UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)


☒			ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2024~~ 2025


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission file number 001-38048

KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

81-4675947

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2700 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77056-4400

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (713) 621-7330

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value

KNTK

New York Stock Exchange

NYSE Texas

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ ~~Emerging growth company ☐~~ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act): Yes ☐ No ☒

Aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of registrant as of June 30, 2024												$1,563,008,393
Aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of registrant as of June 30, 2025 (in billions)												$1.97
Number of shares of registrant’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 issued and outstanding as of February 21, 2025												60,078,190
Number of shares of registrant’s Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 issued and outstanding as of February 20, 2026												64,590,736
Number of shares of registrant’s Class C common stock, $0.0001 issued and outstanding as of February 21, 2025												97,696,784
Number of shares of registrant’s Class C Common Stock, $0.0001 issued and outstanding as of February 20, 2026												97,557,604

Documents Incorporated By Reference

Portions of registrant’s proxy statement relating to registrant’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed hereafter are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item		Page
	GLOSSARY	ii
	INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK	iii
	INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISKS	iii
	PART I
1 and 2.	BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES	1
1A.	RISK FACTORS	13
1B.	UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS	25
1C.	CYBERSECURITY	2526
3.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	2728
	PART II
5.	MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES	2829
6.	[RESERVED]	30
7.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	31
7A.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	44
8.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA	4844
9.	CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE	44
9A.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	45
9B.	OTHER INFORMATION	45
9C.	DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS	4645
	PART III
10.	DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE	4746
11.	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	4746
12.	SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS	4746
13.	CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE	4746
14.	PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES	4746
	PART IV
15.	EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES	4847
16.	FORM 10-K SUMMARY	5049
	SIGNATURES	5150

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

The following are abbreviations and definitions of certain terms which may be used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”) and certain terms which are commonly used in the exploration, production, and midstream sectors of the oil and natural gas industry:

•A/R Facility. Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility

•ASC. Accounting Standards Codification

•ASU. Accounting Standards ~~Update~~Updates

•Bbl. One stock tank barrel of 42 United States (“U.S.”) gallons liquid volume used herein in reference to crude oil, condensate or natural gas liquids

•Bcf. One billion cubic feet

•Bcf/d. One Bcf per day

•Breviloba. Breviloba, LLC

•Btu. One British thermal unit, which is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a one-pound mass of water by one degree Fahrenheit

•CODM. Chief Operating Decision Maker

•Delaware Basin. Located on the western section of the Permian Basin. The Delaware Basin covers a 6.4M4 million acre area

•EBITDA. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization

•EMI or EMIs. Equity Method Investment(s)

•EPIC. Epic Crude Holdings, LP

•FASB. Financial Accounting Standards Board

•FOMC. Federal Open Market Committee

•Field. An area consisting of a single reservoir or multiple reservoirs, all grouped on, or related to, the same individual geological structural feature or stratigraphic condition. The field name refers to the surface area, although it may refer to both the surface and the underground productive formations

•Formation. A layer of rock which has distinct characteristics that differs from nearby rock

•GAAP. United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

•GHG. Greenhouse gas

•IRC. Internal Revenue Code

•MBbl. One thousand barrels of crude oil, condensate or NGLs

•MBbl/d. One MBbl per day

•Mcf. One thousand cubic feet of natural gas

•Mcf/d. One Mcf per day

•MMBtu. One million British thermal units

•MMcf. One million cubic feet of natural gas

•MMcf/d. One MMcf per day

•MVC. Minimum volume commitments

•NGL or NGLs. Natural gas liquids. Hydrocarbons found in natural gas, which may be extracted as liquefied petroleum gas and natural gasoline

•PHP. Permian Highway Pipeline, LLC

•Throughput. The volume of crude oil, natural gas, NGLs, water and refined petroleum products transported or passing through a pipeline, plant, terminal or other facility during a particular period

•SEC. United States Securities and Exchange Commission

•SOFR. Secured Overnight Financing Rate

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND ~~RISK~~RISKS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts included or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected revenues, projected costs and plans, and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “believe,” “continue,” “seek,” “guidance,” “might,” “outlook,” “possibly,” “potential,” “prospect,” “should,” “would,” or similar terminology, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward looking. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable under the circumstances, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, but are not limited to, assumptions about:

•our ability to integrate operations or realize any anticipated benefits, savings or growth of business combinations. See Note 3 — Business Combinations in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in this Annual Report;

•the market prices of oil, natural gas, NGLs, and other products or services;

•competition from other pipelines, terminals or other forms of transportation and competition from other service providers for gathering system capacity and availability;

•production rates, throughput volumes, reserve levels, and development success of dedicated oil and gas fields;

•our future financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, compliance with debt covenants and competitive position;

•our future revenues, cash flows and expenses;

•our access to capital and ~~its~~our anticipated liquidity;

•our future business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations;

•the amount, nature and timing of our future capital expenditures, including future development costs;

•the risks associated with potential acquisitions, divestitures, new joint ventures or other strategic opportunities;

•the recruitment and retention of our officers and personnel;

•the likelihood of success of and impact of litigation and other proceedings, including regulatory proceedings;

•our assessment of our counterparty risk and the ability of our counterparties to perform their future obligations;

•the impact of federal, state, and local political, regulatory and environmental developments where we conduct our business operations;

•the changes in the U.S. and foreign trade policy and the impact of tariffs on our business and results of operations;

•the occurrence of an extreme weather event, terrorist attack or other event that materially impacts project construction and our operations, including cyber or other operational electronic systems;

•our ability to successfully implement, execute and achieve our sustainability goals and initiatives;

•~~our~~the ~~ability~~realizability toand ~~successfully~~valuation ~~implement~~allowance assessment of our ~~stock~~net ~~repurchase~~deferred ~~program~~tax asset position;

•~~our~~general ~~ability~~economic toand ~~integrate~~political ~~operations~~conditions, orincluding ~~realize~~interest ~~any~~rates, ~~anticipated benefits~~inflation, ~~savings~~the orglobal ~~growth~~geopolitical ofconflicts, ~~business~~foreign ~~combinations.~~and ~~See~~domestic ~~Note~~trade 3policies —under ~~Business Combination in~~ the ~~Notes~~Trump toAdministration ~~our~~and ~~Consolidated~~other ~~Financial Statements set forth in this Annual Report~~factors; and

•general economic and political conditions, epidemics or pandemics and actions taken by third parties in response to such epidemics or pandemics, the impact of continued inflation, central bank policy actions, bank failures and associated liquidity risks; and

•other factors disclosed under Part I—Item 1A—Risk Factors, Part II—Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Item 7A—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk and elsewhere in this Annual Report.

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Other factors or events that could cause the ~~Company’s~~ actual results of Kinetik Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “Kinetik”) to differ materially from the Company’s expectations may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all such factors or events. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company, or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Annual Report. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether based on changes in internal estimates or expectations, new information, future developments, or otherwise.

Risk Factors Summary

The following is a summary of the principal risks that could adversely affect our business, operations and financial results. Please refer to Part I—Item 1A—Risk Factors in this Annual Report below for additional discussion of the risks summarized in this Risk Factors Summary.

Business and Operational Risks

•The majority of the Company’s operating assets are currently located in the Permian Basin, making it vulnerable to risks associated with operating in a single geographic area.

•Because of the natural decline in hydrocarbon production from existing wells, the Company’s success depends, in part, on its ability to maintain or increase hydrocarbon throughput volumes on its midstream systems, which depends on its customers’ levels of development and completion activity on its dedicated acreage.

•We may experience difficulties completing acquisitions or divestitures or integrating new businesses and properties, and we may be unable to achieve the benefits we expect from any future acquisitions or divestitures.

•The Company owns interests in certain pipeline projects and other joint ventures, and the Company’s control of such entities is limited.

•If the third-party pipelines interconnected to the Company’s pipelines become unavailable to transport or store crude oil, NGLs or natural gas, or if our cost of transporting on such third-party pipelines changes, the Company’s revenue and available cash could be adversely affected.

•The third parties on whom the Company relies for transportation services from its processing facilities are subject to complex federal, state, and other laws that could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

•The Company’s customers may suspend, reduce or terminate their obligations under the Company’s commercial agreements with them.

•Increased competition from other companies that provide midstream services, or from alternative fuel sources, could have a negative impact on the demand for the Company’s services.

•The Company’s exposure to commodity price risk may change over time and the Company cannot guarantee the terms of any existing or future agreements for its midstream services with its customers.

•The use of derivative financial instruments could result in material financial losses by us.

•The Company’s construction of new midstream assets may not be completed on schedule, at the budgeted cost or at all, may not operate as designed or at the expected levels, or may be subject to new or additional regulatory, environmental, political, contractual, legal and economic risks.

•The Company’s business involves many hazards and operational risks, some of which may not be fully covered by insurance.

•A shortage of equipment and skilled labor could reduce equipment availability and labor productivity and increase labor and equipment costs.

Environmental and Regulatory ~~Risk~~Risks ~~Factors~~ Related to the Company

•The Company operates in a highly regulated environment and its business and profitability could be adversely affected by actions by governmental entities, changes to current laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with laws or regulations.

•Changes to applicable tax laws and regulations or exposure to additional income tax liabilities could adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.

•Rate regulation, challenges by shippers to the rates the Company charges on its pipelines or changes in the jurisdictional characterization of some of the Company’s assets by federal, state or local regulatory agencies or a change in policy by those agencies may result in increased regulation of its assets, which may cause its operating expenses to increase, limit the rates it charges for certain services and decrease the amount of cash flows.

•Federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives relating to pipeline safety, which are often subject to change, may result in more stringent regulations or enforcement and could subject the Company to increased operational costs, increased capital costs and potential operational delays.

•Increased regulation of hydraulic fracturing could result in reductions or delays in crude oil and natural gas production by the Company’s customers, which could reduce the throughput on its gathering and other midstream systems.

•Adoption of new or more stringent legal standards relating to induced seismic activity associated with produced-water disposal could affect the Company’s operations.

•The Company may incur significant liability under, or costs and expenditures to comply with, health, safety and environmental laws and regulations, which are complex and subject to frequent change.

•Legislation, executive orders and regulatory initiatives relating to climate change could have a material adverse effect on our business, demand for our services, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, while potential physical effects of climate change could disrupt the Company’s operations, cause damage to its pipelines and other facilities and cause it to incur significant costs in preparing for or responding to those effects.

•~~Increasing~~Increased attention to sustainability-related matters and conservation measures may adversely impact the Company’s business.

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

•Entities controlled by Blackstone Inc. (“Blackstone”) and ISQ Global Fund II GP, LLC (“I Squared Capital”) are parties to the amended and restated stockholders agreement granting certain director designation rights and own a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting shares and thus could strongly influence all of the Company’s corporate actions.

•Potential future sales pursuant to registration rights granted by the Company and under Rule 144 may depress the market price for our shares of Class A Common Stock

•The Company’s ability to return capital to stockholders through dividends and stock repurchases depends on its ability to generate sufficient cash flows, which it may not be able to accomplish.

•The Company’s charter designates the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court of Chancery”) as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by its stockholders, which could limit its stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with the Company or its directors, officers, employees or agents.

•If the Company fails to maintain an effective system of internal controls, it may not be able to report accurately its financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, current and potential holders of the Company’s equity could lose confidence in its financial reporting, which would harm its business and cost of capital.

•If the performance of the Company does not meet the expectations of investors, stockholders or financial analysts, the market price of the Company’s securities may decline.

•We cannot guarantee that our stock repurchase program will enhance long-term stockholder value.

General Risks

•Continuing or worsening inflationary issues and associated changes in monetary policy have resulted in and may result in additional increases to the cost of the Company’s services and personnel.

•Our business and results of operations may be adversely affected by uncertainty and changes in U.S. trade policies, including tariffs, trade agreements or other trade restrictions imposed by the U.S. or other governments.

•The Company’s operations could be disrupted by natural or human causes beyond its control.

•Cybersecurity breaches of our IT systems could result in information theft, data corruption, operational disruption and/or financial loss.

•Changes in management’s estimates and assumptions may have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and financial or operational performance in any given period.

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Index to Financial Statements

PART I

ITEMS 1 and 2. BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES

Overview

We are an integrated midstream energy company in the Permian Basin providing comprehensive gathering, transportation, compression, processing and treating services. Our core capabilities include a variety of service offerings including natural gas gathering, transportation, compression, treating and processing; NGLs stabilization and transportation; produced water gathering and disposal; and crude oil gathering, stabilization, storage and transportation. We have ~~approximately~~over 2.24 Bcf/d cryogenic natural gas processing capacity strategically located across Texas and New Mexico. ~~Such capacity will increase to 2.4 Bcf/d once the Kings Landing Project is completed in mid-2025.~~ As measured by processing capacity, we are the fourth largest natural gas processor in the Delaware Basin and fourth largest across the entire Permian Basin. In addition, we have equity interests in ~~three~~two long-term contracted pipelines transporting natural gas, NGLs, and crude oil from the Permian Basin to the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico markets.

Significant Transactions and Recent Developments

~~Permian~~Barilla ~~Resources~~Draw ~~Midstream Assets~~ Acquisition

On ~~December~~January 1014, ~~2024~~2025, the Company ~~announced~~completed itthe ~~has~~previously ~~entered~~announced ~~into~~bolt-on aacquisition ~~definitive agreement~~ with Permian Resources Corporation, ~~(“Permian~~who ~~Resources”)~~directly toowned ~~acquire~~all ~~certain~~of ~~natural~~the ~~gas~~issued and ~~crude~~outstanding ~~oil~~membership ~~gathering~~interests ~~systems~~of ~~assets,~~(a) ~~primarily~~RC ~~located~~Permian ~~in Reeves County~~Gathering, ~~Texas~~LLC, ~~for~~a ~~$178.4~~Delaware ~~million~~limited ofliability ~~cash~~company ~~consideration~~ (“Permian ~~Resources Midstream Acquisition~~Gathering”). ~~The~~and ~~Permian~~(b) ~~Resources~~Barilla ~~Midstream~~Draw ~~Acquisition~~Gathering, ~~provides~~LLC, a ~~multi-stream~~Delaware ~~opportunity~~limited ~~for~~liability ~~natural~~company ~~gas~~(“Barilla ~~gathering~~Draw”), ~~compression~~to acquire all issued and ~~processing,~~outstanding asmembership ~~well~~interests asof ~~crude~~Permian ~~gathering~~Gathering ~~services~~and ~~for~~Barilla Draw (the ~~Company~~“Barilla Draw Acquisition”) for $175.5 ~~The~~million ~~transaction~~of ~~closed~~cash consideration. Refer to Note 3—Business Combinations in ~~early~~the ~~January~~Notes ~~2025~~to ~~following~~our ~~satisfaction~~Consolidated ofFinancial ~~customary~~Statements ~~closing~~in ~~conditions~~this Annual Report Form 10-K for further information.

~~Epic Crude Holdings, LP (“~~EPIC”) ~~Equity Interest~~Sale

~~During~~On ~~the~~October ~~third~~31, ~~quarter 2024~~2025, the Company consummated the ~~Equity~~previously ~~Sale~~announced Purchase and ~~Purchase~~Sale Agreement ~~with~~by ~~Dos~~and ~~Rios~~among ~~Crude~~Altus ~~Intermediate~~Midstream ~~LLC~~Processing toLP, ~~purchase~~a Delaware limited partnership and indirect subsidiary of the Company, Kinetik EC Holdco LLC, a ~~12.5%~~Delaware ~~equity~~limited ~~interest~~liability incompany ~~EPIC.~~and ~~The~~indirect ~~acquisition~~subsidiary of ~~additional~~the ~~interest~~Company is(“Kinetik ~~accounted~~Sellers”), ~~for~~with asRattler Midstream Operating LLC, a ~~business~~Delaware ~~acquisition~~limited ~~pursuant~~liability tocompany ~~ASC~~(“Rattler”), ~~805~~Rattler OMOG LLC, ~~Business~~a ~~Combination~~Delaware limited liability company (“~~ASC~~Rattler ~~805~~OMOG”). ~~After~~together ~~completion~~with ofRattler, the ~~transaction~~“Diamondback Sellers” and, the ~~Company~~Diamondback ~~owned~~Sellers together with the Kinetik Sellers, the “Sellers”), Plains BK Holdco LLC, a ~~27.5%~~Delaware ~~equity~~limited ~~interest~~liability incompany ~~EPIC.~~(“Buyer”), ~~EPIC~~and, ~~has~~solely ~~over~~for ~~800~~the ~~miles~~purposes set forth therein, each of ~~pipeline~~Plains ~~connecting~~All ~~the~~American Pipeline, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Rattler Midstream LP, a Delaware limited partnership and ~~Midland~~Kinetik ~~Basins~~Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership, pursuant to which the ~~U.S.~~Sellers ~~Gulf~~agreed ~~Coast~~to ~~and~~sell ~~has~~all of their respective partnership interests in EPIC, collectively representing 55% of the outstanding interests in EPIC, to Buyer for a ~~capacity~~total purchase price of ~~625~~approximately ~~MBbl/d~~$1.76 billion (the “EPIC Sale”). The Company’s ~~original~~received 15$504.2 million of upfront cash consideration in exchange for its 27.5% ~~investment~~interest in EPIC. ~~had~~The noCompany ~~assigned~~recognized ~~value~~a ~~through~~net ~~the~~gain ~~acquisition~~ of ~~Altus~~$415.4 ~~Midstream~~million ~~Company~~for ~~during~~the ~~2022~~year ended December 31, so2025 ~~the~~in ~~company~~relation ~~resumed~~to ~~accounting~~this ~~for~~transaction. In addition, the ~~EPIC~~Company ~~investment~~may ~~using~~receive ~~the~~approximately ~~equity~~$96.0 ~~method~~million ofattributable ~~accounting~~to an earnout, payable upon the ~~closing~~approval by the board of directors of the ~~additional~~general ~~12.5%~~partner ~~interest~~of EPIC of one or more capital projects that achieve certain capacity expansion criteria. Refer to Note 7—Equity Method Investments in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report Form 10-K for further information.

~~Durango~~Financing ~~Acquisition~~Activities

On ~~June~~March 2414, ~~2024~~2025, the Company ~~completed~~and Kinetik Holdings LP (the ~~acquisition~~“Partnership”) completed a private placement of ~~all~~$250.0 million aggregate principal amount of the ~~membership~~Partnership’s ~~interests~~6.625% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2028 (the “New 2028 Notes”) at 101.25% of ~~Durango~~par. ~~Permian~~The ~~LLC~~New ~~and~~2028 ~~its~~Notes ~~wholly~~were ~~owned~~issued ~~subsidiaries~~as ~~for~~additional annotes ~~adjusted~~under ~~purchase~~the ~~price~~indenture dated as of ~~approximately~~December ~~$785.7~~6, ~~million~~2023, as may be supplemented from time to time (~~“Durango~~the ~~Acquisition~~“Indenture”)., ~~Refer~~pursuant to ~~Note~~which ~~3—Business~~the ~~Combinations~~Partnership inhas ~~the~~previously issued $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes todue ~~our~~2028 ~~Consolidated~~(the ~~Financial~~“Existing ~~Statements~~Notes” inand ~~this~~together ~~Annual~~with ~~Report~~the ~~Form~~New ~~10-K~~2028 ~~for~~Notes, ~~further~~the ~~information~~“2028 Notes”).

~~The~~On ~~Durango~~April ~~Acquisition~~1, ~~significantly~~2025, ~~expands~~the ~~our~~Partnership ~~footprint~~entered into ~~New~~an ~~Mexico~~amendment ~~and~~to ~~the~~its ~~Northern~~accounts ~~Delaware~~receivable ~~Basin,~~securitization ~~expanding~~facility ~~our~~dated ~~processing~~April ~~capacity~~2, by2024 ~~over~~(as ~~200~~amended, ~~MMcf/d~~the ~~and~~“Amended ~~doubling~~A/R ~~our~~Facility”) ~~existing~~to, ~~gathering~~among ~~pipeline~~other ~~mileage.~~things, Anincrease ~~additional~~the ~~200~~facility ~~MMcf/d~~limit ofto ~~processing~~$250.0 ~~capacity~~million ~~will~~and beextend ~~added~~the ~~upon~~scheduled ~~completion~~termination ofdate ~~the~~to ~~Kings~~March ~~Landing~~31, ~~Project~~2026.

Gulf Coast Express Pipeline (“GCX”) Divestiture

On June 4, 2024, the Company sold its 16% equity interest in GCX pursuant to the GCX Purchase Agreement for an adjusted purchase price of $524.4 million (the "GCX Sale"), including a $30.0 million earn out in cash upon the approval by the GCX Board of Directors of one or more capital projects that achieve certain capacity expansion criteria. Refer to Note 7—Equity Method Investments in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report Form 10-K for further information.

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Index to Financial Statements

~~Accounts~~On ~~Receivable~~May ~~Securitization~~30, 2025, the Partnership entered into a term loan credit agreement, which provides for a $1.15 billion senior unsecured term loan (the “Term Loan”) maturing on May 30, 2028 (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”), and a revolving credit agreement that provides for a $1.60 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), which includes a $200.0 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit and a $300.0 million sublimit for swingline loans (such agreement, the “Revolving Credit Agreement”). All borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility will mature on May 30, 2030, unless such maturity date is adjusted in accordance with the Revolving Credit Agreement. In connection with entry into the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Agreement, the Company repaid all outstanding borrowings under and extinguished (1) the 2022 term loan credit agreement, dated June 8, 2022 (the “2022 Term Loan Credit Agreement”) and (2) the 2022 revolving credit agreement, dated June 8, 2022 (the “2022 Revolving Credit Agreement”). The Company recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $0.6 million for the extinguishment of these existing credit facilities.

On April 2, 2024, Kinetik Receivables LLC (“Kinetik Receivables”), a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity formed as a direct subsidiary of Kinetik Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), which is a subsidiary of the Company, entered into an accounts receivable securitization facility with an initial facility limit of $150.0 million (the “A/R Facility”) with PNC Bank, as the administrative agent, and certain purchasers party thereto from time to time, which has a scheduled termination date of April 1, 2025. Refer to Note 8—Debt and Financing Costs in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report Form 10-K for further information.

Organizational Structure

The Company is a holding company, whose ~~only~~ significant assets are ownership of the non-economic general partner interest and an approximate 3840% limited partner interest in the Partnership. As the owner of the non-economic general partner interest in the Partnership, the Company is responsible for all related operational, management and administrative decisions ~~related to~~ and consolidates the results of the Partnership and its subsidiaries. The Company also owns equity interests in ~~three~~two Permian Basin pipelines that have access to various points along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico markets. The Company’s operations are strategically located in the heart of the Delaware Basin in the Permian and the Company’s operational headquarters is located at 303 Veterans Airpark Lane in Midland, Texas 79705. The Company’s corporate office is located at 2700 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77056. The following chart summarizes our organizational structure as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025. For simplicity, certain entities and ownership interests have not been depicted.

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Industry Overview

The following diagram illustrates the Company’s primary operations along the midstream value chain:

The midstream industry is the link between the exploration and production of natural gas and crude oil and condensate and the delivery of its salable commodity components to end-user markets. The midstream industry is generally characterized by regional competition based on the proximity of gathering systems and processing plants to natural gas and crude oil and condensate producing wells.

Our Operating Segments and Properties

We have two reportable operating segments ~~which~~with ~~are~~revenue ~~strategic~~streams ~~business~~from ~~units~~various ~~with differing~~ products and services. The activities of each of our reportable segments from which the Company earns revenues, records equity income or losses and incurs expenses are ~~described~~further discussed below:. The map below depicts the major assets of our core businesses.

Midstream Logistics

The Midstream Logistics segment provides three service offerings: 1) gas gathering and processing, 2) crude oil gathering, stabilization and storage services and 3) water gathering and disposal.

Gas Gathering and Processing

The Midstream Logistics segment provides gas gathering and processing services with over 3,900 miles of low and high-pressure steel pipeline located throughout the Delaware Basin, including over 2,300 miles of gas pipeline acquired through the Durango Acquisition. An additional 214 miles of gathering pipeline was added to our system through the Permian Resources Midstream Acquisition closed during January 2025. Gas processing assets are centralized at seven processing complexes with total cryogenic processing capacity of approximately 2.2 Bcf/d: Diamond Cryogenic complex (720 MMcf/d), the Pecos Bend complex (540 MMcf/d), the East Toyah complex (460 MMcf/d), the Pecos complex (260 MMcf/d), Maljamar ( 150 MMcf/d), Dagger Draw (75 MMcf/d) and the Sierra Grande complex (60 MMcf/d). Current residue gas outlets are the El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline, Energy Transfer Comanche Trail Pipeline and Transwestern Pipeline, ONEOK Roadrunner Pipeline, Whitewater Aqua Blanca Pipeline, Permian Highway Pipeline LLC (“PHP”), New Mexico Gas Company and the Company’s wholly owned and operated Delaware Link Pipeline. NGL outlets are Energy Transfer’s Lone Star NGL Pipeline, Targa’s Grand Prix

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~~NGL~~Midstream ~~Pipeline and Enterprise’s Shin Oak NGL Pipeline (“Shin Oak”), which are accessed through Kinetik NGL, our wholly owned and operated intrabasin NGL pipelines.~~Logistics

The Midstream Logistics segment provides three service offerings: 1) gas gathering and processing, 2) crude oil gathering, stabilization and storage services and 3) produced water gathering and disposal.

Gas Gathering and Processing

The Midstream Logistics segment provides gas gathering and processing services with over 4,200 miles of low and high-pressure steel pipeline located throughout the Delaware Basin and over 825,000 horsepower of compression. Gas processing assets are centralized at eight processing complexes with total cryogenic processing capacity of over 2.4 Bcf/d: Diamond Cryogenic complex (720 MMcf/d), Pecos Bend complex (540 MMcf/d), East Toyah complex (460 MMcf/d), Pecos complex (260 MMcf/d), Kings Landing complex (200 MMcf/d), Maljamar complex (150 MMcf/d), Dagger Draw (75 MMcf/d) complex and Sierra Grande complex (60 MMcf/d). In addition, the segment provides system-wide amine treating and 6.5 MMcf/d of acid gas injection capacity. Current residue gas outlets are the El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline, Energy Transfer Comanche Trail Pipeline and Transwestern Pipeline, ONEOK Roadrunner Pipeline, Whitewater Aqua Blanca Pipeline, PHP, New Mexico Gas Company and the Company’s wholly owned and operated Delaware Link Pipeline. NGL outlets are Energy Transfer’s Lone Star NGL Pipeline, Targa’s Grand Prix NGL Pipeline, Chevron Phillips Chemical MexTex Pipeline, ONEOK West Texas NGL Pipeline and Enterprise’s Shin Oak NGL Pipeline (“Shin Oak”), which are accessed through our wholly owned and operated intrabasin NGL pipelines.

Crude Oil Gathering, Stabilization, and Storage Services

The Midstream Logistics segment provides crude oil gathering, stabilization and storage services throughout the Texas Delaware Basin. Crude gathering assets are centralized at the Caprock Stampede Terminal and the Pinnacle Sierra Grande Terminal. The system includes approximately ~~220~~280 miles of gathering pipeline and 90,000 barrels of crude storage. The crude facilities have connections for takeaway transportation into ~~Plains’s~~certain ~~Central~~facilities ~~285,~~operated ~~North~~by ~~285~~Plains ~~and~~All ~~Wolfbone~~American ~~Ranch~~Pipeline, ~~and Plains Oryx’s Orla & Central Mentone and Energy Transfer’s Judith facilities~~L.P. AnOver ~~additional~~50 75 miles of gathering pipeline was added to our crude gathering assets through the ~~Permian~~Barilla ~~Resources~~Draw ~~Midstream~~ Acquisition which closed ~~during~~in January 2025.

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Water Gathering and Disposal

In addition, the Midstream Logistics segment provides water gathering and disposal services through assets located in northern Reeves County, Texas. The system includes ~~over~~approximately ~~360~~370 miles of gathering pipeline and approximately 580,000 barrels per day of permitted disposal capacity.

Pipeline Transportation

As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, the Pipeline Transportation segment consists of ~~three~~two ~~equity method investment (“~~EMI”) ~~pipelines~~Pipelines originating in the Permian Basin with various access points to the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico markets, and our wholly owned and operated pipelines, Kinetik NGL and Delaware Link Pipelines. The pipelines transport ~~crude oil,~~ natural gas and NGLs within the Permian Basin and to the U.S. Gulf Coast. ~~For~~Furthermore, athe ~~more~~Company’s ~~in-depth~~Eddy ~~discussion~~County ofCulberson ~~the~~Connector ~~estimated~~(“ECCC”) ~~capital~~Pipeline ~~resources,~~is ~~liquidity~~under ~~and~~construction, ~~timing~~which ~~associated~~provides ~~with~~connection ~~each~~from ~~EMI~~Eddy ~~pipeline~~County, ~~please~~New ~~see~~Mexico ~~Part~~to IVCulberson County, ~~Item~~Texas ~~15,~~and ~~Note~~approximately ~~7—Equity~~150 ~~Method~~MMcf/d ~~Investments,~~of ~~set~~rich ~~forth~~gas throughput capacity. The ECCC Pipeline is estimated to be in-service ~~this~~during ~~Annual~~the ~~Report.~~second quarter of 2026.

Permian Highway Pipeline

The Company owns an approximately 55.5% equity interest in PHP, which is also owned and operated by Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline, LLC (“Kinder Morgan”). PHP transports natural gas from the Waha area in northern Pecos County, Texas to the Katy, Texas area with connections to the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico markets. PHP was placed in service in January 2021, with the total capacity of 2.~~1 Bcf/d fully subscribed under long-term contracts. In December 2023, PHP’s expansion project was put into service and its total capacity was increased to 2.~~65 Bcf/d.

Breviloba, LLC

The Company owns a 33.0% equity interest in Shin Oak, which is owned by Breviloba, ~~LLC (“Breviloba”),~~ and operated by Enterprise Products Operating LLC. Shin Oak transports NGLs from the Permian Basin to Mont Belvieu, Texas. Shin Oak ~~was~~has ~~placed~~a ~~in service during 2019, with~~ total capacity of over 600 MBbl/d.

~~EPIC~~Kinetik ~~Crude~~NGL ~~Oil~~ Pipeline System

The ~~Company~~Kinetik ~~owns~~NGL aPipeline ~~27.5%~~System ~~equity~~consists ~~interest~~of inapproximately ~~EPIC,~~96 ~~which~~miles isof ~~operated~~NGL bypipelines ~~EPIC~~connecting ~~Consolidated~~our ~~Operations,~~East ~~LLC.~~Toyah ~~EPIC~~and ~~transports~~Pecos ~~crude~~complexes ~~oil~~to ~~from Orla~~Waha, ~~Texas~~including inour ~~Northern~~20-inch ~~Reeves~~Dewpoint ~~County~~pipeline tothat ~~the~~spans ~~Port~~40 ofmiles, ~~Corpus~~and ~~Christi,~~our ~~Texas.~~28 ~~EPIC~~mile, ~~has~~20-inch ~~over~~Brandywine ~~800~~Pipeline ~~miles~~connecting ofto ~~pipeline~~our ~~connecting~~Diamond ~~the~~Cryogenic ~~Delaware~~complex. ~~and~~The ~~Midland~~Kinetik ~~Basins~~NGL ~~and~~Pipeline System has aan approximate capacity of ~~625~~580 MBbl/d.

Kinetik NGL Pipelines

The Kinetik NGL Pipelines consist of approximately 96 miles of NGL pipelines connecting our East Toyah and Pecos complexes to Waha, including our 20-inch Dewpoint pipeline that spans 40 miles, and our 30 mile, 20-inch Brandywine Pipeline connecting to our Diamond Cryogenic complex. The Kinetik NGL pipeline system has a capacity that approximate 580 MBbl/d.

Delaware Link Pipeline

The Delaware Link Pipeline consists of approximately 40 miles of 30-inch diameter pipeline with a capacity of approximately 1.0 Bcf/d that provides additional transportation capacity to Waha. The project reached commercial in-service in October 2023.

4The following table summarizes our ownership and capacity of properties in our Pipeline Transportation segment as of December 31, 2025:


Asset	Ownership Interest	Approximate Pipeline System Miles	Capacity
Pipeline Transportation

PHP	55.5%	435	2.65 Bcf/d
Breviloba	33.0%	668	600 MBbl/d
Kinetik NGL Pipelines	100.0%	96	350 MBbl/d
Brandywine Pipeline	100.0%	28	230 MBbl/d

Delaware Link Pipeline	100.0%	40	1.0 Bcf/d

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The following table summarizes our ownership and capacity of properties in our Pipeline Transportation segment as of December 31, 2024:

Asset	Ownership Interest	Approximate Pipeline System Miles	Capacity
Pipeline Transportation
PHP	55.5%	435	2.65 Bcf/d
Breviloba	33.0%	668	600 MBbl/d
EPIC	27.5%	800	625 MBbl/d
Kinetik NGL Pipelines	100.0%	126	580 MBbl/d
Delaware Link Pipeline	100.0%	40	1.0 Bcf/d

Title to Properties and Permits

Certain pipelines connecting our facilities are constructed on rights-of-way granted by the apparent record owners of the property and in some instances these rights-of-way are revocable at the election of the grantor. In several instances, lands over which rights-of-way have been obtained could be subject to prior liens that have not been subordinated to the right-of-way grants. We have obtained permits from public authorities to cross over or under, or to lay pipelines in or along, watercourses, county roads, municipal streets and state highways and, in some instances, these permits are revocable at the election of the grantor. These permits may also be subject to renewal from time to time and we will generally seek renewal or arrange alternative means of transport through additional investment or commercial agreements. We have also obtained permits from railroad companies to cross over or under lands or rights-of-way, many of which are also revocable at the grantor’s election.

We believe we have satisfactory permits and/or title to all our material rights-of-way. We also believe that we have satisfactory title to all our material assets.

Competition

The business of providing gathering, compression, processing and transmission services for natural gas and NGLs is highly competitive. The Company faces intense competition in obtaining natural gas and NGL volumes, including from major integrated and independent exploration and production companies, interstate and intrastate pipelines, and other companies that gather, compress, treat, process, transmit or market natural gas and NGLs. Competition for supplies is primarily based on geographic location of facilities in relation to production or markets, the reputation, efficiency and reliability of the midstream company, and the pricing arrangements offered by the midstream company. For areas where acreage is not dedicated to the Company, the Company will compete with similar enterprises in providing additional gathering, compression, processing and transmission services in the same area of operation.

Human Capital

At Kinetik, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset, and their success is our success, and as such, we strive to prioritize their well-being, engagement and professional growth. We also strive to retain top talent by fostering a culture that ~~emphasizes~~values health and safety, respect for employees and continuous development. As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, we had ~~approximately~~more ~~460~~than 500 employees. None of these employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements.

Health and Safety. The Company’s Environmental, Health and Safety (“EHS”) Management System ~~lays~~provides ~~out~~a ~~our~~systematic ~~requirements,~~framework ~~processes, and guidelines~~ for ~~process~~managing ~~safety~~environmental and ~~occupational health and~~ safety. ~~We dedicate a safety team~~risks, ~~led~~promoting bycontinuous ~~the Director of Health and Safety and supported by our VP of Operations Risk Management and Reliability~~improvement, ~~to oversee our health~~ and ~~safety~~driving ~~program~~regulatory compliance. Our focus on achieving zero incidents has ~~led~~driven usthe todevelopment ~~establish~~of a robust health and safety program that ~~transcends~~goes ~~mere~~beyond compliance, ~~fostering~~cultivating a culture where safety is driven by ~~intrinsic~~ motivation is embraced. We ~~utilize~~employ computer-based tools ~~for~~to ~~tracking~~track environmental ~~impacts~~and safety performance, ~~managing~~manage safety and risks and ~~monitoring~~monitor key ~~performance~~ metrics. We set ambitious and measurable safety targets to support our commitment to the safety and well-being of our employees and those around us. In ~~2024~~2025, our Total Recordable Incident Rate (“TRIR”) was 01.7520 and our Motor Vehicle Incident Rate (“MVIR”) was 1.3632.

Through effective engagement, recognition and incentive programs, we aim to cultivate a culture of excellence that results in a more engaged and productive workforce. The Kinetik Employee Engagement Program (“KEEP”) gives employees a ~~straightforward~~simple ~~line~~and ofdirect ~~communication~~way to report hazards, suggest improvements, or recognize coworkers. This initiative, rooted in the “See Something, Say Something” philosophy, promotes shared learning and operational excellence. In ~~2024~~2025, employees submitted 335 KEEP Cards, leading to 379 proactive risk mitigation actions.

5In addition, we believe that a well-trained workforce is key to fostering a strong safety culture and delivering high performance. In 2025, our employees collectively completed over 20,600 hours of EHS-related training, with field-based employees averaging 44 hours each, covering a variety of topics such as environmental compliance, Company EHS policies, OSHA regulations, driver safety and emergency response.

Cultivating an Empowered Workforce. We are committed to cultivating an empowered workforce and believe that fostering a culture of appreciation empowers our workforce and inspires them to consistently deliver outstanding performance. We employ a mix of formal and informal recognition strategies, including monetary and non-monetary incentives that recognize employee performance, service milestones and exceptional contributions in safety, compliance, innovation and teamwork. Since 2021, we have conducted annual employee engagement surveys across the Company to assess workplace satisfaction, culture, communication and leadership. We use year-over-year data to track progress and identify areas for improvement. We also annually conduct focus group interviews across key locations. These face-to-face sessions, led by a third-party specialist, provide more detailed feedback beyond the employee engagement survey, offering rich, actionable inputs

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~~submitted~~that ~~365~~help ~~KEEP~~guide ~~Cards,~~organizational ~~leading to 229 proactive risk mitigation actions~~progress.

InAt ~~addition~~Kinetik, we ~~believe~~are ~~that~~committed to maintaining a ~~strong~~professional ~~safety~~and ~~culture~~inclusive ~~begins~~environment—one ~~with~~where adifferent ~~well-trained~~perspectives ~~workforce.~~are Inwelcomed ~~2024,~~and ~~our~~all employees ~~collectively~~have ~~completed~~the ~~over~~opportunity ~~18,000~~to ~~hours~~thrive. ofAlong ~~EHS-related~~with ~~training.~~annually ~~Field-based~~acknowledging ~~employees~~our ~~averaged~~Code 45of ~~hours~~Business ofConduct ~~EHS~~(the ~~training~~“Code ~~each~~of Conduct”), ~~covering~~as apart ~~variety~~ of ~~topics~~our ~~such~~ongoing ascommitment ~~environmental~~to ~~compliance,~~promote ~~Company~~a ~~EHS~~respectful ~~policies,~~and ~~OSHA~~inclusive ~~regulations~~workplace, ~~driver~~all ~~safety~~employees are required to complete Workplace Harassment training and ~~emergency~~Discrimination ~~response.~~Free Workplace training.

Cultivating an Empowered Workforce We are committed to cultivating an empowered workforce and believe that fostering a culture of appreciation empowers our workforce and inspires them to consistently deliver outstanding performance. We employ a mix of formal and informal recognition strategies, including monetary and non-monetary incentives that celebrate employee performance, service milestones and exceptional contributions in safety, compliance, innovation and teamwork. In October 2024, we contracted third-party providers to conduct our 2024 Engagement Survey in order to maximize our culture and leadership effectiveness. The results of the survey are to be discussed among the leadership team to reflect upon what we are doing right and where there may be gaps and opportunities for improvement. In 2024, we also conducted focus group interviews across key locations to gain deeper insights from our employees. These sessions provide more detailed feedback and guide our efforts to make Kinetik a world-class organization and employer of choice.

At Kinetik, we strive to ensure our employees are actively involved and embody Kinetik’s values every day. We involve our employees in a variety of initiatives, from volunteering at community events to participating in donation drives and celebrating special occasions together. We also believe that fostering an environment where all individuals feel valued, respected and included helps to ensure everyone can contribute to their fullest potential, leading to enhanced decision making, increased innovation, improved retention and overall success. Along with annually acknowledging our Code of Business Conduct (the “Code of Conduct”), as part of our ongoing commitment to equal employment opportunity, all employees are required to complete various training regarding our workplace policies.

Regulation of Operations

Natural Gas Pipeline Regulation

Under the Natural Gas Act (“NGA”), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) regulates the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce. Intrastate transportation of natural gas is largely regulated by the state in which such transportation takes place. To the extent that the Company’s intrastate natural gas transportation systems transport natural gas in interstate commerce, the rates, terms and conditions of such services are subject to FERC jurisdiction under Section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (“NGPA”). The NGPA regulates, among other things, the provision of transportation services by an intrastate natural gas pipeline on behalf of a local distribution company or an interstate natural gas pipeline. Under Section 311 of the NGPA, rates charged for interstate transportation must be fair and equitable, and amounts collected in excess of fair and equitable rates are subject to refund with interest. The terms and conditions of service set forth in the Company’s statement of operating conditions for transportation service under Section 311 of the NGPA are also subject to FERC review and approval. Failure to observe the service limitations applicable to transportation services under Section 311, failure to comply with the rates approved by the FERC for Section 311 service, or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of service established in the pipeline’s FERC-approved statement of operating conditions could result in a change of jurisdictional status and/or the imposition of administrative, civil and criminal remedies.

The Company’s ~~Intrastate~~intrastate ~~natural~~pipeline ~~gas~~ operations are also subject to regulation by various agencies in Texas and New Mexico, principally the Railroad Commission of Texas (“TRRC”). ~~The~~and ~~Company’s intrastate pipeline operations are also subject to~~ the ~~Texas~~New ~~Utilities~~Mexico ~~Code~~Public ~~and~~Regulation ~~the~~Commission ~~Texas~~(“NMPRC”). ~~Natural Resources Code~~Generally, ~~as implemented by~~ the TRRC. ~~Generally,~~and the ~~TRRC~~NMPRC isare vested with authority to ensure that rates, operations and services of gas utilities, including intrastate pipelines, are just and reasonable and not discriminatory. The rates the Company charges for transportation services are deemed just and reasonable under Texas and New Mexico law unless challenged in a customer or ~~TRRC~~regulatory complaint. Failure to comply with ~~the~~relevant ~~Texas~~regulations ~~Utilities Code or the Texas Natural Resources Code~~ can result in the imposition of administrative, civil and criminal remedies.

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Natural Gas Gathering Regulation

Section 1(b) of the NGA exempts natural gas gathering facilities from the jurisdiction of the FERC. The Company believes that its natural gas gathering pipelines meet the traditional tests the FERC has used to establish whether a pipeline is a gathering pipeline that is not subject to FERC jurisdiction. However, the distinction between FERC-regulated transmission services and federally unregulated gathering services has been the subject of substantial litigation and varying interpretations. In addition, the FERC’s determinations as to whether a pipeline is a gathering pipeline are made on a case-by-case basis, so the classification and regulation of the Company’s natural gas pipeline system could be subject to change based on future determinations by the FERC and the courts. State regulation of gathering facilities generally includes various safety, environmental and, in some circumstances, nondiscriminatory take requirements and complaint-based rate regulation.

The Company’s natural gas gathering facilities in Texas are subject to regulation by the TRRC under the Texas Utilities Code and the Texas Natural Resources Code in the same manner as described above for intrastate pipeline transportation facilities. The Company’s natural gas gathering pipeline system is also subject to ratable take and common purchaser statutes in Texas. The ratable take statute generally requires gatherers to take, without undue discrimination, natural gas production that may be tendered to the gatherer for handling. Similarly, the common purchaser statute generally requires gatherers to purchase without undue discrimination as to source of supply or producer. These statutes are designed to prohibit discrimination in favor of one producer over another producer or one source of supply over another source of supply. In New Mexico, the Company’s natural gas gathering facilities are subject to regulation by numerous governmental agencies, including the ~~New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (“~~NMPRC”).

Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Regulation

Transmission services rendered by the Company are subject to the regulation of the TRRC and the NMPRC. The TRRC ~~has~~and the NMPRC have the authority to regulate rates, though itthey generally ~~has~~have not investigated the rates or practices of intrastate pipelines in the absence of shipper complaints.

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Pipeline Safety Regulations

Some of the Company’s pipelines are subject to regulation by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) pursuant to the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (“NGPSA”), with respect to natural gas, and the Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (“HLPSA”), with respect to NGLs. The NGPSA and HLPSA regulate safety requirements in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of natural gas, crude oil, and NGL pipeline facilities, while the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (“PSIA”) establishes mandatory inspections for all U.S. crude oil, NGL, and natural gas transmission pipelines in high consequence areas (“HCAs”), the violation of which can result in administrative, civil and criminal penalties, including civil fines, injunctions, or both.

PHMSA regularly revises its pipeline safety regulations. States are largely preempted by federal law from regulating pipeline safety for interstate lines but most are certified by the DOT to assume responsibility for enforcing federal intrastate pipeline regulations and inspection of intrastate pipelines. States may adopt stricter standards for intrastate pipelines than those imposed by the federal government for interstate lines; however, states vary considerably in their authority and capacity to address pipeline safety. State standards may include requirements for facility design and management in addition to requirements for pipelines. For example, the TRRC and NMPRC have adopted rules that require operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid gathering lines in rural areas to report accidents, conduct investigations and perform necessary corrective action. Due to the possibility of new or amended laws and regulations or reinterpretation of existing laws and regulations, there can be no assurance that future compliance with PHMSA or state requirements will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety

The Company’s ~~complies~~operations ~~with~~are subject to the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and comparable state laws that regulate the protection of the health and safety of workers. The Company believes that its operations are in substantial compliance with OSHA requirements, including general industry standards, hazard communication, record keeping requirements and monitoring of occupational exposure to regulated substances.

Our business operations are also subject to numerous environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations imposed at the federal, regional, state and local levels. The activities the Company conducts in connection with the gathering, compression, dehydration, treatment, processing and transportation of natural gas and gathering, stabilization, transportation and storage of crude oil are subject to, or may become subject to, stringent environmental regulation and we could incur costs related to the cleanup of third-party sites to which we have sent regulated substances for disposal or equipment for cleaning, and for damages to natural resources or other claims relating to releases of regulated substances at or from such third-party sites. The Company has implemented a number of programs and policies designed to monitor and pursue continued operation of our activities in a manner consistent with environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations. To that end, the Company has incurred and will continue to incur operating and capital expenditures to comply with these laws and regulations. Some of these environmental compliance costs may be material and have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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could incur costs related to the cleanup of third-party sites to which we have sent regulated substances for disposal or equipment for cleaning, and for damages to natural resources or other claims relating to releases of regulated substances at or from such third-party sites. The Company has implemented a number of programs and policies designed to monitor and pursue continued operation of our activities in a manner consistent with environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations. To that end, the Company has incurred and will continue to incur operating and capital expenditures to comply with these laws and regulations. Some of these environmental compliance costs may be material and have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Certain existing environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations include the following U.S. legal standards, which may be amended from time to time:

•the Clean Air Act, which restricts the emission of air pollutants from many sources and imposes various pre-construction, operational, monitoring and reporting requirements, and which the EPA has historically relied upon as authority for adopting climate change regulatory initiatives relating to GHG emissions;

•the Clean Water Act, which regulates discharges of pollutants to state and federal waters as well as establishing the extent to which waterways are subject to federal jurisdiction and rulemaking as protected waters of the United States;

•the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, which imposes liability on generators, transporters and arrangers of hazardous substances at sites where releases, or threatened releases, of such hazardous substances has occurred;

•the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), which governs the generation, treatment, storage, transport and disposal of solid wastes, including hazardous wastes;

•the Oil Pollution Act, which imposes liability for removal costs and damages arising from an oil spill in waters of the United States on owners and operators of onshore facilities, pipelines and other facilities;

•the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires federal agencies to evaluate major agency actions that have the potential to significantly impact the environment, to include the preparation of an Environmental Assessment to assess potential direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of the proposed project, and, if necessary, prepare a more detailed Environmental Impact Statement that may be made available to the public for comment;

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•the Safe Drinking Water Act, which ensures the quality of the nation’s public drinking through adoption of drinking water standards and controlling the injection of waste fluids into below-ground formations that may adversely affect drinking water sources;

•the Endangered Species Act, which imposes restrictions on activities that may adversely affect federally identified endangered and threatened species or their habitats, to include the implementation of operating restrictions or a temporary, seasonal or permanent ban in affected areas;

•the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, which requires the implementation of a safety hazard communication program and the dissemination of information to employees, local emergency planning committees, and response departments on toxic chemicals use and inventories;

•the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which establishes workplace standards for the protection of both the health and safety of employees, to include the implementation of hazard communications programs to inform employees about hazardous substances in the workplace, the potential harmful effects of those substances and appropriate control measures; and

•the DOT regulations relating to the advancement of safe transportation of energy and hazardous materials and emergency response preparedness.

OnEnvironmental ~~March~~laws ~~15, 2023, the EPA announced finalization of its Good Neighbor Plan (the “Plan”) to reduce nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants~~ and ~~other~~regulations ~~industrial facilities from 23 upwind states which the EPA determined~~ are ~~significantly~~frequently ~~contributing~~subject to ~~National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) nonattainment and interfering with maintenance of the 2015 ozone NAAQS in downwind states~~change. AsMore ~~part~~stringent ofenvironmental ~~the~~laws ~~Plan, the EPA announced~~ that itapply ~~would~~to beour ~~issuing~~operations ~~further emissions controls from industrial sectors, including new~~ and ~~existing~~the ~~reciprocating~~operations ~~internal combustion engines~~ of aour ~~certain~~customers ~~size~~may ~~used~~result in ~~pipeline~~increased ~~transportation~~operating ofcosts ~~natural~~and ~~gas.~~capital ~~Beginning~~expenditures infor ~~2026, the Plan will apply to all impacted engines unless~~ compliance ~~schedule extensions are granted by the EPA~~, ~~determined on an engine-by-engine basis. The Plan~~including, ~~however,~~but ~~has~~not ~~been~~limited ~~challenged in multiple federal courts~~to, ~~and~~those ~~the~~related ~~Supreme Court held oral arguments on the challenges~~ to the ~~rule~~emission inof ~~February~~GHGs ~~2024~~and ~~(specifically,~~climate ~~whether~~change. toNotwithstanding ~~freeze~~ the ~~Plan~~EPA’s ~~while~~recent ~~litigation~~proposal ~~continues~~to inrevoke the ~~courts).~~“Endangerment InFinding,” ~~June~~which ~~2024,~~supports the ~~Supreme~~majority ~~Court halted enforcement~~ of the ~~Plan~~EPA’s ~~while~~GHG-related itregulations, isgiven ~~contested in~~ the ~~lower~~long-term ~~courts.~~trend ~~Although~~toward aincreasing ~~decision~~regulation, ~~remains~~future ~~pending~~federal ~~at this time~~ and/or westate ~~cannot~~GHG ~~predict~~regulations ~~how the Court may ultimately rule. The Plan could have material financial impacts on our natural gas business in relation to the costs necessary to comply with the Plan, the timing~~ of ~~compliance, equipment shortages, potential operational disruptions, and~~ the ~~availability~~oil of and ~~costs~~gas ~~associated~~industry ~~with~~remain ~~the~~a ~~purchase~~significant ~~of offsets~~possibility.

8On March 15, 2023, the EPA announced finalization of its Good Neighbor Plan (the “Plan”) to reduce nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities from 23 upwind states which the EPA determined are significantly contributing to National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) nonattainment and interfering with maintenance of the 2015 ozone NAAQS in downwind states. The Plan was to have been effective in 2026, but, in June 2024, the Supreme Court halted enforcement of the Plan while it is contested in the lower courts. Additionally, under the current presidential administration’s deregulatory agenda, the EPA has begun rolling back the Plan. We cannot predict what further actions the Trump Administration will take with respect to the Plan; however, compliance with a revised or future Plan could have material financial impacts on our natural gas business.

In March 2024, the EPA published New Source Performance Standards (“NSPS”), known as Subpart OOOOb and Subpart OOOOc, which introduce emissions standards for methane and volatile organic compounds (“VOCs”) from certain new, modified, and reconstructed oil and natural-gas production, processing and transmission facilities. However, in March 2025, the EPA announced plans to reconsider Subparts OOOOb and OOOOc in line with the Trump Administration’s deregulatory agenda. Additionally, in November 2025, the EPA finalized an interim final rule extending the compliance deadlines for certain provisions provided in Subpart OOOOb and Subpart OOOOc. Litigation challenging the EPA’s final interim rule extending such compliance deadlines for new and existing oil and gas sources remains pending. Consequently, future implementation and enforcement of the final rule remain uncertain. At this time, we do not anticipate a material impact to our planned capital, operations and maintenance costs resulting from compliance with the current or pending regulations and proposed EPA actions. However, the EPA and/or state regulators may issue additional regulations, responses, amendments and/or policy guidance, which could alter our present expectations.

Trends in environmental and worker health and safety regulation over time has been to typically place increasing restrictions and limitations on activities that could result in adverse effects to the environment or expose workers to injury. These changes in environmental and worker safety laws and regulations, or reinterpretations or enforcement policies that may arise in the future and result in increasingly stringent or costly waste management or disposal, pollution control, remediation or worker health and safety-related requirements, may have a material adverse effect on our business, operations and financial condition. We may not have insurance or be fully covered by insurance against all risks relating to environmental or occupational health and safety, and we may be unable to pass on the increased cost of compliance arising from such risks to our customers. We regularly review regulatory and environmental issues as they pertain to the Company and we consider these as part of our general risk management approach.

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There are also state and local jurisdictions where we operate in the U.S. that have, are developing, or are considering developing, similar environmental and occupational health and safety laws. Any failure by the Company to comply with these laws and regulations could result in adverse effects upon our business to include the (i) assessment of sanctions, including administrative, civil, and criminal penalties; (ii) imposition of investigatory, remedial, and corrective action obligations or the incurrence of capital expenditures; (iii) occurrence of delays or cancellations in the permitting, development or expansion of projects; and (iv) issuance of injunctions restricting or prohibiting some or all of our activities in a particular area. Some environmental laws provide for citizen suits which allow for environmental organizations to act in place of the government and sue operators for alleged violations of environmental law. The ultimate financial impact arising from environmental laws and regulations is not clearly known nor determinable as existing standards are subject to change and new standards continue to evolve.

Environmental laws and regulations are frequently subject to change. More stringent environmental laws that apply to our operations and the operations of our customers may result in increased operating costs and capital expenditures for compliance, including, but not limited to, those related to the emission of GHGs and climate change. Given the long-term trend toward increasing regulation, future federal and/or state GHG regulations of the oil and gas industry remain a significant possibility.

Insurance

Our business has operating risks normally associated with the gathering, stabilization, transportation and storage of crude oil and gathering, compression, dehydration, treatment, processing and transportation of natural gas, which could cause damage to life or property. In accordance with industry practice, we maintain insurance against some, but not all, potential operating losses. For some operating risks, the Company may not obtain insurance if the cost of available insurance is excessive relative to the risks presented; in such a case, if a significant operating accident or other event occurs which is not fully covered by the insurance the Company has, this could adversely affect our operations and business. As we continue to grow, we will continue to evaluate our policy limits and deductibles as they relate to the overall cost and scope of our insurance program.

Sustainability

Overview

The Company is committed to advancing a safer, cleaner, and more reliable energy future and believes that integrating environmental, safety, governance, and community considerations into our business decisions is essential to creating value for its stakeholders. In ~~August~~July ~~2024~~2025, the Company published its fiscal year ~~2023~~2024 Sustainability Report (“Report”). The Report focused on four key areas: Governance, Environment, People and Community Engagement.

Governance

The ~~Kinetik~~board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) consists of 1110 ~~Directors~~directors and is led by the Chairman of the Board and the Lead Independent Director. The Board exercises general supervision over the Company’s business, operations, strategy and risk management programs. ToThe ~~assist the~~ Board indelegates ~~its~~specific oversight ~~role,~~duties ~~the~~to ~~Board’s~~three standing committees: ~~consist of the~~ Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Governance and Sustainability Committee.

We firmly believe that commitment to an actionable sustainability strategy makes for a stronger, more resilient company and drives better performance. As such, we embed sustainability responsibilities throughout our organization, byreinforcing ~~ensuring we have~~ ownership and accountability at all levels. In both ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, ~~our compensation program tied~~ 20% of ~~all~~executive ~~salaried~~and ~~employees’~~employee annual at-risk pay, ~~including~~was ~~executives,~~tied to ~~the~~measurable ~~achievement~~performance ofin ~~specific~~three ~~sustainability~~key ~~goals,~~areas: ~~including~~(1) ~~those~~methane ~~related~~intensity toratio, ~~methane~~(2) ~~emissions~~TRIR and ~~health~~(3) ~~and safety~~MVIR. The Governance and Sustainability Committee supported the Compensation Committee in ~~establishing~~defining ~~the~~these ~~specific~~goals ~~parameters~~to ofhelp ensure they are rigorous and aligned with the ~~metrics~~Company’s long-term performance and risk priorities.

9In addition, the Company has developed an Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) program across all functional areas and mechanisms for identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating risks. We evaluate risks across the enterprise on a regular basis, examining the potential impact to our operating flexibility, along with the financial and reputational impact of such risks. Our Audit Committee of the Board has primary oversight over the ERM process, reviewing ongoing assessments of the company’s risk management processes and system of internal control. Our Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Accounting Officer has functional oversight over the enterprise risk function.

~~Table~~Furthermore, we are committed to conducting business in accordance with the highest ethical standards. Our Code of ~~Contents~~Conduct is designed to deter wrong-doing and promote honest and ethical conduct in every aspect of our business dealings. Our Code of Conduct details our policy regarding corruption, antitrust violations, insider dealings, gifts and entertainment, conflicts of interest, and validity of financial information or business practices. The Audit Committee oversees business ethics issues, while day-to-day implementation and oversight are led by our General Counsel. The Company also recognizes the importance of receiving, retaining and addressing concerns from our directors, officers, employees and other stakeholders seriously and expeditiously. We use a confidential third-party ethics hotline to enable anyone to report concerns. The ethics hotline is monitored by our Human Resources and Legal departments, as well as the Chair of the Audit Committee. Any critical concerns are escalated to the Audit Committee Chair and/or Audit Committee immediately, while other matters are reported quarterly or as necessary. In addition, all employees were required to complete Insider Trading and Anti-Bribery and Corruption training.

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In addition, the Company has developed an Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) program across all functional areas and mechanisms for identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating risks. We evaluate risks across the enterprise on a regular basis, examining the potential impact to our operating flexibility, along with the financial and reputational impact of such risks. Our Audit Committee of the Board has ultimate oversight over the ERM process, reviewing ongoing assessments of the company’s risk management processes and system of internal control. Our Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Accounting Officer has functional oversight over the Enterprise Risk function.

Furthermore, we are committed to conducting business in accordance with the highest ethical standards. Our Code of Conduct is designed to deter wrong-doing and promote honest and ethical conduct in every aspect of our business dealings. Our Code of Conduct details our policy regarding corruption, antitrust violations, insider dealings, gifts and entertainment, conflicts of interest, validity of financial information, amongst others. The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing business ethics issues, and our General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer oversees the day-to-day responsibilities for ethics and compliance. The Company also recognizes the importance of receiving, retaining and addressing concerns from our directors, officers, employees and other stakeholders seriously and expeditiously. We use a confidential third-party Ethics Hotline to enable anyone to report concerns. The Ethics Hotline is monitored by our Human Resources and Legal departments, as well as the Chair of the Audit Committee. Any critical concerns are communicated to the Audit Committee Chair immediately, and any other concerns are reported to the Audit Committee during quarterly meetings or as otherwise appropriate. In addition, all employees were required to complete Insider Trading and Anti-Bribery and Corruption training. In 2024, no critical concerns were reported.

Environmental Responsibility

The Company is committed to being a good steward of the environment and prioritizes climate change as a key issue. We are committed to contributing to global solutions by responsibly reducing the adverse environmental impact of our operations while pursuing economic growth and energy security. ~~100~~Over 50% of our debt ~~capital~~instruments ~~structure~~ is linked to sustainability performance, including performance targets related to GHG and methane emission intensity. The Company is in the process of gathering ~~2024~~2025 GHG emission data at the time this Annual Report on Form 10-K is filed with the SEC.

In line with our commitment, the Company not only complies with applicable federal, state, and local regulations but also actively engages in voluntary initiatives aimed at reducing GHG and criteria air emissions. Initiatives started in 2022 included:

•pneumatics upgrades;

•installation of electric compression;

•leak detection and repair (“LDAR”);

•advanced monitoring technologies;

•New Energy Ventures; and

•renewable energy and energy efficiency.

In 2023, we significantly advanced our efforts to reduce methane emissions by converting 3,742 natural gas-driven pneumatics and pumps to instrument air at seven compressor stations. These conversions reduced annual methane emissions from natural gas-driven pneumatics by approximately 50%. At the end of 2024, 68% of our gas plants and compressor stations were operating on instrument air. In 2024, we continued to expand our electric compression fleet, supported by a grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) and the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (“TERP”) program's New Technology Implementation Grant (“NTIG”). We perform leak detection surveys through an independent third party to maintain thorough, unbiased inspections. We created an internal LDAR SWAT team to focus on improving the leak repair time, further minimizing emissions. We continue to leverage cutting-edge methane monitoring and detection technologies. Our operations and support teams are equipped with and trained to operate handheld leak detection devices. We also operate fixed continuous emissions monitoring cameras and sensor-based continuous emission technologies at strategic locations. In addition, we conduct regular aerial surveys of our facilities using Optical Gas Imaging (“OGI”) technology to provide high-resolution images of methane and volatile organic compounds. We elevated our decarbonization efforts by establishing the New Energy Ventures (“NEV”) team, who focuses on advancing emissions reduction through innovative technologies and other clean energy opportunities. In 2024, NEV partnered with Infinium in Project Roadrunner, which features a long-term agreement to supply CO2 from our Permian Basin operations for reuse in the production of ultra-low carbon eFuels. In addition, we received approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (“MRV”) Plan for three Class II Acid Gas Injection (“AGI”) wells at our Maljamar and Dagger Draw processing facilities, which were acquired through the Durango Acquisition. The MRV Plan enables the Company to economically benefit from sequestered carbon dioxide (“CO2”) through 45Q tax credits. We focus on reducing our Scope 2 GHG emissions through implementing energy efficiency measures and sourcing renewable energy.

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~~While~~We weaim ~~use relatively insignificant amounts of water in our direct operations compared~~ to ~~upstream~~comply ~~operations~~with ~~and~~all ~~other~~applicable ~~industries~~federal, westate, ~~recognize~~and ~~the~~local ~~importance~~environmental ofregulations ~~conserving~~and ~~water~~also inimplement avoluntary ~~water-scarce~~measures ~~region and remain committed~~ to ~~minimizing~~further ~~our~~reduce ~~water~~greenhouse ~~consumption~~gas and ~~strive~~criteria toair ~~only use what is necessary~~emissions. ~~Through~~Over ~~our partnership with~~ the ~~Oilfield~~past ~~Water~~several ~~Stewardship Council~~years, we ~~work~~have ~~with~~expanded aour ~~community~~emissions-management ofcapabilities ~~peers~~through toinitiatives ~~establish and standardize relevant performance metrics~~ that ~~support~~seek ~~responsible~~to ~~water~~reduce ~~management~~emissions and ~~stewardship.~~improve Weemissions ~~had~~monitoring, noreporting, ~~violations~~and oroperational ~~penalties~~performance. ~~related~~These toefforts ~~our~~include: ~~Water Management program in 2024 and 2023.~~

~~Our~~•pneumatics Waste Management program, tailored for both of our gathering and processing operations and our produced water management operations, address the identification, characterization, disposition, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements of various waste streams generated during routine operations, general office/administrative tasks, facility maintenance, onsite corrective remediation actions, and excavation and construction activities. All wastes are evaluated to determine their characteristics and regulatory status as hazardous/non-hazardous, industrial, RCRA-exempt, or universal, and each category requires specific handling and disposal processes. We are committed to meeting our regulatory requirements. We had no violations or penalties related to our Waste Management program in 2024 and 2023.upgrades;

At•electrified ~~Kinetik,~~compression; we are committed to responsibly constructing, maintaining and operating our facilities. Our Process Safety and Risk Management program and Pipeline Integrity Management program are designed to ensure the effective implementation of process safety and asset integrity practices. As part of our regulatory obligations, we subject ourselves to periodic process safety management audits required by OSHA. Furthermore, we undergo routine audits and inspections conducted by TRRC, NM PRC, and PHMSA, ensuring adherence to stringent safety and operational standards. In 2024, we underwent 13 pipeline integrity and safety audits and three process safety inspections by regulators, resulting in one immaterial regulatory penalty.

~~Our~~•leak pipeline network spans over 4,500 miles. To ensure safe and efficient operations, we employ both risk-based and prescriptive inspection schedules for our pipeline systems. This schedule takes into account factors such as the potential for internal or external corrosion, soil erosion, adverse weather conditions, or the likelihood of damage from nearby construction activities. Spill prevention; and control are fundamental to our operations and the community at large as we work to ensure the integrity of our pipelines and facilities and prevent any contamination of waterways or land. During the operation of our pipelines and facilities, we strictly adhere to spill prevention controls and have robust Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure plans and Emergency Response Plans in place.

~~The~~•advanced ~~Company~~emission believes that its operations are in substantial compliance with applicable environmental regulations and attempts to anticipate future regulatory requirements that might be imposed and plan accordingly. While any new or amended laws and regulations or reinterpretation of existing laws and regulations would not be expected to be any more burdensome to the Company than to other, similarly situated operators, there can be no assurance that future compliance with any new environmental requirements will not have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.detection;

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We•carbon ~~recognize~~capture, ~~that~~utilization ~~people are our greatest asset~~ and that their success is our success. We prioritize a safe working environment and offer a comprehensive suite of benefits to all our employees to ensure the well-being and development of our people. See additional information regarding employee initiatives in Part I—Item 1. and 2. Business and Properties—Human Capital in this Annual Report. storage;

We•advanced ~~take~~GHG ~~pride~~emission inmonitoring ~~being a responsible neighbor~~ and ~~a positive influence in the communities where we live and operate~~management; as such, we continue to encourage our team to give back to the communities where they live and work, providing employees with eight hours of paid volunteer time each year. Volunteer hours totaled 421 and 533 hours in 2024 and 2023, respectively. We also made donations to various causes identified by our employees and our communities. We contributed over $1.9 million and $1.2 million to various initiatives in 2024 and 2023, respectively. To further show our commitment to communities where we live and operate, we made a significant commitment to support the Permian Strategic Partnership, joining forces to foster a better quality of life for Permian Basin residents. We also partner with Be A Resource (“BEAR”), a charitable organization dedicated to improving lives by offering hope and help for at-risk and CPS-involved children in the greater Houston area and are a sponsor of Texas’ Sponsor a Highway program, helping keep our interstates safe and beautiful.

•renewable energy and

•operational improvements and efficiencies.

In 2025, we advanced our emissions reduction efforts across the organization. We conduct regular leak detection surveys using independent third parties and deploy advanced methane detection and monitoring technologies across our assets. Operations and support teams are trained and equipped to operate handheld leak detection devices. We also operate continuous emissions monitoring systems - both camera- and sensor-based - at strategic locations and perform regular aerial surveys using Optical Gas Imaging (“OGI”) technology to visualize methane and volatile organic compound emissions in real time. Our New Energy Ventures (“NEV”) team further supports emissions reduction through innovative lower-carbon technologies such as Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage, carbon neutral power generation, eFuels, and other clean energy solutions. In 2024, NEV partnered with Infinium in Project Roadrunner, which features a long-term agreement to supply carbon dioxide (“CO2”) from our Permian Basin operations for reuse in the production of ultra-low carbon eFuels. In addition, we received approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (“MRV”) Plan for three Class II Acid Gas Injection (“AGI”) wells at our Maljamar and Dagger Draw processing facilities, which were acquired through the Durango Acquisition. The MRV Plan enables the Company to economically benefit from sequestered CO2 through 45Q tax credits. We also focus on reducing our Scope 2 GHG emissions through implementing energy efficiency measures and sourcing renewable energy.

Our Water Management practices support environmental stewardship, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience. While our direct water use is relatively low compared to the other industries and sectors of the oil and gas value chain, produced water management remains a priority due to its regulatory relevance, operational importance, and potential adverse environmental impact. Our approach focuses on minimizing water-related risks while striving to provide reliable and necessary water solutions to our customers. We had no violations or penalties related to our Water Management program in 2025.

Our Waste Management practices emphasize responsible waste handling, including waste reduction, recycling, and proper disposal. Waste generated from our operations is closely monitored and managed in accordance with our Waste Management Plans and applicable regulatory requirements. Our management practices support broader goals of reducing landfill volumes, preventing improper disposal, and promoting resource efficiency. We had no violations or penalties related to our Waste Management program in 2025.

At Kinetik, we are committed to the safe construction, operation, and maintenance of our facilities. Our comprehensive process safety, risk management, and pipeline integrity programs are designed to help ensure the safe and reliable construction and operation of our assets. These programs are subject to safety and integrity audits by OSHA, EPA, PHMSA, TRRC, NMPRC, and other regulators. Our pipeline network spans over 5,000 miles and is managed using risk-based and prescriptive inspection schedules that address corrosion, weather-related impacts, and third-party activity. We also maintain spill prevention and emergency response plans, to help prevent and mitigate releases. In 2025, we underwent 7 pipeline integrity and safety audits by regulators, resulting in zero regulatory penalties.

While any new or amended laws and regulations or reinterpretation of existing laws and regulations would not be expected to be any more burdensome to the Company than to other, similarly situated operators, there can be no assurance that future compliance with any new environmental requirements will not have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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WeSocial recognize that building strong relationships with our local communities and landowners is essential for the sustainable growth and success of our operations in West Texas, as they provide us with the right-of-way to place pipelines and other facilities on their properties. We aim to provide them with accurate and timely information about activities that may affect their properties, and we work hard to mitigate any negative impacts on their properties, the environment, and surrounding communities by implementing best practices for construction and maintenance of facilities.Responsibility

We recognize that people are our greatest asset and the driving force behind our success and we are committed to supporting their safety, well-being, and professional development. We prioritize a safe working environment, competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a range of training and development opportunities designed to attract, retain, and support a skilled workforce. See additional information regarding employee initiatives in Part I—Item 1. and 2. Business and Properties—Human Capital in this Annual Report.

We seek to be a positive presence in the communities where we live and operate, investing both time and resources in initiatives that drive meaningful impact through financial contributions and volunteer support. In 2025, Kinetik contributed over $1.6 million to charitable organizations and local community initiatives, including local emergency response departments, the Permian Strategic Partnership and BEAR - Be a Resource for CPS Kids Houston. We also support employee engagement through paid volunteer time and a charitable matching program.

Strong relationships with local communities and landowners are essential to our operations in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. We engage proactively with those who live and work near our infrastructure by providing clear, timely information about our activities and responding to questions or concerns. Landowners and local governments are key partners in enabling our operations by providing the rights-of-way for pipelines and facilities, and we work collaboratively with them on matters such as access, maintenance, safety practices, and land restoration. Our goal is to maintain respectful relationships that support long-term trust and operational reliability.

We aim to develop a supply chain that aligns with our core values and sustainability and business objectives. Our Supplier Code of Conduct (“Supplier Code”) promotes responsible practices across our value chain, outlining expectations for ethics, compliance, safety, environmental stewardship, human rights and setting a benchmark for our suppliers to adhere to our high standards. To measure our suppliers against our standards, we utilize ISNetworld, a resource for connecting with safe, qualified contractors and suppliers. We also implemented sustainability focused measures into our Contractor Management program to gain valuable insights into our suppliers’ sustainability performance, which enable us to understand their sustainability practices and identify opportunities for improvement.

Available Information

The Company’s website is www.kinetik.com. The Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Proxy Statements, Current Reports on Form 8-K, amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and other filings with the SEC are available at https://ir.kinetik.com/overview/default.aspx under the heading “Financials”—“SEC Filings”, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the SEC. These reports are also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition to reports filed or furnished with the SEC, we publicly disclose material information from time to time in press releases, at annual meetings of shareholders, in publicly accessible conferences and investor presentations, and through our website. In addition, the Company’s Code of Conduct, Corporate Governance Guidelines, charters of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Governance and Sustainability Committee, and other corporate governance materials are available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website. The information contained on the Company’s website as referenced in this report is not, and should not be deemed to be, part of or incorporated by reference into this report. Requests for a copy of any of the above-referenced reports and corporate governance documents may be directed in writing to: Investor Relations, Kinetik Holdings Inc., 2700 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 300 Houston, TXTexas 77056 or by calling (713) 621-7330.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

We operate in rapidly changing economic and technological environments that present numerous risks, many of which are driven by factors that we cannot control or predict. The following discussion, as well as our discussion in Part II—Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 7A—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, highlights some of these risks. The risks described below are not exhaustive and you should carefully consider these risks and uncertainties before investing in our securities.

Business and Operational Risks

The majority of the Company’s operating assets are currently located in the Permian Basin, making it vulnerable to risks associated with operating in a single geographic area.

The majority of the Company’s wholly owned midstream assets are currently located in the Delaware Basin which is part of the broader Permian Basin. As a result of this concentration, the Company will be disproportionately exposed to the impact of regional supply and demand factors, delays or interruptions of production from wells in this area caused by governmental regulation, obtaining rights-of-way, market limitations, water shortages or restrictions, drought related conditions, or other weather-related conditions or interruption of the processing or transportation of crude oil, natural gas and water. If any of these factors were to impact the Permian Basin more than other producing regions, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected relative to other midstream companies that have a more geographically diversified asset portfolio.

Because of the natural decline in production from existing wells, the Company’s success depends, in part, on its ability to maintain or increase throughput volumes on its midstream systems, which depends on its customers’ levels of development and completion activity on its dedicated acreage.

The level of crude oil and natural gas volumes handled by the Company’s midstream systems depends on the level of production from crude oil and natural gas wells dedicated to its midstream systems, which may be less than expected and which will naturally decline over time. To maintain or increase throughput levels on its midstream systems, the Company must obtain production from wells completed by customers on acreage dedicated to its midstream systems or execute agreements with other third parties in its areas of operation.

The Company has no control over producers’ levels of development and completion activity in its areas of operation, the amount of reserves associated with wells connected to its systems, or the rate at which production from a well declines. In addition, the Company has no control over producers or their exploration and development decisions, which may be affected by, among other things:

•the availability and cost of capital;

•the prevailing and projected prices of crude oil, natural gas and NGLs; fewer project opportunities or assumption of risk that results in weaker or more volatile financial performance than expected;

•assets that vary in age and were constructed over many decades which may cause our inspection, maintenance or repair costs to increase in the future;

•political and economic conditions and events in foreign oil, natural gas and NGL producing countries, including embargoes, disrupted global supply chains, continued hostilities in the Middle East and other sustained military campaigns, the armed conflict in Ukraine and associated economic sanctions on Russia, and recent events in Venezuela;

•increase in interest rates and rising or sustained inflation;

•levels of crude oil and natural gas reserves;

•contractor or supplier non-performance, weather, geological or other factors;

•Consolidation in the upstream and midstream sector and the resulting changes in the strategic importance customers assign to development in certain acreage or locations in the Delaware Basin as opposed to other areas, which could adversely affect the financial and operational resources devoted to development of their acreage dedicated to the Company;

•increased levels of taxation related to the exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas and NGLs;

•environmental or other governmental regulations, including those related to the prorationing of oil and gas production, the availability of permits, the regulation of hydraulic fracturing, and a governmental determination that multiple facilities are to be treated as a single source for air permitting purposes;

•the costs of producing and ability to produce crude oil, natural gas and NGLs and the availability and costs of drilling rigs, pipeline transportation facilities and other equipment; and

•potential tariffs to be imposed by the Trump Administration and reciprocal tariffs by foreign governments on crude oil, natural gas and NGLs and other imported supplies and equipment.

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•the costs of producing and ability to produce crude oil, natural gas and NGLs and the availability and costs of drilling rigs, pipeline transportation facilities and other equipment; and

•potential tariff to be imposed by the Trump Administration on crude oil, natural gas and NGLs and other imported supplies and equipment.

Due to these and other factors, even if reserves are known to exist in areas served by the Company’s midstream assets, producers may choose not to develop those reserves. If producers choose not to develop their reserves or they choose to slow their development rate in the Company’s areas of operation, utilization of its midstream systems will be below anticipated levels. Reductions in development activity, coupled with the natural decline in production from its current dedicated acreage, could materially reduce our revenue and affect adversely our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

The acquisition or divestiture of businesses and assets is part of our strategy. We may experience difficulties completing acquisitions or divestitures or integrating new businesses and properties, and we may be unable to achieve the benefits we expect from the completed and any future acquisitions or divestitures.

Part of the Company’s business strategy includes acquiring additional businesses and assets and/or divesting certain assets or portions of our business. We cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to find complementary acquisition targets or complete such acquisitions or achieve the desired results from any acquisitions we do complete. Any acquired businesses or assets will be subject to many of the same risks as our existing businesses and may not achieve the levels of performance that we anticipate. We may evaluate potential divestiture opportunities with respect to portions of our business from time to time that support our growth initiatives and may determine to proceed with a divestiture opportunity if and when we believe such opportunity is consistent with our business strategy.

We may not realize the anticipated operating advantages and cost savings associated with any acquisition. Integration of acquired businesses or assets involves a number of risks, including (i) the loss of key customers of the acquired business; (ii) demands on management related to the increase in our size; (iii) the diversion of management’s attention from the management of daily operations; (iv) difficulties in implementing or unanticipated costs of accounting, budgeting, reporting, internal controls and other systems; and (v) difficulties in the retention and assimilation of necessary employees.

Difficulties in integration may be magnified if we make multiple acquisitions over a relatively short period of time. Because of difficulties in combining and expanding operations, we may not be able to achieve the cost savings and other size-related benefits that we hoped to achieve after these acquisitions, which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We also may not recognize the anticipated benefits of dispositions or other divestitures we may pursue in the future. If we do not realize the expected strategic, economic or other benefits of any divestiture transaction, it could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

The Company owns interests in certain pipeline projects and other joint ventures, and it may in the future enter into additional joint ventures, and the Company’s control of such entities is limited by provisions of the limited partnership and limited liability company agreements of such entities and by the Company’s percentage ownership in such entities.

The Company has ownership interests in several joint ventures, including the PHP, ~~Breviloba~~ and ~~EPIC~~Breviloba joint ventures (together, the “EMI Pipelines”), which were accounted for using the equity interest method, and it may enter into other joint venture arrangements in the future. While the Company owns equity interests and has certain voting rights with respect to its joint ventures and can exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the entity, it does not act as operator of or control the joint ventures, each of which is operated by another joint venture partner. It may therefore be difficult or impossible for the Company to cause the joint venture to take actions that the Company believes would be in its or the relevant joint venture’s best interests. Moreover, joint venture arrangements involve various risks and uncertainties, such as committing the Company to fund operating and/or capital expenditures, the timing and amount of which the Company may not control, and which could materially and adversely affect its cash flows.

The Company also may be unable to control the amount of cash it will receive from the operation of these entities, which could further adversely affect its cash flows. Joint venture arrangements may also restrict the Company’s operational and organizational flexibility and its ability to manage risk, which could materially and adversely affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

If the third-party pipelines interconnected, or at some future point expected to be interconnected, to the Company’s pipelines become unavailable to transport or store crude oil, NGLs or natural gas, or if our cost of transporting on such third-party pipelines changes, the Company’s revenue and available cash could be adversely affected.

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Ifrepairs, ~~the~~damage ~~third-party~~to ~~pipelines~~the ~~interconnected~~facility, orforce atmajeure, ~~some~~lack ~~future~~of ~~point~~capacity, ~~expected~~shut toin beby ~~interconnected~~regulators, failure to meet quality requirements or any other reason, the Company’s ~~pipelines~~ability ~~become~~to ~~unavailable~~operate toefficiently ~~transport~~and orcontinue ~~store~~shipping crude oil, ~~NGLs~~natural gas and refined products to major demand centers could be restricted, thereby reducing revenue. Any temporary or ~~natural~~permanent ~~gas~~interruption at these pipelines could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. In addition, if our cost of transporting on such third-party pipelines changes, the Company’s revenue and available cash could be adversely affected.

The Company depends upon third-party downstream pipelines and associated operations to provide delivery options from its processing system. Because the Company does not control these pipelines and associated operations, their continuing operation is not within its control. If any downstream pipeline were to become unavailable for current or future volumes due to repairs, damage to the facility, force majeure, lack of capacity, shut in by regulators, failure to meet quality requirements or any other reason, the Company’s ability to operate efficiently and continue shipping crude oil, natural gas and refined products to major demand centers could be restricted, thereby reducing revenue. Any temporary or permanent interruption at these pipelines could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. In addition, if our cost of transporting on such third-party pipelines changes, the Company’s revenue and available cash could be adversely affected.

The third parties on whom the Company relies for transportation services from its processing facilities are subject to complex federal, state, and other laws that could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

The operations of the third parties on whom the Company relies on to provide downstream transportation and delivery options from its processing system are subject to complex and stringent laws and regulations that require obtaining and maintaining numerous permits, approvals and certifications from various federal, state and local government authorities. These third parties may incur substantial costs in order to comply with existing laws and regulations. If existing laws and regulations governing such third-party services are revised or reinterpreted, or if new laws and regulations become applicable to their operations, these changes may affect the costs that the Company pays for services. Similarly, a failure to comply with such laws and regulations by the third parties could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.

The Company’s customers may suspend, reduce or terminate their obligations under the Company’s commercial agreements with them in certain circumstances, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The Company has entered into gas gathering, compression and processing agreements, crude oil gathering agreements, and produced water gathering and disposal agreements with its customers, which include provisions that permit the customer to suspend, reduce or terminate its obligations under each agreement if certain events occur. These events include non-performance by the Company and force majeure events which are out of the Company’s control. The customers have the discretion to make such decisions notwithstanding the fact that they may significantly and adversely affect the Company. Any such reduction, suspension or termination of these customers’ obligations under their commercial agreements could materially and adversely affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Increased competition from other companies that provide midstream services, or from alternative fuel sources, could have a negative impact on the demand for the Company’s services, which could materially and adversely affect its financial results.

The Company will compete for third-party customers primarily with other crude oil and natural gas gathering and transportation systems and produced water service providers. Some of its competitors may now, or in the future, have access to greater supplies of crude oil, natural gas and produced water than the Company does. Some of these competitors may expand or construct gathering systems or other pipeline transportation facilities that would create additional competition for the services the Company would provide to third party customers. In addition, potential third-party customers may develop their own gathering systems or pipeline transportation facilities instead of using the Company’s systems.

Further, hydrocarbon fuels compete with other forms of energy available to end-users, including renewable electricity and coal. Increased demand for such other forms of energy at the expense of hydrocarbons could lead to a reduction in demand for the Company’s services.

All these competitive pressures could make it more difficult for the Company to attract new customers as it seeks to expand its business, which could materially and adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, competition could intensify the negative impact of factors that decrease demand for crude oil, natural gas and produced water services in the markets served by its systems, such as adverse economic conditions, weather, higher fuel costs and taxes or other governmental or regulatory actions that directly or indirectly increase the cost or reduce demand for its services.

The Company’s exposure to commodity price risk may change over time and the Company cannot guarantee the terms of any existing or future agreements for its midstream services with its customers.

The Company currently generates revenues pursuant to a variety of different contractual arrangements, including fee-based agreements based on volumetric fees and percent-of-proceeds arrangements based on a percent of the proceeds from the sale of gathering and processing outputs on behalf of a producer and percent-of-products arrangements in which the Company

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~~The~~is assigned a portion of the natural gas it gathers and processes as partial compensation. Consequently, the Company’s existing operations and cash flows have limited direct exposure to commodity price risk. ~~may~~However, ~~change~~the ~~over~~Company’s ~~time~~customers ~~and~~are ~~the~~exposed ~~Company~~to ~~cannot~~commodity ~~guarantee~~price ~~the~~risk, ~~terms~~and ofextended ~~any~~reduction ~~existing~~in orcommodity ~~future~~prices ~~agreements~~could reduce the production volumes available for ~~its~~the Company’s midstream services ~~with~~in ~~its~~the ~~customers.~~future below expected levels.

The ~~Company~~use ~~currently generates revenues pursuant to a variety~~ of ~~different~~derivative ~~contractual~~financial ~~arrangements,~~instruments ~~including~~could ~~fee-based~~result agreements based on volumetric fees and percent-of-proceeds arrangements based on a percent of the proceeds from the sale of gathering and processing outputs on behalf of a producer and percent-of-products arrangements in ~~which~~material ~~the~~financial ~~Company~~losses is assigned a portion of the natural gas it gathers and processes as partial compensation. Consequently, the Company’s existing operations and cash flows have limited direct exposure to commodity price risk. However, the Company’s customers are exposed to commodity price risk, and extended reduction in commodity prices could reduce the production volumes available for the Company~~’s midstream services in the future below expected levels~~.

The use of derivative financial instruments could result in material financial losses by us.

The Company engages in commodity and interest rate hedging activities to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices and interest rates by using derivative instruments. Hedging activities can result in losses that might be material to our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Such losses could occur under various circumstances, including those situations where a counterparty does not perform its obligations under a hedge arrangement, the hedge is not effective in mitigating the underlying risk, or our risk management policies and procedures are not followed. Adverse economic conditions (e.g., a significant decline in energy commodity prices that negatively impacts the cash flows of oil and gas producers) increase the risk of nonpayment or performance by our hedging counterparties.

The Company’s construction of new midstream assets may not be completed on schedule, at the budgeted cost or at all, may not operate as designed or at the expected levels, may not result in revenue increases and may be subject to new or additional regulatory, environmental, political, contractual, legal and economic risks, all of which could materially and adversely affect its cash flows, results of operations and financial condition.

The construction of additions or modifications to the Company’s existing systems and the expansion into new production areas to service its customers involve numerous regulatory, environmental, political and legal uncertainties beyond the Company’s control and may require the expenditure of significant amounts of capital, and the Company may not be able to construct in certain locations due to setback requirements or expand certain facilities that are deemed to be part of a single source. Regulations clarifying how crude oil and natural gas production facility emissions must be aggregated under the federal Clean Air Act permitting program were finalized in June 2016. This action clarified certain permitting requirements yet could still impact permitting and compliance costs. As the Company builds infrastructure to meet its customers’ needs, it may not be able to complete such projects on schedule, at the budgeted cost, or at all.

The construction of new energy infrastructure is inherently subject to the risks of cost overruns, including due to inflation or the imposition of tariffs on foreign-made materials and goods (including steel and steel pipes), and delays. If we undertake these projects, we may not be able to complete them on schedule, at the budgeted cost or at all, or they may not operate as designed or at the expected levels. Moreover, the Company’s revenues may not increase immediately (or at all) upon the expenditure of funds on a particular project. For instance, if the Company builds additional gathering assets, the construction may occur over an extended period of time and it may not receive any material increases in revenues until the project is completed or at all. The Company may construct facilities to capture anticipated future production growth from its customers in an area where such growth does not materialize. As a result, new midstream assets may not be able to attract enough throughput to achieve their expected investment return, which could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The construction of additions to the Company’s existing assets may require it to obtain new rights-of-way, surface use agreements or other real estate agreements prior to constructing new pipelines or facilities. The Company may be unable to timely obtain such rights-of-way to connect new crude oil, natural gas and water sources to its existing infrastructure or capitalize on other attractive expansion opportunities. Additionally, it may become more expensive for the Company to obtain new rights-of-way or to expand or renew existing rights-of-way, leases or other agreements. If the cost of renewing or obtaining new agreements increases, the Company’s cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

The Company’s business involves many hazards and operational risks, some of which may not be fully covered by insurance. The occurrence of a significant accident or other event that is not fully insured could curtail its operations and materially and adversely affect its cash flows.

The Company’s operations are subject to all the hazards inherent in the gathering and transportation of crude oil, natural gas and produced water, including:

•damage to pipelines, compressor stations, centralized gathering facilities, pump stations, storage terminals, related equipment, and surrounding properties caused by design, installation, construction materials or operational flaws, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, acts of third parties or other unforeseen circumstances.

•leaks of crude oil, natural gas or NGLs or losses of crude oil, natural gas or NGLs as a result of the malfunction of, or other disruptions associated with, equipment, facilities or pipelines;

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•leaks of crude oil, natural gas or NGLs or losses of crude oil, natural gas or NGLs as a result of the malfunction of, or other disruptions associated with, equipment, facilities or pipelines;

•fires, ruptures and explosions; and

•other hazards that could also result in personal injury and loss of life, pollution and suspension of operations.

The Company may elect to not obtain insurance, maintain a self-insured retention or increase deductibles for any or all of these risks if it believes that the cost of available insurance is excessive relative to the risks presented. In addition, pollution and environmental risks generally are not fully insurable. The occurrence of an event that is not fully covered by insurance could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

A shortage of equipment and skilled labor could reduce equipment availability and labor productivity and increase labor and equipment costs, which could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business and results of operations.

The Company’s gathering and other midstream services require special equipment and laborers who are skilled in multiple disciplines, such as equipment operators, mechanics and engineers, among others. If the Company experiences shortages of necessary equipment or skilled labor in the future, its labor and equipment costs and overall productivity could be materially and adversely affected. If the Company’s equipment or labor prices increase or if the Company experiences materially increased health and benefit costs for employees, its business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Environmental and Regulatory ~~Risk~~Risks Related to the Company

The Company operates in a highly regulated environment and its business and profitability could be adversely affected by actions by governmental entities, changes to current laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with laws or regulations.

The Company’s business is highly regulated and subject to numerous governmental laws, rules and regulations and requires permits, authorizations and various governmental and agency approvals, in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, that impose various restrictions and obligations that may have material effects on the Company’s business and results of operations. Each of the applicable laws or regulatory requirements and limitations is subject to change, either through new laws or regulations enacted on the federal, state or local level, or by new or modified regulations that may be implemented under existing law. The nature and extent of any changes in these laws, rules, regulations and permits may be unpredictable, have retroactive effects and may have material effects on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Future legislation and regulations or changes in existing legislation and regulations, or interpretations thereof, could cause additional expenditures, liabilities, restrictions and delays in connection with the Company’s current business as well as future projects, the extent of which cannot be predicted and which may require the Company to limit substantially, delay or cease operations in some circumstances.

The Company’s sales of natural gas are subject to market manipulation requirements promulgated by FERC pursuant to the authority delegated to it by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (“EPAct 2005”). The EPAct 2005 amended the NGA and NGPA to give FERC authority to impose civil penalties for violations of these statutes and regulations. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) also holds authority to monitor certain segments of the physical and futures energy commodities market pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act. In addition, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has the authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to regulate wholesale petroleum markets. The Company believes, however, that neither the EPAct 2005, nor the regulations promulgated by FERC as a result of the EPAct 2005, nor the regulations promulgated by the CFTC or FTC will affect it in a way that materially differs from the way they affect other sellers of oil, natural gas, or NGLs with which the Company competes.

For a general overview of federal, state and local regulations applicable to the Company’s assets, see the “Regulation” section included within Part I, Items 1 and 2.—Business and Properties of this annual report. This regulatory oversight can affect certain aspects of the Company’s business and the market for its products and could materially and adversely affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

~~Changes~~Our future tax liability may be greater than expected if we are unable to ~~applicable~~fully ~~tax~~utilize ~~laws~~our ~~and~~net ~~regulations~~operating orloss ~~exposure~~(“NOL”) carryforwards due to existing or additional ~~income~~limitations, ~~tax~~we ~~liabilities~~do ~~could~~not ~~adversely~~generate ~~affect~~expected ~~our~~deductions, ~~operating~~or ~~results~~tax ~~and~~authorities ~~cash~~successfully ~~flows~~challenge certain of our tax positions.

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~~challenge~~our NOL carryforwards and generate deductions to offset a portion of our future taxable income, in the event that deductions are not generated as expected, one or more of our tax positions are successfully challenged by the ~~IRS~~Internal orRevenue ~~other~~Service (in a tax ~~authorities~~audit ~~could~~or ~~increase~~otherwise), our ~~future~~NOL ~~tax~~carryforwards ~~liabilities~~are ~~and~~further ~~adversely~~limited ~~affect~~due to a subsequent ownership change, or we are otherwise unable to fully utilize our ~~operating~~NOL ~~results~~carryforwards ~~and~~within ~~cash~~the ~~flows~~annual limitations currently in effect, our future tax liability may be greater than expected.

Changes to applicable tax laws and regulations or exposure to additional income tax liabilities could adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.

We are subject to various complex and evolving U.S. federal, state and local tax laws. U.S. federal, state and local tax laws, policies, statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances could be interpreted, changed, modified or applied adversely to us, in each case, possibly with retroactive effect. Any significant variance in our interpretation of current tax laws or a successful challenge of one or more of our tax positions by the Internal Revenue Service or other tax authorities could increase our future tax liabilities and adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.

Rate regulation, challenges by shippers to the rates the Company charges on its pipelines or changes in the jurisdictional characterization of some of the Company’s assets by federal, state or local regulatory agencies or a change in policy by those agencies may result in increased regulation of its assets, which may cause its operating expenses to increase, limit the rates it charges for certain services and decrease the amount of cash flows.

Natural gas and crude oil gathering may receive greater regulatory scrutiny at the federal and state level. Therefore, the Company’s natural gas and crude oil gathering operations could be adversely affected should they become subject to the application of federal or state regulation of rates and services. The Company’s gathering operations could also be subject to safety and operational regulations relating to the design, construction, testing, operation, replacement and maintenance of gathering facilities. Intrastate transportation of NGLs and crude oil may also receive greater regulatory scrutiny at the federal and state level. The Company’s intrastate NGL transportation services are subject to ~~the~~ TRRC regulations and must be provided in a manner that is just, reasonable and non-discriminatory. Such operations could be subject to additional regulation if the NGLs and crude oil are transported in interstate or through foreign commerce, whether by the Company’s pipelines or other means of transportation. The Company cannot predict what effect, if any, such changes might have on its operations, but it could be required to incur additional capital expenditures and increased operating costs depending on future legislative and regulatory changes.

The Company’s midstream and intrastate transportation and storage services that are regulated are generally subject to rate regulation and the regulation of the terms and conditions of service. If we do not comply with ~~this~~these ~~regulation~~regulations, we may be subject to claims for refunds of amounts charged, the modification, cancellation or suspension of a permit or other authorization, civil penalties and other relief. Additional rules and legislation pertaining to these matters are considered or adopted from time to time. The Company cannot predict what effect, if any, such changes might have on its operations, but the industry could be required to incur additional capital expenditures and increased costs depending on future legislative and regulatory changes.

Federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives relating to pipeline safety, which are often subject to change, may result in more stringent regulations or enforcement and could subject the Company to increased operational costs, increased capital costs and potential operational delays.

Some of the Company’s pipelines are subject to regulation by the PHMSA pursuant to the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (“NGPSA”), with respect to natural gas, and the HLPSA, with respect to crude oil and NGLs. Both the NGPSA and the HLPSA were amended by the Pipeline Safety Act of 1992, the Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996, the PSIA, as reauthorized and amended by the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006, and the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty and Job Creation Act of 2011. The NGPSA and HLPSA regulate safety requirements in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of natural gas, crude oil and NGL pipeline facilities, while the PSIA establishes mandatory inspections for all U.S. crude oil, NGL and natural gas transmission pipelines in HCAs.

PHMSA has developed regulations that require pipeline operators to implement integrity management programs, including more frequent inspections and other measures to ensure pipeline safety in HCAs. The regulations require operators, including the Company, to:

•perform ongoing assessments of pipeline integrity;

•identify and characterize applicable threats to pipeline segments that could impact an HCA;

•improve data collection, integration and analysis;

•repair and remediate pipelines as necessary; and

•implement preventive and mitigating actions.

PHMSA may revise these standards from time-to-time and additional future regulatory action expanding PHMSA’s jurisdiction and imposing stricter integrity management requirements is possible. The adoption of laws or regulations that apply more comprehensive or stringent safety standards could require the Company to install new or modified safety controls, pursue new capital projects or conduct maintenance programs on an accelerated basis, all of which could require the Company to incur increasing operating costs that may be significant. Further, should the Company fail to comply with PHMSA or comparable state regulations, it could be subject to substantial fines and penalties.

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•repair and remediate pipelines as necessary; and

•implement preventive and mitigating actions.

Increased regulation of hydraulic fracturing could result in reductions or delays in crude oil and natural gas production by the Company’s customers, which could reduce the throughput on its gathering and other midstream systems, which could adversely impact its revenues.

The Company does not conduct hydraulic fracturing operations, but substantially all the saltwater, crude oil and natural gas production of its customers is developed from unconventional sources that require hydraulic fracturing as part of the completion process. Hydraulic fracturing is a well stimulation process that utilizes large volumes of water and sand combined with fracturing chemical additives that are pumped at high pressure to crack open previously impenetrable rock to release hydrocarbons. There has been increasing public controversy regarding hydraulic fracturing with regard to the use of fracturing fluids, induced seismic activity, impacts on drinking water supplies, use of water and the potential for impacts to surface water, groundwater and the environment generally.

Hydraulic fracturing is typically regulated by state oil and gas commissions and similar agencies. Some states and local governments, including those in which the Company operates, have adopted, and other states are considering adopting, regulations that could impose more stringent disclosure or well construction requirements on hydraulic fracturing operations. In addition, several states and local governments have banned or significantly restricted hydraulic fracturing and, over the past several years, federal agencies such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) have sought to assert jurisdiction over the process. While the EPA has previously sought to relax environmental regulation and reduce enforcement efforts, including with respect to energy developed from unconventional sources, environmental groups and states have filed lawsuits challenging the EPA’s recent actions. The Company cannot predict the results of these or future lawsuits, or how such lawsuits will affect the regulation of hydraulic fracturing operations. Certain environmental groups have also suggested that additional laws at the federal, state and local levels of government may be needed to more closely and uniformly regulate the hydraulic fracturing process. The Company cannot predict whether any such legislation will be enacted and if so, what its provisions will be. Governmental actions such as these could impact the oil and gas industry and the Company’s future potential growth in such areas. Additional levels of regulation and permits required through the adoption of new laws and regulations at the federal, state or local level could lead to delays, increased operating costs and process prohibitions that could reduce the volumes of crude oil and natural gas that move through the Company’s gathering systems and decrease demand for its water services, which in turn could materially and adversely impact its revenues.

In recent history, public concern surrounding increased seismicity has heightened focus on the oil and gas industry’s use of water in operations, which may cause increased costs, regulations or environmental initiatives impacting the use or disposal of water. The adoption of federal, state and local legislation and regulations intended to address induced seismicity in the areas in which the Company operates could restrict drilling and production activities and could result in increased costs and additional operating restrictions or delays, that could, in turn, materially and adversely impact the Company's business and results of operations.

Adoption of new or more stringent legal standards relating to induced seismic activity associated with produced-water disposal could affect the Company’s operations.

The Company disposes of produced water generated from oil and natural-gas production operations. The legal requirements related to the disposal of produced water into a non-producing geologic formation by means of underground injection wells are subject to change based on concerns of the public or governmental authorities, including concerns relating to recent seismic events near injection wells used for the disposal of produced water. In response to such concerns, regulators in some states (including Texas, where the Company’s produced water gathering and disposal assets are) have imposed, or are considering imposing, additional requirements in the permitting and operating of produced-water disposal wells or are otherwise investigating the existence of a relationship between seismicity and the use of such wells. These developments could result in additional regulation and restrictions on the Company’s use of injection wells to dispose of produced water, including a possible shut down of wells, which could materially and adversely affect its business, financial condition, and results of operations. The Company currently operates produced water injection wells injecting into shallow formations in Texas, where the Texas Railroad Commission has addressed seismic activity by establishing Seismic Response Areas, curtailing injected volumes and/or suspending certain permits for disposal wells injecting into deep strata. Furthermore, additional regulations and restrictions on the use of injection wells could indirectly result in reduced gas gathering and processing volumes and / or crude gathering volumes from the Company’s customers, which could materially and adversely affect its business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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operations. The Company currently operates produced water injection wells injecting into shallow formations in Texas, where the Texas Railroad Commission has addressed seismic activity by establishing Seismic Response Areas, curtailing injected volumes and/or suspending certain permits for disposal wells injecting into deep strata. Furthermore, additional regulations and restrictions on the use of injection wells could indirectly result in reduced gas gathering and processing volumes and / or crude gathering volumes from the Company’s customers, which could materially and adversely affect its business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The Company may incur significant liability under, or costs and expenditures to comply with, health, safety and environmental laws and regulations, which are complex and subject to frequent change.

The Company is subject to various stringent and complex federal, state and local laws and regulations governing health and safety aspects of its operations, the discharge of materials into the environment and the protection of the environment and natural resources (including endangered or threatened species). These laws and regulations may impose on the Company’s operations numerous requirements, including the acquisition of permits, approvals and certificates before conducting regulated activities; restrictions on the types, quantities and concentration of materials that may be released into the environment; the application of specific health and safety criteria to protect the public or workers; and the responsibility for cleaning up pollution resulting from operations. Moreover, many of the permits required for the construction and operation of the Company’s assets may be subject to challenge by third parties, resulting in project delays or the imposition of stringent environmental controls as a precondition to issuing such permits. The Company may incur substantial costs to maintain compliance with these existing laws and regulations and the permits and other approvals thereunder. Additionally, the Company’s costs of compliance may increase or operational delays may occur if existing laws and regulations are revised or reinterpreted, or if new laws and regulations apply to its operations. Numerous governmental authorities, such as the EPA and analogous state agencies, have the power to enforce compliance with these laws and regulations and the permits issued thereunder, oftentimes requiring difficult and costly response actions. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of sanctions, including administrative, civil and criminal penalties; the imposition of investigatory, remedial or corrective action obligations; the incurrence of capital expenditures, the occurrence of delays in the permitting, development or expansion of projects, and enjoining some or all of the Company’s future operations in a particular area. Compliance with more stringent standards and other environmental regulations could prohibit the Company’s ability to obtain permits for operations or require it to install additional equipment, the costs of which could be significant.

The risk of incurring environmental costs and liabilities in connection with the Company’s operations is significant because of its handling of natural gas, crude and other petroleum products, its air emissions and product-related discharges arising out of its operations and as a result of historical industry practices and waste disposal practices. For example, an accidental release from one of the Company’s facilities could subject it to substantial liabilities arising from environmental cleanup and restoration costs, claims made by neighboring landowners and other third parties for personal injury, natural resources and property damages and fines and penalties for related violations of environmental laws or regulations.

Changes in environmental laws and regulations occur frequently, and any changes that result in more stringent or costly requirements could require the Company to make significant expenditures to attain and maintain compliance or may otherwise have a material adverse effect on its operations, competitive position or financial condition.

Public interest in the protection of the environment has increased dramatically in recent years. The trend of more expansive and stringent environmental legislation and regulations applied to the oil and natural gas industry could continue, resulting in increased costs of doing business and, consequently, affecting profitability. Additionally, fuel conservation measures, alternative fuel requirements, increasing consumer demand for alternatives to oil and natural gas and technological advances in fuel economy and energy generation devices, could all reduce demand for oil and natural gas and consequently reduce demand for the midstream services the Company provides. The impact of this changing demand could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, operations and cash flows.

Legislation, executive orders and regulatory initiatives relating to climate change could have a material adverse effect on our business, demand for our services, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, while potential physical effects of climate change could disrupt the Company’s operations, cause damage to its pipelines and other facilities and cause it to incur significant costs in preparing for or responding to those effects.

The adoption and implementation of any federal, regional or state legislation, executive actions, regulations or other regulatory and policy initiatives that impose more stringent standards for GHG emissions, restrict the areas in which the oil and gas industry may produce crude oil and natural gas or generate GHG emissions, increase scrutiny of environmental permitting or delay such permitting reviews, or require enhanced disclosure of such GHG emission and other climate-related information, could result in reduced demand for crude oil and natural gas, and thus our services, as well as increase our compliance costs. Although it is not possible at this time to predict how legislation or new regulations that may be adopted to address GHG emissions and climate change could impact our business, any such future laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, demand for our services, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In addition, it should be noted that there are increasing risks to the Company’s operations resulting from the potential physical impacts of climate change, such as drought, wildfires, damage to infrastructure and resources from flooding, storms and other natural disasters, chronic shifts in temperature and precipitation patterns and other physical disruptions. One or more

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ofAlthough ~~these~~it ~~developments~~is not possible at this time to predict how legislation or new regulations that may be adopted to address GHG emissions and climate change could ~~materially~~impact our business, any such future laws and ~~adversely~~regulations ~~affect~~could ~~the~~have ~~Company’s~~a material adverse effect on our business, demand for our services, financial condition, ~~and~~ results of ~~operation~~operations and cash flows.

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In addition, sustainability efforts related to employment practices and social initiatives are the subject of scrutiny by stakeholders, regulators and other third parties, and the complex regulatory and legal frameworks applicable to such initiatives continue to evolve. There is also risk of criticism or litigation from certain “anti-ESG” stakeholders, including various governmental agencies, related to our sustainability and social responsibility initiatives. In light of the sustainability-linked features governing certain of our debt agreements, among other factors, we cannot be certain of the impact of such regulatory, legal and other developments on our business.

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

Entities controlled by Blackstone and I Squared Capital are parties to the amended and restated stockholders agreement granting certain director designation rights and owning a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting shares and thus strongly influence all of the Company’s corporate actions.

We and each of Blackstone and I Squared Capital are party to the amended and restated stockholders agreement, dated October 21, 2021 and effective as of February 22, 2022, which entitles each of Blackstone and I Squared Capital to, among other things, certain director designation rights for so long as each holder continues beneficially own at least 10% of our Common Stock.

As long as Blackstone and I Squared Capital and their respective affiliates own or control a significant percentage of the Company’s outstanding voting power, they will have the ability to strongly influence all corporate actions, including stockholder approval of the election of and removal of directors. The interests of Blackstone or I Squared Capital may not align with the interests of the Company’s other stockholders.

Potential future sales pursuant to registration rights granted by the Company and under Rule 144 may depress the market price for our shares of Class A Common Stock.

The Company has granted a number of its stockholders, including Blackstone and I Squared Capital, registration rights with respect to their shares of Class A Common Stock, including shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon redemption of Common Units. In addition, under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a person who has satisfied a minimum holding period of between six months and one year and any other applicable requirements of Rule 144, may thereafter sell such shares in

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~~transactions~~Potential ~~exempt~~future ~~from~~sales registration. A significant number of our currently issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock held by existing stockholders, including officers and directors and other principal stockholders are currently eligible for resale pursuant to ~~and~~registration inrights ~~accordance~~granted ~~with~~by the ~~provisions~~Company ~~of Rule 144. The potential future sale of our shares by our existing stockholders, pursuant to~~ and inunder ~~accordance with the provisions of~~ Rule 144, may ~~have~~depress ~~a depressive effect on~~ the market price offor our shares of Class A Common Stock ~~in the applicable trading marketplace~~.

The Company has granted a number of its stockholders, including Blackstone, registration rights with respect to their shares of Class A Common Stock, including shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon redemption of Common Units. In addition, under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a person who has satisfied a minimum holding period of between six months and one year and any other applicable requirements of Rule 144, may thereafter sell such shares in transactions exempt from registration. A significant number of our currently issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock held by existing stockholders, including officers and directors and other principal stockholders are currently eligible for resale pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144. The potential future sale of our shares by our existing stockholders, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144, may have a depressive effect on the price of our shares of Class A Common Stock in the applicable trading marketplace.

The Company’s ability to return capital to stockholders through dividends and stock repurchases depends on its ability to generate sufficient cash flows, which it may not be able to accomplish.

The Company’s ability to return capital to stockholders through dividends and stock repurchases principally depends upon the amount of cash it generates from its operations, which will fluctuate from quarter to quarter based on, among other things, income from the ~~Pipeline~~EMI ~~Transportation JVs~~Pipelines, which are accounted for using equity method, the volumes of natural gas and NGLs it gathers and processes, commodity prices, and other factors impacting the Company’s financial condition, some of which are beyond its control. In addition, under Delaware law, dividends on the Company’s capital stock may only be paid from “surplus,” which is the amount by which the fair value of the Company’s total assets exceeds the sum of its total liabilities, including contingent liabilities, and the amount of its capital; if there is no surplus, cash dividends on capital stock may only be paid from the Company’s net profits for the then-current and/or the preceding fiscal year.

The Company’s charter designates the “Court of Chancery” as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by its stockholders, which could limit its stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with the Company or its directors, officers, employees or agents.

The charter provides that, unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on the Company’s behalf; any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of the Company’s directors, officers or other employees to it or its stockholders; any action asserting a claim against the Company or any of its directors, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), the charter or the Company’s bylaws; or any action asserting a claim against the Company or any of its directors, officers or other employees that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

The above does not apply for such claims as to which the Court of Chancery determines that it does not have personal jurisdiction over an indispensable party, exclusive jurisdiction is vested in a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery or the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of the Company’s capital stock will be deemed to have notice of, and consented to, the provisions of the Company’s charter described in the preceding sentence. This exclusive forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that the stockholder finds favorable for disputes with the Company or its directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against the Company and such persons. Alternatively, if a court were to find these provisions of the Company’s charter inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, the Company may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could materially and adversely affect its business, financial condition or results of operations.

The Company’s charter provides that the exclusive forum provision will be applicable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Accordingly, the charter provides that the exclusive forum provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

If the Company fails to maintain an effective system of internal controls, it may not be able to report accurately its financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, current and potential holders of the Company’s equity could lose confidence in its financial reporting, which would harm its business and cost of capital.

Effective internal controls are necessary for the Company to provide reliable financial reports, prevent fraud, and operate successfully as a public company. The Company cannot be certain that it will be able to maintain adequate controls over its financial processes and reporting in the future, or that it will be able to continue to comply with its obligations under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Any failure to maintain effective internal controls or to implement or improve the Company’s internal controls could harm its operating results or cause it to fail to meet its reporting obligations. Ineffective internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in the Company’s reported financial information, which would likely have a negative effect on the trading price of its equity interests.

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If the performance of the Company does not meet the expectations of investors, stockholders or financial analysts, the market price of the Company’s securities may decline.

The price of the Company’s securities could be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control, and such fluctuations could contribute to the loss of all or part of a stockholder’s investment. Fluctuations or changes in the Company’s quarterly financial results, changes in or failure to meet market or financial analysts’ expectations about the Company, changes in laws and regulations, commencement, ofsettlement or ~~involvement~~judgment ininvolving litigation, changes in the Company’s capital structure and general economic and political conditions could materially and adversely affect a stockholder’s investment in the Company’s securities, and its securities may trade at prices significantly below the price paid for them. In such circumstances, the trading price of the Company’s securities may not recover and may experience a further decline.

Broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of the Company’s securities irrespective of the Company’s operating performance. The stock market in general has experienced price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of the particular companies affected. The trading prices and valuations of these stocks and of the Company’s securities may not be predictable. A loss of investor confidence in the market for retail stocks or the stocks of other companies which investors perceive to be similar to the Company could depress the Company’s stock price regardless of its business, prospects, financial conditions or results of operations.

We cannot guarantee that our stock repurchase program will enhance long-term stockholder value.

Our stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date and we are not obligated to repurchase a specified number or dollar value of shares. Further, our stock repurchase program may be accelerated, suspended, delayed or discontinued at any time. However, we do not expect to significantly increase the amount of stock repurchases until our gross debt is reduced below certain thresholds. Although the Company repurchased Class A Common Stock during ~~2023~~2025 and will continue to repurchase Class A Common Stock in accordance with the stock repurchase program, such program may not enhance long-term stockholder value. Furthermore, ~~the IRA provides for the imposition of~~ a 1% non-deductible U.S. federal excise tax (the “Stock Buyback Tax”) onwill ~~certain~~apply to repurchases of stock bymade ~~publicly~~under ~~traded U.S. corporations such as us after December 31, 2022. Accordingly, the Stock Buyback Tax will apply to~~ our stock repurchase program,. ~~provided~~However, ~~that~~ the amount of stock repurchases in the relevant taxable year subject to the Stock Buyback Tax is reduced by the fair market value of any stock issued by us during such taxable year, including the fair market value of any stock issued or provided to our employees or specified affiliates.

General Risks

Continuing or worsening inflationary issues and associated changes in monetary policy have resulted in and may result in additional increases to the cost of the Company’s services and personnel, which in turn cause the Company’s capital expenditures and operating costs to rise.

Although inflation has moderated in ~~2024~~2025, with an annual average consumer price index (“CPI”) of 2.96% compared to that of 42.19% in ~~2023~~2024, the ~~inflation~~FOMC ~~rate~~is ~~has~~attentive ~~risen~~to ~~slightly~~its ~~during~~dual ~~the~~mandate ~~fourth~~and ~~quarter~~seeks into ~~2024.~~achieve Inmaximum ~~addition,~~employment ~~potential policy shifts in tariff, immigration,~~ and ~~fiscal~~inflation ~~policy~~at ~~with~~ the ~~Trump~~rate ~~Administration~~of ~~might~~2.0% ~~cause~~over ~~additional inflationary pressures to~~ the ~~economy~~longer run. Moderated inflation has led to multiple interest ~~rates~~rate ~~cut~~cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve starting in ~~September~~October ~~2024~~2025; however, the ~~slight~~FOMC ~~rise~~decided ~~in inflation during fourth quarter of 2024, consumer perception of potential tariffs~~ to behold ~~imposed~~interest onrates ~~imports~~steady ~~and~~at ~~potential policy shifts by the Trump Administration continue to cast uncertainty to monetary policy~~3.50% ~~The~~- U3.S75% ~~Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates steady~~ during its January ~~2025~~2026 ~~Federal Open Market Committee (“~~FOMC”) meeting and gave little indication of what will come next for interest rates. Inflation pressure has resulted in and may result in additional increases to the costs of the Company’s services and personnel, which in turn cause the Company’s capital expenditures and operating costs to rise and impact the Company’s financial and operating results adversely.

The Company’s operations could be disrupted by natural or human causes beyond its control.

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~~pandemic~~Our ~~diseases~~business ~~such~~and asresults ~~the COVID-19 pandemic, some~~ of ~~which~~operations may be ~~impacted~~adversely affected by ~~climate~~uncertainty ~~change~~ and ~~any~~changes ofin ~~which~~U.S. ~~could~~trade ~~result~~policies, inincluding ~~suspension~~tariffs, oftrade ~~operations~~agreements or ~~harm~~other totrade ~~people~~restrictions orimposed by the ~~natural~~U.S. ~~environment~~or other governments.

Our business and results of operations may be adversely affected by uncertainty and changes in U.S. trade policies, including tariffs, trade agreements or other trade restrictions imposed by the U.S. or other governments. For example, effective on June 4, 2025, the U.S. government imposed a 50% tariff on steel and aluminum imports except on imports from the U.K. Several tariff announcements have been followed by announcements of limited exemptions and temporary pauses. On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of President Trump's sweeping tariffs, ruling that the administration overstepped its authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose them. Hours after the ruling, President Trump signed an executive order for a new 10% global import duty using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. These actions have caused substantial uncertainty and volatility in financial markets and may result in retaliatory measures on U.S. goods. Retaliatory measures might affect export of oil and gas products and have an adverse impact on domestic production and prices, which might affect our results of operations adversely.

Our business requires access to steel and other materials to construct and maintain our pipelines and other midstream assets. Imposition of, or increase in, tariffs on imports of steel or other materials, as well as corresponding price increases for such materials available domestically, could increase our construction costs and our costs to maintain our assets. To the extent that we are unable to pass all or any such cost increases on to our customers, such cost increases could adversely affect our returns on investment. Higher material costs could also diminish our ability to develop new projects at acceptable returns, particularly during times of economic uncertainty, and limit our ability to pursue growth opportunities.

Tariffs or other trade restrictions may lead to continuing uncertainty and volatility in U.S. and global financial and economic conditions and commodity markets, declining consumer confidence, significant inflation and diminished expectations for the economy, and ultimately reduced demand for our and our customers’ products and services. Such conditions could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and cash flows. Also, disruptions and volatility in the financial markets may lead to adverse changes in the availability, terms and cost of capital. Changes in tariffs and trade restrictions can be announced with little or no advance notice. The adoption and expansion of tariffs or other trade restrictions, increasing trade tensions, or other changes in governmental policies related to taxes, tariffs, trade agreements or policies, are difficult to predict, which makes attendant risks difficult to anticipate and mitigate. If we are unable to navigate further changes in U.S. or international trade policy, it could have a material adverse impact on our business and results of operations.

The Company’s operations could be disrupted by natural or human causes beyond its control.

Kinetik operates in both urban areas and remote areas. The Company’s operations are therefore subject to disruption from natural or human causes beyond its control, including risks from hurricanes, severe storms, floods, heat waves, other forms of severe weather, wildfires, sea level rise, ambient temperature increases, war or other military conflicts such as the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, Israel and the Gaza Strip, recent events in Venezuela, accidents, civil unrest, global political events, fires, earthquakes, and epidemic or pandemic diseases such as the COVID-19 pandemic, some of which may be impacted by climate change and any of which could result in suspension of operations or harm to people or the natural environment.

Crude oil and natural gas related facilities could be direct targets of terrorist attacks, and the Company’s operations could be adversely impacted if infrastructure integral to its operations is destroyed or damaged. Additionally, destructive forms of protest or opposition by activists, including acts of sabotage or eco-terrorism could cause significant damage or injury to people, property, or the environment or lead to extended interruptions of our operations. Costs for insurance and other security may increase as a result of these threats, and some insurance coverage may become more difficult to obtain, if available at all. Furthermore, any regional or domestic political turmoil and the related potential impact on the U.S. stability remain factors that contribute to an environment of economic and political uncertainty that could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition, including our revenue growth and profitability. The Company’s risk management systems are designed to assess potential physical and other risks to its operations and assets and to plan for their resiliency. While capital investment reviews and decisions incorporate potential ranges of physical risks such as winter storm severity and frequency, air and water temperature, precipitation, among other factors, it is difficult to predict with certainty the timing, frequency or severity of such events, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the company's results of operations or financial condition.

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Cybersecurity breaches of our IT systems could result in information theft, data corruption, operational disruption and/or financial loss.

The oil and gas industry has become increasingly dependent on digital technologies to conduct day-to-day operations including certain midstream activities. For example, software programs are used to manage gathering and transportation systems and for compliance reporting. The use of mobile communication devices has increased rapidly. Industrial control systems such as SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) now control large scale processes that can include multiple sites and long distances, such as crude oil and natural gas pipelines.

The Company depends on digital technology, including information systems and related infrastructure as well as cloud applications and services, to process and record financial and operating data and to communicate with its employees and business service providers. The Company’s business service providers, including vendors and financial institutions, are also dependent on digital technology. The technologies needed to conduct midstream activities make certain information the target of theft or misappropriation.

In addition, the Company has begun to incorporate certain algorithmic technologies into its business activities. As with many technological innovations, the use presents risks and challenges associated with developing, deploying and governing such technologies that could adversely impact the Company’s business. The legal and regulatory landscape surrounding certain advanced technologies, including the use of artificial intelligence “AI” is rapidly evolving and uncertain, and may expose the Company to additional compliance costs, cybersecurity risks, and lawsuits. The Company is evaluating solutions to assist its employees in business activities and developing appropriate controls and parameters, but certain third parties may incorporate AI tools into their services and deliverables without the Company’s knowledge or control. Any of the foregoing may result in harm to the Company’s business, financial condition or reputation.

The Company’s technologies, systems, networks, and those of its business partners may become the target of cyber-attacks or information security breaches that could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss or destruction of proprietary and other information, or other disruption of its business operations. In addition, certain cyber incidents, such as surveillance, may remain undetected for an extended period. A cyber incident involving the Company’s information systems and related infrastructure, or that of its business service providers, could disrupt its business plans and negatively impact its operations.

The Company’s implementation of various controls and processes, including globally incorporating a risk-based cyber security framework, to monitor and mitigate security threats and to increase security for its information, facilities and infrastructure is costly and labor intensive. Moreover, there can be no assurance that such measures will be sufficient to prevent security breaches from occurring. As cyber threats continue to evolve, the Company may be required to expend significant additional resources to continue to modify or enhance its protective measures or to investigate and remediate any information security vulnerabilities. Any such breakdowns or breaches, or resulting access, disclosure or other loss of information, could significantly disrupt the Company’s business and result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information and damage to its reputation, any of which could materially and adversely affect its business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows. See additional information related to cybersecurity risks and how the Company manages such risk in Part I—Item 1C. Cybersecurity of this Annual Report.

Changes in management’s estimates and assumptions may have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and financial or operational performance in any given period.

In preparing the Company’s periodic reports under the Exchange Act, including its financial statements, Kinetik’s management is required under applicable rules and regulations to make estimates and assumptions as of a specified date. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and experience as of that date and are subject to substantial risk and uncertainty. Materially different results may occur as circumstances change and additional information becomes known. Areas requiring significant estimates and assumptions by management include revenue recognition, impairments to property, plant and equipment, accruals for estimated liabilities, including litigation reserves. Changes in estimates or assumptions or the information underlying the assumptions, such as changes in the Company’s business plans, general market conditions, litigation settlement or outcomes or changes in the Company’s outlook on commodity prices, could materially affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities or expenses.

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general market conditions, or changes in the Company’s outlook on commodity prices, could affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities or expenses.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

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ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY

Description of Processes for Assessing, Identifying, and Managing Cybersecurity Risks

As a Company that manages midstream infrastructure for the energy sector, cybersecurity is of great concern to our organization, and we aim to protect our systems, networks and programs from digital attacks. We have endeavored to implement policies, standards, and technical controls based on external cybersecurity standards, such as National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) framework and ISO ~~frameworks~~standards. Like others in our industry, we are reliant on the continuous and uninterrupted operation of our various technology systems. User access to our sites and information technology systems are important elements of our operations, as is protection against cybersecurity incidents. In the ordinary course of our business, we collect and store data in our data centers and on our networks, including proprietary business information, critical operating information, among other types of sensitive information. In addition, the information and operational technology infrastructure we use is important to the operation of our business and to our ability to perform day-to-day operations. We use various processes and tools, including third-party cybersecurity tools and technologies, to aid us in seeking to secure and protect our network perimeter and internal systems from unauthorized access, intrusion, or disruption, including those processes described below.

~~Kinetik~~Cybersecurity ~~has~~is anintegrated ~~established~~into our risk management ~~policy~~framework and the Company has established IT policies supported by underlying processes to execute and meet the Company’s risk management objectives. ~~This Policy is based on the NIST requirements.~~

Risk Assessment:

We conduct assessments across our systems, networks, and data infrastructure to identify, assess and manage potential and material cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities. These assessments include penetration testing, vulnerability scans, cybersecurity audits, incident response planning, vendor risk assessments, and regulatory compliance assessments. Feedback from these assessments is incorporated into our systems and procedures through upgrades intended to further improve our cybersecurity posture.

Incident Identification and Response:

The Company has established a cybersecurity incident management policy to facilitate the Company’s management of cybersecurity incidents. Monitoring and detection systems have been implemented to help identify and remediate cybersecurity threats. All potential security events and/or confirmed security incidents, as appropriate, are reported and logged ininto to the Company’s authorized incident management systems. The Company’s incident response team (“IRT”), along with the third-party security system providers, aims to review, analyze, categorize and take action on reported security events. We also have an Incident Response Plan that is designed to be triggered if a security event is identified as a security incident. Consideration shall also be given to individually immaterial incidents that occur as part of a series of related unauthorized occurrences and are material when considered in the aggregate.

Furthermore, the Company has established processes for communicating an incident that is determined material, based on the Company’s materiality assessment, to the Audit Committee. This process is designed to help implement a containment strategy and to comply with applicable regulations. The Company’s Incident Response Plan focuses on the following goals: reduction of damage due to a security incident; identifying potential opportunities for eradication; identifying potential recovery strategies; establishing lesson learned analyses; and identifying mitigation strategies designed to decrease the likelihood of security incident reoccurrence.

Cybersecurity Training and Awareness:

At Kinetik, we believe that the recognition and reporting of cybersecurity threats by every employee and contractor plays a key role in protecting and securing our network. We ~~have~~conduct mandatory annual training for our employees and contractors on security awareness, using a library of cybersecurity training modules. We also deploy quarterly simulated phishing emails to all system users in an effort to gauge their cybersecurity awareness.

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~~security~~for ~~awareness~~all ~~annually~~users, ~~using~~ a ~~library~~password change policy, separation of ~~cybersecurity~~duties ~~training~~in ~~modules~~accounting systems, controlled access to network drives, endpoint protection, email security, mobile device management, device encryption, and ongoing active monitoring of threats. We ~~deploy~~have ~~quarterly~~implemented ~~simulated~~devices ~~phishing~~designed ~~emails~~to control third-party access to ~~all~~our ~~system~~plant ~~users~~systems inand analso ~~effort~~provide to24/7 ~~gauge~~monitoring ~~their~~of ~~cybersecurity~~our ~~awareness~~infrastructure.

Access Controls:

Users are provided with access consistent with the principle of least privilege, which requires that users be given no more access than necessary to complete their job functions. To keep our network secure, we have multifactor authentication (MFA) for all users, a password change policy, separation of duties in accounting systems, controlled access to network drives, endpoint protection, email security, mobile device management, device encryption, and ongoing active monitoring of threats. We have implemented devices designed to control third-party access to our plant systems and also provide 24/7 monitoring of our infrastructure.

As part of our strategy, we continue to work with industry leading vendors to conduct our internal network, cloud environment, and external pen testing, all of which are critical as we work to protect our hybrid environment. We recognize that third-party service providers may introduce cybersecurity risks. In an effort to mitigate these risks, we have established a third-party risk management policy that requires third-party service providers to maintain security requirements and levels of services as part of their service delivery. Before engaging with any third-party service provider, we aim to conduct due diligence to evaluate their cybersecurity capabilities. Additionally, we endeavor to include cybersecurity requirements in our contracts with these providers and endeavor to require them to adhere to specific security standards and protocols.

The Board’s Oversight and Management’s Role

Our Board has delegated the responsibility for overseeing cybersecurity risk to our Audit Committee. Our Audit Committee oversees management’s assessment and management of cybersecurity risk. Our Senior IT Director, who reports to our Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative and Accounting Officer, leads the Information Technology team, is a member of our management-level Cybersecurity Governance Committee and management-level Cybersecurity Risk Committee and manages our information technology and cybersecurity function.

Through the Company’s ERM program, our Cybersecurity Governance Committee and Cybersecurity Risk Committee oversee the Company’s cybersecurity initiatives. The Cybersecurity Governance Committee is responsible for monitoring, reviewing and reporting to the Audit Committee on cyber incident response. The Cybersecurity Risk Committee is responsible for communication of security incidents to organizational stakeholders.

As part of our efforts to facilitate effective oversight, the Cybersecurity Governance Committee and the Cybersecurity Risk Committee hold discussions on cybersecurity risks, incident trends, and the effectiveness of cybersecurity measures at least quarterly and more frequently as necessitated by emerging material cyber risks or incidents.

Further, to communicate our system health, performance, metrics, and roadmap, the Information Technology team delivers a quarterly update to the Audit Committee, as well as the Cybersecurity Governance Committee and Cybersecurity Risk Committee, to discuss cybersecurity matters such as the effectiveness of our cybersecurity strategy and ensuring alignment with our business objectives. A Cybersecurity Dashboard is used to share metrics and matters needing Board attention in Audit Committee meetings. The Cybersecurity Dashboard also includes commentaries on risk exposure and materiality, if any, as they relate to cybersecurity.

Our ~~executive team, in particular, our~~ Senior IT Director ~~and~~brings ~~members~~more ofthan ~~our~~16 ~~IRT,~~years ~~have~~of ~~relevant~~specialized ~~degrees~~experience in ~~computer~~the ~~information~~oil ~~systems~~ and ~~extensive~~gas ~~experience~~industry, ~~and~~with ~~background~~deep expertise in ~~network~~infrastructure ~~design~~ and ~~configuration,~~cybersecurity. ~~endpoint~~He ~~protection,~~has ~~privileged~~over ~~identity~~eight ~~management,~~years ~~device~~of ~~encryption~~proven IT leadership, ~~cloud~~where ~~network~~he ~~and~~has ~~infrastructure~~successfully spearheaded major digital transformation programs, accelerated cloud ~~email~~adoption ~~security~~strategies, ~~security~~elevated ~~information~~cybersecurity maturity, and ~~event~~managed ~~management (SIEM)~~complex, ~~and~~large-scale ~~vulnerability~~system ~~assessments~~implementations and integrations. ~~This~~He ~~combined~~holds ~~expertise~~a isBachelor ~~important~~of toScience ~~our~~in ~~cybersecurity~~Computer ~~risk~~Information ~~management~~Systems ~~processes~~from the University of Houston.

Our dedicated IT team is responsible for ensuring compliance with relevant cybersecurity standards, establishing robust protocols, and safeguarding the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the organization's IT infrastructure. Collectively, the team possesses over 40 years of IT experience, including more than 20 years focused specifically on cybersecurity. The IT team is also responsible for ensuring the entire Kinetik workforce receives annual training to stay on top of cybersecurity risks facing our industry today.

Disclosures

As of the date of this report, though the Company and our service providers have experienced certain cybersecurity incidents, we are not aware of any cybersecurity threats, including those resulting from any previous cybersecurity incidents, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company, including our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. However, we acknowledge that cybersecurity threats are continually evolving, and the possibility of future cybersecurity incidents remain. Despite the implementation of our cybersecurity processes, our security measures cannot guarantee that a significant cyberattack will not occur. See “Risk Factors” in Part I—Item 1A of this Annual Report for additional information about the risks to our business associated with a breach or other compromise to our information and operational technology systems.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

For further information regarding legal proceedings, see Note 17—Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

The Company’s Class A Common Stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “KNTK”.

On February 2120, ~~2025~~2026, the Class A Common Stock had a closing price of $5945.0356.

Holders

On February 2120, ~~2025~~2026, there were ~~191~~138 holders of record of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and eight holders of record of the Company’s Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class C Common Stock”).

Dividends

Holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock are entitled to receive cash dividends when declared by the Company’s Board out of legally available funds. The Board intends to continue the policy of paying quarterly cash dividends,; however, future dividend payments will depend upon our level of earnings, capital expenditure requirements, debt obligations, financial condition and other relevant factors.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

None.

Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

InThe ~~February~~following ~~2023,~~table ~~the~~sets ~~Board~~forth ~~approved~~information awith ~~stock~~respect ~~repurchase~~to ~~program~~repurchases ~~(“Repurchase~~made ~~Program”),~~by ~~authorizing~~the ~~discretionary~~Company ~~purchases~~ of ~~the~~its ~~Company’s~~ Class A Common Stock ~~up to $100.0 million~~ in the ~~aggregate.~~open ~~The~~market ~~Repurchase~~or ~~Program~~in ~~allowed~~privately usnegotiated totransactions ~~reduce~~under ~~dilution and potentially acquire shares at levels that we believe do not reflect~~ the ~~fundamental earnings power of the Company~~$500.0 ~~Repurchases~~million ~~may~~Repurchase beProgram ~~made~~during ~~at management’s discretion from time-to-time throughout~~ the ~~year,~~fourth inquarter ~~accordance~~of ~~with applicable securities laws on the open market, a trading plan, or through privately negotiated transactions.~~2025:

Except as already disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on From 8-K dated May 13, 2024, there were no repurchase activities during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024.


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)	Average Price per Share(2)		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan(1)	Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of Shares that May Yet be Purchased under the Plans (in thousands)(1)
October 1 to October 31, 2025	91,252	$	37.82	91,252	$	318,238
November 1 to November 30, 2025	—	$	—	—	$	318,238
December 1 to December 31, 2025	—	$	—	—	$	318,238

~~For~~(1)In ~~more~~February ~~information~~2023, ~~regarding~~our Board approved the ~~non-deductible~~Stock 1%Repurchase ~~U.S.~~Program ~~federal~~(“Repurchase ~~excise~~Program”) ~~tax~~for ~~imposed~~the onrepurchase ~~certain~~of ~~repurchases~~up to $100.0 million of ~~stock~~our byoutstanding ~~publicly~~Class ~~traded~~A UCommon Stock.S. ~~corporations~~In May 2025, ~~please~~our ~~refer~~Board approved a $400.0 million increase to ~~Part~~the ~~I—Item~~previously 1Aannounced ~~Risk~~Repurchase ~~Factors—Risks~~Program, ~~Related~~pursuant to ~~Ownership~~which ofwe ~~our~~are authorized to repurchase the Company’s Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of up to $500.0 million. Repurchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time, in accordance with applicable securities laws, on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions and may be made pursuant to a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act.

28(2)Average price paid per share includes commission to repurchase shares.

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Performance Graph

The graph and table below compares the Company’s cumulative return to holders of its ~~common~~Common ~~stock~~Stock, the NASDAQ Composite Index, the NYSE Composite Index and the Alerian U.S. Midstream Energy Index during the period beginning on December 31, ~~2019~~2020 and ending on December 31, ~~2024~~2025. The NASDAQ Composite Index was included here as the Company’s Class A Common Stock was traded on NASDAQ prior to switching to NYSE in October 2022. In accordance with SEC rules, the performance graph presents both the indices used in the previous year and the newly selected index. The performance graph was prepared based on the following assumptions: (i) $100 was invested in our Class A Common Stock and in each of the indices at the beginning of the period, and (ii) dividends were reinvested on the relevant payment dates. The stock price performance included in this graph is historical and not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.

COMPARISON CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN(1)(2)

Among Kinetik Holdings Inc., the NYSE Composite Index, the ~~Nasdaq~~NASDAQ Composite Index and the Alerian US Midstream Energy Index

(1)The performance graph shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act except to the extent that we specifically request it be treated as soliciting material or specifically incorporate it by reference.

(2)$100 invested on 12/31/~~2019~~2020 in index, including reinvestment of dividends.

	December 31,
	2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024
	2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		2025
Kinetik Holdings Inc	$	100.00	$	82142.9560	$	~~118~~163.2884	$	~~135~~165.9143	$	~~137~~302.2291	$	~~251~~206.2714
NYSE Composite Index	100.00		~~144~~122.9218		~~177~~82.0643		119.4522		~~172~~154.7748		~~223~~187.8714
Nasdaq Composite Index	100.00		106.99		129.11		117.04		133.16		154.19
NASDAQ Composite Index	100.00		120.68		109.39		124.46		144.12		169.62
Alerian US Midstream Energy Index	100.00		75145.0402		~~108~~187.8288		~~140~~223.9987		~~168~~337.0047		~~253~~346.2467

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read together with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report, and the risk factors and related information set forth in Part I, Item 1A and Part II, Item 7A of this Annual Report. This section of this Annual Report generally discusses ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024 items and year-to-year comparisons between ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024. Discussions of ~~2022~~2023 items and year-to-year comparisons between ~~2023~~2024 and ~~2022~~2023 that are omitted in this Annual Report are incorporated by reference to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2023~~2024, filed on March 53, ~~2024~~2025.

Unless otherwise noted or the context requires otherwise, references herein to Kinetik Holdings Inc., “the Company”, “us”, “our”, “we” or similar terms, with respect to time periods prior to February 22, 2022, include BCP and its consolidated subsidiaries and do not include ALTM and its consolidated subsidiaries, while references herein to Kinetik Holdings Inc.,“the Company”, “us”, “our”, “we” or similar terms, with respect to time periods from and after February 22, 2022, include ALTM and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Significant Business Combinations

On February 22, 2022, (“the Altus Closing Date”), Kinetik Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Altus Midstream Company), consummated the business combination transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2021 (the “Contribution Agreement”), by and among the Company, Altus Midstream LP (now known as Kinetik Holdings LP, the “Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership and subsidiary of Altus Midstream Company. New BCP Raptor Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and BCP. The transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement are referred to herein as the “Altus Acquisition.” In connection with the closing of the transaction, the Company changed its name from “Altus Midstream Company” to “Kinetik Holdings Inc.” Upon closing of the business combination, BCP and its subsidiaries became wholly owned subsidiaries of the Partnership. The Altus Acquisition was accounted for as a reverse merger pursuant to ASC 805.

On June 24, 2024 (the “Durango Closing Date”), the Company consummated the previously announced transaction contemplated by the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Durango MIPA”), dated May 9, 2024, by and between the Company, the Partnership, and Durango Midstream LLC, an affiliate of Morgan Stanley Equity Partners (the “Durango Seller”), pursuant to which the Partnership purchased all of the membership interests of Durango Permian LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries (“Durango”) from Durango Seller (“Durango Acquisition”). The Durango Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805. Refer to Note 3—Business Combination in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information regarding the Durango Acquisition.

Overview

Our Operations and Segments

We have two reportable segments ~~which~~with ~~are~~revenue ~~strategic~~streams ~~business~~from ~~units with~~ various products and services. The Midstream Logistics segment operates under three ~~service~~revenue ~~offerings~~streams, 1) gas gathering and processing, 2) crude oil gathering, stabilization and storage services and 3) produced water gathering and disposal. The Pipeline Transportation segment consists of ~~three~~two EMI ~~pipelines~~Pipelines originating in the Permian Basin with various access points to the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico markets, as well as Kinetik NGL ~~Pipelines~~ and Delaware Link ~~Pipeline~~Pipelines. The pipelines transport ~~crude oil,~~ natural gas and NGLs within the Permian Basin and to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Midstream Logistics

Gas Gathering and Processing. The Midstream Logistics segment provides gas gathering and processing services with over 34,~~900~~200 miles of low and high-pressure steel pipeline located throughout the Delaware Basin, ~~including~~and over 825,000 horsepower of compression capacity. Gas processing assets are centralized at eight processing complexes with total cryogenic processing capacity of over 2.4 Bcf/d. In addition,~~300~~ ~~miles~~the Midstream Logistics segment provides system-wide amine treating and 6.5 MMcf/d of acid gas injection capacity.

Crude Oil Gathering, Stabilization and Storage Services. Crude gathering assets are centralized at the Caprock Stampede Terminal and the Pinnacle Sierra Grande Terminal. The system includes approximately 280 miles of gathering pipeline and 90,000 barrels of crude storage. The crude facilities have connections for takeaway transportation into certain facilities operated by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

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~~pipeline~~Water ~~acquired~~Gathering ~~through the Durango Acquisition,~~ and ~~over~~Disposal. ~~570,000~~The ~~horsepower~~system ofincludes ~~compression~~approximately ~~capacity.~~370 ~~An additional 214~~ miles of gathering pipeline ~~was~~and ~~added~~approximately to our system through the Permian Resources Midstream Acquisition closed during January 2025. Gas processing assets are centralized at seven processing complexes with system-wide front-end amine treating capability580,000 ~~6.5~~barrels ~~MMcf/d~~per ~~AGI~~day ~~capacity~~of ~~and~~permitted ~~total~~disposal ~~cryogenic processing~~ capacity ~~of approximately 2~~.~~2 Bcf/d as of today and over 2.4 BCF/d once the Kings Landing Project is complete in mid-2025.~~

Crude Oil Gathering, Stabilization and Storage Services. Crude gathering assets are centralized at the Caprock Stampede Terminal and the Pinnacle Sierra Grande Terminal. The system includes approximately 220 miles of gathering pipeline and 90,000 barrels of crude storage. An additional 75 miles of gathering pipeline was added to our crude gathering assets through the Permian Resources Midstream Acquisition closed during January 2025.

Water Gathering and Disposal. The system includes over 360 miles of gathering pipeline and approximately 580,000 barrels per day of permitted disposal capacity.

Pipeline Transportation

EMI ~~pipelines~~Pipelines. The Company owns the following equity interests in ~~three~~two EMI ~~pipelines~~Pipelines in the Permian Basin with access to various points along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico markets: 1) an approximate 55.5% equity interest in ~~Permian Highway Pipeline LLC (“~~PHP”), which is also owned and operated by Kinder Morgan; and 2) 33.0% equity interest in Shin Oak, which is owned by Breviloba, LLC, and operated by Enterprise Products Operating LLC~~; and 3) 27~~.5% equity interest in Epic Crude Holdings, LP (“EPIC”), which is operated by EPIC Consolidated Operations, LLC. The increase of equity interest in EPIC was related to the purchase of an additional 12.5% equity interest from a third party in July 2024.

Kinetik NGL ~~Pipelines~~Pipeline System. The Kinetik NGL ~~Pipelines~~Pipeline ~~consist~~System consists of approximately 96 miles of NGL pipelines connecting our East Toyah and Pecos complexes to Waha, including our 20-inch Dewpoint pipeline that spans over 40 miles, and our 3028 mile, 20-inch Brandywine Pipeline connecting to our Diamond Cryogenic complex. The Kinetik NGL ~~pipeline~~Pipeline ~~system~~System has a capacity ~~approximate~~of approximately 580 MBbl/d.

Delaware Link Pipeline. The Delaware Link Pipeline consists of approximately 40 miles of 30-inch diameter pipeline with aan initial capacity of approximately 1.0 Bcf/d that provides additional transportation capacity to Waha. ~~The project reached commercial in-service in October 2023.~~

ECCC Pipeline. The ECCC Pipeline is under construction, which provides connection from Eddy County, New Mexico to Culberson County, Texas, and approximately 150 MMcfp/d of initial rich gas throughput capacity. The ECCC Pipeline is estimated to be in-service during the second quarter of 2026.

Recent Developments

~~Permian~~Barilla ~~Resources~~Draw ~~Midstream Assets~~ Acquisition

On ~~December~~January 1014, ~~2024~~2025, the Company completed the previously announced itbolt-on ~~has~~acquisition ~~entered~~with ~~into~~Permian aResources ~~definitive~~Corporation, ~~agreement~~who ~~with~~directly owned all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Permian ~~Resources~~Gathering and Barilla Draw, to acquire ~~certain~~all ~~natural~~issued ~~gas~~ and ~~crude~~outstanding ~~oil~~membership ~~gathering~~interests ~~systems~~of ~~assets,~~Permian ~~primarily~~Gathering ~~located~~and inBarilla ~~Reeves~~Draw ~~County,~~(the ~~Texas,~~“Barilla Draw Acquisition”) for $~~178~~175.45 million of cash consideration. The ~~Permian~~Barilla ~~Resources~~Draw ~~Midstream~~ Acquisition provides a multi-stream opportunity for natural gas gathering, compression and processing, as well as crude gathering services for the Company. ~~The~~Refer ~~transaction~~to ~~closed~~Note 3—Business Combinations in ~~early~~the ~~January~~Notes ~~2025~~to ~~following~~the ~~satisfaction~~Consolidated ofFinancial ~~customary~~Statements ~~closing~~in ~~conditions~~this Annual Report for more information.

~~EPIC~~Kings ~~Equity~~Landing ~~Interest~~Processing Complex

~~During~~The ~~the~~Company ~~third~~achieved ~~quarter~~full ofcommercial ~~2024,~~in-service ~~the~~at ~~Company~~Kings ~~consummated~~Landing ~~the~~in ~~Equity~~late ~~Sale~~September ~~and~~2025. ~~Purchase~~This ~~Agreement~~new ~~with~~processing ~~Dos~~complex ~~Rios~~in ~~Crude~~Eddy ~~Intermediate~~County, ~~LLC~~New toMexico ~~purchase~~adds aover ~~12.5%~~200 MMcf/d of ~~equity~~gas ~~interest~~processing ~~in EPIC~~capacity. ~~The~~In ~~acquisition~~addition, ofthe ~~additional~~Company ~~interest~~reached isfinal ~~accounted~~investment ~~for~~decision asin athe ~~business~~third ~~acquisition~~quarter ~~pursuant~~2025 to ~~ASC~~its ~~805.~~Acid ~~After~~Gas ~~completion~~Injection of(“AGI”) ~~the~~project ~~transaction,~~at ~~the~~Kings ~~Company owned a 27~~Landing.5% ~~equity~~The ~~interest~~project inwill ~~EPIC.~~enable ~~EPIC~~the ~~has~~Company ~~over~~to ~~800~~handle ~~miles~~elevated levels of ~~pipeline~~H₂S ~~connecting~~and ~~the~~CO₂ ~~Delaware~~across ~~and~~all ~~Midland~~three ~~Basins~~Delaware toNorth ~~the~~processing Ucomplexes.S. ~~Gulf~~The ~~Coast~~project ~~and~~is ~~has~~expected ato ~~capacity~~be ofin-service ~~625~~by ~~MBbl/d~~year end 2026.

EPIC Sale

On October 31, 2025, the Company consummated the EPIC Sale and received $504.2 million of upfront cash consideration in exchange for its entire 27.5% interest in EPIC. The Company recognized a net gain of $415.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 in relation to this transaction. In addition, the Company can receive approximately $96.0 million attributable to an earnout, payable upon the approval by the board of directors of the general partner of EPIC of one or more capital projects that achieve certain capacity expansion criteria.

Financing Activities

On March 14, 2025, the Company completed an additional private placement of $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2028 (the “New 2028 Notes”) at 101.25% of par. The New 2028 Notes were issued as additional notes under the indenture dated as of December 6, 2023, as may be supplemented from time to time (the “Indenture”), pursuant to which the Partnership has previously issued $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Existing Notes” and together with the New 2028 Notes, the “2028 Notes”).

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~~Durango~~On ~~Acquisition~~April 1, 2025, the Partnership entered into an amendment to its accounts receivable securitization facility dated April 2, 2024 (as amended, the “Amended A/R Facility”) to, among other things, increase the facility limit to $250.0 million and extend the scheduled termination date to March 31, 2026. The Partnership expects to renew the facility upon its termination.

On ~~June~~May 2430, ~~2024~~2025, the Company consummated the previously announced Durango Acquisition for an adjusted purchase price of approximately $785.7 million, consisting of (i) $358.0 million of cash consideration paid at closing, (ii) approximately 3.8 million shares of Class C Common Stock and an equivalent number of common units in the Partnership ~~(“OpCo~~entered Units”), issued at closing and (iii) approximately 7.7 million shares of Class C Common Stock and an equivalent number of OpCo Units to be issued on July 1, 2025. Durango Seller is also entitled to an earn out of up to $75.0 million in cash contingent upon the completion and placing into ~~service~~a ofterm ~~the~~loan ~~Kings~~credit ~~Landing Project in Eddy County~~agreement, ~~New Mexico,~~ which isprovides ~~currently~~a ~~under construction~~$1.15 ~~This~~billion ~~earn~~senior ~~out~~unsecured iscredit ~~subject~~facility tomaturing ~~reduction based~~ on ~~actual~~May ~~capital~~30, ~~costs~~2028 ~~associated with~~ (the ~~Kings~~“Term ~~Landing~~Loan ~~Project.~~Credit ~~This transaction was accounted for as a business combination pursuant to ASC 805~~Agreement”). ~~Refer to Note 3—Business Combinations in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information.~~

~~The~~On ~~Durango~~May ~~Acquisition~~30, ~~significantly~~2025, ~~expands~~the ~~Kinetik’s~~Partnership ~~footprint~~entered into ~~New~~a ~~Mexico~~revolving ~~and~~credit ~~the~~agreement ~~Northern~~that ~~Delaware~~provides ~~Basin,~~a ~~expanding~~$1.60 ~~Kinetik’s~~billion ~~processing~~senior ~~capacity~~unsecured byrevolving ~~over~~credit facility, which includes a $200.0 ~~MMcf/d~~million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit, and ~~doubling~~a ~~its~~$300.0 ~~existing~~million ~~gathering~~sublimit ~~pipeline~~for ~~mileage~~swingline loans (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”). AnAll ~~additional~~borrowing ~~200~~under ~~MMcf/d~~this ofrevolving ~~processing~~credit ~~capacity~~facility will bemature ~~added~~on ~~upon~~May ~~completion~~30, of2030, unless such maturity date is adjusted in accordance with the ~~Kings~~Revolving ~~Landing~~Credit ~~Project~~Agreement.

~~GCX~~On ~~Divestiture~~May 30, 2025, in connection with entry into the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Agreement, the Company repaid all outstanding borrowings under and extinguished (1) the 2022 term loan credit agreement, dated June 8, 2022 (the “2022 Term Loan Credit Agreement”) and (2) the 2022 revolving credit agreement, dated June 8, 2022 (the “2022 Revolving Credit Agreement”). The Company recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $0.6 million for the extinguishment of these existing credit facilities.

On June 4, 2024, the Company consummated the previously announced transaction contemplated by the GCX Purchase Agreement to sell its 16% equity interest in GCX for an adjusted purchase price of $524.4 million (the "GCX Sale"), including an additional $30.0 million earn out in cash upon the approval by the GCX Board of Directors of one or more capital projects that achieve certain capacity expansion criteria. Net cash proceeds of $494.4 million were received from the GCX Buyer on June 4, 2024 and the cash earn out was received in September 2024. The Company recognized a gain of $89.8 million upon closing of the GCX Sale.

A/R Facility

On April 2, 2024, Kinetik Receivables, a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity formed as a direct subsidiary of the Partnership, which is a subsidiary of the Company entered into an A/R Facility with an initial facility limit of $150.0 million with PNC Bank, as the administrative agent, and certain purchasers party thereto from time to time, which has a scheduled termination date of April 1, 2025. Pursuant to the A/R Facility, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries continuously transfer receivables to Kinetik Receivables and Kinetik Receivables transfers receivables that meet certain qualifying conditions to third-party purchasers in exchange for cash. These receivables are held by Kinetik Receivables and are pledged to secure the collectability of the sold receivables. The amount available for borrowings at any one time under the A/R Facility is limited to an amount calculated based on the outstanding balance of eligible receivables sold to the purchasers, subject to certain reserves, concentration limits, and other limitations. As of December 31, 2024, eligible accounts receivable of $140.2 million was pledged to the A/R Facility as collateral and $9.8 million was available to be invested by the purchasers. The net proceeds of the A/R Facility were used, together with cash on hand, to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under the existing term loan credit facility (the “Term Loan Credit Facility”), lowering the remaining balance to $1.0 billion. As a result, the maturity of the Term Loan Credit Facility extended to December 8, 2026.

Secondary Offering of Common Stock

On March 13, 2024, the Company and Apache (the “Selling Stockholder”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Selling Stockholder agreed to sell to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase from the Selling Stockholder, subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, 13,079,871 shares of Class A Common Stock. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock in the offering.

Factors Affecting Our Business

Commodity Price Volatility

There has been, and we believe there will continue to be, volatility in commodity prices and in the relationships among NGLs, crude oil and natural gas prices. As a result of uncertainty around global commodity supply and demand, global geopolitical conflicts, foreign and domestic trade policies ~~with~~implemented by the ~~new~~Trump ~~U.S.~~Administration ~~presidential~~and ~~administration~~responses thereto, asand ~~well~~recent asaction ~~the~~by ~~ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine~~OPEC+, global oil and natural gas commodity prices continue to remain volatile. The volatility and uncertainty of natural gas, crude oil and NGL prices impact drilling, completion and other investment decisions by producers and ultimately supply to our systems. ~~Although~~In ~~ongoing~~addition, the instability of the international political environment and human and economic hardship resulting from the armed conflicts would have a highly uncertain impact on the U.S. economy, which in turn, might ~~generate~~affect our business and operations adversely. Moreover, the impact of tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration and foreign governments is highly uncertain. Our product sales revenue is exposed to commodity price ~~upward~~fluctuations. ~~pressure~~Therefore, commodity price decline and sustained periods of low natural gas, NGL, and condensate prices could have an adverse effect on our ~~operations~~product revenue stream. The Company continues to monitor commodity prices closely and may enter into commodity price hedges to mitigate the volatility risk. In addition, the Company, when economically appropriate, enters into fee-based and NGL arbitrage arrangements that insulate the Company from commodity price volatility.

In addition, our business requires access to steel and other materials to construct and maintain our pipelines and other midstream assets. Imposition of, or increase in, tariffs on imports of steel or other materials, as well as corresponding price increases for such materials available domestically, could increase our construction costs and our costs to maintain our assets. The Company continues to monitor costs of materials used for capital expenditure and considers budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual variances on a monthly basis to mitigate volatility risk. See Part I, Item 1A . Risk Factors for additional discussion.

Inflation and Interest Rates

The annual rate of inflation in the United States was 2.4% in January 2026 as measured by the Consumer Price Index. In light of the recent economic activity and labor market conditions, the FOMC decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate to 3.50% - 3.75 % during its meeting in January 2026. During the meeting, the FOMC noted that the economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace; job gains have remained low and the unemployment rate has shown some signs of stabilization, and inflation has remained somewhat elevated. The FOMC also noted that it remains attentive to the risks to both sides of its dual mandate and seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2.00%. The Company will continue to monitor the FOMC’s monetary policy and interest rate movement. Refer to Note 13—Derivatives and Hedging Activities in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for additional discussion regarding our hedging strategies and objectives for interest rate risk.

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could benefit in an environment of higher natural gas, NGLs and condensate prices, the instability of the international political environment and human and economic hardship resulting from the conflicts would have a highly uncertain impact on the U.S. economy, which in turn, might affect our business and operations adversely. Our product sales revenue is exposed to commodity price fluctuations. Therefore, commodity price decline and sustained periods of low natural gas and NGL prices could have an adverse effect on our product revenue stream. The Company continues to monitor commodity prices closely and may enter into commodity price hedges from time to time as necessary to mitigate the volatility risk. In addition, the Company, when economically appropriate, enters into fee-based arrangements that insulate the Company from commodity price volatility.

Inflation and Interest Rates

The annual rate of inflation in the U.S. was 3.00% in January 2025 as measured by the Consumer Price Index. In light of the recent economic activity, unemployment level and uncertainty in policy making with the Trump Administration, the FOMC decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25 % - 4.50% during its meeting in January 2025. During the meeting, the FOMC noted that the economic outlook is uncertain and the Committee is attentive to the risks to both sides of its dual mandate and is strongly committed to supporting maximum employment and returning inflation to its 2.00% objective. If interest rates elevated beyond the term of our hedges, our financing cost will increase and could have a negative impact on the Company’s ability to meet its contractual debt obligations and to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The Company will continue to monitor the FOMC’s monetary policy and interest rate movement. Refer to Note 13—Derivatives and Hedging Activities in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for additional discussion regarding our hedging strategies and objectives for interest rate risk.

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Results of Operations

The following table presents the Company’s results of operations for the periods presented:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		% Change
	2025		2024		% Change
	(In thousands, except percentages)
Operating revenues:
Service revenue	$	~~408~~445,~~000~~496	$	~~417~~408,~~751~~000	~~(2)~~9	%
Product revenue	1,~~062~~307,~~986~~228		~~822~~1,~~410~~062,986		2923	%
Other revenue	11,~~943~~665		1611,~~251~~943		(272)	%
Total operating revenues	1,~~482~~764,~~929~~389		1,~~256~~482,~~412~~929		1819	%
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expenses)*	620,618		515,721		20	%
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expenses)(1)	785,948		620,618		27	%
Operating expenses	~~195~~271,~~970~~402		~~161~~195,~~520~~970		2138	%
Ad valorem taxes	2428,~~714~~851		2124,~~622~~714		1417	%
General and administrative expenses	~~134~~130,~~157~~616		97134,~~906~~157		37(3)	%
Depreciation and amortization expenses	~~324~~382,~~197~~645		~~280~~324,~~986~~197		1518	%
Loss on disposal of assets, net	~~4,040~~8		194,~~402~~040		(79100)	%
Total operating costs and expenses	1,~~303~~599,~~696~~470		1,~~097~~303,~~157~~696		1923	%
Operating income	~~179~~164,~~233~~919		~~159~~179,~~255~~233		13(8)	%
Other income (expense):
Interest and other income	23,~~802~~983		2,~~004~~802		4042	%
Loss on debt extinguishment	(~~525~~635)		(~~1,876~~525)		~~(72)~~21	%
Gain on sale of equity method investment	89415,~~802~~409		—89,802		~~100~~NM	%
Interest expense	(~~217~~233,~~235~~371)		(~~205~~217,~~854~~235)		67	%
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	~~213~~226,~~191~~351		~~200~~213,~~015~~191		76	%
Total other income (expense), net	88,035		(5,711)		NM
Total other income, net	411,737		88,035		NM
Income before income taxes	~~267~~576,~~268~~656		~~153~~267,~~544~~268		74116	%
Income tax expense (benefit)	23,035		(232,908)		(110)	%
Income tax expense	50,728		23,035		120	%
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	244,233	$	386,452	(37)	%
Net income including noncontrolling interest	$	525,928	$	244,233	115	%

*(1)Cost of sales (~~exclusive~~excluding of depreciation and amortization expenses) is net of gas service revenues totaling $~~219~~315.76 million and $~~148~~219.37 million for the years ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, respectively, for certain volumes where we act as principal.

NM - Not meaningful

Year Ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 Compared to Year Ended December 31, ~~2023~~2024

Revenues

For the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, revenue increased by $~~226~~0.528 ~~million~~billion, or 1819%, to $1~~,482~~.976 ~~million~~billion, compared to $1~~,256~~.448 ~~million~~billion for the same period in ~~2023~~2024. The increase was primarily driven by higher period-over-period product revenue due to increased ~~natural~~NGL ~~gas~~and ~~residue~~condensate volumes sold and increased ~~gathered~~natural ~~and processed~~ gas ~~volumes~~residue prices.

Service revenue

Service revenue consists of service fees paid to the Company by its customers for providing comprehensive gathering, treating, processing and water disposal services necessary to bring natural gas, NGLs and crude oil to market. Service revenue for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~decreased~~increased by $937.85 million, or 29%, to $~~408~~445.05 million, compared to $~~417~~408.80 million for the same period in ~~2023~~2024. The ~~decrease~~increase was primarily driven by ~~lower~~higher period-over-period gas gathering fees of $929.50 million, and higher period-over-period crude gathering fees of $8.7 ~~Total~~million, which was driven by a period-over-period increase in gathered crude volumes of 21.3 million Bbls per day, or 55%. Period-over-period total gathered and processed gas volumes increased ~~227~~by 325.48 ~~Mcf~~MMcf per day, or 1317% and ~~189~~172.96 ~~Mcf~~MMcf per day, or 1311%, respectively. Of the increase, Durango’s operations, ~~on a six months basis,~~ accounted for ~~105~~146.89 ~~Mcf~~MMcf per day and 98142.25 ~~Mcf~~MMcf per day of gathered and processed gas volumes, respectively. ~~However, the total gathered and processed gas volumes where we function as the agent decreased period-over-period causing the change in net gas gathering fees presented as revenues to be down 3%.~~ Over 9897% of service revenues are included in the Midstream Logistics segment.

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Product revenue

Product revenue consists of commodity sales (including condensate, natural gas residue and NGLs). Product revenue for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, increased by $~~240~~0.624 ~~million~~billion, or 2923%, to $1~~,063~~.031 ~~million~~billion, compared to $~~822~~1.406 ~~million~~billion for the same period in ~~2023~~2024, primarily due to a period-over-period ~~increases~~increase in ~~natural gas residue sales volumes of 51.7 million MMBtu, or over 200% and~~ NGL and condensate volumes sold of 217.0 million barrels, or 641%., ~~The~~and ~~increase was also driven by~~ a period-over-period increase in ~~NGL~~natural gas prices of $0.6243 per ~~barrel~~MMBtu, or 333%, ~~and~~partially ~~condensate~~offset ~~prices~~by a decrease in natural gas residue sales volumes of $29.108 ~~per~~million ~~barrel~~MMBtu, or 316%., ~~The~~and ~~overall~~decreases ~~increase~~in ~~was~~NGL ~~partially~~and ~~offset~~condensate byprices aof ~~decrease~~$2.87 inper ~~natural~~barrel, ~~gas~~or ~~prices~~13% ofand $011.4286 per ~~MMBtu~~barrel, or 2416%, respectively. Product revenues are included entirely in the Midstream Logistics segment.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Costs of sales (~~exclusive~~excluding of depreciation and amortization expenses)

Cost of sales (~~exclusive~~excluding of depreciation and amortization expenses) primarily consists of purchases of NGLs and natural gas from our producers at contracted market prices to support product sales to other third parties. For the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, cost of sales increased by $~~104~~165.93 million, or 2027%, to $~~620~~785.69 million, compared to $~~515~~620.76 million for the same period in ~~2023~~2024. As discussed above, the increase was primarily driven by period-over-period increases in ~~natural gas residue and~~ NGL and condensate volumes sold and natural gas prices, slightly offset by ~~lower~~decreases in natural gas sales volumes and NGL and condensate prices. More than 99% of the cost of sales (~~exclusive~~excluding of depreciation and amortization expenses) are included in the Midstream Logistics segment.

Operating expenses

Operating expenses increased by $3475.54 million, or 2138%, to $~~196~~271.04 million for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, compared to $~~161~~196.50 million for the same period in ~~2023~~2024. Of the total increase, $2329.69 million was driven by Durango’s ~~operations~~full ~~that~~12 ~~were~~months ~~acquired~~of ~~during~~operations, ~~late~~and ~~June 2024~~$23.7 ~~The~~million ~~remaining increase~~ was ~~primarily~~ driven by ~~increases~~Barilla inDraw ~~internal~~operations ~~labor~~acquired ~~and~~in ~~repairs~~January ~~and maintenance totaling $10~~2025.7 ~~million,~~The ~~which~~remaining increase was ~~related~~primarily todriven ~~the~~by ~~increased~~increases ~~gathered~~in ~~and~~utility ~~processed~~costs ~~volumes~~totaling ~~during~~$20.5 ~~2024~~million. Over 9899% of operating expenses are included in the Midstream Logistics segment.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses increased by $36.3 million, or 37% to $134.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $97.9 million for the same period in 2023. The increase was mainly driven by higher share-based compensation of $20.6 million primarily due to the 2024 STI bonus being paid via stock during December versus March for prior years and $9.1 million of integration and transaction costs associated with the 2024 Durango and EPIC transactions. The remaining increase primarily relates to higher internal labor expenses of $3.3 million related to the overall growth of the organization and payroll taxes on the aforementioned 2024 STI bonus, and higher insurance costs of $1.5 million primarily related to the Durango Acquisition as well as an incremental increase in insurance rates related to the legacy business.

Depreciation and amortization expenses

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $4358.24 million, or 1518% to $~~324~~382.26 million for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, compared to $~~281~~324.02 million for the same period in ~~2023~~2024. Of the total increase, $2532.58 million was driven by the Durango Acquisition that was completed during late June 2024., ~~The~~and ~~remaining~~$9.9 ~~increase~~million was driven by assets placed ininto service ~~since~~from ~~the~~Barilla ~~second~~Draw ~~half~~operations ofacquired ~~2023,~~in ~~including~~January ~~the~~2025. ~~Delaware~~The ~~Link~~remaining ~~Pipeline~~increase ~~that~~ was ~~placed~~driven inby ~~service~~other inassets ~~October~~placed ~~2023~~in ~~and~~service ~~the~~during ~~rich gas lateral into Lea County, New Mexico~~2025.

Loss on disposal of assets, net

Loss on disposal of asset, net decreased by $15.4 million, or 79% to $4.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $19.4 million for the same period in 2023. The decrease was mainly due to $14.9 million less asset write-offs of obsolete gathering and processing systems and facilities in 2024 compared to 2023.

Other Income (Expense)

Gain on sale of equity method investment

~~For~~Gain ~~the~~on ~~year~~sale ~~ended~~of ~~December 31,~~equity ~~2024~~method investment increased by $325.6 million, weor ~~had~~over ~~gain~~300% onto ~~sale~~$415.4 ofmillion ~~equity~~for ~~method~~the ~~investment~~year ofended December 31, 2025, compared to $89.8 million ~~compared~~for to the same period in ~~2023~~2024. The increase was related to the ~~GCX~~higher gain realized on the EPIC Sale consummated in the ~~second~~fourth quarter of ~~2024.~~2025, ~~There~~compared ~~was~~to nothe ~~such~~ gain inrealized ~~2023~~on the GCX sale during the second quarter of 2024.

36Interest expense

Interest expense increased by $16.1 million, or 7%, to $233.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $217.2 million for the same period in 2024. The increase in interest expense was primarily driven by a decrease in net realized and unrealized gains on interest rate swaps totaling $12.3 million and an increase in interest expenses of $10.0 million due to higher outstanding debt balances. The increase was partially offset by an increase in capitalized interest of $6.2 million, mainly related to the Kings Landing Project. Refer to Note—12 Derivatives and Hedging Activities in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements regarding the Company’s strategy in managing interest rate risk.

Income Taxes Expense

Income tax expense increased by $27.7 million, or 120% to $50.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $23.0 million for the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily due to the increase in income before income taxes of $309.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.

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Income taxes (benefit) expense

The Company recorded income tax expense of $23.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to income tax benefit of $232.9 million for the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily due to the release of the valuation allowance on federal deferred tax assets during the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the recognition of deferred federal income tax of $19.5 million for year ended December 31, 2024. As the Company achieved a three-year cumulative level of profitability as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company concluded that it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will be realized and as such, no valuation allowance was recorded.

Key Performance Metrics

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income including noncontrolling ~~interests~~interest adjusted for interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, gain or loss on disposal of assets and debt extinguishment, the proportionate EBITDA from our EMI ~~pipelines~~Pipelines, equity income and gain from sale of investments recorded using the equity method, share-based compensation expense, noncash increases and decreases related to commodity hedging activities, fair value adjustments ~~for~~to contingent liabilities, integration and transaction costs, litigation costs and extraordinary losses and unusual or non-recurring charges. Adjusted EBITDA provides a basis for comparison of our business operations between current, past and future periods by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance.

We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides a meaningful understanding of certain aspects of earnings before the impact of investing and financing charges and income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA is useful to an investor in evaluating our performance because this measure:

•Is widely used by analysts, investors and competitors to measure a company’s operating performance;

•Is a financial measurement that is used by rating agencies, lenders, and other parties to evaluate our ~~credit worthiness~~creditworthiness; and

•Is used by our management for various purposes, including as a measure of performance and as a basis for strategic planning and forecasting.

Adjusted EBITDA is not defined in GAAP

The GAAP measure used by the Company that is most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA is net income including noncontrolling interests. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to the GAAP measure of net income including noncontrolling ~~interests~~interest or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool because it excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income including noncontrolling ~~interests~~interest. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP. The Company’s definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies in the industry, thereby diminishing its utility.

Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measure

Company management compensates for the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA as an analytical tool by reviewing the comparable GAAP measure, understanding the differences between Adjusted EBITDA as compared to net income including noncontrolling ~~interests~~interest, and incorporating this knowledge into its decision-making processes. Management believes that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measure that the Company uses in evaluating operating results.

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The following table presents a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measure of net income including noncontrolling ~~interests~~interest to the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA.

	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		% Change
	2025		2024		% Change
	(In thousands, except percentage)
Reconciliation of net income including noncontrolling interests to Adjusted EBITDA
Reconciliation of net income including noncontrolling interest to Adjusted EBITDA
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	244,233	$	386,452	(37)	%
Net income including noncontrolling interest	$	525,928	$	244,233	115	%
Add back:
Interest expense	~~217~~233,~~235~~371		~~205~~217,~~854~~235		67	%
Income tax (benefit) expense	23,035		(232,908)		(110)	%
Income tax expense	50,728		23,035		120	%
Depreciation and amortization expenses	~~324~~382,~~197~~645		~~280~~324,~~986~~197		1518	%
Amortization of contract costs	6,~~621~~794		6,~~620~~621		—3	%
Proportionate EMI EBITDA	~~346~~339,~~666~~448		~~306~~346,~~072~~666		13(2)	%
Share-based compensation	7662,~~536~~617		5576,~~983~~536		37(18)	%
Loss on disposal of assets, net	~~4,040~~8		194,~~402~~040		(79100)	%
Loss on debt extinguishment	~~525~~635		~~1,876~~525		~~(72)~~21	%
Commodity hedging unrealized loss	10,788		—		100	%
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives	(18,871)		10,788		NM
Contingent liabilities fair value adjustment	~~200~~5,190		—200		~~100~~NM	%
Integration costs	514,~~826~~958		15,~~015~~826		NM157	%
Acquisition transaction costs	~~4,096~~275		~~648~~4,096		NM(93)	%
Other one-time cost and amortization	12,101		11,901		2	%
Litigation costs	19,708		6,074		NM
Other one-time cost and amortization	7,540		6,027		25	%
Deduct:
Interest income	1,988		677		194	%
Other interest income	1,510		1,988		(24)	%
Warrant valuation adjustment	—		88		(100)	%
Gain on sale of equity method investment	415,409		89,802		NM
Commodity hedging unrealized gain	—		4,291		(100)	%
Equity income from unconsolidated affiliates	226,351		213,191		6	%
Gain on sale of equity method investment	89,802		—		100	%
Adjusted EBITDA	$	987,704	$	971,118	2	%
Equity income from unconsolidated affiliates	213,191		200,015		7	%
Adjusted EBITDA	$	971,118	$	838,830	16	%

NM - Not meaningful

Adjusted EBITDA increased by $~~132~~16.36 million, or 162% to $~~971~~987.17 million for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, compared to $~~838~~971.81 million for the same period in ~~2023~~2024. As discussed in the Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Results of Operations to this Annual Report, $~~226~~281.5 million of the increase was due to increased total operating revenues, partially offset by increased cost of sales (~~exclusive~~excluding of depreciation and amortization expenses) of $~~104~~165.93 million and an increase in operating expenses, ad valorem taxes and general and administrative expenses totaling of $7376.80 million. The increase was also ~~driven~~offset by (i) ~~higher~~lower proportionate EMI EBITDA of $407.62 million primarily due to ~~increased~~the ~~profitability~~sale atof ~~PHP~~the ~~related~~Company’s toequity ~~expanded~~interests ~~capacity~~in ~~that~~GCX ~~was~~in ~~placed~~June ~~into~~2024 ~~service~~and ~~starting~~EPIC in ~~December~~October ~~2023~~2025; (ii) ana ~~increase~~decrease in ~~the~~non-cash ~~add~~or ~~back~~unusual ~~related~~or toone time items totaling $18.0 million, which was mainly driven by a decrease in share-based compensation of $2013.69 million primarily due to ~~new~~a ~~RSUs~~decrease ~~and~~of ~~PSUs~~RSUs granted during ~~2024;~~2025 ~~(iii)~~and anvesting ~~increase~~of Class A shares and RSUs in the ~~add~~first ~~back~~quarter ~~related~~2025, toand a decrease in unrealized gain/loss in commodity hedging activities of $1529.17 million;, ~~and~~partially ~~(iv)~~offset by an increase in ~~the~~integration, ~~add~~transaction, ~~back~~litigation ofcosts ~~integration~~ and ~~acquisition~~other ~~transaction~~one-time costs or amortization costs of $820.35 million, primarily ~~due~~related to the Durango ~~Acquisition~~and inBarilla ~~2024~~Draw acquisitions, and higher fair value adjustments to the contingent liability related to the Kings Landing Earnout of $5.0 million.

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

Segment Adjusted EBITDA is defined as segment net income or loss including noncontrolling ~~interests~~interest adjusted for interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, gain or loss on disposal of assets and debt extinguishment, the proportionate EBITDA from our EMI ~~pipelines~~Pipelines, equity income and gain from sale of investments recorded using the equity method, share-based compensation expense, noncash increases and decreases related to commodity hedging activities, ~~fair value adjustments for contingent liabilities,~~ integration and transaction costs and extraordinary losses and unusual or non-recurring charges. The following table presents Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. Also refer to Note 19—Segments in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for reconciliation of segment adjusted EBITDA to Income before income taxes.

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	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		% Change
	2025		2024		% Change
	(In thousands, except percentage)
Midstream Logistics	$	~~614~~635,~~883~~845	$	~~543~~614,~~190~~883	133	%
Pipeline Transportation	~~377~~370,~~550~~134		~~311~~377,~~106~~550		21(2)	%
Corporate and Other*	(21,315)		(15,466)		38	%
Corporate and Other(1)	(18,275)		(21,315)		(14)	%
Total segment adjusted EBITDA	$	~~971~~987,~~118~~704	$	~~838~~971,~~830~~118	162	%

* (1)Corporate and Other represents those results that: (i) are not specifically attributable to a reportable segment; (ii) are not individually reportable; or (iii) have not been allocated to a reportable segment for the purpose of evaluating their performance, including certain general and administrative expense. items.

Midstream Logistics segment adjusted EBITDA increased by $7121.70 million, or 133%, to $~~614~~635.98 million for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, compared to $~~543~~614.29 million for the same period in ~~2023~~2024. The increase was primarily due to the increased total operating revenue of $~~223~~281.93 million, or 1819%, partially offset by increases in cost of sales (~~exclusive~~excluding of depreciation and amortization expenses) of $~~106~~165.60 million, or 2127%, and operating expense and ad valorem taxes of $3579.18 million or 1937%. The reasons for the fluctuations are discussed in the Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Results of Operations to this Annual Report. The increase was also driven by an increase in non-cash or unusual or one time items related to integration costs of $11.1 million related to the Durango and Barilla Draw Acquisitions and a $5.0 million higher fair value adjustment related to the contingent liability for the Kings Landing Earnout, partially offset by a decrease in unrealized gain/loss in commodity hedging activities of $29.7 million.

Pipeline Transportation segment adjusted EBITDA ~~increased~~decreased by $667.4 million, or 212%, to $~~377~~370.61 million for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, compared to $~~311~~377.16 million for the same period in ~~2023~~2024. The ~~increase~~decrease was primarily ~~driven~~due byto ~~higher~~a decrease of proportionate EMI EBITDA of $407.62 million, or 132%, due to ~~increased~~the ~~profitability~~sales atof ~~PHP~~equity ~~related~~interests ~~to expanded capacity that was placed into service starting~~ in ~~December~~GCX ~~2023. The increase was also related to an increase~~ in ~~total~~June ~~operating~~2024 ~~revenue~~and ofEPIC ~~$27.0 million, primarily related to the Delaware Link Pipeline that was placed~~ in ~~service in~~ October ~~2023~~2025.

Contractual Obligations

We have contractual obligations for principal and interest payments on our 2028 Notes, 2030 Notes, and under the Term Loan Credit ~~Facility~~Agreement, the Revolving Credit ~~Facility~~Agreement and the Amended A/R Facility. ~~See Note 8—Debt and Financing Costs in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.~~

Under certain clauses of our transportation services agreements with third party pipelines to transport natural gas and NGLs, if we fail to ship a minimum throughput volume, then we will pay certain deficiency payments for transportation based on the volume shortfall up to the MVC amount.

For additional information regarding the Company’s obligations, please see Note 8—Debt and Financing Costs and Note 17—Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s primary use of capital since inception has been for the initial construction of gathering and processing assets, as well as the ~~acquisitions~~acquisition of businesses and EMI pipelines and associated subsequent construction costs. For ~~2024~~2025, the Company’s primary spending requirements ~~were~~are related to ~~the~~ business acquisitions and other budgeted capital expenditures for the construction and maintenance of gathering and processing assets, the Company’s contractual debt obligations, ~~and~~ quarterly cash dividends. Inand ~~addition,~~repurchases ~~the~~of ~~Company may repurchase~~ its Class A Common Stock pursuant to the ~~Share~~ Repurchase Program from time to time.

During the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, the Company’s primary sources of cash were distributions from the EMI ~~pipelines~~Pipelines, borrowings under the ~~Revolving~~revolving ~~Credit~~credit ~~Facility~~facility and the Amended A/R Facility, proceeds from the ~~GCX~~EPIC Sale and the issuance of the New 2028 Notes, and cash generated from operations. Based on the Company’s current financial plan, the Company believes that cash from operations and distributions from the EMI ~~pipelines,~~Pipelines and remaining borrowing capacity on our credit facilities will generate cash flows in excess of capital expenditures and the amount required to fund the Company’s planned quarterly dividend over the next 12 months. The following table presents a summary of the Company’s key liquidity indicators at the dates presented:

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	December 31, 2025
(In thousands)	Total Capacity		Outstanding Borrowings		Letters of Credit		Available Borrowing Capacity
A/R Facility	$	250,000	$	165,200	$	—	$	84,800
Revolving Line of Credit	1,600,000		453,000		12,600		1,134,400
Total	$	1,850,000	$	618,200	$	12,600	$	1,219,200
Cash and cash equivalents							3,951
Total liquidity							$	1,223,151


	December 31, 2024
(In thousands)	Total Capacity		Outstanding Borrowings		Letters of Credit		Available Borrowing Capacity
A/R Facility	$	150,000	$	140,200	$	—	$	9,800
Revolving Line of Credit	1,250,000		590,000		12,600		647,400
Total	$	1,400,000	$	730,200	$	12,600	$	657,200
Cash and cash equivalents							3,606
Total liquidity							$	660,806

Long-term Financing

From time to time, we issue long-term debt. Our senior unsecured notes are fixed rate borrowings; however, we have some exposure to the risk of changes in interest rates, primarily as a result of the variable rate borrowings under the ~~Revolving~~Term Loan Credit ~~Facility~~Agreement, the ~~Term~~Revolving ~~Loan~~ Credit ~~Facility~~Agreement and the Amended A/R Facility. We use interest rate swaps to mitigate the impact of changes in interest rates on cash flows. See Note 13—Derivatives and Hedging Activities in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for detailed discussion.

As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, we had $~~800~~1.005 ~~million~~billion of our 6.625% senior unsecured notes due 2028 and $1.000 billion of our 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2030 outstanding. The Term Loan Credit Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility, both with variable rates and maturing in 2026 and 2027, had outstanding borrowings of $1.00 billion and $590.0 million as of December 31,2024, respectively.

Term Loan Credit Agreement

On May 30, 2025, the Partnership entered into the Term Loan Credit Agreement. The Term Loan Credit Agreement provides for a $1.15 billion senior unsecured credit facility. As of December 31, 2025, we had an outstanding borrowing of $1.15 billion under the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

Revolving Credit Agreement

On May 30, 2025, the Partnership entered into the Revolving Credit Agreement. The Revolving Credit Agreement provides for a $1.60 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility, which includes a $200.0 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit, and a $300.0 million sublimit for swingline loans.

All borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement mature on May 30, 2030, unless such maturity date is adjusted in accordance with the Revolving Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2025, we had an outstanding borrowing of $453.0 million and remaining borrowing capacity of $1.13 billion.

In connection with entry into the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Agreement, the Company repaid and terminated the 2022 Term Loan Credit Agreement and the 2022 Revolving Credit Agreement.

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A/R Facility

On April 21, ~~2024~~2025, ~~Kinetik~~the ~~Receivables,~~Partnership aentered ~~bankruptcy~~into ~~remote~~an ~~special~~amendment ~~purpose~~to ~~entity~~its ~~formed~~A/R asFacility ato, ~~direct~~among ~~subsidiary~~other ~~of the Partnership~~things, ~~which~~increase ~~is a subsidiary of~~ the ~~Company, entered into an accounts receivable securitization~~ facility ~~with an initial facility~~ limit ofto $~~150~~250.0 million ~~with~~and ~~PNC~~extend ~~Bank, as~~ the ~~administrative agent, and certain purchasers party thereto from time to time, which has a~~ scheduled termination date ofto ~~April~~March 131, ~~2025~~2026. As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, we had an outstanding borrowing ~~under the A/R Facility~~ of $~~140~~165.2 million.

~~Our~~Capital ~~operations~~Requirements ~~can be capital intensive, requiring investments to expand, upgrade, maintain or enhance existing operations~~ and to meet environmental and operational regulations. During the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, capital spending for property, plant and equipment totaled $263.5 million and $312.9 million, respectively, intangible asset purchases of $12.3 million and $16.7 million, respectively, contributions to EMI totaled $3.3 million and $238.8 million, respectively, and paid net cash of $85.4 million to acquire additional equity interests in EPIC in second quarter 2024. In addition, the Company paid net cash of $341.2 million associated with the Durango Acquisition and net cash of $125.0 million to acquire midstream infrastructure assets through a business combination that closed in the first quarter 2023, see additional information in Note—3. Business Combinations in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report. Management believes its existing gathering, processing, and transmission infrastructure capacity is capable of fulfilling its contracts to service its customers. See Note 19—Segments in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for capital expenditure for each operating segment.Expenditures

~~The~~Our ~~Company~~operations ~~estimates~~can be capital intensive, requiring investments to expand, upgrade, maintain or enhance existing operations and to meet environmental and operational regulations. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, capital ~~expenditures~~spending offor ~~approximately~~property, plant and equipment totaled $~~450~~492.05 million toand $~~540~~263.05 million, ~~which~~respectively, isintangible ~~slightly~~asset ~~higher~~purchases ~~than~~totaled ~~2024~~$37.2 ~~This~~million ~~estimate~~and ~~reflects~~$12.3 ~~capital~~million, torespectively, ~~complete~~and ~~the~~contributions ~~Kings~~to ~~Landing~~EMI ~~Project,~~totaled ~~including~~$1.2 ~~contingent~~million ~~liabilities~~and ~~due~~$3.3 tomillion, ~~Durango’s~~respectively. ~~former~~In ~~owner~~addition, tothe ~~continue~~Company ~~the~~received ~~build~~net ~~out~~cash of $504.2 million for selling its entire equity interest in EPIC in the ~~low-~~fourth quarter of 2025 and ~~high-pressure~~paid ~~gathering~~net ~~system~~cash of $85.4 million to acquire additional equity interests in ~~Eddy~~EPIC ~~County,~~in ~~New~~second ~~Mexico,~~quarter to2024. ~~integrate~~The ~~the~~Company ~~new~~also ~~gathering~~received ~~assets~~net ~~acquired~~cash ~~through~~of $524.4 million for selling its entire equity interest in GCX during 2024. Furthermore, the ~~Permian~~Company ~~Resources~~paid ~~Midstream~~net cash of $175.5 million associated with the Barilla Draw Acquisition in ~~Reeves~~2025 ~~County~~and $341.2 million associated with the Durango Acquisition in 2024, ~~and~~see ~~growth~~additional ~~and~~information ~~maintenance~~in ~~capital~~Note ~~across~~3 — Business Combinations in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report. Management believes its existing ~~Texas~~gathering, processing, and ~~New~~transmission ~~Mexico~~infrastructure ~~systems~~capacity is capable of fulfilling its contracts to service its customers.

The Company ~~anticipates~~estimates ~~its~~2026 ~~existing~~ capital ~~resources~~expenditures ~~will~~of beapproximately ~~sufficient~~$450.0 million to ~~fund~~$510.0 ~~the~~million, ~~future~~which ~~capital~~is ~~expenditures~~slightly ~~for~~lower ~~EMI~~than ~~pipelines~~2025. ~~and~~Nearly 70% of the ~~Company’s~~estimated ~~existing~~capital ~~infrastructure~~expenditure ~~assets~~is ~~over~~to be spent on continue expansion into the ~~next~~state 12of ~~months.~~New ~~For~~Mexico ~~further~~to ~~information~~capitalize on ~~EMIs~~expansive gathering system and early mover advantage, ~~refer~~including tothe ~~Note~~completion ~~7—Equity~~of ~~Method~~the ~~Investments~~ECCC inPipeline, Phase 1 of the ~~Notes~~Kings toLanding ~~our~~AGI ~~Consolidated~~project ~~Financial~~and ~~Statements~~the continued build out of the low and high pressure gathering system in ~~this~~the ~~Annual~~Eddy ~~Report~~County, New Mexico.

The Company anticipates its existing capital resources will be sufficient to fund the future capital expenditures for EMI Pipelines and the Company’s existing infrastructure assets over the next 12 months. For further information on EMIs, refer to Note 7—Equity Method Investments in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.

Cash Flows

The following tables present cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities:

	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023
	2025		2024
	(In thousands)
Cash provided by operating activities	$	~~637~~604,~~346~~120	$	~~584~~637,~~480~~346
Cash used in investing activities	$	(~~176~~199,~~887~~094)	$	(~~686~~176,~~320~~887)
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities	$	(461,363)	$	99,956
Cash used in financing activities	$	(404,681)	$	(461,363)

Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $33.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared with the same period in 2024. The change in the operating cash flows reflected (i) an increase in net income including noncontrolling interest of $281.7 million; (ii) a decrease in adjustments related to non-cash items of $302.9 million, which was mainly driven by an increase in gain recognized on sale of equity method investment of $325.6 million and an increase in depreciation and amortization expense of $58.4 million, partially offset by a favorable derivative fair value adjustment of $23.7 million compared to an unfavorable derivative fair value adjustment of $17.7 million in the same period in 2024; (iii) a decrease in distribution from unconsolidated affiliates of $44.0 million and a payment of continent liability related to the Kings Landing Earnout that was in excess of acquisition-date fair value of $5.4 million; (iv) an increase in derivative hedging activities realized gain of $11.5 million; and (v) an increase in working capital of $25.8 million.

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities increased by $22.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared with the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by lower proceeds from sales of equity method investments of $20.2 million, an increase in property, plant and equipment and intangible asset expenditures of $228.9 million and $24.9 million, respectively, partially offset by decreases in net cash paid for business acquisition and acquisition of equity interest in unconsolidated affiliate of $165.7 million and $85.4 million, respectively.

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~~Operating~~Financing Activities. Net cash ~~provided~~used byin ~~operating~~financing activities ~~increased~~decreased by $5256.97 million for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 compared with the same period in ~~2023~~2024. The ~~change~~decrease inwas ~~the~~mainly ~~operating~~driven ~~cash~~by ~~flows~~net ~~reflected~~proceeds afrom ~~decrease~~long-term indebt, ~~net~~Revolving ~~income~~Credit ~~including~~Facility ~~noncontrolling~~and ~~interests~~A/R Facility of $~~142~~275.29 million, ancompared ~~increase~~to ina ~~adjustments~~net ~~related~~repayment toof ~~non-cash~~outstanding ~~items~~debt of $~~234~~65.4 million ~~and~~made ~~a decrease~~ in ~~cash provided by changes in working capital of $39~~2024.3 ~~million.~~The ~~Period-over-period~~decrease ~~increase~~ in ~~non-~~cash ~~adjustments~~outflow was ~~primarily~~partially ~~driven~~offset by aincreases ~~$252.9 million increase~~ in ~~deferred~~cash ~~tax~~dividends ~~expense~~paid ~~due~~ to ~~recognition~~Class ofA ~~income~~Common ~~tax~~Stock ~~expense~~shareholders ~~from~~and ~~deferred~~Class ~~tax~~C ~~assets~~Common inUnit ~~2024~~holders ~~compared to the release~~ of ~~valuation allowance for deferred tax assets made in 2023, an increase in depreciation and amortization expense of~~ $43104.21 million ~~compared with the same period in 2023 due to increase in property~~, ~~plant~~repurchase ~~and equipment acquired and put into service since second half~~ of ~~2023,~~Class anA ~~increase~~Common inStock ~~share-based~~made ~~compensation~~during ~~expense~~2025 of $20176.60 million ~~compared~~and ~~with~~payments ~~the~~related ~~same period in 2023 due~~ to ~~the~~settlement ~~2024~~of ~~STI~~Kings ~~bonus~~Landing ~~being~~Earnout ~~paid in December for 2024 versus March in prior years, and an increase in distribution from unconsolidated affiliates~~ of $174.5 million, ~~compared~~which ~~with~~was the ~~same~~fair ~~period~~value ~~in 2023 driven by PHP’s expansion project. The increase was partially offset by gain from sale~~ of ~~all~~the ~~equity~~earnout ~~interest~~contingent inliability ~~GCX~~identified ofas ~~$89.8 million, and a decrease in loss on disposal~~ of ~~assets~~Durango ofAcquisition ~~$15~~date.4 million. Period-over-period changes in working capital were related to fluctuations in trade receivable and payable balances due to timing of collection and payments and fluctuations in accrued revenue and accrued purchases.

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $509.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared with the same period in 2023. The decrease was primarily driven by cash consideration received as a result of the GCX Sale of $524.4 million and a decrease of $235.5 million in contributions made to unconsolidated affiliates as PHP’s expansion project was completed and put into service in December 2023. The decrease was partially offset by the payment of net cash consideration of $341.2 million related to Durango Acquisition.

Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities totaled $461.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared with net cash provided by financing activities totaling $100.0 million in the same period in 2023. The $561.3 million change was primarily due to a net repayment of outstanding debt of $65.4 million made in 2024 compared to net proceeds of $187.8 million from the long-term debt and Revolving Credit Facility in 2023. Increase in cash outflow was also due to an increase of $313.9 million in cash dividends paid to Class A Common Stock shareholders and Class C Common Unit holders as the Reinvestment Agreement (as defined below) terminated in March 2024.

Dividend and Distribution Reinvestment Agreement

On February 22, 2022, the Company entered into a Dividend and Distribution Reinvestment Agreement (the “Reinvestment Agreement”) with certain stockholders including BCP Raptor Aggregator, LP, BX Permian Pipeline Aggregator, LP, Buzzard Midstream LLC, APA Corporation, Apache Midstream LLC and certain individuals (each, a “Reinvestment Holder”). Under the Reinvestment Agreement, each Reinvestment Holder was obligated to reinvest at least 20% of all distributions on common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (“Common Units”) or dividends on shares of Class A Common Stock in the Company’s Class A Common Stock. ~~For the calendar year 2023, the Audit Committee resolved 100% of all distributions or dividends received by each Reinvestment Holder would be reinvested in shares of Class A Common Stock.~~ The Reinvestment Agreement terminated automatically on March 8, 2024.

During 2025, the Company made cash dividend payments of $500.1 million to holders of Class A Common Stock and Common Units and $1.7 million was reinvested in shares of Class A Common Stock. During 2024, the Company made cash dividend payments of $396.0 million to holders of Class A Common Stock and Common Units and $75.6 million was reinvested in shares of Class A Common Stock. The significant decrease in reinvestment in shares of Class A Common Stock was primarily driven by the termination of the Reinvestment ~~Holders~~Agreement in March 2024.

~~Stock~~Share Repurchase Program

In February 2023, the Board approved ~~the~~a share repurchase program (“Repurchase Program”), authorizing discretionary purchases of the Company’s Class A Common Stock up to $100.0 million in the aggregate. In May 2025, the Board approved a $400.0 million increase to the previously announced Repurchase Program, pursuant to which we are authorized to repurchase the Company’s Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of up to $500.0 million. Repurchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time, in accordance with applicable securities laws, on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions and may be made pursuant to a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. Privately negotiated repurchases from affiliates are also authorized under the Repurchase Program, subject to such affiliates’ interest and other limitations. The repurchases will depend on market conditions and may be discontinued at any time without prior notice.

During the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, the Company ~~did~~repurchased ~~not~~4.1 ~~repurchase~~million ~~any~~shares at a total cost of ~~its~~$176.0 ~~outstanding~~million. In addition, the Company retired the entirety of the 4.1 million shares held as treasury stock during 2025. There was $318.2 million available under the Repurchase Program as of December 31, 2025.

For more information regarding the non-deductible 1% U.S. federal excise tax imposed on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. corporations, please refer to Part I—Item 1A Risk Factors—Risks Related to Ownership of our Common Stock.

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Dividend

On January 22, ~~2025~~2026, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.7881 per share on the Company’s Class A Common Stock and a distribution of $0.7881 per Common Unit from the Partnership to the holders of Common Units. Dividends ~~are~~were payable on February 1213, ~~2025~~2026 to holders of record as of market close on February 36, ~~2025~~2026. As the context requires, dividends paid to holders of Class A Common Stock and distributions paid to holders of Common Units may be referred to collectively as “dividends.”.

Liquidity

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s key financial indicators:

	December 31,
	2024		2023
	(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,606	$	4,510
Total debt, net of unamortized deferred financing cost	$	3,504,196	$	3,562,809
Available committed borrowing capacity	$	657,200	$	643,400

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, there were no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are described in Part IV, Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of this Annual Report.

The Company prepares its financial statements and the accompanying notes in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which require management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. We consider our critical accounting estimates to be those that require difficult, complex, or subjective judgment necessary in accounting for inherently uncertain matters and those that could significantly influence our financial results based on changes in those judgments. Critical accounting estimates cover accounting matters that are inherently uncertain because the future resolution of such matters is unknown. Management routinely discusses the development, selection, and disclosure of the following critical accounting estimates.41

Business Combination

For acquired businesses, we recognize the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at their estimated fair values on the date of acquisition with any excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired recorded to goodwill. Determining the fair value of these items requires management’s judgment and/or the utilization of independent valuation specialists and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. The judgments made in the determination of the estimated fair value assigned to the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the investee, as well as the estimated useful life of each asset and the duration of each liability, can materially impact the financial statements in periods after acquisition, such as through depreciation and amortization expense. See Note 3—Business Combination in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for more information regarding our valuation approach.

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~~Equity~~Business ~~Method Investment~~Combinations

For acquired businesses, we recognize the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at their estimated fair values on the date of acquisition with any excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired recorded to goodwill. Determining the fair value of these items requires management’s judgment and/or the utilization of independent valuation specialists and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. The judgments made in the determination of the estimated fair value assigned to the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the investee, as well as the estimated useful life of each asset and the duration of each liability, can materially impact the financial statements in periods after acquisition, such as through depreciation and amortization expense. See Note 3—Business Combinations in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for more information regarding our valuation approach.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

Long-lived assets used in operations are evaluated for potential impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate a possible significant deterioration in future cash flows expected to be generated by an asset group. Individual assets are grouped for impairment purposes based on a judgmental assessment of the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. If there is an indication that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recovered, the asset is assessed for impairment through an established process in which changes to significant assumptions such as service prices, throughput volumes, future development plans and fluctuation of commodity prices are reviewed. If, upon review, the sum of the undiscounted pre-tax cash flows is less than the carrying value of the asset group, the carrying value is written down to an estimated fair value. Such fair value is generally determined by discounting anticipated future net cash flows, an income valuation approach, or by a market-based valuation approach, which are Level 3 fair value measurements. Estimates and assumptions can be affected by a variety of factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends, and internal factors such as changes in our business strategy and our internal forecasts. An estimate of the sensitivity to changes in underlying assumptions of a fair value calculation is not practicable, given the numerous assumptions that can materially affect our estimates.

Equity Method Investments

We evaluate our EMIs for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the EMI may be impaired and that impairment is other than temporary. If an event occurs, we evaluate the recoverability of our carrying value based on the fair value of the investment. If an impairment is indicated, we adjust the carrying values of the investment downward, if necessary, to their estimated fair values.

We estimate the fair value of our EMIs based on a number of factors, including discount rates, projected cash flows, and enterprise value. Estimating projected cash flows requires us to make certain assumptions as it relates to the future operating performance of each of our EMIs (which includes assumptions, among others, about estimating future operating margins and related future growth in those margins, contracting efforts and the cost and timing of facility expansions) and assumptions related to our EMIs, such as their future capital and operating plans and their financial condition.

~~Derivatives~~Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

All our derivative contracts are recorded at estimated fair value. We utilize published prices, broker quotes, and estimates of market prices to estimate the fair value of these contracts; however, actual amounts could vary materially from estimated fair values as a result of changes in market prices. In addition, changes in the methods used to determine the fair value of these contracts could have a material effect on our results of operations. We do not anticipate future changes in the methods used to determine the fair value of these derivative contracts.

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Income Taxes

We make significant judgments and estimates in determining our provision for income taxes, including our assessment of our income tax positions, interpretation and application of complex tax laws and regulations and determining a valuation allowance, if necessary. In particular, there are numerous and complex judgments and assumptions inherent in determining a valuation allowance, including factors such as future operating conditions and profitability. For more information, see Note 15—Income Taxes in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.

Legal and Regulatory Matters

The Company is a party to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of its business. In accordance with FASB ASC 450, Contingencies, the Company accrues reserves for outstanding lawsuits, claims and proceedings when a loss contingency is probable and can be reasonably estimated. The Company expenses legal costs as incurred and estimates the amount of loss contingencies using current available information from legal proceedings, advice from legal counsel and other relevant external experts. Due to the inherent subjectivity of the assessments and unpredictability of the outcomes of any legal proceedings, any amounts estimated or accrued may not represent the ultimate loss to the Company from the legal proceedings in question. To the extent that actual outcomes differ from our estimates, or additional facts and circumstances cause us to

revise our estimates, our earnings will be affected.

The Company and certain of its affiliates are currently defending against certain lawsuits and have accrued immaterial reserves as of December 31, 2025. See Note 17—Commitments and Contingencies in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for more information.

Environmental Matters

With respect to our environmental exposure, we utilize both internal staff and external experts to assist us in identifying environmental issues and in estimating the costs and timing of remediation efforts. Our accrual of environmental liabilities often coincides either with our completion of a feasibility study or our commitment to a formal plan of action, but generally, we recognize and/or adjust our probable environmental liabilities, if necessary or appropriate, following quarterly reviews of potential environmental issues and claims that could impact our assets or operations. In recording and adjusting environmental liabilities, we consider the effect of environmental compliance, pending legal actions against us, and potential third-party liability claims. The estimated environmental matter-related liability was $14.0 million and $24.0 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. See Note 17 —Commitments and Contingencies in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for more information on environmental matters.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

The Company is exposed to various market risks, including the effects of adverse changes in commodity prices and credit risk as described below. The Company continually monitors its market risk exposure, including the impact of regional and international political instability, ~~new~~foreign ~~U.S.~~and ~~presidential~~domestic ~~administration~~trade policies onunder ~~various~~the ~~foreign~~U.S. ~~and~~Administration ~~domestic issues~~ and monetary policy addressing the interest rate and inflation trend, which continued to have significant impact on volatility and uncertainties in the financial markets.

Commodity Price Risk

The results of the Company’s operations may be affected by the market prices of oil, natural gas and NGLs. A portion of the Company’s revenue is directly tied to local crude, natural gas, NGLs and condensate prices in the Permian Basin and the U.S. Gulf Coast. Fluctuations in commodity prices also impact operating cost elements both directly and indirectly. For example, commodity prices directly impact costs such as power and fuel, which are expenses that increase or decrease in line with changes in commodity prices. Commodity prices also affect industry activity and demand, thus indirectly impacting the cost of items such as labor and equipment rentals. Management regularly reviews the Company’s potential exposure to commodity price risk and uses financial or physical arrangements to mitigate potential volatility. Refer to Note 13—Derivative and Hedging Activities in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for additional discussion regarding our hedging strategies and objectives.

Interest Rate Risk

The market risk inherent in our financial instruments and our financial position represents the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, the Company had interest bearing debt, net of deferred financing costs, with a principal amount of $3.5079 billion. We are not exposed to changes in interest rates with respect to our senior unsecured notes due in 2028 and 2030 as these are fixed-rate obligations. The interest rates for the Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Credit Facility and the A/R Facility are variable, which exposes the Company to the risk of increased interest expense in the event of increases to interest rates. Accordingly, results of operations, cash flows, financial condition and the ability to make cash distributions could be adversely affected by significant increases in interest rates. A 1.0% increase or decrease in interest rates would change our annualized interest expense by approximately $17.07 million for the Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Credit Facility and the A/R Facility, based on our outstanding borrowings at December 31, ~~2024~~2025.

To mitigate interest rate risk exposure, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, the Company had ~~two~~nine interest rate swap contracts with total notional amounts of $1675.700 ~~billion~~million ~~maturing~~effective on May 1, 2023 and matured on December 31, 2025 that ~~pay~~paid a fixed rate ranging from 43.3802% to 4.4818% and ~~four~~two interest rate swap contracts with a total notional amount of $0500.300 ~~billion~~million effective December 31, 2025 and maturing on December 31, ~~2025~~2026 that ~~pays~~pay a fixed rate ranging from 3.0241% to 43.0642%. Refer to Note 13—Derivative and Hedging Activities in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for additional discussion regarding our hedging strategies and objectives.

Credit Risk

The Company is subject to credit risk resulting from nonpayment or nonperformance by, or the insolvency or liquidation of, third-party customers. Any increase in nonpayment and nonperformance by, or the insolvency or liquidation of, the Company’s customers could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The financial statements and supplementary financial information required to be filed under this Item 8 are presented in Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report are incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, in his capacity as principal executive officer, and the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting and Chief Administrative Officer, in his capacity as principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based on that evaluation and as of the date of that evaluation, these officers concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, providing effective means to ensure that the information the Company is required to disclose under applicable laws and regulations is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

The Company periodically reviews the design and effectiveness of its disclosure controls, including compliance with various laws and regulations that apply to operations. The Company makes modifications to improve the design and effectiveness of its disclosure controls.

As disclosed in Note—3 Business Combinations in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, we completed Durango Acquisition on June 24, 2024. Durango’s total revenues since its acquisition date constituted approximately 5% of total revenues as shown on our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 and Durango’s total assets constituted approximately 13% of total assets as shown on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2024. We excluded Durango’s internal control over financial reporting from the scope of management's assessment of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures for one year following the acquisition. As part of the Company’s ongoing integration activities, the Company’s financial reporting controls and procedures are in the process of incorporating the financial information of Durango. The Consolidated Financial Statements presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K were prepared using certain information obtained from Durango’s separate, legacy systems.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting is included on page F-1 in Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference. Management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025. The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 has been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm. See Attestation Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm under Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

Departure of General Counsel

As previously announced, Todd Carpenter, General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer, retired from his position effective February 28, 2025. In connection with Mr. Carpenter’s departure, Lindsay Ellis, the Company’s Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, was appointed General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, effective February 26, 2025.

On February 28, 2025, the Company entered into a separation agreement and release agreement with Mr. Carpenter (the “Separation Agreement”). The Separation Agreement includes a one-time lump sum payment in the amount of $946,946, to be paid on the first payroll date that occurs on or after 45 days following his termination date. The Separation Agreement further provides that Mr. Carpenter’s outstanding and unvested equity awards previously granted under the Company’s long-term

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incentive plan shall continue to be eligible to vest (according to their terms), including in accordance with the terms of the Consulting Agreement (as defined below).

On February 28, 2025, Mr. Carpenter also entered into a consulting agreement with the Company (the “Consulting Agreement”) and will serve as a consultant to the Company through March 1, 2027 (the “Consulting Period”). During the Consulting Period, Mr. Carpenter will provide consulting services at a rate of $200,000 annually, payable in monthly installments, plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket business-related expenses. Mr. Carpenter shall continue to be eligible to vest in his unvested equity awards, with his service through the Consulting Period counting towards the vesting and payment of such awards. The Consulting Agreement can be terminated by either party on and after March 1, 2026. Upon termination by the Company without “cause” any unpaid consulting fees will be paid to Mr. Carpenter and all unvested awards will be accelerated in full. Mr. Carpenter has also agreed to customary confidentiality restrictions and restrictive covenants within the Consulting Agreement.

Trading Arrangements

During the three months ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted, terminated or modified a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).

Disclosure pursuant to Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act

Pursuant to Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act, we may be required to disclose in our annual and quarterly reports to the SEC whether we or any of our “affiliates” knowingly engaged in certain activities, transactions or dealings relating to Iran or with certain individuals or entities targeted by U.S. economic sanctions. Disclosure is generally required even where the activities, transactions or dealings were conducted in compliance with applicable law. Because the SEC defines the term “affiliate” broadly, it includes any entity under common “control” with us (and the term “control” is also construed broadly by the SEC).

The description of the activities below has been provided to us by Blackstone, affiliates of which: (i) beneficially own more than 10% of our outstanding common stock and are members of our Board, and (ii) hold a minority non-controlling interest in Mundys S.p.A. (formerly Atlantia S.p.A). Mundys S.p.A may therefore be deemed to be under common “control” with us; however, this statement is not meant to be an admission that common control exists.

The disclosure below relates solely to activities conducted by Mundys S.p.A. The disclosure does not relate to any activities conducted by us or by Blackstone and does not involve our or Blackstone’s management. Neither we nor Blackstone has had any involvement in or control over the disclosed activities, and neither we nor Blackstone has independently verified or participated in the preparation of the disclosure. Neither we nor Blackstone is representing as to the accuracy or completeness of the disclosure nor do we or Blackstone undertake any obligation to correct or update it.

We understand that Blackstone disclosed the following in its Annual Report, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2025:

Disclosure pursuant to Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Funds affiliated with Blackstone first invested in Mundys S.p.A. on November 18, 2022 in connection with the voluntary public tender offer by Schema Alfa S.p.A. for all of the shares of Mundys S.p.A., pursuant to which such funds obtained a minority non-controlling interest in Mundys S.p.A. Mundys S.p.A. owns and controls Aeroporti di Roma S.p.A. (“ADR”), an operator of airports in Italy including Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport. Iran Air has historically operated periodic flights to and from Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport as authorized, from time to time, by an aviation-related bilateral agreement between Italy and Iran, scheduled in compliance with European Regulation 95/93, and approved by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority. ADR, as airport operator, is under a mandatory obligation to provide airport services to all air carriers (including Iran Air) authorized by the applicable Italian authority. The relevant turnover attributable to these activities (whose consideration is calculated on the basis of general tariffs determined by such independent Italian authority) in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 was less than €210,000. Mundys S.p.A. does not track profits specifically attributable to these activities.

ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

Not applicable.

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PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information set forth under the captions “Election of Directors” and “Information About Our Executive Officers” in the proxy statement relating to the Company’s ~~2024~~2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”), which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, ~~2024~~2025, is incorporated herein by reference.

Code of Ethics

The Company is required to adopt a code of conduct for its directors, officers, and employees. The Board has adopted the Code of ~~Business~~ Conduct ~~(the “Code of Conduct”)~~, which was revised in August ~~2023~~2025. One can access the Company’s Code of Conduct on the Investor - Governance page of the Company’s website at www.kinetik.com. Any stockholder who so requests may obtain a printed copy of the Code of Conduct without charge by submitting a request to the Company’s corporate secretary at the address on the cover of this Annual Report. Changes in and waivers to the Code of Conduct for the Company’s directors, chief executive officer, and certain senior financial officers will be posted on the Company’s website within four business days and maintained for at least 12 months. Information on the Company’s website or any other website is not incorporated by reference into, and does not constitute a part of, this Annual Report.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information set forth under the caption “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information set forth under the captions “Securities Ownership and Principal Holders,” “Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans,” and “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports” (if such a caption is included) in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

See Note 18—Related Party Transactions in the Notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, under Part IV—Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, for information regarding related party transactions. The information set forth under the captions “Certain Business Relationships and Transactions” and “Director Independence” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The information set forth under the caption “Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditor” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

~~(a)~~Documents included in this Annual Report:


1.			Financial Statements

			Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting			F-1
			Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 185)			F-2
			Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 185)			F-4
			Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022			F-5
			Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023			F-5
			Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2024 and 2023			F-6
			Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2025 and 2024			F-6
			Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022			F-7
			Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023			F-7
			Statements of Consolidated Changes in Equity and Noncontrolling Interests for the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022			F-9
			Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and Noncontrolling Interest for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023			F-9
			Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
			1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation			F-1211
			2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies			F-1312
			3. Business Combination			F-22
			3. Business Combinations			F-21
			4. Revenue Recognition			F-2522
			5. Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net			F-2624
			6. Intangible Assets, Net			F-2724
			7. Equity Method Investments			F-2725
			8. Debt and Financing Costs			F-2927
			9. Accrued Expenses			F-3330
			10. Leases			F-3330
			11. Equity and Warrants			F-34
			11. Equity			F-31
			12. Fair Value Measurements			F-3632
			13. Derivatives and Hedging Activities			F-3633
			14. Share-Based Compensation			F-3835
			15. Income Taxes			F-4037
			16. Net Income Per Share			F-4239
			17. Commitments and Contingencies			F-4239
			18. Related Party Transactions			F-4441
			19. Segments			F-4442
			20. Subsequent Events			F-4946


2.			Financial Statement Schedules

Financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are either not required, not applicable or the information required to be presented is included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes.

Pursuant to Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X, the audited financial statements of Permian Highway Pipeline LLC, which is an equity method investment of the Company, is included in this Annual Report as Exhibit 99.1

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3.			Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
2.1***	–	Contribution Agreement, dated October 21, 2021, by and among Altus Midstream Company, Altus Midstream LP, New BCP Raptor Holdco, LLC, and BCP Raptor Holdco, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 21, 2021).
3.1	–	Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Kinetik Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2022).
3.2	–	Certificate of Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Kinetik Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 2, 2023).
3.3	–	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Kinetik Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2022).
4.1	–	~~Description~~Amended ofand ~~Securities~~Restated ofStockholders ~~the~~Agreement, ~~Registrant~~dated October 21, 2021, by and among APA Corporation, Apache Midstream LLC, Altus Midstream Company, New BCP Raptor Holdco, LLC, Raptor Aggregator, LP, BX Permian Pipeline Aggregator, LP, Buzzard Midstream LLC, and BCP Raptor Holdco, LP. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant'’s ~~Annual~~Current Report on Form 108-K ~~for~~filed ~~the~~on ~~year~~February ~~ended December 31~~28, ~~2023~~2022).
4.2	–	~~Amended~~Description ~~and~~of ~~Restated~~Securities ~~Stockholders~~of ~~Agreement,~~the ~~dated~~Registrant October 21, 2021, by and among APA Corporation, Apache Midstream LLC, Altus Midstream Company, New BCP Raptor Holdco, LLC, Raptor Aggregator, LP, BX Permian Pipeline Aggregator, LP, Buzzard Midstream LLC, and BCP Raptor Holdco, LP. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’'s ~~Current~~Annual Report on Form 810-K ~~filed~~for onthe ~~February~~year 28ended December 31, ~~2022~~2023).
4.3	–	Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 22, 2022, by and among Altus Midstream Company, Apache Midstream LLC, Raptor Aggregator, LP, BX Permian Pipeline Aggregator, LP, Buzzard Midstream LLC and the other holders party thereto. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2022).
4.4	–	Indenture, dated June 8, 2022, by and among Kinetik Holdings Inc., as parent, Kinetik Holdings LP, as issuer., and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2022).
4.5	–	Form of 5.875% ~~Sustainability-Linked~~ Senior Notes Due 2030 (included in Exhibit 4.3) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2022).
4.6	–	Indenture, dated December 6, 2023, by and among Kinetik Holdings Inc., Kinetik Holdings LP and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2023).
4.7	–	Form of 6.625% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.21 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2023).
4.8	–	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2024, by and among Kinetik Holdings Inc. and Durango Midstream LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 28, 2024).
10.1†	–	Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Altus Midstream LP, dated as of October 22, 2021. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 22, 2022).
10.1	–	Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Altus Midstream LP, dated as of October 22, 2021. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 22, 2022).
10.2†	–	Altus Midstream Company Restricted Stock Units Plan, dated December 31, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2018, SEC File No. 001-38048).
10.2	–	Amendment No. 1 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2025, by and among Kinetik Receivables LLC, as the seller, Kinetik Holdings LP, a subsidiary of Kinetik Holdings Inc., as the servicer, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, PNC Capital Markets LLC, as structuring agent, and the purchasers party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2025).
10.3†	–	Form of Director Grant Agreement, dated December 17, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, SEC File No. 001-38048).
10.3	–	Joinder Agreement, dated April 1, 2025 by and among Frontier Field Services, LLC, Kinetik Holdings LP, a subsidiary of Kinetik Holdings Inc., and PNC Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2025).
10.4†	–	Altus Midstream Company 2019 Omnibus Compensation Plan, dated February 12, 2019, effective May 30, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 31, 2019, SEC File No. 001-38048).
10.4	–	Revolving Credit Agreement, dated May 30, 2025, by and among Kinetik Holdings LP and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the banks and other financial institutions party thereto, as lenders (incorporated by reference Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2025).
10.5†	–	Altus Midstream Company Deferred Delivery Plan, dated May 30, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2019, SEC File No. 001-38048).
10.5	–	Loan Credit Agreement, dated May 30, 2025, by and among Kinetik Holdings LP and Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC, as administrative agent, and the banks and other financial institutions party thereto, as lenders (incorporated by reference Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2025).
10.6†	–	Kinetik Holdings Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2024).
10.6***	–	Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2025, by and among Altus Midstream Processing LP, Kinetik EC Holdco LLC, Rattler Midstream Operating LLC, Rattler OMOG LLC, Plains BK Holdco LLC and, solely for the purposes set forth therein, each of Kinetik Holdings LP, Rattler Midstream LP and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (incorporated by reference Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 30, 2025).
10.7†	–	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, SEC File No. 001-38048).
10.7***	–	Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated April 2, 2024, by and among Kinetik Holdings LP, a subsidiary of Kinetik Holdings Inc., Kinetik Receivables LLC and the originators party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2024).
10.8†	–	Form of Stock Award Grant Letter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, SEC File No. 001-38048).
10.8***	–	Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2024, by and among Kinetik GCX Pipe LLC, GCX Pipeline, LLC, solely for purposes of Section 6.7, Article X and Article XI, AL GCX Holdings, LLC and solely for purposes of Section 6.8, Article X and Article XI, Kinetik Holdings LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2024).
10.9†	–	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Directors) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, SEC File No. 001-38048).
10.9***	–	Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2024, by and among Kinetik Holdings Inc., – Kinetik Holdings LP and Durango Midstream, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 13, 2024).
10.10†	–	Form of Deferred Stock Unit Agreement (Directors) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, SEC File No. 001-38048).
10.1	–	Observer Rights Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2024, by and among Kinetik Holdings Inc., Kinetik Holdings LP and Durango Midstream LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 28, 2024).
10.11†	–	~~Dividend~~Kinetik ~~and~~Holdings ~~Distribution~~Inc. ~~Reinvestment~~Separation ~~Agreement, dated February 22, 2022, by~~ and ~~among~~Release ~~Altus Midstream Company~~Agreement, ~~Altus~~dated ~~Midstream~~as ~~LP,~~of ~~APA~~June ~~Corporation~~30, ~~Apache Midstream LLC~~2025, ~~Buzzard~~by ~~Midstream LLC, Raptor Aggregator, LP, BX Permian Pipeline Aggregator, LP~~ and ~~each~~between of the ~~other~~Company ~~parties~~and ~~set~~Anne ~~forth~~Psencik ~~on the signature pages thereto.~~ (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Registrant’s ~~Current~~Quarterly Report on Form 810-KQ filed on ~~February~~August 228, ~~2022~~2025).
10.12†	–	~~Form~~Kinetik Holdings Inc. Consulting Agreement, dated as of ~~Restricted~~June ~~Stock~~30, ~~Unit~~2025, ~~Agreement~~by and between the Company and Anne Psencik. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 ofto the ~~Company~~Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ~~for~~filed ~~the~~on ~~quarter~~August ~~ended March 31~~8, ~~2023, SEC File No. 001-38048~~2025).
10.13†	–	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Directors) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, SEC File No. 001-38048).
10.14†	–	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (2024 VPs and Above) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 5, 2024).
10.15†	–	Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement (2024) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 5, 2024).
10.16†	–	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (2024 All Other Employees)(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 5, 2024).

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10.17†	–	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (2024 Directors) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 5, 2024).
10.13†	–	Kinetik Holdings Inc. Separation and Release Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2025, by and between the Company and Todd Carpenter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2025).
10.18†	–	Form of Deferred Stock Unit Agreement (2024 Directors) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 5, 2024).
10.14†	–	Kinetik Holdings Inc. Consulting Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2025, by and between the Company and Todd Carpenter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2025).
10.19†	–	Kinetik Holdings Inc. Executive Severance Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 5, 2024).
10.15†	–	Form of Special Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 8, 2025).
10.20†	–	Form of Participation Agreement pursuant to the Kinetik Holdings Inc. Executive Severance Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 5, 2024).
10.16†	–	Form of Dividend Equivalent Right Election Form (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 8, 2025).
10.21***	–	Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated April 2, 2024, by and among Kinetik Receivables LLC, as the seller, Kinetik Holdings LP, a subsidiary of Kinetik Holdings Inc., as the servicer, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, PNC Capital Markets LLC, as structuring agent, and the purchasers party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2024).
10.17†	–	Form of Special Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Directors) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 8, 2025).
10.22***	–	Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated April 2, 2024, by and among Kinetik Holdings LP, a subsidiary of Kinetik Holdings Inc., Kinetik Receivables LLC and the originators party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2024).
10.18†	–	Kinetik Holdings Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2024).
10.23***	–	Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2024, by and among Kinetik GCX Pipe LLC, GCX Pipeline, LLC, solely for purposes of Section 6.7, Article X and Article XI, AL GCX Holdings, LLC and solely for purposes of Section 6.8, Article X and Article XI, Kinetik Holdings LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2024).
10.19†	–	Form of Deferred Stock Unit Agreement (Directors) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2022.)
10.24***	–	Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2024, by and among Kinetik Holdings Inc., Kinetik Holdings LP and Durango Midstream, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 13, 2024).
10.20†	–	Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement (2024) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 5, 2024).
10.25	–	Observer Rights Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2024, by and among Kinetik Holdings Inc., Kinetik Holdings LP and Durango Midstream LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 28, 2024).
10.21*†	–	Form of Special Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (2026).
10.26	–	Revolving Credit Agreement, dated June 8, 2022, by and among Kinetik Holdings LP and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the banks and other financial institutions party thereto, as lenders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 14, 2022).
10.22*†	–	Kinetik Holdings Inc. Second Amended and Restated Executive Severance Plan
10.27	–	Loan Credit Agreement, dated June 8, 2022, by and among Kinetik Holdings LP and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the banks and other financial institutions party thereto, as lenders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 14, 2022).
19.1	–	Insider Trading Policy adopted February 26, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 3, 2025)
10.28	–	First Amendment to Loan Credit Agreement, dated December 6, 2023, by and among Kinetik Holdings LP, Kinetik Holdings Inc., PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the banks and other financial institutions party thereto, as lenders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 6, 2023).
19.1*	–	Insider Trading Policy adopted February 26, 2025.
21.1*	–	Subsidiaries of the Company.
23.1*	–	Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2*	–	Consent of KPMG LLP. relating to the financial statements of Permian Highway Pipeline LLC.
31.1*	–	Certification of the Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
31.2*	–	Certification of the Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
32.1**	–	Certification of the Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350.
32.2**	–	Certification of the Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350.
97.1	–	Kinetik Holdings Inc. Clawback Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K ~~filed~~ on March 5, 2024).
99.1*	–	Permian Highway Pipeline LLC audited financial statements as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025.
99.2*	–	Unaudited pro forma combined financial information for the year ended December 31, 2024.
101*	–	The following financial statements from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and Noncontrolling Interest and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text and including detailed tags.
101*	–	The following financial statements from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and Noncontrolling Interests and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text and including detailed tags.
101.SCH*	–	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document.
101.CAL*	–	Inline XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*	–	Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*	–	Inline XBRL Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*	–	Inline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document.
104*		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

* Filed herewith. ** Furnished herewith *** Schedules and exhibits to this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Company agrees to furnish ~~supplemental~~supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request. † Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements required pursuant to Item 15 hereof.

ITEM 16. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K SUMMARY

Not Applicable.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.
Dated:	~~March~~February 326, ~~2025~~2026	/s/ Jamie Welch
		Jamie Welch
		Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
		(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated:	~~March~~February 326, ~~2025~~2026	/s/ Steven Stellato
		Steven Stellato
		Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting and Chief Administrative Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The officers and directors of Kinetik Holdings Inc., whose signatures appear below, hereby constitute and appoint each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), the true and lawful attorney-in-fact to sign and execute, on behalf of the undersigned, any amendment(s) to this report and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Name

Title

Date

/s/ Jamie Welch

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

~~March~~February 326, ~~2025~~2026

/s/ Steven Stellato

Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting and Chief Administrative Officer

~~March~~February 326, ~~2025~~2026

/s/ David Foley

Chair

~~March~~February 326, ~~2025~~2026

/s/ John Paul Munfa

Director

~~March~~February 326, ~~2025~~2026

/s/ Karen Putterman

Director

~~March~~February 326, ~~2025~~2026

/s/ Michael A. Kumar

Director

~~March~~February 326, ~~2025~~2026

/s/ Jesse Krynak

Director

March 3, 2025

/s/ William Ordemann

Director

February 26, 2026

/s/ William Ordemann

Director

March 3, 2025

/s/ Laura Sugg

Director

February 26, 2026

/s/ Laura Sugg

Director

March 3, 2025

/s/ Kevin McCarthy

Director

February 26, 2026

/s/ Kevin McCarthy

Director

March 3, 2025

/s/ Mark Leland

Director

February 26, 2026

/s/ Mark Leland

Director

March 3, 2025

/s/ Deborah Byers

Director

February 26, 2026

/s/ Deborah Byers

Director

March 3, 2025

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REPORT OF MANAGEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management of Kinetik Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) is responsible for the preparation and integrity of the consolidated financial statements appearing in this Annual Report. The financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and include amounts that are based on management’s best estimates and judgments.

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. Our internal control over financial reporting is supported by a program of internal audits and appropriate reviews by management, written policies and guidelines, careful selection and training of qualified personnel and a written code of business conduct adopted by our Company’s Board, applicable to all Company directors and all officers of our Company.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements and even when determined to be effective, can only provide reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

OnManagement ~~June~~assessed ~~24, 2024, we completed~~ the ~~acquisition~~effectiveness of ~~Durango~~the ~~Permian LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries (“Durango”). Durango~~Company’s ~~total~~internal ~~revenues~~control ~~since~~over ~~its~~financial ~~acquisition~~reporting ~~date constituted approximately 5% of total revenues~~ as ~~shown on our Consolidated Statements~~ of ~~Operations for the year ended~~ December 31, ~~2024~~2025. ~~and~~In ~~Durango’s~~making ~~total~~this ~~assets~~assessment, ~~constituted~~management ~~approximately~~used ~~13%~~the ofcriteria ~~total~~set ~~assets~~forth asby ~~shown~~the onCommittee ~~our Consolidated Balance Sheet as~~ of ~~December 31,~~Sponsoring ~~2024.~~Organizations ~~As part~~ of the ~~Company’s~~Treadway ~~ongoing~~Commission ~~integration activities, the Company’s financial reporting controls and procedures are~~ in ~~the~~Internal ~~process~~Control of– ~~incorporating~~Integrated ~~the~~Framework ~~financial information of Durango~~(2013). AsBased ~~permitted~~on ~~under~~our ~~the SEC rules~~assessment, wemanagement ~~have~~believes ~~elected~~that tothe ~~exclude~~Company ~~Durango’s~~maintained effective internal control over financial reporting ~~from management’s assessment of effectiveness of internal controls~~ as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013). Based on our assessment, management believes that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024.

The Company’s independent auditors, KPMG, a registered public accounting firm, are appointed by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board. KPMG has audited and reported on the consolidated financial statements of Kinetik Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries.

/s/ Jamie Welch Jamie Welch Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Steven Stellato Steven Stellato Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting and Chief Administrative Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) /s/ Jake Loden Jake Loden Senior Vice President, Controller

Houston, Texas

~~March~~February 326, ~~2025~~2026

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors
Kinetik Holdings Inc.:

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Kinetik Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in equity and noncontrolling ~~interests~~interest, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated ~~March~~February 326, ~~2025~~2026 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Evaluation of impairment indicators for long-lived assets

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company assesses property, plant, and equipment, net and intangible assets, net (collectively, long-lived assets) for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. Impairments exist when the carrying value of a long-lived asset exceeds the total estimated undiscounted net cash flows from the future use and eventual disposition of the asset. The carrying value of property, plant, and equipment, net and intangible assets, net as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, was $3.49 billion and $~~652~~553.52 million, respectively.

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We identified the evaluation of impairment indicators for long-lived assets as a critical audit matter. Evaluating the Company’s judgments in determining whether events or changes in circumstances indicate carrying values may not be recoverable required a higher degree of subjective auditor judgment. Sustained decreases in pricing or throughput volumes and significant increases in competition or operating costs could significantly affect the recoverability of the long-lived assets, and the evaluation of these factors required a higher degree of auditor judgment.

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the Company’s process to evaluate triggering events related to the impairment of long-lived assets. We assessed the Company’s identification of potential impairment indicators by evaluating the Company’s assessment of the factors identified.

Specifically, we:

•read publicly available information to evaluate the performance of industry peers, commodity price trends, and overall macro-economic conditions

•analyzed the financial results for the current period compared to historical results for long-lived assets to determine if there were significant degradations in the related cash flows

•compared the remaining useful lives of the long-lived assets to the period of time required to recover the carrying value of the assets based on historical cash flows

•read publicly available information for the industry, peers, and customers to determine whether a potential impairment indicator was not considered in management’s analysis.

/s/ KPMG LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.

Houston, Texas

~~March~~February 326, ~~2025~~2026

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors
Kinetik Holdings Inc.:

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We have audited Kinetik Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries' (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in equity and noncontrolling ~~interests~~interest, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our report dated ~~March~~February 326, ~~2025~~2026 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

The Company acquired Durango Permian, LLC during 2024, and management excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, Durango Permian, LLC’s internal control over financial reporting associated with approximately 13% of total assets and approximately 5% of total revenues is included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of the Company also excluded an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of Durango Permian, LLC.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Houston, ~~TexasMarch~~TexasFebruary 326, ~~2025~~2026

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KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		2022(1)
	2025		2024		2023
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Operating revenues:
Service revenue	$	~~408~~445,~~000~~496	$	~~417~~408,~~751~~000	$	~~393~~417,~~954~~751
Product revenue	1,~~062~~307,~~986~~228		~~822~~1,~~410~~062,986		~~806~~822,~~353~~410
Other revenue	11,~~943~~665		1611,~~251~~943		1316,~~183~~251
Total operating revenues(2)	1,482,929		1,256,412		1,213,490
Total operating revenues(1)	1,764,389		1,482,929		1,256,412
Operating costs and expenses:
Costs of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expenses)(3)(4)	620,618		515,721		541,518
Costs of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expenses)(2)(3)	785,948		620,618		515,721
Operating expenses	~~195~~271,~~970~~402		~~161~~195,~~520~~970		~~137~~161,~~289~~520
Ad valorem taxes	2428,~~714~~851		2124,~~622~~714		1621,~~970~~622
General and administrative expenses	~~134~~130,~~157~~616		97134,~~906~~157		9497,~~268~~906
Depreciation and amortization expenses	~~324~~382,~~197~~645		~~280~~324,~~986~~197		~~260~~280,~~345~~986
Loss on disposal of assets, net	~~4,040~~8		194,~~402~~040		1219,~~611~~402
Total operating costs and expenses	1,~~303~~599,~~696~~470		1,~~097~~303,~~157~~696		1,~~063~~097,~~001~~157
Operating income	~~179~~164,~~233~~919		~~159~~179,~~255~~233		~~150~~159,~~489~~255
Other income (expense):
Interest and other income	23,~~802~~983		2,~~004~~802		~~489~~2,004
Gain on redemption of mandatorily redeemable Preferred Units	—		—		9,580
Loss on debt extinguishment	(635)		(525)		(1,876)
Loss on debt extinguishment	(525)		(1,876)		(27,975)
Gain on sale of equity method investment	415,409		89,802		—
Gain on sale of equity method investment	89,802		—		—
Interest expense	(233,371)		(217,235)		(205,854)
Gain on embedded derivative	—		—		89,050
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	226,351		213,191		200,015
Interest expense	(217,235)		(205,854)		(149,252)
Total other income (expense), net	411,737		88,035		(5,711)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	213,191		200,015		180,956
Income before income taxes	576,656		267,268		153,544
Total other income (expense), net	88,035		(5,711)		102,848
Income tax expense (benefit)	50,728		23,035		(232,908)
Income before income taxes	267,268		153,544		253,337
Net income including noncontrolling interest	525,928		244,233		386,452
Income tax expense (benefit)	23,035		(232,908)		2,616
Net income attributable to Common Unit limited partners	347,668		164,219		97,010
Net income including noncontrolling interests	244,233		386,452		250,721
Net income attributable to holders of Class A Common Stock	$	178,260	$	80,014	$	289,442
Net income attributable to Preferred Unit limited partners	—		—		115,203
Net income attributable to Class A Common Shareholders, per share
Net income attributable to common shareholders	244,233		386,452		135,518
Basic	$	2.66	$	1.03	$	5.25
Net income attributable to Common Unit limited partners	164,219		97,010		94,783
Diluted	$	2.63	$	1.02	$	2.52
Net income attributable to Class A Common Stock Shareholders	$	80,014	$	289,442	$	40,735
Weighted-average shares
Net income attributable to Class A Common Shareholders per share
Basic	61,962		59,284		51,823
Basic	$	1.03	$	5.25	$	1.47
Diluted	62,665		60,115		146,197
Diluted	$	1.02	$	2.52	$	1.47
Weighted-average shares(5)
Basic	59,284		51,823		41,630
Diluted	60,115		146,197		41,665

(1)~~The~~Includes ~~results~~amounts ofassociated ~~the~~with ~~legacy~~related ~~ALTM~~parties ~~business~~of ~~are~~nil, ~~not~~$17.2 ~~included~~million inand $104.1 million for the ~~Company’s~~years ~~consolidated~~ended ~~financials~~December ~~prior~~31, to2025, ~~February~~2024 22and 2023, ~~2022~~respectively. Refer to Note 118—~~Description~~Related ofParty ~~Business~~Transactions ~~and Basis of Presentation~~ in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information.

(2)Includes amounts associated with related parties of $1728.25 million, $~~104~~58.15 million, and $~~107~~59.71 million ~~associated with related parties~~ for the years ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023,~~2024 and ~~2022~~2023, respectively. Refer to Note 18—Related Party Transactions in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information.

(3)Cost of sales (~~exclusive~~excluding of depreciation and amortization expenses) is net of gas service revenues totaling $~~219~~315.76 million, $~~148~~219.37 million and $70148.43 million for the years ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024 and ~~2022~~2023, respectively, for certain volumes where we act as principal.

(4)Includes related party amounts of $58.5 million, $59.1 million, and $39.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Refer to Note 18—Related Party Transactions in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information.

(5)Share and per share amounts have been retrospectively restated to reflect the Company’s reverse stock split, which was effected June 8, 2022. Refer to Note 11—Equity and Warrants in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

December 31,

2024

2023

2025

2024

(In thousands, except share data)

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and cash equivalents

3,~~606~~951

43,~~510~~606

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $1,000 in 2024 and 2023(1)

111,940

215,721

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $1,000 in 2025 and 2024

85,276

111,940

Accounts receivable pledged

~~140~~165,200

—140,200

Derivative assets

213,~~308~~906

72,~~812~~308

Prepaid and other current assets

3633,~~705~~703

2936,~~256~~705

294,759

257,299

302,036

294,759

NONCURRENT ASSETS:

Property, plant and equipment, net

3,~~433~~866,~~864~~236

23,~~743~~433,~~227~~864

Intangible assets, net

~~652~~553,~~490~~230

~~591~~652,~~670~~490

Derivative asset, non-current

651,467

~~165~~65

Operating lease right-of-use assets

2971,~~814~~147

3729,~~569~~814

Deferred tax asset

~~203~~197,~~996~~702

~~235~~203,~~627~~996

Deferred charges and other assets

7689,~~994~~991

8576,~~250~~994

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

2,~~117~~008,~~878~~725

2,~~540~~117,~~989~~878

Goodwill

5,077

6,520,178

6,239,574

6,793,575

6,520,178

Total assets

67,~~814~~095,~~937~~611

6,~~496~~814,~~873~~937

LIABILITIES, NONCONTROLLING INTEREST, AND EQUITY

LIABILITIES, NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Accounts payable

2742,~~239~~067

3427,~~000~~239

Accrued expenses

~~186~~172,~~714~~050

~~177~~186,~~421~~714

Derivative liabilities

105,~~011~~506

110,~~734~~011

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

1843,~~701~~614

2918,~~203~~701

Current debt obligations

~~140~~165,200

—140,200

Other current liabilities

3512,~~689~~064

735,~~786~~689

418,554

250,144

440,501

418,554

NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

Long term debt, net

3,~~363~~627,~~996~~720

3,~~562~~363,~~809~~996

Contract liabilities

2030,~~985~~959

2520,~~761~~985

Operating lease liabilities

1129,~~490~~033

911,~~349~~490

Derivative liabilities

~~1,937~~—

51,~~363~~937

Other liabilities

214,~~148~~717

32,~~219~~148

Deferred tax liabilities

1622,~~761~~299

1316,~~244~~761

3,417,317

3,619,745

3,724,728

3,417,317

Total liabilities

34,~~835~~165,~~871~~229

3,~~869~~835,~~889~~871

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 17)

Redeemable noncontrolling interest — Common Unit limited partners

53,~~955~~495,~~662~~762

35,~~157~~955,~~807~~662

EQUITY:

Class A Common Stock: $0.0001 par, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 59,929,611 and 57,096,538 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively

Class A Common Stock: $0.0001 par, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 64,080,915 and 59,929,611 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively

Class C Common Stock: $0.0001 par, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 97,783,034 and 94,089,038 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively

Class C Common Stock: $0.0001 par, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 97,557,604 and 97,783,034 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively

Deferred consideration

1—

—1

Additional paid-in capital

—240,725

~~192,678~~—

Accumulated deficit

(2806,~~976,612~~121)

(~~723~~2,~~516~~976,612)

Total equity

(2565,~~976,596~~380)

(~~530~~2,~~823~~976,596)

Total liabilities, noncontrolling interest, and equity

6,814,937

6,496,873

Total liabilities, noncontrolling interest and equity

7,095,611

6,814,937

(1)Includes amounts of nil and $15.8 million associated with related parties as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Refer to Note 18—Related Party Transactions in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
	(In thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	244,233	$	386,452	$	250,721
Net income including noncontrolling interest	$	525,928	$	244,233	$	386,452
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense	~~324~~382,~~197~~645		~~280~~324,~~986~~197		~~260~~280,~~345~~986
Amortization of deferred financing costs	7,~~438~~869		67,~~194~~438		96,~~569~~194
Amortization of contract costs	6,~~621~~794		6,~~620~~621		16,~~807~~620
Contingent liabilities fair value adjustment	~~200~~5,190		—200		~~(839)~~—
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliate	289,992		272,490		256,764
Payment of contingent liability in excess of acquisition-date fair value	(5,390)		—		—
Derivatives settlement	(7,258)		25,708		10,667
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates	246,002		289,992		272,490
Derivative fair value adjustment	17,713		(33,671)		(95,501)
Derivatives settlement	4,287		(7,258)		25,708
Warrants fair value adjustment	—		(88)		(133)
Derivative fair value adjustment	(23,729)		17,713		(33,671)
Gain on sale of equity method investment	(89,802)		—		—
Warrants fair value adjustment	—		—		(88)
Gain on redemption of mandatorily redeemable Preferred Units	—		—		(9,580)
Gain on sale of equity method investment	(415,409)		(89,802)		—
Loss on disposal of assets, net	~~4,040~~8		194,~~402~~040		1219,~~611~~402
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	(~~213~~226,~~191~~351)		(~~200~~213,~~015~~191)		(~~180~~200,~~956~~015)
Loss on debt extinguishment	~~525~~635		~~1,876~~525		271,~~975~~876
Share-based compensation	7662,~~536~~617		5576,~~983~~536		4255,~~780~~983
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	1950,~~503~~660		~~(233~~19,~~400)~~503		2(233,~~094~~400)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and pledged receivable	(71,~~033)~~664		(127,~~131~~033)		(812,~~329~~131)
Other assets	8(12,~~000~~445)		(58,~~910)~~000		(45,~~242~~910)
Accounts payable	~~(40~~4,~~849)~~633		19(40,~~804~~849)		(119,~~598)~~804
Accrued liabilities	(212,~~913~~611)		(62,~~521~~913)		38(6,~~672~~521)
Operating leases	~~(606)~~1,123		~~701~~(606)		~~179~~701
Net cash provided by operating activities	~~637~~604,~~346~~120		~~584~~637,~~480~~346		~~613~~584,~~006~~480
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Property, plant and equipment expenditures	(~~263~~492,~~544~~474)		(~~312~~263,~~860~~544)		(~~206~~312,~~160~~860)
Intangible assets expenditures	(1237,~~329~~197)		(1612,~~694~~329)		(1516,~~419~~694)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliate	(31,~~273~~206)		(~~238~~3,~~803~~273)		(78238,~~171~~803)
Net cash paid for acquisition of interest in unconsolidated affiliates	(85,417)		—		—
Net cash paid for acquisition of interest in unconsolidated affiliate	—		(85,417)		—
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliate	4,059		6,679		—
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates	2,853		4,059		6,679
Cash proceeds from sale of equity method investment	~~524~~504,~~390~~184		—524,390		—
Cash proceeds from disposals of assets	~~409~~227		~~358~~409		~~219~~358
Net cash (paid for) acquired in acquisition	(341,182)		(125,000)		13,401
Net cash paid for business combinations	(175,481)		(341,182)		(125,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(~~176~~199,~~887~~094)		(~~686~~176,~~320~~887)		(~~286~~686,~~130~~320)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from borrowings under A/R Facility	~~156~~112,~~000~~400		—156,000		—
Payments on A/R Facility	(1587,~~800~~400)		—(15,800)		—
Proceeds from borrowings from long-term debt	—1,400,000		~~800,000~~—		3800,000~~,000~~
Principal payments on long-term debt	(200,000)		(800,000)		(2,294,130)
Payments on long-term debt	(1,000,000)		(200,000)		(800,000)
Payments of debt issuance costs	(1,086)		(11,238)		(37,009)
Payments of debt issuance costs, net	(10,924)		(1,086)		(11,238)
Payments on debt discount, net	(500)		—		—
Payments of debt discount, net	(1,200)		(500)		—
Proceeds from revolver	1,060,000		752,500		565,000
Proceeds from revolving line of credit	1,628,000		1,060,000		752,500
Payments on revolver	(1,064,000)		(553,500)		(879,000)
Payments on revolving line of credit	(1,765,000)		(1,064,000)		(553,500)
Redemption of mandatorily redeemable Preferred Units	—		—		(183,297)
Cash dividends paid to Class A Common Stock shareholders	(193,728)		(175,208)		(81,352)
Redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interest Preferred Units	—		—		(461,460)
Distributions paid to Class C Common Unit limited partners	(306,324)		(220,769)		(697)
Distributions paid to mandatorily redeemable Preferred Unit holders	—		—		(1,850)
Payments on contingent liability	(4,500)		—		—
Distributions paid to redeemable noncontrolling interest Preferred Unit limited partners	—		—		(6,937)
Repurchase of Class A Common Stock	(176,005)		—		(5,757)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(404,681)		(461,363)		99,956
Net change in cash	345		(904)		(1,884)
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	3,606		4,510		6,394
CASH, END OF PERIOD	$	3,951	$	3,606	$	4,510

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KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
	(In thousands)
Cash dividends paid to Class A Common Stock shareholders	(175,208)		(81,352)		(39,298)
Distributions paid to Class C Common Unit limited partners	(220,769)		(697)		(1,230)
Repurchase of Class A Common Stock	—		(5,757)		—
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(461,363)		99,956		(339,211)
Net change in cash	$	(904)	$	(1,884)	$	(12,335)
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	$	4,510	$	6,394	$	18,729
CASH, END OF PERIOD	$	3,606	$	4,510	$	6,394
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	~~244~~216,~~603~~067	$	~~207~~244,~~700~~603	$	~~120~~207,~~270~~700
Cash paid for income taxes, net	$	~~560~~3,643	$	~~480~~560	$	—480
Property and equipment and intangible accruals in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	2131,~~094~~934	$	2721,~~316~~094	$	1727,~~274~~316
Right-of-use obtained in exchange for lease liabilities	$	4334,~~682~~735	$	543,~~189~~682	$	75,~~059~~189
Class A Common Stock issued through dividend and distribution reinvestment plan	$	751,~~633~~650	$	~~352~~75,~~060~~633	$	~~263~~352,~~285~~060
Fair value of assets acquired in Durango and ALTM Acquisition(1)	$	875,244	$	—	$	2,444,450
Fair value of assets acquired in business combinations	$	191,133	$	875,244	$	—
Cash consideration paid	~~357~~175,~~967~~481		—357,967		—
Class C Common Units issued in exchange	148,200		—		—
Class C Common Units issued	—		148,200		—
Class A Common Stock issued in exchange	—		—		1,013,745
Deferred consideration	—		275,000		—
Deferred consideration	275,000		—		—
Contingent consideration	—		4,500		—
Contingent consideration	4,500		—		—
Liabilities assumed	$	15,652	$	89,577	$	—
Liabilities and mezzanine equity assumed	$	89,577	$	—	$	1,430,705

(1)See Note 3—Business Combinations in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Durango and ALTM Acquisition (as defined herein).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CHANGES IN EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Preferred Unit Limited Partners		Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Common Unit Limited Partner			Class A Common Stock				Class C Common Stock				Class C Common StockDeferred Consideration				Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		TreasuryStock		Total Equity
					Class A Common Stock			Class C Common Stock
						Shares(1)		Amount		Shares(1)		Amount		Shares(2)		Amount
												Deferred Consideration
	(In thousands)					(In thousands)
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Common Unit Limited Partner				Shares	Amount		Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Treasury Stock		Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	—	$	1,006,838		—		$	—	100,000		$	10	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	10
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
ALTM acquisition	462,717		—			32,493		3		—		—		—		—		1,013,742		—		—		1,013,745
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	3,112,409			45,679	$	5	94,270		$	9	—		$	—	$	118,840	$	(958,629)	$	—	$	(839,775)
Distributions paid to Preferred Unit limited partners	(6,937)		—			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Redemption of Common Units	(5,634)				181	—		(181)		—		—		—		5,634		—		—		5,634
Redemption of Preferred Units	(461,460)		—			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Issuance of Common Stock through dividend and distribution reinvestment plan	—				11,215	1		—		—		—		—		352,059		—		—		352,060
Redemption of Common Units	—		(179,323)			5,730		1		(5,730)		(1)		—		—		179,323		—		—		179,323
Retirement of treasury stock	—				—	—		—		—		—		—		—		(5,757)		5,757		—
Excess of carrying amount over Preferred Units redemption price	(109,523)		76,623			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		32,900		—		32,900
Repurchase of Class A Common Stock	—				(194)	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		(5,757)		(5,757)
Issuance of common stock through dividend and distribution reinvestment plan	—		—			7,452		1		—		—		—		—		263,284		—		—		263,285
Share-based compensation	—				216	—		—		—		—		—		55,983		—		—		55,983
Share-based compensation	—		—			4		—		—		—		—		—		42,780		—		—		42,780
Net income	97,010				—	—		—		—		—		—		—		289,442		—		289,442
Step up in tax basis for Common Unit conversion	—		—			—		—		—		—		—		—		297		—		—		297
Change in redemption value of noncontrolling interest(1)	236,288				—	—		—		—		—		—		(339,838)		103,550		—		(236,288)
Remeasurement of contingent consideration	—		—			—		—		—		—		—		—		4,451		—		—		4,451
Distribution paid to Common Units limited partners	(282,266)				—	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Net income	115,203		94,783			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		40,735		—		40,735
Dividends on Class A Common Stock ($3.00 per share)	—				—	—		—		—		—		—		—		(152,122)		—		(152,122)
Change in redemption value of noncontrolling interests	—		2,325,918			—		—		—		—		—		—		(1,385,037)		(940,881)		—		(2,325,918)
Balance at December 31, 2023	$	3,157,807			57,097	$	6	94,089		$	9	—		$	—	$	192,678	$	(723,516)	$	—	$	(530,823)
Distributions paid to Common Units limited partners	—		(212,430)			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2023	$	3,157,807			57,097	$	6	94,089		$	9	—		$	—	$	192,678	$	(723,516)	$	—	$	(530,823)
Dividends on Class A Common Stock $2.25 per share)	—		—			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		(91,383)		—		(91,383)
Durango Acquisition	423,200				—	—		3,840		—		7,680		1		—		—		—		1
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	—	$	3,112,409		45,679		$	5	94,270		$	9	—		$	—	$	118,840	$	(958,629)	$	—	$	(839,775)
Redemption of Common Units	(5,060)				146	—		(146)		—		—		—		5,060		—		—		5,060
Issuance of Common Stock through dividend and distribution reinvestment plan	—				2,213	—		—		—		—		—		75,633		—		—		75,633
Share-based compensation	—				474	—		—		—		—		—		76,536		—		—		76,536
Net income	164,219				—	—		—		—		—		—		—		80,014		—		80,014
Change in redemption value of noncontrolling interest(1)	2,506,075				—	—		—		—		—		—		(353,997)		(2,152,078)		—		(2,506,075)
Recognition of deferred tax asset	—				—	—		—		—		—		—		4,090		—		—		4,090
Distribution paid to Common Unit limited partners	(290,579)				—	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Dividends on Class A Common Stock ($3.03 per share)	—				—	—		—		—		—		—		—		(181,032)		—		(181,032)
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	5,955,662			59,930	$	6	97,783		$	9	7,680		$	1	$	—	$	(2,976,612)	$	—	$	(2,976,596)

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KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CHANGES IN EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (CONTINUED)
KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST (CONTINUED)
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Preferred Unit Limited Partners		Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Common Unit Limited Partner			Class A Common Stock				Class C Common Stock				Class C Common StockDeferred Consideration				Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		TreasuryStock		Total Equity
					Class A Common Stock			Class C Common Stock
						Shares(1)		Amount		Shares(1)		Amount		Shares(2)		Amount
												Deferred Consideration
	(In thousands)					(In thousands)
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Common Unit Limited Partner				Shares	Amount		Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Treasury Stock		Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	—	$	3,112,409		45,679		$	5	94,270		$	9	—		$	—	$	118,840	$	(958,629)	$	—	$	(839,775)
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Redemption of Common Units	—		(5,634)			181		—		(181)		—		—		—		5,634		—		—		5,634
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	5,955,662			59,930	$	6	97,783		$	9	7,680		$	1	$	—	$	(2,976,612)	$	—	$	(2,976,596)
Issuance of common stock through dividend and distribution reinvestment plan	—		—			11,215		1		—		—		—		—		352,059		—		—		352,060
Issuance of deferred consideration for Durango Acquisition	—				—	—		7,680		1		(7,680)		(1)		—		—		—		—
Retirement of treasury stock	—		—			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		(5,757)		5,757		—
Redemption of Common Units	(358,376)				7,905	—		(7,905)		—		—		—		358,376		—		—		358,376
Repurchase of Class A Common Stock	—		—			(194)		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		(5,757)		(5,757)
Issuance of Common Stock through dividend and distribution reinvestment plan	—				34	—		—		—		—		—		1,650		—		—		1,650
Share-based compensation	—		—			216		—		—		—		—		—		55,983		—		—		55,983
Retirement of treasury stock	—				—	—		—		—		—		—		—		(176,005)		176,005		—
Net income	—		97,010			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		289,442		—		289,442
Repurchase of Class A Common Stock	—				(4,116)	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		(176,005)		(176,005)
Change in redemption value of noncontrolling interests	—		236,288			—		—		—		—		—		—		(339,838)		103,550		—		(236,288)
Share-based compensation	—				328	—		—		—		—		—		62,617		—		—		62,617
Distribution paid to Common Units limited partners	—		(282,266)			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Net income	347,668				—	—		—		—		—		—		—		178,260		—		178,260
Dividends on Class A Common Stock ($3.00 per share)	—		—			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		(152,122)		—		(152,122)
Change in redemption value of noncontrolling interest(1)	(2,142,845)				—	—		—		—		—		—		(220,746)		2,363,591		—		2,142,845
Balance at December 31, 2023	$	—	$	3,157,807		57,097		$	6	94,089		$	9	—		$	—	$	192,678	$	(723,516)	$	—	$	(530,823)
Recognition of deferred tax asset	—				—	—		—		—		—		—		38,828		—		—		38,828
Distribution paid to Common Unit limited partners	(306,347)				—	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Dividends on Class A Common Stock ($3.12 per share)	—				—	—		—		—		—		—		—		(195,355)		—		(195,355)
Balance at December 31, 2025	$	3,495,762			64,081	$	6	97,558		$	10	—		$	—	$	240,725	$	(806,121)	$	—	$	(565,380)

(1)Represents the effects of the period-over-period change in the Class C redemption price in relation to outstanding common units.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CHANGES IN EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (CONTINUED)
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Preferred Unit Limited Partners		Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Common Unit Limited Partner		Class A Common Stock			Class C Common Stock			Class C Common StockDeferred Consideration			Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		TreasuryStock		Total Equity
					Shares(1)	Amount		Shares(1)	Amount		Shares(2)	Amount
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2023	$	—	$	3,157,807	57,097	$	6	94,089	$	9	—	$	—	$	192,678	$	(723,516)	$	—	$	(530,823)
Durango Acquisition	—		423,200		—	—		3,840	—		7,680	1		—		—		—		1
Redemption of Common Units	—		(5,060)		146	—		(146)	—		—	—		5,060		—		—		5,060
Issuance of common stock through dividend and distribution reinvestment plan	—		—		2,213	—		—	—		—	—		75,633		—		—		75,633
Share-based compensation	—		—		474	—		—	—		—	—		76,536		—		—		76,536
Net income	—		164,219		—	—		—	—		—	—		—		80,014		—		80,014
Change in redemption value of noncontrolling interests	—		2,506,075		—	—		—	—		—	—		(353,997)		(2,152,078)		—		(2,506,075)
Recognition of deferred tax asset	—		—		—	—		—	—		—	—		4,090		—		—		4,090
Distribution paid to Common Unit limited partners	—		(290,579)		—	—		—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—
Dividends on Class A Common Stock ($3.03 per share)	—		—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—		(181,032)		—		(181,032)
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	—	$	5,955,662	59,930	$	6	97,783	$	9	7,680	$	1	$	—	$	(2,976,612)	$	—	$	(2,976,596)

(1)Share amounts have been retrospectively restated to reflect the Company’s reverse stock split, which was effected June 8, 2022. Refer to Note 11—Equity and Warrants in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information.

(2)Pursuant to the Durango MIPA (as defined herein), deferred consideration of 7.7 million shares of Class C Common Stock is to be issued on July 1, 2025. Fair value of the deferred consideration was included in the “Redeemable noncontrolling interest—Common Units limited partners” of the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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KINETIK HOLDINGS INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Organization

Kinetik Holdings Inc,. (the “Company”) is a holding company, whose ~~only~~ significant assets are ownership of the non-economic general partner interest and an approximate 3840% limited partner interest in Kinetik Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”). As the owner of the non-economic general partner interest in the Partnership, the Company is responsible for all related operational, management and administrative decisions ~~related to,~~ and consolidates the results of, the Partnership and its subsidiaries.

BCP Raptor Holdco, LP (“BCP”), the predecessor for accounting purposes of the Company, ~~formerly known as Altus Midstream Company),~~ was formed on April 25, 2017 as a Delaware limited partnership to acquire and develop midstream oil and gas assets.

On February 22, 2022 (the “Altus Closing Date”), the Company consummated the business combination transaction (the “Altus Acquisition”) contemplated by that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2021 (the “Contribution Agreement”), by and among the Company, Altus Midstream LP (now known as Kinetik Holdings LP) (the “Partnership”), New BCP Raptor Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Contributor”) and BCP. In connection with the closing of the Altus Acquisition, the Company changed its name from “Altus Midstream Company” to “Kinetik Holdings Inc.”.

On June 24, 2024, the Company consummated the ~~previously announced~~ transaction contemplated by the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Durango MIPA”), dated May 9, 2024, by and between the Company, the Partnership, and Durango Midstream LLC, an affiliate of Morgan Stanley Equity Partners (the “Durango Seller”), pursuant to which the Partnership purchased all of the membership interests of Durango Permian LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries (“Durango”) from Durango Seller (“Durango Acquisition”). The Durango Acquisition allows the Company to further expand its footprint into New Mexico and across the Northern Delaware Basin.

On January 14, 2025, the Company completed a bolt-on acquisition with Permian Resources Corporation (“Permian Resources”), who directly owned all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of (a) RC Permian Gathering, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Permian Gathering”) and (b) Barilla Draw Gathering, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Barilla Draw”), pursuant to which the Partnership purchased all of the membership interests of Permian Gathering and Barilla Draw (the “Barilla Draw Acquisition”).

Nature of Operations

Through its consolidated subsidiaries, the Company provides comprehensive gathering, produced water disposal, transportation, compression, processing and treating services necessary to bring natural gas, NGL and crude oil to market. Additionally, the Company owns two NGL pipelines and equity interests in ~~three~~two separate Permian Basin pipeline entities that have access to various markets along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico markets.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. All adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations have been made and are of a recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed herein. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

During the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, the Company adopted ASU 2023-0709, ~~Segment~~Income ~~Reporting~~Taxes (Topic ~~280~~740):, ~~Improvements~~Improvement to ~~Reportable~~Income ~~Segment~~Tax ~~Disclosures~~Disclosure (“ASU 2023-0709”). ~~which~~The ~~has~~Company ~~required~~adopted ~~prior~~ASU ~~periods~~2023-09 toon ~~reflect~~a prospective basis for the ~~change~~year inended ~~presentation~~December 31, 2025. The comparative years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are presented under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) previous guidance. See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, ~~Recent~~Recently Adopted Accounting ~~Pronouncements~~Pronouncement for further discussion.

~~In addition, the Company completed a two~~F-for-one stock split on June 8, 2022 (the “Stock-Split”). All corresponding per-share and share amounts for periods prior to June 8, 2022 have been retrospectively restated in this Annual Report to reflect the two-for-one stock split, except for the number of common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (“Common Units”) and shares of the Company’s Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class C Common Stock”) described in relation to the Altus Acquisition in this Annual Report, which are presented at pre-Stock Split amounts. This presentation election is consistent with our previous public filings and the terms of the Contribution Agreement.11

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates

Preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on a regular basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions used in preparation of ~~its~~the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, and changes in these estimates are recorded when known. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the valuation of enterprise value, assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination, derivatives, tangible and intangible assets, litigation-related reserve, environmental matter-related liabilities, and impairment of long-lived assets and ~~equity method investments (“EMI” or “~~EMIs”).

Segment Information

The Company applies FASB ASC 280, Segment Reporting, in determining reportable segments for its financial statement disclosure. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the CODM in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our Chief Executive Officer is the CODM. The Company has determined it has two operating segments: (1) Midstream Logistics and (2) Pipeline Transportation. ~~During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company adopted ASU 2023-07 and identified significant segment expenses that are provided to CODM on a regular basis.~~ See Note 19—Segments in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information.

Revenue Recognition

We provide gathering, processing, transportation, and disposal services and we sell commodities (including condensate, natural gas, and NGLs) under various contracts.

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”). We recognize revenues for services and products under revenue contracts as our obligations to perform services or deliver/sell products under the contracts are satisfied. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation in the contract and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. These contracts include:

a.Fee-based arrangements – Under fee-based contract arrangements, the Company provides gathering, processing and disposal services to producers and earns a net margin based on volumes. While transactions vary in form, the essential element of each transaction is the use of the Company’s assets to transport a product or provide a processed product to an end-user at the tailgate of the plant or pipeline. This revenue stream is generally directly related to the volume of water, natural gas, crude oil, NGLs, and condensate that flows through the Company’s systems and facilities and is not normally dependent on commodity prices. The Company primarily acts as an agent under these contracts selling the underlying commodities on behalf of the producer and remitting back to the producer the net proceeds. These such sales and remitted proceeds are presented net within revenue. However, in certain instances, the Company acts as the principal for processed residue gas and NGLs by purchasing them from the associated producer at the tailgate of the plant at index prices. This purchase and the associated third-party sale are presented gross within revenues and cost of sales.

b.Percent-of-proceeds arrangements – Under percentage-of-proceeds based contract arrangements, the Company will gather and process natural gas on behalf of producers and sell the outputs, including residue gas, NGLs and condensate, at market prices. The Company remits an agreed-upon percentage of proceeds to the producer based on the market price received from third parties or the index price defined in the contract. Under these arrangements, revenue is recognized net of the agreed-upon proceeds remitted to producers when the Company acts as an agent of the producer for the associated third-party sale. However, in certain instances the Company acts as the principal for processed residue gas and NGLs by purchasing these volumes from the associated producer at the tailgate of the plant at index prices. This purchase and the associated third-party sale are presented gross within revenues and cost of sales.

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Company, for no additional consideration, all right, title and interest, to a set percentage, as defined in the contract, of the processed residue volumes. The Company recognizes the fair value of these products as revenue when the associated performance obligation has been met.

d.Product sales contracts – Under these contracts, we sell natural gas, NGLs or condensate to third parties. These sales are presented gross within revenues and cost of sales or net within revenues depending on whether the Company acts as the principal or the agent in the sale transaction as discussed above.

Our fee-based service contracts primarily have a single performance obligation to deliver a series of distinct goods or services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to our producers. For performance obligations associated with these contracts, we recognize revenues over time utilizing the output method based on the actual volumes of products delivered/sold or services performed, because the single performance obligation is satisfied over time using the same performance measure of progress toward satisfaction of the performance obligation. The transaction price under our fee-based service contracts includes variable consideration that varies primarily based on actual volumes that are delivered under the contracts. Because the variable consideration specifically relates to our efforts to transfer the services and/or products under the contracts, we allocate the variable consideration entirely to the distinct service utilizing the allocation exception guidance under Topic 606, and accordingly recognize the variable consideration as revenues at the time the good or service is transferred to the producer.

We recognize revenues at a point in time for performance obligations associated with percent-of-proceeds contract elements, percent-of-products contract elements and product sale contracts, and these revenues are recognized because control of the underlying product is transferred to the customer or producer.

The evaluation of when performance obligations have been satisfied and the transaction price that is allocated to our performance obligations requires judgments and assumptions, including our evaluation of the timing of when control of the underlying good or service has transferred to our producers or customers. Actual results can vary from those judgments and assumptions.

Minimum Volume Commitments

The Company has certain agreements that provide for quarterly or annual MVCs. Under these MVCs, our producers agree to ship and/or process a minimum volume of production on our gathering and processing systems or to pay a minimum monetary amount over certain periods during the term of the MVC. A producer must make a shortfall payment to us at the end of the contracted measurement period if its actual throughput volumes are less than its contractual MVC for that period. None of the Company’s MVC provisions allow for producers to make up past deficient volumes in a future period. However, certain MVC provisions allow producers to carryforward volumes delivered in excess of a current period MVC to future periods. The Company recognizes revenue associated with MVCs when a counterparty has not met the contractual MVC at the completion of the measurement period for the specific commitment or we determine that the counterparty cannot meet the contractual MVC by the end of the contracted measurement period.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company disaggregates revenue into categories that depict the nature, amount, and timing of revenue and cash flows based on differing economic risk profiles for each category. In concluding such disaggregation, the Company evaluated the nature of the products and services, consumer markets, sales terms, and sales channels which have similar characteristics such that the level of disaggregation provides an understanding of the Company’s business activities and historical performance. The level of disaggregation is evaluated annually and as appropriate for changes to the Company or its business, either from internal growth, acquisitions, divestitures, or otherwise. See Note 4—Revenue Recognition in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information.

Concentration Risk

All operations and efforts of the Company are focused in the oil and gas industry and are subject to the related risks of the industry. The Company’s assets are located in the Permian Basin, across Texas and New Mexico. Demand for the Company’s products and services may be influenced by various regional and global factors and may impact the value of the projects the Company is developing.

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variety of counterparties, both investment grade and non-investment grade. The Company analyzes the counterparties’ financial condition prior to entering into an agreement, establishes credit limits and monitors the appropriateness of these limits on an ongoing basis within approved tolerances, with the primary focus on published credit ratings when available and inherent liquidity metrics to mitigate credit risk. Typically, through our customer contracts, the Company takes title to the rich gas and associated plant products (NGLs and residue gas). As such, the inherent risk with these types of contracts is mitigated as the Company receives funds for the disposition and sale of such products from downstream counterparties that are large investment grade entities and is able to deduct all fees owed to it by its customers and associated costs before remitting the balance of any funds back to the relevant customer. For those few counterparties’ that retain ownership of their plant products, the Company attempts to minimize credit risk exposure through its credit policies and monitoring procedures as well as through customer deposits, and letters of credit. The Company manages credit risk to mitigate credit losses and exposure to uncollectible trade receivables and generally receivables are collected within 30 days. Below is a summary of operating revenue by major customer that individually exceeded 10% of consolidated operating revenue:

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
	(In thousands)
Customer 1	$	~~372~~468,~~949~~674	$	~~205~~335,~~079~~107	$	71278,~~055~~408
Customer 2	~~335~~329,~~107~~090		~~278~~348,~~408~~769		~~211~~233,~~093~~109
Customer 3	~~190~~292,~~318~~568		~~223~~372,~~714~~949		~~326~~205,~~899~~079
Customer 4	158,451		9,395		—
Others	674,057		426,104		539,816
Others	426,104		539,816		604,443
Consolidated Operating Revenue	$	1,764,389	$	1,482,929	$	1,256,412
Consolidated Operating Revenue	$	1,482,929	$	1,256,412	$	1,213,490

As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, approximately 4845% and 4048%, respectively, of accounts receivable and accounts receivable pledged were derived from the above customers. All operating revenue derived from above customers are included in the Midstream Logistics segment.

Major Producers are defined as our producers who we gather natural gas, crude and/or produced water and process gas and dispose of produced water from and account for 10% or more of our cost of sales as presented in the consolidated financial statements. For the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, approximately 5970% of the Company’s cost of sales were derived from ~~two~~four producers. For the year ended December 31, ~~2023~~2024, approximately 6059% of the Company’s cost of sales were derived from ~~three~~two producers. For the year ended December 31, ~~2022~~2023, approximately 8760% of the Company’s cost of sales were derived from ~~five~~three producers. This concentration of producers may impact the Company's overall business risk, either positively or negatively, in that these entities may be similarly affected by changes in the economy or other conditions. We do not believe that a loss of revenues from any single customer would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company regularly maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses with respect to the related risks to cash and does not believe its exposure to such risk is more than nominal.

Fair Value Measurements

FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“Topic 820”), establishes a framework for measuring fair value in U.S. GAAP, clarifies the definition of fair value within that framework, and requires disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Topic 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Topic 820 provides a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date and requires consideration of the counterparty’s creditworthiness when valuing certain assets.

Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets (Level 1 inputs). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under Topic 820 are described below:

Level 1 inputs: Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. An active market is defined as a market where transactions for a financial instrument occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

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Level 2 inputs: Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.

Level 3 inputs: Prices or valuations that require unobservable inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable. Valuation under Level 3 generally involves a significant degree of judgment from management.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or inventory parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or market and the instrument’s complexity. In addition, fair value measurements using Level 3 inputs, which involve significant unobservable inputs and management judgment, could be different if significant unobservable inputs or management judgment had been different at the reporting date.

The Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets reflect a mixture of measurement methods for financial assets and liabilities. ~~Public and private warrants and derivative financial instruments are reported at fair value.~~ See Note 12—Fair Value Measurements and Note 13—Derivatives and Hedging Activities in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information. Other financial instruments are reported at historical cost or amortized cost on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Long-term debt is primarily the other financial instrument for which carrying value could vary significantly from fair value. See Note 8—Debt and Financing Costs in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

FASB ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“Topic 815”), provides the disclosure requirements for derivatives and hedging activities with the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how the entity accounts for derivative instruments and related hedged items, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Further, qualitative disclosures are required that explain the Company’s objectives and strategies for using derivatives, as well as quantitative disclosures about the fair value of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative instruments.

As required by Topic 815, the Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. The Company has not elected to apply hedge accounting to any of its current or recent derivative transactions.

When the Company does not elect to apply hedge accounting, the instruments are marked-to-market each period end and changes in fair value, realized or unrealized, are recognized in earnings.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. These investments are carried at cost, which approximate fair value. As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, the Company had $34.60 million and $43.56 million, respectively, of cash and cash equivalents.

Accounts Receivable and Current Expected Credit Losses

Accounts receivable include billed and unbilled amounts due from customers for gas, NGLs and condensate sales, pipeline transportation, and gathering, processing and disposal fees, under normal trade terms, generally requiring payment within 30 days. The Company’s current expected credit losses are determined based upon reviews of individual accounts, existing economics, and other pertinent factors. The Company had an allowance for credit losses of $1.0 million as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024.

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Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility

Pursuant to ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing, accounts receivable that are sold or contributed by the Partnership to the special purpose vehicle are treated as collateral for borrowings under the third party A/R Facility (as defined below) and are included as “Accounts receivable pledged” within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Proceeds from the transfer of the eligible accounts receivable under the third party A/R Facility are secured borrowings included as “Current debt obligations” within our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Proceeds and repayments under such facility are reflected as cash flows from financing activities in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. See Note 8—Debt and Financing Costs for further discussion.

Gas Imbalance

Quantities of natural gas over-delivered or under-delivered related to imbalance agreements are recorded monthly as receivables or payables using weighted-average prices at the time of the imbalance. These imbalances are typically settled with deliveries of natural gas. We had imbalance receivables of $53.06 million and $15.30 million at December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, respectively, which are carried at the lower of cost or market value. We had no imbalance payables at December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024. Imbalance receivables and imbalance payables are included in “Accounts Receivable” and “Accounts Payable”, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Inventory

Other current assets include condensate, residue gas and NGL inventories that are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. At the end of each reporting period, the Company assesses the carrying value of inventory and makes any adjustments necessary to reduce the carrying value to the applicable net realizable value. Inventory was valued at $34.6 million and $3.16 million as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, respectively.

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost or fair market value at the date of acquisition less accumulated depreciation. The cost basis of constructed assets includes materials, labor, and other direct costs. Major improvements or ~~betterment~~betterments are capitalized, while repairs that do not improve the life of the respective assets are expensed as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:


			Estimated Useful Life
Buildings			30 years
Gathering and processing systems and facilities			20 years
Furniture and fixtures			5 years
Vehicles			5 years
Computer hardware and software			3 years

Leases

The Company's lease portfolio includes certain real estate and equipment. The determination of whether an arrangement is, or contains, a lease is performed at the inception of the arrangement. Operating leases are recorded on the balance sheet with operating lease assets representing the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities representing the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The Company has elected to account for the lease and non-lease components together as a single component for all classes of underlying assets. The Company excludes variable lease payments in measuring right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities, other than those that depend on an index, a rate or are in-substance fixed payments.

ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. In addition, ROU assets include initial direct costs incurred by the lessee, as well as any lease payments made at or before the commencement date and are reduced by lease incentives. As most of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is determined by using the rate of interest that the Company would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis an amount equal to the lease payments for a similar term and in a

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a similar economic environment. Lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Leases with a term of one year or less are excluded from ROU assets and liabilities.

Capitalized Interest

The Company’s policy is to capitalize interest cost incurred on debt during the construction of major projects.

Deferred Financing Costs

Deferred financing costs consist of fees incurred to secure debt financing and are amortized over the life of the related debt using ~~the~~ effective interest rate method or straight-line method. Deferred financing costs associated with the Company’s unsecured term ~~loans~~loan and senior notes are presented with the related debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as a reduction to the carrying amounts. Deferred financing costs associated with the Company's revolving credit facilities are presented within “Other Current Assets” and “Deferred Charges and Other Assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Asset Retirement Obligation

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 410, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations, which require the fair value of a liability related to the retirement of long-lived assets to be recorded at the time a legal obligation is incurred if the liability can be reasonably estimated. The liability is based on future retirement cost estimates and incorporates many assumptions, such as time to permanent removal, future inflation rates and the credit-adjusted risk-free rate of interest. The retirement obligation is recorded at its estimated present value with an offsetting increase to the related asset on the balance sheet. Over time, the liability is accreted to its future value, with the accretion recorded to expense.

The Company’s assets generally consist of gas processing plants, crude storage terminals, saltwater disposal wells, and underground gathering and transportation pipelines installed along rights-of-way acquired from landowners and related above-ground facilities. The majority of the rights-of-way agreements do not require the dismantling and removal of the pipelines and reclamation of the rights-of-way upon permanent removal of the pipelines from service. Further, we have in place a rigorous repair and maintenance program that keeps our gathering and processing systems in good working order. As a result, the ultimate dismantlement and removal dates of the Company’s assets are not determinable. As such, the fair value of the liability is not estimable and, therefore, no asset retirement obligation has been recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024.

Environmental Costs

The Company is subject to extensive federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations. These laws, which are constantly changing, regulate the discharge of materials into the environment and may require the Company to remove or mitigate the environmental effects of the disposal or release of petroleum or chemical substances at various sites, if applicable.

Environmental costs that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as appropriate. Costs are expensed when they relate to an existing condition caused by past operations and will not contribute to current or future revenue generation. Liabilities related to environmental assessments and/or remedial efforts are accrued when property or services are probable orand can reasonably be estimated. See Note 17—Commitments and Contingencies for additional discussion of environmental matter-related assessment.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of rights of way agreements, primarily relate to underground pipeline easements and are generally for an initial term of ten years with an option to renew for an additional ten years at agreed upon renewal rates based on certain indices or up to 130% of the original consideration paid, and customer contracts, which are capitalized as a result of acquiring favorable customer contracts from business combinations with remaining contract terms that range from five years to twenty years on acquisition dates. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated economic life or remaining term of the contract and are assessed for impairment with the associated long-lived asset group whenever impairment indicators are present.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill is not amortized, but instead is tested for impairment in accordance with FASB ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (“Topic 350”) at the reporting unit level at least annually. The Company’s reporting unit is subject to impairment testing annually, on November 30,

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or more frequently if events and circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount.

Topic 350 provides the option to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. The Company has the unconditional option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing a quantitative goodwill impairment test. If the assessment of all relevant qualitative factors indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is more than its carrying amount, a quantitative goodwill impairment test is not necessary. If the assessment of all relevant qualitative factors indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company will perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test. The quantitative impairment test for goodwill consists of a comparison of the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying value, including the goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the Company will recognize an impairment loss equal to the amount of the excess, limited to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

The Company assessed relevant qualitative factors, such as the Company’s operations, actual versus budgeted results of operations, forecast, macroeconomics conditions, etc. The Company concluded there is no indication that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. As such, no quantitative impairment test is necessary and the Company’s goodwill was not impaired as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

In accordance with FASB ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, long-lived assets, excluding goodwill, to be held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment if events or circumstances indicate that the fair value of the assets have decreased below their carrying value. For long-lived assets to be held and used, the Company bases their evaluation on impairment indicators such as the nature of the assets, the future economic benefit of the assets, any historical or future profitability measurements and other external market conditions or factors that may be present.

The Company’s management assesses whether there has been an impairment trigger, and if a trigger is identified, then the Company would perform an undiscounted cash flow test at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are independent of cash flows from other assets. If the sum of the undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the net book value of the property, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the property’s net book value over its estimated fair value. There was no impairment trigger event observed in ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024. The Company did not recognize impairment losses for long-lived assets during the years ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024.

Variable Interest Entity

The Company uses a qualitative approach in assessing the consolidation requirement for variable interest entities. The approach focuses on identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the variable interest entity’s economic performance and which enterprise has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the variable interest entity. In the event that the Company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the variable interest entity would be consolidated in our financial statements. The Company has determined that it has significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the ~~three~~two pipeline entities in which it is invested, but does not exercise control over them; and hence, it accounts for these investments using the equity method. Refer to Note 7—Equity Method Investments in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.

Equity Method Investments

The Company follows the equity method of accounting when it does not exercise control over its equity interests but can exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the entity. Under this method, the equity investments are carried originally at acquisition cost, increased by the Company’s proportionate share of the equity interest’s net income and contributions made, and decreased by the Company’s proportionate share of the equity interest’s net losses and distributions received. The Company determines whether distributions are a return on or a return of the investment based on the nature of the distribution approach, under which the Company classifies distributions from an investee by evaluating the facts, circumstances and nature of each distribution. For distributions from the Company’s EMI pipeline entities that are generated from their respective normal course of business, the Company classifies the distributions as ~~return~~returns on ~~investments~~investment and as cash flows from operating activities. For distributions that are a return of the investment, the Company classifies the distribution as cash flows from investing activities. Please refer to Note 7—Equity Method Investments in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report, for further information of the Company’s EMIs.

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Other Assets

The Company’s accounting policy is to classify its line fill as an other long-term asset to be consistent with industry practices and given line fill is required on certain third-party pipelines to properly flow the Company’s product. Additionally, this line fill is contractually required to be maintained through the life of the contract with our counterparty and therefore will not be settled within an operating period. Accordingly, the Company had NGL and gas line fill of $1623.83 million and $16.48 million within other assets as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, respectively.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Common Units Limited Partners

Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, in connection with the Closing, (i) Contributor contributed all the equity interests of the Contributed Entities to the Partnership; and (ii) in exchange for such contribution, the Partnership issued 50,000,000 (pre-stock split) common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership and the Company issued 50,000,000 (pre-stock split) shares of the Company’s Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, to Contributor. Please refer to Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.

The Common Units are redeemable at the option of unit holders and accounted for in the Company’s Consolidated Balance ~~Sheet~~Sheets as a redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as temporary equity. The Company records the redeemable noncontrolling interest at the higher of (i) its initial value plus accumulated earnings/losses associated with the noncontrolling interest or (ii) the maximum redemption value as of the balance sheet date. The redemption value was determined based on a 5-day volume weighted-average closing price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share. See discussion and additional details in Note 11—Equity ~~and Warrants~~ in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.

Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Units

The Partnership issued Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units (“Preferred Units”) on June 12, 2019. As the Transaction was accounted for as a reverse merger, the Company assumed certain Preferred Units that were issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date for accounting purposes.

At the Close of the Altus Acquisition, the Company effectuated the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, which among other things, provided for mandatory pro-rata redemptions by the Partnership. Given this mandatory redemption feature and pursuant to FASB ASC 480, liability classification was required for these Preferred Units and the pro rata PIK units. The Company valued the liability as of each reporting date and recorded the change in valuation in “Other income (expenses)” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. During 2022, the Company redeemed all outstanding mandatorily redeemable preferred units and recorded a gain on the redemption of $9.6 million.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Preferred Unit Limited Partners

The remaining Preferred Units assumed on the Closing Date were accounted for on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as a redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as temporary equity in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Units. During 2022, the Company redeemed all outstanding redeemable noncontrolling Preferred Units and recorded a gain on the related embedded derivative of $89.1 million.

Deferred Consideration Shares

The adjusted purchase price of the Durango Acquisition included deferred consideration of approximately 7.7 million shares of Class C Common Stock (and an equivalent number of common units in the Partnership (“OpCo Units”)), valued at $275.0 million to be issued on July 1, 2025. Pursuant to ASC 260—Earnings Per Share, these shares are considered as deferred consideration and outstanding as of the Durango Closing Date for the purpose of earning per share (“EPS”) calculation as issuance of these shares is not subject to any conditions other than the passage of time. Fair value of the deferred consideration was included in the “Redeemable noncontrolling interest—Common Units limited partners” of the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024. The outstanding number of deferred consideration shares is part of the “if-converted method” used by the Company to determine the potential dilutive effect of an assumed exchange of outstanding Common Units (and the cancellation of a corresponding number of shares of outstanding Class C Common Stock) for shares of Class A Common Stock.

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Share-Based Compensation

On Altus Closing Date, all outstanding Class A-1 and Class A-2 units from BCP were cancelled and exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock (“Class A Shares”). The Class A Shares are held in escrow and vest over three to four years. Similarly, the Class A-3 units from BCP were exchanged for shares of Class C Common Stock and a corresponding number of Common Units (“Class C Shares”) and vest over four years. In addition, the Company granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to its officers, directors and employees pursuant to the Company’s 2019 Omnibus Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time. Such RSUs may be settled only for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, contingent upon continued employment. The Class A and Class C Shares and RSUs are recorded at grant-date fair value and compensation expense is recognized on a straight‑line basis over the vesting period within “General and Administrative Expense” of the Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.

InThe ~~the first quarter of 2024, the~~ Company ~~granted~~grants performance stock units (“PSUs”) pursuant to the ~~Kinetik~~Company’s ~~Holdings~~2019 ~~Inc.~~Omnibus ~~Amended~~Compensation ~~and~~Plan, ~~Restated~~as ~~2019~~amended ~~Omnibus~~from ~~Compensation~~time ~~Plan~~to time to certain of its employees and executives. These PSUs vest and become earned upon the achievement of certain performance goals based on the Company’s annualized absolute total stockholder return and the Company’s relative total stockholder return as compared to the performance peer group during a three-year performance period. Depending on the results achieved during the three-year performance period, the actual number of Class A Common Stock that a holder of the PSUs earns at the end of the performance period may range from 0% to 200% of the target number of PSUs granted. The fair value of the PSUs is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation at the grant date. The Company ~~recognized~~recognizes compensation expense for PSUs on a straight-line basis over the performance period within “General and Administrative Expense” of the Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with FASB ASC 718. Any PSU not earned at the end of the performance period will be forfeited.

See further discussion of the Company’s assessment in Note 14—Share-Based Compensation in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.

Income Taxes

The Company is subject to federal income, state income, and Texas margin tax. The Texas margin tax is assessed on corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships. As such, the Company accounts for state income taxes in accordance with the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences, at enacted statutory rates, between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. Income tax or benefit represents the current tax payable or refundable for the period, as applicable, plus or minus the tax effect of the net change in the deferred tax assets and liabilities.

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The Company routinely assesses its ability to realize its deferred tax assets. If the Company concludes that it is more likely than not that some or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized, the tax asset is reduced by a valuation allowance. See further discussion of the Company’s assessment in Note 15—Income Taxes in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company adopted ASU 2023-09 prospectively to expand its income tax disclosure, see below Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement for impact of ASU 2023-09 on the Consolidated Financial Statements. See further discussion of the Company’s assessment in Note 15—Income Taxes in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.

Dividends

Common Stock dividends declared are recorded as a reduction of retained earnings to the extent that retained earnings was available at the close of the prior quarter, with any excess recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital.

Net Income Per Share

Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income attributable to Class A common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding during the period. Class C Common Stock is excluded from the weighted-average shares outstanding for the calculation of basic net income per share, as holders of Class C Common Stock are not entitled to any dividends or liquidating distributions.

The Company uses the “if-converted method” to determine the potential dilutive effect of an assumed exchange of outstanding Common Units (and the cancellation of a corresponding number of shares of outstanding Class C Common Stock) for shares of Class A Common Stock and includes the dilutive effect of unvested Class A common shares in the diluted weighted average outstanding shares calculation.

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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement

Effective January 1, ~~2024~~2025, the Company adopted ASU 2023-0709, which was applied ~~retrospectively~~prospectively to ~~all~~the ~~prior~~year ~~periods~~ended ~~presented~~December in31, ~~the financial statements~~2025. The ~~amendment~~amendments ~~requires~~in athis update require that public ~~entity~~business ~~disclose,~~entities on an annual ~~and interim~~ basis (1) ~~significant~~disclose ~~segment~~specific ~~expenses~~categories ~~that~~in ~~are~~the ~~regularly~~rate ~~provided~~reconciliation, to(2) ~~the~~provide ~~CODM~~additional ~~and~~information, ~~included~~such ~~within~~as ~~each~~nature, ~~reported~~effect, ~~measure~~and underlying causes of ~~segment~~the ~~profit~~reconciling oritems ~~loss~~and ~~(collectively~~the ~~referred~~judgment toused asin categorizing the ~~“significant~~reconciling ~~expense~~items, ~~principle”);~~for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold (2)if anthe ~~amount~~effect ~~for~~of ~~other~~those ~~segment~~reconciling items byis ~~reportable~~equal ~~segment~~to ~~and~~or agreater ~~description~~than 5 percent of ~~its~~the ~~composition.~~amount ~~The~~computed ~~other~~by ~~segment~~multiplying ~~items~~pretax ~~category~~income isor loss by the ~~difference~~applicable ~~between~~statutory ~~segment~~income ~~revenue~~tax ~~less~~rate), (3) the ~~segment~~amount ~~expenses~~of ~~disclosed~~income ~~under~~taxes ~~the~~paid ~~significant~~(net ~~expense~~of ~~principle~~refunds received) disaggregated by federal (national), state, and ~~each~~foreign ~~reported~~taxes ~~measure~~and of(4) ~~segment~~the ~~profit~~amount orof ~~loss;~~income taxes paid (3net of refunds received) ~~clarification~~disaggregated ifby ~~the~~individual ~~CODM~~jurisdictions ~~uses~~in ~~more~~which ~~than~~income ~~one~~taxes ~~measure~~paid (net of arefunds ~~segment’s~~received) ~~profit~~is equal to or ~~loss~~greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received). In addition, the amendments in ~~assessing~~this ~~segment~~update ~~performance~~eliminate ~~and~~the ~~deciding~~requirement ~~how~~for toall ~~allocate~~entities ~~resources;~~to (41) disclose the ~~title~~nature and ~~position~~estimate of the ~~CODM~~range ~~and~~of anthe ~~explanation~~reasonably ofpossible ~~how~~change in the ~~CODM~~unrecognized ~~uses~~tax benefits balance in the ~~reported~~next ~~measure~~12 months or (s2) ofmake ~~segment~~a ~~profit~~statement orthat ~~loss~~an inestimate ~~assessing~~of ~~segment~~the ~~performance~~range ~~and~~cannot ~~deciding~~be ~~how~~made. toSee ~~allocate~~further ~~resources.~~discussion ~~With~~in ~~adoption~~Note of15—Income ~~ASU~~Taxes ~~2023-07,~~in the ~~Company~~Notes ~~has~~to ~~updated~~our ~~the~~Consolidated ~~segment~~Financial ~~disclosures~~Statements in ~~Note~~this ~~19—Segments~~Annual Report.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement Not Yet Adopted

In ~~December~~November ~~2023~~2024, the FASB issued ASU ~~2023~~2024-0903, Income ~~Taxes~~Statement—Reporting ~~(Topic~~Comprehensive ~~740)~~Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (“ASU ~~2023~~2024-0903”). The ~~amendments~~new instandard ~~this~~requires ~~update~~that ~~require~~at ~~that~~each ~~public~~interim ~~business~~and ~~entities~~annual onreporting period an ~~annual~~entity: ~~basis~~ (1) ~~disclose~~Disclose ~~specific categories in~~ the ~~rate~~amounts ~~reconciliation~~of ~~and~~ (2a) ~~provide~~purchases ~~additional~~of ~~information~~inventory, ~~for~~(b) ~~reconciling~~employee ~~items~~compensation, ~~that~~(c) ~~meet~~depreciation, ~~a quantitative threshold~~ (ifd) ~~the~~intangible ~~effect~~asset ofamortization, ~~those~~and ~~reconciling~~(e) ~~items~~depreciation, isdepletion, ~~equal~~and toamortization orrecognized ~~greater~~as ~~than~~part ~~5 percent~~ of ~~the~~oil- ~~amount~~and ~~computed~~gas-producing byactivities ~~multiplying~~(DD&A) ~~pretax~~(or ~~income~~other oramounts ~~loss~~of bydepletion ~~the~~expense) ~~applicable~~included ~~statutory~~in ~~income~~each ~~tax~~relevant ~~rate)~~expense caption. A ~~public~~relevant ~~business~~expense ~~entity~~caption is ~~required to provide~~ an ~~explanation,~~expense ifcaption ~~not~~presented ~~otherwise~~on ~~evident,~~the face of the ~~individual~~income ~~reconciling~~statement ~~items~~within ~~disclosed,~~continuing ~~such~~operations asthat ~~the~~contains ~~nature,~~any ~~effect, and underlying causes~~ of the ~~reconciling~~expense ~~items~~categories ~~and~~listed ~~the judgment used~~ in ~~categorizing the reconciling items~~(a)–(e). ~~The~~(2) ~~amendments~~Include incertain ~~this~~amounts ~~update~~that ~~require~~are ~~that~~already ~~all~~required ~~entities~~to ~~disclose~~be ondisclosed anunder ~~annual~~current ~~basis~~GAAP ~~(1)~~in the ~~amount~~same ofdisclosure ~~income~~as ~~taxes~~the ~~paid~~other ~~(net~~disaggregation ofrequirements. ~~refunds received) disaggregated by federal~~ (~~national~~3), ~~state,~~Disclose ~~and~~a ~~foreign~~qualitative ~~taxes~~description ~~and~~of ~~(2)~~ the ~~amount~~amounts ofremaining ~~income~~in ~~taxes~~relevant ~~paid~~expense ~~(net~~captions ofthat ~~refunds~~are ~~received)~~not separately disaggregated byquantitatively. ~~individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid~~ (~~net of refunds received~~4) isDisclose ~~equal~~the ~~to or greater than 5 percent of~~ total ~~income~~amount ~~taxes paid (net~~ of ~~refunds~~selling ~~received).~~expenses ~~The~~and, ~~amendments~~ in ~~this~~annual ~~update~~reporting ~~eliminate~~periods, ~~the~~an ~~requirement~~entity’s ~~for~~definition ~~all~~of ~~entities~~selling toexpenses. ~~(1)~~In ~~disclose~~January ~~the~~2025, ~~nature and estimate of~~ the ~~range~~FASB ofissued ~~the~~ASU ~~reasonably~~2025-01, ~~possible~~Income ~~change~~Statement—Reporting inComprehensive ~~the~~Income—Expense ~~unrecognized~~Disaggregation ~~tax~~Disclosures ~~benefits~~- ~~balance~~Clarifying in the ~~next~~Effective 12Date ~~months or~~ (2“ASU 2025-01”). ~~make~~ASU a2024-03 ~~statement~~and ~~that~~ASU an2025-01 ~~estimate~~apply ofto ~~the~~all ~~range cannot be made. For~~ public business entities, ~~the~~and ~~amendments in this update~~ are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, ~~2024.~~2026 ~~The~~and ~~amendments~~interim inreporting ~~this~~periods ~~Update~~within ~~should~~annual bereporting ~~applied~~periods onbeginning aafter ~~prospective~~December ~~basis.~~15, ~~Retrospective application is permitted~~2027. WeThe ~~are~~requirements ~~evaluating~~will ~~the~~be ~~effect~~applied ofprospectively ~~the~~with ~~amendments on our consolidated financial statements and expect to disclose~~ the ~~required~~option ~~information beginning in the Annual Report on Form 10-K~~ for ~~the~~retrospective ~~year~~application. ~~ended~~Early ~~December~~adoption ~~31,~~is ~~2025~~permitted.

~~In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024~~F-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (“ASU 2024-03”). The new standard requires that at each interim and annual reporting period an entity: (1) Disclose the amounts of (a) purchases of inventory, (b) employee compensation, (c) depreciation, (d) intangible asset amortization, and (e) depreciation, depletion, and amortization recognized as part of oil- and gas-producing activities (DD&A) (or other amounts of depletion expense) included in each relevant expense caption. A relevant expense caption is an expense caption presented on the face of the income statement within continuing operations that contains any of the expense categories listed in (a)–(e). (2) Include certain amounts that are already required to be disclosed under current GAAP in the same disclosure as the other disaggregation requirements. (3) Disclose a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively. (4) Disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entity’s definition of selling expenses. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures - Clarifying the Effective Date (“ASU 2025-01”). ASU 2024-03 and ASU 2025-01 apply to all public business entities and are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The requirements will be applied prospectively with the option for retrospective application. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2024-03 and 2025-01 will have on the disclosures within its Consolidated Financial Statements.20

3. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Durango Permian LLC Acquisition

On June 24, 2024 (the “Durango Closing Date”), the Company consummated the previously announced transaction contemplated by the Durango MIPA, dated May 9, 2024, by and between the Company, the Partnership, and the Durango Seller, pursuant to which the Partnership purchased all of the membership interests of Durango from Durango Seller for an adjusted purchase price of approximately $785.7 million, consisting of (i) $358.0 million of cash consideration paid at closing, (ii) approximately 3.8 million shares of Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Class C

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~~Common~~The ~~Stock”)~~Company (and an equivalent number of OpCo Units), valued at $148.2 million, issued at closing and (iii) approximately 7.7 million shares of Class C Common Stock (and an equivalent number of OpCo Units), valued at $275.0 million, to be issued on July 1, 2025. Durango Seller is ~~also entitled to an earn out of up to $75.0 million in cash contingent upon the Kings Landing gas processing complex in Eddy County, New Mexico (the “Kings Landing Project”), which is~~ currently ~~under~~evaluating ~~construction, being placed into service (~~the ~~“Kings~~effect ~~Landing~~that ~~Earnout”).~~ASU ~~The~~2024-03 ~~Kings~~and ~~Landing~~2025-01 ~~Earnout~~will ishave ~~subject to reduction based~~ on ~~actual capital costs associated with~~ the ~~Kings~~disclosures ~~Landing~~within ~~Project. The Durango Acquisition allows the Company to further expand~~ its ~~footprint~~Consolidated ~~into~~Financial ~~New Mexico and across the Northern Delaware Basin~~Statements.

~~The~~In ~~Durango~~May ~~Acquisition~~2025, ~~was~~the ~~accounted~~FASB ~~for~~issued asASU a2025‑03, ~~business~~Business ~~combination~~Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810): Determining the Accounting Acquirer in ~~accordance~~the ~~with~~Acquisition ~~ASC~~of ~~805~~a ~~Business~~Variable ~~Combination~~Interest Entity (“~~ASC~~ASU ~~805~~2025‑03”). ~~Starting~~This onASU revises the ~~Durango~~guidance ~~Closing~~for ~~Date,~~determining ~~our~~the ~~Consolidated~~accounting ~~Financial~~acquirer ~~Statements~~in ~~reflected~~a ~~Durango~~business ascombination awhen ~~consolidated~~the ~~subsidiary~~legal acquiree is a VIE. The ~~accompanying~~amendments ~~Consolidated~~eliminate ~~Financial~~the ~~Statements~~previous inrequirement ~~this~~that ~~Annual~~the ~~Report~~primary ~~herein~~beneficiary ~~include~~of ~~(i)~~a VIE is always the ~~combined~~accounting ~~net~~acquirer ~~assets~~and instead require that, for acquisitions primarily effected through the exchange of equity interests, an entity: (1) Apply the ~~Company~~general ~~carried~~accounting atacquirer ~~historical~~factors ~~costs~~in ~~and~~ASC ~~net~~805‑10‑55‑12 ~~assets~~through 55‑15—including relative voting rights, governance, senior management composition, and terms of ~~Durango~~the ~~carried~~exchange atto ~~fair~~determine ~~value~~the asaccounting acquirer, regardless of whether the ~~Durango~~legal ~~Closing~~acquiree ~~Date~~is ~~and~~a VIE. (ii2) Assess whether a reverse acquisition has occurred, as the ~~combined~~new ~~results~~guidance ofnow ~~operations~~permits transactions involving a VIE to be accounted for as reverse acquisitions when supported by the ASC 805 factors. (3) Apply the guidance prospectively to all business combinations occurring on or after the date of initial adoption. The ASU does not change the ~~Company~~existing ~~with~~guidance ~~Durango’s~~when ~~results~~the ~~presented~~legal ~~within~~acquiree is a VIE that does not meet the ~~Consolidated~~definition ~~Financial~~of ~~Statements~~a business. ASU 2025‑03 applies to all entities involved in ~~this~~acquisition ~~Annual~~transactions ~~Report~~primarily ~~from~~effected through the ~~Durango~~exchange ~~Closing~~of ~~Date~~equity ~~going~~interests ~~forward~~when the legal acquiree is a VIE that meets the definition of a business. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2025‑03 will have on the accounting for future business combinations and the related disclosures within its Consolidated Financial Statements.

~~Both~~In ~~observable~~December ~~and~~2025, ~~non-observable~~the ~~market~~FASB ~~data~~issued ASU 2025‑11, ~~thus~~Interim ~~Level~~Reporting 2(Topic ~~and~~270): ~~Level~~Narrow‑Scope 3Improvements ~~inputs~~(“ASU 2025‑11”), ~~are~~which ~~used~~clarifies inand reorganizes the ~~assessment~~guidance ofin ~~the~~Topic ~~fair~~270 ~~value~~to improve navigability and ensure consistent application of interim reporting requirements. The new standard enhances clarity around the ~~assets~~form, ~~acquired~~content, and ~~liabilities~~disclosures ~~assumed~~required ~~listed~~ in interim periods. Specifically, the ~~table~~amendments ~~below.~~require ~~The~~that ~~fair~~an ~~value~~entity: of(1) Clarify the ~~processing~~form ~~plants~~and content of interim financial statements and accompanying notes, ~~gathering~~including ~~system~~identifying when condensed financial statements are permitted and ~~related~~aligning ~~facilities~~form and ~~equipment~~content isrequirements ~~based~~for onboth ~~market~~SEC registrants and ~~cost~~non‑SEC ~~approaches~~registrants. ~~and~~(2) ~~will~~Provide bea ~~depreciated~~comprehensive ~~over~~list anof ~~estimated~~required ~~useful~~interim ~~life~~disclosures ~~ranging~~within Topic 270, consolidating disclosure requirements from ~~one~~numerous toCodification ~~thirty~~topics ~~years~~into a single, ~~which~~navigable islocation ~~consistent~~to ~~with~~reduce ~~the~~complexity ~~Company’s~~and ~~policy~~improve ~~over~~consistency. ~~similar~~(3) ~~facilities~~Apply a new disclosure principle requiring disclosure of events and ~~equipment.~~changes ~~The~~since ~~fair~~the ~~value~~end of the ~~intangible~~most ~~assets~~recent isannual ~~based~~reporting onperiod that materially affect the ~~market~~entity. ~~and~~(4) ~~cost~~Follow ~~approaches~~clarified ~~for~~scope ~~the~~provisions ~~right-of-way~~stating ~~and~~that ~~discounted~~Topic ~~cash~~270 ~~flow~~applies ~~approach~~to ~~for~~all ~~customer~~entities ~~contracts,~~that ~~which~~provide ~~will~~a befull ~~amortized~~set ~~over~~of ~~estimated~~interim ~~useful~~financial ~~lives~~statements ~~ranging~~and ~~from~~accompanying ~~eight~~notes toin ~~nine~~accordance ~~years~~with U.S. ~~The~~GAAP, ~~assumed~~while ~~liabilities~~clarifying ~~are~~that ~~approximate~~Topic 270 does not apply to ~~fair~~limited ~~value~~interim information such as ofsingle‑statement ~~the~~reporting, ~~Durango~~selected ~~Closing~~account ~~Date~~balances, ratios, or partial disclosures. ~~Acquired~~ASU ~~net~~2025‑11 ~~assets~~is ~~from~~effective ~~this~~for public business ~~combination~~entities ~~were~~for ~~included~~interim inperiods ~~the~~within ~~Midstream~~annual ~~Logistic~~periods ~~segment.~~beginning Inafter ~~addition~~December 15, ~~the~~2027, ~~Company~~and ~~recorded~~for aall ~~contingent~~other ~~liability~~entities ~~related~~for tointerim ~~the~~periods ~~Kings~~within ~~Landing~~annual ~~Earnout~~periods ~~based~~beginning onafter ~~project~~December ~~completion probability~~15, ~~see~~2028. ~~additional~~Entities ~~information~~may inapply ~~Note~~the ~~17—Commitments~~amendments prospectively or retrospectively, and ~~Contingencies~~early inadoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the ~~Notes~~effect tothat ~~our~~ASU ~~Consolidated~~2025‑11 ~~Financial~~will ~~Statements~~have ~~set~~on ~~forth~~future ininterim ~~this~~reporting ~~Annual~~disclosures ~~Report~~within its Consolidated Financial Statements.

~~Since~~In December 2025, the ~~Durango~~FASB ~~Closing~~issued ~~Date~~ASU 2025‑12, ~~the~~Codification ~~Company~~Improvements, ~~has~~as ~~made~~part ~~necessary~~of ~~adjustments~~its toongoing ~~the~~project ~~purchase~~to ~~price~~address ~~allocation~~technical ascorrections, ~~information~~clarify ~~about~~guidance, ~~facts~~ and ~~circumstances~~improve ~~that~~the ~~existed~~usability atof the ~~Durango~~ASC. ~~Closing~~The ~~Date~~amendments ~~have~~span ~~become~~multiple ~~available.~~topics ~~This~~which ~~included~~primarily: ~~certain~~(1) ~~working~~Clarify ~~capital~~and ~~adjustments~~correct asexisting aguidance ~~result~~across ofseveral ~~obtaining~~Codification ~~Durango’s~~Topics, ~~closing~~including ~~balance~~refinements ~~sheet~~to asthe calculation of ~~June~~diluted ~~30,~~earnings ~~2024.~~per ~~During~~share, the ~~year~~treatment ~~ended~~of ~~December 31,~~lease ~~2024,~~receivables ~~the~~from ~~Company~~sales‑type ~~identified~~or ~~working~~direct ~~capital~~financing ~~adjustments~~leases, the calculation of ~~$26.1~~reference ~~million~~amounts ~~and~~for acertain ~~reduction~~beneficial ofinterests, ~~other~~and ~~long-term~~the ~~assets~~accounting offor $0treasury stock retirements. (2) ~~million~~Clarify ~~resulting~~when receivables transferred from ~~the~~contracts ~~final~~with ~~closing~~customers ~~balance~~are ~~sheet,~~subject ~~identification~~to ASC 860, and ~~assessment~~confirm ofthat ~~environmental~~not‑for‑profit ~~liabilities~~entities ~~totaling~~must ~~$24~~apply credit‑loss guidance to receivables arising from exchange transactions.0 ~~million,~~(3) ~~valuation~~Enhance ~~adjustments~~overall ~~related~~Codification toconsistency ~~the~~and ~~long-lived~~navigability ~~assets~~by resolving unintended application issues, making minor technical edits, and ~~intangible~~consolidating ~~assets~~clarifications ofacross ~~$50~~numerous Topics.6 ~~million~~ASU 2025‑12 is effective for all entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, ~~valuation~~2026, ofincluding ~~deferred~~interim ~~tax~~periods ~~liabilities~~within ofthose $0annual periods, with adoption applied prospectively.4 ~~million~~The ~~and~~Company ~~valuation~~is ofcurrently ~~contingent~~evaluating ~~liabilities~~the ~~related~~effect toof ASU 2025-12 on the ~~Kings~~Consolidated ~~Landing~~Financial ~~Earnout~~Statements ofand ~~$59.5~~expects ~~million,~~to ~~resulting~~adopt inapplicable arequired ~~decrease~~improvements inwhen ~~goodwill~~this ofASU ~~$10~~becomes effective.~~4 million.~~

~~F-23~~3. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

For acquired businesses, we recognize the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values on the date of acquisition with any excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired recorded to goodwill. Determining the fair value of these items requires management’s judgment and the utilization of an independent valuation specialist, if applicable, and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions.

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~~The~~As ~~following~~of ~~table~~December 31, ~~summarizes~~2025, ~~the~~our ~~estimated~~allocations ~~fair value~~ of ~~assets~~purchase ~~acquired~~price ~~and~~for ~~liabilities~~acquisitions ~~assumed~~made induring ~~the~~2025 ~~Durango~~and ~~Acquisition as of June 24,~~ 2024, inare ~~accordance~~detailed ~~with ASC 805~~below:

(In thousands)		Amount
	Acquisition Date	Acquisition		Consideration Transferred		Current Assets		Property Plant & Equipment		Intangible Assets		Other Long Term Assets		Liabilities		Contingent Consideration
Cash and cash equivalents		$	16,785
				(In thousands)
Accounts receivable		29,386
(1)	Q1 2025	Barilla Draw		$	175,481	$	—	$	164,981	$	10,500	$	15,652	$	15,652	$	—
Prepaid and other current assets		15,000
(2)	Q2 2024	Durango Permian, LLC		$	781,167	$	61,171	$	627,452	$	183,000	$	3,621	$	89,577	$	4,500
Property, plant, and equipment, net		627,452
Intangible assets, net		183,000
Deferred charges and other assets		4
Operating lease ROU assets		3,617
Total assets acquired		875,244
Accounts payable		34,443
Accrued expenses		7,140
Environmental liabilities		24,000
Contract liabilities		642
Operating lease liabilities		3,617
Deferred tax liabilities		19,735
Total liabilities assumed		89,577
Contingent consideration(1)		4,500
Consideration transferred		$	781,167

~~(1)Pursuant~~Barilla toDraw ASC 805, the Company evaluated the earn-out consideration classification in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”). The Company determined the earn-out consideration to be classified as a liability based on the settlement provision. Therefore, the Company records the contingent consideration at fair value as of December 31, 2024. Additional discussion in Note 17—Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in this Annual Report.Acquisition

~~The~~On January 14, 2025, the Company ~~incurred~~completed the previously announced bolt-on acquisition with Permian Resources Corporation, who directly owns all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of (a) Permian Gathering and (b) Barilla Draw, to acquire all issued and outstanding membership interests of Permian Gathering and Barilla Draw for $175.5 million of cash consideration. Assets acquired consisted of natural gas and crude gathering pipelines and compression of $165.0 million, intangible right-~~related~~of-way ~~costs~~assets of $310.25 million ~~for~~and operating lease right of use assets of $15.7 million. Acquired gathering pipelines and compression were valued based on replacement cost along with economic obsolescence adjustments. These assets are depreciated over an estimated useful life of 20 years. Intangible right-of-way assets were valued based on the ~~year~~across ~~ended~~the ~~December 31,~~fence ~~2024,~~method ~~which~~and are amortized over an estimated useful life of seven years. Acquired net assets from this business combination were included in the Midstream Logistics segment. This transaction was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805 Business Combination (“~~General~~ASC 805”). The Barilla Draw Acquisition provides a multi-stream opportunity for natural gas gathering, compression and ~~administrative~~processing, ~~expenses”~~as ofwell ~~the~~as ~~Consolidated~~crude ~~Statements~~gathering ofservices ~~Operations~~for the Company.

~~The~~For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company’s ~~Consolidated~~recorded ~~Statement~~measurement ofperiod ~~Operations~~adjustment ~~included~~totaling ~~results~~$2.9 ofmillion ~~operations~~related ~~from~~to ~~Durango~~working ~~starting~~capital ~~from~~settlement for the ~~Durango~~effective ~~Closing~~period. ~~Date~~Acquisition-related ~~through~~costs were immaterial for this transaction. For the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~which~~excluding ~~included~~intercompany revenue and cost of sales, Barilla Draw recorded revenues of $7524.96 million and net income of $43.15 million ~~for the year ended December 31, 2024~~.

Supplemental ~~Pro~~pro ~~Forma~~forma ~~Information~~information is omitted for the Barilla Draw Acquisition as Permian Gathering and Barilla Draw’s historical financial records are unavailable and cannot be reconstructed without undue cost and effort.

The unaudited supplemental pro forma financial data is for informational purposes only and is not indicative of future results. The results below for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, combine the results of the Company and Durango, ~~giving effect to the Durango~~ Acquisition ~~as if it had been completed on January 1, 2023.~~

	Pro Forma Financials For the Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	1,595,973	$	1,560,541
Net income including noncontrolling interest	$	246,022	$	378,997

On June 24, 2024, the Company consummated the transaction contemplated by the Durango MIPA, dated May 9, 2024, by and between the Company, the Partnership, and the Durango Seller, pursuant to which the Partnership purchased all of the membership interests of Durango from the Durango Seller for an adjusted purchase price of approximately $785.7 million. Durango Seller is entitled to an earnout of up to $75.0 million in cash (the “Kings Landing Earnout”), contingent upon the completion of the Kings Landing gas processing complex in Eddy County, New Mexico (the “Kings Landing Project”), which was placed into service in September 2025. The Kings Landing Earnout is subject to reductions based on actual capital costs associated with the Kings Landing Project. The Company recorded a contingent liability related to the Kings Landing Earnout based on project completion probability. See additional information in Note 17—Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in this Form 10-K. The Durango Acquisition allows the Company to further expand its footprint into New Mexico and across the Northern Delaware Basin. The Durango Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805 and acquired net assets were included in the Midstream Logistics segment.

Given the assumed pro forma transaction date of January 1, 2023, we removed $3.5 million of acquisition-related expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 and recognized $3.5 million of acquisition-related expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023. We also removed $24.0 million of interest expense on Durango’s debt for the year ended December 31, 2024, and $16.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as if the business combination had occurred and the debt had been paid off on January 1, 2023.

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Midstream Infrastructure Assets

In the first quarter of 2023, the Partnership closed on a purchase and sale agreement for certain midstream assets for $65.0 million together with a new 20-year midstream service agreement. Midstream assets acquired consisted of water gathering and disposal assets and intangible right-of-way assets. As the net book value of the acquired assets were approximate to their fair market value, consideration was allocated to property plant and equipment and intangible based on the historical long-lived assets and intangible assets ratio acquired. In addition, the Partnership entered into an incentive and acceleration agreement related to near term supplemental development activities on acreage dedicated for midstream services to affiliates of the Partnership. Such development activities began in October 2023 and are subject to semi-annual performance milestones and subject to refund with consequential monetary penalty if not satisfied. Consideration for the incentive and acceleration agreement of $60.0 million was capitalized as a contract asset in accordance with ASC 606, of which $4.7 million was included in “Prepaid and Other Current Assets” and $55.3 million was included in “Deferred Charges and Other Assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the date of acquisition. Acquisition-related costs were immaterial for this transaction. Acquired net assets from this business combination were included in the Midstream Logistic segment.

4. REVENUE RECOGNITION

The following table presents a disaggregation of the Company’s revenue:

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
	(In thousands)
Gathering and processing services	$	~~408~~445,~~000~~496	$	~~417~~408,~~751~~000	$	~~393~~417,~~954~~751
Natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales	1,~~062~~307,~~986~~228		~~822~~1,~~410~~062,986		~~806~~822,~~353~~410
Other revenue	11,~~943~~665		1611,~~251~~943		1316,~~183~~251
Total revenues	$	1,~~482~~764,~~929~~389	$	1,~~256~~482,~~412~~929	$	1,~~213~~256,~~490~~412

There have been no significant changes to the Company’s contracts with customers during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 aside from the addition of certain gas gathering and processing agreements associated with the Durango Acquisition in 2024. Contracts with customers acquired through the Transaction had similar structures as the Company’s existing contracts with customers. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 the Company recognized revenues from producer MVC short falls of $0.1 million, $1.6 million and $4.0 million, respectively.F-22

Remaining Performance Obligations

The following table presents our estimated revenue from contracts with customers for remaining performance obligations that has not yet been recognized, representing our contractually committed revenues as of December 31, 2024:

Fiscal Year

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