January 11, 2016

ConocoPhillips (COP) today announced that the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has departed from the Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) facility on Curtis Island in Queensland, Australia. “This is a significant milestone for our company and we are proud to have safely loaded the first cargo from APLNG,” said Ryan Lance, chairman and chief executive officer. “The project is

Tesoro Corporation (TSO) (“Tesoro”) has closed the previously announced acquisition of Great Northern Midstream LLC (“Great Northern Midstream”), a crude oil logistics provider which owns and operates high-quality, recently constructed crude oil pipeline, gathering system, transportation, storage and rail loading facilities in the Williston Basin of North Dakota. Consistent with the details of the transaction announced on December 8, 2015,

– Enhances partnership’s liquidity position – Effectively refinances the partnership’s 2016 long-term debt maturities – No need to access public debt or equity markets well into 2017 ONEOK Partners, L.P. (OKS) today announced that it has entered into a $1 billion three-year unsecured term loan agreement, which will be used for general partnership purposes, including the repayment of existing borrowings.