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Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Loss Contingency [Abstract]  
Contingencies

 

Legal Proceedings

 

We and the Partnership are parties to various legal, administrative and regulatory proceedings that have arisen in the ordinary course of our business. We and the Partnership are also parties to various proceedings with governmental environmental agencies, including, but not limited to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”), Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, New Mexico Environment Department (the “NMED”), Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, which assert monetary sanctions for alleged violations of environmental regulations, including air emissions, discharges into the environment and reporting deficiencies, related to events that have arisen at certain of our facilities in the ordinary course of our business.

 

On July 24, 2023, we received a Notice of Violation (the “New Mexico NOV”) from the NMED, Air Quality Bureau, relating to alleged air permit violations at the Red Hills gas processing facility. The alleged air permit violations occurred primarily between August 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, while the facility was owned by Lucid Energy Delaware, LLC (“Lucid”), a subsidiary we acquired in July 2022 and renamed Targa Northern Delaware LLC. On December 5, 2024, we received a proposed Administrative Compliance Order (the “ACO”) from the NMED relating to the violations identified in the New Mexico NOV and certain other alleged violations. The ACO includes a proposed civil penalty of approximately $47.8 million and requires certain capital improvements to address the operations and excess air emissions at the Red Hills processing facility. These capital improvements, totaling approximately $140 million, were substantially completed by December 31, 2024.

 

On January 3, 2025, we filed a Request for Hearing with the NMED with respect to the ACO. We have cooperated with the NMED in identifying and correcting legacy environmental issues since our acquisition of Lucid, and we expect to continue to engage with the NMED to resolve this matter and certain additional matters identified during our negotiations with the NMED. Although this matter is ongoing and we cannot predict its ultimate outcome, we believe we have valid defenses to many of the NMED allegations and intend to vigorously defend this matter.

 

On October 26, 2023, we received a final judgment in a lawsuit alleging a breach of contract related to the major winter storm in February 2021. The damages awarded against us are approximately $6.9 million, not including pre-judgment interest. Both parties appealed the judgment. On December 9, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (i) reversed the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of Targa and remanded the case to trial court for further proceedings and (ii) upheld the $6.9 million jury verdict in favor of MIECO. Targa has filed a motion for reconsideration, and the appeal remains pending at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.