2013.9.30-TSO-10Q


 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10‑Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013
or

£
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from_____________________to__________

Commission File Number 1‑3473

TESORO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
95‑0862768
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
 
19100 Ridgewood Pkwy, San Antonio, Texas 78259-1828
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
210-626-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes R No £

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Accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes £ No R

There were 132,832,524 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding at November 4, 2013.

 


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TESORO CORPORATION

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TESORO CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In millions, except per share amounts)
REVENUES (a)
$
11,241

 
$
7,944

 
$
27,485

 
$
22,284

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales (a)
10,355

 
6,848

 
24,827

 
19,419

Operating expenses
542

 
378

 
1,351

 
1,033

Selling, general and administrative expenses
54

 
123

 
229

 
227

Depreciation and amortization expense
140

 
109

 
356

 
307

Loss on asset disposals and impairments
4

 
3

 
19

 
15

OPERATING INCOME
146

 
483

 
703

 
1,283

Interest and financing costs, net
(47
)
 
(66
)
 
(110
)
 
(136
)
Interest income

 
1

 
1

 
2

Equity in earnings of equity method investment
9

 

 
12

 

Other income (expense), net
13

 
(3
)
 
65

 
(22
)
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
121

 
415

 
671

 
1,127

Income tax expense
47

 
149

 
243

 
416

NET EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
74

 
266

 
428

 
711

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
35

 
14

 
23

 
24

NET EARNINGS
109

 
280

 
451

 
735

Less: Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest
10

 
7

 
32

 
19

NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TESORO CORPORATION
$
99

 
$
273

 
$
419

 
$
716

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TESORO CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
64

 
$
259

 
$
396

 
$
692

Discontinued operations
35

 
14

 
23

 
24

Total
$
99

 
$
273

 
$
419

 
$
716

NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.48

 
$
1.86

 
$
2.92

 
$
4.96

Discontinued operations
0.26

 
0.10

 
0.17

 
0.17

Total
$
0.74

 
$
1.96

 
$
3.09

 
$
5.13

Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic
134.6

 
139.6

 
135.8

 
139.6

NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.46

 
$
1.82

 
$
2.86

 
$
4.89

Discontinued operations
0.26

 
0.10

 
0.17

 
0.17

Total
$
0.72

 
$
1.92

 
$
3.03

 
$
5.06

Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted
136.8

 
142.1

 
138.1

 
141.5

DIVIDENDS PER SHARE
$
0.25

 
$
0.12

 
$
0.65

 
$
0.12

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Includes excise taxes collected by our retail segment
$
151

 
$
134

 
$
423

 
$
333


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TESORO CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In millions)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Earnings
$
109

 
$
280

 
$
451

 
$
735

Pension and other benefit liability adjustments, net of tax expense of $48 million

 

 
73

 

Total comprehensive income
109

 
280

 
524

 
735

Less: Noncontrolling interest in comprehensive income
10

 
7

 
32

 
19

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO TESORO CORPORATION
$
99

 
$
273

 
$
492

 
$
716


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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TESORO CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,492

 
$
1,639

Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts
1,791

 
1,126

Inventories
2,635

 
1,338

Prepayments
130

 
54

Other current assets
171

 
142

Current assets related to discontinued operations

 
337

Total Current Assets
6,219

 
4,636

NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
6,783

 
5,232

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS, NET
 
 
 
Acquired intangibles, net
261

 
214

Other noncurrent assets, net
853

 
602

Noncurrent assets related to discontinued operations

 
18

Total Other Noncurrent Assets, Net
1,114

 
834

Total Assets
$
14,116

 
$
10,702

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
2,853

 
$
2,196

Other current liabilities
920

 
625

Current liabilities related to discontinued operations

 
60

Total Current Liabilities
3,773

 
2,881

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
1,048

 
850

OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
641

 
644

DEBT
3,364

 
1,585

NONCURRENT LIABILITIES RELATED TO DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note L)


 


EQUITY
 
 
 
TESORO CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Common stock, par value $0.162/3; authorized 200,000,000 shares; 154,621,860 shares issued (152,579,955 in 2012)
26

 
25

Preferred stock, no par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares; 0 shares issued

 

Additional paid-in capital
1,170

 
1,070

Retained earnings
3,980

 
3,649

Treasury stock, 20,949,634 common shares (14,417,533 in 2012), at cost
(697
)
 
(356
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(64
)
 
(137
)
Total Tesoro Corporation Stockholders’ Equity
4,415

 
4,251

NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
875

 
486

Total Equity
5,290

 
4,737

Total Liabilities and Equity
$
14,116

 
$
10,702


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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TESORO CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
(Dollars in millions)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net earnings
$
451

 
$
735

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization expense
357

 
328

Amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts
10

 
9

Gain on sale of Hawaii Business
(80
)
 

Loss on asset disposals and impairments
5

 
16

Stock-based compensation expense
34

 
93

Charges for remaining unamortized debt issue costs and discounts

 
5

Deferred income taxes
222

 
105

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements
(11
)
 
(7
)
Deferred charges
(333
)
 
(209
)
Other changes in noncurrent assets and liabilities
(50
)
 
8

Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
 
 
 
Receivables
(378
)
 
(314
)
Inventories
(381
)
 
31

Prepayments and other
(105
)
 
70

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
929

 
305

Net cash from operating activities
670

 
1,175

CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(447
)
 
(382
)
Carson Acquisition
(2,300
)
 

Proceeds from sale of Hawaii Business
539

 

Proceeds from asset sales
2

 
3

Investment in joint venture
(2
)
 

Other acquisitions
(315
)
 
(39
)
Advance payments made for acquisition

 
(90
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(2,523
)
 
(508
)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Proceeds from debt offering
550

 
1,275

Borrowings under revolving credit agreements
2,068

 
185

Borrowings under term loan credit agreement
500

 

Repayments on revolving credit agreements
(1,368
)
 
(352
)
Repayments of debt
(6
)
 
(1,224
)
Dividend payments
(88
)
 
(17
)
Proceeds from stock options exercised
69

 
23

Net proceeds from issuance of Tesoro Logistics LP common units
392

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interest
(43
)
 
(17
)
Purchases of common stock
(346
)
 
(31
)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements
11

 
7

Payments of debt issuance costs
(9
)
 
(22
)
Financing costs and other
(24
)
 
(27
)
Net cash from (used in) financing activities
1,706

 
(200
)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(147
)
 
467

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
1,639

 
900

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
$
1,492

 
$
1,367

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TESORO CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)



NOTE A – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

As used in this report, the terms “Tesoro,” “we,” “us” or “our” may refer to Tesoro Corporation, one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries or all of them taken as a whole. The words “we,” “us” or “our” generally include Tesoro Logistics LP (“TLLP”) and its subsidiaries as consolidated subsidiaries of Tesoro Corporation with certain exceptions where there are transactions or obligations between TLLP and Tesoro Corporation or its other subsidiaries. When used in descriptions of agreements and transactions, “TLLP” or the “Partnership” refers to TLLP and its consolidated subsidiaries.

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of Tesoro Corporation and its subsidiaries have been prepared by management without audit according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of results for the periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, unless otherwise disclosed.

The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012 has been condensed from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date. Certain information and notes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the SEC’s rules and regulations. However, management believes that the disclosures presented herein are adequate to present the information fairly. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

We prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. We review our estimates on an ongoing basis, based on currently available information. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates and actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. Certain prior year balances have been aggregated or disaggregated in order to conform to the current year presentation.

On September 25, 2013, we completed the sale of all of our interest in Tesoro Hawaii, LLC, which operates a 94 thousand barrel per day (“Mbpd”) Hawaii refinery, retail stations and associated logistics assets (the “Hawaii Business”), to a subsidiary of Par Petroleum Corporation (“Par Petroleum”). As such, the results of operations and related assets and liabilities of the Hawaii Business have been classified as discontinued operations in these condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes for all periods presented. See Note D for additional information. Unless otherwise noted, the information in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements relates to our continuing operations.

The accompanying financial statements include the results of operations of our Carson refinery and related assets and retail stations since the acquisition on June 1, 2013. See Note B for additional information relating to this acquisition.

Our consolidated financial statements include TLLP, a variable interest entity. As the general partner of TLLP, we have the sole ability to direct the activities of TLLP that most significantly impact its economic performance. We are also considered to be the primary beneficiary for accounting purposes and are TLLP’s primary customer. Under our long-term transportation agreements with TLLP, transactions with us accounted for 84% and 88% of TLLP’s total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. As TLLP does not derive a significant amount of revenue from third parties, there is limited risk to Tesoro associated with TLLP’s operations. However, in the event TLLP incurs a loss, our operating results will reflect TLLP’s loss, net of intercompany eliminations, to the extent of our ownership interest in TLLP. See Note C for additional information relating to TLLP.


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TESORO CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


Significant Accounting Policies

InvestmentsEquity Method and Joint Ventures

For equity investments in other entities that are not required to be consolidated under the variable interest model, we use the equity method of accounting upon evaluation of our ability to exercise significant influence to determine the level of control we may possess over an entity’s operations. Our judgment regarding the level of control over an equity method investment includes considering key factors such as our ownership interest, participation in policy-making and other significant decisions and material intercompany transactions. Amounts recognized for equity method investments are included in other noncurrent assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets and adjusted for our share of the net earnings or losses of the investee, which are presented separately in our condensed statements of consolidated operations, capital contributions made and cash dividends received. We evaluate our equity method investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such investments may be impaired. If a decline in the value of an equity method investment is determined to be other than temporary, a loss is recorded in earnings in the current period.

Effective April 22, 2013, we entered into an equally owned joint venture (“Tesoro Savage Petroleum Terminal LLC”) with Savage Companies to construct, own and operate a unit train unloading and marine loading terminal at the Port of Vancouver, Washington, subject to approval by regulatory agencies. Our investment in Tesoro Savage Petroleum Terminal LLC totaled $2 million as of September 30, 2013. Additionally, on June 1, 2013, in connection with the closing of the acquisition of our Carson refinery and related assets and retail stations, we acquired a 51% interest in the Watson cogeneration facility located at the Carson refinery. Our investment in the Watson cogeneration facility totaled $117 million as of September 30, 2013. We have recorded $9 million and $12 million in earnings from these joint ventures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. For each investment, we determined that the entities did not represent variable interests and thus consolidation was not required. We have the ability to exercise significant influence over each of these investments through our participation in the management committees which make all significant decisions. However, since we have equal influence over each committee and all significant decisions require consent of the other investor without regard to our economic interest, we have determined that we have joint control and have recorded these investments as joint ventures and applied the equity method of accounting.

New Accounting Standards and Disclosures

Presentation of Comprehensive Income

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) in February 2013 that provides entities the option of presenting information related to reclassification adjustments on the face of the financial statements or in the notes to the financial statements for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement where those components are presented. The requirements from the new ASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

The FASB issued an ASU in December 2011, which requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of these arrangements on its financial position. The guidance requires entities to disclose both gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the balance sheet and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. In January 2013, the FASB amended and clarified the scope of the disclosures to include only derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions. The provisions for this ASU are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on January 1, 2013. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTE B - ACQUISITIONS

TLLP Acquisition of the Northwest Products System

On June 19, 2013, TLLP completed its acquisition of Chevron Pipe Line Company’s and Northwest Terminalling Company’s (collectively, “Chevron”) northwest products system (the “Northwest Products System”). For additional information regarding the acquisition, see Note C.


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TESORO CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)



Carson Acquisition
 
On June 1, 2013, we acquired from BP West Coast Products, LLC and other affiliated sellers BP’s integrated Southern California refining, marketing and logistics business (the “Carson Acquisition”). The acquired assets include the 266 Mbpd Carson refinery located adjacent to our Wilmington refinery, related marine terminals, land terminals and pipelines. The assets also include the ARCO® brand and associated registered trademarks, as well as a master franchisee license for the ampm® convenience store brand (“ampm® License”) and the supply rights to approximately 835 branded dealer-operated and branded wholesale stations in central and southern California, Nevada and Arizona. Additionally, we acquired an anode coke calcining operation and a 51% ownership in the Watson cogeneration facility, both located at the Carson refinery. In conjunction with the acquisition, we also assumed certain environmental liabilities, primarily remediation obligations. For additional information regarding the assumed environmental remediation obligations and other contractual commitments assumed, see Note L.
 
The purchase price of these assets was $2.33 billion, including petroleum and non-hydrocarbon inventories of $1.1 billion. The amount paid at closing was reduced by advance deposits paid by the Company of $127 million, including $90 million, which was paid in the third quarter of 2012 upon execution of the purchase and sale agreement. The original purchase price of $2.42 billion was reduced to $2.33 billion for reductions in net working capital primarily for changes related to accounts receivable and inventories totaling $62 million and a base purchase price adjustment of $33 million for BP-owned retail sites not sold to Tesoro. We financed the transaction with $552 million in cash, $700 million borrowed on the Tesoro Corporation revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and $500 million borrowed under our term loan credit facility agreement (the “Term Loan Facility”). The remaining $544 million was funded with cash received from TLLP to fund a portion of its acquisition of six marketing and storage terminal facilities in southern California (the “Carson Terminal Assets”) that occurred directly after the Carson Acquisition. TLLP funded the acquisition with borrowings under its senior secured revolving credit agreement (the “TLLP Revolving Credit Facility”). For additional information regarding TLLP’s acquisition of the Carson Terminal Assets, see Note C.

The Carson Acquisition is consistent with our business strategy and provides an opportunity to combine two west coast refining, marketing and logistics businesses resulting in a more efficient integrated refining, marketing and logistics system.
 
The purchase price allocation for the Carson Acquisition is preliminary and is allocated based on estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. Our total purchase price remains subject to change only for additional base purchase price adjustments for BP-owned retail sites not sold to us during the fourth quarter of 2013, which are not expected to be material. Finalization of the purchase price allocation is pending the completion of an independent valuation, assessment of environmental and other contingencies, and our continued review of other facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date and come to our attention within our measurement period, which is not to exceed one year from the acquisition date. We do not expect future changes to our purchase price allocation to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
 

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TESORO CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


As of September 30, 2013, the asset amounts noted in the table below have been included in the refining and retail segments, as applicable. On October 4, 2013, we reached an agreement with BP on the final net working capital amounts, which included reductions in net working capital primarily associated with accounts receivable and inventories totaling $62 million. Additionally, we received a base purchase price adjustment of $33 million for BP-owned retail sites not sold to Tesoro. The $62 million in net working capital reductions was recorded as receivables not associated with the Carson Acquisition as of September 30, 2013 and refunded to us by BP in October 2013. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, measurement period adjustments were made to our purchase price allocation, including a reduction of $55 million for acquired intangibles, net, due to changes in identifiable assets and other changes not material to our financial statements. Although the finalization of the appraisal and full evaluation of the liabilities may result in changes in the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, we believe these changes will not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity. The table below presents the acquisition date preliminary purchase price allocation (in millions):
Receivables
 
$
197

Inventories
 
1,096

Prepayments and other current assets
 
67

Property, plant and equipment
 
1,031

Acquired intangibles, net
 
59

Other noncurrent assets, net
 
112

Other current liabilities
 
(25
)
Other noncurrent liabilities
 
(173
)
Debt
 
(36
)
Total purchase price
 
$
2,328


The acquired intangible assets include certain air emission credits in our refining segment along with dealer supply relationships, the ARCO® brand, the ampm® License, and real estate leases in our retail segment, which are subject to amortization and have preliminary estimated useful lives of 15 years. Our 51% interest in the Watson cogeneration facility acquired in the transaction is accounted for using the equity method of accounting and is included in other noncurrent assets at an estimated acquisition date fair value of $111 million. Other noncurrent liabilities include $170 million of environmental remediation liabilities assumed in the Carson Acquisition including $102 million and $68 million associated with our refining and retail segments, respectively.

We have not provided separate disclosure of revenues and net earnings associated with the Carson Acquisition, commencing on June 1, 2013, in our condensed statements of consolidated operations. Financial information, including the revenues and net earnings, for the Carson refinery operations for the period are not available. We are in the process of integrating our Wilmington and Carson refineries and are operating and accounting for them as a combined facility, including the purchases and sales of crude oil and refined products. Refined products produced from the refining processing units are transported through common logistics assets and cannot be identified as Carson refinery production versus Wilmington refinery production. As a result, revenues and related cost of sales from products delivered through these common assets are unidentifiable to a specific refinery making it impracticable to provide this financial information.

While we do not have revenue and net earnings information specific to assets acquired in the Carson Acquisition, certain financial information is available for the California region operations, which includes the 266 Mbpd Carson refinery, the 97 Mbpd Wilmington refinery, the 166 Mbpd Martinez refinery and related retail and logistics operations. Total gross margin and operating income for the California region operations were $772 million and $122 million, respectively, from June 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013.


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TESORO CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


The following pro forma financial information presents our consolidated results assuming the Carson Acquisition occurred on January 1, 2012. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results of future operations.
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In millions, except per share amounts)
Revenues
$
11,241

 
$
11,654

 
$
33,394

 
$
33,625

Net Earnings attributable to Tesoro Corporation Stockholders
99

 
363

 
515

 
950

Basic Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations
0.48

 
2.50

 
3.62

 
6.63

Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations
0.47

 
2.46

 
3.56

 
6.54


During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we incurred transaction and integration costs of approximately $14 million and $44 million, respectively, related to the Carson Acquisition, which include costs of $13 million directly attributable to the execution of the transaction during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. These costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in our condensed statements of consolidated operations.

NOTE C – TESORO LOGISTICS LP

TLLP is a publicly traded limited partnership that was formed to own, operate, develop and acquire logistics assets. Its assets are integral to the success of Tesoro’s refining and marketing operations and are used to gather crude oil and distribute, transport and store crude oil and refined products. Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC (“TLGP”), a fully consolidated subsidiary, serves as the general partner of TLLP.

We held an approximate 40% interest in TLLP at September 30, 2013, including a 2% general partner interest. This interest includes 2,729,476 common units, 15,254,890 subordinated units and 958,587 general partner units. All intercompany transactions with TLLP are eliminated upon consolidation.

Acquisitions

Northwest Products System Acquisition

On June 19, 2013, TLLP completed its acquisition of Chevron’s Northwest Products System for a purchase price of approximately $355 million. The Northwest Products System consists of a regulated common carrier products pipeline running from Salt Lake City, Utah to Spokane, Washington, a jet fuel pipeline to the Salt Lake City International Airport and three refined products terminals in Boise and Pocatello, Idaho and Pasco, Washington. The amount paid by TLLP at closing was reduced by an advance deposit of $40 million that the Partnership paid in December 2012 upon execution of the asset sale and purchase agreements. Based on the valuation of the assets acquired and estimates of environmental liabilities, the preliminary purchase price allocation consisted of property, plant and equipment of $358 million, goodwill of $9 million, other noncurrent assets of $5 million and environmental liabilities of $17 million. This acquisition is not material to our consolidated financial statements.

In accordance with the amended sale and purchase agreements, Chevron Pipe Line Company has retained financial and operational responsibility to remediate the site of a diesel fuel release that occurred on the Northwest Products System pipeline on March 18, 2013 for a period of two years, in addition to paying any monetary fines and penalties assessed by any government authority arising from this incident. TLLP assumed responsibility for all other environmental contingencies. As of September 30, 2013, there was $14 million remaining of the environmental liabilities assumed in connection with the acquisition of the Northwest Products System, including those obligations related to the diesel fuel release that were not indemnified by Chevron.

Carson Terminal Assets Acquisition

Effective June 1, 2013, TLLP entered into a transaction (the “Carson Terminal Assets Acquisition”) to acquire certain Carson Terminal Assets from Tesoro. This transaction occurred immediately after the closing of the Carson Acquisition, discussed further in Note B. Tesoro received consideration of $640 million, comprised of $544 million in cash financed with borrowings under the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility and the issuance of TLLP equity with a fair value of $96 million. In connection with the Carson Terminal Assets Acquisition, we retained all of the liabilities we assumed in the Carson Acquisition to cleanup and monitor the environmental conditions related to the Carson Terminal Assets.

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Revolver Amendments

Effective January 4, 2013, TLLP amended and restated the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility. On May 22, 2013, TLLP further amended the agreement. For additional information regarding the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility, see Note I.

Equity Issuance

On January 14, 2013, TLLP closed an equity offering of 9,775,000 common units at a public offering price of $41.70 per unit. Net proceeds to TLLP from the sale of the units were approximately $392 million, which were used to fund the acquisition of Chevron’s Northwest Products System and for general partnership purposes. In connection with the offering, TLGP purchased 199,490 general partner units at a price of $41.70 per unit to maintain its 2% general partner interest in TLLP.

Debt Issuance

Effective August 1, 2013, TLLP completed a private notes offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2021. The proceeds of this offering were used to repay borrowings outstanding under the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility, which were used to fund TLLP’s acquisition of the Carson Terminal Assets, and to pay a portion of the fees and expenses related to the offering, including initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and professional fees. See Note I for more information regarding the offering.

Agreements with TLLP

TLLP generates revenue by charging fees for gathering, transporting and storing crude oil and for terminalling, transporting and storing crude oil and refined products. We do not provide financial or equity support through any liquidity arrangements or financial guarantees to TLLP.

TLLP provides us with various pipeline transportation, trucking, terminal distribution and storage services under long-term, fee-based commercial agreements expiring 2016 through 2023. Each of these agreements, with the exception of the storage and transportation services agreement, contain minimum volume commitments. Each agreement has fees that are indexed for inflation and, except for a trucking transportation services agreement, provides us with options to renew for two additional five-year terms.

In addition to commercial agreements, we are also party to an omnibus agreement with TLLP, which among other things, addresses the payment of a fee to us for various general and administrative services provided to TLLP. The annual omnibus fee increased as a result of the Carson Terminal Assets Acquisition to $4 million. We are also party to an operational services agreement with TLLP, under which TLLP reimburses us with a fee for the provision of certain operational services in support of their pipelines, terminals and storage facilities and directly reimburses us for specifically identifiable charges. The annual operational services fee increased as a result of the Carson Terminal Assets Acquisition to approximately $4 million.


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With the exception of affiliate balances, which are eliminated upon consolidation, and their impact on equity, the TLLP condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, as presented below, are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets of Tesoro Corporation.
 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
(In millions)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
65

 
$
19

Receivables
 
 
 
Trade
8

 

Affiliate
30

 
18

Prepayments
2

 
1

Other current assets
5

 

Total Current Assets
110

 
38

NET, PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
1,062

 
274

DEPOSITS

 
40

GOODWILL
9

 

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
25

 
11

Total Assets
$
1,206

 
$
363

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY (DEFICIT)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
 
 
Trade
$
19

 
$
9

Affiliate
8

 
7

Deferred revenue - affiliate
2

 
2

Accrued interest and financing costs
16

 
6

Accrued environmental liabilities
13

 

Other current liabilities
5

 
3

Total Current Liabilities
63

 
27

OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
6

 

DEBT
909

 
354

EQUITY (DEFICIT)
228

 
(18
)
Total Liabilities and Equity (Deficit)
$
1,206

 
$
363


NOTE D - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Hawaii Business

On September 25, 2013, we completed the sale of all of our interest in Tesoro Hawaii, LLC, which operates a 94 Mbpd Hawaii refinery, retail stations and associated logistics assets, to a subsidiary of Par Petroleum. We received gross proceeds of $539 million, including $75 million from the sale of assets and $464 million from the sale of inventory and other net working capital. Additional contingent consideration includes an earnout arrangement payable over three years for an aggregate amount of up to $40 million based on consolidated gross margins. Any income related to the earnout arrangement will not be recorded until it is considered realizable. We have also agreed to indemnify the purchaser for up to $15 million of environmental remediation costs related to the Hawaii Business, subject to limitations described in the purchase agreement.


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The assets and liabilities related to the Hawaii Business as of December 31, 2012 have been presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as “assets related to discontinued operations” and “liabilities related to discontinued operations,” respectively. Also, the results of operations for this business have been presented as discontinued operations in the condensed statements of consolidated operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

We recognized $248 million of impairment charges related to the Hawaii Business in the fourth quarter of 2012, which included $20 million related to estimated costs for asset retirement obligations (“AROs”). Par Petroleum assumed the AROs upon close of the transaction; therefore, we will not incur any removal or other closure costs for this business. In the second quarter of 2013, upon execution of the membership interest purchase agreement, we adjusted the AROs related to the Hawaii refinery downward $14 million, which is included in earnings from discontinued operations in the condensed statements of consolidated operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Revenues and earnings (loss), including gain on disposition, before and after tax from the discontinued Hawaii Business for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In millions)
Revenues
$
585

 
$
832

 
$
2,036

 
$
2,417

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, before tax
$
(24
)
 
$
23

 
$
(41
)
 
$
38

Gain on sale of Hawaii Business, before tax (a)
80

 

 
80

 

Total earnings from discontinued operations, before tax
56

 
23

 
39

 
38

Income tax expense
21

 
9

 
16

 
14

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
$
35

 
$
14

 
$
23

 
$
24

________________
(a)
Gain on sale of the Hawaii Business includes a $17 million curtailment gain related to the remeasurement of our pension and other postretirement benefit obligations recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2013.

As a result of the sale of the Hawaii Business, no assets or liabilities have been presented separately for discontinued operations as of September 30, 2013. The following assets and liabilities relate to the discontinued Hawaii Business as of December 31, 2012:
 
December 31,
2012
 
(In millions)
Assets:
 
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts
$
95

Inventories
240

Prepayments and other current assets
2

Total current assets related to discontinued operations
337

Net property, plant and equipment
13

Other noncurrent assets, net
5

Total assets related to discontinued operations
$
355

 
 
Liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
17

Other current liabilities
43

Total current liabilities related to discontinued operations
60

Other noncurrent liabilities
3

Debt
2

Total liabilities related to discontinued operations
$
65



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Cash flows related to the discontinued Hawaii Business have been combined with the cash flows from continuing operations in the condensed statements of consolidated cash flows for both periods presented and cash flows from operating and investing activities are summarized as follows (in millions):
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
Cash Flows From (Used in):
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
74

 
$
40

Investing activities
537

 
(14
)

NOTE E – EARNINGS PER SHARE

We compute basic earnings per share by dividing net earnings attributable to Tesoro Corporation stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share include the effects of potentially dilutive shares outstanding during the period.

Share calculations are presented below (in millions):
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Weighted average common shares outstanding
134.6
 
139.6
 
135.8
 
139.6
Common stock equivalents
2.2
 
2.5
 
2.3
 
1.9
Total diluted shares
136.8
 
142.1
 
138.1
 
141.5

Potentially dilutive common stock equivalents are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share if the effect of including such securities in the calculation would have been anti-dilutive. Anti-dilutive securities were 0.2 million and 1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 0.1 million and 2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

NOTE F – INVENTORIES

Components of inventories were as follows (in millions):
 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Domestic crude oil and refined products
$
2,105

 
$
957

Foreign subsidiary crude oil
331

 
246

Materials and supplies
117

 
83

Oxygenates and by-products
67

 
38

Merchandise
15

 
14

Total Inventories
$
2,635

 
$
1,338


The total carrying value of our crude oil and refined product inventories was less than replacement cost by approximately $1.9 billion and $1.3 billion at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. See Note B for more information regarding the inventory acquired in the Carson Acquisition.


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NOTE G – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

We classify financial assets and financial liabilities into the following fair value hierarchy:

level 1 - valued based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;
level 2 - valued based on quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and
level 3 - valued based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

We measure fair value using level 1 inputs, when available, because they provide the most reliable evidence of fair value. Derivative instruments and our Renewable Identification Numbers (“RINs”) are our only financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. We did not have any financial assets or liabilities classified as level 3 at September 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012. See Note H for further information on the Company’s derivative instruments.

Our derivative instruments consist primarily of physical commodity forward purchase and sale contracts (“Forward Contracts”), exchange-traded futures (“Futures Contracts”), over-the-counter swaps (“OTC Swap Contracts”), options (“Options”), and over-the-counter options (“OTC Option Contracts”). Forward Contracts, OTC Swap Contracts, and OTC Option Contracts are valued using third-party broker quotes, industry pricing services and price curves derived from commodity exchange postings, with consideration of counterparty credit risk. These quotes are corroborated with market data and are categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Futures Contracts are valued based on quoted prices from exchanges and are categorized in level 1 or level 2 of the fair value hierarchy based on the liquidity of the instrument. Options are valued using quoted prices from exchanges and are categorized in level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Our RINs obligation represents our period-end deficit for the purchase of RINs to satisfy the requirement to blend biofuels into the products we have produced.  Our RINs obligation is based on our RINs deficit and the price of those RINs as of the balance sheet date.  Our RINs obligation is measured at fair value using quoted prices from an independent pricing service.

Financial assets and liabilities recognized at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets by level within the fair value hierarchy were as follows (in millions):

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3
 
Netting and Collateral (a)
 
Total as of
September 30, 2013
Assets:





 
 
 
 
Commodity Futures Contracts
$
307

 
$
6

 
$

 
$
(247
)
 
$
66

Commodity Forward Contracts

 
3

 

 

 
3

Total Assets
$
307

 
$
9

 
$

 
$
(247
)
 
$
69







 
 
 
 
Liabilities:








 
 
 
 
Commodity Futures Contracts
$
273

 
$
3

 
$

 
$
(275
)
 
$
1

RINs Obligation

 
3

 

 

 
3

Total Liabilities
$
273

 
$
6

 
$

 
$
(275
)
 
$
4



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Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Netting and Collateral (a)
 
Total as of
December 31, 2012
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity Futures Contracts
$
91

 
$
4

 
$

 
$
(68
)
 
$
27

Total Assets
$
91

 
$
4

 
$

 
$
(68
)
 
$
27

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity Futures Contracts
$
96

 
$
4

 
$

 
$
(95
)
 
$
5

Commodity Forward Contracts

 
1

 

 

 
1

RINs Obligation

 
1

 

 

 
1

Total Liabilities
$
96

 
$
6

 
$

 
$
(95
)
 
$
7

________________
(a)
Represents the impact of netting assets, liabilities and cash collateral when a legal right of offset exists. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, cash collateral amounts of $28 million and $27 million, respectively, are netted with mark-to-market derivative assets.

Certain of our derivative contracts, under master netting arrangements, include both asset and liability positions. We have elected to offset both the fair value amounts and any related cash collateral amounts recognized for multiple derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty when there is a legally enforceable right and an intention to settle net or simultaneously.

We believe the carrying value of our other financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and certain accrued liabilities approximate fair value. Our fair value assessment incorporates a variety of considerations, including:

the short-term duration of the instruments (less than one percent of our trade receivables and payables are outstanding for greater than 90 days); and
the expected future insignificance of bad debt expense, which includes an evaluation of counterparty credit risk.

The borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility, the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility and our Term Loan Facility, which include variable interest rates, approximate fair value. The fair value of our senior notes is based on prices from recent trade activity and is categorized in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Both the carrying value and fair value of our debt at September 30, 2013 were approximately $3.3 billion. The carrying value and fair value of our debt at December 31, 2012 were approximately $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively.

NOTE H - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The timing, direction and overall change in refined product prices versus crude oil prices impacts profit margins and has a significant impact on our earnings and cash flows. Consequently, we use non-trading derivative instruments to manage exposure to commodity price risks associated with the purchase or sale of feedstocks, refined products and energy supplies to or from the Company’s refineries, terminals, retail operations and customers. We also use non-trading derivative instruments to manage price risks associated with inventories above or below our target levels. To achieve our objectives, we use derivative instruments such as Forward Contracts, Futures Contracts, OTC Swap Contracts, Options, and, OTC Option Contracts, which had remaining maturity dates within two years as of September 30, 2013. We believe that there is minimal credit risk with respect to our counterparties.

We are also exposed to exchange rate fluctuations on our purchases of Canadian crude oil. We enter into Forward Contracts of Canadian dollars to manage these exchange rate fluctuations.


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The accounting for changes in the fair value of a commodity derivative depends on whether the derivative has been designated in a hedging relationship and whether we have elected the normal purchases and normal sales exception. We did not designate any of our derivatives for hedge accounting during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The accounting for the change in fair value can be summarized as follows:
Derivative Treatment
 
Accounting Method
Normal purchases and normal sales exception
 
Accrual accounting
Designated in qualifying hedging relationship
 
Hedge accounting
All other derivatives
 
Mark-to-market accounting

The primary derivative instruments that we use have the following characteristics. Forward Contracts are agreements to buy or sell the commodity at a predetermined price at a specified future date. Futures Contracts are standardized agreements, traded on a futures exchange, to buy or sell the commodity at a predetermined price at a specified future date. OTC Swap Contracts and OTC Option Contracts require cash settlement for the commodity based on the difference between a contracted fixed or floating price and the market price on the settlement date. Options provide the right, but not the obligation to buy or sell the commodity at a specified price in the future. Certain of these contracts require cash collateral if our liability position exceeds specified thresholds.

The following table presents the fair value (in millions) of our derivative instruments as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The fair value amounts below are presented on a gross basis and do not reflect the netting of asset and liability positions permitted under the terms of our master netting arrangements including cash collateral on deposit with, or received from, brokers. We have elected to offset the recognized fair value amounts for multiple derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty in our financial statements when a legal right of offset exists. As a result, the asset and liability amounts below will not agree with the amounts presented in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
 
 
 
Derivative Assets
 
Derivative Liabilities
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Commodity Futures Contracts (a)
Other current assets
 
$
313

 
$
76

 
$
276

 
$
83

Commodity Futures Contracts
Current assets related to discontinued operations
 

 
19

 

 
17

Commodity Forward Contracts
Receivables
 
3

 

 

 

Commodity Forward Contracts
Accounts payable
 

 

 

 
1

Total Gross Mark-to-Market Derivatives
 
 
316

 
95

 
276

 
101

Less: Counterparty Netting and Cash Collateral (b)
 
 
(247
)
 
(68
)
 
(275
)
 
(95
)
Total Net Fair Value of Derivatives
 
 
$
69

 
$
27

 
$
1

 
$
6

________________
(a)
We had derivative assets totaling $6 million and $1 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, related to corn futures used to manage our biofuel exposure. Additionally, we had derivative liabilities totaling $1 million at September 30, 2013 related to corn futures. There were no corn future derivative liabilities at December 31, 2012.
(b)
As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, cash collateral amounts of $28 million and $27 million, respectively, are netted with mark-to-market derivative assets.


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Gains (losses) for our mark-to market derivatives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, were as follows (in millions):
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Commodity Futures Contracts
$
(73
)
 
$
(60
)
 
$
(89
)
 
$
(22
)
Commodity OTC Swap Contracts

 
(4
)
 

 
(10
)
Commodity Forward Contracts
7

 
(5
)
 
3

 
(2
)
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 
1

 
(4
)
 

Total Loss on Mark-to-Market Derivatives
$
(66
)
 
$
(68
)
 
$
(90
)
 
$
(34
)

The income statement location of gains (losses) for our mark-to market derivatives above were as follows (in millions):
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
Income Statement Location:
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Revenues
$
(10
)
 
$
(17
)
 
$

 
$
4

Cost of sales
(45
)
 
(75
)
 
(65
)
 
(47
)
Other income (expense), net

 
1

 
(4
)
 

Net earnings from discontinued operations
(11
)
 
23

 
(21
)
 
9

Total Loss on Mark-to-Market Derivatives
$
(66
)
 
$
(68
)
 
$
(90
)
 
$
(34
)

Open Long (Short) Positions

All of our open positions are scheduled to mature within two years. The information below presents the net volume of outstanding commodity contracts by type of instrument and year of maturity as of September 30, 2013 (volumes in thousands of barrels):
Mark-to-Market Derivatives
Derivative instrument and Year of maturity
 
Long (Short) Contract Volumes
Futures
 
 
2013
 
(7,092)
2014
 
(965)
OTC Swaps
 
 
2013
 
300
Forwards
 
 
2013
 
16

Additionally, as of September 30, 2013, we held short futures positions totaling 2.8 million and 3.0 million bushels of corn maturing in 2013 and 2014, respectively.

NOTE I – DEBT
 
Our total debt balance at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was as follows (in millions):
 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Total Debt
$
3,375

 
$
1,588

Less: Current maturities
11

 
3

Debt, less current maturities
$
3,364

 
$
1,585

 

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6.125% TLLP Senior Notes due 2021

Effective August 1, 2013, TLLP completed a private offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “TLLP Notes”).  The proceeds of this offering were used to repay the amounts outstanding under the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility, which amounts were used to fund a portion of the Carson Terminal Assets Acquisition, and to pay a portion of the fees and expenses related to the offering of the TLLP Notes. The TLLP Notes have no sinking fund requirements. TLLP may redeem some or all of the TLLP Notes, prior to October 15, 2016, at a make-whole price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. On or after October 15, 2016, the TLLP Notes may be redeemed at premiums equal to 104.594% through October 15, 2017; 103.063% from October 15, 2017 through October 15, 2018; 101.531% from October 15, 2018 through October 15, 2019; and at par thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest in all circumstances. TLLP has the right to redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount at 106.125% percent of face value with proceeds from certain equity issuances through October 15, 2016.

The TLLP Notes also contain customary terms, events of default and covenants for an issuance of non-investment debt grade securities. The TLLP Notes due 2021 are unsecured and guaranteed by all of TLLP’s domestic subsidiaries, except Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., the co-issuer of the TLLP Notes, and are non-recourse to Tesoro, except for TLGP.

On September 12, 2013, TLLP completed an offer to exchange its existing unregistered Senior Notes due 2020 and Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Unregistered Notes”) for an equal principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2020 and 6.125% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Exchange Notes”), respectively, that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The terms of the Exchange Notes are identical in all material respects (including principal amount, interest rate, maturity and redemption rights) to the Unregistered Notes for which they were exchanged, except that the Exchange Notes generally are not subject to transfer restrictions.

Credit Facilities Overview

We had available capacity under our credit agreements as follows at September 30, 2013 (in millions):
 
Total
Capacity
 
Amount Borrowed as of September 30, 2013
 
Outstanding
Letters of Credit
 
Available Capacity
 
Expiration
Tesoro Corporation Revolving Credit Facility (a)
$
3,000

 
$
700

 
$
820

 
$
1,480

 
January 4, 2018
TLLP Revolving Credit Facility
575

 

 

 
575

 
December 31, 2017
Term Loan Credit Facility
498

 
498

 

 

 
May 30, 2016
Letter of Credit Facilities
1,562

 

 
934

 
628

 
 
Total credit agreements
$
5,635

 
$
1,198

 
$
1,754

 
$
2,683

 
 
________________
(a)
Borrowing base is the lesser of the amount of the periodically adjusted borrowing base or the agreement’s total capacity.

As of September 30, 2013, our credit facilities were subject to the following expenses and fees:
Credit Facility
 
30 day Eurodollar (LIBOR) Rate
 
Eurodollar Margin
 
Base Rate
 
Base Rate Margin
 
Commitment Fee
(unused portion)
Tesoro Corporation Revolving Credit Facility ($3.0 billion) (b)
 
0.18%
 
1.50%
 
3.25%
 
0.50%
 
0.375%
TLLP Revolving Credit Facility ($575 million) (c)
 
0.18%
 
2.25%
 
3.25%
 
1.25%
 
0.375%
________________
(b)
We can elect the interest rate to apply to the Revolving Credit Facility between a base rate plus the base rate margin, or a Eurodollar rate, for the applicable term, plus, the Eurodollar margin at the time of the borrowing. The applicable margin varies based on the Revolving Credit Facility’s credit ratings. Letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility incur fees at the Eurodollar margin rate. We also incur commitment fees for the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility at an annual rate.
(c)
TLLP can elect the interest rate to apply to the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility between a base rate plus the base rate margin, or a Eurodollar rate, for the applicable term, plus, the Eurodollar margin at the time of the borrowing. The applicable margin varies based upon a certain leverage ratio, as defined by the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility. TLLP incurs commitment fees for the unused portion of the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility at an annual rate.

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(Unaudited)


 

Tesoro Corporation Revolving Credit Facility
 
Effective January 4, 2013, we entered into the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which permitted us to increase the capacity of our Revolving Credit Facility to an aggregate of $3.0 billion, on May 21, 2013 (“Increase Effective Date”). Additionally, the agreement allows for us to request that the capacity be increased up to an aggregate of $4.0 billion, subject to receiving increased commitments from the lenders; however, we must offer to reduce the commitments by at least $500 million on or prior to the 18 month anniversary of the Increase Effective Date and by an additional $500 million on or prior to the two year anniversary of the Increase Effective Date. On May 30, 2013, we borrowed $700 million under the Revolving Credit Facility to fund a portion of the Carson Acquisition. The weighted average interest rate for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility was 2.57% as of September 30, 2013. On October 25, 2013, we repaid $500 million of the borrowings outstanding under this facility.

At September 30, 2013, our Revolving Credit Facility provided for borrowings (including letters of credit) up to the lesser of the amount of a periodically adjusted borrowing base of approximately $4.0 billion, consisting of Tesoro’s eligible cash and cash equivalents, receivables and petroleum inventories, net of the standard reserve as defined, or the Revolving Credit Facility’s total capacity of $3.0 billion.

TLLP Revolving Credit Facility

Effective January 4, 2013, TLLP amended and restated the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility to increase commitments under the facility from $300 million to $500 million and to allow TLLP to request that the loan availability be increased up to an aggregate of $650 million, subject to receiving increased commitments from the lenders.

Effective May 22, 2013, TLLP further amended the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility to increase the total revolving loan availability from $500 million to $575 million and to modify the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio. On May 30, 2013, TLLP borrowed $544 million under the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility to fund a portion of its acquisition of the Carson Terminal Assets from Tesoro on June 1, 2013. TLLP repaid all of the borrowings outstanding under this facility with the proceeds from the August 1, 2013 TLLP Notes offering discussed above.

The TLLP Revolving Credit Facility is non-recourse to Tesoro, except for TLGP, and is guaranteed by all of TLLP’s subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of TLLP’s assets. Borrowings are available under the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility up to the total loan availability of the facility.

Term Loan Credit Facility

We borrowed $500 million under our Term Loan Facility on May 30, 2013, which was used to fund a portion of the Carson Acquisition. The obligations under the Term Loan Facility are secured by all equity interests of Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC and Tesoro Alaska Company, the Tesoro and USA Gasoline trademarks and those trademarks containing the name “ARCO” acquired in the Carson Acquisition and junior liens on certain assets. As of September 30, 2013, the borrowings under our Term Loan Facility incurred interest at a rate of 2.51%.

The Term Loan Facility matures three years from the initial borrowing. The Term Loan Facility is subject to equal quarterly payments in an amount equal to 1.00% per annum of the initial borrowing with the final payment of all amounts outstanding due on May 30, 2016, the maturity date.

Letter of Credit Agreements

The Revolving Credit Facility allows us to obtain letters of credit under separate letter of credit agreements for foreign crude oil purchases. As of September 30, 2013, our seven separate uncommitted letter of credit agreements had $934 million outstanding. Capacity under these letter of credit agreements is available on an uncommitted basis and can be terminated by either party, at any time.


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TESORO CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE J - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment, at cost, is as follows (in millions):
 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Refining
$
7,962

 
$
6,268

Retail
767

 
712

Corporate
224

 
226

Property, plant and equipment, at cost
8,953

 
7,206

Accumulated depreciation
(2,170
)
 
(1,974
)
Net property, plant and equipment
$
6,783

 
$
5,232


We capitalize interest as part of the cost of major projects during the construction period. Capitalized interest totaled $3 million and $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $12 million and $13 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is recorded as a reduction to net interest and financing costs in our condensed statements of consolidated operations. See Note B for more information regarding the property, plant and equipment acquired in the Carson Acquisition.

NOTE K – BENEFIT PLANS

Tesoro sponsors the following four defined benefit pension plans: the funded qualified employee retirement plan, the unfunded nonqualified executive security plan, the unfunded nonqualified restoration retirement plan and the unfunded nonqualified supplemental executive retirement plan. Although our funded employee retirement plan fully meets all funding requirements under applicable laws and regulations, we voluntarily contributed $36 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to improve the funded status of the plan.

Tesoro also provides health care benefits to retirees who met certain service requirements and were participating in our group health insurance program at retirement.

As a result of the Carson Acquisition and the sale of the Hawaii Business, we remeasured our pension and other postretirement benefit obligations during the second quarter of 2013. The discount rates used to determine the pension and postretirement obligations, and the related net periodic benefit costs for the remainder of 2013 are 4.65% and 3.01%, respectively, compared to discount rates of 4.06% and 2.82%, respectively, used at December 31, 2012. We determine the discount rate primarily by reference to the effective yields on high quality corporate bonds that have a comparable cash flow pattern to the expected payments to be made under our plans. The remeasurement resulted in a $125 million decrease in pension and other postretirement liabilities during the second quarter of 2013. The benefit of this remeasurement will be amortized into income through 2023. The remeasurement for pension and other postretirement benefits did not have a material impact on our net periodic benefit expense during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2013. We recorded a $17 million curtailment gain related to the remeasurement of our pension and other postretirement benefit obligations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as a result of the sale of the Hawaii Business.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


The components of pension and other postretirement benefit expense (income), including amounts related to discontinued operations, included in the condensed statements of consolidated operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were (in millions):
 
Pension Benefits
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Service cost
$
13

 
$
7

 
$
27

 
$
21

Interest cost
9

 
7

 
22

 
22

Expected return on plan assets
(6
)
 
(6
)
 
(18
)
 
(18
)
Amortization of prior service cost
1

 
1

 
1

 
1

Recognized net actuarial loss
3

 
5

 
16

 
16

Net Periodic Benefit Expense
$
20

 
$
14

 
$
48

 
$
42

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Service cost
$

 
$
2

 
$
3

 
$
4

Interest cost
1

 
1

 
2

 
3

Amortization of prior service credit
(8
)
 
(9
)
 
(27
)
 
(28
)
Recognized net actuarial loss
1

 
2

 
6

 
8

Recognized curtailment gain
(17
)
 

 
(17
)
 

Net Periodic Benefit Income
$
(23
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(33
)
 
$
(13
)

NOTE L - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Environmental and Tax Matters

We are a party to various litigation and contingent loss situations, including environmental and income tax matters, arising in the ordinary course of business. Although we cannot predict the ultimate outcomes of these matters with certainty, we have accrued for the estimated liabilities when appropriate. We believe that the outcome of these matters will not have a material impact on our liquidity or financial position, although the resolution of certain of these matters could have a material impact on our interim or annual results of operations. Additionally, if applicable, we accrue receivables for probable third-party recoveries.

We are subject to extensive federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. These laws, which change frequently, regulate the discharge of materials into the environment and may require us to remove or mitigate the environmental effects of the disposal or release of petroleum or chemical substances at various sites, install additional controls or make other modifications to certain emission sources, equipment or facilities.

We are subject to extensive federal, state and foreign tax laws and regulations. Newly enacted tax laws and regulations, and changes in existing tax laws and regulations, could result in increased expenditures in the future. We are also subject to audits by federal, state and foreign taxing authorities in the normal course of business. It is possible that tax audits could result in claims against us in excess of recorded liabilities. We believe that resolution of any such claim(s) would not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity. We do not expect our unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly over the next twelve months.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


Environmental Liabilities

We are incurring and expect to continue to incur expenses for environmental liabilities at a number of currently and previously owned or operated refining, pipeline, terminal and retail station properties. We have accrued liabilities for these expenses and believe these accruals are adequate based on current information and projections that can be reasonably estimated. Our environmental accruals are based on estimates including engineering assessments, and it is possible that our projections will change and that additional costs will be recorded as more information becomes available. Changes in our environmental liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, were as follows (in millions):
Balance at December 31, 2012 (a)
$
85

Additions, net
16

Liabilities assumed in the Carson Acquisition
170

Liabilities assumed in the Northwest Products System Acquisition
17

Expenditures
(25
)
Balance at September 30, 2013 (a)
$
263

________________
(a)
Includes $18 million of TLLP environmental liabilities at September 30, 2013. There were no environmental liabilities recorded for TLLP at December 31, 2012.

The environmental remediation liabilities assumed in the Carson Acquisition include amounts estimated for site cleanup activities and monitoring activities arising from operations at the Carson refinery, certain terminals and pipelines, and retail stations prior to our acquisition on June 1, 2013. These estimates for environmental liabilities are based on third-party assessments and available information. It is possible these estimates will change as additional information becomes available.

Our environmental liabilities also include $56 million at September 30, 2013 and $54 million at December 31, 2012, related to amounts estimated for site cleanup activities assumed from a prior owner, arising from operations at our Martinez refinery prior to August 2000. Of the $56 million accrued, approximately $47 million is subject to a cost-share agreement where we are responsible for 75% of the expenditures. We cannot reasonably determine the full extent of remedial activities that may be required at the Martinez refinery. Therefore, it is possible that we will identify additional investigation and remediation costs as more information becomes available. We have filed insurance claims under environmental insurance policies. These policies provide coverage up to $190 million for expenditures in excess of $50 million in self-insurance, but the insurer has challenged coverage and filed a declaratory relief action in federal court. We have not recognized possible insurance recoveries related to this matter.

We have investigated conditions at certain active wastewater treatment units at our Martinez refinery.  The investigation was driven by an order received in 2004 from the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. The order named us as well as two previous owners of the Martinez refinery.  We cannot currently estimate the amount of the ultimate resolution of the order, but we believe it will not have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Washington Refinery Fire

The naphtha hydrotreater unit at our Washington refinery was involved in a fire in April 2010, which fatally injured seven employees and rendered the unit inoperable. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (“L&I”), the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) initiated separate investigations of the incident. L&I completed its investigation in October 2010, issued citations and assessed a $2.4 million fine, which we appealed. L&I reassumed jurisdiction of the citation and affirmed the allegations in December 2010. We disagree with L&I’s characterizations of operations at our Washington refinery and believe, based on available evidence and scientific reviews, that many of the agency’s conclusions are mistaken. We filed an appeal of the citation in January 2011. In September 2013, the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals granted partial summary judgment in our favor and dismissed some of the citations. We have established an accrual for this matter although we cannot currently estimate the final amount or timing of its resolution. The outcome of this matter will not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

We filed business interruption insurance and property damage insurance claims related to down time from this incident. During the third quarter of 2013, we collected $16 million in business interruption insurance recoveries that relate to downtime from the incident, which were recorded as an offset to cost of sales in the condensed statement of consolidated operations.


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TESORO CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


Other Matters

In the ordinary course of business, we become party to lawsuits, administrative proceedings and governmental investigations, including environmental, regulatory and other matters. Large, and sometimes unspecified, damages or penalties may be sought from us in some matters. We have not established accruals for these matters unless a loss is probable, and the amount of loss is currently estimable. On the basis of existing information, we believe that the resolution of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on our liquidity or financial position, although the resolution of certain of these matters could have a material impact on our interim or annual results of operations.

Legal

In 2007, we obtained a ruling from the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) that an intrastate crude oil pipeline, which transports heated crude oil to our Martinez Refinery from the area around Bakersfield, California, was a common carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the CPUC.  After that time, we participated in rate proceedings to determine an appropriate rate structure for this pipeline.  In May 2013, the CPUC issued final orders establishing just and reasonable rates for the pipeline for the period between April 1, 2005 and June 30, 2011, and held that we were entitled to receive refunds, including interest.  In accordance with this ruling, we received a refund of $54 million in June 2013, which is included in other income (expense), net in our condensed statements of consolidated operations.

We are a defendant, along with other manufacturing, supply and marketing defendants, in one remaining lawsuit alleging methyl tertiary butyl ether (“MTBE”) contamination in groundwater. In September 2013, the Court granted our motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit brought by the City of Fresno, CA. The defendants in the remaining lawsuit are being sued for having manufactured MTBE and having manufactured, supplied and distributed gasoline containing MTBE. The plaintiff alleges, in part, that the defendants are liable for manufacturing or distributing a defective product. The suit generally seeks individual, unquantified compensatory and punitive damages and attorney’s fees. We intend to vigorously assert our defenses against this claim. While we cannot currently estimate the final amount or timing of the resolution of this matter, we have established an accrual and believe that the outcome will not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

During 2009, Chevron filed a lawsuit against us claiming they are entitled to a share of the refunds we received in 2008 from the owners of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (“TAPS”). We received $50 million in 2008, net of contingent legal fees, for excessive intrastate rates charged by TAPS during 1997 through 2000 and the period of 2001 through June 2003. Chevron asserted that it was entitled to a share of its portion of the refunds for retroactive price adjustments under our previous crude oil contracts with them. The trial court judge granted Chevron’s motion for summary judgment and awarded them $16 million, including interest, in September 2010. We disagreed with the trial court and appealed the decision to the Alaska Supreme Court. In July 2013, the Alaska Supreme Court issued an order requiring the Superior Court to enter summary judgment in our favor. We had previously established an accrual of $16 million for this matter, which was released in the third quarter of 2013. The benefit was recorded in other income (expense), net, in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Environmental

The EPA has alleged that we have violated certain Clean Air Act regulations at our Alaska, Washington, Martinez and Utah refineries. We also retained the responsibility for resolving similar allegations relating to our former Hawaii refinery, which we sold in September 2013. We previously received a notice of violation (“NOV”) in March 2011 from the EPA alleging violations of Title V of the Clean Air Act at our Alaska refinery, which arose from a 2007 state of Alaska inspection and inspections by the EPA in 2008 and 2010. We also previously received NOVs in 2005 and 2008 alleging violations of the Clean Air Act at our Washington refinery. We are continuing discussions of all EPA claims with the EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”). The ultimate resolution of these matters could have a material impact on our future interim or annual results of operations, as we may be required to incur material capital expenditures and/or civil penalties. However, we do not believe that the outcome will have a material impact on our liquidity or financial position.


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TESORO CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


Contractual Commitments

In connection with the Carson Acquisition, we assumed various contractual commitments related to operating leases. Our assumed operating lease commitments include primarily refinery leases associated with the land, retail station sites, storage tanks and terminals. For the remainder of 2013, we expect to pay an estimated $8 million under these lease agreements, and for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, we expect to pay $17 million, $12 million, $9 million and $8 million, respectively, under these agreements. Beyond 2017, lease payments associated with these agreements are estimated to total $50 million. We also assumed take-or-pay arrangements with third parties for the purchase of industrial gases, chemical processing services and essential utilities associated with the operation of the refinery. These agreements require minimum payments of approximately $37 million per year, and have various contract expiration dates.

We entered into one new crude supply arrangement associated with the Carson refinery with an initial term of one year. Prices under this agreement will fluctuate due to market responsive pricing provisions. To estimate our new commitments under this contract, we used actual market prices as of September 30, 2013 of $104 per barrel. For the remainder of 2013 and for 2014, we expect to pay approximately $572 million and $1.3 billion, respectively, under this agreement.

See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding our estimated contractual long-term commitments.

NOTE M - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Changes to equity during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 are presented below (in millions):
 
Tesoro
Corporation
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Noncontrolling
 Interest
 
Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
4,251

 
$
486

 
$
4,737

Net earnings
419

 
32

 
451

Other comprehensive income
73

 

 
73

Shares issued for equity-based compensation awards
69

 

 
69

Amortization of equity settled awards
26

 
2

 
28

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements, net
10

 

 
10

Purchases of common stock
(341
)
 

 
(341
)
Dividend payments
(88
)
 

 
(88
)
Net proceeds from issuance of Tesoro Logistics LP common units
(6
)
 
398

 
392

Distributions to noncontrolling interest

 
(43
)
 
(43
)
Other
2

 

 
2

Balance at September 30, 2013
$
4,415

 
$
875

 
$
5,290


We issued approximately 2.0 million and 1.9 million shares primarily for stock option exercises under our equity-based compensation plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012, respectively. 

Share Repurchase Programs

Under a $500 million share repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors (our “Board”) in 2012, management is permitted to purchase Tesoro common stock at its discretion in the open market. Under this program, we purchased approximately 5.8 million shares of our common stock for $300 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. On November 6, 2013, our Board authorized an increase in this share repurchase program to $1.0 billion.  The shares will continue to be purchased at management’s discretion in the open market.  The authorization has no time limit and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.  

In addition, we purchased over 0.6 million shares of our common stock for approximately $36 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 under the existing program designed to offset the dilutive effect of outstanding and future stock-based compensation awards.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


Cash Dividends

On November 6, 2013, our Board declared a quarterly cash dividend on common stock of $0.25 per share, payable on December 13, 2013 to shareholders of record on November 29, 2013.

Our Revolving Credit Facility, senior notes and Term Loan Facility each limit our ability to make certain restricted payments (as defined in our debt agreements), which include dividends, purchases of our stock or voluntary prepayments of subordinate debt. The aggregate amount of restricted payments cannot exceed an amount defined in each of the debt agreements. The indentures for our senior notes also limit certain of our subsidiaries ability to make certain payments and distributions.

NOTE N - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock-based compensation expense (benefit), including amounts related to discontinued operations, included in our condensed statements of consolidated operations was as follows (in millions):    
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Stock appreciation rights
$
(18
)
 
$
56

 
$
6

 
$
59

Performance share awards

 
6

 
10

 
10

Market stock units
5

 
4

 
13

 
10

Other stock-based awards

 
6

 
5

 
14

Total Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Benefit)
$
(13
)
 
$
72

 
$
34

 
$
93


We have aggregated expenses for certain award types as they are not considered significant. The income tax effect recognized in the income statement for stock-based compensation was a $5 million expense and $26 million benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and a $12 million and $33 million benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The reduction in current taxes payable recognized from tax deductions resulting from exercises and vestings under all of our stock-based compensation arrangements totaled $1 million and $11 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $39 million and $25 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Stock Appreciation Rights

A stock appreciation right (“SAR”) entitles an employee to receive cash in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of one share of common stock on the date of exercise over the grant price of the SAR. The fair value of each SAR is estimated at the end of each reporting period using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. We have not granted any SARs since 2010. We paid cash of $32 million and $30 million to settle approximately 1.4 million and 1.7 million SARs that were exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. We had $52 million and $79 million recorded in accrued liabilities associated with our SARs awards at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Performance Share Awards

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we granted 0.2 million performance share awards, including awards with performance and market conditions, at a weighted average grant date fair value of $53.81 per share.

Performance Conditions

We granted performance condition performance share awards under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2011 Plan”) during the first nine months of 2013. The vesting percentages of these equity awards range from 0-200% and are tied to performance conditions over a three-year period. These performance share awards vest at the end of the performance period. The fair value of performance share awards tied to performance measures is estimated using the market price of our common stock on the grant date. The estimated fair value of these performance share awards is amortized over a three-year vesting period using the straight-line method. The value of the award ultimately paid will be based on return on capital employed, which is measured against our performance peer group.


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TESORO CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


Market Conditions

We granted market condition performance share awards under the 2011 Plan during the first nine months of 2013. The vesting percentages of these equity awards range from 0-200% and are tied to market conditions over a three-year performance period. These performance share awards vest at the end of the performance period. The fair value of each performance share award is estimated on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The estimated fair value of all market condition performance share awards is amortized over a three-year vesting period using the straight-line method. The value of the award ultimately paid will be based on relative total shareholder return, which is measured against our performance peer group and the S&P 500 Index.

Market Stock Units

We granted 0.5 million market stock units at a weighted average grant date fair value of $66.11 per unit under the 2011 Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. These market stock units vest at the end of a three-year performance period. The number of shares ultimately issued will be based on Tesoro’s stock price changes over the performance period. The market stock units’ potential payout can range from 50-200% of targeted award value, unless the average closing stock price at vesting has decreased more than 50% from the average closing stock price at the grant date, then no market stock units will be paid out. The fair value of each market stock unit is estimated on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The estimated fair value of these market stock units is amortized over a three-year vesting period using the straight-line method.

NOTE O - SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Supplemental cash flow disclosures are as follows (in millions):
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures:
 
 
 
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest
$
48

 
$
79

Income taxes paid, net
105

 
161

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Investing Activities:
 
 
 
Assets received for deposits paid in prior period (a)
130

 

Capital expenditures included in accounts payable at end of period
42

 
46

________________
(a)
Includes a $90 million deposit paid in connection with the Carson Acquisition and a $40 million deposit paid related to TLLP’s acquisition of Chevron’s Northwest Products System, both of which were paid during 2012.

NOTE P - OPERATING SEGMENTS

The Company’s revenues are derived from two operating segments, refining and retail. We own and operate six petroleum refineries located in California, Washington, Alaska, North Dakota and Utah. These refineries manufacture gasoline and gasoline blendstocks, jet fuel, diesel fuel, residual fuel oil and other refined products. We sell these refined products, together with refined products purchased from third parties, at wholesale through terminal facilities and other locations. Our refining segment also sells refined products to unbranded marketers and opportunistically exports refined products to foreign markets. Our retail segment sells gasoline, diesel fuel and convenience store items through company-operated retail stations and branded jobber/dealers in 17 states. See Notes B, C and D for additional information regarding the changes in our assets during 2013. We do not have significant operations in foreign countries. Therefore, revenue generated and long-lived assets located in foreign countries are not material to our operations.

We evaluate the performance of our segments based primarily on segment operating income. Segment operating income includes those revenues and expenses that are directly attributable to management of the respective segment. Intersegment sales from refining to retail are made at prevailing market rates. Income taxes, other income (expense), net, interest income, interest and financing costs, net, corporate depreciation and corporate general and administrative expenses are excluded from segment operating income. Identifiable assets are those used by the segments, whereas corporate assets are principally cash and other assets that are not associated with a specific operating segment.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


Segment information related to continuing operations is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In millions)
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refining:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refined products
$
10,674

 
$
7,633

 
$
25,564

 
$
21,424

Crude oil and other
374

 
169

 
1,450

 
456

Retail:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel (a)
3,362

 
1,644

 
7,087

 
4,357

Merchandise and other
70

 
57

 
177

 
157

Intersegment sales from Refining to Retail
(3,239
)
 
(1,559
)
 
(6,793
)
 
(4,110
)
Total Revenues
$
11,241

 
$
7,944

 
$
27,485

 
$
22,284

Segment Operating Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refining (b)
$
141

 
$
583

 
$
819

 
$
1,406

Retail
56

 
18

 
96

 
85

Total Segment Operating Income
197

 
601

 
915

 
1,491

Corporate and unallocated costs (c)
(51
)
 
(118
)
 
(212
)
 
(208
)
Operating Income
146

 
483

 
703

 
1,283

Interest and financing costs, net
(47
)
 
(66
)
 
(110
)
 
(136
)
Interest income

 
1

 
1

 
2

Equity in earnings of equity method investment
9

 

 
12

 

Other income (expense), net (d)
13

 
(3
)
 
65

 
(22
)
Earnings Before Income Taxes
$
121

 
$
415

 
$
671

 
$
1,127

Depreciation and Amortization Expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refining
$
125

 
$
91

 
$
314

 
$
263

Retail
9

 
9

 
26

 
27

Corporate
6

 
9

 
16

 
17

Total Depreciation and Amortization Expense
$
140

 
$
109

 
$
356

 
$
307

Capital Expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refining
$
111

 
$
111

 
$
376

 
$
314

Retail
10

 
14

 
26

 
45

Corporate
2

 
3

 
10

 
9

Total Capital Expenditures
$
123

 
$
128

 
$
412

 
$
368

________________
(a)
Federal and state motor fuel taxes on sales by our retail segment are included in both revenues and cost of sales in our condensed statements of consolidated operations. These taxes totaled $151 million and $134 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $423 million and $333 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(b)
Includes $16 million in business interruption insurance recoveries for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
(c)
Includes stock-based compensation benefit of $13 million and expense of $68 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and expense of $31 million and $87 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The significant impact to stock-based compensation expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the prior periods is primarily a result of changes in Tesoro’s stock price. Also includes transaction and integration costs related to the Carson Acquisition and TLLP’s purchase of the Northwest Products System of $14 million and $47 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.
(d)
Includes $54 million in refunds from a settlement of a rate proceeding from the CPUC for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and the release of a $16 million legal reserve as a result of the favorable settlement of litigation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. Also includes accruals related to certain legal matters partially offset by receipts associated with the settlement of a pipeline rate proceeding for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

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TESORO CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
(In millions)
Identifiable Assets Related to Continuing Operations
 
 
 
Refining
$
11,601

 
$
8,010

Retail
848

 
716

Corporate
1,667

 
1,621

Total Assets
$
14,116

 
$
10,347


NOTE Q - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Separate condensed consolidating financial information of Tesoro Corporation (the “Parent”), subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantors are presented below. At September 30, 2013, Tesoro and certain subsidiary guarantors have fully and unconditionally guaranteed our 4.250% Senior Notes due 2017, 9.750% Senior Notes due 2019 and 5.375% Senior Notes due 2022. TLLP, in which we had a 40% ownership interest as of September 30, 2013, and other subsidiaries have not guaranteed these obligations. As a result of these guarantee arrangements, we are required to present the following condensed consolidating financial information, which should be read in conjunction with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. The following condensed consolidating financial information is provided as an alternative to providing separate financial statements for guarantor subsidiaries. Separate financial statements of Tesoro’s subsidiary guarantors are not included because the guarantees are full and unconditional and these subsidiary guarantors are 100% owned and are jointly and severally liable for Tesoro’s outstanding senior notes. The information is presented using the equity method of accounting for investments in subsidiaries. We sold all of our interest in Tesoro Hawaii, LLC during the third quarter of 2013. The results of operations and related assets and liabilities of the Hawaii Business have been classified as discontinued operations in these condensed consolidating statements of operations and comprehensive income and condensed consolidating balance sheets.


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TESORO CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
(In millions)
 
Parent
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-
Guarantors
Eliminations
Consolidated
REVENUES
$

$
13,258

$
1,514

$
(3,531
)
$
11,241

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales

12,461

1,424

(3,530
)
10,355

Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses
1

544

52

(1
)
596

Depreciation and amortization expense

126

14


140

Loss on asset disposals and impairments

4



4

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
(1
)
123

24


146

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
56

25

46

(127
)

Interest and financing costs, net
(7
)
(34
)
(12
)
6

(47
)
Interest income


6

(6
)

Equity in earnings of equity method investment

9



9

Other income, net

13



13

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
48

136

64

(127
)
121

Income tax expense (benefit) (a)
(2
)
50

(1
)

47

NET EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
50

86

65

(127
)
74

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
49

(14
)


35

NET EARNINGS
99

72

65

(127
)
109

Less: Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest


10


10

NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TESORO CORPORATION
$
99

$
72

$
55

$
(127
)
$
99

 
 
 
 
 
 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
$
99

$
72

$
65

$
(127
)
$
109

Less: Noncontrolling interest in comprehensive income


10


10

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO TESORO CORPORATION
$
99

$
72

$
55

$
(127
)
$
99

_______________
(a)
The income tax expense (benefit) reflected in each column does not include any tax effect of the equity in earnings from corporate subsidiaries, but does include the tax effect of the corporate partners’ share of partnership income.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
(In millions)
 
Parent
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-
Guarantors
Eliminations
Consolidated
REVENUES
$

$
10,110

$
654

$
(2,820
)
$
7,944

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales

9,044

624

(2,820
)
6,848

Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses
5

470

26


501

Depreciation and amortization expense

105

4


109

Loss on asset disposals and impairments

3



3

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
(5
)
488



483

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
278

(1
)
27

(304
)

Interest and financing costs, net
(1
)
(64
)
(2
)
1

(66
)
Interest income

1

1

(1
)
1

Other expense, net

(3
)


(3
)
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
272

421

26

(304
)
415

Income tax expense (benefit) (a)
(1
)
158

(8
)

149

NET EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
273

263

34

(304
)
266

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax

14



14

NET EARNINGS
273

277

34

(304
)
280

Less: Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest


7


7

NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TESORO CORPORATION
$
273

$
277

$
27

$
(304
)
$
273

 
 
 
 
 
 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
$
273

$
277

$
34

$
(304
)
$
280

Less: Noncontrolling interest in comprehensive income


7


7

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO TESORO CORPORATION
$
273

$
277

$
27

$
(304
)
$
273

_______________
(a)
The income tax expense (benefit) reflected in each column does not include any tax effect of the equity in earnings from corporate subsidiaries, but does include the tax effect of the corporate partners’ share of partnership income.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(In millions)
 
Parent
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-
Guarantors
Eliminations
Consolidated
REVENUES
$

$
32,847

$
3,417

$
(8,779
)
$
27,485

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales

30,401

3,204

(8,778
)
24,827

Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses
8

1,460

113

(1
)
1,580

Depreciation and amortization expense

329

27


356

Loss on asset disposals and impairments

16

3


19

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
(8
)
641

70


703

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
386

31

136

(553
)

Interest and financing costs, net
(13
)
(85
)
(24
)
12

(110
)
Interest income

1

12

(12
)
1

Equity in earnings of equity method investment

12



12

Other income, net

65



65

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
365

665

194

(553
)
671

Income tax expense (benefit) (a)
(5
)
246

2


243

NET EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
370

419

192

(553
)
428

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
49

(26
)


23

NET EARNINGS
419

393

192

(553
)
451

Less: Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest


32


32

NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TESORO CORPORATION
$
419

$
393

$
160

$
(553
)
$
419

 
 
 
 
 
 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
$
492

$
393

$
192

$
(553
)
$
524

Less: Noncontrolling interest in comprehensive income


32


32

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO TESORO CORPORATION
$
492

$
393

$
160

$
(553
)
$
492

_______________
(a)
The income tax expense (benefit) reflected in each column does not include any tax effect of the equity in earnings from corporate subsidiaries, but does include the tax effect of the corporate partners’ share of partnership income.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
(In millions)
 
Parent
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-
Guarantors
Eliminations
Consolidated
REVENUES
$

$
27,926

$
1,892

$
(7,534
)
$
22,284

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales

25,164

1,789

(7,534
)
19,419

Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses
10

1,187

63


1,260

Depreciation and amortization expense

296

11


307

Loss on asset disposals and impairments

14

1


15

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
(10
)
1,265

28


1,283

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
728

(1
)
68

(795
)

Interest and financing costs, net
(3
)
(128
)
(8
)
3

(136
)
Interest income

2

3

(3
)
2

Other expense, net

(22
)


(22
)
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
715

1,116

91

(795
)
1,127

Income tax expense (benefit) (a)
(1
)
425

(8
)

416

NET EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
716

691

99

(795
)
711

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax

24



24

NET EARNINGS
716

715

99

(795
)
735

Less: Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest


19


19

NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TESORO CORPORATION
$
716

$
715

$
80

$
(795
)
$
716

 
 
 
 
 
 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
$
716

$
715

$
99

$
(795
)
$
735

Less: Noncontrolling interest in comprehensive income


19


19

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO TESORO CORPORATION
$
716

$
715

$
80

$
(795
)
$
716

_______________
(a)
The income tax expense (benefit) reflected in each column does not include any tax effect of the equity in earnings from corporate subsidiaries, but does include the tax effect of the corporate partners’ share of partnership income.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)



Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2013
(In millions)
 
Parent
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-
Guarantors
Eliminations
Consolidated
ASSETS
Current Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$

$
1,361

$
131

$

$
1,492

Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts
6

1,425

360


1,791

Short-term receivables from affiliates


21

(21
)

Inventories

2,304

331


2,635

Prepayments
93

37

3

(3
)
130

Other current assets
44

121

6


171

Total Current Assets
143

5,248

852

(24
)
6,219

Net Property, Plant and Equipment

5,640

1,143


6,783

Investment in Subsidiaries
5,247

107

1,448

(6,802
)

Long-Term Receivables from Affiliates
3,745



(3,745
)

Other Noncurrent Assets, Net:
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired intangibles, net

261



261

Other noncurrent assets, net
61

758

918

(884
)
853

Total Other Noncurrent Assets, Net
61

1,019

918

(884
)
1,114

Total Assets
$
9,196

$
12,014

$
4,361

$
(11,455
)
$
14,116

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
6

$
2,442

$
405

$

$
2,853

Other current liabilities
124

750

49

(3
)
920

Short-term payables to affiliates

21


(21
)

Total Current Liabilities
130

3,213

454

(24
)
3,773

Long-Term Payables to Affiliates

3,453

292

(3,745
)

Deferred Income Taxes
1,048




1,048

Other Noncurrent Liabilities
310

325

6


641

Debt
3,293

46

909

(884
)
3,364

Equity-Tesoro Corporation
4,415

4,977

1,825

(6,802
)
4,415

Equity-Noncontrolling Interest


875


875

Total Liabilities and Equity
$
9,196

$
12,014

$
4,361

$
(11,455
)
$
14,116



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)



Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2012
(In millions)
 
Parent
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-
Guarantors
Eliminations
Consolidated
ASSETS
Current Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$

$
1,244

$
395

$

$
1,639

Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts
1

1,038

87


1,126

Short-term receivables from affiliates


47

(47
)

Inventories

1,091

247


1,338

Prepayments
17

36

1


54

Other current assets
114

25

3


142

Current assets related to discontinued operations

337



337

Total Current Assets
132

3,771

780

(47
)
4,636

Net Property, Plant and Equipment

4,873

359


5,232

Investment in Subsidiaries
5,041

(200
)
159

(5,000
)

Long-Term Receivables from Affiliates
1,846



(1,846
)

Other Noncurrent Assets, Net:
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired intangibles, net

214



214

Other noncurrent assets, net
47

505

160

(110
)
602

Noncurrent assets related to discontinued operations

18



18

Total Other Noncurrent Assets, Net
47

737

160

(110
)
834

Total Assets
$
7,066

$
9,181

$
1,458

$
(7,003
)
$
10,702

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
1

$
2,029

$
166

$

$
2,196

Other current liabilities
163

444

18


625

Short-term payables to affiliates

47


(47
)

Current liabilities related to discontinued operations

60



60

Total Current Liabilities
164

2,580

184

(47
)
2,881

Long-Term Payables to Affiliates

1,667

179

(1,846
)

Deferred Income Taxes
850




850

Other Noncurrent Liabilities
475

169



644

Debt
1,326

15

354

(110
)
1,585

Noncurrent liabilities related to discontinued operations

5



5

Equity-Tesoro Corporation
4,251

4,745

255

(5,000
)
4,251

Equity-Noncontrolling Interest


486


486

Total Liabilities and Equity
$
7,066

$
9,181

$
1,458

$
(7,003
)
$
10,702




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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(In millions)
 
Parent
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-
Guarantors
Eliminations
Consolidated
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash from (used in) operating activities
$
(17
)
$
702

$
(15
)
$

$
670

CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures

(397
)
(50
)

(447
)
Carson Acquisition

(1,901
)
(399
)

(2,300
)
Proceeds from sale of Hawaii Business
539




539

Proceeds from asset sales


2


2

Investment in joint venture

(2
)


(2
)
Other acquisitions


(315
)

(315
)
Intercompany notes, net
(2,117
)


2,117


Net cash used in investing activities
(1,578
)
(2,300
)
(762
)
2,117

(2,523
)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from debt offering


550


550

Borrowings under revolving credit agreements
1,524


544


2,068

Borrowings under term loan credit agreement
500




500

Repayments on revolving credit agreements
(824
)

(544
)

(1,368
)
Repayments of debt
(3
)
(3
)


(6
)
Dividend payments
(88
)



(88
)
Proceeds from stock options exercised
69




69

Distributions to noncontrolling interest


(43
)

(43
)
Purchases of common stock
(346
)



(346
)
Net proceeds from issuance of Tesoro Logistics LP common units


392


392

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements

11



11

Net intercompany borrowings (repayments)

1,695

422

(2,117
)

Borrowings from general partner
774


(774
)


Distributions to TLLP unitholders and general partner
10

12

(22
)


Payments of debt issuance costs


(9
)

(9
)
Financing costs and other
(21
)

(3
)

(24
)
Net cash from financing activities
1,595

1,715

513

(2,117
)
1,706

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

117

(264
)

(147
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

1,244

395


1,639

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
$

$
1,361

$
131

$

$
1,492




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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
(In millions)
 
Parent
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-
Guarantors
Eliminations
Consolidated
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash from operating activities
$
7

$
1,056

$
112

$

$
1,175

CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures

(361
)
(21
)

(382
)
Proceeds from asset sales

3



3

Other acquisitions

(39
)


(39
)
Advance payments made for acquisition

(90
)


(90
)
Intercompany notes, net
288



(288
)

Net cash from (used in) investing activities
288

(487
)
(21
)
(288
)
(508
)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from debt offering
925


350


1,275

Borrowings under revolving credit agreements


185


185

Repayments on revolving credit agreements


(352
)

(352
)
Repayments of debt
(1,222
)
(2
)


(1,224
)
Dividend payments
(17
)



(17
)
Proceeds from stock options exercised
23




23

Distributions to noncontrolling interest


(17
)

(17
)
Purchases of common stock
(31
)



(31
)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements

7



7

Net intercompany borrowings (repayments)

(323
)
35

288


Borrowings from general partner
60


(60
)


Distributions to TLLP unitholders and general partner
8

10

(18
)


Payments of debt issuance costs
(15
)

(7
)

(22
)
Financing costs and other
(26
)

(1
)

(27
)
Net cash from (used in) financing activities
(295
)
(308
)
115

288

(200
)
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

261

206


467

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

805

95


900

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
$

$
1,066

$
301

$

$
1,367


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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Those statements in this section that are not historical in nature should be deemed forward-looking statements that are inherently uncertain. See “Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” on page 64 for a discussion of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these statements. This section should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

BUSINESS STRATEGY AND OVERVIEW

Strategy and Goals

Our vision is to be the premier low-cost supplier of transportation fuels in the refining and marketing business within our markets, providing value for our customers, while delivering industry leading returns for our shareholders and conducting ourselves responsibly in the communities in which we operate. To achieve these goals we are pursuing the following strategic priorities:

improve operational efficiency and effectiveness by focusing on safety and reliability, system improvements and cost leadership;
drive commercial excellence by strengthening our supply and trading activities to provide additional value to the business;
strengthen our financial position by exercising capital discipline and focusing on improving our liquidity;
capture value-driven growth through a focus on our logistics assets, growing our marketing business and other strategic opportunities accretive to shareholder value; and
maintain a high performing culture by building leadership at all levels of the organization with employees from diverse backgrounds and experiences who are accountable for delivering on our commitments.

Our goals were focused on these strategic priorities and we accomplished the following in the first nine months of 2013:
 
Operational
Efficiency &
Effectiveness
Commercial Excellence
Financial
Discipline
Value
Driven
Growth
High Performing Culture
Successfully completed the acquisition of BP’s integrated Southern California refining, marketing and logistics business
l
l
l
l
l
Leveraged our logistics operations to strategically source lower cost crude oil
 
l
 
 
l
Purchased 6.4 million shares of common stock under our share repurchase programs
 
 
l
 
l
Entered into an equally owned joint venture with Savage Companies to construct, own and operate a unit train unloading and marine loading terminal at the Port of Vancouver
 
l
 
l
l
Completed the sale of the Hawaii Business
 
 
l
 
l
TLLP funded and acquired the Carson Terminal Assets from Tesoro for a purchase price of $640 million and the Northwest Products System for a purchase price of approximately $355 million
 
 
 
l
l
Strengthened refining and marketing integration through securing the rights to use the Exxon® and Mobil® brands at retail stations in certain states
 
 
l
l
l

Subsequent to the end of the third quarter, we repaid $500 million of the revolving credit facility borrowings outstanding related to the acquisition of BP’s integrated Southern California refining, marketing and logistics business. Additionally, in November 2013, our Board authorized an increase in the existing $500 million share repurchase program to $1.0 billion. 

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Acquisitions and Dispositions

Hawaii Business

On September 25, 2013, we completed the sale of all of our interest in Tesoro Hawaii, LLC, which operates a 94 thousand barrel per day (“Mbpd”) Hawaii refinery, retail stations and associated logistics assets (the “Hawaii Business”), to a subsidiary of Par Petroleum. We received gross proceeds of $539 million, including $75 million from the sale of assets and $464 million from the sale of inventory and other net working capital. We previously estimated proceeds of $325 million, net of payables for inventory. Additional contingent consideration includes an earnout arrangement payable over three years for an aggregate amount of up to $40 million based on consolidated gross margins. We have also agreed to indemnify the purchaser for up to $15 million of environmental remediation costs related to the Hawaii Business, subject to limitations described in the purchase agreement. We recognized a gain of approximately $80 million, including the gain on the sale of the business and a $17 million curtailment gain related to the remeasurement of our pension and other postretirement benefit obligations as a result of the sale of the Hawaii Business.

Carson Acquisition

On June 1, 2013, we acquired from BP West Coast Products, LLC and other affiliated sellers (the “Sellers”) BP’s integrated Southern California refining, marketing and logistics business (the “Carson Acquisition”). The acquired assets include the 266 Mbpd Carson refinery located adjacent to our Wilmington refinery, related marine terminals, land terminals and pipelines. The assets also include the ARCO® brand and associated registered trademarks, as well as a master franchisee license for the ampm® convenience store brand and the supply rights to approximately 835 branded dealer-operated and branded wholesale stations in central and southern California, Nevada and Arizona. Additionally, we acquired an anode coke calcining operation and a 51% ownership in the Watson cogeneration facility, both located at the Carson refinery.

The purchase price of these assets was $2.33 billion, including petroleum and non-hydrocarbon inventories of $1.1 billion. We expect to realize significant operational synergies through the integrated crude oil supply, enhanced optimization of intermediate feedstocks and product distribution costs, improvements in light product yields and reductions in manufacturing costs and stationary source air emissions.

The Sellers retained certain obligations, responsibilities, liabilities, costs and expenses arising out of the pre-closing operations of the assets upon closing of the Carson Acquisition. We assumed certain obligations, responsibilities, liabilities, costs and expenses arising out of or incurred in connection with decrees, orders and settlements the Sellers entered into with governmental and non-governmental entities prior to closing. We also assumed certain environmental liabilities, currently estimated to be $170 million on the date of acquisition, primarily related to remediation obligations. See Note B and Note L to our condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 for additional information regarding the acquisition and environmental liabilities.

Immediately subsequent to the closing of the Carson Acquisition, Tesoro Logistics LP (“TLLP”) acquired from us six marketing and storage terminals located in southern California (the “Carson Terminal Assets”) with a total combined throughput capacity of 225 Mbpd and approximately 6.4 million barrels of storage capacity. Tesoro received consideration of $640 million, comprised of $544 million in cash financed with borrowings under TLLP’s senior secured revolving credit agreement (the “TLLP Revolving Credit Facility”) and the issuance of TLLP equity with a fair value of $96 million. In connection with TLLP's acquisition of the Carson Terminal Assets, we retained all of the liabilities we assumed in the Carson Acquisition to cleanup and monitor the environmental conditions related to the Carson Terminal Assets.

We intend to offer TLLP additional logistics assets acquired in the Carson Acquisition. These logistics assets include two marine terminals, dedicated storage capacity, a coke-handling and storage facility and over one hundred miles of pipelines. The value of these assets is expected to be between $600 million and $700 million.

Tesoro Logistics LP

TLLP was formed to own, operate, develop and acquire logistics assets to gather crude oil and distribute, transport and store crude oil and refined products. Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC (“TLGP”), a fully consolidated subsidiary, serves as the general partner of TLLP. TLLP’s assets consisted of a crude oil gathering system in the Williston Basin and terminalling, transportation and storage assets in the midwestern and western United States.

We held an approximate 40% interest in TLLP at September 30, 2013, including a 2% general partner interest. This interest includes 2,729,476 common units, 15,254,890 subordinated units and 958,587 general partner units.


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Northwest Products System Acquisition

On June 19, 2013, TLLP completed its acquisition of Chevron Pipe Line Company’s and Northwest Terminalling Company’s (collectively, “Chevron”) northwest products system (the “Northwest Products System”) for a purchase price of approximately $355 million. The Northwest Products System consists of a regulated common carrier products pipeline running from Salt Lake City, Utah to Spokane, Washington, a jet fuel pipeline to the Salt Lake City International Airport and three refined products terminals in Boise and Pocatello, Idaho and Pasco, Washington.

In accordance with the amended sale and purchase agreements, Chevron Pipe Line Company has retained financial and operational responsibility to remediate the site of a diesel fuel release that occurred on the Northwest Products System pipeline on March 18, 2013 for a period of two years, in addition to paying any monetary fines and penalties assessed by any government authority arising from this incident. TLLP assumed responsibility for all other environmental contingencies. As of September 30, 2013, there was $14 million remaining of the environmental liabilities assumed in connection with the acquisition of the Northwest Products System, including those obligations related to the diesel fuel release that were not indemnified by Chevron.

Tioga Release

On September 29, 2013, TLLP reported that its High Plains Pipeline system had a release of approximately 20,000 barrels of crude oil in a rural field northeast of Tioga, North Dakota.  We do not expect this incident to have an impact on crude oil supply to our North Dakota or Washington refineries. 

Revolver Amendments

Effective January 4, 2013, TLLP amended and restated the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility to increase commitments under the facility from $300 million to $500 million and to allow TLLP to request that the loan availability be increased up to an aggregate of $650 million, subject to receiving increased commitments from the lenders. Effective May 22, 2013, TLLP further amended the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility to increase commitments to $575 million, in order to fund the acquisition of the Carson Terminal Assets on June 1, 2013, as discussed above.

Equity Issuance

On January 14, 2013, TLLP closed an equity offering of 9,775,000 common units at a public offering price of $41.70 per unit. Net proceeds to TLLP from the sale of the units were approximately $392 million, which were used to fund the acquisition of Chevron’s Northwest Products System and for general partnership purposes. In connection with the offering, TLGP purchased 199,490 general partner units at a price of $41.70 per unit to maintain its 2% general partner interest in TLLP.

Debt Issuance

Effective August 1, 2013, TLLP completed a private notes offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2021. The proceeds of this offering were used to repay borrowings outstanding under the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility, which were used to fund TLLP’s acquisition of the Carson Terminal Assets, and to pay a portion of the fees and expenses related to the offering, including initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and professional fees.

Joint Venture

We entered into an equally owned joint venture effective April 22, 2013 with Savage Companies to construct, own and operate a unit train unloading and marine loading terminal at the Port of Vancouver, Washington, subject to approval by regulatory agencies. The Port of Vancouver’s Board of Commissioners has approved the ground lease related to this project. The project will allow for the expedited delivery of cost-advantaged North American crude oil to the U.S. West Coast. We expect our portion of the initial investment in the project will be between $37 million and $50 million. The facility, which is expected to be operational in late 2014 or early 2015, is designed to accommodate various grades of North American crude oil and handle an estimated initial volume of 120 Mbpd with potential near-term expansion capability to over 280 Mbpd. We are in the process of developing commercial agreements and an administrative service agreement related to the joint venture and intend to commit to the first 60 Mbpd of throughput at the facility.

As part of our strategy to deliver cost-advantaged North American crude oil to the West Coast, we have ordered additional rail cars with an expected mid-2014 delivery. We expect to have adequate U.S.-flag marine capabilities to execute the strategy.


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Industry Overview

Our profitability is heavily influenced by the cost of crude oil and the aggregate value of the products we make from that crude oil and is affected by changes in economic conditions and supply and demand balance. Product values and crude oil costs are set by the market and are outside of the control of independent refiners. The following charts illustrate average benchmark refined product differentials relevant to our markets.

Average Mid-Continent Benchmark
Product Differentials to WTI ($/barrel)

Source: PLATTS

Average U.S. West Coast Benchmark
Product Differentials to ANS ($/barrel)

Source: PLATTS

Average Mid-Continent benchmark gasoline margins and diesel fuel margins were down approximately 58% and 42%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2013 as compared to the third quarter of 2012. Average U.S. West Coast benchmark gasoline margins and diesel fuel margins were down approximately 42% and 18%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2013, as compared to third quarter of 2012.

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The following chart illustrates average benchmark crude oil pricing relevant to our markets.


Average Crude Oil Prices


Source: PLATTS

Our Mid-Continent and Pacific Northwest refineries continue to benefit from processing crude oil from inland U.S. and Canada, much of which is influenced by the price of West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”). This benefit is a result of a discount on the price of this crude oil compared to crude oil processed at our other coastal refineries, many of which are benchmarked against Brent crude oil (“Brent”). The WTI discount to Brent, which narrowed substantially from the third quarter of 2012, averaged approximately $4 per barrel during the third quarter of 2013, compared to over $17 per barrel during the third quarter of 2012. 

We supply our North Dakota refinery exclusively with Bakken crude oil, our Washington refinery primarily with Bakken crude oil and Canadian Light Sweet and our Utah refinery with light sweet crude oil from Wyoming and Montana as well as Uinta Basin waxy crude oil. In the third quarter of 2013, the average discount of Bakken crude oil to WTI increased to about $6 per barrel, compared to an average discount of less than $1 per barrel the third quarter of 2012. The average discount of Canadian Light Sweet crude oil to WTI increased over $7 per barrel during the third quarter of 2013 compared to the third quarter of 2012.

Our California refineries run a significant amount of South American heavy crude oil (“Oriente”) and San Joaquin Valley Heavy (“SJVH”), which continued to price at a discount to Brent during the third quarter of 2013.

Product Supply and Demand Factors

There are long-term factors, in addition to current market conditions, that may impact the supply and demand of refined products in the U.S. including:

world crude oil prices;
increased federal fuel efficiency standards for motor vehicles;
increased volumes of renewable fuels, mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act;
various regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary and mobile sources;
potential enactment of federal climate change legislation; and
possible promulgation of national regulations relative to gasoline composition and ozone standards.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

A discussion and analysis of the factors contributing to our results of operations is presented below. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, together with the following information, are intended to provide investors with a reasonable basis for assessing our historical operations, but should not serve as the only criteria for predicting our future performance. Income generated by TLLP was not material to our consolidated results of operations.

Our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 include results of operations of the assets acquired in the Carson Acquisition from the date of its acquisition on June 1, 2013. In addition, the refining segment and California region operating highlights for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 include the results of the Carson refinery from the date of acquisition. We are integrating our Wilmington and Carson refineries and refer to the combined facility as the Los Angeles refinery. Additionally, the retail segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 include the results of operations for the retail assets acquired as part of the Carson Acquisition from the date of acquisition.

On September 25, 2013, we completed the sale of the Hawaii Business to Par Petroleum. We have reflected its results of operations as discontinued operations in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented, and, unless otherwise noted, we have excluded the Hawaii Business from the financial and operational data presented in the tables and discussion that follow.

Our management uses a variety of financial and operating metrics to analyze operating segment performance. To supplement our financial information presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), our management uses additional metrics that are known as “non-GAAP” financial metrics in its evaluation of past performance and prospects for the future. These metrics are significant factors in assessing our operating results and profitability and include adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses (“Adjusted EBITDA”). We define Adjusted EBITDA as consolidated earnings, including earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest, excluding net earnings from discontinued operations, before depreciation and amortization expense, net interest and financing costs, income taxes and interest income.

We present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe some investors and analysts use Adjusted EBITDA to help analyze our cash flows including our ability to satisfy principal and interest obligations with respect to our indebtedness and use cash for other purposes, including capital expenditures. Adjusted EBITDA is also used by some investors and analysts to analyze and compare companies on the basis of operating performance and by management for internal analysis. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to U.S. GAAP net income or net cash from operating activities. Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool, because it excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income and net cash from operating activities.


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Summary
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In millions, except per share amounts)
Revenues
$
11,241

 
$
7,944

 
$
27,485

 
$
22,284

Costs and Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales
10,355

 
6,848

 
24,827

 
19,419

Operating expenses
542

 
378

 
1,351

 
1,033

Selling, general and administrative expenses
54

 
123

 
229

 
227

Depreciation and amortization expense
140

 
109

 
356

 
307

Loss on asset disposals and impairments
4

 
3

 
19

 
15

Operating Income
146

 
483

 
703

 
1,283

Interest and financing costs, net
(47
)
 
(66
)
 
(110
)
 
(136
)
Interest income

 
1

 
1

 
2

Equity in earnings of equity method investment
9

 

 
12

 

Other income (expense), net
13

 
(3
)
 
65

 
(22
)
Earnings Before Income Taxes
121

 
415

 
671

 
1,127

Income tax expense
47

 
149

 
243

 
416

Net Earnings From Continuing Operations
74

 
266

 
428

 
711

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
35

 
14

 
23

 
24

Net Earnings
109

 
280

 
451

 
735

Less: Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest
10

 
7

 
32

 
19

NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TESORO CORPORATION
$
99

 
$
273

 
$
419

 
$
716

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TESORO CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
64

 
$
259

 
$
396

 
$
692

Discontinued operations
35

 
14

 
23

 
24

Total
$
99

 
$
273

 
$
419

 
$
716

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.48

 
$
1.86

 
$
2.92

 
$
4.96

Discontinued operations
0.26

 
0.10

 
0.17

 
0.17

Total
$
0.74

 
$
1.96

 
$
3.09

 
$
5.13

Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic
134.6

 
139.6

 
135.8

 
139.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.46

 
$
1.82

 
$
2.86

 
$
4.89

Discontinued operations
0.26

 
0.10

 
0.17

 
0.17

Total
$
0.72

 
$
1.92

 
$
3.03

 
$
5.06

Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted
136.8

 
142.1

 
138.1

 
141.5



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Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2013
 
(In millions)
Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
 
Net earnings attributable to Tesoro Corporation
$
99

 
$
419

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest
10

 
32

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
(35
)
 
(23
)
Depreciation and amortization expense
140

 
356

Income tax expense
47

 
243

Interest and financing costs, net
47

 
110

Interest income

 
(1
)
Adjusted EBITDA (a)
$
308

 
$
1,136

 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Cash Flows from Operating Activities to Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
 
Net cash from operating activities
$
831

 
$
670

Net cash used in (from) discontinued operations
118

 
(74
)
Deferred charges
56

 
333

Other changes in assets and liabilities
(615
)
 
129

Income tax expense
47

 
243

Stock-based compensation benefit (expense)
12

 
(33
)
Interest and financing costs, net
47

 
110

Deferred income taxes
(180
)
 
(222
)
Loss on asset disposals and impairments
(4
)
 
(19
)
Other
(4
)
 
(1
)
Adjusted EBITDA (a)
$
308

 
$
1,136

________________
(a)
For a definition of Adjusted EBITDA, see discussion above.

Our net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Tesoro Corporation were $64 million ($0.46 per diluted share) for the three months ended September 30, 2013 (“2013 Quarter”) compared to $259 million ($1.82 per diluted share) for the three months ended September 30, 2012 (“2012 Quarter”). The decrease in net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Tesoro Corporation of $195 million during the 2013 Quarter was primarily due to the following:

a decrease in gross refining margins of $260 million as a result of a decline in the margin environment, driven by lower discounts on advantaged crude oil;
a $164 million increase in operating expenses during the 2013 Quarter primarily due to the Carson Acquisition; and
integration costs of $14 million related to the Carson Acquisition and TLLP’s purchase of the Northwest Products System during the 2013 Quarter.

The decrease in net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Tesoro Corporation during the 2013 Quarter relative to the 2012 Quarter was partially offset by the following:

a decrease in stock-based compensation charges of $81 million primarily related to a significant decrease in Tesoro’s stock price during the 2013 Quarter as compared to the 2012 Quarter;
a decrease in interest and financing costs of $19 million primarily related to premiums paid and unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the debt refinancing during the 2012 Quarter; and
the release of a $16 million legal reserve as a result of the favorable settlement of litigation during the 2013 Quarter.


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For the year-to-date periods, our net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Tesoro Corporation were $396 million ($2.86 per diluted share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (“2013 Period”), compared to $692 million ($4.89 per diluted share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (“2012 Period”). The decrease in net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Tesoro Corporation of $296 million during the 2013 Period was primarily due to the following:

a $318 million increase in operating expenses during the 2013 Period primarily due to the Carson Acquisition and higher throughput at our Martinez refinery due to a large turnaround in the first quarter of 2012;
a decrease in gross refining margins of $268 million as a result of declines in gasoline and diesel fuel margins in the Mid-Continent; and
transaction and integration costs of $47 million related to the Carson Acquisition and TLLP’s purchase of the Northwest Products System during the 2013 Period.

The decrease in net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Tesoro Corporation during the 2013 Period relative to the 2012 Period was partially offset by:

a decrease in stock-based compensation charges of $56 million primarily related to a significant decrease in Tesoro’s stock price during the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period;
a refund from the settlement of a rate proceeding from the California Public Utilities Commission of $54 million during the 2013 Period;
a decrease in interest and financing costs of $26 million primarily related to premiums paid and unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the debt refinancing in the during the 2012 Period;
net expense of $18 million related to legal matters during the 2012 Period; and
the release of a $16 million legal reserve as a result of the favorable settlement of litigation during the 2013 Period.


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Refining Segment

On September 25, 2013, we completed the sale of the Hawaii Business to Par Petroleum. As a result we have reflected the results of operations of the Hawaii Business as discontinued operations for all periods presented and excluded the Hawaii Business from the financial and operational data presented in the tables and discussion below.
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(Dollars in millions, except per barrel amounts)
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refined products (a)
$
10,674

 
$
7,633

 
$
25,564

 
$
21,424

Crude oil and other (b)
374

 
169

 
1,450

 
456

Total Revenues
$
11,048

 
$
7,802

 
$
27,014

 
$
21,880

Throughput (Mbpd)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Heavy crude (c)
208

 
171

 
195

 
158

Light crude
591

 
340

 
425

 
318

Other feedstocks
64

 
37

 
48

 
35

Total Throughput
863

 
548

 
668

 
511

% Heavy Crude Oil of Total Refining Throughput (c)
24
%
 
31
%
 
29
%
 
31
%
Yield (Mbpd)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline and gasoline blendstocks
418

 
274

 
331

 
263

Jet fuel
126

 
70

 
93

 
65

Diesel fuel
198

 
135

 
152

 
115

Heavy fuel oils, residual products, internally produced fuel and other
173

 
101

 
132

 
98

Total Yield
915

 
580

 
708

 
541

Gross refining margin ($/throughput barrel) (d)
$
9.22

 
$
19.67

 
$
12.58

 
$
18.28

Manufacturing Cost before Depreciation and Amortization Expense ($/throughput barrel) (d)
$
4.76

 
$
4.67

 
$
5.04

 
$
4.89

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(a)
Refined products sales include intersegment sales to our retail segment at prices which approximate market of $3.2 billion and $1.6 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $6.8 billion and $4.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(b)
Crude oil and other includes third-party revenues earned by TLLP.
(c)
We define heavy crude oil as crude oil with an American Petroleum Institute gravity of 24 degrees or less.
(d)
Management uses various measures to evaluate performance and efficiency and to compare profitability to other companies in the industry, including gross refining margin per barrel, manufacturing costs before depreciation and amortization expense (“Manufacturing Costs”) per barrel and refined product sales margin per barrel.
Management uses gross refining margin per barrel to evaluate performance and compare profitability to other companies in the industry. There are a variety of ways to calculate gross refining margin per barrel; different companies may calculate it in different ways. We calculate gross refining margin per barrel by dividing gross refining margin (revenues less costs of feedstocks, purchased refined products, transportation and distribution) by total refining throughput.
Management uses Manufacturing Costs per barrel to evaluate the efficiency of refining operations. There are a variety of ways to calculate Manufacturing Costs per barrel; different companies may calculate it in different ways. We calculate Manufacturing Costs per barrel by dividing Manufacturing Costs by total refining throughput.
Management uses refined product sales margin per barrel to evaluate the profitability of manufactured and purchased refined product sales. There are a variety of ways to calculate refined product sales margin per barrel; different companies may calculate it in different ways. We calculate refined product sales margin per barrel by calculating an average refined product sales price per barrel and an average refined product cost of sales per barrel, which are calculated by dividing refined product sales or refined product cost of sales by total refining throughput. The average refined product cost of sales per barrel is subtracted from the average refined product sales price per barrel.
Investors and analysts use these financial measures to help analyze and compare companies in the industry on the basis of operating performance. These financial measures should not be considered alternatives to segment operating income, revenues, costs of sales and operating expenses or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.


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Refining Segment
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(Dollars in millions, except per barrel amounts)
Segment Operating Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross refining margin (e)
$
732

 
$
992

 
$
2,293

 
$
2,561

Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manufacturing costs
378

 
235

 
919

 
684

Other operating expenses
78

 
70

 
201

 
171

Selling, general and administrative expenses
8

 
10

 
28

 
27

Depreciation and amortization expense
125

 
91

 
314

 
263

Loss on asset disposals and impairments
2

 
3

 
12

 
10

Segment Operating Income
$
141

 
$
583

 
$
819

 
$
1,406

Refined Product Sales (Mbpd) (f)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline and gasoline blendstocks
499

 
359

 
407

 
344

Jet fuel
144

 
84

 
108

 
77

Diesel fuel
223

 
157

 
175

 
139

Heavy fuel oils, residual products and other
98

 
67

 
85

 
66

Total Refined Product Sales
964

 
667

 
775

 
626

Refined Product Sales Margin ($/barrel) (d) (f)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average sales price
$
117.53

 
$
124.64

 
$
117.23

 
$
125.20

Average costs of sales
109.97

 
108.35

 
107.47

 
111.46

Refined Product Sales Margin
$
7.56

 
$
16.29

 
$
9.76

 
$
13.74

________________
See page 48 for footnote (d) to this table.

(e)
Consolidated gross refining margin combines gross refining margin for each of our regions adjusted for other amounts not directly attributable to a specific region. Other amounts resulted in an increase of $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, and an increase of $4 million and $2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Gross refining margin includes the effect of intersegment sales to the retail segment at prices which approximate market. Gross refining margin approximates total refining throughput multiplied by the gross refining margin per barrel.
(f)
Sources of total refined product sales include refined products manufactured at our refineries and refined products purchased from third parties. Total refined product sales margins include margins on sales of manufactured and purchased refined products.


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Refining Data by Region
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(Dollars in millions, except per barrel amounts)
Refining Data by Region
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
California (Martinez and Los Angeles) (g)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refining throughput (Mbpd)
557

 
260

 
397

 
239

Gross refining margin
$
369

 
$
290

 
$
1,085

 
$
750

Gross refining margin ($/throughput barrel) (d)
$
7.21

 
$
12.11

 
$
10.01

 
$
11.43

Manufacturing cost before depreciation and amortization expense ($/throughput barrel) (d)
$
5.39

 
$
5.97

 
$
5.75

 
$
6.23

Pacific Northwest (Washington and Alaska)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refining throughput (Mbpd)
182

 
162

 
153

 
153

Gross refining margin
$
118

 
$
259

 
$
445

 
$
722

Gross refining margin ($/throughput barrel) (d)
$
7.02

 
$
17.39

 
$
10.67

 
$
17.21

Manufacturing cost before depreciation and amortization expense ($/throughput barrel) (d)
$
3.57

 
$
3.78

 
$
4.13

 
$
3.87

Mid-Continent (North Dakota and Utah)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refining throughput (Mbpd)
124

 
126

 
118

 
119

Gross refining margin
$
244

 
$
441

 
$
759

 
$
1,086

Gross refining margin ($/throughput barrel) (d)
$
21.39

 
$
38.11

 
$
23.61

 
$
33.43

Manufacturing cost before depreciation and amortization expense ($/throughput barrel) (d)
$
3.68

 
$
3.12

 
$
3.82

 
$
3.50

________________
See page 48 for footnote (d) to this table.

(g)
We acquired the Carson refinery and related assets and retail stations on June 1, 2013. The information presented includes the results of operations from these assets from the date of its acquisition on June 1, 2013. We are integrating our Wilmington and Carson refineries and refer to the combined facility as the Los Angeles refinery.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 Compared with Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

Overview. Operating income for our refining segment decreased by $442 million, or 76%, to $141 million during the 2013 Quarter as compared to the 2012 Quarter as a result of lower gross margins and higher manufacturing costs and other operating expenses during the 2013 Quarter.

Gross Refining Margins. Our gross refining margin per barrel decreased by $10.45 per barrel, or 53%, to $9.22 per barrel in the 2013 Quarter as compared to the 2012 Quarter. This decrease is primarily a result of a weak margin environment and a significant year-over-year decline in Mid-Continent and Canadian crude oil discounts.

Total gross margin decreased $260 million, or 26%, to $732 million in the 2013 Quarter as compared to the 2012 Quarter. Gross margins in the Mid-Continent and Pacific Northwest region decreased by $197 million and $141 million, respectively, while the California region increased by $79 million. The decrease is driven by weaker industry gasoline and diesel margins in the Mid-Continent and Pacific Northwest as a result of lower discounts on advantaged crude oil. Total refinery utilization at our refineries was 102% in the 2013 Quarter as compared to 94% in the 2012 Quarter. We were able to transport cost-advantaged Bakken crude oil, which continued to price at a discount to ANS during the 2013 Quarter, to our Washington refinery via TLLP’s Anacortes rail facility; however, these feedstock advantages were offset by lower gasoline and diesel margins in the region.

Refining Throughput. Total refining throughput increased 315 Mbpd, or 57%, to 863 Mbpd during the 2013 Quarter as compared to the 2012 Quarter. The increase is primarily a result of higher throughput in the California region following our June 1, 2013 acquisition of the Carson refinery, combined with lower throughput at the Alaska refinery in the 2012 Quarter due to maintenance.


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Refined Products Sales. Revenues from sales of refined products increased $3.0 billion to $10.7 billion in the 2013 Quarter as compared to the 2012 Quarter, primarily due to increased refined product sales volumes. Average product sales prices decreased $7.11 per barrel, or 6%, to $117.53 per barrel in the 2013 Quarter as compared to the 2012 Quarter. Total refined product sales increased by 297 Mbpd, or 45%, to 964 Mbpd in the 2013 Quarter as compared to the 2012 Quarter. Refined product sales volumes benefited from an increase in refining and marketing integration driven by the additional retail sites acquired as part of the Carson Acquisition in the second quarter of 2013.

Costs of Sales and Expenses. Our average costs of sales increased by $1.62 per barrel, or 1%, to $109.97 per barrel during the 2013 Quarter compared to the 2012 Quarter, reflecting higher crude oil prices. Manufacturing and other operating expenses increased by $151 million to $456 million in the 2013 Quarter as compared to the 2012 Quarter primarily as a result of higher throughput during the 2013 Quarter. Additionally, manufacturing costs were negatively impacted by increases in natural gas costs primarily at our California refineries. We also recorded $16 million of business interruption insurance recoveries during the 2013 Quarter, which reduced cost of sales. This was partially offset by an $11 million non-cash inventory valuation adjustment related to the Carson Acquisition, which increased cost of sales during the 2013 Quarter.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 Compared with Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

Overview. Operating income for our refining segment decreased by $587 million to $819 million during the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period. The decrease is primarily due to lower gross refining margins driven by a reduction in feedstock advantages from narrowing crude oil discounts during the 2013 Period.

Gross Refining Margins. Our gross refining margin per barrel decreased by $5.70 per barrel, or 31%, to $12.58 per barrel in the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period, reflecting weaker industry gasoline and diesel margins in the Mid-Continent and Pacific Northwest markets, and lower discounts on advantaged crude oil.

Total gross margin decreased by $268 million, or 11%, to $2.3 billion in the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period. The decrease is driven by lower industry margins during the 2013 Period. Gross margin in the Mid-Continent and Pacific Northwest region decreased by $327 million and $277 million, respectively, and in the California region increased by $335 million. Weaker margins and lower throughput at our Washington and Utah refineries as a result of turnarounds during the 2013 Period also contributed to the decrease in gross margin. Total refinery utilization at our refineries was 96% in the 2013 Period as compared to 89% in the 2012 Period. We were able to transport cost-advantaged Bakken crude oil, which continued to price at a discount to ANS during the 2013 Period, to our Washington refinery via TLLP’s Anacortes rail facility; however, these feedstock advantages were offset by lower gasoline and diesel margins in the region as compared to the 2012 Period. The $335 million increase in gross refining margin at our California refineries was primarily attributable to additional throughput from the recent acquisition of the Carson refinery and a turnaround at our Martinez refinery in the 2012 Period.

Refining Throughput. Total refining throughput increased 157 Mbpd, or 31%, to 668 Mbpd during the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period. The increase is primarily a result of higher throughput in the California region due to the June 1, 2013 acquisition of the Carson refinery. We also benefited from increased throughput at our North Dakota refinery in the 2013 Period as a result of the refinery expansion completed in 2012 and from higher utilization rates at our Alaska and Martinez refineries in the 2013 Period due to turnarounds during the 2012 Period. The increase was partially offset by lower throughput at our Washington and Utah refineries as a result of turnarounds during the 2013 Period.

Refined Products Sales. Revenues from sales of refined products increased $4.1 billion to $25.6 billion in the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period, primarily due to higher refined product sales volumes in the 2013 period. Our average product sales price decreased $7.97 per barrel, or 6%, to $117.23 per barrel in the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period, reflecting lower crude oil prices. Total refined product sales increased by 149 Mbpd, or 24%, to 775 Mbpd in the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period due to the increase in refining and marketing integration driven by the Carson Acquisition and the transition of additional retail sites in the second quarter of 2012 and the second quarter of 2013.

Costs of Sales and Expenses. Our average costs of sales decreased by $3.99 per barrel, or 4%, to $107.47 per barrel during the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period, reflecting lower average crude oil prices. Manufacturing and other operating expenses increased by $265 million, or 31%, to $1.1 billion in the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period due to higher throughput volumes at our Los Angeles refinery through integrating assets from the Carson Acquisition and at our Martinez refinery due to a large turnaround in the first quarter of 2012. In addition, there were increases in repairs and maintenance expenses and natural gas costs primarily at our California refineries. We recorded $16 million of business interruption insurance recoveries, which reduced cost of sales during the 2013 Period.


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Retail Segment

On September 25, 2013, we completed the sale of the Hawaii Business to Par Petroleum. As a result we have reflected the results of operations of the Hawaii Business as discontinued operations for all periods presented and excluded the Hawaii Business from the financial and operational data presented in the tables and discussion below.
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(Dollars in millions, except per gallon amounts)
Revenues (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel
$
3,362

 
$
1,644

 
$
7,087

 
$
4,357

Merchandise and other
70

 
57

 
177

 
157

Total Revenues
$
3,432

 
$
1,701

 
$
7,264

 
$
4,514

Fuel Sales (millions of gallons) (a)
1,046

 
468

 
2,139

 
1,241

Fuel Margin ($/gallon) (b)
$
0.12

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.14

 
$
0.20

Merchandise Margin
$
14

 
$
12

 
$
37

 
$
34

Merchandise Margin (percent of revenues)
27
%
 
24
%
 
26
%
 
25
%
Average Number of Stations (during the period) (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company-operated
572

 
567

 
570

 
472

Branded jobber/dealer
1,640

 
789

 
1,154

 
789

Total Average Retail Stations
2,212

 
1,356

 
1,724

 
1,261

Segment Operating Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Margins
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel (a) (b)
$
123

 
$
84

 
$
294

 
$
247

Merchandise and other non-fuel
31

 
20

 
71

 
57

Total Gross Margins
154

 
104

 
365

 
304

Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
86

 
73

 
231

 
178

Selling, general and administrative expenses
1

 
4

 
8

 
10

Depreciation and amortization expense
9

 
9

 
26

 
27

Loss on asset disposals and impairments
2

 

 
4

 
4

Segment Operating Income
$
56

 
$
18

 
$
96

 
$
85

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(a)
Reflects the acquisition of supply rights for approximately 835 dealer-operated retail stations with the Carson Acquisition on June 1, 2013.
(b)
Management uses fuel margin per gallon to compare profitability to other companies in the industry. There are a variety of ways to calculate fuel margin per gallon; different companies may calculate it in different ways. We calculate fuel margin per gallon by dividing fuel gross margin by fuel sales volumes. Investors and analysts use fuel margin per gallon to help analyze and compare companies in the industry on the basis of operating performance. This financial measure should not be considered an alternative to revenues, segment operating income or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Fuel margin and fuel margin per gallon include the effect of intersegment purchases from the refining segment at prices which approximate market.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 Compared with Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

Operating Income. Operating income for our retail segment increased $38 million to $56 million during the 2013 Quarter as compared to the 2012 Quarter as a result of higher total gross margins partially offset by an increase in operating expenses in the 2013 Quarter. Gross margin increased $50 million, or 48%, to $154 million during the 2013 Quarter as compared to the 2012 Quarter. Fuel sales volumes increased 578 million gallons to 1.0 billion gallons during the 2013 Quarter as compared to the 2012 Quarter reflecting an increased average station count from the Carson Acquisition. Retail fuel margin per gallon decreased by 33% to $0.12 per gallon during the 2013 Quarter primarily as a result of lower industry gasoline and diesel margins and the acquisition of additional dealer-operated sites in the second quarter of 2013 in connection with the Carson Acquisition. The addition of these dealer-operated sites changed the ratio of dealer to company-operated sites, which impacted fuel margins in the 2013 Quarter. Merchandise and other non-fuel gross margin increased to $31 million during the 2013 Quarter compared to $20 million during the 2012 Quarter.


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Fuel sales revenues increased $1.7 billion, or 105%, to $3.4 billion in the 2013 Quarter as compared to $1.6 billion in the 2012 Quarter, reflecting increased fuel sales volumes primarily driven by a higher average station count during the 2013 Quarter. Operating expenses increased $13 million, or 18%, to $86 million in the 2013 Quarter as compared to $73 million in the 2012 Quarter. The increase is a result of expenses incurred to operate additional stations acquired during the second quarter of 2013. Our other expenses remained relatively consistent as compared to the 2012 Quarter.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 Compared with Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

Operating Income. Operating income for our retail segment increased $11 million, or 13%, to $96 million during the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period primarily as a result of an increase in total gross margin, partially offset by higher operating expenses. Total gross margin increased $61 million, or 20%, to $365 million during the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period. Fuel sales volumes increased 898 million gallons, or 72%, to 2.1 billion gallons during the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period reflecting higher average station count from the Carson Acquisition and transition of additional retail stations in second half of 2012. Retail fuel margin per gallon decreased 30% to $0.14 per gallon during the 2013 Period primarily due to the acquisition of additional dealer-operated sites in the 2013 Period in connection with the Carson Acquisition. The addition of these dealer-operated sites changed the ratio of dealer to company-operated sites, which impacted fuel margins in the 2013 Period. Merchandise and other non-fuel gross margin also increased to $71 million during the 2013 Period compared to $57 million during the 2012 Period due to the higher average station count.

Fuel sales revenues increased $2.7 billion, or 63%, to $7.1 billion in the 2013 Period as compared to $4.4 billion in the 2012 Period, reflecting higher average sales prices and increased fuel sales volumes as a result of higher average station count during the 2013 Period. Operating expenses increased $53 million, or 30%, to $231 million in the 2013 Period as compared to $178 million in the 2012 Period. The increase is a result of expenses incurred to operate additional stations acquired and transitioned during the second half of 2012 and the second quarter of 2013. Our other expenses remained relatively consistent compared to the 2012 Period.

Consolidated Results of Operations

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Our selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $69 million, or 56%, to $54 million in the 2013 Quarter from $123 million in the 2012 Quarter. The decrease was primarily attributable to an $81 million reduction in stock-based compensation expense during the 2013 Quarter as compared to the 2012 Quarter, principally related to our stock appreciation rights. Our stock appreciation rights are adjusted to fair value at the end of each reporting period using a Black-Scholes model where stock price is a significant assumption. Our stock price decreased 16% during the 2013 Quarter compared to a 68% increase during the 2012 Quarter. The reduction from stock-based compensation expense was partially offset with integration costs of approximately $14 million during the 2013 Quarter related to the Carson Acquisition and TLLP’s acquisition of the Northwest Products System.

Our selling, general and administrative expenses increased $2 million to $229 million in the 2013 Period from $227 million in the 2012 Period. The increase was primarily attributable to transaction and integration costs of $47 million during the 2013 Period related to the Carson Acquisition and TLLP’s acquisition of the Northwest Products System. The increase was offset by lower stock-based compensation expense, which decreased by $56 million during the 2013 Period, as compared to the 2012 Period, primarily attributable to our stock appreciation rights. Our stock appreciation rights are adjusted to fair value at the end of each reporting period using a Black-Scholes model where stock price is a significant assumption. Our stock price stayed flat during the 2013 Period compared to a 79% increase during the 2012 Period. Other increases in selling, general and administrative expenses were driven by an increase in headcount during the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period.

Interest and Financing Costs, Net. Interest and financing costs decreased approximately $19 million, or 29%, to $47 million during the 2013 Quarter from $66 million during the 2012 Quarter. The decrease in interest expense reflects a $27 million charge for premiums paid and unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the redemption of our 6.625% Senior Notes and 6.500% Senior Notes in the 2012 Quarter. This reduction in expense was partially offset by interest expense on borrowings outstanding on the Tesoro Corporation revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and our term loan credit facility agreement (the “Term Loan Facility”), which were used to finance the Carson Acquisition during the 2013 Quarter.

Interest and financing costs decreased $26 million, or 19%, to $110 million in the 2013 Period from $136 million during the 2012 Period. The decrease was primarily driven by a $27 million charge for premiums paid and unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the redemption of our 6.625% Senior Notes and 6.500% Senior Notes in the 2012 Period. Additionally, the reduction in interest rates on our outstanding long-term debt that was refinanced in the third quarter of 2012 was offset by additional expenses and fees from borrowings on the Tesoro Corporation Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility to finance the Carson Acquisition, and an increase in interest expense associated with TLLP’s senior notes during the 2013 Period.

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Income Tax Provision. Our income tax expense totaled $47 million in the 2013 Quarter versus $149 million in the 2012 Quarter. In the 2013 Period, the income tax expense totaled $243 million versus $416 million in the 2012 Period. The combined federal and state effective income tax rate was 36% and 37% during the 2013 Period and the 2012 Period, respectively. The 2013 rate benefited from an increased share of non-taxable minority interest income attributable to growth in TLLP income. 

Earnings from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Tax. Earnings from discontinued operations related to the Hawaii Business, net of tax, were $35 million and $23 million in the 2013 Quarter and 2013 Period, respectively, compared to earnings of $14 million and $24 million in the 2012 Quarter and 2012 Period, respectively. In April 2013, we ceased refining operations at the Hawaii refinery. In June 2013, we entered into an agreement to sell all of our Hawaii Business, which required us to restart the refinery before closing the transaction. For the majority of the the 2013 Quarter, the refinery was not operating which resulted in a pre-tax net loss of $24 million and $41 million during the 2013 Quarter and 2013 Period, respectively, prior to application of the sales proceeds. We recorded an $80 million gain on the sale of the Hawaii Business during the 2013 Quarter, which includes a $17 million curtailment gain related to the remeasurement of our pension and other postretirement benefit obligations. The 2013 Period also includes a benefit from a downward asset retirement obligations (“AROs”) adjustment of $14 million. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, Par Petroleum assumed existing AROs upon the close of the transaction.

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CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Overview

We operate in an environment where our capital resources and liquidity are impacted by changes in the price of crude oil and refined products, availability of trade credit, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors beyond our control. These factors include the level of consumer demand for transportation fuels, weather conditions, fluctuations in seasonal demand, governmental regulations, geo-political conditions and overall market and global economic conditions. See “Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” on page 64 for further information related to risks and other factors. Future capital expenditures, as well as borrowings under our credit agreements and other sources of capital, may be affected by these conditions.

We closed the Carson Acquisition during the second quarter of 2013 and funded the purchase with a combination of cash and debt, including borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and $500 million Term Loan Facility. We amended our Revolving Credit Facility to allow for an increase in the capacity to $3.0 billion on May 21, 2013. The remaining $544 million of the purchase price was funded with cash received from TLLP to fund a portion of its acquisition of the Carson Terminal Assets that occurred directly after the Carson Acquisition. TLLP funded the acquisition with borrowings under its TLLP Revolving Credit Facility. We intend to offer TLLP the remaining logistics assets acquired in the Carson Acquisition.

Capitalization

Our capital structure at September 30, 2013, was comprised of the following (in millions):
Debt, including current maturities:
September 30, 2013
Tesoro Corporation Revolving Credit Facility
$
700

TLLP Revolving Credit Facility

Term Loan Credit Facility
498

4.250% Senior Notes due 2017
450

9.750% Senior Notes due 2019 (net of unamortized discount of $8 million)
292

5.875% TLLP Senior Notes due 2020
350

6.125% TLLP Senior Notes due 2021
550

5.375% Senior Notes due 2022
475

Capital lease obligations and other
60

Total Debt
3,375

Total Equity
5,290

Total Capitalization
$
8,665


At September 30, 2013, our debt to capitalization ratio, excluding capital leases associated with our discontinued operations, had increased to 39% as compared to 25% at December 31, 2012, primarily caused by an increase in debt as a result of the borrowings related to the Carson Acquisition as discussed above.

Our debt to capitalization ratio, excluding TLLP and capital leases associated with discontinued operations, was 36% and 22% at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, which excludes TLLP total debt, including capital leases, of $909 million and $354 million. The ratio also excludes noncontrolling interest of $875 million and $486 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. TLLP’s debt is non-recourse to Tesoro, except for TLGP.

Our Revolving Credit Facility, senior notes and Term Loan Facility each limit our ability to make certain restricted payments (as defined in our debt agreements), which include dividends, purchases of our stock or voluntary prepayments of subordinate debt. The aggregate amount of restricted payments cannot exceed an amount defined in each of the debt agreements. The indentures for our senior notes also limit certain of our subsidiaries ability to make certain payments and distributions. We do not believe that these limitations will restrict our ability to pay dividends or buy back stock under our current programs.


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6.125% TLLP Senior Notes due 2021

Effective August 1, 2013, TLLP completed a private offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “TLLP Notes”).  The proceeds of this offering were used to repay the amounts outstanding under the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility, which amounts were used to fund a portion of the Carson Terminal Assets Acquisition, and to pay a portion of the fees and expenses related to the offering of the TLLP Notes. The TLLP Notes have no sinking fund requirements. TLLP may redeem some or all of the TLLP Notes, prior to October 15, 2016, at a make-whole price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. On or after October 15, 2016, the TLLP Notes may be redeemed at premiums equal to 104.594% through October 15, 2017; 103.063% from October 15, 2017 through October 15, 2018; 101.531% from October 15, 2018 through October 15, 2019; and at par thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest in all circumstances. TLLP has the right to redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount at 106.125% percent of face value with proceeds from certain equity issuances through October 15, 2016.

The TLLP Notes also contain customary terms, events of default and covenants for an issuance of non-investment debt grade securities. The TLLP Notes due 2021 are unsecured and guaranteed by all of TLLP’s domestic subsidiaries, except Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., the co-issuer of the TLLP Notes, and are non-recourse to Tesoro, except for TLGP.

On September 12, 2013, TLLP completed an offer to exchange its existing unregistered Senior Notes due 2020 and Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Unregistered Notes”) for an equal principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2020 and 6.125% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Exchange Notes”), respectively, that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The terms of the Exchange Notes are identical in all material respects (including principal amount, interest rate, maturity and redemption rights) to the Unregistered Notes for which they were exchanged, except that the Exchange Notes generally are not subject to transfer restrictions.

Credit Facilities Overview

Our primary sources of liquidity have been cash flows from operations and borrowing availability under revolving lines of credit. We ended the third quarter of 2013 with $1.5 billion of cash and cash equivalents and borrowings of $700 million and $498 million under the Tesoro Corporation Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility, respectively. There were no borrowings outstanding under the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility as of September 30, 2013. We believe available capital resources will be adequate to meet our capital expenditure, working capital and debt service requirements. We had available capacity under our credit agreements as follows at September 30, 2013 (in millions):
 
Total
Capacity
 
Amount
Borrowed as of September 30, 2013
 
Outstanding
Letters of
Credit
 
Available
Capacity
 
Expiration
Tesoro Corporation Revolving Credit Facility (a)
$
3,000

 
$
700

 
$
820

 
$
1,480

 
January 4, 2018
TLLP Revolving Credit Facility
575

 

 

 
575

 
December 31, 2017
Term Loan Credit Facility
498

 
498

 

 

 
May 30, 2016
Letter of Credit Facilities
1,562

 

 
934

 
628

 
 
Total credit agreements
$
5,635

 
$
1,198

 
$
1,754

 
$
2,683

 
 
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(a)
Borrowing base is the lesser of the amount of the periodically adjusted borrowing base or the agreement’s total capacity.


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As of September 30, 2013, our credit facilities were subject to the following expenses and fees:
Credit Facility
 
30 day Eurodollar (LIBOR) Rate
 
Eurodollar Margin
 
Base Rate
 
Base Rate Margin
 
Commitment Fee
(unused portion)
Tesoro Corporation Revolving Credit Facility ($3.0 billion) (b)
 
0.18%
 
1.50%
 
3.25%
 
0.50%
 
0.375%
TLLP Revolving Credit Facility ($575 million) (c)
 
0.18%
 
2.25%
 
3.25%
 
1.25%
 
0.375%
________________
(b)
We can elect the interest rate to apply to the Revolving Credit Facility between a base rate plus the base rate margin, or a Eurodollar rate, for the applicable term, plus, the Eurodollar margin at the time of the borrowing. The applicable margin varies based on the Revolving Credit Facility’s credit ratings. Letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility incur fees at the Eurodollar margin rate. We also incur commitment fees for the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility at an annual rate.
(c)
TLLP can elect the interest rate to apply to the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility between a base rate plus the base rate margin, or a Eurodollar rate, for the applicable term, plus, the Eurodollar margin at the time of the borrowing. The applicable margin varies based upon a certain leverage ratio, as defined by the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility. TLLP incurs commitment fees for the unused portion of the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility at an annual rate.

Tesoro Corporation Revolving Credit Facility

Effective January 4, 2013, we entered into the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which permitted us to increase the capacity of our Revolving Credit Facility to an aggregate of $3.0 billion, on May 21, 2013 (“Increase Effective Date”). Additionally, the agreement allows for us to request that the capacity be increased up to an aggregate of $4.0 billion, subject to receiving increased commitments from the lenders; however, we must offer to reduce the commitments by at least $500 million on or prior to the 18 month anniversary of the Increase Effective Date and by an additional $500 million on or prior to the two year anniversary of the Increase Effective Date. On May 30, 2013, we borrowed $700 million under the Revolving Credit Facility to fund a portion of the Carson Acquisition. The weighted average interest rate for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility was 2.57% as of September 30, 2013. We repaid $500 million of the borrowings outstanding under this facility in October 2013.

There were no changes to the Revolving Credit Facility covenants during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. We were in compliance with our debt covenants as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

TLLP Revolving Credit Facility

Effective January 4, 2013, TLLP amended and restated the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility to increase commitments under the facility from $300 million to $500 million and to allow TLLP to request that the loan availability be increased up to an aggregate of $650 million, subject to receiving increased commitments from the lenders. Effective May 22, 2013, TLLP further amended (“May Amendment”) the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility to increase commitments to $575 million. On May 30, 2013, TLLP borrowed $544 million under the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility to fund a portion of its acquisition of the Carson Terminal Assets from Tesoro on June 1, 2013. TLLP repaid all of the borrowings outstanding under this facility with the proceeds from the August 1, 2013 TLLP Notes offering discussed above.

The TLLP Revolving Credit Facility is non-recourse to Tesoro, except for TLGP, and is guaranteed by all of TLLP’s subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of TLLP’s assets. Borrowings are available under the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility up to the total loan availability of the facility.

The May Amendment modified the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio used for our financial covenant calculations under the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility covenants. TLLP was in compliance with all TLLP Revolving Credit Facility covenants and conditions as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Additionally, we do not believe that the limitations imposed by the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility will restrict TLLP’s ability to pay distributions.


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Term Loan Credit Facility

We borrowed $500 million under our Term Loan Facility on May 30, 2013, which was used to fund a portion of the Carson Acquisition. The obligations under the Term Loan Facility are secured by all equity interests of Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC and Tesoro Alaska Company, the Tesoro and USA Gasoline trademarks and those trademarks containing the name “ARCO” acquired in the Carson Acquisition and junior liens on certain assets. We repaid $2 million of the initial borrowing during the 2013 Period in accordance with the loan repayment provisions. As of September 30, 2013, the borrowings under our Term Loan Facility incurred interest at a rate of 2.51%.

The Term Loan Facility matures three years from the initial borrowing. The Term Loan Facility is subject to equal quarterly payments in an amount equal to 1.00% per annum of the initial borrowing with the final payment of all amounts outstanding due on May 30, 2016, the maturity date.

Share Repurchase Programs

Under a $500 million share repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors (our “Board”) in 2012, management is permitted to purchase Tesoro common stock at its discretion in the open market. Under this program, we purchased approximately 2.5 million shares of our common stock for approximately $100 million during 2012 and 5.8 million shares for $300 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Subsequent to the third quarter of 2013, we repurchased 0.8 million shares for $38 million through the end of October for a total of $438 million repurchased under this program to date. On November 6, 2013, our Board authorized an increase in this share repurchase program to $1.0 billion. The shares will continue to be purchased at management’s discretion in the open market.  The authorization has no time limit and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.  

In addition, we purchased over 0.6 million shares of our common stock for approximately $36 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 under the existing program designed to offset the dilutive effect of outstanding and future stock-based compensation awards.

Cash Dividends

On November 6, 2013, our Board declared a quarterly cash dividend on common stock of $0.25 per share, payable on December 13, 2013 to shareholders of record on November 29, 2013.

Cash Flow Summary

Components of our cash flows are set forth below (in millions):
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
Cash Flows From (Used in):
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
670

 
$
1,175

Investing activities
(2,523
)
 
(508
)
Financing activities
1,706

 
(200
)
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
(147
)
 
$
467


Net cash from operating activities during the 2013 Period totaled $670 million, as compared to net cash from operating activities of $1,175 million in the 2012 Period. The decrease in net cash from operating activities of $505 million was primarily due to lower earnings in the 2013 Period, which includes an $80 million gain related to the sale of the Hawaii Business, as compared to the 2012 Period. There was also a $124 million increase in deferred charges primarily as a result of increased turnaround and other deferred expenditure spending during the 2013 Period.

Net cash used in investing activities increased $2.0 billion to $2.5 billion in the 2013 Period as compared to $508 million in the 2012 Period, primarily due to the Carson Acquisition, TLLP’s acquisition of the Northwest Products System and higher capital expenditures during the 2013 Period. Partially offsetting these uses of cash during the 2013 Period was the receipt of gross proceeds of $539 million from the sale of the Hawaii Business. Other cash used in investing activities included $37 million, primarily related to the acquisition of 49 retail stations, in the 2012 Period.


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Net cash from financing activities during the 2013 Period totaled $1.7 billion as compared to net cash used in financing activities of $200 million in the 2012 Period. Proceeds from financing activities during the 2013 Period include $700 million and $544 million in proceeds from borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility and TLLP’s Revolving Credit Facility, respectively, and $500 million of proceeds from borrowings under the Term Loan Facility, all of which were used to fund the Carson Acquisition during the 2013 Period. During July 2013, TLLP completed a private offering of debt and used the proceeds to repay borrowings outstanding under the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility. Additional net proceeds of approximately $392 million from the issuance of TLLP common units were subsequently used by TLLP to fund the acquisition of the Northwest Products System. Cash inflows were partially offset by a $315 million increase in purchases of common stock under our share repurchase programs during the 2013 Period as compared to the 2012 Period.

Working capital (excluding cash) increased $838 million in the 2013 Period, primarily related to the acquisition of $1.1 billion of inventories and added working working capital in conjunction with the Carson Acquisition. These amounts were offset by the decrease in working capital of $277 million, related to the sale of the Hawaii Business.

Capital Expenditures

The cost estimates for capital expenditures, including environmental projects, described below are subject to further review and analysis and permitting requirements. Our capital spending plans include the following major projects (in millions):
 
Total Project Expected
Capital Expenditures (a)
 
Actual 2013 Period
Capital Expenditures (b)
 
Expected
Capital Expenditures
for Remainder of 2013 (a)
 
Expected
In-service Date
OPERATING SEGMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REFINING
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utah Refinery Expansion project (c)
$
275

 
$
97

 
$
30

 
2013-2015
Utah Refinery Power reliability improvement project (d)
45

 
14

 
4

 
2015
Martinez Refinery Avon marine wharf upgrades (e)
125

 
6

 
1

 
2017
North Dakota Refinery diesel desulfurizing unit (f)
35

 
27

 

 
Complete
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RETAIL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thrifty rebranding (g)
25

 
1

 

 
2013
________________
(a)
The cost estimates for capital expenditures exclude estimates for capitalized interest and labor costs.
(b)
2013 Period actual capital expenditure disclosures include capitalized interest and labor costs associated with the project.
(c)
The expansion project at the Utah refinery is designed to improve yields of gasoline and diesel, improve the flexibility of processing crude feedstocks and increase throughput capacity by 4 Mbpd. The first phase of this project was completed in the second quarter of 2013 and the second phase is expected to be completed in 2015. We have increased the expected expenditures to include accelerated delivery costs associated with Phase 1 and final Phase 2 design and materials estimates.
(d)
The power reliability improvement project is designed to upgrade the Utah refinery’s electrical infrastructure. In addition, the upgrade will support the refinery expansion project.
(e)
The capital improvements to our Avon marine wharf facility involve replacing the dock structures and fire protection equipment. The upgraded facility will allow us to increase our ability to move products from our Martinez refinery, thus supporting higher utilization of our refining assets.
(f)
The expansion of the diesel desulfurization unit is expected to increase capacity of the unit from 17 Mbpd to 22 Mbpd and improve diesel fuel yield at the North Dakota refinery.
(g)
Involves the rebranding of retail stations in southern California leased from Thrifty Oil Co. and certain of its affiliates. We transitioned 174 of these stations during 2012. Certain sites that were expected to be transitioned in 2014 were included in the Carson Acquisition and will remain ARCO® branded.


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Capital expenditures, excluding discontinued operations of the Hawaii Business, during the 2013 Quarter and 2013 Period were $123 million and $412 million, respectively. Total 2013 expected capital expenditures are approximately $585 million, which increased from $530 million primarily due to new projects approved as a result of the recent Carson Acquisition, costs associated with the Utah refinery expansion project and additional TLLP growth projects. Our total 2013 expected capital expenditures include $80 million related to TLLP, of which approximately $26 million remains for project spending in 2013. Our 2013 Quarter, Period and full-year expected capital expenditure amounts are comprised of the following project categories:
 
 
Percent of 2013 Quarter Capital Expenditures
 
Percent of 2013 Period Capital Spending
 
Percent of 2013 Expected Capital Expenditures
Project Category
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory
 
21%
 
17%
 
15%
Sustaining
 
30%
 
32%
 
35%
Income Improvement
 
49%
 
51%
 
50%

Turnarounds and other Deferred Expenditures

We spent $29 million and $282 million during the 2013 Quarter and 2013 Period, respectively, for turnarounds and other deferred expenditures. These amounts include $24 million and $274 million for turnarounds during the 2013 Quarter and 2013 Period, respectively. Spending during the 2013 Period was primarily related to turnarounds at our Washington, Los Angeles and Utah refineries. Total expected spending is $400 million, which increased from $310 million primarily due to additional turnaround work related to the Carson Assets and cost increases related to turnarounds at our Washington and Utah refineries. We expect to spend approximately $118 million during the remainder of 2013, primarily at our California refineries.

Investment in Joint Ventures

We entered into a joint venture with Savage Companies to construct, own and operate a unit train unloading and marine loading terminal at the Port of Vancouver, Washington with an initial capacity of 120 Mbpd. The project will allow for the expedited delivery of cost-advantaged North American crude oil to the U.S. West Coast. Our contribution to the investment is expected to be between $37 million and $50 million. These amounts are considered contributions or investments in joint ventures and are presented in net cash used in investing activities in our condensed statements of consolidated cash flows. We spent $2 million in the 2013 Period. The construction is expected to be completed in late 2014 or early 2015.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have not entered into any transactions, agreements or other contractual arrangements that would result in off-balance sheet liabilities.

Environmental and Tax Matters

We are a party to various litigation and contingent loss situations, including environmental and income tax matters, arising in the ordinary course of business. Although we cannot predict the ultimate outcomes of these matters with certainty, we have accrued for the estimated liabilities when appropriate. We believe that the outcome of these matters will not have a material impact on our liquidity or financial position, although the resolution of certain of these matters could have a material impact on our interim or annual results of operations. Additionally, if applicable, we accrue receivables for probable third-party recoveries.

We are subject to extensive federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. These laws, which change frequently, regulate the discharge of materials into the environment and may require us to remove or mitigate the environmental effects of the disposal or release of petroleum or chemical substances at various sites, install additional controls or make other modifications to certain emission sources, equipment or facilities.

Future expenditures may be required to comply with the Clean Air Act and other federal, state and local requirements for our various sites, including our refineries, tank farms, pipelines and currently and previously owned or operated terminal and retail station properties. The impact of these legislative and regulatory developments, including any greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program or low carbon fuel standards, could result in increased compliance costs, additional operating restrictions on our business and an increase in the cost of the products we manufacture, which could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.


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In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed regulating greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions under the Clean Air Act. The first of these regulations, finalized on April 1, 2010, set standards for the control of GHG emissions from light trucks and cars which could reduce the demand for our manufactured transportation fuels. In addition, the EPA has also finalized regulations to establish permitting requirements for stationary sources that emit GHG above a certain threshold. While these regulations were challenged and upheld by the courts, on October 15, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear challenges to the EPA’s GHG regulations but limited the argument to whether the EPA’s GHG regulations for vehicles necessarily trigger Clean Air Act permitting requirements for stationary sources. If the U.S. Supreme Court upholds the EPA’s stationary source GHG regulations, the stationary source permitting requirements could impose emission controls that increase required capital expenditures at our refineries. We cannot currently predict the impact of these regulations on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

In December 2007, the Energy Independence and Security Act was enacted into federal law, which created a second Renewable Fuels Standard (“RFS2”). This standard requires the total volume of renewable transportation fuels (including ethanol and advanced biofuels) sold or introduced in the U.S. to reach 16.6 billion gallons in 2013 and to increase to 36 billion gallons by 2022. The requirements could reduce future demand growth for petroleum products that we manufacture. In the near term, the RFS2 presents ethanol production and logistics challenges for the ethanol, alternative fuel and refining and marketing industries. We are currently meeting the RFS2 requirements through a combination of RINs that were carried over from prior periods, blending renewable fuels obtained from third parties and purchases of RINs in the open market.  The spending related to the purchases of  RINs for the remainder of 2013 is not expected to be material.  Actual cost related to RINs may differ due to changes in the market price of RINs and the ultimate destinations of our products.  Additional expenditures could be required to logistically accommodate the increased use of renewable transportation fuels.  While we cannot currently estimate the ultimate impact of this statute, and currently believe that the outcome will not have a material impact on our financial position or liquidity, the ultimate outcome could have a material impact on our results of operations.

In California, Assembly Bill 32 (“AB 32”), created a statewide cap on greenhouse gas emissions and requires that the state return to 1990 emission levels by 2020. AB 32 focuses on using market mechanisms, such as a cap-and-trade program and a low carbon fuel standard (“LCFS”), to achieve emissions reduction targets. The LCFS became effective in January 2010 and requires a 10% reduction in the carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel fuel by 2020. In 2011, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) approved cap-and-trade requirements, and all of AB 32 related regulations are to be fully implemented by 2020. In December 2011, a U.S. District Court ruled that the LCFS violate the U.S. Constitution. CARB appealed the decision and on September 18, 2013, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s decision and remanded the case to the lower court to rule on whether the ethanol provisions of the LCFS are unconstitutional. We cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the lower court’s ruling on the LCFS, and the implementation and implications of AB 32 will take many years to realize. Consequently, we cannot currently predict the impact of the LCFS on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

We are subject to extensive federal, state and foreign tax laws and regulations. Newly enacted tax laws and regulations, and changes in existing tax laws and regulations, could result in increased expenditures in the future. We are also subject to audits by federal, state and foreign taxing authorities in the normal course of business. It is possible that tax audits could result in claims against us in excess of recorded liabilities. We believe that resolution of any such claim(s) would not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity. We do not expect our unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly over the next twelve months.


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Environmental Liabilities

We are incurring and expect to continue to incur expenses for environmental liabilities at a number of currently and previously owned or operated refining, pipeline, terminal and retail station properties. We have accrued liabilities for these expenses and believe these accruals are adequate based on current information and projections that can be reasonably estimated. Our environmental accruals are based on estimates including engineering assessments, and it is possible that our projections will change and that additional costs will be recorded as more information becomes available. Changes in our environmental liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, were as follows (in millions):
Balance at December 31, 2012 (a)
$
85

Additions, net
16

Liabilities assumed in the Carson Acquisition
170

Liabilities assumed in the Northwest Products System Acquisition
17

Expenditures
(25
)
Balance at September 30, 2013 (a)
$
263

________________
(a)
Includes $18 million of TLLP environmental liabilities at September 30, 2013. There were no environmental liabilities recorded for TLLP at December 31, 2012.

The environmental remediation liabilities assumed in the Carson Acquisition include amounts estimated for site cleanup activities and monitoring activities arising from operations at the Carson refinery, certain terminals and pipelines, and retail stations prior to our acquisition on June 1, 2013. These estimates for environmental liabilities are based on third-party assessments and available information. It is possible these estimates will change as additional information becomes available.

Our environmental liabilities also include $56 million at September 30, 2013 and $54 million at December 31, 2012, related to amounts estimated for site cleanup activities assumed from a prior owner, arising from operations at our Martinez refinery prior to August 2000. Of the $56 million accrued, approximately $47 million is subject to a cost-share agreement where we are responsible for 75% of the expenditures. We cannot reasonably determine the full extent of remedial activities that may be required at the Martinez refinery. Therefore, it is possible that we will identify additional investigation and remediation costs as more information becomes available. We have filed insurance claims under environmental insurance policies. These policies provide coverage up to $190 million for expenditures in excess of $50 million in self-insurance, but the insurer has challenged coverage and filed a declaratory relief action in federal court. We have not recognized possible insurance recoveries related to this matter.

We have investigated conditions at certain active wastewater treatment units at our Martinez refinery.  The investigation was driven by an order received in 2004 from the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. The order named us as well as two previous owners of the Martinez refinery.  We cannot currently estimate the amount of the ultimate resolution of the order, but we believe it will not have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Washington Refinery Fire

In April 2010, the naphtha hydrotreater unit at our Washington refinery was involved in a fire, which fatally injured seven employees and rendered the unit inoperable. Subsequent to the incident, refinery processing was temporarily shut down until November 2010 when the reconstruction was completed.

We maintain comprehensive property (including business interruption), workers’ compensation, and general liability insurance policies with significant loss limits. Our business interruption insurance deductible is satisfied after we have exceeded both 60 days of operational disruption and $25 million in losses primarily based on the operating plan that existed prior to the incident. Our property damage insurance has a $10 million deductible. We have filed business interruption insurance and property damage insurance claims under these policies related to down time from this incident. During the third quarter of 2013, we collected $16 million in business interruption insurance recoveries that relate to downtime from the incident, which were recorded as an offset to cost of sales in the condensed statement of consolidated operations.


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Other Matters
 
In the ordinary course of business, we become party to lawsuits, administrative proceedings and governmental investigations, including environmental, regulatory and other matters. Large, and sometimes unspecified, damages or penalties may be sought from us in some matters. We have not established accruals for these matters unless a loss is probable, and the amount of loss is currently estimable. On the basis of existing information, we believe that the resolution of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on our liquidity or financial position, although the resolution of certain of these matters could have a material impact on our interim or annual results of operations.
 
Legal
 
In 2007, we obtained a ruling from the CPUC that an intrastate crude oil pipeline, which transports heated crude oil to our Martinez Refinery from the area around Bakersfield, California, was a common carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the CPUC.  After that time, we participated in rate proceedings to determine an appropriate rate structure for this pipeline.  In May 2013, the CPUC issued final orders establishing just and reasonable rates for the pipeline for the period between April 1, 2005 and June 30, 2011, and held that we were entitled to receive refunds, including interest.  In accordance with this ruling, we received a refund of $54 million in June 2013, which is included in other income (expense), net in our condensed statements of consolidated operations.

We are a defendant, along with other manufacturing, supply and marketing defendants, in one remaining lawsuit alleging methyl tertiary butyl ether (“MTBE”) contamination in groundwater. In September 2013, the Court granted our motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit brought by the City of Fresno, CA. The defendants in the remaining lawsuit are being sued for having manufactured MTBE and having manufactured, supplied and distributed gasoline containing MTBE. The plaintiff alleges, in part, that the defendants are liable for manufacturing or distributing a defective product. The suit generally seeks individual, unquantified compensatory and punitive damages and attorney’s fees. We intend to vigorously assert our defenses against this claim. While we cannot currently estimate the final amount or timing of the resolution of this matter, we have established an accrual and believe that the outcome will not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
 
During 2009, Chevron filed a lawsuit against us claiming they are entitled to a share of the refunds we received in 2008 from the owners of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (“TAPS”). We received $50 million in 2008, net of contingent legal fees, for excessive intrastate rates charged by TAPS during 1997 through 2000 and the period of 2001 through June 2003. Chevron asserted that it was entitled to a share of its portion of the refunds for retroactive price adjustments under our previous crude oil contracts with them. The trial court judge granted Chevron’s motion for summary judgment and awarded them $16 million, including interest, in September 2010. We disagreed with the trial court and appealed the decision to the Alaska Supreme Court. In July 2013, the Alaska Supreme Court issued an order requiring the Superior Court to enter summary judgment in our favor. We had previously established an accrual of $16 million for this matter, which was released in the third quarter of 2013. The benefit was recorded in other income (expense), net, in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
 
Environmental
 
In October 2012, certain non-governmental organizations filed a Request for Agency Action (the “Request”) with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (“UDEQ”) concerning our Utah refinery.  The Request challenges the UDEQ’s permitting of our refinery conversion project alleging that the permits do not conform to the requirements of the Clean Air Act.  As the permittee, we are the real party in interest and will be defending the permits with UDEQ.  While we are still evaluating the Request and cannot estimate the timing or estimated amount, if any, associated with the outcome, we do not believe it will have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
 
The EPA has alleged that we have violated certain Clean Air Act regulations at our Alaska, Washington, Martinez and Utah refineries. We also retained the responsibility for resolving similar allegations relating to our former Hawaii refinery, which we sold in September 2013. We previously received a notice of violation (“NOV”) in March 2011 from the EPA alleging violations of Title V of the Clean Air Act at our Alaska refinery, which arose from a 2007 state of Alaska inspection and inspections by the EPA in 2008 and 2010. We also previously received NOVs in 2005 and 2008 alleging violations of the Clean Air Act at our Washington refinery. We are continuing discussions of all EPA claims with the EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”). The ultimate resolution of these matters could have a material impact on our future interim or annual results of operations, as we may be required to incur material capital expenditures and/or civil penalties. However, we do not believe that the outcome will have a material impact on our liquidity or financial position.


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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (including information incorporated by reference) includes and references “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to, among other things, expectations regarding refining margins, revenues, cash flows, capital expenditures, turnaround expenses and other financial items. These statements also relate to our business strategy, goals and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins and profitability. We have used the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will,” “would” and similar terms and phrases to identify forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which speak only as of the date the statements were made.

Although we believe the assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of these assumptions could prove to be inaccurate and the forward-looking statements based on these assumptions could be incorrect.

The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and trends to differ materially from those made, projected, or implied in or by the forward-looking statements depending on a variety of uncertainties or other factors including, but not limited to:

the constantly changing margin between the price we pay for crude oil and other refinery feedstocks as well as RINs and carbon credits, and the prices at which we are able to sell refined products;
the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices and underlying demand for our refined products;
changes in the expected value of and benefits derived from the assets acquired in the acquisition of BP’s integrated Southern California refining, marketing and logistics business;
changes in global economic conditions and the effects of the global economic downturn on our business, especially in California, and the business of our suppliers, customers, business partners and credit lenders;
the availability and costs of crude oil, other refinery feedstocks and refined products;
changes in fuel and utility costs for our facilities;
changes in the cost or availability of third-party vessels, pipelines and other means of transporting crude oil feedstocks and refined products;
actions of customers and competitors;
state and federal environmental, economic, health and safety, energy and other policies and regulations, including those related to climate change and any changes therein, and any legal or regulatory investigations, delays or other factors beyond our control;
adverse rulings, judgments, or settlements in litigation or other legal or tax matters, including unexpected environmental remediation costs in excess of any reserves;
operational hazards inherent in refining operations and in transporting and storing crude oil and refined products;
earthquakes or other natural disasters affecting operations;
changes in our cash flow from operations;
changes in capital requirements or in execution of planned capital projects;
changes in the carrying costs of our inventory;
disruptions due to equipment interruption or failure at our facilities or third-party facilities;
direct or indirect effects on our business resulting from actual or threatened terrorist incidents or acts of war;
weather conditions affecting our operations or the areas in which our refined products are marketed; 
seasonal variations in demand for refined products;
risks related to labor relations and workplace safety; and
political developments.

Many of these factors, as well as other factors, are described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All future written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the previous statements. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update any information contained herein or to publicly release the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or that we become aware of, after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Risk Management

We have established a risk committee comprised of senior level leadership from our financial, strategic, governance, administrative and operational functions. The risk committee’s responsibilities include the performance of an annual review to assess and prioritize the Company’s risks. Our financial, strategic, governance and operational risks’ subject matter experts participate in this annual assessment. The risk committee and other groups in the organization assess the status and effectiveness of risk prevention and mitigation activities, identify emerging risks and facilitate management’s development of our risk assessment and management practices. In addition, the risk committee meets monthly to review priority risks, risk prevention and mitigation activities and the Company’s emerging risks. The risk committee presents a quarterly risk update to executive management. At least annually, the Board of Directors meets with the chair of our risk committee concerning the status and effectiveness of our risk prevention and mitigation activities, emerging risks and risk assessment and management practices.

The risk committee has a responsibility to assess and advise management on the system of controls the Company has put in place to ensure procedures are properly followed and accountability is present at the appropriate levels. The Company has put in place controls designed to:

create and maintain a comprehensive risk management policy;
provide for authorization by the appropriate levels of management;
provide for segregation of duties;
maintain an appropriate level of knowledge regarding the execution of and the accounting for derivative instruments; and
have key performance indicators in place to adequately measure the performance of its hedging activities.

Commodity Price Risks

Our primary source of market risk is the difference between the prices we sell our refined products for and the prices we pay for crude oil and other feedstocks. We use derivative instruments to manage the risks from changes in the prices of crude oil and refined products, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, or to capture market opportunities. We believe the governance structure that we have in place is adequate given the size and sophistication of our commodity optimization, inventory management and trading activities.

Our earnings and cash flows from operations depend on the margin, relative to fixed and variable expenses (including the costs of crude oil and other feedstocks), at which we are able to sell our refined products. The prices of crude oil and refined products fluctuate substantially and depend on many factors including the global supply and demand for crude oil and refined products. This demand is impacted by changes in the global economy, the level of foreign and domestic production of crude oil and refined products, geo-political conditions, the availability of imports of crude oil and refined products, the relative strength of the U.S. dollar, the marketing of alternative and competing fuels and the impact of government regulations. The prices we sell our refined products for are also affected by local factors such as local market conditions and the level of operations of other suppliers in our markets.

Prices for refined products are influenced by the price of crude oil. In most cases, an increase or decrease in the price of crude oil results in a corresponding increase or decrease in the price of gasoline and other refined products. The timing, direction and the overall change in refined product prices versus crude oil prices will impact profit margins and could have a significant impact on our earnings and cash flows. Assuming all other factors remained constant, a $1 per barrel change in average gross refining margins, based on our quarter-to-date average throughput of 863 thousand barrels per day, would change annualized pre-tax operating income by approximately $315 million.

We maintain inventories of crude oil, intermediate products and refined products, the values of which are subject to fluctuations in market prices. Our inventories of refinery feedstocks and refined products totaled 39 million barrels and 25 million barrels at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The average cost of our refinery feedstocks and refined products at September 30, 2013, was approximately $66 per barrel compared to market prices of approximately $115 per barrel. If market prices decline to a level below the average cost of these inventories, we would be required to write down the carrying value of our inventory to market.


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We use non-trading derivative instruments to manage exposure to commodity price risks associated with the purchase or sale of crude oil and finished products. We also use non-trading derivative instruments to manage price risks associated with inventories above or below our target levels and to hedge crude oil held in connection with arbitrage opportunities where the price of crude oil is higher in the future than the current spot price. These derivative instruments typically involve physical commodity forward purchase and sale contracts (“Forward Contracts”), exchange-traded futures, over-the-counter swaps, options and over-the-counter options, which had remaining durations of less than two years as of September 30, 2013. Our hedging strategies are monitored daily.

We mark our derivative instruments to market and recognize the changes in their fair value in our statements of consolidated operations.

Net earnings during the third quarters of 2013 and 2012 included net losses of $66 million and $69 million, respectively, on our commodity derivative positions comprised of the following (dollars in millions and volumes in millions of barrels or bushels):
 
 Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
Contract
 Volumes
 
Net Gain
(Loss)
 
Contract
Volumes
 
Net Gain
 (Loss)
Unrealized gain (loss) carried on open derivative positions from prior period
1
 
$
(24
)
 
3
 
$
4

Realized loss on settled derivative positions
162
 
(82
)
 
114
 
(49
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on open net derivative positions
14
 
40

 
6
 
(24
)
Net Loss
 
 
$
(66
)
 
 
 
$
(69
)

Our open positions at September 30, 2013, will expire at various times through 2014. We prepared a sensitivity analysis to estimate our exposure to market risk associated with our derivative instruments. This analysis may differ from actual results. Based on our open net positions of fourteen million barrels or bushels at September 30, 2013, a $1.00 per-barrel or bushel change in quoted market prices of our derivative instruments, assuming all other factors remain constant, could change the fair value of our derivative instruments and pre-tax operating income by approximately $14 million.

Counterparty Credit Risk

We have exposure to concentrations of credit risk related to the ability of our counterparties to meet their contractual payment obligations, and the potential non-performance of counterparties to deliver contracted commodities or services at the contracted price. Concentrations of customers within the refining industry may affect our overall exposure to counterparty risk because these customers may be similarly impacted by changes in economic or other conditions.  In addition, financial services companies are the counterparties in certain of our price risk management activities, and such financial services companies could be adversely impacted by periods of uncertainty and illiquidity in the credit or capital markets. We have risk management policies in place, and continue to monitor closely the status of our counterparties. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers’ financial condition, and in certain circumstances, require prepayments, letters of credit or other collateral.

Foreign Currency Risk

We are exposed to exchange rate fluctuations on our purchases of Canadian crude oil. We enter into Forward Contracts of Canadian dollars to manage monthly exchange rate fluctuations. We had no impact and a gain of $1 million related to these transactions for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At September 30, 2013, we had open Forward Contracts to purchase CAD $18 million that matured on October 25, 2013. Based on our open forward contract position, a $0.01 change in the Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate would change operating income by less than $1 million.


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Interest Rate Risk

We utilize fixed-rate long-term debt obligations and other borrowings, which are subject to market risk from changes in interest rates. Changes in interest rates affect the interest expense we incur on our variable-rate debt and the fair value of our fixed-rate debt. These changes also affect the rates used to discount liabilities, which could result in changes in our accretion expense related to our asset retirement obligations and pension and postretirement net periodic benefit expense over time.  The fair value of our debt was estimated primarily using quoted market prices. Both the carrying value and fair value of our debt at September 30, 2013 were approximately $3.3 billion. The carrying value and fair value of our debt at December 31, 2012 were approximately $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively. We currently do not use interest rate swaps to manage our exposure to interest rate risk; however, we continue to monitor the market and our exposure, and in the future, we may enter into these transactions to mitigate risk. We believe in the short-term we have acceptable interest rate risk and continue to monitor the risk on our long-term obligations. With all other variables constant, a 0.25% change in the interest rate associated with the borrowings outstanding under our Revolving Credit Facility and our Term Loan Facility at September 30, 2013 would change annual interest expense by approximately $3 million. There were no borrowings outstanding under the TLLP Revolving Credit Facility as of September 30, 2013.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information that we are required to disclose in reports we file under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the Exchange Act”) is accumulated and appropriately communicated to management. On June 1, 2013, we acquired BP’s integrated Southern California refining, marketing and logistics business and are integrating the acquired operations, internal controls and processes, as well as extending to the acquired business our Section 404 compliance program under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. There have been no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined by applicable SEC rules) during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting. We carried out an evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures at the end of the reporting period. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.


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PART IIOTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In the ordinary course of business, we become party to lawsuits, administrative proceedings and governmental investigations, including environmental, regulatory and other matters. Large, and sometimes unspecified, damages or penalties may be sought from us in some matters and certain matters may require years to resolve. Although we cannot provide assurance, we believe that an adverse resolution of the matters described below will not have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity. The information below describes new proceedings or material developments in proceedings that we previously reported in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The naphtha hydrotreater unit at our Washington refinery was involved in a fire in April 2010, which fatally injured seven employees and rendered the unit inoperable. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (“L&I”), the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) initiated separate investigations of the incident. L&I completed its investigation in October 2010, issued citations and assessed a $2.4 million fine, which we appealed. L&I reassumed jurisdiction of the citation and affirmed the allegations in December 2010. We disagree with L&I’s characterizations of operations at our Washington refinery and believe, based on available evidence and scientific reviews, that many of the agency’s conclusions are mistaken. We filed an appeal of the citation in January 2011. In September 2013, the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals granted partial summary judgment in our favor and dismissed some of the citations. We have established an accrual for this matter although we cannot currently estimate the final amount or timing of its resolution. The outcome of this matter will not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

We are a defendant, along with other manufacturing, supply and marketing defendants, in one remaining lawsuit alleging methyl tertiary butyl ether (“MTBE”) contamination in groundwater. In September 2013, the Court granted our motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit brought by the City of Fresno, CA. The defendants in the remaining lawsuit are being sued for having manufactured MTBE and having manufactured, supplied and distributed gasoline containing MTBE. The plaintiff alleges, in part, that the defendants are liable for manufacturing or distributing a defective product. The suit generally seeks individual, unquantified compensatory and punitive damages and attorney’s fees. We intend to vigorously assert our defenses against this claim. While we cannot currently estimate the final amount or timing of the resolution of this matter, we have established an accrual and believe that the outcome will not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

The name of the court in which the remaining proceeding is pending and the date instituted are as follows:
Name of Case
Name of Court where proceeding is pending
Date Instituted
Orange County Water District v. Unocal Corporation et al., Tesoro Petroleum Corporation and Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company, Inc.
United States District Court of Southern District of New York
October 28, 2004

During 2009, Chevron filed a lawsuit against us claiming they are entitled to a share of the refunds we received in 2008 from the owners of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (“TAPS”). We received $50 million in 2008, net of contingent legal fees, for excessive intrastate rates charged by TAPS during 1997 through 2000 and the period of 2001 through June 2003. Chevron asserted that it was entitled to a share of its portion of the refunds for retroactive price adjustments under our previous crude oil contracts with them. The trial court judge granted Chevron’s motion for summary judgment and awarded them $16 million, including interest, in September 2010. We disagreed with the trial court and appealed the decision to the Alaska Supreme Court. In July 2013, the Alaska Supreme Court issued an order requiring the Superior Court to enter summary judgment in our favor. We had previously established an accrual of $16 million for this matter, which was released in the third quarter of 2013. The benefit was recorded in other income (expense), net, in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

On January 28, 2013, we received a notice of violation (“NOV”) from the Northwest Clean Air Agency alleging a violation of air quality regulations at our Washington refinery.  The allegation concerns the modification of a refinery heater in August 2011. While we are evaluating the allegation and cannot currently estimate the amount or timing of the resolution of this matter, we believe that the outcome will not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.


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ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

There have been no significant changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A of our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The table below provides a summary of all purchases by Tesoro of its common stock during the three-month period ended September 30, 2013.
Period
Total Number of
Shares
Purchased (a)
 
Average Price
Paid
per Share
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (b)
 
 Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased Remaining at Period End Under the Plans or Programs (In Millions) (b)
July 2013
577,026

 
$
52.77

 
576,788

 
$
170

August 2013
770,566

 
$
50.35

 
770,566

 
$
131

September 2013
676,546

 
$
45.56

 
675,997

 
$
100

Total
2,024,138

 
 
 
2,023,351

 
$
100

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(a)
Includes 787 shares acquired from employees during the third quarter of 2013 to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock issued to them.
(b)
In August 2012, our Board of Directors authorized a $500 million share repurchase program. Under the program, management is permitted to purchase Tesoro common stock at its discretion in the open market. The authorization has no time limit and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

ITEM 5.    OTHER INFORMATION

On November 6, 2013, the Board of Directors of Tesoro Corporation (the “Corporation”) approved an amendment to the Corporation’s Bylaws, effective immediately, to add a new Article 15 that provides that, unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for (1) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (2) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (3) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (4) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The amendment further provides that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation is deemed to have notice of and consented to the foregoing provision.

The foregoing summary of the bylaw amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws as adopted and effective as of November 6, 2013, which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are incorporated by reference herein.


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ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS
 
(a)
Exhibits
Exhibit Number
 
Description of Exhibit
 
 
 
2.1
 
Amendment No. 1 to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated August 8, 2012, among BP West Coast Products LLC, Atlantic Richfield Company, Arco Midcon LLC, Arco Terminal Services Corporation, Arco Material Supply Company, CH-Twenty, Inc., Products Cogeneration Company, Energy Global Investments (USA) Inc., and Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
2.2
 
Amendment No. 2 to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated May 31, 2013, among BP West Coast Products LLC, Atlantic Richfield Company, Arco Midcon LLC, Arco Terminal Services Corporation, Arco Material Supply Company, CH-Twenty, Inc., Products Cogeneration Company, Energy Global Investments (USA) Inc., and Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
2.3
 
Amendment No. 3 to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated May 31, 2013, among BP West Coast Products LLC, Atlantic Richfield Company, Arco Midcon LLC, Arco Terminal Services Corporation, Arco Material Supply Company, Products Cogeneration Company, Energy Global Investments (USA) Inc., and Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 2.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
2.4
 
Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated June 17, 2013, by and among Tesoro Corporation, Tesoro Hawaii, LLC, and Hawaii Pacific Energy, LLC. Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, certain schedules, exhibits and similar attachments to the Purchase Agreement have not been filed with this exhibit. The schedules contain various items relating to the assets to be acquired and the representations and warranties made by the parties to the agreement. The exhibits contain the forms of various agreements, certificates and other documents to be executed and delivered by the parties upon the closing of the transaction. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally any omitted schedule, exhibit or similar attachment to the SEC upon request (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 2.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
*3.1
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Tesoro Corporation effective November 6, 2013.
 
 
 
4.1
 
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 27, 2013, among Tesoro Corporation, certain subsidiary guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 4.250% Senior Notes due 2017 and 5.375% Senior Notes due 2022 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
4.2
 
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 27, 2013, among Tesoro Corporation, certain subsidiary guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 9.750% Senior Notes due 2019 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
4.3
 
Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2013, among Tesoro Logistics LP, Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
4.4
 
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2013, among Tesoro Logistics LP, Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., the guarantors named therein and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the several initial purchasers (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
10.1
 
Amended and Restated Master Terminalling Services Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2013, among Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC, Tesoro Alaska Company and Tesoro Logistics Operations LLC (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
10.2
 
Amended and Restated Tesoro Corporation Executive Severance and Change in Control Plan effective May 1, 2013 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
10.3
 
Tesoro Corporation Amended and Restated 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
10.4
 
Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2013, among Tesoro Logistics LP, Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC, Tesoro Logistics Operations LLC, Tesoro Corporation and Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 17, 2013, File No. 1-3473).

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Exhibit Number
 
Description of Exhibit
10.5
 
Second Amended and Restated Master Terminalling Services Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2013, among Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC, Tesoro Alaska Company and Tesoro Logistics Operations LLC (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
10.6
 
Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2013, among Tesoro Logistics LP, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, letter of credit issuer and lender, the other lenders party thereto, and the subsidiaries of Tesoro Logistics LP party thereto (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
10.7
 
Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2013, among Tesoro Corporation, Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC, Tesoro Companies, Inc., Tesoro Alaska Company, Tesoro Logistics LP, and Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
10.8
 
Amended and Restated Schedules to the Second Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2013, among Tesoro Corporation, Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC, Tesoro Alaska Company, Tesoro Logistics LP, and Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
10.9
 
Master Terminalling Services Agreement - Southern California, dated as of June 1, 2013, among Tesoro Logistics LP, Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC, Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC and Tesoro Logistics Operations LLC (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
10.10
 
Carson Storage Services Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2013, among Tesoro Logistics LP, Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC, Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC and Tesoro Logistics Operations LLC (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2013, File No. 1-3473).
 
 
 
*#10.11
 
Tesoro Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Program.
 
 
 
*31.1
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
*31.2
 
Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
*32.1
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
*32.2
 
Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
**101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
**101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
**101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
**101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
**101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
**101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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*
Filed herewith.
**
Submitted electronically herewith.
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Compensatory plan or arrangement.



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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
TESORO CORPORATION
 
 
 
Date:
November 7, 2013
/s/ GREGORY J. GOFF
 
 
Gregory J. Goff
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
Date:
November 7, 2013
/s/ G. SCOTT SPENDLOVE
 
 
G. Scott Spendlove
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)



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