8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2020

WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35753	46-0967367
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 9950 Woodloch Forest Drive

The Woodlands, Texas 77380

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

(832) 636-1009

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 1201 Lake Robbins Drive

The Woodlands, Texas 77380

(Former address)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common units	WES	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).    Emerging growth company   ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 10, 2020, Western Midstream Partners, LP issued a press release announcing second-quarter 2020 results. The press release is included in this report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1	Press release dated August 10, 2020.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
		By:	Western Midstream Holdings, LLC, its general partner
Dated:	August 10, 2020	By:	/s/ Michael P. Ure
			Michael P. Ure President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

WESTERN MIDSTREAM ANNOUNCES

SECOND-QUARTER 2020 RESULTS

ANNOUNCES REVISED 2020 GUIDANCE

HOUSTON—(PRNEWSWIRE)—August 10, 2020 – Today Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) (“WES” or the “Partnership”) announced second-quarter 2020 financial and operating results. Net income (loss) available to limited partners for the second quarter of 2020 totaled $267.6 million, or $0.60 per common unit (diluted), with second-quarter 2020 Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ totaling $514.4 million, second-quarter 2020 Cash flows from operating activities totaling $345.7 million, and second-quarter 2020 Free cash flow⁽¹⁾ totaling $208.6 million.

SECOND-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

•Gathered record Delaware Basin produced-water throughput of 773 MBbls/d, representing an 8-percent sequential-quarter increase

•Achieved record Delaware oil throughput of 202 MBbls/d, representing a 5-percent sequential-quarter increase

•Executed open-market repurchases for $64.5 million of Senior Notes due 2021, 2022, and 2023 for an aggregate repurchase price of $63 million

⁽¹⁾Please see the definitions of the Partnership’s non-GAAP measures at the end of this release and reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures.

In July 2020, WES announced its second-quarter 2020 per-unit distribution of $0.3110, which is unchanged from WES’s first-quarter 2020 per-unit distribution. Second-quarter 2020 Free cash flow after distributions totaled $67.7 million.

“Less-than-expected producer curtailments, commercial successes, and realized cost efficiencies underpin our impressive and above-expectation second-quarter results,” said Chief Executive Officer, Michael Ure. “Although our sector continues to face significant uncertainty, we are optimistic that activity will increase into 2021 and confident in our ability to generate meaningful free cash flow after distributions while advancing our long-term objectives.”

Second-quarter 2020 total natural-gas throughput⁽¹⁾ averaged 4.4 Bcf/d, representing a 1-percent sequential-quarter decrease and a 3-percent increase from second-quarter 2019. Second-quarter 2020 total throughput for crude-oil and NGLs assets⁽¹⁾ averaged 711 MBbls/d, representing a 6-percent sequential-quarter decrease and a 19-percent increase from second-quarter 2019. Second-quarter 2020 total throughput for produced-water assets averaged 773 MBbls/d, representing an 8-percent sequential-quarter increase and a 50-percent increase from second-quarter 2019.

Second-quarter 2020 and year-to-date capital expenditures⁽²⁾ totaled $69.6 million and $227.6 million, respectively.

⁽¹⁾Represents total throughput attributable to WES, which excludes the 25% third-party interest in Chipeta and the 2.0% Occidental subsidiary-owned limited partner interest in WES Operating, which collectively represent WES’s noncontrolling interests.

⁽²⁾Accrual-based, includes equity investments, and excludes capitalized interest and capital expenditures associated with the 25% third-party interest in Chipeta.

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REVISED 2020 GUIDANCE

Revised 2020 guidance is based on to-date results and customer-provided production-forecast information obtained by WES. Updated guidance is as follows:

•Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ between $1.85 billion and $1.90 billion, which represents a $100 million increase to the midpoint of guidance previously issued with WES’s first-quarter 2020 earnings results (“prior guidance”)

•Total capital expenditures⁽²⁾ between $400 million and $450 million, which represents a $75 million reduction to the prior-guidance midpoint. Total year capital expenditures include capital expenditures attributable to the second Latham train completed during first-quarter 2020 and the addition of approximately 28,750 horsepower of compression, 65 miles of gathering lines, 90 MBbls/d of Delaware Basin saltwater-disposal capacity, and two 30 MBbls/d oil-stabilization trains, also in the Delaware Basin

“Second-quarter commodity-price increases lessened the adverse impact of production curtailments and current commodity prices support continued producer activity,” said Chief Financial Officer, Mike Pearl. “We expect incremental drilling and completion activity to continue into 2021 and beyond so long as commodity prices remain supportive. Irrespective of market conditions, we will remain committed to exercising capital discipline and realizing cost savings to maximize Free cash flow after distributions, which we will prioritize toward leverage reduction.”

⁽¹⁾A reconciliation of the Adjusted EBITDA range to net cash provided by operating activities and net income (loss) is not provided because the items necessary to estimate such amounts are not reasonably estimable at this time.

⁽²⁾Accrual-based, includes equity investments, and excludes capitalized interest and capital expenditures associated with the 25% third-party interest in Chipeta.

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CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW AT 1 P.M. CDT

WES will host a conference call on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) to discuss second-quarter 2020 results. To participate, individuals should dial 877-883-0383 (Domestic) or 412-902-6506 (International) 15 minutes before the scheduled conference call time and enter participant access code 2048166. To access the live audio webcast of the conference call, please visit the investor relations section of the Partnership’s website at www.westernmidstream.com. A replay of the conference call also will be available on the website for two weeks following the call.

ABOUT WESTERN MIDSTREAM

Western Midstream Partners, LP (“WES”) is a Delaware master limited partnership formed to acquire, own, develop, and operate midstream assets. With midstream assets located in the Rocky Mountains, North-central Pennsylvania, Texas, and New Mexico, WES is engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting condensate, natural-gas liquids, and crude oil; and gathering and disposing of produced water for its customers. In its capacity as a natural-gas processor, WES also buys and sells natural gas, natural-gas liquids, and condensate on behalf of itself and as an agent for its customers under certain contracts.

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For more information about Western Midstream Partners, LP, please visit www.westernmidstream.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements. WES’s management believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions. No assurance, however, can be given that such expectations will prove correct. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections, anticipated results, or other expectations expressed in this news release. These factors include the ultimate impact of efforts to fight COVID-19 on the global economy and the timeline for a recovery in commodity demand and prices; our ability to meet financial guidance or distribution expectations; our ability to safely and efficiently operate WES’s assets; the supply of, demand for, and price of oil, natural gas, NGLs, and related products or services; our ability to meet projected in-service dates for capital-growth projects; construction costs or capital expenditures exceeding estimated or budgeted costs or expenditures; and the other factors described in the “Risk Factors” section of WES’s most-recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other public filings and press releases. WES undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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WESTERN MIDSTREAM CONTACTS

Kristen S. Shults

Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications

Kristen.Shults@westernmidstream.com

832.636.6000

Abby Dempsey

Investor Relations Supervisor

Abby.Dempsey@westernmidstream.com

832.636.6000

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

WES defines “Free cash flow” as net cash provided by operating activities less total capital expenditures and contributions to equity investments, plus distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings. Management considers Free cash flow an appropriate metric for assessing capital discipline, cost efficiency, and balance-sheet strength. Although Free cash flow is the metric used to assess WES’s ability to make distributions to unitholders, this measure should not be viewed as indicative of the actual amount of cash that is available for distributions or planned for distributions for a given period. Instead, Free cash flow should be considered indicative of the amount of cash that is available for distributions, debt repayments, and other general partnership purposes.

WES defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), plus (i) distributions from equity investments, (ii) non-cash equity-based compensation expense, (iii) interest expense, (iv) income tax expense, (v) depreciation and amortization, (vi) impairments, and (vii) other expense (including lower of cost or market inventory adjustments recorded in cost of product), less (i) gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net, (ii) gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, (iii) income from equity investments, (iv) interest income, (v) income tax benefit, (vi) other income, and (vii) the noncontrolling interests owners’ proportionate share of revenues and expenses.

WES defines Adjusted gross margin attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP (“Adjusted gross margin”) as total revenues and other (less reimbursements for electricity-related expenses recorded as revenue), less cost of product, plus distributions from equity investments, and excluding the noncontrolling interests owners’ proportionate share of revenues and cost of product.

Below are reconciliations of (i) net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) to Free cash flow (non-GAAP), (ii) net income (loss) (GAAP) and net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) to Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), and (iii) operating income (loss) (GAAP) to Adjusted gross margin (non-GAAP), as required under Regulation G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Management believes that WES’s Free cash flow, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted gross margin are widely accepted financial indicators of WES’s financial performance compared to other publicly traded partnerships and are useful in assessing WES’s ability to incur and service debt, fund capital expenditures, and make distributions. Free cash flow, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted gross margin as defined by WES, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Therefore, WES’s Free cash flow, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted gross margin should be considered in conjunction with net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP and other applicable performance measures, such as operating income (loss) or cash flows from operating activities.

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (CONTINUED)

Free Cash Flow

	Three Months Ended  June 30,				Six Months Ended  June 30,
thousands	2020		2019		2020		2019
Reconciliation of Net cash provided by operating activities to Free cash flow
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	345,688	$	343,458	$	738,999	$	686,531
Less:
Capital expenditures	140,249		318,281		313,065		704,425
Contributions to equity investments	5,104		40,790		16,064		77,333
Add:
Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings	8,288		9,260		13,340		17,052
Free cash flow	$	208,623	$	(6,353)	$	423,210	$	(78,175)
Cash flow information
Net cash provided by operating activities					$	738,999	$	686,531
Net cash used in investing activities					(355,001)		(2,865,168)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					(424,222)		2,182,290

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (CONTINUED)

Adjusted EBITDA

	Three Months Ended  June 30,				Six Months Ended  June 30,
thousands	2020		2019		2020		2019
Reconciliation of Net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
Net income (loss)	$	281,341	$	175,058	$	(8,059)	$	387,037
Add:
Distributions from equity investments	71,576		70,522		137,496		132,535
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense	5,677		4,343		10,911		6,141
Interest expense	94,654		79,472		183,240		145,348
Income tax expense	5,044		1,278		5,044		11,370
Depreciation and amortization	119,805		121,117		252,124		235,063
Impairments (1)	10,150		797		606,952		1,187
Other expense	(2,098)		58,639		1,950		93,852
Less:
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net	(2,843)		(1,061)		(2,883)		(1,651)
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt	1,395		—		8,740		—
Equity income, net – related parties	54,415		63,598		115,762		121,590
Interest income – Anadarko note receivable	4,225		4,225		8,450		8,450
Other income	1,652		—		1,652		—
Income tax benefit	—		—		4,280		—
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)	12,864		11,544		25,629		22,894
Adjusted EBITDA	$	514,441	$	432,920	$	1,028,028	$	861,250
Reconciliation of Net cash provided by operating activities to Adjusted EBITDA
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	345,688	$	343,458	$	738,999	$	686,531
Interest (income) expense, net	90,429		75,247		174,790		136,898
Uncontributed cash-based compensation awards	—		1,218		—		648
Accretion and amortization of long-term obligations, net	(2,197)		(1,337)		(4,297)		(2,848)
Current income tax expense (benefit)	2,077		458		(35)		6,485
Other (income) expense, net (3)	(2,173)		(470)		(412)		(902)
Cash paid to settle interest-rate swaps	12,763		—		12,763		—
Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings – related parties	8,288		9,260		13,340		17,052
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	207,838		6,818		200,136		(2,668)
Accounts and imbalance payables and accrued liabilities, net	(101,247)		25,669		(72,323)		81,198
Other items, net	(34,161)		(15,857)		(9,304)		(38,250)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)	(12,864)		(11,544)		(25,629)		(22,894)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	514,441	$	432,920	$	1,028,028	$	861,250
Cash flow information
Net cash provided by operating activities					$	738,999	$	686,531
Net cash used in investing activities					(355,001)		(2,865,168)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					(424,222)		2,182,290

⁽¹⁾Includes goodwill impairment for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

⁽²⁾For all periods presented, includes (i) the 25% third-party interest in Chipeta and (ii) the 2.0% Occidental subsidiary-owned limited partner interest in WES Operating, which collectively represent WES’s noncontrolling interests.

⁽³⁾Excludes non-cash losses on interest-rate swaps of $59.0 million and $94.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (CONTINUED)

Adjusted Gross Margin

	Three Months Ended  June 30,				Six Months Ended  June 30,
thousands	2020		2019		2020		2019
Reconciliation of Operating income (loss) to Adjusted gross margin
Operating income (loss)	$	373,766	$	310,060	$	158,863	$	628,988
Add:
Distributions from equity investments	71,576		70,522		137,496		132,535
Operation and maintenance	145,186		148,431		304,377		291,260
General and administrative	36,423		30,027		76,888		52,871
Property and other taxes	19,395		14,282		37,871		30,567
Depreciation and amortization	119,805		121,117		252,124		235,063
Impairments (1)	10,150		797		606,952		1,187
Less:
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net	(2,843)		(1,061)		(2,883)		(1,651)
Equity income, net – related parties	54,415		63,598		115,762		121,590
Reimbursed electricity-related charges recorded as revenues	21,605		20,189		40,828		36,778
Adjusted gross margin attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)	16,167		16,034		32,592		31,584
Adjusted gross margin	$	686,957	$	596,476	$	1,388,272	$	1,184,170
Adjusted gross margin for natural-gas assets	$	454,476	$	412,494	$	925,842	$	824,922
Adjusted gross margin for crude-oil and NGLs assets	165,767		137,716		333,595		269,086
Adjusted gross margin for produced-water assets	66,714		46,266		128,835		90,162

⁽¹⁾Includes goodwill impairment for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

⁽²⁾For all periods presented, includes (i) the 25% third-party interest in Chipeta and (ii) the 2.0% Occidental subsidiary-owned limited partner interest in WES Operating, which collectively represent WES’s noncontrolling interests.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended  June 30,				Six Months Ended  June 30,
thousands except per-unit amounts	2020		2019		2020		2019
Revenues and other
Service revenues – fee based	$	642,628	$	593,544	$	1,344,024	$	1,173,518
Service revenues – product based	7,000		16,675		22,921		36,054
Product sales	21,736		74,469		78,385		146,602
Other	391		366		738		763
Total revenues and other	671,755		685,054		1,446,068		1,356,937
Equity income, net – related parties	54,415		63,598		115,762		121,590
Operating expenses
Cost of product	18,602		122,877		121,872		236,940
Operation and maintenance	145,186		148,431		304,377		291,260
General and administrative	36,423		30,027		76,888		52,871
Property and other taxes	19,395		14,282		37,871		30,567
Depreciation and amortization	119,805		121,117		252,124		235,063
Long-lived asset impairments	10,150		797		165,935		1,187
Goodwill impairment	—		—		441,017		—
Total operating expenses	349,561		437,531		1,400,084		847,888
Gain (loss) on divestiture and other, net	(2,843)		(1,061)		(2,883)		(1,651)
Operating income (loss)	373,766		310,060		158,863		628,988
Interest income – Anadarko note receivable	4,225		4,225		8,450		8,450
Interest expense	(94,654)		(79,472)		(183,240)		(145,348)
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt	1,395		—		8,740		—
Other income (expense), net (1)	1,653		(58,477)		(108)		(93,683)
Income (loss) before income taxes	286,385		176,336		(7,295)		398,407
Income tax expense (benefit)	5,044		1,278		764		11,370
Net income (loss)	281,341		175,058		(8,059)		387,037
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	8,304		5,464		(24,569)		98,783
Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP	$	273,037	$	169,594	$	16,510	$	288,254
Limited partners’ interest in net income (loss):
Net income (loss) attributable to Western Midstream Partners, LP	$	273,037	$	169,594	$	16,510	$	288,254
Pre-acquisition net (income) loss allocated to Anadarko	—		(163)		—		(29,279)
General partner interest in net (income) loss	(5,461)		—		(330)		—
Limited partners’ interest in net income (loss)	$	267,576	$	169,431	$	16,180	$	258,975
Net income (loss) per common unit – basic and diluted	$	0.60	$	0.37	$	0.04	$	0.69
Weighted-average common units outstanding – basic and diluted	443,973		453,000		443,972		376,702

⁽¹⁾Includes losses associated with the interest-rate swap agreements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

thousands except number of units	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Total current assets	$	559,163	$	402,412
Anadarko note receivable	259,481		260,000
Net property, plant, and equipment	8,914,716		9,064,931
Other assets	2,219,883		2,619,110
Total assets	$	11,953,243	$	12,346,453
Total current liabilities	$	891,046	$	485,954
Long-term debt	7,544,396		7,951,565
Asset retirement obligations	327,971		336,396
Other liabilities	254,313		227,245
Total liabilities	9,017,726		9,001,160
Equity and partners’ capital
Common units (443,992,499 and 443,971,409 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively)	2,820,327		3,209,947
General partner units (9,060,641 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019)	(22,347)		(14,224)
Noncontrolling interests	137,537		149,570
Total liabilities, equity, and partners’ capital	$	11,953,243	$	12,346,453

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended  June 30,
thousands	2020		2019
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	(8,059)	$	387,037
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities and changes in assets and liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization	252,124		235,063
Long-lived asset impairments	165,935		1,187
Goodwill impairment	441,017		—
(Gain) loss on divestiture and other, net	2,883		1,651
(Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt	(8,740)		—
(Gain) loss on interest-rate swaps	—		94,585
Cash paid to settle interest-rate swaps	(12,763)		—
Change in other items, net	(93,398)		(32,992)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	738,999	$	686,531
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	$	(313,065)	$	(704,425)
Acquisitions from related parties	—		(2,007,501)
Acquisitions from third parties	—		(93,303)
Contributions to equity investments - related parties	(16,064)		(77,333)
Distributions from equity investments in excess of cumulative earnings – related parties	13,340		17,052
Proceeds from the sale of assets to third parties	—		342
Other	(39,212)		—
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(355,001)	$	(2,865,168)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings, net of debt issuance costs	$	3,586,173	$	2,710,750
Repayments of debt	(3,583,149)		(467,595)
Increase (decrease) in outstanding checks	(4,686)		(5,662)
Registration expenses related to the issuance of Partnership common units	—		(855)
Distributions to Partnership unitholders	(422,679)		(408,234)
Distributions to Chipeta noncontrolling interest owner	(2,775)		(3,793)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners of WES Operating	(8,676)		(106,666)
Net contributions from (distributions to) related parties	21,832		456,938
Above-market component of swap agreements with Anadarko	—		7,407
Finance lease payments	(10,262)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	(424,222)	$	2,182,290
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	(40,224)	$	3,653
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	99,962		92,142
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	59,738	$	95,795

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OPERATING STATISTICS

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended  June 30,				Six Months Ended  June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Throughput for natural-gas assets (MMcf/d)
Gathering, treating, and transportation	554		528		547		527
Processing	3,563		3,524		3,605		3,498
Equity investments (1)	458		402		451		390
Total throughput	4,575		4,454		4,603		4,415
Throughput attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)	162		178		164		177
Total throughput attributable to WES for natural-gas assets	4,413		4,276		4,439		4,238
Throughput for crude-oil and NGLs assets (MBbls/d)
Gathering, treating, and transportation	359		302		360		303
Equity investments (3)	367		311		391		308
Total throughput	726		613		751		611
Throughput attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)	15		13		15		13
Total throughput attributable to WES for crude-oil and NGLs assets	711		600		736		598
Throughput for produced-water assets (MBbls/d)
Gathering and disposal	773		515		745		516
Throughput attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)	15		10		15		10
Total throughput attributable to WES for produced-water assets	758		505		730		506
Per-Mcf Adjusted gross margin for natural-gas assets (4)	$	1.13	$	1.06	$	1.15	$	1.08
Per-Bbl Adjusted gross margin for crude-oil and NGLs assets (5)	2.56		2.52		2.49		2.49
Per-Bbl Adjusted gross margin for produced-water assets (6)	0.97		1.01		0.97		0.98

⁽¹⁾Represents the 14.81% share of average Fort Union throughput, 22% share of average Rendezvous throughput, 50% share of average Mi Vida and Ranch Westex throughput, and 30% share of average Red Bluff Express throughput.

⁽²⁾For all periods presented, includes (i) the 25% third-party interest in Chipeta and (ii) the 2.0% Occidental subsidiary-owned limited partner interest in WES Operating, which collectively represent WES’s noncontrolling interests.

⁽³⁾Represents the 10% share of average White Cliffs throughput; 25% share of average Mont Belvieu JV throughput; 20% share of average TEG, TEP, Whitethorn, and Saddlehorn throughput; 33.33% share of average FRP throughput; and 15% share of average Panola and Cactus II throughput.

⁽⁴⁾Average for period. Calculated as Adjusted gross margin for natural-gas assets, divided by total throughput (MMcf/d) attributable to WES for natural-gas assets.

⁽⁵⁾Average for period. Calculated as Adjusted gross margin for crude-oil and NGLs assets, divided by total throughput (MBbls/d) attributable to WES for crude-oil and NGLs assets.

⁽⁶⁾Average for period. Calculated as Adjusted gross margin for produced-water assets, divided by total throughput (MBbls/d) attributable to WES for produced-water assets.

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OPERATING STATISTICS (CONTINUED)

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	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2020	2019	2020	2019	2020	2019
	Natural gas (MMcf/d)		Crude oil & NGLs (MBbls/d)		Produced water (MBbls/d)
Delaware Basin	1,309	1,179	202	141	773	515
DJ Basin	1,329	1,266	113	112	—	—
Equity investments	458	402	367	311	—	—
Other	1,479	1,607	44	49	—	—
Total throughput	4,575	4,454	726	613	773	515

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020	2019	2020	2019	2020	2019
	Natural gas (MMcf/d)		Crude oil & NGLs (MBbls/d)		Produced water (MBbls/d)
Delaware Basin	1,349	1,178	197	143	745	516
DJ Basin	1,368	1,262	120	107	—	—
Equity investments	451	390	391	308	—	—
Other	1,435	1,585	43	53	—	—
Total throughput	4,603	4,415	751	611	745	516

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Cover Page	Aug. 10, 2020
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Aug. 10, 2020
Entity Registrant Name	WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-35753
Entity Tax Identification Number	46-0967367
Entity Address, Address Line One	9950 Woodloch Forest Drive
Entity Address, City or Town	The Woodlands
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	77380
City Area Code	832
Local Phone Number	636-1009
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Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common units
Trading Symbol	WES
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001423902
Amendment Flag	false
Former Address [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Address, Address Line One	1201 Lake Robbins Drive
Entity Address, City or Town	The Woodlands
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	77380