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Exhibit

EXHIBIT 10.59

August 2, 2016

Regina:

On behalf of American Midstream GP, LLC (“Company”), general partner of American Midstream Partners, LP (“Partnership”), I am pleased to offer you this opportunity to join our team. The purpose of this letter is to summarize the terms of your employment offer.

Your position will be Senior Vice President & General Counsel of the Company and you will report to Lynn Bourdon, President & Chief Executive Officer, effective Tuesday, September 6, 2016 out of the Houston office. Your annualized base salary will be $275,000, payable in bi-weekly installments of $10,576.92. This position is considered an exempt position for purposes of federal wage-hour law. As an exempt employee, will not be eligible for overtime time pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a given workweek.

You will be eligible to participate in the American Midstream Short Term Incentive Plan (STIP). The STIP provides you with the opportunity to receive an annual bonus based on your performance in achieving stated goals and targets and upon other subjective factors that may be taken into consideration by the CEO and the Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”) in their sole discretion. For the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 you are eligible for a target bonus amount of 75% of your then-current annual base salary payable in either cash or units in the discretion of the Board. The bonus will be payable at the time bonuses are paid to other employees of the Company and, for 2016, will be pro-rated at six months. The bonus will be conditioned on your active employment at the time of payment. Your STIP opportunities for subsequent fiscal periods will be subject to the administrative guidelines that the Board approves for the STIP.

You will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) in 2017 with a target LTIP award of 125% of your then-current annual base salary. The goal of the LTIP is to reward individual performance and contributions to the successful and profitable operations of the Partnership. LTIP grants vest over a four-year period; 25% of which vest on the first anniversary date of grant agreement and the remaining 75% vest in 25% increments on each succeeding anniversary date. Your LTIP opportunities for subsequent years will be subject to the administrative guidelines that the Board approves for the LTIP. Your LTIP grant will be governed by the terms of the LTIP, including vesting being conditioned on your active employment at the scheduled dates of vesting.

In addition, you will receive sign-on equity grants of 45,000 phantom units and 45,000 option units (with a strike price equal to the AMID NYSE common unit closing price on the last trading day prior to the date of grant) (both issued under the LTIP), to be awarded within the first 30 days of employment, 25% of which will vest or be exercisable, as applicable and subject to the terms of the LTIP, on the first anniversary date of the grant agreement and the remaining 75% will vest or be exercisable, as applicable and subject to the terms of the LTIP, in 25% increments on each succeeding anniversary date.

Additionally, you will be eligible to participate in American Midstream's relocation program to facilitate your relocation to the Houston metro area, including a $50,000 miscellaneous expense allowance as well as temporary living benefits, house hunting trip, reimbursement for closing costs associated with the sale of your existing home and purchase of a new home, moving of household goods, and other relocation benefits as agreed upon.

If the Company terminates your employment other than for Cause (defined below), you will be entitled to receive a one-time payment upon such termination of employment, equivalent to twelve months of your base salary plus one times the amount, if any, paid to you under the STIP for the prior calendar year (“One-Time Payment”). Payment of the One-Time Payment will be subject to execution of the Company’s release agreement (which condition the Company may elect to waive in its sole discretion), and your compliance with the provisions outlined below regarding protection of confidential information, non-competition and non- solicitation. For 

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purposes of this offer letter, 'Cause' shall mean you have (A) engaged in gross negligence, gross incompetence or willful misconduct in the performance of the duties required of you in connection with your employment by the Company; (B) refused without proper reason to perform the duties and responsibilities required of you in connection with your employment by the Company; (C) willfully engaged in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company or its affiliates (which term includes, without limitation, the Partnership) (monetarily or otherwise); (D) committed an act of fraud, embezzlement or willful breach of fiduciary duty to the Company or its affiliates (including the unauthorized disclosure of confidential or proprietary material information of the Company or its affiliates); (E) alcohol or substance abuse that has impaired or could reasonably be expected to impair your ability to perform the duties and responsibilities required of you in connection with your employment by the Company; (F) failure to comply with the Company’s or the Partnership’s policies in any material respect (including those regarding harassment and discrimination) or (G) been convicted of (or pleaded no contest to) a crime involving fraud, dishonesty, moral turpitude or any felony.

Payment of the One-Time Payment shall be conditioned on your agreement to preserve and protect the confidentiality of all Confidential Information (defined below) for one year following termination of your employment with the Company, provided that you shall have no obligation to keep confidential information to the extent (a) such Confidential Information has become publicly available other than as a result of your disclosure thereof or (b) disclosure is required by law. As used herein, “Confidential Information” shall mean all confidential or proprietary information of the Company or its affiliates or that of third parties to which you have had access by virtue of your position with the Company, including without limitation financial information and relationships, trade secrets, business information, customer information, business opportunities, M&A activity (past and that which has been considered), work product, pricing terms, evaluations, acquisition prospects, operational information, privileged information and similar.

Payment of the One-Time Payment shall also be conditioned on your agreement that for one year following termination of your employment with the Company, you will not directly or indirectly engage or employ or solicit to engage or employ, any person who is an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates, nor will you canvass, solicit, approach or otherwise attempt to entice away from the Company or any of its affiliates any customer of any of such entities.

Further, payment of the One-Time Payment shall also be conditioned on your agreement that that for one year following termination of your employment with the Company, you will not carry on, participate or engage in, directly or indirectly, any business endeavor that competes with business in which the Company or its any of its affiliates are engaged, nor will you, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, join, become an employee, consultant, partner, owner or member of (or an independent contractor to), or participate in or loan money to any business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity, which engages in such a competing business. The above shall be evaluated on a county-by-county basis.

In addition, if you terminate your employment with the Company for any reason, you agree that the Company, at its sole option, may elect to pay you the One-Time Payment, in which event you agree to be bound by the provisions set forth in the preceding three paragraphs regarding protection of confidential information, non-competition and non-solicitation.

American Midstream offers competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts and 401k retirement plan benefit programs which you will be eligible to participate in effective October 1, 2016. Eligibility for Company-paid benefits such as employee and dependent life insurance and short- and long-term disability are subject to applicable waiting periods.

You will accrue paid time off at a rate of .0962 hours per hour worked (up to 80 hours worked within a pay period), or up to 200 hours annually. The annual amount will be prorated based on your hire date. American Midstream also offers nine Company-paid holidays and two floating holidays annually for any employees hired before June 1. Employees hired after June 1 will be eligible for one floating holiday in the current calendar year.

This offer of employment is conditional upon successful completion of American Midstream’s pre-employment screening process, inclusive of a drug test and criminal background check.

The information in this letter is not intended to constitute a contract of employment, either express or implied. We are an at-will employer, which means that either the Company or you are free to end this employment 

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relationship at any time, with or without reason or notice. While we reserve the right to change or terminate the various employment policies, compensation and benefit programs, in our sole discretion, the at-will aspect of your employment is not subject to change except in a written agreement that is signed by you and a designated member of the Board.

American Midstream is a small company and you may be asked to assist with other projects for the Company and Partnership in addition to your regular job responsibilities. We foster initiative, self-directed work, ownership and teamwork in order to help one another accomplish our business goals.

We welcome you to our team and hope you'll be a great contributor.

Please indicate your acceptance of this offer by signing below and returning a copy of this letter no later than Thursday, August 4, 2016.

               	
				
	 
	 
	Sincerely,
	 

	Name:
	 
	/s/ Lynn L. Bourdon III 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	Signature:
	 
	Lynn L. Bourdon III 
	 

	 
	 
	Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

I acknowledge the terms outlined above and accept American Midstream’s offer of employment. I understand that my employment is contingent upon completion of background check, drug test, and favorable MVR report, if required. With this acknowledgement, I attest that I am not party to any agreement that in any way prohibits or imposes any restrictions on my employment with American Midstream, and my acceptance of this offer will not breach any agreements to which I am a party.

	
						
	Name:
	 
	Regina Gregory
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	Signature:
	 
	/s/ Regina Gregory
	 
	Date:
	8/4/2016Exhibit

EXHIBIT 10.60

American Midstream GP, LLC Long-Term Incentive Plan Grant of Phantom Units
Grantee: Regina Gregory
Grant Date: September 8, 2016

		
	1.
	Grant of Phantom Units. American Midstream GP, LLC (the "Company"), general partner of American Midstream Partners, LP (the "Partnership") hereby grants to you, Regina Gregory, 45,000 Phantom Units under the American Midstream GP, LLC Long­ Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement ("Agreement" or "Grant Agreement"). In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall control. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan, unless the context requires otherwise.

		
	2.
	Vesting. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 3 below, the Phantom Units granted hereunder shall vest on the dates as described below:

	
			
	Vesting Dates
	 
	Number of Units Vesting

	prior to 9/08/2016
	 
	—

	on 9/08/2017
	 
	11,250

	on 9/08/2018
	 
	11,250

	on 9/08/2019
	 
	11,250

	on 9/08/2020
	 
	11,250

		
	3.
	Events Occurring Prior to Full Vesting.

		
	(a)
	Death or Disability. If your employment with the Company terminates as a result of your death or Total and Permanent Disability, the unvested Phantom Units then held by you automatically will become fully vested upon such termination. For purposes of this Agreement, your "Total and Permanent Disability" means that you are qualified for long-term disability benefits under the Company's long-term disability plan or insurance policy; or, if no such plan or policy is then in existence or you are not eligible to participate in such plan or policy, that you, because of a physical or mental condition resulting from bodily injury, disease, or mental disorder, are unable to perform your duties of employment for a period of six (6) continuous months, as determined in good faith by the Committee.

		
	(b)
	Other Terminations. If your employment with the Company terminates for any reason other than as provided in Paragraph 3(a) above, all unvested Phantom Units then held by you automatically shall be forfeited without payment upon such termination.For purposes of this Paragraph 3, you will not be deemed to have terminated employment for so long as you maintain continuous status as an Employee or a Director of the Company or any Affiliate.

		
	4.
	Payment. If vesting of a Phantom Unit shall occur pursuant to Paragraph 2 or 3(a), above, then as soon as administratively practicable after the vesting of such Phantom Unit, but not later than seven days thereafter, you shall be paid a lump sum payment in Units equal to the number of vested Phantom Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, direct that payment be made to you in the form of cash (in lieu of units) for each vested Phantom Unit.

		
	5.
	Limitations Upon Transfer. All rights under this Agreement shall belong to you alone and may not be transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated by you in any way(whether by operation of law or otherwise), other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process. Upon any attempt by you to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of such rights contrary to the provisions in this Agreement or the Plan, or upon the levy of any attachment or similar process upon such rights, such rights shall immediately become null and void.

		
	6.
	Restrictions. By accepting this grant, you agree that any Units that you may acquire upon payment of this Award will not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner that would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state 

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securities laws. You also agree that (i) any certificates representing the Units acquired under this Award may bear such legend or legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order to assure compliance with applicable securities laws and any restrictions set forth in this Agreement, (ii) the Company may refuse to register the transfer of the Units to be acquired under this Award on the transfer records of the Partnership if such proposed transfer would in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Partnership constitute a violation of any applicable securities law, and (iii) the Partnership may give related instructions to its transfer agent, if any, to stop registration of the transfer of the Units to be acquired under this Award.

		
	7.
	Withholding of Taxes. To the extent that the grant, vesting or payment of a Phantom Unit results in the receipt of compensation by you with respect to which the Company or an Affiliate has a tax withholding obligation pursuant to applicable law, unless other arrangements have been made by you that are acceptable to the Company or such Affiliate, you shall deliver to the Company or the Affiliate such amount of money as the Company or the Affiliate may require to meet its withholding obligations under such applicable law. If you fail to do so, the Company is authorized to withhold from any cash or Unit remuneration (including withholding any Units to be distributed to you under this Agreement) then or thereafter payable to you any tax required to be withheld by reason of such resulting compensation income. No payment of a vested Phantom Unit shall be made pursuant to this Agreement until you have paid or made arrangements approved by the Company or the Affiliate to satisfy in full the applicable tax withholding requirements of the Company or Affiliate with respect to such event. You may request that the Committee settle in cash, rather than in Units, a portion of any vested and payable Phantom Units to provide for the satisfaction of any tax withholding obligation resulting from such Phantom Units, and the Committee will determine the approval or the Company's performance of such request on a case by case basis.

		
	8.
	Rights as Unitholder. Phantom Units awarded under the Plan do not have voting nor consent rights. You, or your executor, administrator, heirs, or legatees shall have the right to vote and receive distributions on Units and all the other privileges of a unitholder of the Partnership only from the date of issuance of a Unit certificate in your name representing payment of a vested Phantom Unit.

		
	9.
	Insider Trading Policy. The terms of the Company's Insider Trading Policy with respect to Units are incorporated herein by reference. The timing of delivery of any Units pursuant to a vested Phantom Unit shall be subject to and comply with such Policy.

		
	10.
	Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor or successors of the Company and upon any person lawfully claiming under you.

		
	11.
	Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contains all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to the Award granted hereby.

		
	12.
	Modifications. Except as provided below, any modification of this Agreement shall be effective only if it is in writing and signed by both you and an authorized officer of the Company.

		
	13.
	Governing Law. This grant shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

	
			
	AMERICAN MIDSTREAM GP, LLC

	 
	 
	 

	By:
	 
	/s/Lynn L. Bourdon III

	 
	 
	Lynn L. Bourdon III

	 
	 
	President, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer

	"GRANTEE"

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	/s/ Regina Gregory

	 
	 
	 Regina Gregory

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