural Gas Hedges

Our Alkali Business relies on natural gas to generate heat and electricity for operations. We use a combination of commodity price swap contracts, future purchase contracts, and option contracts to manage our exposure to fluctuations in natural gas prices. The swap contracts are used to fix the basis differential between NYMEX Henry Hub and NW Rocky Mountain posted prices. We do not designate these contracts as hedges for accounting purposes. We recognize any changes in fair value of natural gas derivative contracts as increases or decreases within “Soda and sulfur services operating costs” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Forward Freight Hedges

ANSAC is exposed to fluctuations in freight rates for vessels used to transport soda ash to our international customers. We use exchange-traded or over-the-counter futures, swaps and options to hedge future freight rates for forecasted shipments. We do not designate these contracts as hedges for accounting purposes. We recognize any changes in fair value of forward freight contracts as increases or decreases within “Soda and sulfur services operating costs” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Bunker Fuel Hedges

ANSAC is exposed to fluctuations in the price of bunker fuel consumed by vessels used to transport soda ash to our international customers. We use exchange-traded or over-the-counter futures, swaps and options to hedge bunker fuel prices for forecasted shipments. We do not designate these contracts as hedges for accounting purposes. We recognize any changes in fair value of bunker fuel contracts as increases or decreases within “Soda and sulfur services operating costs” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Rail Fuel Surcharge Hedges

ANSAC enters into rail transport agreements that require us to pay rail fuel surcharges based on changes in the U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Price published by the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”). We use exchange-traded or over-the-counter futures, swaps and options to hedge fluctuations in the fuel price. We do not designate these contracts as hedges for accounting purposes. We recognize any changes in fair value of bunker fuel contracts as increases or decreases within “Soda and sulfur services operating costs” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Balance Sheet Netting and Broker Margin Accounts

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 fair value amounts recorded for our exchange-traded derivative contracts against required margin funding in “Current Assets - Other” in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our exchange-traded derivatives are transacted through brokerage accounts and are subject to margin requirements as established by the respective exchange. Margin requirements are intended to mitigate a party’s exposure to market volatility and counterparty credit risk. On a daily basis, our account equity (consisting of the sum of our cash margin 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 September 30, 2024, we had a net broker receivable of approximately $6.0 million (consisting of initial margin of $4.9 million increased by $1.1 million variation margin). As of December 31, 2023, we had a net broker receivable of approximately $10.9 million (consisting of initial margin of $5.7 million increased by $5.2 million of variation margin). At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 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.

Financial Statement Impacts

Unrealized gains are subtracted from net income (loss) and unrealized losses are added to net income (loss) 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 (loss) in determining cash flows from operating activities. Changes in the cash margin balance required to maintain our exchange-traded derivative contracts also affect cash flows from operating activities.

Outstanding Derivatives

At September 30, 2024, we had the following outstanding derivative contracts that were entered into to economically hedge inventory, fixed price purchase commitments or forecasted purchases.

Fair Value of Derivative Assets and Liabilities

The following tables reflect the estimated fair value position of our derivatives at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

(1)As noted above, our exchange-traded derivatives are transacted through brokerage accounts and subject to margin requirements. We offset fair value amounts recorded for our exchange-traded derivative contracts against required margin deposits recorded in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets under “Current Assets - Other”.

Effect on Operating Results