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We must make substantial capital expenditures on our operating facilities to maintain their reliability and
efficiency. If we are unable to complete capital projects at their expected costs and/or in a timely manner, or if
the market conditions assumed in our project economics deteriorate, our financial condition, results of
operations or cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.
Delays or cost increases related to capital spending programs involving engineering, procurement and
construction of new facilities (or improvements and repairs to our existing facilities) could adversely affect our
ability to achieve forecasted internal rates of return and operating results. Delays in making required changes or
upgrades to our facilities could subject us to fines or penalties as well as affect our ability to supply certain
products we make. Such delays or cost increases may arise as a result of unpredictable factors in the marketplace,
many of which are beyond our control, including:
• denial or delay in issuing regulatory approvals and/or permits;
• unplanned increases in the cost of construction materials or labor;
• disruptions in transportation of modular components and/or construction materials;
• severe adverse weather conditions, natural disasters or other events (such as equipment malfunctions,
explosions, fires or spills) affecting our facilities, or those of vendors and suppliers;
• shortages of sufficiently skilled labor, or labor disagreements resulting in unplanned work stoppages;
• market-related increases in a project’s debt or equity financing costs; and/or
• nonperformance or force majeure by, or disputes with, vendors, suppliers, contractors or
sub-contractors involved with a project.
Our refineries consist of many processing units, a number of which have been in operation for many years.
Equipment, even if properly maintained, may require significant capital expenditures to keep it operating at
optimum efficiency. One or more of the units may require unscheduled downtime for unanticipated maintenance
or repairs that are more frequent than our scheduled turnarounds for such units. Scheduled and unscheduled
maintenance could reduce our revenues during the period of time that the units are not operating.
Our forecasted internal rates of return are also based upon our projections of future market fundamentals
that are not within our control, including changes in general economic conditions, available alternative supply
and customer demand.
Any one or more of these factors could have a significant impact on our business. If we were unable to make
up the delays associated with such factors or to recover the related costs, or if market conditions change, it could
materially and adversely affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
From time to time, our cash needs may exceed our internally generated cash flow, and our business could be
materially and adversely affected if we are unable to obtain the necessary funds from financing activities.
We have substantial cash needs. These cash needs are primarily to satisfy working capital requirements,
including crude oil purchases that fluctuate with the pricing and sourcing of crude oil. Our crude oil purchases
generally have terms that are longer than the terms of our product sales. When the price we pay for crude oil
decreases, this typically results in a reduction in cash generated from our operations. Our cash needs also include
capital expenditures for infrastructure, environmental and other regulatory compliance, maintenance turnarounds
at our refineries and income improvement projects.
From time to time, our cash requirements may exceed our cash generation. During such periods, we may
need to supplement our cash generation with proceeds from financing activities. We have $1.7 billion of
revolving credit facilities and a $275 million accounts receivable securitization facility that provides us with
available financing to meet our cash needs. In the event of a significant downturn in the financial markets, it is
possible that we would be unable to obtain the full amount of the funds available under these facilities to satisfy
our cash requirements. Our failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business.
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