MPLX LP

3. Acquisitions and Other Transactions

Matterhorn Express Pipeline Acquisition

On June 16, 2025, MPLX purchased an additional five percent ownership interest in the joint venture that owns and operates the Matterhorn Express pipeline for $151 million, bringing our total interest to 10 percent. The pipeline is designed to transport natural gas from the Permian basin to the Katy area near Houston. The purchase price of the additional five percent ownership interest in the joint venture exceeded the amount of the claim to the underlying net assets of the joint venture by approximately $124 million, with $63 million of this difference attributed to property, plant and equipment and $61 million attributed to customer-related intangibles. The amounts attributed to property, plant and equipment and customer-related intangibles will be amortized to net income over the remaining useful lives of the assets and the weighted-average remaining term of the customer contracts, respectively. Our investment in the joint venture that owns and operates the Matterhorn Express pipeline continues to be accounted for as an equity method investment within our Natural Gas and NGL Services segment.

Whiptail Midstream Acquisition

On March 11, 2025, MPLX acquired gathering businesses from Whiptail Midstream, LLC for $237 million in cash. These San Juan basin assets consist primarily of crude and natural gas gathering systems in the Four Corners region, and enhance our strategic relationship with MPC. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination which requires all the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be remeasured to fair value at the date of acquisition. The preliminary determination of the fair value includes $172 million of property, plant and equipment, $41 million of intangibles and $24 million of net working capital. The allocation is subject to revision, as certain data necessary to complete the purchase price allocation is not yet available, including, but not limited to, the final valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The final valuation will be completed no later than one year from the acquisition date. The results for the acquired business are allocated between our two segments based on the product-based value chain the underlying assets support.

Whistler Joint Venture Transaction

On May 29, 2024, MPLX and its joint venture partner contributed their respective membership interest in Whistler Pipeline, LLC to a newly formed joint venture, WPC Parent, LLC, and issued a 19 percent voting interest in WPC Parent, LLC to an affiliate of Enbridge Inc. in exchange for the contribution of cash and the Rio Bravo Pipeline project (collectively, the “Whistler Joint Venture Transaction”). As a result of the transaction, MPLX’s voting interest in the joint venture was reduced from 37.5 percent to 30.4 percent. MPLX recognized a gain of $151 million and received a cash distribution of $134 million, recorded as a return of capital, related to the dilution of the ownership interest. The gain is included in Income from equity method investments on the accompanying consolidated statements of income and the return of capital is included in Investments - redemptions, repayments, return of capital and sales proceeds within the investing section of the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows.

Utica Midstream Acquisition

On March 22, 2024, MPLX used $625 million of cash to purchase additional ownership interest in existing joint ventures and gathering assets (the “Utica Midstream Acquisition”), which will enhance our position in the Utica basin. Prior to the acquisition, we owned an indirect interest in Ohio Gathering Company L.L.C. (“OGC”) and a direct interest in Ohio Condensate Company L.L.C. (“OCC”). After giving effect to the acquisition, MPLX owns a combined direct and indirect 73 percent interest in OGC and a 100 percent interest in OCC. In addition, MPLX acquired a 100 percent interest in a dry gas gathering system in the Utica basin, including 53 miles of gathering pipeline and three dehydration units with a combined capacity of approximately 620 MMcf/d. OGC continues to be accounted for as an equity method investment, as MPLX did not obtain control of OGC as a result of the transaction. The acquisition date fair value of our investment in OGC exceeded our portion of the underlying net assets of the joint venture by approximately $75 million. This basis difference is being amortized into net income over the remaining estimated useful lives of the underlying net assets. OCC was previously accounted for as an equity method investment, and it is now reflected as a consolidated subsidiary within our consolidated financial results. The results for the acquired business are reported within our Natural Gas and NGL Services segment.

The Utica Midstream Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination requiring all the acquired assets and liabilities to be remeasured to fair value resulting in a consolidated fair value of net assets and liabilities of $625 million. The fair value includes $507 million related to acquired interests in the joint ventures and the remaining balance related to other acquired assets and liabilities. The revaluation of MPLX’s existing 62 percent equity method investment in OCC resulted in a $20 million gain, which is included in Other income within the accompanying consolidated statements of income. The fair value of equity method investments was based on a discounted cash flow model.