On January 4, 2011, Tesoro Logistics LP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tesoro Corporation, filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC in connection with a proposed initial public offering of its common units representing limited partner interests. On February 9, 2011, Tesoro Logistics LP filed an amendment to the initial Form S-1 on Form S-1/A. The number of common units to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined. Tesoro Logistics LP was formed by Tesoro Corporation to own, operate, develop and acquire crude oil and refined products logistics assets. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, Tesoro Logistics LP’s initial assets will consist of a crude oil gathering system in the Bakken Shale/Williston Basin area, eight refined products terminals in the western United States, and a crude oil and refined products storage facility and five related short-haul pipelines in Utah.