Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NGL Energy

As described in Note 3, we own interests in NGL Energy, which we account for under the equity method.

During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we generated the following transactions with NGL Energy (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenues	$	14,395	$	41,945
Purchases	$	6,009	$	36,573
Reimbursements from NGL Energy for transition services	$	28	$	526

White Cliffs

As described in Note 3, we account for our ownership interest in White Cliffs under the equity method. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we generated revenue from White Cliffs of approximately $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively. We generated revenue from White Cliffs of approximately $1.8 million and $1.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Legal services

The law firm of Conner & Winters, LLP, of which Mark D. Berman is a partner, performs legal services for us. Mr. Berman is the spouse of Candice L. Cheeseman, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Berman does not perform any legal services for us. SemGroup paid $0.5 million and $1.2 million in legal fees and related expenses to this law firm during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively (of which $9,909 and $56,085, respectively, was paid by White Cliffs). SemGroup paid $0.2 million and $1.3 million in legal fees and related expenses to this law firm during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively (of which $29,280 and $124,001, respectively, was paid by White Cliffs).