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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-066896
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240313
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240313
GROUP MEMBERS:		HESS CORP
GROUP MEMBERS:		HESS INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS GP LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		HESS MIDSTREAM GP LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		HESS MIDSTREAM GP LP

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Hess Midstream LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001789832
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-91247
		FILM NUMBER:		24746525

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1501 MCKINNEY STREET
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77010
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2125368039

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1501 MCKINNEY STREET
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77010

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Hess Investments North Dakota LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001702361
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				352480963
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1501 MCKINNEY STREET
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77010
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713 496-4000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1501 MCKINNEY STREET
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77010
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 13D
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No.&nbsp;12)* </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hess
Midstream LP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Issuer) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Class&nbsp;A Shares </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Title of Class&nbsp;of Securities) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>428103105 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(CUSIP Number)
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Timothy B. Goodell </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hess Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1185
Avenue of the Americas </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, NY 10036 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">997-8500</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>March&nbsp;11, 2024 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the filing
person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-1(e),</FONT> Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-1(f)</FONT> or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-1(g),</FONT> check the following box.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note</B>: Schedules filed in paper
format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-7(b)</FONT> for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&#146;s initial filing on this form
with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for the purpose of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Act&#148;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CUSIP No.&nbsp;428103105</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>13D</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Amendment No.&nbsp;12 to Schedule&nbsp;13D amends and supplements the statement on Schedule&nbsp;13D originally filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;17, 2019 (as amended, the &#147;Statement&#148;), relating to the Class&nbsp;A Shares representing limited partner interests (the &#147;Class&nbsp;A Shares&#148;) of Hess Midstream LP, a
Delaware limited partnership (the &#147;Issuer&#148;). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning set forth in the Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>March 2024 Repurchase Agreement </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On
March&nbsp;11, 2024, the Issuer, HESM Opco, Hess Investments and Blue Holding entered into a Unit Repurchase Agreement (the &#147;March 2024 Repurchase Agreement&#148;), pursuant to which HESM Opco agreed to purchase from Hess Investments and Blue
Holding 1,059,390 and 1,757,511 Opco Class&nbsp;B Units, respectively (the &#147;Repurchased Units&#148;), for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $100&nbsp;million, or $35.50 per unit (the &#147;March 2024 Repurchase Transaction&#148;).
Pursuant to the terms of the March 2024 Repurchase Agreement, immediately following the closing of the March 2024 Repurchase Transaction, HESM Opco will cancel the Repurchased Units, and the Issuer will cancel, for no consideration, an equal number
of Class&nbsp;B Shares held by Hess Investments and Blue Holding, respectively, in accordance with Section&nbsp;5.5(e) of the Amended Opco Partnership Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The above description of the March 2024 Repurchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the full text of such agreement, which is filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
</B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item 6 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item 4 above summarizes certain provisions of the March 2024 Repurchase Agreement and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of such
agreement is attached as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as set forth herein, none of the Reporting
Persons or Related Persons has any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including, but not limited to, any contracts, arrangements, understandings
or relationships concerning the transfer or voting of such securities, finder&#146;s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item 7 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Unit Repurchase Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;11, 2024, by and among Hess Midstream Operations LP, Hess Midstream LP, Hess Investments North Dakota LLC and GIP II Blue Holding, L.P.</TD></TR>
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complete and correct. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Date: </B>March&nbsp;13, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">By: Hess Midstream GP LLC, its general partner</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jonathan C. Stein</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Name: Jonathan C. Stein</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Title: Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jonathan C. Stein</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Name: Jonathan C. Stein</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Title: Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>HESS INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS GP LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jonathan C. Stein</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Name: Jonathan C. Stein</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Title: Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>HESS INVESTMENTS NORTH DAKOTA LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jonathan C. Stein</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Name: Jonathan C. Stein</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Title: Vice President</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 16 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>UNIT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This UNIT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of March&nbsp;11, 2024 (this &#147;<B><I>Agreement</I></B>&#148;), is by and among Hess Midstream
Operations LP, a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<B><I>HESM OpCo</I></B>&#148;), Hess Midstream LP, a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<B><I>Hess Midstream</I></B>&#148; and, together with HESM OpCo, the &#147;<B><I>Partnership
Parties</I></B>&#148;), Hess Investments North Dakota LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;<B><I>HINDL</I></B>&#148;), and GIP II Blue Holding, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<B><I>GIP</I></B>&#148; and together with HINDL,
the &#147;<B><I>Sponsors</I></B>&#148;). HESM OpCo, Hess Midstream, HINDL and GIP are sometimes individually referred to herein as a &#147;<B><I>Party</I></B>&#148; and collectively referred to herein as the &#147;<B><I>Parties</I></B>.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>RECITALS </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, as of the date hereof, (a)&nbsp;HINDL is the record and beneficial owner of 85,131,330 OpCo Class&nbsp;B Units (as defined
below) and (b)&nbsp;GIP is the record and beneficial owner of 61,310,111 OpCo Class&nbsp;B Units; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Parties desire to
effect a transaction in which HESM OpCo will purchase from (a)&nbsp;HINDL an aggregate of 1,059,390 OpCo Class&nbsp;B Units (the &#147;<B><I>HINDL</I></B> <B><I>Repurchased Units</I></B>&#148;) and (b)&nbsp;GIP an aggregate of 1,757,511 OpCo
Class&nbsp;B Units (the &#147;<B><I>GIP Repurchased Units</I></B>&#148; and, together with the HINDL Repurchased Units, the &#147;<B><I>Repurchased Units</I></B>&#148; and each, a &#147;<B><I>Repurchased Unit</I></B>&#148;) for an amount of cash
equal to (a) $35.50 per Repurchased Unit, <I>multiplied by</I> (b)&nbsp;the number of Repurchased Units to be transferred by such Sponsor hereunder (such amount with respect to each Sponsor, the &#147;<B><I>Cash Consideration</I></B>&#148;); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, in connection with the purchase and acquisition by HESM OpCo of the Repurchased Units, HESM OpCo and each of the Sponsors will
enter into an Assignment Agreement in the form attached as <U>Exhibit A</U> hereto (each, an &#147;<B><I>Assignment</I></B>&#148;), which Assignment shall provide for the assignment of the applicable Repurchased Units from such Sponsor to HESM OpCo;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, immediately following the purchase of the Repurchased Units by HESM OpCo, at the Closing (as defined below), Hess
Midstream shall cancel, for no consideration, an aggregate number of Class&nbsp;B Shares (as defined below) held by Hess Midstream Partners GP LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the &#147;<B><I>General Partner</I></B>&#148;), HINDL and/or GIP equal
to the aggregate number of Repurchased Units purchased by HESM OpCo hereunder in accordance with Section&nbsp;5.5(e) of the HESM Company Agreement (as defined below); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Conflicts Committee (as defined below) has reviewed, authorized and approved this Agreement, the other Transaction
Documents (as defined below) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, with such approval constituting Special Approval (as defined in the HESM Company Agreement) for all purposes of the HESM Company Agreement, including
Section&nbsp;7.9(b) thereof; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, subsequent to the approval by the Conflicts Committee, the board of directors (the
&#147;<B><I>HESM Board</I></B>&#148;) of Hess Midstream Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the General Partner, approved this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NOW, THEREFORE,</B> in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties
and agreements herein contained, the Parties agree as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEFINITIONS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms below: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Affiliate</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled
by or is under common Control with, such specified Person through one or more intermediaries or otherwise; <I>provided, however,</I> that (a)&nbsp;with respect to any Sponsor, the term &#147;Affiliate&#148; shall not include any Group Member or any
other Sponsor or its respective Affiliates, and (b)&nbsp;with respect to any Partnership Party, the term &#147;Affiliate&#148; shall not include any Sponsor or any of its respective Affiliates (other than a Group Member). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Agreement</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Applicable Law</I></B>&#148; or &#147;<B><I>Law</I></B>&#148; means any applicable statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule,
judgment, rule of law (including common law), decree, permit, requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or any provision or condition issued under any of the foregoing by, or any determination by any
Governmental Authority having or asserting jurisdiction over the matter or matters in question, whether now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended (including all of the terms and provisions of the common law of such Governmental
Authority), as interpreted and enforced at the time in question. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Assignment</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term
in the recitals hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Business Day</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term in the OpCo Partnership Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Cash Consideration</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term in the recitals hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Cause</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to a director, the occurrence of any of the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the willful, intentional and material breach or the habitual and continued neglect by such director of his or her duties; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) such director&#146;s willful and intentional violation of any state or federal laws, or the organizational documents of Hess Midstream; or
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) such director&#146;s commission of any felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or such director&#146;s willful and intentional
commission of a fraudulent or dishonest act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Class</I></B><B><I></I></B><B><I>&nbsp;B Shares</I></B>&#148; has the meaning
given to such term in the HESM Company Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Closing</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.1(b)</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Closing Date</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.1(b)</U>. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Conflicts Committee</I></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the HESM Company
Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Contract</I></B>&#148; means any written contract, agreement, indenture, instrument, note, bond, loan, lease,
easement, mortgage, franchise, license agreement, purchase order, binding bid or offer, binding term sheet or letter of intent or memorandum, commitment, letter of credit or any other legally binding arrangement, including any amendments or
modifications thereof and waivers relating thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Control</I></B>&#148; means, where used with respect to any Person, the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms &#147;Controlling&#148; and
&#147;Controlled&#148; have correlative meanings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Enforceability Exceptions</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term
in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.2</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>General Partner</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term in the recitals
hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>GIP Repurchased Units</I></B>&#148; have the meanings given to such terms in the recitals hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Governmental Authority</I></B>&#148; means any applicable multinational, foreign, federal, state, local or other governmental
statutory or administrative authority, regulatory body or commission or any court, tribunal or judicial or arbitral authority that has any jurisdiction over a matter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Group Member</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term in the HESM Company Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>HESM Company Agreement</I></B>&#148; means the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Hess Midstream, dated as
of December&nbsp;16, 2019. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>HESM OpCo</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Hess Midstream</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>HINDL</I></B> <B><I>Repurchased Units</I></B>&#148; have the meanings given to such terms in the recitals hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Lien</I></B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;any lien, hypothecation, pledge, collateral assignment, security interest, charge or encumbrance
of any kind, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute or contract, and whether such obligation or claim is fixed or contingent (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing) and any option, trust or other preferential
arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing, other than in each case, the restrictions under applicable federal, state and other securities laws, the limited liability company agreement or limited partnership agreement, as
applicable, of either of the Sponsors, as applicable, and (b)&nbsp;any purchase option, right of first refusal, right of first offer, call or similar right of a third party. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Material Adverse Effect</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, any change, circumstance, effect or condition that,
individually or in the aggregate, (a)&nbsp;would have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial position or results of operations of such Person and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b)&nbsp;would have a
material adverse effect on the performance by such Person of its obligations under this Agreement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>OpCo Class</I></B><B><I></I></B><B><I>&nbsp;B Unit</I></B>&#148; has the meaning
given to such term in the HESM Company Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>OpCo Partnership Agreement</I></B>&#148; means the Third Amended and
Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of HESM OpCo, dated as of December&nbsp;16, 2019. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Partnership Closing
Certificate</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.1(d)</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Partnership
Parties</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Party</I></B>&#148; and
&#147;<B><I>Parties</I></B>&#148; have the meanings given to such terms in the preamble hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Permit</I></B>&#148; means
all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, certificates of need, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Person</I></B>&#148; means any natural person, corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, limited liability company,
joint stock company, joint venture, association, company, estate, trust, bank trust company, land trust, business trust, or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, custodian, trustee-executor, administrator, nominee or entity in a
representative capacity and any Governmental Authority. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Proceeding</I></B>&#148; means any action, suit, claim, hearing,
proceeding, arbitration, investigation, audit, inquiry, litigation or mediation (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before any Governmental Authority, arbitrator or mediator. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Repurchased Unit</I></B>&#148; and &#147;<B><I>Repurchased Units</I></B>&#148; have the meanings given to such terms in the
recitals hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Sponsor Closing Certificate</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.2(d)</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Sponsors</I></B>&#148; has the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereto.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Transaction Documents</I></B>&#148; means, collectively, this Agreement and the Assignments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE
TRANSACTIONS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.1 <B><U>Repurchase, Delivery and Cancellation of the Repurchased Units</U></B>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, at the Closing, (i)&nbsp;HINDL shall sell, transfer, assign and deliver the HINDL Repurchased
Units to HESM OpCo, and HESM OpCo shall purchase and acquire all of such HINDL Repurchased Units, and, in consideration therefor, HESM OpCo shall pay to HINDL an amount in cash equal to $37,608,345.00 and (ii)&nbsp;GIP shall sell, transfer, assign
and deliver the GIP Repurchased Units to HESM OpCo, and HESM OpCo shall purchase and acquire all of such GIP Repurchased Units, and, in consideration therefor, HESM OpCo shall pay to GIP an amount in cash equal to $62,391,640.50, in each case, by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account or accounts designated by such Sponsor, which shall be designated by such Sponsor in writing and provided to HESM OpCo at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date. Following the
repurchase of the Repurchased Units hereunder, the Repurchased Units shall be cancelled and shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding. </P>
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(the&nbsp;&#147;<B><I>Closing</I></B>&#148;) shall occur as soon as practicable after the satisfaction or waiver (if permitted hereunder) of all of the conditions set forth in <U>Article VII</U> other than those conditions that by their nature are
to be satisfied at the Closing (but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of such conditions at the Closing), at the offices of Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP, 811 Main Street, Suite 3700, Houston, Texas 77002 (or remotely via the electronic exchange
of executed documents), unless another date or place is mutually agreed upon in writing by the Parties. The date upon which the Closing occurs hereunder is referred to herein as the &#147;<B><I>Closing Date</I></B>.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.2 <B><U>Sponsor Closing Deliverables</U></B>. At the Closing, each of the Sponsors shall deliver (or cause to be delivered):
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) a counterpart to an Assignment, duly executed on behalf of such Sponsor, and such other transfer documents or instruments that may be
reasonably necessary to be delivered by such Sponsor in order to effect a sale, transfer, assignment and delivery to HESM OpCo of the Repurchased Units to be delivered by such Sponsor to HESM OpCo in accordance with
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.1(a)</U>; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) a duly completed Internal Revenue Service Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-9;</FONT>
and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) a Sponsor Closing Certificate, duly executed by an authorized officer or authorized person of such Sponsor. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.3 <B><U>Deliveries by the Partnership Parties</U></B>. At the Closing, with respect to
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.3(a)</U>, HESM OpCo shall deliver (or cause to be delivered), and with respect to <U>Sections 2.3(b)</U> and <U>(c)</U>, the Partnership Parties shall deliver (or cause to be delivered): </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the aggregate Cash Consideration payable to each Sponsor in accordance with <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.1(a)</U>; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) counterparts to the Assignments, duly executed on behalf of HESM OpCo, and such other transfer documents or instruments that may be
reasonably necessary to be delivered by HESM OpCo in order to effect a sale, transfer, assignment and delivery to HESM OpCo of the Repurchased Units in accordance with <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.1(a)</U>; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the Partnership Closing Certificate, duly executed by an authorized officer or authorized person of each Partnership Party. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SPONSORS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of the Sponsors, severally and not jointly, and solely with respect to itself, represents and warrants to the Partnership Parties as of
the date hereof as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.1 <B><U>Organization</U></B>. Such Sponsor is a limited partnership or limited liability
company, as the case may be, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.2
<B><U>Authorization</U></B>. Such Sponsor has full limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform each Transaction Document to which it is a party. The execution, delivery and
performance by such Sponsor of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by such Sponsor of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership or limited
liability company action, as the case may be. Each Transaction Document executed or to be executed by such Sponsor has been, or when executed will be, duly executed and delivered by such Sponsor and, assuming the execution and delivery by the other
parties thereto, constitutes, or when executed and delivered by the other parties thereto will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of such Sponsor, enforceable against such Sponsor in accordance with its terms, except to the extent
that such enforceability may be limited by (a)&nbsp;applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar Applicable Laws affecting creditors&#146; rights and remedies generally and (b)&nbsp;equitable
principles that may limit the availability of certain equitable remedies (such as specific performance) in certain instances (the &#147;<B><I>Enforceability Exceptions</I></B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.3 <B><U>No Conflicts or Violations</U></B>. The execution, delivery and performance of each of the Transaction Documents to
which such Sponsor is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not: (a)&nbsp;violate or conflict with any provision of the Organizational Documents of such Sponsor; (b)&nbsp;violate any Law applicable to
such Sponsor; (c)&nbsp;violate, result in a breach of, constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default or cause any obligation, penalty or premium to arise or accrue under any Contract to which such Sponsor is a party; or
(d)&nbsp;result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of such Sponsor, except, in the case of clauses (b)&nbsp;through (d), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially
impede the ability of such Sponsor to consummate any of the transactions contemplated hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.4 <B><U>Consents and
Approvals</U></B>. Except (a)&nbsp;as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially impede the ability of such Sponsor to consummate any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b)&nbsp;for any filings
required for compliance with any applicable requirements of the federal securities Laws, any applicable state or other local securities Laws and any applicable requirements of a national securities exchange, neither the execution and delivery by
such Sponsor of any of the Transaction Documents to which such Sponsor is a party, nor the performance by such Sponsor of its respective obligations thereunder, requires the consent, approval, waiver or authorization of, or declaration, filing,
registration or qualification with any Governmental Authority by such Sponsor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.5 <B><U>Ownership of OpCo
Class</U></B><B><U></U></B><B><U>&nbsp;B Units</U></B>. As of the date hereof, such Sponsor is, and prior to giving effect to the sale and transfer of the Repurchased Units on the Closing Date, such Sponsor shall be, the record and beneficial owner
of the OpCo Class&nbsp;B Units listed opposite such Sponsor&#146;s name in <U>Exhibit B</U> hereto. At the Closing, such Sponsor shall deliver the Repurchased Units to be delivered by such Sponsor to HESM OpCo, free and clear of all Liens. None of
the Repurchased Units to be delivered by such Sponsor to HESM OpCo is subject to any </P>
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voting trust or other contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding, written or oral, restricting or otherwise relating to the voting or disposition of such Repurchased Units,
other than this Agreement and the organizational documents of HESM OpCo. No proxies or powers of attorney have been granted with respect to the Repurchased Units to be delivered by such Sponsor to HESM OpCo. Except as contemplated by this Agreement,
there are no outstanding warrants, options, agreements, convertible or exchangeable securities or other commitments pursuant to which such Sponsor is or may become obligated to transfer any of the Repurchased Units, except as (a)&nbsp;would not
reasonably be expected to impair the ability of such Sponsor to deliver the applicable Repurchased Units to HESM OpCo as contemplated hereby and (b)&nbsp;would not apply to the Repurchased Units following the delivery of the Repurchased Units to
HESM OpCo pursuant to this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.6 <B><U>Litigation</U></B>. There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of
such Sponsor, threatened against such Sponsor, or against any officer, manager or director of such Sponsor, in each case related to the Repurchased Units to be delivered by such Sponsor to HESM OpCo or the transactions contemplated hereby. Such
Sponsor is not a party or subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or Governmental Authority relating to the Repurchased Units to be delivered by such Sponsor to HESM OpCo or the transactions contemplated hereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.7 <B><U>Conflicts Committee Matters</U></B>. To the knowledge of such Sponsor, the projections and budgets provided in writing
to the Conflicts Committee (including those provided to any financial advisor to the Conflicts Committee) as part of the Conflicts Committee&#146;s review of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby have a reasonable basis
and are materially consistent with the General Partner&#146;s current expectations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.8 <B><U>Brokers and Finders</U></B>.
No investment banker, broker, finder, financial advisor or other intermediary is entitled to any broker&#146;s, finder&#146;s, financial advisor&#146;s or other similar based fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
as a result of being engaged by such Sponsor or any of its respective Affiliates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.9 <B><U>Acknowledgments</U></B>. Such
Sponsor acknowledges that it has not relied on any advice or recommendation by the Partnership Parties or their respective partners, directors, officers, agents or Affiliates with respect to its decision to enter into this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Such Sponsor has had sufficient opportunity and time to investigate and review the business, management and financial affairs of the Partnership Parties before its decision to enter into this
Agreement, and further has had the opportunity to consult with all advisers it deems appropriate or necessary to consult with in connection with this Agreement and any action arising hereunder, including tax and accounting advisers. Such Sponsor
acknowledges that, in connection with its entry into this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, it has not relied on any express or implied representations or warranties of any nature, oral or written, made by or on
behalf of any of the Partnership Parties or any of their respective partners, directors, officers, Affiliates or representatives, except for the representations and warranties of the Partnership Parties set forth in <U>Article IV</U> and the
documents delivered by HESM OpCo in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTNERSHIP PARTIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of the Partnership Parties, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to the Sponsors as of the date hereof as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.1 <B><U>Organization</U></B>. Each of the Partnership Parties is a limited partnership duly formed and validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.2 <B><U>Authorization</U></B><B>.</B> Each of the Partnership
Parties has full limited partnership power and authority to execute, deliver and perform each Transaction Document to which it is a party. The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Partnership Parties of the Transaction Documents to
which it is a party and the consummation by such Partnership Party of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership action. Each Transaction Document executed or to be executed by a Partnership
Party has been, or when executed will be, duly executed and delivered by such Partnership Party and, assuming the execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, constitutes, or when executed and delivered by the other parties thereto will
constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of such Partnership Party, enforceable against such Partnership Party in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.3 <B><U>No Conflicts or Violations</U></B>. The execution, delivery and performance of each of the Transaction Documents
to which a Partnership Party is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, do not: (a)&nbsp;violate or conflict with any provision of the Organizational Documents of such Partnership Party; (b)&nbsp;violate any Law
applicable to such Partnership Party; (c)&nbsp;violate, result in a breach of, constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default or cause any obligation, penalty or premium to arise or accrue under any Contract to which any Partnership
Party is a party; (d)&nbsp;result in the creation or imposition of any Lien or other encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of the Partnership Parties or any of their respective subsidiaries; or (e)&nbsp;result in the cancellation,
modification, revocation or suspension of any Permit of any Partnership Party or any of their respective subsidiaries, except in the case of clauses (b)&nbsp;through (e), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect on the Partnership Parties and their subsidiaries, taken as a whole. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.4 <B><U>Solvency</U></B>.
After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, all liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of HESM OpCo (other than liabilities to partners of HESM OpCo on account of their
partnership interests and liabilities for which the recourse of creditors is limited to specified property of HESM OpCo), will not exceed the fair value of the assets of HESM OpCo (except that the fair value of property that is subject to a
liability for which the recourse of creditors is limited is included in the assets of HESM OpCo only to the extent that the fair value of the property exceeds that liability). The transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents will not impair HESM OpCo&#146;s ability to continue as a going concern. </P>
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individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially impede the ability of the Partnership Parties to consummate any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b)&nbsp;for any filings required for compliance with any applicable
requirements of the federal securities Laws, any applicable state or other local securities Laws and any applicable requirements of a national securities exchange, neither the execution and delivery by any Partnership Party of any of the Transaction
Documents to which such Partnership Party is a party, nor the performance by such Partnership Party of its respective obligations thereunder, requires the consent, approval, waiver or authorization of, or declaration, filing, registration or
qualification with any Governmental Authority by any Partnership Party or any of their respective subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.6
<B><U>Litigation</U></B>. There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Partnership Parties, threatened against any Partnership Party or any of their respective officers, managers, partners or directors, in each case related to the
Repurchased Units or the transactions contemplated hereby. No Partnership Party is a party or subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or Governmental Authority relating to the Repurchased Units or the transactions
contemplated hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.7 <B><U>No Adverse Changes</U></B>. Since December&nbsp;31, 2023, there has not been any Material
Adverse Effect with respect to the Partnership Parties, taken as a whole. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.8 <B><U>Brokers and Finders</U></B>. Except for
Intrepid Partners, LLC, no investment banker, broker, finder, financial advisor or other intermediary is entitled to any broker&#146;s, finder&#146;s, financial advisor&#146;s or other similar based fee or commission in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby as a result of being engaged by any Partnership Party or any of its respective Affiliates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.9 <B><U>Financial Ability</U></B>. At the Closing, HESM OpCo will have, through a combination of cash on hand and funds
available under existing credit facilities, funds sufficient to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.10 <B><U>Acknowledgments</U></B>. Each of the Partnership Parties acknowledges that it has not relied on any advice or
recommendation by the Sponsors or their respective partners, directors, officers, agents or Affiliates with respect to such Partnership Party&#146;s decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The
Partnership Parties have had the opportunity to consult with all advisers they deem appropriate or necessary to consult with in connection with this Agreement and any action arising hereunder, including tax and accounting advisers. Each of the
Partnership Parties acknowledges that, in connection with its entry into this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, it has not relied on any express or implied representations or warranties of any nature, oral or
written, made by or on behalf of any of the Sponsors or any of their respective partners, directors, officers, Affiliates or representatives, except for the representations and warranties of the Sponsors set forth in <U>Article III</U> and the
documents delivered by the Sponsors in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COVENANTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.1 <B><U>Further Assurances</U></B><B>. </B>On and after the Closing Date, the Parties shall use their respective commercially
reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all appropriate actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or appropriate to make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, including the execution of any additional assignment or
similar documents or instruments of transfer of any kind, the obtaining of consents that may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to carry out any of the provisions hereof and the taking of all such other actions as such Party may reasonably
request to be taken by the other Party from to time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.2 <B><U>[Reserved]</U></B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.3 <B><U>Cancellation of Class</U></B><B><U></U></B><B><U>&nbsp;B Shares</U></B>. The Parties acknowledge and agree that,
following<B> </B>the purchase of the Repurchased Units by HESM OpCo, at the Closing, Hess Midstream shall cancel, for no consideration, an aggregate number of Class&nbsp;B Shares held by the General Partner, HINDL and/or GIP equal to the aggregate
number of Repurchased Units repurchased by HESM OpCo hereunder in accordance with Section&nbsp;5.5(e) of the HESM Company Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.4 <B><U>Section 16 Matters</U></B>. Prior to the Closing, the Parties shall take all such actions as may be necessary or
appropriate to cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be exempt under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16b-3</FONT> promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.5 <B><U>Conflicts </U></B><B><U>Committee</U></B>. Prior to the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this
Agreement, the HESM Board shall not, and the Sponsors shall not cause the HESM Board to, without the consent of a majority of the then-existing members of the Conflicts Committee, eliminate the Conflicts Committee, revoke or diminish the authority
of the Conflicts Committee or remove or cause the removal of any director of the HESM Board that is a member of the Conflicts Committee, either as a director or as a member of such committee. For the avoidance of doubt, this
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.5</U> shall not apply to the filling, in accordance with the provisions of the governing documents of GP LLC, of any vacancies caused by the resignation, death or incapacity of any such director or the removal of any
such director for Cause. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.6 <B><U>Fairness Opinion</U></B>. The Conflicts Committee has received the opinion of Intrepid
Partners, LLC to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, and based upon and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth therein, the total Cash Consideration to be paid by HESM OpCo to the Sponsors at
the Closing is fair, from a financial point of view, to Hess Midstream. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE VI </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SURVIVAL </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All
representations and warranties of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall terminate as of the Closing Date. All covenants and agreements of the Parties contemplated to be performed prior to the Closing shall terminate as of the Closing Date.
All covenants and agreements of the Parties contemplated to be performed following the Closing shall survive the Closing until performed in accordance with their respective terms. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.1 <B><U>Conditions to the Sponsors&#146; Obligation to Effect the Closing</U></B>. The obligations of the Sponsors to effect
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment (or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, written waiver by the Sponsors) on or prior to the Closing of the following conditions: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Bring Down of Representations and Warranties</U>. (i)&nbsp;The representations and warranties of the Partnership Parties in <U>Sections
4.1</U>, <U>4.2</U>, <U>4.3</U>, <U>4.4</U>, <U>4.5</U>, <U>4.7</U> and <U>4.9</U> shall be true and correct (without regard to qualifications as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect contained therein, except in the case of the representation
and warranty contained in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.7</U>) in all material respects as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date),
and (ii)&nbsp;the other representations and warranties of the Partnership Parties made in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects (without regard to qualifications as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect contained therein) as
of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date) except, in the case of clause (ii), where the failure of the representations and warranties to
be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had a Material Adverse Effect on the Partnership Parties, taken as a whole. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Performance of Covenants</U>. The Partnership Parties shall have performed and complied with, in all material respects, all covenants
required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Partnership Parties prior to the Closing Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>No Injunctions
or Restraints</U>. No Law, order issued by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, declaring unlawful the transactions
contemplated hereby or causing the transactions contemplated hereby to be rescinded shall be in effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Closing Certificate</U>.
Prior to or at the Closing, the Partnership Parties shall have delivered a certificate signed by an authorized officer or other authorized person of each Partnership Party, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions specified in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.1(a)</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.1(b)</U> are satisfied (the &#147;<B><I>Partnership Closing Certificate</I></B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <U>Closing Deliveries</U>. The Sponsors shall have received the applicable closing deliverables as set forth in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.3</U>. </P>
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Closing</U></B>. The obligations of the Partnership Parties to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment (or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, written waiver by the Partnership Parties) on
or prior to the Closing of the following conditions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Bring Down of Representations and Warranties</U>. (i)&nbsp;The representations
and warranties of the Sponsors in <U>Sections 3.1</U>, <U>3.2</U>, <U>3.3</U>, <U>3.4</U>, <U>3.5</U> and <U>3.9</U> shall be true and correct (without regard to qualifications as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect contained therein) in all
material respects as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), and (ii)&nbsp;the other representations and warranties of the Sponsors
made in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects (without regard to qualifications as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect contained therein) as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties
expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date) except, in the case of clause (ii), where the failure of the representations and warranties to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, have not materially
impeded or would not reasonably be expected to materially impede the ability of the Sponsors to consummate to the transactions contemplated hereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Performance of Covenants</U>. The Sponsors shall have performed and complied with, in all material respects, all covenants required by
this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Sponsors prior to Closing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>No Injunctions or Restraints</U>. No Law, order
issued by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, declaring unlawful the transactions contemplated hereby or causing the
transactions contemplated hereby to be rescinded shall be in effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Closing Certificate</U>. Prior to or at the Closing, each of
the Sponsors shall have delivered a certificate of an authorized officer or other authorized person of such Sponsor, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions specified in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.2(a)</U> and
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.2(b)</U> are satisfied (each, a &#147;<B><I>Sponsor Closing Certificate</I></B>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <U>Closing
Deliveries</U>. The Partnership Parties shall have received the applicable closing deliverables as set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.2</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE VIII </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TERMINATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.1 <B><U>Termination</U></B>. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date (it being understood that
any termination by the Partnership Parties pursuant to this <U>Article VIII</U> shall not require the approval of the Conflicts Committee): </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) by mutual written agreement of the Partnership Parties and the Sponsors; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) by either the Partnership Parties, on the one hand, or the Sponsors, on the other hand, if any injunction or other order, decree,
decision, determination or judgment permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the transactions hereunder shall become final and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-appealable</FONT> or any Law that permanently
makes consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal or otherwise prohibited shall be in effect; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) by the Partnership Parties if there has been a breach of, or failure to perform, any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Sponsors in this Agreement, such that the conditions set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.2(a)</U> or <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.2(b)</U> would not be satisfied and such breach
or failure to perform is not curable or, if curable, is not cured by the earlier of (i)&nbsp;the Termination Date (as defined below) and (ii) 45 days following receipt by the Sponsors of notice of such breach or failure from the Partnership Parties;
<I>provided, however,</I> that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.1(c)</U> shall not be available if either of the Partnership Parties is itself in breach of any provision of this Agreement or has
failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, and which breach or failure to perform would result in the failure of the conditions set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.1(a)</U>
or <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.1(b)</U>; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) by the Sponsors if there has been a breach of, or failure to perform, any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Partnership Parties in this Agreement, such that the conditions set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.1(a)</U> or <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.1(b)</U> would not be satisfied and
such breach or failure to perform is not curable or, if curable, is not cured by the earlier of (i)&nbsp;the Termination Date and (ii) 45 days following receipt by the Partnership Parties of notice of such breach or failure from the Sponsors;
<I>provided, however,</I> that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.1(d)</U> shall not be available if any of the Sponsors is itself in breach of any provision of this Agreement or has failed to
perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, and which breach or failure to perform would result in the failure of the conditions set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.2(a)</U> or
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.2(b)</U>; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) by either the Partnership Parties, on the one hand, or the Sponsors, on the other hand,
if the Closing shall not have occurred prior to March&nbsp;25, 2024 (the &#147;<B><I>Termination Date</I></B>&#148;); <I>provided, however,</I> that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.1(e)</U>
shall not be available if the failure of the Party so requesting termination to perform any covenant or obligation under this Agreement shall have been the primary cause of the failure of the Closing to occur on or prior to such date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.2 <B><U>Effect of Termination</U></B>. In the event that this Agreement is terminated, this Agreement shall become null and
void and no Party or any Party&#146;s Affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers or employees, shall have any further obligation or any liability of any kind to any Person by reason of this Agreement except that no Party shall be relieved of any
liability in respect of its breach of this Agreement that occurs prior to such termination. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE IX </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MISCELLANEOUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.1 <B><U>Headings; References; Interpretation</U></B>. All Article and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience
only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof. The words &#147;hereof,&#148; &#147;herein&#148; and &#147;hereunder&#148; and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall
refer to this </P>
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Agreement as a whole, and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All references herein to Articles and Sections shall, unless the context requires a different construction, be deemed
to be references to the Articles and Sections of this Agreement. All personal pronouns used in this Agreement, whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall include all other genders, and the singular shall include the plural and
vice versa. The use herein of the word &#147;including&#148; following any general statement, term or matter shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or
to similar items or matters, whether or not <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-limiting</FONT> language (such as &#147;without limitation,&#148; &#147;but not limited to&#148; or other words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but
rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.2 <B><U>No Third-Party Rights</U></B>. The provisions of this Agreement are intended to bind the Parties as to each other and
are not intended to, and do not, create rights in any other Person or confer upon any other Person any benefits, rights or remedies, and no Person is or is intended to be a third-party beneficiary of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties agree that their respective representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement are the product of negotiations among the Parties and are for the sole benefit of the Parties, in
accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and no other Person has the right to rely upon the representations and warranties, or the right to enforce any covenants, set forth herein. Any inaccuracies in such representations and
warranties are subject to waiver by the Parties in accordance with <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;9.6</U> without notice or liability to any other Person. In some instances, the representations and warranties in this Agreement may represent an
allocation among the Parties of risks associated with particular matters regardless of the knowledge of any of the Parties. Consequently, Persons other than the Parties may not rely upon the representations and warranties in this Agreement as
characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the date of this Agreement or as of any other date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.3
<B><U>Successors and Assigns</U></B>. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. No Party may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests or obligations
hereunder without the prior written approval of the other Parties. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.4 <B><U>Notices</U></B>. All notices and demands
provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, electronic mail, air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery or personal delivery to the following addresses: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>If to either of the Partnership Parties: </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o Hess Midstream GP LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1501
McKinney Street </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Houston, Texas 77010 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Jonathan Stein </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Hess Investments North Dakota LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o Hess Corporation </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1185 Avenue
of the Americas, 40th Floor </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10036 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Timothy Goodell </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>If to GIP: </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">GIP II Blue
Holding, L.P. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o Global Infrastructure Management, LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1345 Avenue of the Americas, 30th Floor </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10105 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Will Brilliant </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.5 <B><U>Severability</U></B>. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be
valid and effective under Applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any Person or circumstance shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof, and the Parties shall negotiate in good faith with a view to substitute for such provision a suitable and equitable solution in order to carry
out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.6
<B><U>Amendment or Modification; Waiver</U></B>. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time only by the written agreement of all the Parties. Each such instrument shall be reduced to writing and shall be designated on
its face as an amendment to this Agreement. Any extension or waiver of the obligations herein of any Party shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing referring to this section and executed by the Party to be bound thereby. Any
waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a subsequent waiver of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition, of this Agreement. The failure of any Party to assert any
of its rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any of such rights. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.7 <B><U>Integration</U></B>. This Agreement,
each of the other Transaction Documents and each of the other instruments referenced herein and therein and in the exhibits attached hereto supersede all previous understandings or agreements among the Parties, whether oral or written, with respect
to the subject matter of this Agreement, each of the other Transaction Documents and such other instruments. This Agreement, each of the other Transaction Documents and each of the other instruments referenced herein or therein contain the entire
understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no unwritten oral agreements between the Parties. No understanding, representation, promise or agreement, whether oral or written, is intended to be or
shall be included in or form part of this Agreement unless it is contained in a written amendment hereto executed by the Parties after the date of this Agreement. </P>
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accordance with and governed by the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. EACH OF THE PARTIES AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT INVOLVES AT LEAST $100,000.00 AND THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO IN
EXPRESS RELIANCE UPON 6 Del. C. &#167; 2708. EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES (a)&nbsp;TO BE SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND OF THE FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AND
(b)&nbsp;TO THE EXTENT SUCH PARTY IS NOT OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, TO APPOINT AND MAINTAIN AN AGENT IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AS SUCH PARTY&#146;S AGENT FOR ACCEPTANCE OF LEGAL PROCESS AND TO NOTIFY THE OTHER
PARTIES OF THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF SUCH AGENT. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.9 <B><U>Specific Performance</U></B>. The Parties agree that irreparable
damage would occur and that there would be no adequate remedy at Law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed prior to termination of this Agreement in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise
breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the Court of Chancery of the State
of Delaware without bond or other security being required, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.10 <B><U>Counterparts</U></B>. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed one agreement. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or electronically, including by PDF transmission, shall constitute effective execution and
delivery of this Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the Parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or electronically, including by PDF transmission, shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. The words
&#147;execution,&#148; &#147;signed,&#148; &#147;signature&#148; and words of like import in this Agreement or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Agreement shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted
by facsimile, electronic format (including, without limitation, &#147;pdf,&#148; &#147;tif&#148; and &#147;jpg&#148;) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and
electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed
signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the Delaware Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the New
York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, and any other Applicable Law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.11 <B><U>Effectiveness</U></B>. This
Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Parties. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Signature page follows</I>] </P>
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first written above. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Jonathan C. Stein</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ John P. Rielly</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Form of Assignment of Class&nbsp;B Units </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>[H<SMALL>ESS</SMALL> I<SMALL>NVESTMENTS</SMALL> N<SMALL>ORTH</SMALL> D<SMALL>AKOTA</SMALL> LLC][GIP II B<SMALL>LUE</SMALL>
H<SMALL>OLDING</SMALL>, L.P.] </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS ASSIGNMENT OF CLASS B UNITS (this &#147;<B><I>Agreement</I></B>&#148;) is made effective as of
March [&nbsp;&#149;&nbsp;], 2024 (the &#147;<B><I>Effective Time</I></B>&#148;), by and between Hess Midstream Operations LP, a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<B><I>HESM OpCo</I></B>&#148;), and [Hess Investments North Dakota LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company][GIP II Blue Holding, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership] (&#147;<B><I>Assignor</I></B>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RECITALS
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, Assignor is the record and beneficial owner of [&nbsp;&#149;&nbsp;] Class&nbsp;B Units representing limited partner
interests in HESM OpCo (the &#147;<B><I>Class</I></B><B><I></I></B><B><I>&nbsp;B Units</I></B>&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, HESM OpCo and Assignor
have entered into that certain Unit Repurchase Agreement (the &#147;<B><I>Purchase Agreement</I></B>&#148;), dated as of March&nbsp;11, 2024, by and among HESM OpCo, Hess Midstream LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Assignor and [GIP II Blue
Holding, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership][Hess Investments North Dakota LLC, a Delaware limited liability company], pursuant to which, among other things, (a)&nbsp;HESM OpCo shall purchase from Assignor [&nbsp;&#149;&nbsp;] Class&nbsp;B Units
(the &#147;<B><I>Subject Units</I></B>&#148;) and (b)&nbsp;Assignor shall sell, transfer, assign and deliver all of its right, title and interest in and to the Subject Units to HESM OpCo; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, Assignor desires to assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the Subject Units to HESM OpCo, and HESM OpCo desires to
accept Assignor&#146;s assignment of the Subject Units (the &#147;<B><I>Assignment</I></B>&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, immediately following HESM
OpCo&#146;s purchase of the Subject Units, HESM OpCo shall cancel the Subject Units, and the Subject Units shall cease to be outstanding; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, in order to effectuate the Assignment, HESM OpCo and Assignor are executing and delivering this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.
<U>Assignment</U>. Effective as of the Effective Time, Assignor hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and delivers to HESM OpCo all of Assignor&#146;s right, title and interest in and to the Subject Units, together with all rights and obligations
existing or arising with respect to the Subject Units, whether arising or attributable to periods prior to or after the Effective Time, as set forth in the OpCo Partnership Agreement (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and the Delaware Revised
Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. <U>Acceptance, Assumption and Acknowledgment</U>. Effective as of the Effective Time,
HESM OpCo hereby accepts Assignor&#146;s assignment of the Subject Units pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;1</U>. </P>
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cease to have any right, title or interest in or to the Subject Units and shall have no further rights or obligations with respect to the Subject Units under the OpCo Partnership Agreement or otherwise, and (b)&nbsp;each of the Subject Units shall
be cancelled and shall cease to be outstanding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. <U>Choice of Law</U>. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws of that state. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. <U>Further
Assurances</U>. Each of Assignor and HESM OpCo agrees to take such further action as may be necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. <U>General</U>. This Agreement is binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the signatories hereto and their respective successors and
assigns. This Agreement is expressly subject to the terms, provisions and limitations of the Purchase Agreement and, in the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the terms of the Purchase
Agreement shall control. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed one agreement. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of
signature pages by facsimile or electronically including by PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or electronically including
by PDF transmission shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. The words &#147;execution,&#148; &#147;signed,&#148; &#147;signature&#148; and words of like import in this Agreement or in any other certificate, agreement or
document related to this Agreement shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, &#147;pdf,&#148; &#147;tif&#148; and &#147;jpg&#148;) and other electronic
signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received or stored by
electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the Delaware Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, and any other applicable law. Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered severable
and if for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal under any existing or future law, such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect those
portions of this Agreement which are valid, enforceable and legal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>[Remainder of page intentionally left blank.] </I></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">By: Hess Midstream LP, as delegate of authority of Hess Midstream Partners GP, LP, the general partner of Hess Midstream Operations LP</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">By: Hess Midstream GP LP, its general partner</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">By: Hess Midstream GP LLC, its general partner</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>[HESS INVESTMENTS NORTH DAKOTA LLC]<BR>[GIP II BLUE HOLDING, L.P.]</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Beneficial Ownership </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>HINDL</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">85,131,330</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>GIP</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">61,310,111</TD></TR>
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