Western Midstream Announces Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year 2020 Results

Announces 2021 Guidance

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Feb 23, 2021, 16:15 ET

HOUSTON, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) ("WES" or the "Partnership") announced fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 financial and operating results. Net income (loss) available to limited partners for the fourth quarter of 2020 totaled $258.2 million, or $0.62 per common unit (diluted), with fourth-quarter 2020 Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ totaling $484.0 million, fourth-quarter 2020 Cash flows from operating activities totaling $505.5 million, and fourth-quarter 2020 Free cash flow⁽¹⁾ totaling $464.7 million. Net income (loss) available to limited partners for 2020 totaled $515.9 million, or $1.18 per common unit (diluted), with full-year 2020 Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ totaling $2.0 billion, full-year 2020 Cash flows from operating activities totaling $1.6 billion, and full-year 2020 Free cash flow⁽¹⁾ totaling $1.2 billion.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

Strengthened operational performance by maintaining system availability above 99-percent for full-year 2020
Repurchased 2,368,711 common units for aggregate consideration of $32.5 million during the fourth quarter as part of the recently announced buyback program of up to $250 million of the Partnership's common units through December 31, 2021
Executed open-market repurchases for $24.5 million of Senior Note due 2023 during the fourth quarter for an aggregate repurchase price of $23.5 million; full-year 2020 repurchases totaled $218.0 million of Senior Notes due 2021, 2022, and 2023 for an aggregate repurchase price of $203.9 million
Completed the sale of WES's 14.81-percent equity interest in Fort Union Gas Gathering, LLC, with an option agreement to sell WES's Bison treating facility for upfront consideration of $27.0 million

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(1)	Please see the definitions of the Partnership's non-GAAP measures at the end of this release and reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures.

In February 2021, WES paid its fourth-quarter 2020 per-unit distribution of $0.3110, which was unchanged from WES's third-quarter 2020 per-unit distribution. Fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 Free cash flow after distributions totaled $332.4 million and $531.3 million, respectively.

"Despite the unprecedented challenges brought on by the global pandemic and reduced producer activity, Western Midstream significantly outperformed all expectations in 2020 in our first full year as a stand-alone midstream operator," said President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, Michael Ure. "This year, we undertook the significant effort of transferring an employee base, separating our systems and processes into a standalone structure, and creating an entrepreneurial culture unique to WES. The organization's ability to achieve operational efficiencies and sustainable cost savings of approximately $175 million while keenly focusing on our customers enabled us to exceed the high end of our pre-COVID full-year Adjusted EBITDA range of $1.975 billion, while reducing capital expenditures to $322 million, which was nearly 50 percent of our originally issued full-year guidance range."

Mr. Ure continued, "I'm incredibly proud of our employees' ability to deliver this level of outperformance despite organizational changes, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the challenged commodity environment. These results demonstrate the resiliency of our people, quality of our industry-leading assets, and strength and durability of our contract portfolio."

As a result of depressed upstream investment in 2020, our fourth-quarter 2020 volumes declined as expected. Fourth-quarter 2020 total natural-gas throughput⁽¹⁾ averaged 4.0 Bcf/d, representing a 7-percent sequential-quarter decrease and an 8-percent decrease from fourth-quarter 2019. Fourth-quarter 2020 total throughput for crude-oil and NGLs assets⁽¹⁾ averaged 619 MBbls/d, representing a 10-percent sequential-quarter decrease and a 21-percent decrease from fourth-quarter 2019. Fourth-quarter 2020 total throughput for produced-water assets⁽¹⁾ averaged 657 MBbls/d, representing a 2-percent sequential-quarter decrease and a 10-percent increase from fourth-quarter 2019.

Full-year 2020 total natural-gas throughput⁽¹⁾averaged 4.3 Bcf/d, representing a 1-percent increase from full-year 2019. Full-year 2020 total throughput for crude-oil and NGLs assets⁽¹⁾ averaged 698 MBbls/d, representing a 7-percent increase from full-year 2019. Full-year 2020 total throughput for produced-water assets⁽¹⁾ averaged 698 MBbls/d, representing a 28-percent increase from full-year 2019.

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(1)	Represents total throughput attributable to WES, which excludes (i) the 2.0% Occidental subsidiary-owned limited partner interest in WES Operating and (ii) for natural-gas throughput, the 25% third-party interest in Chipeta, which collectively represent WES's noncontrolling interests.

Fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 capital expenditures⁽¹⁾totaled $58.0 million and $322.1 million, respectively, with full-year capital meaningfully below the low-end of our previously updated 2020 guidance range of $400 million to $450 million.

2021 GUIDANCE

While we are still evaluating the full financial impact of the recent winter storm, our 2021 guidance is unchanged:

Adjusted EBITDA⁽²⁾ between $1.825 billion and $1.925 billion
Total capital expenditures⁽¹⁾ between $275 million and $375 million
Debt to Trailing Twelve Month ("TTM") Adjusted EBITDA at or below 4.0 times at year-end 2021
Full-year 2021 distributions of at least $1.24 per unit⁽³⁾

"The organizational and operational changes made during 2020 have become a part of who we are as a company and will continue to generate value for our stakeholders for the foreseeable future," said Michael Ure. "By successfully creating a stand-alone midstream enterprise, we have generated significant momentum leading into 2021 and will continue to focus and refine our approach around realizing further sustainable cost efficiencies, safely delivering superior customer service, and returning value to stakeholders."

Ure continued, "During 2020, we returned over $1.2 billion to stakeholders through debt repurchases, cash distributions, unit buybacks, and units acquired through the Anadarko note exchange. We remain steadfast in our commitment to responsibly manage our balance sheet by maintaining leverage at or below 4.0 times at year-end 2021 and repaying our 2021 maturities using free cash flow, and based upon today's assessment, we intend to be at or below 3.5 times at year-end 2022. Furthermore, we intend to continue executing our $250 million common unit repurchase program, as market opportunities present themselves. By continuously evaluating and improving our operations, we will ensure our ability to meet these financial goals and further solidify our reputation as a premier midstream operator."

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(1)	Accrual-based, includes equity investments, excludes capitalized interest, and excludes capital expenditures associated with the 25% third-party interest in Chipeta.
(2)	A reconciliation of the Adjusted EBITDA range to net cash provided by operating activities and net income (loss) is not provided because the items necessary to estimate such amounts are not reasonably estimable at this time.
(3)	The Board of Directors will continue to evaluate the distribution on a quarterly basis.

CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW AT 1:00 P.M. CST

WES will host a conference call on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) to discuss fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 results. To participate, individuals should dial 877-883-0383 (Domestic) or 412-902-6506 (International) 15 minutes before the scheduled conference call time and enter participant access code 7882576. To access the live audio webcast of the conference call, please visit the investor relations section of the Partnership's website at www.westernmidstream.com. A replay of the conference call also will be available on the website following the call.

ABOUT WESTERN MIDSTREAM

Western Midstream Partners, LP ("WES") is a Delaware master limited partnership formed to acquire, own, develop, and operate midstream assets. With midstream assets located in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Pennsylvania, WES is engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting condensate, natural-gas liquids, and crude oil; and gathering and disposing of produced water for its customers. In its capacity as a natural-gas processor, WES also buys and sells natural gas, natural-gas liquids, and condensate on behalf of itself and as an agent for its customers under certain contracts.

For more information about Western Midstream Partners, LP, please visit www.westernmidstream.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements. WES's management believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions. No assurance, however, can be given that such expectations will prove correct. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections, anticipated results, or other expectations expressed in this news release. These factors include our ability to meet financial guidance or distribution expectations and any impact on such guidance and expectations that may result from disruptions caused by the recent cold-weather events; the ultimate impact of efforts to fight COVID-19 on the global economy and the timeline for a recovery in commodity demand and prices; our ability to safely and efficiently operate WES's assets; the supply of, demand for, and price of oil, natural gas, NGLs, and related products or services; our ability to meet projected in-service dates for capital-growth projects; construction costs or capital expenditures exceeding estimated or budgeted costs or expenditures; and the other factors described in the "Risk Factors" section of WES's most-recent Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other public filings and press releases. WES undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

WESTERN MIDSTREAM CONTACTS

Kristen Shults
Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications
[email protected]
832.636.6000

Abby Dempsey
Investor Relations Supervisor
[email protected]
832.636.6000

Western Midstream Partners, LP
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

WES defines "Free cash flow" as net cash provided by operating activities less total capital expenditures and contributions to equity investments, plus distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings. Management considers Free cash flow an appropriate metric for assessing capital discipline, cost efficiency, and balance-sheet strength. Although Free cash flow is the metric used to assess WES's ability to make distributions to unitholders, this measure should not be viewed as indicative of the actual amount of cash that is available for distributions or planned for distributions for a given period. Instead, Free cash flow should be considered indicative of the amount of cash that is available for distributions, debt repayments, and other general partnership purposes.

WES defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), plus (i) distributions from equity investments, (ii) non-cash equity-based compensation expense, (iii) interest expense, (iv) income tax expense, (v) depreciation and amortization, (vi) impairments, and (vii) other expense (including lower of cost or market inventory adjustments recorded in cost of product), less (i) gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net, (ii) gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, (iii) income from equity investments, (iv) interest income, (v) other income, (vi) income tax benefit, and (vii) the noncontrolling interests owners' proportionate share of revenues and expenses.

WES defines Adjusted gross margin attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP ("Adjusted gross margin") as total revenues and other (less reimbursements for electricity-related expenses recorded as revenue), less cost of product, plus distributions from equity investments, and excluding the noncontrolling interests owners' proportionate share of revenues and cost of product.

Below are reconciliations of (i) net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) to Free cash flow (non-GAAP), (ii) net income (loss) (GAAP) and net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) to Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), and (iii) operating income (loss) (GAAP) to Adjusted gross margin (non-GAAP), as required under Regulation G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Management believes that WES's Free cash flow, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted gross margin are widely accepted financial indicators of WES's financial performance compared to other publicly traded partnerships and are useful in assessing WES's ability to incur and service debt, fund capital expenditures, and make distributions. Free cash flow, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted gross margin as defined by WES, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Therefore, WES's Free cash flow, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted gross margin should be considered in conjunction with net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP and other applicable performance measures, such as operating income (loss) or cash flows from operating activities.

Western Midstream Partners, LP

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (CONTINUED)

Free Cash Flow

Three Months Ended

December 31,

Year Ended

December 31,

thousands

2020

2019

2020

2019

Reconciliation of Net cash provided by operating activities to Free cash flow

Net cash provided by operating activities

505,525

297,415

1,637,418

1,324,100

Less:

Capital expenditures

50,829

241,563

423,091

1,188,829

Contributions to equity investments – related parties

371

20,275

19,388

128,393

Add:

Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings – related parties

10,410

9,053

32,160

30,256

Free cash flow

464,735

44,630

1,227,099

37,134

Cash flow information

Net cash provided by operating activities

1,637,418

1,324,100

Net cash used in investing activities

(448,254)

(3,387,853)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(844,204)

2,071,573

Western Midstream Partners, LP
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (CONTINUED)

Adjusted EBITDA

	Three Months Ended December 31,				Year Ended December 31,
thousands	2020		2019		2020		2019
Reconciliation of Net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
Net income (loss)	$	270,776	$	295,440	$	516,852	$	807,700
Add:
Distributions from equity investments	69,231		61,288		278,797		264,828
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense	5,935		4,114		22,462		14,392
Interest expense	101,247		79,414		380,058		303,286
Income tax expense	2,206		793		10,278		13,472
Depreciation and amortization	106,398		120,278		491,086		483,255
Impairments ⁽¹⁾	3,314		1,985		644,906		6,279
Other expense	—		—		1,953		161,813
Less:
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net	12,285		(3)		8,634		(1,406)
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt	862		—		11,234		—
Equity income, net – related parties	49,962		62,035		226,750		237,518
Interest income – Anadarko note receivable	—		4,225		11,736		16,900
Other income	412		37,792		2,785		37,792
Income tax benefit	—		—		4,280		—
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interests⁽²⁾	11,606		11,636		50,607		45,131
Adjusted EBITDA	$	483,980	$	447,627	$	2,030,366	$	1,719,090
Reconciliation of Net cash provided by operating activities to Adjusted EBITDA
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	505,525	$	297,415	$	1,637,418	$	1,324,100
Interest (income) expense, net	101,247		75,189		368,322		286,386
Uncontributed cash-based compensation awards	—		(1,891)		—		(1,102)
Accretion and amortization of long-term obligations, net	(2,172)		(1,942)		(8,654)		(8,441)
Current income tax expense (benefit)	1,303		(215)		2,702		5,863
Other (income) expense, net⁽³⁾	(413)		(152)		(1,025)		(1,549)
Cash paid to settle interest-rate swaps	6,440		107,685		25,621		107,685
Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings – related parties	10,410		9,053		32,160		30,256
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	1,350		35,283		193,688		45,033
Accounts and imbalance payables and accrued liabilities, net	(106,623)		(38,524)		(144,437)		30,866
Other items, net	(21,481)		(22,638)		(24,822)		(54,876)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interests⁽²⁾	(11,606)		(11,636)		(50,607)		(45,131)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	483,980	$	447,627	$	2,030,366	$	1,719,090
Cash flow information
Net cash provided by operating activities					$	1,637,418	$	1,324,100
Net cash used in investing activities					(448,254)		(3,387,853)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					(844,204)		2,071,573


(1)	Includes goodwill impairment for the year ended December 31, 2020.
(2)	For all periods presented, includes (i) the 25% third-party interest in Chipeta and (ii) the 2.0% Occidental subsidiary-owned limited partner interest in WES Operating, which collectively represent WES's noncontrolling interests.
(3)	Excludes non-cash losses on interest-rate swaps of $25.6 million, paid in 2020, for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019.

Western Midstream Partners, LP
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (CONTINUED)

Adjusted Gross Margin

	Three Months Ended December 31,				Year Ended December 31,
thousands	2020		2019		2020		2019
Reconciliation of Operating income (loss) to Adjusted gross margin
Operating income (loss)	$	372,954	$	333,630	$	878,913	$	1,231,343
Add:
Distributions from equity investments	69,231		61,288		278,797		264,828
Operation and maintenance	144,204		173,387		580,874		641,219
General and administrative	37,303		30,951		155,769		114,591
Property and other taxes	11,077		15,504		68,340		61,352
Depreciation and amortization	106,398		120,278		491,086		483,255
Impairments ⁽¹⁾	3,314		1,985		644,906		6,279
Less:
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net	12,285		(3)		8,634		(1,406)
Equity income, net – related parties	49,962		62,035		226,750		237,518
Reimbursed electricity-related charges recorded as revenues	18,161		13,882		79,261		74,629
Adjusted gross margin attributable to noncontrolling interests ⁽²⁾	15,669		16,846		65,835		64,049
Adjusted gross margin	$	648,404	$	644,263	$	2,718,205	$	2,428,077
Adjusted gross margin for natural-gas assets	$	436,294	$	429,739	$	1,820,926	$	1,656,041
Adjusted gross margin for crude-oil and NGLs assets	152,909		161,196		647,390		578,100
Adjusted gross margin for produced-water assets	59,201		53,328		249,889		193,936


(1)	Includes goodwill impairment for the year ended December 31, 2020.
(2)	For all periods presented, includes (i) the 25% third-party interest in Chipeta and (ii) the 2.0% Occidental subsidiary-owned limited partner interest in WES Operating, which collectively represent WES's noncontrolling interests.

Western Midstream Partners, LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,				Year Ended December 31,
thousands except per-unit amounts	2020		2019		2020		2019
Revenues and other
Service revenues – fee based	$	603,777	$	626,708	$	2,584,323	$	2,388,191
Service revenues – product based	13,132		24,597		48,369		70,127
Product sales	30,068		71,538		138,559		286,388
Other	503		367		1,341		1,468
Total revenues and other	647,480		723,210		2,772,592		2,746,174
Equity income, net – related parties	49,962		62,035		226,750		237,518
Operating expenses
Cost of product	34,477		109,507		188,088		444,247
Operation and maintenance	144,204		173,387		580,874		641,219
General and administrative	37,303		30,951		155,769		114,591
Property and other taxes	11,077		15,504		68,340		61,352
Depreciation and amortization	106,398		120,278		491,086		483,255
Long-lived asset and other impairments	3,314		1,985		203,889		6,279
Goodwill impairment	—		—		441,017		—
Total operating expenses	336,773		451,612		2,129,063		1,750,943
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net	12,285		(3)		8,634		(1,406)
Operating income (loss)	372,954		333,630		878,913		1,231,343
Interest income – Anadarko note receivable	—		4,225		11,736		16,900
Interest expense	(101,247)		(79,414)		(380,058)		(303,286)
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt	862		—		11,234		—
Other income (expense), net⁽¹⁾	413		37,792		1,025		(123,785)
Income (loss) before income taxes	272,982		296,233		522,850		821,172
Income tax expense (benefit)	2,206		793		5,998		13,472
Net income (loss)	270,776		295,440		516,852		807,700
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	6,885		7,670		(10,160)		110,459
Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP	$	263,891	$	287,770	$	527,012	$	697,241
Limited partners' interest in net income (loss):
Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP	$	263,891	$	287,770	$	527,012	$	697,241
Pre-acquisition net (income) loss allocated to Anadarko	—		—		—		(29,279)
General partner interest in net (income) loss	(5,642)		(5,637)		(11,104)		(5,637)
Limited partners' interest in net income (loss)	$	258,249	$	282,133	$	515,908	$	662,325
Net income (loss) per common unit – basic and diluted	$	0.62	$	0.62	$	1.18	$	1.59
Weighted-average common units outstanding – basic and diluted	415,597		452,934		435,554		415,794


(1)	Includes losses associated with the interest-rate swap agreements for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Western Midstream Partners, LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

thousands except number of units	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Total current assets	$	943,064	$	402,412
Anadarko note receivable	—		260,000
Net property, plant, and equipment	8,709,945		9,064,931
Other assets	2,177,018		2,619,110
Total assets	$	11,830,027	$	12,346,453
Total current liabilities	$	960,935	$	485,954
Long-term debt	7,415,832		7,951,565
Asset retirement obligations	260,283		336,396
Other liabilities	297,765		227,245
Total liabilities	8,934,815		9,001,160
Equity and partners' capital
Common units (413,839,863 and 443,971,409 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively)	2,778,339		3,209,947
General partner units (9,060,641 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019)	(17,208)		(14,224)
Noncontrolling interests	134,081		149,570
Total liabilities, equity, and partners' capital	$	11,830,027	$	12,346,453

Western Midstream Partners, LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

	Year Ended December 31,
thousands	2020		2019
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	516,852	$	807,700
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities and changes in assets and liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization	491,086		483,255
Long-lived asset and other impairments	203,889		6,279
Goodwill impairment	441,017		—
(Gain) loss on divestiture and other, net	(8,634)		1,406
(Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt	(11,234)		—
(Gain) loss on interest-rate swaps	—		125,334
Cash paid to settle interest-rate swaps	(25,621)		(107,685)
Change in other items, net	30,063		7,811
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	1,637,418	$	1,324,100
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	$	(423,091)	$	(1,188,829)
Acquisitions from related parties	—		(2,007,926)
Acquisitions from third parties	(511)		(93,303)
Contributions to equity investments - related parties	(19,388)		(128,393)
Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings – related parties	32,160		30,256
Proceeds from the sale of assets to third parties	20,333		342
Additions to materials and supplies inventory and other	(57,757)		—
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(448,254)	$	(3,387,853)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings, net of debt issuance costs	$	3,681,173	$	4,169,695
Repayments of debt	(3,803,888)		(1,467,595)
Increase (decrease) in outstanding checks	20,699		1,571
Registration expenses related to the issuance of Partnership common units	—		(855)
Distributions to Partnership unitholders	(695,834)		(969,073)
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner	(8,644)		(9,663)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners of WES Operating	(15,434)		(118,225)
Net contributions from (distributions to) related parties	24,466		458,819
Above-market component of swap agreements with Anadarko	—		7,407
Finance lease payments	(14,207)		(508)
Unit repurchases	(32,535)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	(844,204)	$	2,071,573
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	344,960	$	7,820
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	99,962		92,142
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	444,922	$	99,962

Western Midstream Partners, LP
OPERATING STATISTICS
(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,				Year Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Throughput for natural-gas assets (MMcf/d)
Gathering, treating, and transportation	521		534		543		528
Processing	3,170		3,532		3,445		3,497
Equity investments ⁽¹⁾	429		423		445		398
Total throughput	4,120		4,489		4,433		4,423
Throughput attributable to noncontrolling interests ⁽²⁾	149		174		159		175
Total throughput attributable to WES for natural-gas assets	3,971		4,315		4,274		4,248
Throughput for crude-oil and NGLs assets (MBbls/d)
Gathering, treating, and transportation	292		347		331		320
Equity investments ⁽³⁾	339		449		381		343
Total throughput	631		796		712		663
Throughput attributable to noncontrolling interests ⁽²⁾	12		16		14		13
Total throughput attributable to WES for crude-oil and NGLs assets	619		780		698		650
Throughput for produced-water assets (MBbls/d)
Gathering and disposal	670		610		712		556
Throughput attributable to noncontrolling interests ⁽²⁾	13		12		14		11
Total throughput attributable to WES for produced-water assets	657		598		698		545
Per-Mcf Adjusted gross margin for natural-gas assets⁽⁴⁾	$	1.19	$	1.08	$	1.16	$	1.07
Per-Bbl Adjusted gross margin for crude-oil and NGLs assets⁽⁵⁾	2.69		2.27		2.54		2.44
Per-Bbl Adjusted gross margin for produced-water assets⁽⁶⁾	0.98		0.97		0.98		0.97


(1)	Represents the 14.81% share of average Fort Union throughput (until divested in October 2020), 22% share of average Rendezvous throughput, 50% share of average Mi Vida and Ranch Westex throughput, and 30% share of average Red Bluff Express throughput.
(2)	For all periods presented, includes (i) the 2.0% Occidental subsidiary-owned limited partner interest in WES Operating and (ii) for natural-gas assets, the 25% third-party interest in Chipeta, which collectively represent WES's noncontrolling interests.
(3)	Represents the 10% share of average White Cliffs throughput; 25% share of average Mont Belvieu JV throughput; 20% share of average TEG, TEP, Whitethorn, and Saddlehorn throughput; 33.33% share of average FRP throughput; and 15% share of average Panola and Cactus II throughput.
(4)	Average for period. Calculated as Adjusted gross margin for natural-gas assets, divided by total throughput (MMcf/d) attributable to WES for natural-gas assets.
(5)	Average for period. Calculated as Adjusted gross margin for crude-oil and NGLs assets, divided by total throughput (MBbls/d) attributable to WES for crude-oil and NGLs assets.
(6)	Average for period. Calculated as Adjusted gross margin for produced-water assets, divided by total throughput (MBbls/d) attributable to WES for produced-water assets.

Western Midstream Partners, LP
OPERATING STATISTICS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2020	2019	2020	2019	2020	2019
	Natural gas (MMcf/d)		Crude oil & NGLs (MBbls/d)		Produced water (MBbls/d)
Delaware Basin	1,196	1,274	178	168	670	610
DJ Basin	1,197	1,295	78	129	—	—
Equity investments	429	423	339	449	—	—
Other	1,298	1,497	36	50	—	—
Total throughput	4,120	4,489	631	796	670	610


	Year Ended December 31,
	2020	2019	2020	2019	2020	2019
	Natural gas (MMcf/d)		Crude oil & NGLs (MBbls/d)		Produced water (MBbls/d)
Delaware Basin	1,297	1,226	189	150	712	556
DJ Basin	1,305	1,236	101	118	—	—
Equity investments	445	398	381	343	—	—
Other	1,386	1,563	41	52	—	—
Total throughput	4,433	4,423	712	663	712	556