Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 22, 2021, Shell Pipeline Company, L.P., the operator of the Mars pipeline, in which BP Midstream Partners LP (“BPMP” or the "Partnership") owns a 28.5% interest, issued the following update relevant to BPMP:
“Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SHLX) (“Shell Midstream Partners” or the “Partnership”) and Shell Pipeline Company LP (“SPLC”) announced today that they now expect the West Delta-143 (“WD-143”) offshore facilities to be operational in the first half of November. Once WD-143 is operational, the Mars Oil Pipeline expects to resume normal operations as producers ramp up production.”
BPMP will make additional public disclosures when appropriate to do so.
Cautionary statement
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Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, BPMP does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for BPMP to predict all such factors.