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Derivatives and Risk Management Activities (Details) | Sep. 30, 2012 barrel barrelspermonth
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Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Storage capacity owned but not used in entity's transportation operations (in barrels) | 100,000,000
Derivative hedges to manage the risk of not utilizing storage capacity (in barrels per month) | 1,100,000
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 13,400,000
Net long crude oil derivative position |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Net derivative positions per day (in barrels) | 201,700
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 6,300,000
Net short spread position hedging anticipated crude oil lease gathering purchases |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Net derivative positions per day (in barrels) | 30,800
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 10,300,000
Long natural gas swap position related to anticipated natural gas purchases |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 7.5
WTS/WTI crude oil basis swaps |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Net derivative positions per day (in barrels) | 11,500
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 5,300,000
LLS/WTI crude oil basis swaps |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Net derivative positions per day (in barrels) | 1,700
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 800,000
Average butane/WTI spread positions |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Net derivative positions per day (in barrels) | 1,000
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 500,000
Crude oil net short position |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Net derivative positions per day (in barrels) | 1,100
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 1,400,000
Long natural gas swaps position for natural gas purchases |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 14.4
Short propane contracts position related to subsequent sale of products |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 2,500,000
Short Butane contracts position related to subsequent sale of products |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 700,000
Short WTI contracts position related to subsequent sale of products |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 300,000
Crude oil short put option position |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 100,000
Crude oil long call option position |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 800,000
Long natural gas swaps position for anticipated base gas requirements |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 5.0
Short natural gas swap position related to anticipated natural gas sales |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 24.3
Diesel Fuel |
Commodity Price Risk Hedging: |
Net derivative positions per day (in barrels) | 1,022
Crude oil, NGL, refined products or natural gas inventory hedged (in barrels or bcf) | 500,000

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