Company: PAGP
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001581990-25-000006
Chunk: 457

Company: PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 457
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 terms of service to be contrary to statutory requirements, it could impose conditions it considers appropriate. A provincial authority could declare a pipeline to be a common carrier pipeline, and require PAA to change its rates, provide access to other shippers, or otherwise alter its terms of service. Any reduction in PAA’s tariff rates would result in lower revenue and cash flows.

Some of PAA’s operations cross the U.S./Canada border and are subject to cross-border regulation.

PAA’s cross border activities subject it to regulatory matters, including import and export licenses, trade tariffs, Canadian and U.S. customs and tax issues and toxic substance certifications. Such regulations include the USMCA and the TSCA. Violations of these licensing, trade tariff and tax reporting requirements could result in the imposition of significant administrative, civil and criminal penalties. Furthermore, Presidential Permits that allow cross-border movements of crude oil may be revoked or terminated at any time.

PAA’s purchases and sales of crude oil, natural gas and NGL, and hedging activities, expose it to potential regulatory risks.

The FTC, the FERC and the CFTC hold statutory authority to monitor certain segments of the physical and futures energy commodities markets. These agencies have imposed broad regulations prohibiting fraud and manipulation of such markets. With regard to PAA’s physical purchases and sales of crude oil, natural gas or NGL and any related hedging activities that it undertakes, PAA is required to observe the market-related regulations enforced by these agencies, which hold substantial enforcement authority. PAA’s purchases and sales may also be subject to certain reporting and other requirements. Additionally, to the extent that PAA enters into transportation contracts with pipelines that are subject to FERC regulation, it is subject to FERC requirements related to the use of such capacity. Any failure on PAA’s part to comply with the regulations and policies of the FERC, the FTC or the CFTC could result in the imposition of civil and criminal penalties. Failure to comply with such regulations, as interpreted and enforced, could have a material adverse effect on PAA’s business, results of operations, financial condition and its ability to make cash distributions to its unitholders.

Existing or future derivatives legislation and regulations could have an adverse impact on PAA’s ability to use derivative instruments to reduce the effect of commodity price, interest rate and other risks associated with its business and increase the amount of working capital required to conduct these hedging activities.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “