NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) June 16, 2020--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its 'BB-' rating to EQM Midstream Partners L.P.'s (EQM) senior unsecured notes due in both 2025 and 2027. The company will use the proceeds to repay revolving credit facility borrowings, and as a result total indebtedness and credit metrics are not affected. The recovery rating is '3'. The 'BB-' issuer credit rating and negative outlook are unaffected. In an unrelated announcement on June 11, 2020, Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC said it now expects the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), of which EQM is about 45% owner, to be in service in early 2021 rather than year-end 2020; the company cited judicial decisions and regulatory changes for the delay, and