HF Sinclair Corp
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 1, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 1, 2025
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NOTE 10: Environmental
These accruals include remediation and monitoring costs expected to be incurred over an extended period of time. Estimated liabilities could increase in the future when the results of ongoing investigations become known, are considered probable and can be reasonably estimated.
The table below presents the expenses and adjustments incurred for environmental remediation obligations:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Remediation | 2025 | 2024 |
| (in millions) | ||
| Environmental remediation expense | $(1) | $2 |
The table below presents the accrued environmental liabilities reflected on the consolidated balance sheets:
| Environmental Remediation | Balance Sheet Classification | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (in millions) | |||
| Current portion | Accrued liabilities | $22 | $27 |
| Long-term portion | Other long-term liabilities | 166 | 163 |
| Total accrued environmental liabilities | $188 | $190 | |
NOTE 11: Income Taxes
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recorded income tax expense of $1 million compared to $85 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. This decrease was principally due to lower pre-tax income during the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period of 2024. Our effective tax rates were (205.2)% and 21.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Due to rounding of reported numbers, some amounts may not calculate exactly. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory rate and the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 is primarily due to the relationship between pre-tax results, taxable permanent differences and discrete tax adjustments. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory rate and the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is primarily due to the relationship between pre-tax results and non-taxable permanent differences.
NOTE 12: Debt
Credit Agreements
As of March 31, 2025, we had a $1.65 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility maturing in April 2026 (the “HF Sinclair Credit Agreement”). The HF Sinclair Credit Agreement could be used for revolving credit loans and letters of credit from time to time and was available to fund general corporate purposes. At March 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all covenants, hadno outstanding borrowings and had outstanding letters of credit totaling a nominal amount under the HF Sinclair Credit Agreement.
Additionally, as of March 31, 2025, our wholly owned subsidiary, HEP, had a $1.2 billion senior secured revolving credit facility maturing in July 2025 (the “HEP Credit Agreement”). The HEP Credit Agreement was available to fund capital expenditures, investments, acquisitions, distribution payments, working capital and for general corporate purposes. It was also available to fund letters of credit up to a $50 million sub-limit and had an accordion feature that allowed us to increase the commitments under the HEP Credit Agreement up to a maximum amount of $1.7 billion. At March 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all of its covenants, hadno outstanding borrowingsand hadno outstanding letters of credit under the HEP Credit Agreement.
Indebtedness under the HF Sinclair Credit Agreement and the HEP Credit Agreement bore interest, at our option, for borrowings in U.S. dollars at either (a) a base rate equal to the sum of (1) the highest of (i) the prime rate (as publicly announced from time to time by the applicable administrative agent), (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as defined in the HF Sinclair Credit Agreement and as defined as the “Federal Funds Rate” in the HEP Credit Agreement) plus 0.5%, and (iii) Spread Adjusted Term SOFR (as defined in the HF Sinclair Credit Agreement and as defined as “Adjusted Term SOFR” in the HEP Credit Agreement) for a one-month interest period plus 1%, plus (2) an applicable margin for base rate loans ranging from 0.25% to 1.125%, or (b) the sum of (1) Spread Adjusted Term SOFR (as defined in the HF Sinclair Credit Agreement and as defined as “Adjusted Term SOFR” in the HEP Credit Agreement) for the applicable interest period, plus (2) an applicable margin for term SOFR loans ranging from 1.25% to 2.125%. The HF Sinclair Credit Agreement allowed for borrowings in Sterling and Euros with similar interest rates. In each case, the applicable margin was based on HF Sinclair’s debt rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. The weighted average interest rate in effect under the HEP Credit Agreement on our borrowings was 6.03% as of March 31, 2025.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we repaid $350 million under the HEP Credit Agreement.
On April 3, 2025, we terminated the HF Sinclair Credit Agreement and HEP Credit Agreement and entered into a new $2.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility maturing in April 2030 (the “New HF Sinclair Credit Agreement”), which also contains an extension feature that allows us to extend the term of the commitment from time to time in increments of up to one year subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the New HF Sinclair Credit Agreement. The New HF Sinclair Credit Agreement includes an accordion feature that allows us to increase such commitments to an aggregate principal amount of up to $2.75 billion. In addition, HF Sinclair was released from its obligations under the Parent Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2023, by HF Sinclair as guarantor, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent (the “Guaranty”), and the Guaranty was terminated. Neither HF Sinclair nor HEP paid any prepayment penalties in connection with the termination of the preexisting HF Sinclair Credit Agreement or the HEP Credit Agreement.
Indebtedness under the New HF Sinclair Credit Agreement bears interest, at our option, at either (a) the greatest of (i) the prime rate (as publicly announced from time to time by the administrative agent), (ii) a base rate equal to the highest of the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as defined in the New HF Sinclair Credit Agreement) plus 0.5%, and (iii) Spread Adjusted Term SOFR (as defined in the New HF Sinclair Credit Agreement) for a one-month interest period plus 1%, as applicable, plus an applicable margin (ranging from 0.125% to 1.000%), or (b) at a rate equal to the Spread Adjusted Term SOFR (as defined in the New HF Sinclair Credit Agreement) for the applicable interest period plus an applicable margin (ranging from 1.125% to 2.000%). The applicable margin is based on HF Sinclair’s debt rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, Fitch Ratings, Ltd. and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
Senior Notes Offering, Tender Offer and Redemption
On January 23, 2025, HF Sinclair issued an aggregate principal amount of $1.4 billion of senior notes consisting of $650 million aggregate principal amount of 5.750% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “HF Sinclair 5.750% Senior Notes”) and $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.250% Senior Notes due 2035 (the “HF Sinclair 6.250% Senior Notes,” and together with the “HF Sinclair 5.750% Senior Notes”, the “New HFS Notes”) for net proceeds of approximately $1.38 billion, after deducting the underwriters’ discount and commissions and offering expenses. The New HFS Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of ours and rank equally with all our other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.
During the period ended March 31, 2025, we used a portion of the funds to complete early settlement of a cash tender offer for $647 million in aggregate principal amount (the “Tender Offer”) as follows:
| Maturity Date | Issuer | Aggregate Principal Amount Accepted | Purchase Price Including Premium | Interest Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2027 | HF Sinclair | $150 | $153 | $3 |
| April 2026 | HF Sinclair | 449 | 452 | 9 |
| April 2026 | HollyFrontier | 48 | 49 | 1 |
| Total | $647 | $654 | $13 |
Additionally, during the period ended March 31, 2025, we used net proceeds from the New HFS Notes offering to repay and redeem the following aggregate principal amounts outstanding:
$350 million under the HEP Credit Agreement due 2025,
$194 million of HF Sinclair’s 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026, and
$155 million of HollyFrontier Corporation’s (“HollyFrontier,” a wholly owned subsidiary)5.875% Senior Notes due 2026.
We recognized an early extinguishment loss of $15 million, inclusive of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, as a result of the Tender Offer and redemptions.
Senior Notes
Our unsecured senior notes and unsubordinated obligations (as set forth in the table below under “HF Sinclair Financing Arrangements”) rank equally with all future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.
We may, from time to time, seek to retire some or all of our outstanding debt agreements through cash purchases, and/or exchanges, open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers or otherwise. Such transactions, if any, may be material and will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements and other factors.
HF Sinclair Financing Arrangements
Certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries entered into financing arrangements whereby such subsidiaries sold a portion of their precious metals catalyst to a financial institution in exchange for cash and then financed the use of the precious metals catalyst for a term not to exceed one year. The volume of the precious metals catalyst and the interest rate are fixed over the term of each agreement, and the payments are recorded as Interest expense. Upon maturity of the financing arrangement, we must either satisfy the obligation at fair market value or refinance to extend the maturity, which is considered an embedded derivative as discussed in Note 13. These financing arrangements are recorded at a Level 2 fair value totaling $36 million and $31 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and are included in Accrued liabilitieson our consolidated balance sheets. See Note 5 for additional information on Level 2 inputs.
We may, from time to time, issue letters of credit pursuant to uncommitted letters of credit facilities with our lenders. At March 31, 2025, there wereno letters of credit outstanding under such credit facilities.
The principal and carrying amounts of Long-term debt are as follows:
| Carrying Amount (1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Maturity Date | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
| (In millions) | |||
| HF Sinclair Senior Notes: | |||
| 5.875% Senior Notes | April 2026 | $154 | $797 |
| 6.375% Senior Notes | April 2027 | 250 | 400 |
| 5.000% Senior Notes | February 2028 | 499 | 499 |
| 4.500% Senior Notes | October 2030 | 325 | 325 |
| 5.750% Senior Notes | January 2031 | 650 | — |
| 6.250% Senior Notes | January 2035 | 750 | — |
| 2,628 | 2,021 | ||
| HollyFrontier Senior Notes: | |||
| 5.875% Senior Notes | April 2026 | — | 203 |
| 4.500% Senior Notes | October 2030 | 75 | 75 |
| 75 | 278 | ||
| HEP Senior Notes: | |||
| 6.375% Senior Notes | April 2027 | — | — |
| 5.000% Senior Notes | February 2028 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | ||
| Total Senior Notes | 2,704 | 2,300 | |
| HEP Credit Agreement | July 2025 | — | 350 |
| HF Sinclair Credit Agreement | April 2026 | — | — |
| Total Credit Agreements | — | 350 | |
| Total debt at face value | 2,704 | 2,650 | |
| Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | (28) | (12) | |
| Total debt | 2,676 | 2,638 | |
| Current debt | — | (350) | |
| Long-term debt | $2,676 | $2,288 | |
(1)As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the carrying amounts of our Senior Notes equaled the principal amounts.
The fair values of the senior notes are as follows:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | ||
| HF Sinclair, HollyFrontier and HEP Senior Notes | $2,703 | $2,284 |
These fair values are based on a Level 2 input. See Note 5 for additional information on Level 2 inputs.
We capitalized interest attributable to construction projects of $1 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
NOTE 13: Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Commodity Price Risk Management
Our primary market risk is commodity price risk. We are exposed to market risks related to the volatility in the price of crude oil and refined products, as well as volatility in the price of natural gas used in our refining operations. We periodically enter into derivative contracts in the form of commodity price swaps, collar contracts, forward contracts and futures contracts to mitigate price exposure with respect to our inventory positions, natural gas purchases, sales prices of refined products and crude oil costs.
Foreign Currency Risk Management
We are exposed to market risk related to the volatility in foreign currency exchange rates. We periodically enter into derivative contracts in the form of foreign exchange forward contracts to mitigate the exposure associated with fluctuations on intercompany notes with our foreign subsidiaries that are not denominated in the U.S. dollar.
Accounting Hedges
We periodically have swap contracts to lock in basis spread differentials on forecasted purchases of crude oil and forward sales contracts that lock in the prices of future sales of crude oil and refined product. These contracts have been designated as accounting hedges and are measured at fair value with offsetting adjustments (gains/losses) recorded directly to other comprehensive income. These fair value adjustments are later reclassified to earnings as the hedging instruments mature.
We did not have any effective cash flow hedges in place as of March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The following table presents the realized loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings due to fair value adjustments and maturities of hedging instruments under hedge accounting:
| Statement of Operations Classification · Three Months Ended March 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2024 | |||
| (In millions) | |||
| Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: | |||
| Commodity contracts | Sales and other revenues | $— | $(4) |
Economic Hedges
We periodically have commodity contracts, including certain futures contracts based on NYMEX pricing, to lock in prices on forecasted inventory purchases and sales. We periodically have basis swap contracts to mitigate exposure to natural gas price volatility. We periodically have forward purchase and sale contracts to lock in basis spread differentials on forecasted crude oil and refined products purchases. We periodically use collar contracts to mitigate exposure to natural gas price volatility; these contracts serve as economic hedges (derivatives used for risk management but not designated as accounting hedges). We also have forward currency contracts to fix the rate of foreign currency. In addition, our precious metals catalyst financing arrangements discussed in Note 12 could require repayment under certain conditions based on the future pricing of platinum, which is an embedded derivative. These contracts are measured at fair value with offsetting adjustments (gains/losses) recorded directly to earnings.
The following table presents the pre-tax effect on income due to maturities and fair value adjustments of our economic hedges:
| Statement of Operations Classification · Three Months Ended March 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2024 | |||
| (In millions) | |||
| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | |||
| Commodity contracts | Cost of materials and other | $3 | $(21) |
| Interest expense | 5 | 3 | |
| Foreign currency contracts | Other income (expense), net | — | 10 |
| Total | $8 | $(8) | |
As of March 31, 2025, we have the following notional contract volumes related to outstanding derivative instruments:
| Notional Contract Volumes by Year of Maturity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Outstanding Notional | 2025 | 2026 | Unit of Measure | |
| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | ||||
| NYMEX futures (WTI) - short | 2,415,000 | 2,415,000 | — | Barrels |
| Forward gasoline and diesel contracts - long | 160,000 | 160,000 | — | Barrels |
| Foreign currency forward contracts | 376,238,263 | 278,179,095 | 98,059,168 | U.S. dollar |
| Forward commodity contracts (platinum) | 34,628 | 15,524 | 19,104 | Troy ounces |
The following tables present the fair value and the locations of our outstanding derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheets. These amounts are presented on a gross basis with offsetting balances that reconcile to a net asset or liability position in our consolidated balance sheets. We present on a net basis to reflect the net settlement of these positions in accordance with provisions of our master netting arrangements.
| Derivatives in Net Asset Position · Derivatives in Net Liability Position | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Assets · Gross Liabilities Offset in Balance Sheet · Net Assets Recognized in Balance Sheet · Gross Liabilities · Gross Assets Offset in Balance Sheet · Net Liabilities Recognized in Balance Sheet | |||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||
| Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedging instruments: | |||||||||||
| NYMEX futures contracts | $— | $— | $— | $9 | $— | $9 | |||||
| Commodity forward contracts | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts | 11 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||
| $12 | $— | $12 | $11 | $— | $11 | ||||||
| Total net balance | $12 | $11 | |||||||||
| Balance sheet classification: | Prepayments and other | $12 | Accrued liabilities | $11 | |||||||
| Derivatives in Net Asset Position · Derivatives in Net Liability Position | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Assets · Gross Liabilities Offset in Balance Sheet · Net Assets Recognized in Balance Sheet · Gross Liabilities · Gross Assets Offset in Balance Sheet · Net Liabilities Recognized in Balance Sheet | |||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||
| Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedging instruments: | |||||||||||
| NYMEX futures contracts | $— | $— | $— | $1 | $— | $1 | |||||
| Commodity forward contracts | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts | 18 | — | 18 | — | — | — | |||||
| $19 | $— | $19 | $2 | $— | $2 | ||||||
| Total net balance | $19 | $2 | |||||||||
| Balance sheet classification: | Prepayments and other | $19 | Accrued liabilities | $2 | |||||||
NOTE 14: Stockholders’ Equity
On May 7, 2024, our Board of Directors approved a $1.0 billion share repurchase program (the “May 2024 Share Repurchase Program”), which replaced all existing share repurchase programs, including the approximately$214 million remaining under the share purchase program approved by our Board of Directors in August 2023. The May 2024 Share Repurchase Program authorizes us to repurchase common stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. Privately negotiated repurchases from REH Company, LLC (“REH Company” and together with its affiliate REH Advisors Inc., “REH”) are also authorized under the May 2024 Share Repurchase Program, subject to REH’s interest in selling its shares and other limitations. The timing and amount of share repurchases, including those from REH, will depend on market conditions and corporate, tax, regulatory and other relevant considerations. In addition, we are authorized by our Board of Directors to repurchase shares in an amount sufficient to offset shares issued under our compensation programs. The May 2024 Share Repurchase Program may be discontinued at any time by our Board of Directors.
As of March 31, 2025, we had remaining authorization to repurchase up to $799 million under the May 2024 Share Repurchase Program.
The following table presents the total open market and privately negotiated purchases of shares under our share repurchase programs for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (In millions, except share data) | ||
| Number of shares repurchased (1) | — | 2,930,742 |
| Cash paid for shares repurchased | $— | $166 |
(1)During the three months ended March 31, 2024,1,516,326 shares were repurchased for $85 million pursuant to privately negotiated repurchases from REH Company. No such privately negotiated repurchases were made during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we withheld 1,221 and 58,082 shares, respectively, of our common stock under the terms of stock-based compensation agreements to provide funds for the payment of payroll and income taxes due at the vesting of share-based awards.
On May 1, 2025, our Board of Directors announced that it declared a regular quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share, payable on June 3, 2025 to holders of record of common stock on May 15, 2025.
NOTE 15: Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The components and allocated tax effects of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
| Before-Tax | Tax Expense(Benefit) | After-Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | |||
| Net change in foreign currency translation adjustment | $5 | $1 | $4 |
| Net change in pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations | (1) | — | (1) |
| Other comprehensive income attributable to HF Sinclair stockholders | $4 | $1 | $3 |
| Net change in foreign currency translation adjustment | $(13) | $(3) | $(10) |
| Net change in pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations | (1) | — | (1) |
| Other comprehensive loss attributable to HF Sinclair stockholders | $(14) | $(3) | $(11) |
The following table presents the line item effects for reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and into the consolidated statements of operations:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2024 | |||
| AOCI Component · Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI · Statement of Operations Line Item | |||
| (In millions) | |||
| Hedging instruments: | |||
| Commodity price swaps | $— | $(4) | Sales and other revenues |
| — | (1) | Income tax benefit | |
| — | (3) | Net of tax | |
| Other post-retirement benefit obligations: | |||
| Post-retirement healthcare obligations | 1 | 1 | Other, net |
| — | — | Income tax expense | |
| 1 | 1 | Net of tax | |
| Total reclassifications for the period | $1 | $(2) | |
Accumulated other comprehensive lossin the equity section of our consolidated balance sheets includes:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | ||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | $(53) | $(57) |
| Unrealized gain on post-retirement benefit obligations | 9 | 10 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | $(44) | $(47) |
NOTE 16: Commitments and Contingencies
We are a party to various litigation and legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business which we believe, based on advice of counsel, will not either individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
During 2017 and 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) granted the Cheyenne, Wyoming refinery (the “Cheyenne Refinery”) and the refinery in Woods Cross, Utah (the “Woods Cross Refinery”) each a one-year small refinery exemption from the Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) program requirements for the 2016 and 2018 compliance years. As a result, the Cheyenne Refinery’s and Woods Cross Refinery’s gasoline and diesel production were not subject to the renewable volume obligation for the respective years. Upon each exemption granted, we increased our inventory of RINs and reduced our Cost of sales. On April 7, 2022, the EPA issued a decision reversing the grant of small refinery exemptions for our Woods Cross Refinery and Cheyenne Refinery for the 2018 compliance year. On June 3, 2022, the EPA issued a decision reversing the grant of small refinery exemptions for our Woods Cross Refinery and Cheyenne Refinery for the 2016 compliance year and denying small refinery exemption petitions for our Woods Cross Refinery and Cheyenne Refinery for the 2019 and 2020 compliance years.
Certain of our subsidiaries pursued legal challenges to the EPA’s decisions to deny small refinery exemptions for the 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020 compliance years. The first lawsuit, filed against the EPA on May 6, 2022, before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit (the “DC Circuit”), sought to have the EPA’s reversal of our 2018 small refinery exemption petitions overturned. The second lawsuit, filed against the EPA on August 5, 2022, before the DC Circuit, sought to have the EPA’s reversal of our 2016 small refinery exemption petitions overturned and to have the EPA’s denial of our 2019 and 2020 small refinery exemption petitions reversed.
In addition, pursuant to the June 2022 and April 2022 decisions, respectively, the EPA established an alternative compliance demonstration to not impose any obligations on small refineries that had exemptions reversed for the 2016 and 2018 compliance years. On June 24, 2022, Growth Energy filedtwo lawsuits in the DC Circuit against the EPA, challenging the alternative compliance demonstration for the 2016 and 2018 compliance years. On July 25, 2022, certain of our subsidiaries intervened on behalf of the EPA to aid the defense of the EPA’s alternative compliance demonstration decision.
On July 26, 2024, the DC Circuit issued a favorable decision vacating the EPA’s denial of all of our small refinery exemption petitions, finding the denial to be unlawful. The DC Circuit remanded the small refinery exemption petitions to the EPA for new determination. The DC Circuit also upheld the alternative compliance demonstration and denied Growth Energy’s challenge.
It is too early to determine the final impact of the DC Circuit’s decisions. We are unable to estimate the costs we may incur, if any, at this time.
Navajo
HF Sinclair Navajo Refining LLC (“HFS Navajo”) has been engaged in discussions with, and has responded to document requests from, the EPA, the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) and the New Mexico Environment Department (“NMED”) (collectively, the “Navajo Matter Government Agencies”) regarding HFS Navajo’s compliance with the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) and underlying regulations, and similar New Mexico laws and regulations, at its Artesia and Lovington, New Mexico refineries. The discussions have included the following topics: (a) alleged noncompliance with CAA’s National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (“NESHAP”) and New Source Performance Standards (“NSPS”) at the Artesia refinery, which were set forth in a Notice of Violation (“May 2020 NOV”) issued by the EPA in May 2020; (b) a Post Inspection Notice issued in June 2020 by the NMED, alleging noncompliance issues similar to those alleged by the EPA in its May 2020 NOV as well as alleged noncompliance with the State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) and the Title V permit operating programs; (c) an information request issued in September 2020 by the EPA, pursuant to CAA Section 114, related to benzene fenceline monitoring, flare fuel gas, leak detection and repair, storage vessels and tanks, and other information regarding the Artesia refinery; (d) an information request issued by the EPA in May 2021, pursuant to CAA Section 114, requesting additional information and testing related to certain tanks at the Artesia refinery; and (e) informal information requests related to, among other things, the Artesia refinery’s wastewater treatment plant, oil water separators and heat exchangers. In April 2022, June 2023 and August 2023, the EPA alleged additional CAA noncompliance at the Artesia refinery beyond the allegations in the May 2020 NOV, including alleged noncompliance with NESHAP, NSPS, SIP, Title V and other requirements.
Beginning in the spring of 2021, HFS Navajo and the Navajo Matter Government Agencies began monthly meetings to discuss potential injunctive relief measures to address the alleged noncompliance at the Artesia refinery. In September 2021 and August 2023, the EPA presented to HFS Navajo potential claims for alleged noncompliance with a 2002 consent decree. In September 2024, the Navajo Matter Government Agencies presented to HFS Navajo a proposed penalty demand for the alleged noncompliance at the Artesia refinery.
On January 17, 2025, HFS Navajo reached a settlement agreement with the EPA, DOJ, and the NMED, and a new consent decree was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico (the “2025 Consent Decree”) to resolve alleged CAA and New Mexico Air Quality Control Act violations as well as alleged violations of the 2002 consent decree at the Artesia refinery. The 30-day public comment period for the 2025 Consent Decree has expired, and, on April 25, 2025, the Navajo Matter Government Agencies filed a motion to enter the 2025 Consent Decree with the U.S. District Court. The 2025 Consent Decree will become effective after Court approval.
Under the 2025 Consent Decree, HFS Navajo must pay the sum of $34 million as a civil penalty to the United States and the State of New Mexico according to the following schedule: (1) $10 million to the United States, and $10 million to the State of New Mexico within 30 days after the effective date of the 2025 Consent Decree; and (2) $7 million to the United States and $7 million to the State of New Mexico by January 31, 2026. Separately, on January 29, 2025, HFS Navajo paid stipulated penalties in the amount of $1 million, divided equally between the United States and the State of New Mexico, resolving alleged noncompliance under the 2002 Consent Decree. Finally, HFS Navajo must implement injunctive relief and mitigation measures at an estimated cost of $137 million, including capital investments, at the Artesia refinery, certain of which measures have already been implemented as of the date of filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the remainder of which must be completed by various deadlines, ending in 2031.
NOTE 17: Segment Information
Our operations are organized into five reportable segments: Refining, Renewables, Marketing, Lubricants & Specialties and Midstream. Our operations that are not included in one of these five reportable segments are included in Corporate and Other. Intersegment transactions are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements and are included in Eliminations. Corporate and Other and Eliminations are aggregated and presented under the Corporate, Other and Eliminations column.
The Refining segment represents the operations of our El Dorado, Tulsa, Navajo, Woods Cross, Puget Sound, Parco and Casper refineries and HF Sinclair Asphalt Company LLC (“Asphalt”). Refining activities involve the purchase and refining of crude oil and wholesale marketing of refined products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel. These petroleum products are primarily marketed in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest geographic regions of the United States. Asphalt operates various asphalt terminals in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
The Renewables segment represents the operations of our Cheyenne renewable diesel unit (“RDU”), Artesia RDU, Sinclair RDU and the pre-treatment unit at our Artesia, New Mexico facility.
The Marketing segment represents branded fuel sales to Sinclair branded sites in the United States and licensing fees for the use of the Sinclair brand at additional locations throughout the country. The Marketing segment also includes branded fuel sales to non-Sinclair branded sites and revenues from other marketing activities. Our branded sites are located in several states across the United States with the highest concentration of the sites located in our West and Mid-Continent regions.
The Lubricants & Specialties segment represents Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc.’s production operations, located in Mississauga, Ontario, which includes lubricant products such as base oils, white oils, specialty products and finished lubricants, and the operations of our Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc.’s business that includes the marketing of products to both retail and wholesale outlets through a global sales network with locations in Canada, the United States and Europe. Additionally, the Lubricants & Specialties segment includes specialty lubricant products produced at our Tulsa refineries that are marketed throughout North America and are distributed in Central and South America and the operations of Red Giant Oil Company LLC, one of the leading suppliers of locomotive engine oil in North America. Also, the Lubricants & Specialties segment includes Sonneborn, a producer of specialty hydrocarbon chemicals such as white oils, petrolatums and waxes with manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe.
The Midstream segment includes all of the operations of HEP, which owns and operates logistics and refinery assets consisting of petroleum product and crude oil pipelines, and terminals, tankage and loading rack facilities in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountains geographic regions of the United States. The Midstream segment also includes 50% ownership interests in each of Osage Pipeline Company, LLC, the owner of a pipeline running from Cushing, Oklahoma to El Dorado, Kansas, and Cushing Connect Pipeline & Terminal LLC, the owner of a pipeline running from Cushing, Oklahoma to Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 26.08% ownership interest in Saddle Butte Pipeline III, LLC, the owner of a pipeline running from the Powder River Basin to Casper, Wyoming, and a 49.995% ownership interest in Pioneer Investments Corp., the owner of a pipeline running from Sinclair, Wyoming to the North Salt Lake City, Utah Terminal. Revenues and other income from the Midstream segment are earned through transactions with unaffiliated parties for pipeline transportation, rental and terminalling operations as well as revenues relating to pipeline transportation, terminalling operations and tankage facilities provided for our refining operations.
Our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who is also our Chief Executive Officer, evaluates the performance of our segments using segment Income (loss) from operations. Amounts included in Income (loss) before income taxes in our consolidated statements of operations and excluded from our performance measure, Income (loss) from operations, include Other income (expense). Other income (expense) includes Earnings of equity method investments, Interest income, Interest expenseand other items believed to be non-operating and non-recurring in nature. Assets by segment are not a measure used to assess our performance by the CODM and thus are not reported in our disclosures. Intersegment sales are generally derived from transactions made at prevailing market rates.
The accounting policies for our segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
The following is a summary of the financial information of our reportable segments reconciled to the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements.
| Refining | Renewables | Marketing | Lubricants & Specialties | Midstream | Corporate, Other and Eliminations | ConsolidatedTotal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | |||||||
| Sales and other revenues: | |||||||
| Revenues from external customers | $4,923 | $94 | $686 | $638 | $29 | $— | $6,370 |
| Intersegment revenues and other (1) | 728 | 96 | — | — | 127 | (951) | — |
| 5,651 | 190 | 686 | 638 | 156 | (951) | 6,370 | |
| Cost of sales: (2) | |||||||
| Cost of materials and other (3) | 5,140 | 183 | 652 | 453 | — | (952) | 5,476 |
| Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments | (116) | (1) | — | — | — | — | (117) |
| Operating expenses | 461 | 23 | — | 64 | 46 | 2 | 596 |
| 5,485 | 205 | 652 | 517 | 46 | (950) | 5,955 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses (2) | 54 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 104 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 137 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 225 |
| Other operating expenses, net | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Income (loss) from operations | $(30) | $(39) | $20 | $63 | $90 | $(23) | $81 |
| Earnings of equity method investments | — | — | — | — | 12 | (1) | 11 |
| Interest income | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Interest expense | — | (2) | — | — | (3) | (44) | (49) |
| Other income (expense), net | — | — | — | — | (39) | (14) | (53) |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $(30) | $(41) | $20 | $65 | $63 | $(78) | $(1) |
| Capital expenditures | $58 | $1 | $6 | $10 | $9 | $2 | $86 |
| Sales and other revenues: | |||||||
| Revenues from external customers | $5,373 | $179 | $776 | $676 | $23 | $— | $7,027 |
| Intersegment revenues and other (1) | 831 | 60 | — | 2 | 132 | (1,025) | — |
| 6,204 | 239 | 776 | 678 | 155 | (1,025) | 7,027 | |
| Cost of sales: (2) | |||||||
| Cost of materials and other (3) | 5,475 | 230 | 753 | 493 | — | (1,024) | 5,927 |
| Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments | (220) | 1 | — | — | — | — | (219) |
| Operating expenses | 472 | 26 | — | 64 | 46 | (1) | 607 |
| 5,727 | 257 | 753 | 557 | 46 | (1,025) | 6,315 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses (2) | 48 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 103 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 117 | 20 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 198 |
| Income (loss) from operations | $312 | $(39) | $9 | $65 | $85 | $(21) | $411 |
| Earnings of equity method investments | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
| Interest income | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | 22 |
| Interest expense | — | (2) | — | — | (8) | (31) | (41) |
| Other income (expense), net | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $312 | $(41) | $9 | $67 | $86 | $(31) | $402 |
| Capital expenditures | $55 | $3 | $8 | $5 | $8 | $10 | $89 |
(1)Refining segment intersegment revenues relate to transportation fuels sold to the Marketing segment. Midstream segment revenues relate to pipeline and terminalling services provided primarily to the Refining segment, including leases. These transactions eliminate in consolidation.
(2)Exclusive of Depreciation and amortization.
(3)Exclusive of Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments.
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