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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
NGL Energy Partners LP and subsidiaries (Gavilon, LLC and High Sierra Crude Oil and Marketing, LLC)
As described in Note 5, we own interests in NGL Energy, which we account for under the equity method.
During the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, we generated the following transactions with NGL Energy and its subsidiaries (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
Year Ended December 31, 2013
 
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Revenues
$
456,987

 
$
796,440

 
$
421,311

Purchases
$
437,015

 
$
669,450

 
$
336,612

Reimbursements from NGL Energy for services
$
168

 
$
198

 
$
575


White Cliffs
We generated approximately $2.9 million, $2.9 million and $2.5 million of revenue from services we provided to White Cliffs during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. We incurred $3.9 million of cost for the year ended December 31, 2014 related to transportation fees for shipments on White Cliffs.
Glass Mountain
We incurred $0.8 million of cost for the year ended December 31, 2014 related to transportation fees for shipments on the Glass Mountain Pipeline. We received $0.7 million in fees from Glass Mountain for the year ended December 31, 2014, respectively, related to support and administrative services associated with pipeline operations.
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 $1.3 million, $1.9 million and $1.7 million in legal fees and related expenses to this law firm during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively (of which $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million was paid by White Cliffs, respectively).