Sunoco LP

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The Partnership’s acquisitions of NuStar and the Zenith terminals in May 2024 and March 2024, respectively, present several risks. Certain risks associated with these recently acquired businesses are described below, to the extent those risks represent new risks related to our business or existing risks that have become more significant. In some cases, certain elements of the risks described below are similar to the risks associated with our existing business that have recently been disclosed; however, such disclosure is repeated herein to fully describe the relevant risk.

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Extended periods of reduced demand for or supply of crude oil, refined products, renewable fuels and anhydrous ammonia could have an adverse impact on our results of operations, cash flows and ability to make distributions to our unitholders.

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A significant portion of our business is ultimately dependent upon the demand for and supply of the crude oil, refined products, renewable fuels and anhydrous ammonia we transport in our pipelines and store in our terminals. Market prices for these products are subject to wide fluctuation in response to changes in global and regional supply and demand that are beyond our control. Increases in the price of crude oil may result in a lower demand for refined products that we transport, store and market, including fuel oil, while sustained low prices may lead to reduced production in the markets served by our pipelines and storage terminals.

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Any sustained decrease in demand for crude oil, refined products, renewable fuels or anhydrous ammonia in the markets our pipelines and terminals serve that extends beyond the expiration of our existing throughput and deficiency agreements could result in a significant reduction in throughputs in our pipelines and storage in our terminals, which would reduce our cash flows and impair our ability to make distributions to our unitholders. Factors that tend to decrease market demand include:

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• a recession, high interest rates, inflation or other adverse economic conditions that result in lower spending by consumers on gasoline, diesel and travel;

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• events that negatively impact global economic activity, travel and demand generally;

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• higher fuel taxes or other governmental or regulatory actions that increase, directly or indirectly, the cost of gasoline;

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• an increase in aggregate automotive engine fuel economy;

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• new government and regulatory actions or court decisions requiring the phase out or reduced use of gasoline-fueled vehicles;

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• the increased use of and public demand for use of alternative fuel sources or electric vehicles;

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• an increase in the market price of crude oil that increases refined product prices, which may reduce demand for refined products and increase demand for alternative products; and

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• adverse weather events resulting in decreased corn acres planted, which may reduce demand for anhydrous ammonia.

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Similarly, any sustained decrease in the supply of crude oil, refined products, renewable fuels or anhydrous ammonia in markets we serve could result in a significant reduction in throughputs in our pipelines and storage in our terminals, which would reduce our cash flows and undermine our ability to make distributions to our unitholders. Factors that tend to decrease supply and, by extension, utilization of our pipelines and terminals include:

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• prolonged periods of low prices for crude oil and refined products that result in decreased exploration and development activity and reduced production in markets served by our pipelines and storage terminals;

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• macroeconomic forces affecting, or actions taken by, oil and gas producing nations that impact the supply of and prices for crude oil and refined products;

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• a lack of drilling services, equipment or skilled personnel available to producers to accommodate production needs;

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• changes in laws, regulations, sanctions or taxation that directly or indirectly delay supply or production or increase the cost of production of refined products; and

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• political unrest or hostilities, activist interference and the resulting governmental response thereto.

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Failure to retain or replace current customers and renew existing contracts on comparable terms to maintain utilization of our pipeline and storage assets at current or more favorable rates could reduce our revenue and cash flows to levels that could adversely affect our ability to make quarterly distributions to our unitholders.

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A significant portion of our revenue and cash flows are generated from our customers’ payments of fees under throughput contracts and storage agreements. Failure to renew existing contracts or enter into new contracts on acceptable terms or a material reduction in utilization under existing contracts could result from many factors, including:

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• sustained low crude oil prices;

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• a material decrease in the supply or price of crude oil;

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• a material decrease in demand for refined products, renewable fuels or anhydrous ammonia in the markets served by our pipelines and terminals;

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• political, social or economic instability in the United States or another country that has a detrimental impact on our customers and our ability to conduct our operations;

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• competition for customers from companies with comparable assets and capabilities;

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• scheduled turnarounds or unscheduled maintenance at refineries or production facilities of customers we serve;

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• operational problems or catastrophic events affecting our assets or the customers we serve;

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• environmental or regulatory proceedings or other litigation that compel the cessation of all or a portion of the operations of our assets or those of the customers we serve;

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• increasingly stringent environmental, health, safety and security regulations;

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• a decision by our current customers to redirect products transported in our pipelines or stored in our terminals to markets not served by our pipelines or terminals, or to transport or store crude oil, refined products or anhydrous ammonia by means other than our pipelines or storage terminals; and

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• a decision by our current customers to shut down, limit operations of or sell one or more of the refineries/production facilities we serve to a purchaser that elects not to use our pipelines or terminals.

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Our operations are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations, in the U.S., in Mexico and in Europe, relating to environmental, health, safety and security that require us to make substantial expenditures.

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Our operations are subject to increasingly stringent international, federal, state and local environmental, health, safety and security laws and regulations. Transporting, storing and distributing hazardous materials, including petroleum products, entails the risk of releasing these products into the environment, potentially causing substantial expenditures for a response action, significant government penalties, liability to government agencies including for damages to natural resources, personal injury or property damages to private parties and significant business interruption. Further, our pipeline facilities are subject to the pipeline integrity and safety regulations of various federal and state regulatory agencies, as well as cybersecurity directives. In recent years, increased regulatory focus on pipeline integrity, safety and security has resulted in various proposed or adopted regulations. The implementation of these regulations has required, and the adoption of future regulations could require, us to make additional capital or other expenditures, including to install new or modified safety or security measures, or to conduct new or more extensive inspection and maintenance programs.

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Legislative action and regulatory initiatives have resulted in, and could in the future result in, changes to operating permits, imposition of carbon taxes or methane fees, material changes in operations, increased capital expenditures and operating costs, increased costs of the goods we transport and/or decreased demand for products we handle. Future impacts cannot be assessed with certainty at this time. Required expenditures to modify operations or install pollution control equipment or release prevention and containment systems or other environmental, health, safety or security measures could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity if these expenditures, as with all costs, are not ultimately reflected in the tariffs and other fees we receive for our services.

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We own or lease a number of properties that were used to transport, store or distribute products for many years before we acquired them; therefore, such properties were operated by third parties whose handling, disposal or release of products and wastes was not under our control. Environmental laws and regulations could impose obligations to conduct assessment or remediation efforts at our facilities, third-party sites where we take wastes for disposal, or where wastes have migrated. Environmental laws and regulations also may impose joint and several liability on us for the conduct of third parties or for actions that complied with applicable requirements when taken, regardless of negligence or fault. If we were to incur a significant liability pursuant to environmental, health, safety or security laws or regulations, such a liability could have a material adverse effect on our financial position.

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We operate assets outside of the United States, which exposes us to different legal and regulatory requirements and additional risk.

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A portion of our revenues are generated from our assets located in northern Mexico and Europe. Our foreign operations are subject to various risks that could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition, including political and economic instability from civil unrest; labor strikes; war and other armed conflict; inflation; currency fluctuations, devaluation and conversion restrictions or other factors. Any deterioration of social, political, labor or economic conditions, including the increasing threat of terrorist organizations and drug cartels in Mexico, or affecting a customer with whom we do business, as well as difficulties in staffing, obtaining necessary equipment and supplies and managing foreign operations, may adversely affect our operations or financial results. We are also exposed to the risk of foreign and domestic governmental actions that may: impose additional costs on us; delay permits or otherwise impede our operations; limit or disrupt markets for our operations, restrict payments or limit the movement of funds; impose sanctions on or otherwise restrict our ability to conduct business with certain customers or persons or in certain countries; or result in the deprivation of contract rights. Our operations outside the United States may also be affected by changes in trade protection laws, policies and measures, and other regulatory requirements affecting trade and investment, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and foreign laws prohibiting corrupt payments, as well as travel restrictions and import and export regulations.

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We may be unable to obtain or renew permits necessary for our current or proposed operations, which could inhibit our ability to conduct or expand our business.

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Our facilities operate under a number of federal, state and local permits, licenses and approvals with terms and conditions containing a significant number of prescriptive limits and performance standards in order to operate. These limits and standards require a significant amount of monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting in order to demonstrate compliance with the underlying permit, license or approval. Noncompliance or incomplete documentation of our compliance status may result in the imposition of fines, penalties and injunctive relief. In addition, public protest, political activism and responsive government intervention have made it more difficult for energy companies to acquire the permits required to complete planned infrastructure projects. A decision by a government agency to deny or delay issuing a new or renewed permit, license or approval, or to revoke or substantially modify an existing permit, license or approval, or to impose additional requirements on the renewal could have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue or expand our operations and on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and ability to make distributions to our unitholders.

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We could be subject to liabilities from our assets that predate our acquisition of those assets, but that are not covered by indemnification rights we have against the sellers of the assets.