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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Transactions and Agreements with PBFX
PBF Holding entered into agreements with PBFX that establish fees for certain general and administrative services, and operational and maintenance services provided by the Company to PBFX. In addition, the Company executed terminal, pipeline and storage services agreements with PBFX under which PBFX provides commercial transportation, terminaling, storage and pipeline services to the Company. These agreements with PBFX include:
Contribution Agreements
Immediately prior to the closing of certain contribution agreements, which PBF LLC entered into with PBFX (as defined in the table below, and collectively referred to as the “Contribution Agreements”), PBF Holding contributed certain assets to PBF LLC. PBF LLC in turn contributed those assets to PBFX pursuant to the Contribution Agreements. Certain proceeds received by PBF LLC from PBFX in accordance with the Contribution Agreements were subsequently contributed by PBF LLC to PBF Holding. The Contribution Agreements include the following:

Contribution Agreement
Effective Date
Assets Contributed
Total Consideration
Contribution Agreement I
5/8/2014
DCR Rail Terminal and the Toledo Truck Terminal
74,053 PBFX common units and 15,886,553 PBFX subordinated units
Contribution Agreement II
9/16/2014
DCR West Rack
$135,000 in cash and $15,000 through the issuance of 589,536 PBFX common units
Contribution Agreement III
12/2/2014
Toledo Storage Facility
$135,000 in cash and $15,000 through the issuance of 620,935 PBFX common units
Contribution Agreement IV
5/5/2015
DCR Products Pipeline and Truck Rack
$112,500 in cash and $30,500 through the issuance of 1,288,420 PBFX common units
Contribution Agreement V (a)
8/31/2016
Torrance Valley Pipeline
$175,000 in cash
Contribution Agreement VI
2/15/2017
Paulsboro Natural Gas Pipeline
$11,600 affiliate promissory note (b)
Contribution Agreements VII-X
7/16/2018
Development Assets (c)
$31,586 through the issuance of 1,494,134 PBFX common units
(a) Pursuant to Contribution Agreement V entered into on August 31, 2016, PBF Holding contributed 50% of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of Torrance Valley Pipeline Company LLC (“TVPC”) to PBF LLC, which in turn were acquired by PBFX. TVPC’s assets consist of the Torrance Valley Pipeline which include the M55, M1 and M70 pipeline systems, including pipeline stations with storage capacity and truck unloading capability at two of the stations.
PBFX Operating Company LP (“PBFX Op Co”), PBFX’s wholly-owned subsidiary, 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 Contribution Agreement V, PBF Holding records an investment in equity method investee on its consolidated balance sheet for the 50% of TVPC that it owns. The carrying value of the Company’s equity method investment in TVPC was $169,472 and $171,903 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The equity investment in TVPC, through TVP Holding Company LLC “TVP Holding”, is included in the Non-Guarantor financial position and results of PBF Holding disclosed in “Note 20- Consolidating Financial Statements of PBF Holding” as TVP Holding is not a guarantor of the Senior Notes.
(b) As a result of the completion of the Paulsboro Natural Gas Pipeline in the fourth quarter of 2017, PBF Holding received full payment for the affiliate promissory note due from PBFX.
(c) On July 16, 2018, PBFX entered into four contribution agreements with PBF LLC pursuant to which the Company contributed to PBF LLC certain of its subsidiaries (the “Development Assets Contribution Agreements”). Pursuant to the Development Asset Contribution Agreements, the Company contributed all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of: Toledo Rail Logistics Company LLC (“TRLC”), whose assets consist of a loading and unloading rail facility located at the Toledo refinery (the “Toledo Rail Products Facility”); Chalmette Logistics Company LLC (“CLC”), whose assets consist of a truck loading rack facility (the “Chalmette Truck Rack”) and a rail yard facility (the “Chalmette Rosin Yard”), both of which are located at the Chalmette refinery; Paulsboro Terminaling Company LLC (“PTC”), whose assets consist of a lube oil terminal facility located at the Paulsboro refinery (the “Paulsboro Lube Oil Terminal”); and DCR Storage and Loading Company LLC (“DSLC”), whose assets consist of an ethanol storage facility located at the Delaware City refinery (the “Delaware Ethanol Storage Facility” and collectively with the Toledo Rail Products Facility, the Chalmette Truck Rack, the Chalmette Rosin Yard, and the Paulsboro Lube Oil Terminal, the “Development Assets”) to PBF LLC. PBFX Operating Company LP (“PBFX Op Co”), PBFX’s wholly-owned subsidiary, in turn acquired the limited liability company interests in the Development Assets from PBF LLC in connection with the Development Assets Contribution Agreements effective as of July 31, 2018.
Commercial Agreements with PBFX
PBFX currently derives a substantial majority of its revenue from long-term, fee-based commercial agreements with PBF Holding relating to assets associated with the Contribution Agreements described above, the majority of which include a minimum volume commitment (“MVC”) and are supported by contractual fee escalations for inflation adjustments and certain increases in operating costs. Under these agreements, PBFX provides various pipeline, rail and truck terminaling and storage services to PBF Holding and PBF Holding has committed to provide PBFX with minimum fees based on minimum monthly throughput volumes. PBF Holding believes the terms and conditions under these agreements, as well as the Omnibus Agreement (as defined below) and the Services Agreement (as defined below) each with PBFX, are generally no less favorable to either party than those that could have been negotiated with unaffiliated parties with respect to similar services.
These commercial agreements (as defined in the table below) with PBFX include:
Service Agreements
Initiation Date
Initial Term
Renewals (a)
MVC
Force Majeure
Transportation and Terminaling
 
 
 
 
 
Amended and Restated Rail Agreements (b)
5/8/2014
7 years,
8 months
2 x 5
125,000 bpd
PBFX or PBF Holding can declare
Toledo Truck Unloading & Terminaling Services Agreement (g)
5/8/2014
7 years,
8 months
2 x 5
5,500 bpd
Toledo Storage Facility Storage and Terminaling Services Agreement- Terminaling Facility (g)
12/12/2014
10 years
2 x 5
4,400 bpd
Delaware Pipeline Services Agreement
5/15/2015
10 years,
8 months
2 x 5
50,000 bpd
Delaware Pipeline Services Agreement- Magellan Connection
11/1/2016
2 years,
5 months
N/A
14,500 bpd
Delaware City Truck Loading Services Agreement- Gasoline
5/15/2015
10 years,
8 months
2 x 5
30,000 bpd
Delaware City Truck Loading Services Agreement- LPGs
5/15/2015
10 years,
8 months
2 x 5
5,000 bpd
East Coast Terminals Terminaling Services Agreements (c)
5/1/2016
Various (d)
Evergreen
15,000 bpd (e)
East Coast Terminals Tank Lease Agreements
5/1/2016
Various (d)
Evergreen
350,000 barrels (f)
Torrance Valley Pipeline Transportation Services Agreement- North Pipeline (g)
8/31/2016
10 years
2 x 5
50,000 bpd
Torrance Valley Pipeline Transportation Services Agreement- South Pipeline (g)
8/31/2016
10 years
2 x 5
70,000 bpd
Torrance Valley Pipeline Transportation Services Agreement- Midway Storage Tank (g)
8/31/2016
10 years
2 x 5
55,000 barrels (f)
Torrance Valley Pipeline Transportation Services Agreement- Emidio Storage Tank (g)
8/31/2016
10 years
2 x 5
900,000 barrels per month
Torrance Valley Pipeline Transportation Services Agreement- Belridge Storage Tank (g)
8/31/2016
10 years
2 x 5
770,000 barrels per month
Paulsboro Natural Gas Pipeline Services Agreement (g) (h)
8/4/2017
15 years
Evergreen
60,000 dekatherms per day
Knoxville Terminals Agreement- Terminaling Services
4/16/2018
5 years
Evergreen
Various (i)
Knoxville Terminals Agreement- Tank Lease (g)
4/16/2018
5 years
Evergreen
115,334 barrels (f)
Toledo Rail Loading Agreement (g)
7/31/2018
7 years, 5 months
2 x 5
Various (j)
Chalmette Terminal Throughput Agreement
7/31/2018
1 year
Evergreen
N/A
Chalmette Rail Unloading Agreement
7/31/2018
7 years, 5 months
2 x 5
7,600 bpd
DSL Ethanol Throughput Agreement (g)
7/31/2018
7 years, 5 months
2 x 5
5,000 bpd
Storage
 
 
 
 
 
Toledo Storage Facility Storage and Terminaling Services Agreement- Storage Facility (g)
12/12/2014
10 years
2 x 5
3,849,271 barrels (f)
PBFX or PBF Holding can declare
Chalmette Storage Agreement (g)
See note (k)
10 years
2 x 5
625,000 barrels (f)

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(a)
PBF Holding has the option to extend the agreements for up to two additional five-year terms, as applicable.
(b)
The Amended and Restated Rail Agreements, as amended and effective as of January 1, 2018, include the Amended and Restated Delaware City Rail Terminaling Services Agreement and the Amended and Restated Delaware West Ladder Rack Terminaling Services Agreement each between Delaware City Terminaling Company LLC and PBF Holding with the service fees thereunder being adjusted, including the addition of an ancillary fee paid by PBF Holding on an actual cost basis. In determining payments due under the Amended and Restated Rail Agreements, excess volumes throughput under the agreements shall apply against required payments in respect to the minimum throughput commitments on a quarterly basis and, to the extent not previously applied, on an annual basis against the MVCs. On February 13, 2019 PBF Holding amended and restated the existing Amended and Restated Delaware City Rail Terminaling Services Agreement and entered into a new terminaling services agreement. Refer to “Note 19 - Subsequent Events” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
(c)
Subsequent to the Toledo Products Terminal Acquisition, the Toledo Products Terminal was added to the East Coast Terminals Terminaling Services Agreements.
(d)
The East Coast Terminals related party agreements include varying initial term lengths, ranging from one to five years.
(e)
The East Coast Terminals Terminaling Service Agreements have no MVCs and are billed based on actual volumes throughput, other than a terminaling services agreement between the East Coast Terminals’ Paulsboro, New Jersey location and PBF Holding’s Paulsboro refinery with a 15,000 bpd MVC.
(f)
Reflects the overall capacity as stipulated by the storage agreement. The storage MVC is subject to the effective operating capacity of each tank, which can be impacted by routine tank maintenance and other factors.
(g)
These commercial agreements with PBFX are considered leases.
(h)
In August 2017, PBFX’s Paulsboro Natural Gas Pipeline commenced service. Concurrent with the commencement of operations, a new services agreement was entered into between PBF Holding and PNGPC.
(i)
The minimum throughput revenue commitment for the Knoxville Terminals Agreement- Terminaling Services is $894 for year one, $1,788 for year two and $2,683 for year three and thereafter.
(j)
Under the Toledo Rail Loading Agreement, PBF Holding has minimum throughput commitments for (i) 30 railcars per day of products and (ii) 11.5 railcars per day of premium products. The Toledo Rail Loading Agreement also specifies a maximum throughput rate of 50 railcars per day.
(k)
The Chalmette Storage Services Agreement was entered into on February 15, 2017 and commenced on November 1, 2017.

Omnibus Agreement
In addition to the commercial agreements described above, PBF Holding entered into an omnibus agreement with PBFX, PBF GP and PBF LLC, which has been amended and restated in connection with certain of the Contribution Agreements with PBFX, PBF GP and PBF LLC for the provision of executive management services and support for accounting and finance, legal, human resources, information technology, environmental, health and safety, and other administrative functions, as well as (i) PBF LLC’s agreement not to compete with PBFX under certain circumstances, subject to certain exceptions, (ii) PBFX’s right of first offer for ten years to acquire certain logistics assets retained by PBF Energy following the PBFX Offering, including certain logistics assets that PBF LLC or its subsidiaries may construct or acquire in the future, subject to certain exceptions, and (iii) a license to use the PBF Logistics trademark and name.
On July 31, 2018, in connection with the Development Assets Contribution Agreements, the Company entered into the Fifth Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement (the “Omnibus Agreement”) with PBFX, to update the provision of these executive management services and support for the Development Assets, which PBF Holding expects to result in an increase of the estimated annual fee to $7,000.
Services Agreement
Additionally, PBF Holding and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an operation and management services and secondment agreement with PBFX, pursuant to which PBF Holding and its subsidiaries provide PBFX with the personnel necessary for PBFX to perform its obligations under the commercial agreements. PBFX reimburses PBF Holding for the use of such employees and the provision of certain infrastructure-related services to the extent applicable to its operations, including storm water discharge and waste water treatment, steam, potable water, access to certain roads and grounds, sanitary sewer access, electrical power, emergency response, filter press, fuel gas, API solids treatment, fire water and compressed air.
On July 31, 2018, in connection with the Development Assets Contribution Agreements, the Company entered into the Sixth Amended and Restated Operation and Management Services and Secondment Agreement with PBFX (the “Services Agreement”), resulting in an increase of the annual fee to $8,587. The Services Agreement will terminate upon the termination of the Omnibus Agreement, provided that PBFX may terminate any service on 30-days’ notice.
Summary of Transactions with PBFX
A summary of transactions with PBFX is as follows:
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Reimbursements under affiliate agreements:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Services Agreement
 
$
7,477

 
$
6,626

 
$
5,121

Omnibus Agreement
 
7,468

 
6,899

 
4,805

Total expenses under affiliate agreements
 
259,426

 
240,654

 
175,448


Total reimbursements under the Omnibus Agreement are included in General and administrative expenses and reimbursements under the Services Agreement and expenses under affiliate agreements are included in Cost of products and other in the Company’s statements of operations.
Financial Sponsors
As of December 31, 2013 PBF Energy’s financial sponsors had received the full return of their aggregate amount invested in PBF LLC Series A Units. As a result, pursuant to the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of PBF LLC, the holders of PBF LLC Series B Units are entitled to an interest in the amounts received by the investment funds associated with the initial investors in PBF LLC in excess of their original investment in the form of PBF LLC distributions and from the shares of PBF Energy Class A Common Stock issuable to such investment funds (for their own account and on behalf of the holders of PBF LLC Series B Units) upon an exchange, and the proceeds from the sale of such shares. Such proceeds received by the investment funds associated with the initial investors in PBF LLC are distributed to the holders of the PBF LLC Series B Units in accordance with the distribution percentages specified in the PBF LLC amended and restated limited liability company agreement. There were no distributions to PBF LLC Series B unitholders for the years ending December 31, 2018 and 2017. The total amount distributed to the PBF LLC Series B unitholders for the year ending December 31, 2016 was $6,152.