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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
TVPC Contribution
On August 31, 2016, PBF Holding contributed 50% of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of TVPC to PBF LLC. PBFX then acquired 50% of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of TVPC from PBF LLC pursuant to the TVPC Contribution Agreement. TVPC's assets consist of the Torrance Valley Pipeline. The total consideration paid to PBF LLC was $175,000 in cash, which was funded by PBFX with $20,000 of cash on hand, $76,200 in proceeds from the sale of marketable securities, and $78,800 in net proceeds from the August 2016 PBFX Equity Offering.
PBFX’s wholly-owned subsidiary, PBFX Operating Company LP ("PBFX Op Co"), serves as TVPC's managing member. PBFX, through its ownership of PBFX Op Co, has the sole ability to direct the activities of TVPC that most significantly impact its economic performance. Accordingly, PBFX, and not PBF Holding, is considered to be the primary beneficiary for accounting purposes and as a result PBFX fully consolidates TVPC. Subsequent to the TVPC Contribution, PBF Holding records an investment in equity method investee on its balance sheet for the 50% of TVPC that it owns. PBF Holding's equity investment in TVPC is included in our Non-Guarantor results as this subsidiary is not a guarantor of the Senior Secured Notes as disclosed in "Note 14 - Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of PBF Holding".
Commercial Agreements
PBF Holding entered into long-term, fee-based commercial agreements with PBFX. Under these agreements, PBFX provides various rail and truck terminaling services, pipeline services and storage services to PBF Holding and PBF Holding has committed to provide PBFX with minimum fees based on minimum monthly throughput volumes. The fees under each of these agreements are indexed for inflation and any increase in operating costs for providing such services to the Company. Prior to the PBFX Offering and completion of the subsequent drop-down transactions with PBFX, PBFX's assets, other than the East Coast Terminals (as defined below), were owned, operated and maintained by PBF Holding. Therefore, PBF Holding did not previously pay a fee for the utilization of the facilities.
On April 29, 2016, PBFX closed on the purchase of four refined product terminals located in the greater Philadelphia region (the "East Coast Terminals") from an affiliate of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (the "PBFX Plains Asset Purchase"). In connection with the PBFX Plains Asset Purchase, PBFX assumed certain commercial agreements that Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. had previously entered into with PBF Holding and subsequent to the PBFX Plains Asset Purchase on April 29, 2016, PBF Holding entered into additional commercial agreements with PBFX related to the East Coast Terminals. These agreements have initial terms ranging from approximately three months to one year and include: 
tank lease agreements, under which PBFX provides tank lease services to PBF Holding at the East Coast Terminals, with fees ranging from $0.45 to $0.55 per barrel received into the tank, up to 448,000 barrels, and $0.30 to $0.351 for all additional barrels received in excess of that amount. Additionally, the lease agreements include ancillary fees for tank to tank transfers; and
terminaling service agreements, under which PBFX provides terminaling and other services to PBF Holding at the East Coast Terminals, with fees ranging from $0.10 to $1.25 per barrel based on services provided, with additional flat rate fees for certain unloading/loading activities at the terminal.
The tank lease agreements contain minimum requirements for the amount of leased tank capacity contracted by PBF Holding. Additionally, the fees under each commercial agreement are indexed for inflation based on the changes in the U.S Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (the “CPI-U”). Each of these commercial agreements also include automatic renewal options ranging from three months to one year terms, unless written notice is provided by either PBFX or PBF Holding thirty days prior to the end of the previous term.
In connection with the TVPC Contribution Agreement described above, PBF Holding and TVPC entered into a ten-year transportation services agreement (including the services orders thereunder, collectively the “Transportation Services Agreement”) under which PBFX, through TVPC, will provide transportation and storage services to PBF Holding on the Torrance Valley Pipeline in return for throughput fees. The Transportation Services Agreement can be extended by PBF Holding for two additional five-year periods. This agreement includes the following:
Transportation Services. The minimum throughput commitment for transportation services on the northern portion of the Torrance Valley Pipeline is approximately 50,000 barrels per day for a fee equal to $0.5625 per barrel of crude throughput up to the minimum throughput commitment and in excess of the minimum throughput commitment. If PBF Holding does not throughput the aggregate amounts equal to the minimum throughput commitment described above, PBF Holding will be required to pay a shortfall payment equal to the shortfall volume multiplied by the fee of $0.5625 per barrel. The minimum throughput commitment for the southern portion of the Torrance Valley Pipeline is approximately 70,000 bpd with a fee equal to approximately $1.5625 per barrel and a fee of $0.3125 per barrel for amounts in excess of the minimum throughput commitment. If PBF Holding does not throughput the aggregate amounts equal to the minimum throughput commitment described above, PBF Holding will be required to pay a shortfall payment equal to the shortfall volume multiplied by the fee of $1.5625 per barrel; provided, however, that PBF Holding will receive a credit to PBF Holding’s account for the amount of such shortfall, and such credit will be applied in subsequent monthly invoices against excess throughput fees during any of the succeeding three months; and
Storage Services. PBF Holding will pay TVPC $0.85 per barrel fixed rate for the shell capacity of the Midway tank, which rate includes throughput equal to the shell capacity of the tank. PBF Holding will pay $0.85 per barrel fixed rate for each of the Belridge and Emidio storage tanks, which rate includes throughput equal to the shell capacity of each individual storage tank, subject to adjustment. PBF Holding will also pay $0.425 per barrel for throughput in excess of the shell capacity for each storage tank; provided that PBF Holding has a commitment for a minimum incremental throughput in excess of the shell capacity of (A) 715,000 barrels per month for the Belridge Tank (the “Belridge Storage MTC”), and (B) 600,000 barrels per month for the Emidio tank. If, during any month, actual throughput in excess of the shell capacity of all individual storage tanks by PBF Holding is less than the throughput storage minimum commitment, then PBF Holding will pay TVPC an amount equal to the storage rate multiplied by the throughput storage minimum commitment less the actual excess volumes.
TVPC is required to maintain the Torrance Valley Pipeline in a condition and with a capacity sufficient to handle a volume of PBF Holding’s crude at least equal to the current operating capacity or the reserved crude capacity, as the case may be, subject to interruptions for routine repairs and maintenance and force majeure events. Failure to meet such obligations may result in a reduction of fees payable under the Transportation Services Agreement.
Below is a summary of the commercial agreements entered into during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 with PBFX having initial terms ranging from seven to ten years and corresponding fees for the use of each of the assets (no such agreements were entered into in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 other than in connection with the PBFX Plains Asset Purchase and TVPC Contribution). Each of these commercial agreements contains minimum volume commitments. The fees under each commercial agreement are indexed for inflation and the agreements give PBF Holding the option to renew for two additional five year terms following the expiration of the initial term.
a rail terminaling services agreement with PBFX with an initial term of approximately seven years, under which PBFX provides terminaling services at the DCR Rail Terminal (the "DCR Terminaling Agreement"). Pursuant to the DCR Terminaling Agreement, and based on the change in the U.S. Producer Price Index (the “PPI”), effective January 1, 2016, the terminaling service fee was decreased to $2.014 per barrel up to the minimum throughput commitment and $0.503 per barrel for volumes that exceed the minimum throughput commitment;
a truck unloading and terminaling services agreement with PBFX, with an initial term of approximately seven years, under which PBFX provides terminaling services at the Toledo Truck Terminal (the "Toledo Terminaling Agreement"). Pursuant to the Toledo Terminaling Agreement, and based on the change in the PPI, effective January 1, 2016, the terminaling service fee was decreased to $1.007 per barrel;
a terminaling services agreement, with an initial term of approximately seven years, under which PBFX provides rail terminaling services to PBF Holding at the DCR West Rack (the "West Ladder Rack Terminaling Agreement");
a storage and terminaling services agreement, with an initial term of ten years, under which PBFX provides storage and terminaling services to PBF Holding at the Toledo Storage Facility (the "Toledo Storage Facility Storage and Terminaling Agreement"). Additionally, the Toledo Storage Facility Storage and Terminaling Agreement contains minimum requirements for the amount of storage contracted by PBF Holding;
a pipeline service agreement with PBFX, with an initial term of approximately ten years, under which PBFX, through Delaware Pipeline Company (“DPC”), provides pipeline services to PBF Holding at the Delaware City Products Pipeline (the "Delaware City Pipeline Services Agreement"). Effective July 2016, the throughput fee was decreased to $0.5396 per barrel due to a decrease in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission tariff; and
a truck loading service agreement with PBFX, with an initial term of approximately ten years, under which PBFX, through Delaware City Logistics Company LLC (“DCLC”), provides terminaling services to PBF Holding at the Delaware City Truck Rack (the "Delaware City Truck Loading Agreement").
Other Agreements
In addition to the commercial agreements described above, PBF Holding also entered into an omnibus agreement with PBFX, PBF GP and PBF LLC, which addresses the payment of an annual fee for the provision of various general and administrative services, among other matters (as amended from time to time, the "Omnibus Agreement").On August 31, 2016, the Omnibus Agreement was amended and restated which increased the annual fee to $4,000 to include the Torrance Valley Pipeline. PBF Holding and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an operation and management services and secondment agreement with PBFX under which PBFX reimburses PBF Holding for the provision of certain operational services to PBFX in support of its operations, including operational services performed by certain of PBF Holding's field-level employees (as amended from time to time, the "Services Agreement"). On August 31, 2016, the Services Agreement was amended and restated which increased the annual fee to $6,386, to include the Torrance Valley Pipeline.
Summary of Transactions
A summary of revenue and expense transactions with our affiliates is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Revenues under affiliate agreements:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Omnibus Agreement
$
1,201

 
$
1,471

 
$
3,460

 
$
3,941

Services Agreement
1,280

 
1,122

 
3,523

 
3,412

Total expenses under commercial agreements
43,842

 
37,082

 
118,356

 
104,796