RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Related party transactions are conducted in the normal course of business and, unless otherwise noted, are measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.

We provide transportation services to several significantly influenced investees which we record as transportation and other services revenue. We also purchase and sell natural gas and crude oil with several of our significantly influenced investees. These revenues and costs are recorded as commodity sales and commodity costs. We contract for firm transportation services to meet our annual natural gas supply requirements which we record as gas distribution costs.

Our transactions with significantly influenced investees are as follows:

Year ended December 31,	2023	2022	2021
(millions of Canadian dollars)
Transportation and other revenues	169	185	237
Commodity sales	—	51	20
Operating and administrative1	625	503	380
Commodity costs2	63	778	790
Gas distribution costs	140	136	131

1During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we had Operating and administrative costs from the Seaway Crude Pipeline System of $632 million, $495 million and $389 million, respectively. These costs are a result of an operational contract where we utilize capacity on Seaway Crude Pipeline System assets for use in our Liquids Pipelines business.

2During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we had Commodity costs from Aux Sable Canada LP of $2 million, $571 million and $447 million, respectively.

LONG-TERM NOTES RECEIVABLE FROM AFFILIATES

As at December 31, 2023, amounts receivable from affiliates include a series of notes totaling $54 million (2022 - $752 million). This change in balance is primarily due to notes receivable from ERII which, beginning November 2023, eliminated upon consolidation. Refer to the Other Equity Investment Transactions section of Note 13 - Long-Term Investments for further details on the Offshore Wind Facilities transaction. The remaining loans which require quarterly or semi-annual interest payments at annual interest rates ranging from 4% to 8%. Interest income recognized from these notes totaled $21 million, $30 million and $39 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The amounts receivable from affiliates are included in Deferred amounts and other assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial position.