PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 8, 2026.
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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 8, 2026
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1. Organization and Basis of Consolidation and Presentation
Note 1—Organization and Basis of Consolidation and Presentation
Organization
Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (“PAGP”) is a publicly-traded Delaware limited partnership formed in 2013 that has elected to be taxed as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes. PAGP does not directly own any operating assets; as of March 31, 2026, its sole source of cash flow is derived from an indirect investment in Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (“PAA”), a publicly-traded Delaware limited partnership. As used in this Form 10-Q and unless the context indicates otherwise (taking into account the fact that PAGP has no operating activities apart from those conducted by PAA and its subsidiaries), the terms “Partnership,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “ours” and similar terms refer to PAGP and its subsidiaries.
As of March 31, 2026, we owned an approximate 85% limited partner interest in Plains AAP, L.P. (“AAP”) through our ownership of approximately 197.9 million Class A units of AAP (“AAP Units”). We also own a 100% managing member interest in Plains All American GP LLC (“GP LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company that holds the non-economic general partner interest in AAP. AAP is a Delaware limited partnership that, as of March 31, 2026, directly owned a limited partner interest in PAA through its ownership of approximately 233.0 million PAA common units (approximately 31% of PAA’s total outstanding common units and Series A preferred units combined). AAP is the sole member of PAA GP LLC (“PAA GP”), a Delaware limited liability company that directly holds the non-economic general partner interest in PAA.
PAA’s business model integrates large-scale supply aggregation capabilities with the ownership and operation of critical midstream infrastructure systems that connect major producing regions to key demand centers and export terminals. As one of the largest crude oil midstream service providers in North America, PAA owns an extensive network of pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage and gathering assets in key crude oil producing basins (including the Permian Basin) and transportation corridors and at major market hubs in the United States and Canada. PAA’s assets and the services it provides are primarily focused on and conducted throughtwo operating segments: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids (“NGL”). See Note 11 for further discussion of our operating segments.
PAA GP Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is our general partner. Our general partner manages our operations and activities and is responsible for exercising on our behalf any rights we have as the sole and managing member of GP LLC, including responsibility for conducting the business and managing the operations of AAP and PAA. GP LLC employs our domestic officers and personnel involved in the operation and management of AAP and PAA. PAA’s Canadian officers and personnel are employed by our subsidiary, Plains Midstream Canada ULC (“PMC ULC”).
References to “Plains Entities,” include us, our general partner, GP LLC, AAP, PAA GP and PAA and its subsidiaries.
Definitions
Additional defined terms may be used in this Form 10-Q and shall have the meanings indicated below:
| AOCI | = | Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) |
|---|---|---|
| ASC | = | Accounting Standards Codification |
| ASU | = | Accounting Standards Update |
| CAD | = | Canadian dollar |
| CODM | = | Chief Operating Decision Maker |
| EBITDA | = | Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization |
| FASB | = | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| GAAP | = | Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States |
| ICE | = | Intercontinental Exchange |
| ISDA | = | International Swaps and Derivatives Association |
| LTIP | = | Long-term incentive plan |
| NGL | = | Natural gas liquids, including ethane, propane and butane |
| NYMEX | = | New York Mercantile Exchange |
| SEC | = | United States Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SOFR | = | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
| TWh | = | Terawatt hour |
| U.S. | = | United States |
| USD | = | U.S. dollar |
Basis of Consolidation and Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto should be read in conjunction with our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PAGP and all of its wholly owned subsidiaries and those entities that it controls. Investments in entities over which we have significant influence but not control are accounted for by the equity method. We apply proportionate consolidation for pipelines and other assets in which we own undivided joint interests. Our reporting currency is U.S. dollars, and all references to dollars are U.S. dollars, unless stated otherwise.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for interim reporting as set forth by the SEC. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2025 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 should not be taken as indicative of results to be expected for the entire year. All adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that in the opinion of management were necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods have been reflected. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation, and certain reclassifications have been made to information from previous years to conform to the current presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on net income or total partners’ capital.
Management judgment is required to evaluate whether PAGP controls an entity. Key areas of that evaluation include (i) determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”); (ii) determining whether PAGP is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, including evaluating which activities of the VIE most significantly impact its economic performance and the degree of power that PAGP and its related parties have over those activities through variable interests; and (iii) identifying events that require reconsideration of whether an entity is a VIE and continuously evaluating whether PAGP is a VIE’s primary beneficiary.
We have determined that our subsidiaries, PAA and AAP, are VIEs and should be consolidated by PAGP because:
The limited partners of PAA and AAP lack (i) substantive “kick-out rights” (i.e., the right to remove the general partner) based on a simple majority or lower vote and (ii) substantive participation rights and thus lack the ability to block actions of the general partner that most significantly impact the economic performance of PAA and AAP, respectively.
AAP is the primary beneficiary of PAA because it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact PAA’s performance and the right to receive benefits, and obligation to absorb losses, that could be significant to PAA.
PAGP is the primary beneficiary of AAP because it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact AAP’s performance and the right to receive benefits, and obligation to absorb losses, that could be significant to AAP.
With the exception of a deferred tax asset of $1.176 billion and $1.136 billion as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, substantially all assets and liabilities presented on PAGP’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are those of PAA. Only the assets of each respective VIE can be used to settle the obligations of that individual VIE, and the creditors of each/either of those VIEs do not have recourse against the general credit of PAGP. PAGP did not provide any financial support to PAA or AAP during the three months ended March 31, 2026 or the year ended December 31, 2025. See Note 17 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part IV of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Omnibus Agreement entered into by the Plains Entities on November 15, 2016.
On June 17, 2025, we entered into a definitive Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with Keyera Corp. (“Keyera”), an Alberta corporation, pursuant to which Keyera agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of PMC ULC, our wholly-owned subsidiary that owns substantially all of our NGL business in Canada (the “Canadian NGL Business”), for cash consideration of approximately CAD$5.15 billion (approximately $3.75 billion), subject to certain post-closing adjustments, as defined in the SPA. This transaction is expected to close in May 2026.
We determined that in conjunction with entering into the SPA, the operations of the Canadian NGL Business meet the criteria for classification as held for sale and for discontinued operations reporting, as the sale will represent a strategic shift that will have a major effect on our operations and financial results. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of the Canadian NGL Business have been classified as held for sale, and the balance sheet, results of operations and cash flows of the Canadian NGL Business have been presented as discontinued operations in our condensed consolidated financial statements. Unless otherwise indicated, the disclosures included within the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements relate to our continuing operations and exclude amounts related to discontinued operations. These changes have been applied retrospectively to all periods presented. Discontinued operations are not presented separately within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) or the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital. See Note 2 for additional information regarding discontinued operations. All significant intercompany balances and transactions between the Canadian NGL Business and our continuing operations have been eliminated.
As part of the sale, we will divest the Canadian NGL Business, which includes substantially all of our NGL assets; the NGL assets that we will retain are located in the United States. Prior to its classification as held for sale and presentation as discontinued operations, the Canadian NGL Business was part of our NGL reportable segment.
In June 2025, we entered into a forward currency instrument to hedge currency exchange risk associated with anticipated proceeds from the pending sale of our Canadian NGL Business. See Note 8 for additional information.
In connection with and contingent upon closing of the pending sale, we and Keyera entered into an agreement for certain hedging arrangements and payments relating to the differential between the price of natural gas and the extracted NGL commodities (“Frac Spread”) for a twelve-month period commencing the first month after the closing date. As a result of this arrangement, we will guarantee a minimum Frac Spread margin on certain volumes. The recognition of an asset or liability will be dependent upon the terms of the specific contracts transferred as part of the sale of the Canadian NGL Business and the market conditions at that time the sale closes. We do not expect any liability we might recognize as a result of this agreement to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows; for example, if the sale closed during May 2026, based on existing contracts to be transferred and current market conditions as of March 31, 2026, we would recognize a liability of approximately $15 million.
Additionally, in connection with the pending Canadian NGL Business divestiture, we have continued to progress certain planning and restructuring activities within our organizational structure. Certain of these activities had income tax consequences that required recognition during the first quarter of 2026. PMC ULC contributed its crude oil assets to a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary, Plains Canada Liquid Pipelines ULC (“PCLP”). While this transaction is among entities under common control and recorded at a carry-over basis under GAAP, the applicable Canadian tax law recognizes the transaction at fair value, resulting in a new tax basis to PCLP as of March 31, 2026. Therefore, the transaction creates current tax expense of approximately $216 million as a result of basis recapture and capital gains taxed at the applicable rates. The transaction also created an approximately offsetting deferred tax benefit primarily resulting from the new tax basis in the assets received by PCLP. Since the transaction relates to our crude oil business, the tax impacts are presented in “Current income tax expense from continuing operations” and “Deferred income tax (expense)/benefit from continuing operations,” respectively, on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Should the Canadian NGL Business divestiture not close due to unforeseen circumstances, we will evaluate options available to us under Canadian tax law that would materially reverse the current income tax expense and deferred income tax benefit described herein. Plans for certain future activities were finalized in the quarter and required recognition of tax expense that is presented within “Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and is further discussed in Note 2.
Subsequent Events
Subsequent events have been evaluated through the financial statements issuance date and have been included in the following footnotes where applicable.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements, Disclosure Rules and Other Legislation
Except as discussed in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, there have been no new accounting pronouncements that have become effective or have been issued during the three months ended March 31, 2026 that are of significance or potential significance to us.
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