Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (NYSE: PAGP) serves as the general partner of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., one of North America’s leading energy infrastructure companies. Through its ownership of a 2% general partner interest and incentive distribution rights (IDRs), Plains GP Holdings participates in the governance and cash distribution structure of a diversified portfolio of crude oil and natural gas liquids gathering, transportation, storage, and terminaling assets.
The company’s primary business activities include overseeing the strategic direction and capital allocation decisions for its affiliated midstream operations. Plains All American Pipeline’s asset network comprises interstate and intrastate pipelines, storage terminals, offshore facilities, and processing plants that move and store energy commodities across key producing regions, refineries, and export terminals throughout the United States and Canada.
Founded in 2007 as part of a restructuring of Plains All American Pipeline, Plains GP Holdings emerged to hold the general partner interests and IDRs, creating a distinct publicly traded entity focused on sponsor governance and incentive distributions. The underlying operating partnership traces its roots to the late 1990s, when Plains All American Pipeline first began consolidating crude oil pipeline and storage operations in Texas. Over the years, the partnership has expanded its footprint into major crude basins such as the Permian Basin, the Rocky Mountains, and the U.S. Gulf Coast, as well as key Canadian supply regions.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Plains GP Holdings supports a senior leadership team with extensive experience in the energy and midstream sectors. James E. Teague, who also serves as president and chief executive officer of Plains All American Pipeline, leads the board of directors and executive committee of Plains GP Holdings. Under this leadership, the company focuses on operational reliability, environmental stewardship, and disciplined distribution growth aligned with long-term value creation for unitholders.